IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF)
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z/OSMF is a feature of z/OS that allows communicating with and managing various aspects of a IBM z/OS system through a web browser interface.

The IBM z/OS® Management Facility (z/OSMF) framework improves z/OS system programmer’s productivity by using simplified, streamlined and automated tasks, that are easier-to-use and reduces both programmer training time and the learning curve.

What is z/OSMF: A New Framework to Manage Various Aspects of a z/OS System
Get started with a trial z/OSMF Core Services

Provides fundamental capability that simplifies and modernizes your daily operation with z/OS.

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Provides additional solutions for various z/OS management areas that can be enabled separately based on your needs.

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Provides a guide to setup and configure the z/OSMF on your z/OS systems.

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What you get
Simplify and update z/OS management

Browser based simplified and modernized solutions for z/OS system management.
z/OS more approachable via REST APIs

Platform and language independent REST APIs help writing your own program managing z/OS resources.
Streamline z/OS tasks

z/OSMF Workflows framework streamlines and automates z/OS tasks through step-by-step workflows.
Functionalities using z/OSMF
ServerPac installation

Simplify installation and set-up of software from the z/OS stack using streamlined ServerPacs.

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Guided software updates

Simplify maintanence with a guided experience for installing corrective and functional updates. 

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z/OSMF Ansible Collection

Automate workflows and IBM Cloud® Provisioning and Management assets. 

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z/OS Management Services Catalog

Improve z/OS management using services. 

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Features Browser based, manage-free client application

The interface loads from the z/OS side and runs in a web browser which helps save effort and risk of maintaining client application on each individual workstation.

 HTTPS and SAF-based, provides security

HTTPS contact with the server, as well as SAF based authentication and authorization adds to z/OS security and is consistent with current safety needs.

 Single point of control across systems

A single point of control is used to manage z/OS systems in the cluster. For example, WLM policy and some z/OSMF plugins.

 Workflows simplify programmer tasks

A framework with proper procedures and simplified tasks that guide installation steps of those responsible for managing the z/OS system configuration.

 Set up workflow task Sysplex management has many views

Sysplex management allows graphic or table views into sysplex resources, such as topology view, physical, connectivity and coupling facility structures.

 Set up sysplex service z/OS operator console fits system interaction

z/OS Operator Consoles provide functions to work with z/OS consoles. You can view system messages and enter system commands.

 Set up console services Software management streamlines the process

Software Management task can be used to manage your z/OS software inventory, deploy SMP/E packaged and installed software, and generate reports about your software.

 Set up the task Incident log streamlines diagnostics

Incident Logs integrate and automate time-consuming and manual parts of the problem data management process, gathering data for diagnostics.

 Set up incident log Workload management helps allocate assets

Workload Management provides a browser-based user interface that you can use to manage and provide guidelines for WLM to use when allocating resources.

 Set up workload management Flexible performance resource monitoring

Resource Monitoring is a web-based user interface to monitor the performance of the z/OS, AIX®, Linux®, and Windows® systems in your enterprise.

 Set up resource monitoring Capacity provisioning manage domain

z/OSMF Capacity Provisioning provides a browser-based user interface that manages your domain configurations and policies, with status reports.

 Set up capacity provisioning REST data set, file, jobs and console services

z/OSMF uses Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs which allow easy-to-use services that are language- and platform-independent, and easily parsed.

 Set up REST services