Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Installing the z/OS Agent
Prerequisites for Installation
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Monitor jobs
Note:
Both, the installer and the owner of the agent, need an assigned GID.
The user installing the agent requires the Superuser UID of 0.
The owner of the agent, however, should not have the UID of 0 (superuser) associated with it. The user name associated
with the agent owner’s UID should not be more than six characters long.
The owner of the agent, however, should not have the UID of 0 (superuser) associated with it. The user name associated
with the agent owner’s UID should not be more than six characters long.
The z/OS agent requires APF authorization to issue JES2 and MVS operator commands to control and monitor an MVS
job’s execution. These authorization rights for the agent must include:
job’s execution. These authorization rights for the agent must include:
submitting jobs
displaying job status
canceling jobs
suspending jobs
restarting jobs that execute in a known address space
monitoring jobs
Create a USS Directory
Before installing the z/OS agent on a z/OS system, you must create a directory in the USS HFS that conforms to the
following:
following:
It is recommended that you use the directory /TIDAL/Agent when installing the agent. The agent installation will
create multiple subdirectories under that directory.
create multiple subdirectories under that directory.
The volume dedicated to the z/OS agent should be at least 20 MB in size but may need to be larger depending on
the number of jobs running and the volume of their output.
the number of jobs running and the volume of their output.
The owner of the z/OS agent product files must have READ and EXECUTE access rights to the directory under which
they were installed; otherwise, the installation will fail.
they were installed; otherwise, the installation will fail.
Note:
Both, the installer and the owner of the agent, need an assigned GID.
The user installing the agent requires the Superuser UID of 0.
The owner of the agent, however, should not have the UID of 0 (superuser) associated with it. The user name associated
with the agent owner’s UID should not be more than six characters long.
The owner of the agent, however, should not have the UID of 0 (superuser) associated with it. The user name associated
with the agent owner’s UID should not be more than six characters long.
Verify that the Workload Manager Is in Goal Mode (Optional)
To verify that Workload Manager is in Goal mode:
1.
To display the current mode, enter the following from the system console:
D WLM,SYSTEMS
2.
If the agent system is not running in goal mode, you can modify the mode from the console by entering the following
command:
command:
F WLM,MODE=GOAL
3.
If you want your system to automatically run Workload Manager in goal mode, remove the IPS=xx parameter from the
IEASYSxx
IEASYSxx
member in PARMLIB.
During IPL, the absence of this parameter causes Workload Manager to run in goal mode.