sample_module_file_fetch

For configuration and setup, see Playbook Documentation.

This sample playbook shows how to fetch USS file from z/OS system via z/OSMF.

- name: sample of fetching USS file from z/OS
  hosts: file
  gather_facts: no
  collections:
    - ibm.ibm_zos_zosmf
  vars_prompt:
    - name: zmf_user
      prompt: "Enter your zOSMF username (skip if zmf_crt and zmf_key are supplied)"
      private: no
    - name: zmf_password
      prompt: "Enter your zOSMF password (skip if zmf_crt and zmf_key are supplied)"
      private: yes
  tasks:
    - zmf_authenticate:
        zmf_host: "{{ zmf_host }}"
        zmf_port: "{{ zmf_port }}"
        zmf_user: "{{ zmf_user }}"
        zmf_password: "{{ zmf_password }}"
      register: result_auth
      delegate_to: localhost
    - zmf_file_fetch:
        zmf_credential: "{{ result_auth }}" # Authentication credentials returned by module zmf_authenticate
        file_src: "/etc/profile"
        file_dest: "/tmp/file_output"
        # file_flat: false # Whether to override the default behavior of appending hostname/path/to/file to the destination. Default is false
        # file_data_type: "text" # Whether data conversion is to be performed on the returned data. Default is text (data conversion is performed)
        # file_encoding: # Which encodings the fetched USS file should be converted from and to
        #   from: IBM-1047
        #   to: ISO8859-1
        # file_range: # A range that is used to retrieve the USS file
        #   start: 0
        #   end: 499
        # file_search: # A series of parameters that are used to search the USS file
        #   keyword: "Health Checker"
        #   insensitive: true
        #   maxreturnsize: 100
        # file_checksum: "93822124D6E66E2213C64B0D10800224" # The checksum to be used to verify that the USS file to be fetched is not changed since the checksum was generated
      register: result
      delegate_to: localhost
    - debug: var=result

Note

To run the sample playbook, below preparation works are required:

• delegate_to: localhost statement is required for using this module to avoid setting up an SSH connection and install Python on the target z/OS systems.

• The inventory file hosts needs to be updated to identify the target z/OS managed node. The USS file managed by each z/OS managed node can be accessed by at least one z/OSMF server. Typically, this could be done by setup one z/OSMF in the same sysplex.

• Module zmf_authenticate is supported by z/OSMF APAR PH12143 (PTF UI66511 for V2R3, PTF UI66512 for V2R4). You are also allowed to authenticate with z/OSMF server in module zmf_file_fetch directly.

For more details about module variables, see zmf_file_fetch.