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HCL Workload Automation for Z
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation for Z documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.
Planning and Installation
Installing HCL Workload Automation for Z
Installing
This chapter describes the tasks you perform to install HCL Workload Automation for Z.
Step 13. Using XCF for communication

HCL Workload Automation for Z
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation for Z documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.
- Program Directory
- Dynamic Workload Console Readmes
  For the latest information about a Dynamic Workload Console fix pack, see the appropriate Readme File.
- Planning and Installation
  - About this publication
  - Planning
  - Installing HCL Workload Automation for Z
    - Installing
      This chapter describes the tasks you perform to install HCL Workload Automation for Z.
    - Verifying your installation
      What to consider when verifying your installation.
    - Migrating
      This chapter provides information to help you plan your migration from HCL Workload Automation for Z version 9.5 with APAR HC00002 installed, to version 10.1 Fix Pack 5.
  - Installing Dynamic Workload Console and Z connector
  - Deploying with containers
    Getting started with containers
  - Deploying AI Data Advisor
    You can deploy AI Data Advisor (AIDA) by using Docker or Kubernetes.
  - Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent (z-centric)
    How to install, migrate, and uninstall the HCL Workload Automation Agent (also known as z-centric agent).
  - Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent on IBM i systems
    Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent on IBM i systems
  - Integrating Workload Automation with Zowe™
    Zowe™ is an open source project that enables you to interact with z/OS through modern interfaces. You can issue Workload Automation commands through the Zowe command-line interface (CLI), and access Workload Automation REST APIs through the Zowe API Mediation Layer (ML).
  - Sample library (SEQQSAMP)
    The SEQQSAMP library contains samples to help you install and customize HCL Workload Automation for Z.
  - Configuration examples
  - Invoking the EQQEXIT macro
  - Invoking the EQQLSENT macro
- Customization and Tuning
- Managing the Workload
  You can plan when and how your workload runs and manage it as part of a plan.
- Scheduling End-to-end with z-centric Capabilities
- Quick Reference
- Diagnosis Guide and Reference
- Workload Automation Programming Language for z/OS User's Guide and Reference
- Driving HCL Workload Automation for Z

Step 13. Using XCF for communication

Include this task when installing a tracker, controller, standby controller, or Data Store that will use XCF for communication.

To use the cross-system coupling facility (XCF) for communication between HCL Workload Automation for Z systems, you must:

Ensure that XCF startup options are suitable for your HCL Workload Automation for Z configuration
Include the necessary initialization-statement options for each HCL Workload Automation for Z started task.