Starting an integration server on IBM z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) by using IBM z/OS console commands

Start an integration server on IBM® z/OS® Container Extensions (zCX) by using the IBM z/OS console listener.

Before you begin

Set the necessary environment variables. For more information, see Environment variables in STDENV and BIPENVS.
Copy the started task JCL into an appropriate procedures library, with a name that you agreed with the systems programmer. For more information, see Copying the started task to the procedures library.

Procedure

Run the console command to start the started task, which starts the integration server.

For example, if your started task is called BIPXCLIS, then run the following command:

/S BIPXCLIS

If the environment variable SERVER_REUSE is set to yes, the command reconnects to a running integration server Docker container or restarts a stopped one.

Results

The integration server is started. The integration server messages are written as BIP messages to ACELOG in the job log, and to the system log.

What to do next

You can deploy resources to your integration server, and run IBM App Connect Enterprise commands against it. For more information, see Deploying integration solutions and Running IBM App Connect Enterprise commands on IBM z/OS Container Extensions (zCX) by using IBM z/OS console commands.