Requirements¶
Control node is any machine with Ansible installed. From the control node, you can run commands and playbooks from a laptop, desktop, or server machine. However, you cannot run IBM z/OSMF collection on a Windows machine.
Managed node is often referred to as a target node, or host, and is the node that is managed by Ansible. Ansible does not need to be installed on a managed node.
Overall Requirements¶
To use this collection, the following nodes require specific versions of software:
Control Node:
Managed Node:
z/OS: V02.03.00 or later
The target z/OS systems should be configured as the target hosts (managed nodes) in your playbook. It is not necessary to set up an SSH connection and install Python on the target z/OS systems. Instead, the modules and roles in this collection will create HTTPS connections with the z/OSMF server. Therefore
delegate_to: localhost
statement is required for using the modules in your playbook task. This statement is hard-coded within the roles.z/OS Management Facility: V02.03.00 or later
The z/OSMF server must be installed and active on at least one z/OS system in the same sysplex. Information about the z/OSMF server must be configured in the inventory
hosts
file or in thevars
file, such as the hostname, port number, and authentication info. The authentication info to connect to the z/OSMF server is provided when running playbook or it will be prompted during playbook run.