This chapter describes the ELS installation package and pre-installation requirements. It includes the following topics:
The ELS installation package includes the following materials:
ELS installation tape, ZIP file or media (CD-ROM) containing ELS software functions (FMIDs) and the samples used to install them. Software functions are provided for the following software:
Base software:
StorageTek Storage Management Component (SMC)
(includes the product formerly known as StorageTek HTTP Server)
StorageTek Host Software Component (HSC)
StorageTek Virtual Tape Control Software (VTCS)
StorageTek Concurrent Disaster Recovery Test (CDRT)
ELS Read Me First letter containing important release-specific product information.
As part of the installation, you must obtain and install the latest cumulative maintenance (PTFs and HOLDDATA) for ELS 7.3 and for any release of Oracle StorageTek software that coexists with ELS 7.3.
Note:
Use the MSP/EX Linkage Editor when installing ELS software and service. Failure to do so may result in link-editing errors.Download cumulative maintenance from the My Oracle Support (MOS) site:
http://www.myoraclesupport.com
Visit this site frequently for HOLDDATA and PTF updates and install cumulative maintenance updates on a regular schedule. PTFs are released monthly to MOS.
See Chapter 3, "Installing ELS Maintenance" for information about installing ELS cumulative maintenance.
ELS is available on a standard label 9840B tape with a volume serial number of STKTAP. The following table describes the files included on the ELS installation tape:
ELS is available on a standard CD-ROM, or as a ZIP file download from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website. Both options deliver a single ZIP file, SEA@730.zip. You must copy this file to your PC and unzip the file to extract the file contents.
The following table describes the files included in the ELS installation ZIP file:
Table 1-2 ELS 7.3 Installation ZIP File Contents
| File Number | Data Set Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
SMPMCS |
SMP control statements |
|
2 |
SEA@730.F1 |
Compressed file containing ELS products excluding JCL samples |
|
3 |
SEA@730.F2 |
ELS samples |
|
4 |
SEA@730.F3 |
ELS macros |
|
5 |
SEA@730.F4 |
ELS source modules |
|
6 |
SEA@730.F5 |
ELS object modules |
ELS software requirements include the following:
Any Fujitsu supported version of MSP/EX at C13061 or higher and MAF installed (JES environments).
Fujitsu TISP V20 or higher is required for TCP/IP communications.
Fujitsu TISP V20 or higher
Fujitsu VTAM-G TISP V10 or higher
LMU Microcode Release 1.5.x or higher is required for multiple-level host-to-host communications.
Any of the following:
ASG-Zara
CA-1
CA-DYNAM/TLMS
CA-1®/Copycat Computer Associates International
CA-Dynam®/TLMS/Copycat Computer Associates International
CONTROL-M/TAPE
FATSCopy Innovation Data Processing
FDR MIM Syncsort
Sysplex
Tape/Copy OpenTech Systems, Inc.
TelTape Cartagena Software Limited
All hosts must be at ELS version 7.1 before moving to VSM CDS level H. This requirement does not apply to SMC client LPARs, which are compatible at versions 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3.
Consider the following product compatibility guidelines:
Note:
An ACS can contain mixed library transports and media.
Refer to the ELS publication Managing HSC and VTCS for more information about HSC support for the SL8500 and SL3000 libraries.
Refer to the ELS publication Configuring HSC and VTCS for SL8500 and SL3000 configuration information.
ELS hardware requirements include the following:
StorageTek SL3000 modular library system
StorageTek SL8500 modular library system
StorageTek PowderHorn™ 9310
StorageTek TimberWolf 9740
StorageTek WolfCreek 9360
StorageTek Standard 4410
StorageTek T10000A/B/C/D
StorageTek T9940A/B
StorageTek T9840A/B/C/D
StorageTek TimberLine™ 9490EE
StorageTek TimberLine™ 9490
StorageTek 4490
StorageTek 4480
StorageTek SD3
HP LTO Generations 2-6
IBM LTO Generations 2-6
Note:
An additional amount of ECSA above the line is dynamically acquired and released during operation of the HSC. The actual amount varies with the activity and size of the library, but would rarely, if ever, exceed an additional 10K.
The actual amount of ECSA varies slightly based on the size of the library and number of transports defined to MSP.
Additional CSA may be required when installing corrective service tapes, software enhancements, or newer software releases.
ELS virtual storage requirements include the following:
In JES, approximately 2.8 MB of ECSA above the 16M line for load modules and data structures.
There are no CSA requirements below the 16M line.
Approximately 215K of ECSA above the 16M line for load modules and data structures.
Approximately 20K of CSA below the 16M line for some load modules and data structures.
An additional amount of ECSA above the line is dynamically acquired and released during operation of the HSC. The actual amount varies with the activity and size of the library, but would rarely, if ever, exceed an additional 10K.
Minimum region size of 6 MB, unless you run utilities or commands that manipulate manifest files, in which case you require the maximum region size your system will support.
Note:
These requirements also apply to VTCS, as it executes in the HSC address space on MSP.
Approximately 400 bytes of the below-the-line CSA storage is located in subpool 228 (FIXED).
SMC and HSC are required ELS components and must be installed.
Contact StorageTek Software Support for information about additional PTFs that might be required before installing the ELS product components.
If you are migrating from a previous ELS software release, study the appropriate migration and coexistence guidelines in your ELS product publications.
ELS software is installed with SMP. All installation instructions in this guide are based on SMP.
Use the MSP/EX Linkage Editor when installing ELS products and maintenance. Failure to do so may result in link-editing errors.