Configuration
Configuring z/OSMF includes
the following topics:
- Configuring z/OSMF for the first time
For a new installation of z/OSMF, it is recommended that you begin by creating a base configuration. Here, z/OSMF operates in a minimal mode, with a UI framework and core functions, but without any of the optional plug-ins enabled. This topic describes the first-time setup tasks for creating a base configuration. - Migrating to a new release of z/OSMF
This chapter describes how to migrate to z/OSMF V2R1 from your current release. During this stage, you configure a new release of z/OSMF with the objective of making it functionally compatible with the previous release. After a successful migration, z/OSMF functions the same way (or similar to the way) it did on the old system. - Preparing to use Cloud Provisioning
This chapter describes how to create an initial security environment for the IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS default domain. Included in this topic are descriptions of the key concepts and terms, and the resource profiles that must be defined. The examples in this topic follow the default security setup for IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS; your installation can choose alternative values for the settings that are shown here. - Selecting which optional z/OSMF plug-ins to add
In z/OSMF, a plug-in is a collection of one or more system management tasks that add function to z/OSMF. When you configure a plug-in, you make its tasks available to users in the z/OSMF navigation area. - Setting up security for the z/OSMF plug-ins
In z/OSMF, the authorization of users to functions (z/OSMF tasks and links) is based on traditional z/OS security controls, such as user IDs and groups, and SAF resource profiles. This topic describes the actions for setting up security for the z/OSMF tasks and links. - Adding plug-ins to a z/OSMF configuration
Enabling the optional plug-ins in z/OSMF requires some customization of the z/OS host system, as described in this document. - Using z/OSMF in a multi-system environment
If you plan to use z/OSMF in a multi-system environment, or across sysplexes, the decisions you make during the configuration process can help to simplify the management of z/OSMF later. You can deploy z/OSMF in such a way that it can be started from any system in your sysplex for availability. This is an important consideration when deploying any application in a sysplex environment.