IBM z/OS IMS collection

The IBM z/OS IMS collection, also represented as ibm_zos_ims in this document, is part of the broader offering Red Hat® Ansible Certified Content for IBM Z. The IBM z/OS IMS collection supports tasks such as generating IMS Database Descriptors (DBD), Program Specification Blocks (PSB), Application Control Blocks (ACB), and running IMS type-1 & type-2 commands.

The IBM z/OS IMS collection works closely with offerings such as the IBM z/OS core collection to deliver a solution that will enable you to automate tasks on z/OS.

Red Hat Ansible Certified Content for IBM Z

Red Hat® Ansible Certified Content for IBM Z provides the ability to connect IBM Z® to clients\' wider enterprise automation strategy through the Ansible Automation Platform ecosystem. This enables development and operations automation on Z through a seamless, unified workflow orchestration with configuration management, provisioning, and application deployment in one easy-to-use platform.

The IBM z/OS IMS collection, as part of the broader offering Red Hat® Ansible Certified Content for IBM Z, is available on Galaxy as community supported.

For guides and reference, please visit the documentation site.

Features

The IBM IMS collection includes modules, and ansible-doc to automate tasks on IMS.

Ansible version compatibility

This collection has been tested against the following Ansible versions: >=2.14.0,<2.17.0.

Copyright

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2020

License

This collection is licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0.