Getting started
The BMC AMI DevOps for Db2 product is comprised of two plug-ins that run in the automation server. It provides an interface between one of the deployment tools, Jenkins or UrbanCode Deploy/HCL Launchand the product, which runs on the mainframe. The plug-ins let you identify and automatically apply IBM Db2 schema changes between two environments as well as evaluate schema for compliance with your shop schema standards.
Important
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) All features documented for UrbanCode Deploy apply to HCL Launch.
This section outlines the capabilities of BMC AMI DevOps and describes the advantages of using it:
Product capabilities
BMC AMI DevOps provides the following capabilities across the IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) framework:
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Authentication | You can use authentication to connect securely to target mainframe servers in one or more environments. The product prompts you for information such as your IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) credentials and the server host name or IP address. |
| File transfer | You can use the product to transfer files between the automation server and the mainframe. |
| Schema change migration | You can choose the type of schema comparison that you want to perform. Based on your input, the product performs a comparison, generates a set of change requests for a subsystem, and builds JCL to execute those change requests. |
Schema standards
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| You can use schema standards to analyze Db2 schema definitions based on the rules created in the DevOps repository using BMC AMI Command Center for Db2, in compliance with your shop standards. |
| Impact evaluation | You can use the product to evaluate the schema change migration results and send the impact report to the deployment tool. With this report, you can assess the impact of implementing the requested change. |
| JCL execution | You can submit a JCL stream to the mainframe for executing schema changes. You can submit JCL from a data set on the mainframe or a file on the automation server. |
Product advantages
This product has the following advantages:
- Application development teams can deploy changes at the required speed without abandoning the safeguards that the DBA teams require to ensure the reliability and capability of Db2 applications.
- You can automate the deployment of database changes while ensuring application performance.
- You can use the intuitive graphical user interface to configure and manage database application changes on the mainframe.
- You can save a significant amount of time when reviewing, approving, or maintaining mainframe business applications based on Db2 by using BMC AMI DevOps.
- You can review the impact and accountability of your project or pipeline that contains multiple changes before implementing your schema changes.
- The integration with either Jenkins or UrbanCode Deploy/HCL Launch enables you to implement your preferred degree of approval oversight when migrating schema changes across the z/OS environment.
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DBA teams or administrators can create rules and rule sets to enforce required schema standards for all application development.(BMC.DB2.SPE2110)
You can automate the analysis of the schema source, prior to the deployment. This ensures that the schema standards are followed and application developers can respond immediately.
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