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 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.
The IBM IMS collection includes modules, and ansible-doc to automate tasks on IMS.
This collection has been tested against the following Ansible versions: >=2.14.0,<2.17.0.
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This collection is licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0.