GDKUTIL (Cloud Object Utility) Program

GDKUTIL is a utility that is used to copy objects in Cloud Object Storage to z/OS. It can also be used to copy z/OS data sets or UNIX files to Cloud Object Storage.

Cloud Object Storage providers supported by DFSMSdfp Cloud Data Access can be targeted by the GDKUTIL program. This list may be found in the MVS Programming: Callable Services for High Level Languages. The utility allows upload and download of data, with optional EBCDIC to UTF-8 conversion on the upload and UTF-8 to EBCDIC conversion on the download.

Environment requirements: See the Cloud Data Access Configuration section in the z/OS MVS Programming: Callable Services for High Level languages for details regarding the environment required for the RACF user invoking the GDKUTIL program.

Saving the Cloud Credentials to be Used: Refer to the Cloud Data Access Cloud Credential storage section in the z/OS MVS Programming: Callable Services for High Level Languages for details regarding storing the Cloud Credentials to be used when communicating with the Cloud Object Storage.