Integrating with CA Automation Point › Overview and Value

Overview and Value

Through MSF, CA OPS/MVS provides bidirectional integration with CA Automation Point. CA Automation Point helps you consolidate events from and automate responses to multiple platforms including mainframes managed by CA OPS/MVS.

Integration between CA OPS/MVS and CA Automation Point lets you asynchronously transmit data and commands between CA OPS/MVS and CA Automation Point. For integration, you need to configure CAICCI and MSF.

The functions you can perform from CA OPS/MVS include the following:

• Trigger automation on CA Automation Point workstation.
• Write items to a queue.
• Execute a REXX EXEC.

The functions you can perform from CA Automation Point include the following:

• Enable outboard automation for the entire z/OS shutdown and initial program load (IPL) process.
• Enable cross-system multi-platform correlation of events.
• Enable remote viewing and control of z/OS operator consoles and Hardware Management Console (HMC).
• Provide problem notification and escalation.