About this publication

IBM® Tivoli® Workload Scheduler for z/OS® Planning and Installation describes the configuration planning and installation tasks of IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS. Installation is the task of making a program ready to do useful work. This task includes adding the materials on the IBM distribution tape to your system, initializing the program, and applying PTFs to the program. When you install a product, you are carrying out decisions you made in the planning step. Customization, an optional step, gives you the opportunity to tailor the program to the desired behavior or special needs of your site.

Your workload can run on various platforms, but you control it from a central z/OS system that runs the Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS controller.

The term scheduler, when used in this publication, refers to Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS. The term DB2®, when used in this publication, refers to both DATABASE 2 and DB2 Universal Database™.

The term z/OS is used in this publication to mean z/OS and OS/390® operating systems. Where the term OS/390 appears, the related information applies only to OS/390 operating systems.

This publication complements the Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Program Directory that describes how to add the materials on the IBM distribution tape to your system.

The Program Directory is provided with the Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS installation tape. It describes all of the installation materials and gives installation instructions specific to the product release level or feature number. If any differences exist between this publication and the Program Directory, use the information in the Program Directory.