create_copy_submit

Using a GDG, copy Directory to GDS and Submit Job

This playbook demonstrates how to create a GDG create copy delete and submit creations of GDS.

This playbook uses:

• collection:
  • ibm.ibm_zos_core
• modules:
  • zos_copy
  • zos_data_set
  • zos_job_submit

It is a good practice to review the playbook contents before executing them. It will help you understand the requirements in terms of space, location, names, authority, and the artifacts that will be created and cleaned up.

Important

The release of ibm_zos_core collection version 2.0.0 introduced option and return value changes to modules. See the migration guide (here) to understand the full scope of these changes.

These changes are not compatible with earlier versions of the ibm_zos_core collection, and since the earlier versions do not reach their end of life until February 2028, the sample playbooks compatible with the older versions will remain available.

To support both the latest and prior versions of the collection:

• The main branch will reflect playbooks compatible with ibm_zos_core version 2.0.0 or later.
  • Find this playbook on the main branch: here.
• The ibm_zos_core-v1.16.0-samples branch will reflect playbooks compatible with ibm_zos_core version 1.16.x or earlier.
  • Find this playbook on the ibm_zos_core-v1.16.0-samples branch: here.

The ibm_zos_core-v1.16.0-samples branch will remain available until February 2028 but will not receive updates.

Playbook Requirements

This playbook requires:

• IBM® z/OS® core collection 2.0.0 or later
• ansible-core 2.16 or later

Configuration

• Configure the included inventory.yml with the information from the managed z/OS host.
  • Review inventory documentation
• Configure the included host_vars zos_host.yml with the information from your z/OS system.
  • Review host_vars documentation and any additional noted variables in the configuration.

Run the playbook

This project has included a site.yml playbook that serves as the primary playbook that provides additional prerequisite checks then it invokes the create_copy_submit.yml playbook.

If you want to run the primary playbook site.yml it will check that your environment has the correct version of Ansible as well as the collection needed to execute correctly. To run the primary playbook, use command:

ansible-playbook -i inventories site.yml

You can skip the prerequisite check and run the create_copy_submit.yml with command:

ansible-playbook -i inventories create_copy_submit.yml

Changelog

All changes are maintained chronologically by date found in the changelog.

Copyright

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2024, 2026

License

Licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0.

Support

Please refer to the support section for more details.