Connect the ServiceNow of z/OSMF instance to the Zowe API ML

Products

• Brightside

Issue/Introduction

Is there a recommended way to connect z/OSMF instance to Zowe?
What documentation can assist and/or possibly gives guideline?  
Does this require to update the Zowe yaml file and/or update parameters within zOSMF?

Resolution

z/OSMF is automatically onboarded to the Zowe API ML as part of the Zowe configuration process.
The specific definition is created during the Zowe configuration based on the values provided in the zowe.yaml file.
The static definition is created during this step and is located within the /C/zowe/v2-instances/prod/workspace/api-mediation/api-defs folder.
For further details, read "zOSMF Authentication" 

To authenticate with the z/OSMF service for the Single sign-on (SSO), set the property in the zowe.yaml 
For further details, read "z/OSMF Authentication Provider" 

It is also recommended to update z/OSMF configuration with allowBasicAuthLookup="false", this will allow to avoid an issue during the authentication
For further details, read "Configuring z/OSMF to properly work with API ML"