Installing
Describes the high-level steps to acquire, install, deploy, and configure your product.
Required roles: systems programmer, security administrator |
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Standard SMP/E installation and maintenance best practices are used to install and maintain
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mainframe z/OS products. The installation process includes all the tasks that are typically performed by a systems programmer to acquire the products and make them ready for use in a production environment.You can install
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mainframe product software using IBM z/OSMF or native SMP/E batch processing.z/OSMF is a web-based tool that automates and simplifies many installation activities on z/OS systems. z/OSMF makes obtaining and applying corrective, preventive, and recommended maintenance easier.
The following graphic provides a high-level overview of the installation process for
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mainframe products: The bolded path indicates our best practice.Installation Overview

The following procedure describes the installation process in greater detail:
- Prepare for the installation by reviewing best practices and verifying that the software, hardware, security, and other installation requirements have been met.
- Acquire the product software fromBroadcom Supportusingoneof the following methods:
- Download a z/OSMF portable software instance or PSWI (filename.zOSMF.pax.Z).
- Download a classic SMP/E JCL package (filename.pax.Z).
If a z/OSMF package is not available, select the SMP/E JCL package. A z/OSMF package isnotavailable for all products. - Perform an SMP/E installation to install the product software usingoneof the following methods:
- If you downloaded a z/OSMF package fromBroadcom Support, see Install Products Using z/OSMF.
- If you downloaded a classic SMP/E JCL package fromBroadcom Support, see Install Products Using SMP/E JCL.
- Acquire the product solutions fromBroadcom Supportusingoneof the following methods:
- Configure SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval to download and receive PTFs and ERROR HOLDDATA automatically.
- Use the Create Service Order online interface to download and receive PTFs and ERROR HOLDDATA based on your order criteria automatically.
- Install maintenance using z/OSMF Software Update or SMP/E JCL.For a comprehensive collection of articles that are dedicated to all mainframe maintenance concepts and procedures, see Mainframe Common Maintenance Procedures. To reduce hours of maintenance to just minutes, useSMP/E Internet Service Retrieval.
- Finalize the installation:
- Configure your product.
- Deploy your product.
For these tasks, use the methods that your product supports and in the preferred sequence per your site.