Configuration

These statements and parameters specify your HCL Workload Automation for Z configuration. They identify HCL Workload Automation for Z subsystems and the connections between them.

Table 1. Configuration-related parameters
Statement Parameters Description
OPCOPTS OPCHOST Specifies the subsystem type (tracker, Z controller, or standby Z controller).
NCFTASK Starts NCF for communication through VTAM®.
EWTRTASK Starts an event writer to collect events from the z/OS system.
ERDRTASK Starts an event reader to transfer events to the event.
SERVERS Starts one or more server queues at the Z controller.
EWTROPTS EWSEQNO Event writer also performs event reader function. Separate event reader is not required.
ERDROPTS ERSEQNO Specifies the event reader and defines the ddname of the input event data set.
ROUTOPTS Identifies routes from the Z controller to tracker destinations.
TRROPTS Identifies the route from a tracker to the Z controller.
SERVOPTS SUBSYS Identifies the Z controller with which the server communicates.
XCFOPTS Identifies XCF connections and specifies when a standby Z controller performs take over.