Downloadable PDF Files

The IBM System Automation for z/OS V4.1 product library contains books in PDF format.

You can download all the books in the SA4.1_manuals.zip file, or download each individual book from the following table.

Book Title Description
Get Started Guide This book is intended for SA z/OS beginners. It contains the information about early planning, configuring the product, making it secure, customizing your automation environment, and the basic operational tasks that you perform on a daily basis.
Planning and Installation Describes SA z/OS new capabilities and how to plan, install, configure, and migrate SA z/OS.
Customizing and Programming Describes how to adapt the standard installation, add new applications to automation, write your own automation procedures, and add new messages for automated applications.
Defining Automation Policy Describes how to define and maintain the automation policy.
User's Guide Describes SA z/OS functions and how to use SA z/OS to monitor and control systems.
Messages and Codes Describes the problem determination information of SA z/OS, including messages, return codes, reason codes, and status codes.
Operator's Commands Describes the operator commands available with SA z/OS, including their purpose, format, and specifics of how to use them.
Programmer's Reference Describes the programming interfaces of SA z/OS and the definitions for the status display facility (SDF).
End-to-End Automation Describes the end-to-end automation adapter for z/OS and how it enables end-to-end automation and how it connects to Service Management Unite Automation.
Product Automation Programmer's Reference and Operator's Guide Describes how to customize and operate CICS, Db2, and IMS automation.
TWS Automation Programmer's Reference and Operator's Guide Describes how to customize and operate ZWS/TWS automation.
Monitoring Agent Configuration and User's Guide Describes how to plan, install and configure SA z/OS monitoring agent in your environment, and how to use it to monitor z/OS systems and sysplexes.