Installation Notes

Pre-Installation Considerations

Before installing ELS 7.3, consider the following:

SMC, HSC, VTCS, and CDRT share a common load library, SEALINK.
The ELS installation zip file includes 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 are 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 APPLY steps.

Installation Materials

This package includes installation media in a downloaded zip file containing the ELS 7.3 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 7.3 product set and for any release of Oracle StorageTek software that will coexist with ELS 7.3. 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 7.3 SMP/E FMIDs

Select the FMIDs that are required to support your configuration. The following SMP/E FMIDs are distributed with ELS 7.3:

Table 1-1 ELS 7.3 SMP/E FMIDs

FMID	Description
SSEA730	HSC, SMC, VTCS and CDRT load modules, distributed macros, and samples. This is a base FMID.
SMZ7300	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.
SLM7300	LCM 7.3 load modules, distributed macros, and samples. This is a base FMID.
SOC7300	LibraryStation 7.3 load modules and samples. This is a dependent FMID of SSEA730.
SCS7300	MVS/CSC 7.3 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:

SMP/E 3.1 or higher is required.
When installing ELS 7.3 in an SMP/E CSI containing earlier NCS/ELS versions, the SMP/E installation deletes the FMIDs of all earlier NCS/ELS versions; it is therefore recommended that you back up the ELS SMP/E CSI prior to installing the ELS 7.3 product components.

CD Installation

Refer to the publication Installing ELS 7.3 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 ELS73.pax file.

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 following error message:

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

Ignore this message if any of the following are true:

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

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.