Integrating IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler with Tivoli Products

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Preface

This IBM® Redbook explains the benefits and technical merits of integrating IBM

Tivoli® Workload Scheduler Distributed and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for

z/OS® with other IBM products. Scheduling is a mission critical process for any

company. However, when you talk about scheduling, you are really talking about

an ecosystem. In this ecosystem, each solution is a building block that adds

value to the overall solution. With IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler, you can collect

and add data to and from each component. In addition, expanding the scheduling

ecosystem to include monitoring, management, help desk, storage, and

business systems management provides greater value.

This book discusses all these integration points and provides detailed scenarios

on how to integrate IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler with these types of

applications.

Because workload management is widely considered the nucleus of the data

center, there are numerous opportunities for you to integrate IBM Tivoli Workload

Scheduler with other products. This book addresses just some of these many

opportunities. In terms of integration with IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler, do not

limit yourself to the products that this book discusses. Integration points

discussed in this book should give you an idea of the potential value that IBM

Tivoli Workload Scheduler integration can provide for your company.

The team that wrote this redbook

This IBM Redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world

working at the International Technical Support Organization (ITSO), Austin

Center.

Vasfi Gucer is an IBM Certified Consultant IT Specialist working at the ITSO,

Austin Center. He has worked with IBM Turkey for 10 years and has been with

the ITSO since January 1999. He has more than 10 years experience in systems

management, networking hardware, and distributed platform software. He has

worked on various Tivoli customer projects as a Systems Architect in Turkey and

in the U.S. Vasfi is also a Certified Tivoli Consultant.

Michael Ferguson is a Senior IT specialist in the IBM Support center in

Australia. He has 19 years of experience in the z/OS software field, including

Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS. His areas of expertise include Tivoli

Workload Scheduler for z/OS, Parallel Sysplex®, and z/OS. He teaches and