z/OS Software Deployment

Software Deployment is a new z/OSMF application in z/OSMF V1.13. The Software Deployment task provides a simplified process for cloning z/OS images and deploying z/OS software and maintenance. The Software Deployment task is a valuable addition to, or even possible replacement for, existing in-house software deployment tools. It can help reduce the incidence of error during the installation of a deployment process and ultimately help reduce the skills needed for deploying z/OS software. The Software Deployment task is designed to provide the functions needed to create and deploy a copy, or clone, of existing SMP/E-installed software., including: including IBM software installed using ServerPac, CBPDO, or fee-based installation offerings, as well as ISV or customer SMP/E-installed software.

The combination of z/OSMF V1.13 and z/OS V1.13 (with SMP/E 3.6) can help: reduce or reallocate resources normally used to develop and maintain in-house deployment tools; reduce errors and missed steps in the cloning process; and reduce the SMP/E skill level required by providing a task flow to complete a deployment.

In this session the speaker will review many software cloning techniques, identifying industry best practices and showing how the new Software Deployment function can be used to simplify the task.

Tracks: CICS Systems Programming and z/OS Systems Programming