The Control-M Configuration Manager application server (CTMCAS) is an optional feature which supports Control-M Configuration Manager on Windows.

Control-M Configuration Manager (CCM) enables you to manage all of the administrative tasks of Control-M from one focal location. Using Control-M Configuration Manager you can perform various tasks and configure elements within Control-M.

One of the elements that you can configure is Control-M for z/OS, including the Control-M application server (CTMAS).

CTMCAS together with IOAGATE functions as the Control-M administration agent on z/OS.

It is possible to either dedicate one IOAGATE for CTMCAS and another IOAGATE for CTMAS, or include them both in the same IOAGATE (possibly with other applications).

Note: If the Control-M Configuration Manager does not display updated data about a specific application that you have installed, restart the Control-M Application Server.

When a Control-M for z/OS datacenter is defined in Control-M Configuration Manager, the user can specify either discovery mode or direct mode.

• Discovery mode means that CCM will discover the existence of CTMAS by establishing a connection with CTMCAS via IOAGATE and retrieving configuration parameters from it. The port configured in CCM in this case is the port on which IOAGATE listens for CCM connections to CTMCAS. The main configuration parameter retrieved from CTMCAS by discovery mode is the port on which IOAGATE listens for the Control-M/EM connection to CTMAS. Please note that these ports are not the same.
• Direct mode means that the port configured in CCM, in this case, is the port on which IOAGATE listens for CONTOL-M/EM connections to CTMAS. Control-M/EM will directly connect to this port for communications with CTMAS.

The Control-M Configuration Manager application server reports the status of the following Control-M components:

• IOAGATE
• Control-M application server
• Control-M monitors (global and locals)
• Control-O or CMEM monitors.

The Control-M Configuration Manager application server can also be configured to change the status of the Control-M monitor that it controls according to the Desired State set in the CCM.

The Control-M Configuration Manager application server can either issue a message whenever the actual status of the monitor is different from the desired status, or it can issue an MVS START or STOP command to start or stop the Control-M monitor whenever it needs to be started or stopped.