Apache Tomcat is a pure-Java implementation of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages technologies and is licensed under the Apache Version 2.0 Open source license.
T:Z Quickstart for Tomcat is a distribution of Apache Tomcat
which is specially packaged for easy installation, configuration, and operation on
IBM's z/OS operating system.
Includes a vanilla Tomcat 6.0.18 distribution.
Any patches required that allow Tomcat to function correctly on z/OS are included. These patches are also submitted upstream to the Apache Tomcat project.
Additional Dovetailed Technologies developed JARs are included to enhance Tomcat on z/OS:
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Tomcat security Realmfor authenticating users and roles using SAF (RACF).A
zfile URL handlerwhich allows XML configuration files to be included from z/OS datasets.
Packaged as a single TSO XMIT file which includes installation JCL, sample JCL, sample configuration files, and the Tomcat HFS/zFS filesystem.
Sample JCL is provided that allows Tomcat can be run as a batch job or started task using the IBM Java SDK JZOS batch launcher, which is part of the IBM Java SDK for z/OS.
A sample PDS includes JCL, a JZOS environment variable script, and Tomcat configuration XML so that editing Unix files is not required to customize Tomcat.
The sample configuration includes support for DB2 JDBC type-2 and type-4 Datasource connections.
Available free under the Apache Version 2.0 License.
One of the following Java SDKs:
IBM 31 or 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, V5, SR3 or later
IBM 31 or 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, V6
10 MB of HFS or zFS file system space, plus any space required for your web applications.