Advanced features overview
Overview of the z/OS Agent's advanced features, including CSA storage allocation, the XPSCOMM interface, ISPF automation tables, user mapping, restart support, and the utility programs.
Overview of the z/OS Agent's advanced features, including CSA storage allocation, the XPSCOMM interface, ISPF automation tables, user mapping, restart support, and the utility programs.
How to enable TLS for the z/OS Agent and JORS through IBM AT-TLS policies, including ApplicationControlled settings for JORS and SMAFT.
Reference for the z/OS Agent's CSA, ECSA, and ESQA storage allocations, including the formulas used to size each tracking queue.
How the XPRLIST filter table controls which datasets are protected from automatic cleanup during job restarts and duplicate dataset processing.
Overview of the z/OS Agent installation process: pre-installation checklist, the installation procedure, post-installation verification, and where to find customization guidance.
How to map z/OS userids to OpCon event users and tokens through RACF custom fields, including XPSUSER and XPSTOKEN definitions.
How to run multiple z/OS Agent instances on a single z/OS system: separate cataloged procedures, unique XPSIDs, INSTLIB and INITLOG separation, and SYSPLEX considerations.
Overview of the z/OS Agent reference material, including SAF resources, multiple agents on one system, standalone file transfer, the Dynamic JCL Facility, translation tables, TLS, FAQs, and known issues.
Consolidated reference for the SAF resource checks the z/OS Agent performs, including SURROGAT, FACILITY, DATASET, and STARTED classes, and EXTRACT calls.
How the SMAFT server and agent locate translation tables on z/OS, including the search order and the TCPXLBIN override.
How to use the ISPF Automation Table Administrator to maintain DSN trigger tables, WTO trigger tables, and active event definitions.
How to verify the z/OS Agent installation: start the agent, verify storage, log in to Enterprise Manager, add the machine, import the IVP schedules, and run the IVP jobs.
Reference for the XPUSER01 user-written exit that the z/OS Agent calls for every JCL record during job submission.
Reference for the z/OS Agent's modules, run-time options, console commands, and Sysplex fail-over procedures.
Configure the z/OS Agent's system, security, JES, and run-time parameters required before starting and testing the agent.
Frequently asked questions about the z/OS Agent, including JCL Error troubleshooting and useful z/OS exit display commands.
Pre-installation checklist for the z/OS Agent: file allocations, communications, parameters, security, SMF, performance, TSO/ISPF, SMAFT, and IVP schedule import.
Step-by-step installation procedure for the z/OS Agent, from extracting the XMIT file through running STAGE1 and STAGE2.
Known issues and unsupported configurations for the z/OS Agent.
Reference for z/OS Agent machine messages, including syntax, IBM message types, and XPR390 and XPS390 message catalogs.
Introduction to the SMA OpCon z/OS Agent, including its purpose, current version, and how it integrates with OpCon.
Version history and change details for the z/OS Agent, including new features, improvements, and bug fixes.