If you are planning to use a z/OS® environment, you must complete a number of configuration tasks.
Although you might be installing only one integration node initially, you might want to consider how the product will be used in your organization in a few years time. Planning ahead makes developing your IBM® Integration Bus configuration easier.
You can find details of the WebSphere MQ queues that are created and used by IBM Integration Bus on z/OS in mqsicreatebroker command.
You might also want to include DB2® in your configuration, if your message flows access databases, or WebSphere MQ, to process messages.
Set up security. An IBM Integration Bus administrator role includes customizing and configuring, running utilities, performing problem determination, and collecting diagnostic materials. People involved in these activities need IBM Integration Bus authorities. You must set up some security for IBM Integration Bus to work properly. The information that you need to do this is in Configuring integration node user IDs on z/OS.
For an overview of how to create IBM Integration Bus integration nodes, see Creating an integration node on z/OS.