This topic lists the tasks that affect the entire z/VM system.
Setting up a profile for the z/VM system
Before z/VM Center can work with a z/VM system, you need to set up a profile that includes access credentials for working with the systems management API.
Providing access credentials for the z/VM systems management API
You configure the access credentials for the z/VM systems management API on the z/VM system. If your access credentials for the z/VM system are incomplete or no longer valid, only a limited subset of the z/VM Center functions are available to you.
Editing the description of the z/VM system You can edit a description of the z/VM system.
All other z/VM system information that you can view in the z/VM
system is obtained from z/VM and cannot be changed from z/VM Center.
Editing the profile for working with the z/VM systems management API
The profile includes the IP address and credentials for the z/VM systems management API of the z/VM system. It also includes the default for the disk pool from which the storage requirements for operating system instances and templates are satisfied.