Cisco Cisco Tidal Enterprise Adapter for zLinux Data Sheet

The second component is the Gateway for z/OS that runs locally as a set of processes in the z/OS environment

that interact directly with the z/OS System Management Facility (SMF). The Gateway operates in the

background, relaying job and job step information to Cisco Workload Automation These are output logs that

record the stages in the life cycle of a z/OS job. The extraction of this information allows Workload Automation

to track job dependencies based on condition codes of any submitted z/OS job.

Protecting an Investment in the z/OS Infrastructure

As the needs of the enterprise expand, IT managers must be able to integrate z/OS business process data with

other ERP applications. Most mainframe environments are the hub of IT operations, and the investment in this

infrastructure is a substantial part of the overall IT budgets. This requires a comprehensive product to meet the

challenge of workflow automation across heterogeneous environments.

Cisco Workload Automation allows IT managers to leverage their investment in the mainframe infrastructure by

expanding their reach and visibility across the entire enterprise and to increase the manageability of their

mainframe environment. Cisco Workload Automation for zOS enables IT managers to leverage their investment

in the mainframe infrastructure by expanding its processing power across the entire enterprise.

Furthermore, IT organizations can no longer afford to manage data processing among workflow processes

manually, especially in the face of increased business demands for efficiency and competitive advantage. By

automating internal batch jobs, distributed workflows, and business intelligence reporting, efficiencies of scale

are realized and complex services are executed faster with minimal down time.

Features and Benefits

Increasing Mainframe Reach and Processing Capabilities

Users can define, launch, monitor, and control z/OS jobs and job dependencies and respond to file events

without modifying existing mainframe jobs or schedules. The following discussion provides more detailed

descriptions of core features that deliver high-level business benefits, as well as many day-to-day usability-

related benefits:

Batch and On Demand Processing – Cisco Workload Automation is designed to accommodate scheduled

batch and on demand job processing on the z/OS platform, providing comprehensive support for the traditional

date and time scheduling model, as well as complex event-and dependency-based processing.

IT Policy Alignment – Each job group can contain several job definitions that enable detailed control and error

recovery procedures. These procedures make it possible for IT staff to follow documented best practices

consistently. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes in the areas of request fulfillment,

incident management, and change management can be supported with interfaces and integration techniques

available for a range of ITIL oriented operations environments,