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How to Install and Configure CA OPS/MVS RESTful Web Services

The CA OPS/MVS RESTful web services server application provides an API that lets you access Relational Data Framework (RDF) tables and start REXX programs on OSF servers from any web-enabled client application.

You require the following resources before you install CA OPS/MVS Web Services:

• Resource 1: You need to know the high-level qualifier (HLQ) that is assigned to the following data set. The CA OPS/MVS distribution installed this data base, and you must have update access to the data set:

  [HLQ].OPS.CCLXCNTL

• Resource 2: You need to know the HLQ that is assigned to the following two data sets. The CA OPS/MVS distribution media installed these data sets, and you must have update access to them:

  – hlq.OPS.CCLXLOAD

  – hlq.OPS.CCLXPLD

To have access to CA OPS/MVS Web Services API with your z/OS system, follow these steps:

1. Install an Apache Tomcat web server on the same z/OS system where CA OPS/MVS is running:
   • Using the CA Common Services Component Tomcat.
   • Using a Self-Configured Tomcat.

   Note: CA Common Services provides a prepackaged Tomcat server. However, you can deploy the server application to any Tomcat regions that already exist.

2. Configure the web services server application in that Tomcat region. For example, you can configure Tomcat for HTTPS (HTTP Secure).
3. Complete the conversion for ASCII/EBCDIC conflicts.
4. Complete the post-installation steps to verify that you configured the CA OPS/MVS Web Services properly.

Important! Currently, you must install the server application (and Tomcat) on all systems that you want to target with the web services API.