Running the CIM server as started task

The standard way to start the CIM server on z/OS is through the started task CFZCIM.

Before the first start: 

• _ Make sure that you have customized the procedure CFZCIM and cimserver.env before you start the CIM server for the first time as described in
  • Customizing the started task procedure CFZCIM and
  • Setting the CIM server environment variables.

Starting the CIM server: 

• _ Enter the following command from the z/OS console:

  S(TART) CFZCIM

Verifying a successful start: 

• _ After a successful start of the CIM server, the following message is shown on the console and issued to the syslog:

  CFZ10030I: Started CIM server version 2.11 for z/OS.

Stopping the CIM server: 

• _ When the CIM server was started through CFZCIM, you can also stop it from the console by entering

  (STO)P CFZCIM