After you install and configure the basic components of PlateSpin® Orchestrate from Novell®, (that is, the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server, the PlateSpin Orchestrate Agent, and the PlateSpin Orchestrate Clients), you will want to see them at work. The information in this section is organized sequentially (that is, in a “walkthrough” scenario) so that you can follow the process an administrator might use to begin applying PlateSpin Orchestrate capabilities in a production environment.
Section 3.1, Walkthrough: Launching the PlateSpin Orchestrate Development Client
Section 3.2, Walkthrough: Logging In to the PlateSpin Orchestrate Server
Section 3.8, Walkthrough: Looking at the Job After It Has Run
Section 3.9, Walkthrough: Using the zosadmin Command to Gather Information
Section 3.10, Stopping and Starting PlateSpin Orchestrate Components
The first three subsections listed above are basic tasks you need to perform to make the PlateSpin Orchestrate system perform at a basic level. The other sections include information to help you understand how the PlateSpin Orchestrate system can work in your production environment.
For information about the first use of PlateSpin Orchestrate VM Client components, see Overview
in the PlateSpin Orchestrate 2.0 VM Client Guide and Reference.