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

Installation Notes

This section provides pre-installation considerations and installation requirements.

  • SMC, HSC, VTCS, and CDRT share a common load library, SEALINK.
  • Complete instructions for installing the various ELS components is provided in the publication Installing ELS. Please refer to the latest version of this publication.
  • Ensure that on completion of the apply/accept of the FMIDs that the latest HOLDDATA is received and the latest PTFs are received and applied. Follow your own internal guidelines regarding the SMP ACCEPT of the PTFs.

Pre-Installation Considerations

Before installing ELS 7.3, consider the following:
  • SMC, HSC, VTCS, and CDRT share a common load library, SEALINK.
  • Complete instructions for installing the various ELS components is provided in the publication Installing ELS. Please refer to the latest version of this publication.
  • Ensure that on completion of the apply/accept of the FMIDs that the latest HOLDDATA is received and the latest PTFs are received and applied. Follow your own internal guidelines regarding the SMP ACCEPT of the PTFs.

Installation Materials

This package includes installation media in a downloaded zip file containing the ELS 7.2 base software. The zip file contains a README.html file which provides detailed instructions on installing ELS.

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 7.2.0 SMP FMIDs

Select the FMIDs that are required to support your configuration. The following SMP FMIDs are distributed with ELS 7.2 (MSP):

Table 1-1 SMP FMIDs

FMID Description
SEA@720 HSC, SMC, VTCS, and CDRT load modules, distributed modules, and samples.

This is a base FMID.
SMZ@720 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
  • JES3 Release 1.0 and higher

Note:

  • 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, the restriction applies that a dependent FMID cannot be installed if the base FMID and service have not been ACCEPTED.
  • When installing ELS 7.2.0 in an SMP PRJ containing earlier NCS versions, the SMP installation deletes the FMIDs of all earlier NCS versions; it is therefore recommended that you back up the ELS SMP PRJ prior to installing the ELS 7.2 product components.