As mentioned in z/OSMF Guild Session 15, there are several z/OSMF trials available for you to try out. If you missed it— here's a reminder of what z/OSMF trials options exist today.
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Firstly— what is a z/OSMF Trial?
A z/OS environment where you can try z/OSMF functions:
- Free and dedicated environment for you
- Out of box, no need to configure z/OSMF
- Built-in step by step guide that has been validated
- Selected scenarios that you could normally finish in one hour
What trials are available for me to try?
Numerous trials are available that help cover user scenarios such as z/OSMF Desktop, z/OSMF REST APIs, and several plugins.
**NEW TRIAL** as of February 2023:
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z/OSMF Configurations provide the guide to setup and configure the z/OSMF on your z/OS systems.
Learn how to:
- Create a z/OSMF nucleus on the z/OS system.
- Setup a secondary z/OSMF for DevOps.
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Other existing trials:
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z/OSMF Core Services
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z/OSMF Plug-ins
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IBM Cloud Provisioning and Management for z/OS®
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z/OSMF Core services provides fundamental capability that simplifies and modernizes your daily operation with z/OS.
Learn how to:
- Work with the z/OSMF desktop.
- Create a workflow definition file.
- Interact with workflows.
- Use REST APIs.
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z/OSMF Plug-ins provide additional solutions for various z/OS management areas. They can be enabled separately based on your needs.
Learn how to:
- Manage Workload Manager service definitions and service policies.
- Use the z/OSMF Security Configuration Assistant.
- Explore incident log.
- Work with the z/OS® Operator Console.
- Use the Web ISPF.
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Provision z/OS software subsystems with automated processes.
Learn how to:
- Provision and deprovision a CICS® region with a cloud provisioning marketplace.
- Create and publish a CICS region service to facilitate self-service provisioning.
- Provision, deprovision an MQ queue with a cloud provisioning marketplace.
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How do I get access to a trial?
Once you access the IBM zTrials website, select your chosen free trial, register or log in with your existing IBM ID, and a z/OS environment will be dynamically provisioned and ready for you— normally within 2 hours. You can then use that environment to try out z/OSMF functions per the trial guidelines.
Not sure which trial is right for you?
If you need help deciding which trial to use, leverage the z/OSMF Value Proposition chart to help determine what trial scenario might best fit your needs!
