Using the SequeLink^® Manager for z/OS Operator Interface

You can use the Operator Interface of the SequeLink Manager for z/OS to issue commands to perform administration tasks. See "Operator Interface Commands for z/OS" for a list of available Operator Interface commands.

Operator Interface Requirements

This section lists the configuration requirements that must be met before using the Operator Interface:

RACF requirements:

The TSOAUTH and OPERCMDS RACF classes must be activated. Use the command:

SETROPTS CLASSACT(TSOAUTH OPERCMDS)

The OPERCMDS class must be included in the RACLIST. Use the command:

SETROPTS RACLIST(OPERCMDS)

The CONSOLE resource must be defined in the TSOAUTH class. Use the command:

RDEF TSOAUTH CONSOLE UACC(NONE)

The OPERPARM segment of the RACF profile of each user of the Operator Interface must include either AUTH=SYS or AUTH=ALL. For example:

ALTUSER user-id OPERPARM(AUTH(ALL))

where user-id is the user ID of the user of the Operator Interface.

Each user of the Operator Interface must have the following permissions granted:
Permission to use the TSO console command. Use the command:

PERMIT CONSOLE CL(TSOAUTH) ID(user-id) ACCESS(READ)

where user-id is the user ID of the user for who you are granting permissions.

Permission to issue operator commands from an MCS-console. Use the command:

RDEF OPERCMDS MVS.MCSOPER.user-id UACC(NONE)

PERMIT MVS.MCSOPER.user-id CL(OPERCMDS) ID(user-id) ACCESS(UPDATE)

where user-id is the user ID of the user for whom you are granting permissions.

NOTE: Update is required because the Operator Interface issues MODIFY commands.

Refresh the RACLIST. Use the command:

SETROPTS RACLIST(OPERCMDS) REFRESH

Other requirements:

Make sure that the TSO commands CONSOLE and CONSPROF run as APF-authorized commands. For more information, refer to the information about the IKJTSOxx parmlib member in your IBM documentation.

Starting the Operator Interface

You can start the Operator Interface from the ServerList panel. To start the Operator Interface, type O beside the SequeLink Server you want to perform operator commands with; then press ENTER. The SequeLink Operator Console panel appears, allowing you to type operator commands at the Operator command ===> prompt.