Set up Network Configuration Assistant for Cloud Provisioning

You need to set up the Network Configuration Assistant task for use with Cloud Provisioning.

1. In z/OSMF, select the Network Configuration Assistant task in the Configuration category of the navigation area.
   The welcome screen is displayed.
2. Select Manage z/OS Cloud configuration, then click Proceed.
   The resulting page has multiple tabs, for different Network Configuration Assistant functions.
3. Define a TCP/IP stack as follows:
   1. Click the Systems tab.
   2. Select the system image you want to add a TCP/IP stack under.
   3. Click Actions, then select Add TCP/IP Stack...
      The Add TCP/IP Stack dialog is displayed.
   4. In the Name field, specify the actual TCP/IP stack name.
      If you do not know the TCP/IP stack name, use the DISPLAY TCPIP command to display it.

      Restriction: Only a single INET TCP/IP stack is supported on a system image that is used for network resource provisioning. Use of a CINET TCP/IP stack for network resource provisioning is not supported.
   5. Add a description if desired.
   6. Click Save.
      A confirmation dialog is displayed.
   7. On the confirmation dialog, click Proceed.
      A panel for configuring the stack's cloud data sets is displayed.
   8. On the Configure Stack Properties panel, specify values.
      • Choose a data set allocation method for the include data set.
        • Click Specify a pre-allocated data set if you have allocated a data set for this purpose.

          Enter the name of an allocated PDSE data set and member that exists on shared Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) to be used as the stack cloud include data set. Use of Partitioned Data Set Extended (PDSE) members is required. PDSE members will be created dynamically from the previously allocated PDSE library. The data set must exist on shared DASD when the TCP/IP stack exists on a system that is remote from the system running z/OSMF.

        • Click Use a workflow to allocate a data set of a customizable size… to use a workflow to allocate a PDSE of a customizable size.
          1. Click Allocate data set using workflow. A workflow named “ezb_cloud_allocate_stack_pdse” is created.
          2. Open the z/OSMF Workflows tab.
          3. Select the workflow and choose Actions > Open.
          4. Select the first step and choose Actions > Perform.
          5. Customize the workflow with a unique data set name and a customized size. The data set must be a PDSE that exists on a shared DASD volume.
          6. After the workflow completes, enter the name of the data set with a PDSE member name, for example, ‘SYS1.CLOUD(V007INCL)’. The member that you specify will be created dynamically within the PDSE.

          Authorization requirements for creating a workflow.

          The user’s z/OS user ID must have the following access:

          • READ access to the <SAF-PREFIX>.ZOSMF.WORKFLOW.WORKFLOWS profile in the ZMFAPLA class.
          • READ access to the <SAF_PREFIX>.*.izuUsers profile in the EJBROLE class, or at a minimum, READ access to the <SAF_PREFIX>.IzuManagementFacilityWorkflow.izuUsers resource name in the EJBROLE class.
          • READ access to the <SAF-prefix>.ZOSMF.SETTINGS.SYSTEMS.VIEW profile in the ZMFAPLA class.
        • Click Dynamically allocate data set to have the specified data set dynamically allocated by using your installation’s default size.

          Enter the name of a data set to be dynamically allocated and specify a member name. If you have had a data set dynamically allocated by using this method for this or another TCP/IP stack, you can specify that data set name and a unique member.

          Dynamically allocated data sets are dynamically deallocated when no longer referenced by any Cloud TCP/IP stacks.

      • Choose a data set allocation method for the dynamic update data set. Follow the instructions above for the include data. You might choose the same or different data sets for the include data set and the dynamic update data set. If you choose to use the same data set as the include data set, you must also choose the same data set allocation method radio button as you did for the include data set and specify a unique member name. Similarly, you might specify the same data set that was specified for other TCP/IP stacks when the same data set allocation method is specified.
   9. Click Save. A message is displayed that describes the expected behavior if the TCP/IP Profile technology of Network Configuration Assistant is used for this TCP/IP stack.
   10. Click OK to close the message window and return to the Cloud perspective.
   11. If you are not using the TCP/IP Profile technology to manage your TCP/IP Profile, edit the TCP/IP Profile data set.

       If you are not using the TCP/IP Profile technology to manage your TCP/IP Profile, edit the TCP/IP Profile data set on your system for the TCP/IP stack name that you entered. Add an Include statement that references the name that you supplied for Include data set. For example, if you supplied the name of 'USER1.TCPIP.INCLUDE(TCPIP)', add the following Include statement to the+TCP/IP Profile data set: INCLUDE USER1.TCPIP.INCLUDE(TCPIP)