Installation Requirements on z/OS

The installation of z/OS components of the plug-in requires necessary storage, software, language environment, and platforms. Review these requirements before you start installation.

Storage

The plug-in requires approximately 70 cylinders of Direct-Access Storage Device (DASD) space.

Software

To install and use the plug-in, you must have the related TIBCO products available within your network. You must also have loaded and configured the appropriate z/OS software before interacting with the z/OS components of the plug-in.

Software Description
IBM CICS Socket Interface Required. The plug-in is expected to be installed and operated within a previously existing, fully functional, and integrated network. At a minimum, this requirement includes IBM z/OS Comm Svr: IP CICS Sockets.
IBM CICS TS 4.1 or later Required. To support CICS Container processing, CICS TS 4.1 or later is required.
IBM CICS Transaction Gateway Interface Required. To use CTG connectivity into CICS.

A IPCONN is required to do interface with programs that use "Container" input and output.

Language Environment

IBM Language Environment (LE), used by the plug-in in the Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS) and Customer Information Control System (CICS) regions, must be available for program execution in those regions where the execution of the plug-in occurs. You must also provide the LE libraries for compiling Installation Verification Programs (IVPs) and for developing applications.

Operating System

The plug-in’s MVS component is installed in the z/OS MVS environment. The following are the prerequisites for operating the plug-in:
  • Verify that the plug-in software is the correct package for your operating system. Currently the plug-in mainframe component is supported on z/OS version 2.1 and above. The CICS supported versions are for Transaction Server, TS 4.x and above.
  • The USERHLQ.LOAD library installed as part of the plug-in must be concatenated in the DFHRPL DDName of your CICS startup procedure(s).
  • The new group list members TIBLIST and TCPLIST must be included in the GRPLIST of CICS System Initialization Parameter.
  • The CICS Resource definitions required by the plug-in are included with the product and must be added to the CICS CSD during the installation.

  • Review the OMVS parameters MAXPROCSYS, MAXPROCUSER, and Child_Max; to make sure the numbers are sufficient to support the CICS Socket requests. Lack of Resources result in

    "Message ABEND=SEC6 U0000 REASON=0F01C008".
  • The IBM CICS TCP Socket Resource definitions required by the plug-in are included with the product and must be added to the CICS TCP CSD during the installation process. A new Group TIBGROUP will be created.
  • The EZA configuration file definition for EZAO transaction is included with the product and must be created during the installation process.