1. Release Notes
  2. Product Guidelines and Installation Requirements
  3. Installation Notes

Installation Notes

This section provides pre-installation considerations and installation requirements.

Pre-Installation Considerations

Before installing ELS 7.2, consider the following:

  • SMC, HSC, VTCS, and CDRT share a common load library, SEALINK.
  • The ELS installation tape, CD-ROM, and zip file include a CHGIT REXX exec used to simplify customization of ELS installation sample members according to your requirements.
  • Complete instructions for installing the various ELS components is provided in the publication Installing ELS. Please refer to the latest version of this publication.
  • Upon completion of the APPLY/ACCEPT of the FMIDs, ensure that you receive the latest HOLDDATA and RECEIVE and APPLY the latest PTFs. Follow your own internal guidelines regarding the SMP/E ACCEPT of the PTFs.
  • It is strongly recommended to use GROUPEXTEND on all SMP/E APPLY steps.

Installation Materials

This package includes installation media or a downloaded zip file containing the ELS 7.2 base software.

As part of installation, you must obtain the latest cumulative maintenance (PTFs and HOLDDATA) for the ELS 7.2 product set and for any release of Oracle StorageTek software that will coexist with ELS 7.2. Download cumulative maintenance from the My Oracle Support (MOS) site.

Visit this site frequently for HOLDDATA and PTF updates and install cumulative maintenance updates on a regular schedule.

ELS 7.2 SMP/E FMIDs

Select the FMIDs that are required to support your configuration. The following SMP/E FMIDs are distributed with ELS 7.2:

Table 1-1 ELS 7.2 SMP/E FMIDs

FMID Description
SSEA720 HSC, SMC, VTCS and CDRT load modules, distributed macros, and samples. This is a base FMID.
SMZ7200 SMC JES3 support load modules, distributed macros, and samples for MVS systems running JES3 Release 5.2.1, JES3 OS/390 Release 1.1 and higher, or JES3 z/OS Release 1.0 and higher. This is a dependent FMID of SSEA720.
SLM7200 LCM 7.2 load modules, distributed macros, and samples. This is a base FMID.
SOC7200 LibraryStation 7.2 load modules and samples. This is a dependent FMID of SSEA720.
SCS7200 MVS/CSC 7.2 load modules, distributed macros, and samples. This is a base FMID.
SSCR70C SAS/C 7.0 selected components required for LibraryStation and MVS/CSC. This is a base FMID.
SSCR70D SAS/C 7.0 selected components required for LibraryStation and MVS/CSC. This is a base FMID.

Note:

  • If you are running at an SMP/E level lower than 2.5, ensure that the base FMID(s) and all PTF maintenance for the base FMID(s) is accepted before installing any dependent FMIDs. For certain levels of SMP/E, the restriction applies that a dependent FMID cannot be installed if the base FMID and service have not been ACCEPTED.
  • When installing ELS 7.2 in an SMP/E CSI containing earlier NCS versions, the SMP/E installation deletes the FMIDs of all earlier NCS versions; it is therefore recommended that you back up the ELS SMP/E CSI prior to installing the ELS 7.2 product components.

CD Installation

Refer to the publication Installing ELS for the most current installation instructions and examples. The instructions and examples found in that publication always supersede instructions and examples packaged on the CDs.

85 megabytes of mainframe storage space in a z/OS Unix file system is required to FTP and unpack the SEA72.pax file.

JES3 Installation

In the setup for JES3 there is an opportunity to specify a volume serial for the JES3 macro library for the target zone; however, the same option does not exist for the distribution zone. If you need to specify a volume serial number in the installation job I40ZON, you must manually edit the generated JCL.

Installation Step I50LIB Creates Two Output Files

To prevent the I50LIB job from creating two output files, add the following line of JCL to the SYSLIB step (in addition to the existing SMPOUT DD): 

//SMPRPT  DD  SYSOUT=(,)

Installation of ELS Product Suite Results in Three SMP/E CSIs Being Created

Please be aware that the SMP/E JCL samples provided create three CSIs, one for each zone. If a different CSI management strategy is required in your SMP/E environment, you must supply your own installation JCL or modify the samples provided.

Installation Step I20TST Generates Error Message

The SYSTSPRT from the NTSTEST step of the I20TST job may contain the message: 

 IKJ56228I PATH /U/USERID/.netrc NOT IN CATALOG

If any of the following are true, then ignore this message:

  • You intend to use RECEIVE FROMNTS.
  • You supply an FTP password in the data set userid.NETRC.
  • You supply an FTP password in NETRC DD.
  • You supply an FTP password in the data set SMPSRVR.

The SMPSRVR data set is described in the IBM publication SMP/E V3R5.0 for z/OS V1R10.0 Commands.

Techniques for supplying an FTP password are included in the IBM publication z/OS V1R10.0 Comm Svr: IP User's Guide and Commands.