Managed node
The managed z/OS node is the host that is managed by Ansible, as identified in the Ansible inventory. The managed node has dependencies that are specific to each release of the IBM z/OS IMS collection. Review the details of the dependencies before you proceed to install the IBM z/OS IMS collection.
z/OS V2R5 - V3Rx
IBM Z Open Automation Utilities (ZOAU)
IBM z/OS IMS collections are dependent on specific versions of ZOAU. For information about the required version of ZOAU, review the release notes.
The z/OS shell
Note
Only the z/OS shell is supported, using ansible_shell_executable
to change the default shell is unsupported. Other shells are not supported
because they handle the reading and writing of untagged files differently.
Python on z/OS
If the Ansible target is z/OS, you must install IBM Open Enterprise Python for z/OS which is ported for the z/OS platform and required by IBM z/OS IMS Collection.
Installation
Visit the IBM Open Enterprise Python for z/OS product page for FMID, program directory, fix list, latest PTF, installation and configuration instructions.
For reference, the Program IDs are:
5655-PYT for the base product
5655-PYS for service and support
Optionally download IBM Open Enterprise Python for z/OS, here
For the Python supported version, refer to the release notes.
Note
Currently, IBM Open Enterprise Python for z/OS is the supported and recommended Python distribution for use on z/OS with Ansible and ZOAU.
ZOAU
IBM Z Open Automation Utilities provide support for executing automation tasks on z/OS. With ZOAU, you can run traditional MVS commands, such as IEBCOPY, IDCAMS, and IKJEFT01, as well as perform a number of data set operations in the scripting language of your choice.
Installation
Visit the ZOAU product page for the FMID, program directory, fix list, latest PTF, installation and configuration instructions.
For reference, the Program IDs are:
5698-PA1 for the base product
5698-PAS for service and support
For ZOAU supported version, refer to the release notes.