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Java on z/OS development Guides

Editing ASCII files under Z/OS - XML and Java properties files are normally stored in the HFS filesystem using codedpage ISO8859-1 (ASCII). This document explains how to edit them.
Note: There is now an improved version of the "atools" shell scripts on the downloads page
Universal JDBC - Documents how to setup the Universal JDBC drivers for DB2.
Legacy JDBC - Documents how to setup the legacy JDBC type 2 (native) drivers for DB2.
Cloudscape / Derby - An IBM article on running Cloudscape as a started task.
[PDF] JSP Wiki - A HOWTO by JZOS Power User Rob Schram on installing and using JSPWiki under z/OS.

Articles and Presentations

Java batch jobs on Z/OS and OS/390 - (IBM DeveloperWorks) General overview article of JZOS, including JCL and code examples.
[PDF] Java: z/OS Stand-Alone Applications - SHARE Presentation #8368, February, 2007
[PDF] z/OS Batch Java Applications - SHARE Lab #8369, February 2007
[PDF] z/OS Tomcat Exploring - SHARE Lab #8370, February 2007

Apache Tomcat and z/OS

The best way to run Apache Tomcat on z/OS is with T:Z - Quickstart for Tomcat. However, Tomcat can be installed and configured manually on z/OS as well. The following guides help with this process

Tomcat Setup - Documents how to obtain, install and run Apache Tomcat as a batch job under JZOS.
Tomcat and the Java SecurityManager - Documents how to configure Tomcat and JZOS to run under a java SecurityManager
Tomcat SAF (RACF) Security - Documents how to configure your Tomcat installation to use SAF for J2EE user Authentication and Authorization.