Using the Capacity Provisioning Management Console

IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) provides a framework for managing various aspects of a z/OS system through a Web browser interface. z/OSMF simplifies some areas of system management and reduces the level of expertise that is needed for managing a system.

Capacity Provisioning provides a plug-in for z/OSMF, the Capacity Provisioning Management Console (CPMC), that offers the following functionality:

Manage connections to your Provisioning Manager

Create, modify, and delete connections that you use to connect z/OSMF to your Provisioning Manager.

View reports

Request a domain status, active configuration, or active policy report.

Manage domain configurations

Create, modify, view, import, export, install, and activate domain configurations.

Manage provisioning policies

Create, modify, view, import, export, install, and activate provisioning policies.