Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Installing the z/OS Agent
This chapter discusses hardware and software requirements for the CWA agent, describes the installation procedure,
and describes getting started with the z/OS Adapter:
and describes getting started with the z/OS Adapter:
Overview
The z/OS agent component of the z/OS adapter provides the following services to a Master:
Submits JCL (JES2)
Executes USS (OMVS) scripts and programs
Executes system (console) commands
Tracks current state and status of CWA submitted jobs
Monitors file dependencies (HFS and exist/non-exist for datasets)
Transfers job output to the Master
The z/OS agent is implemented using CWA Java agent technology and is stored along with configuration and logging
files in the hierarchical file system (HFS) of USS. The z/OS agent uses IBM’s implementation of TCP/IP to communicate
with the Master.
files in the hierarchical file system (HFS) of USS. The z/OS agent uses IBM’s implementation of TCP/IP to communicate
with the Master.