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HCL Workload Automation for Z
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation for Z documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.
Planning and Installation
Dynamic Workload Console and Z connector
Preparing the installation
An overview about how to install and use the Dynamic Workload Console.

HCL Workload Automation for Z
Welcome to the HCL Workload Automation for Z documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the product.
- Program Directory
- Dynamic Workload Console Readmes
  For the latest information about a Dynamic Workload Console fix pack, see the appropriate Readme File.
- Planning and Installation
  - About this publication
  - Planning
  - Installing HCL Workload Automation for Z
  - Dynamic Workload Console and Z connector
    - Preparing the installation
      An overview about how to install and use the Dynamic Workload Console.
      - Directories created outside of TWA_home at installation time
        The following list shows the directories that are created outside of TWA_home when you install the Dynamic Workload Console and HCL Workload Automation for Z connector.
      - Installation paths
      - Downloading installation images
        Steps to take when downloading images on your workstation.
      - Prerequisites for Dynamic Workload Console
        The Dynamic Workload Console installation has the following prerequisites.
    - Installing the Dynamic Workload Console
      Install the Dynamic Workload Console to manage your static and dynamic workload both in distributed and end-to-end environments using a web interface.
    - Deploying with Docker
      Getting started with Docker
    - Configuring the Dynamic Workload Console
      Some links and pointers on configuration tasks that are needed for the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Upgrading the Dynamic Workload Console
      This section describes how to upgrade the Dynamic Workload Console from version 9.3 or later, to the current version.
    - Uninstalling the Dynamic Workload Console
      How to uninstall the Dynamic Workload Console.
    - Troubleshooting the installation, upgrade, and uninstallation
      Troubleshooting the installation, upgrade, and uninstallation the Dynamic Workload Console.
  - HCL Workload Automation Agent
    Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent (also known as z-centric agent).
  - HCL Workload Automation Agent on IBM i systems
    Installing HCL Workload Automation Agent on IBM i systems
  - Integrating Workload Automation with Zowe™
    Zowe™ is an open source project that enables you to interact with z/OS through modern interfaces. You can issue Workload Automation commands through the Zowe command-line interface (CLI), and access Workload Automation REST APIs through the Zowe API Mediation Layer (ML).
  - Sample library (SEQQSAMP)
    The SEQQSAMP library contains samples to help you install and customize HCL Workload Automation for Z.
  - Configuration examples
  - Invoking the EQQEXIT macro
  - Invoking the EQQLSENT macro
- Customization and Tuning
- Managing the Workload
  You can plan when and how your workload runs and manage it as part of a plan.
- Scheduling End-to-end with z-centric Capabilities
- Quick Reference
- Diagnosis Guide and Reference
- Workload Automation Programming Language for z/OS User's Guide and Reference
- Driving HCL Workload Automation for Z

Preparing the installation

An overview about how to install and use the Dynamic Workload Console.

To install and use the Dynamic Workload Console:

Check the installation prerequisites in the Detailed System Requirements at Dynamic Workload Console Detailed System Requirements to verify that your system is compliant.
Install the Dynamic Workload Console by following the instructions provided in Installing the Dynamic Workload Console.
Log in to the Dynamic Workload Console.
In the navigation tree click HCL Workload Automation to access the HCL Workload Automation available functions.
To effectively manage the functions available in the Dynamic Workload Console, create engine connections to the HCL Workload Automation environments that you want to manage. Without defining engine connections, you can use only a limited set of Dynamic Workload Console functions. For more information, see Defining a z/OS engine in Dynamic Workload Console and Defining a z/OS engine in the Z connector.

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