z/OS discovery

  • Release version: Washingtondc
  • Updated February 1, 2024
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    • Discovery finds computers running the z/OS operating system.

    Note:
    For information on Probe to Pattern migration see the knowledge article KB0694477.

    Requirements

    The USS service must be running on port 22 on z/OS.

    These commands may be run on the host machine:
    • uname
    • hostname
    • sysvar SYSNAME
    • netstat
    • df
    • ls
    • cat
    • grep
    • ps
    • cut
    Note:
    See the knowledge article KB0687582 for information on model_id and manufacturer.

    Credentials

    Create SSH credentials.The user must have permission to write to /tmp, have read access to all user processes, and be able to run REXX scripts.

    Classifier, probe, and pattern

    Classifier Trigger probe Pattern
    IBM z/OS Horizontal Pattern: launches patterns IBM zOS Server

    Data collected

    Discovery populates the IBM zOS server [cmdb_ci_ibm_zos_server] table with the following information:
    Label Field name
    Name name
    OS Version os_version
    Operating system os
    Manufacturer manufacturer
    Serial number serial_number