Installing z/OS® Extensions

Use these instructions to plan for, complete, and check the progress of installation and configuration tasks for z/OS® Extensions.

Before you begin

This topic provides a one-page reference for the tasks you need to complete to plan for, install, and configure the z/OS® Extensions components. Many of the steps in this topic provide links to further instructions for completing each task.

Planning

Before installing the z/OS® Extensions components, you need to perform these preinstallation tasks.

Procedure

  1. Read and understand the Hardware and software requirements for z/OS Extensions features. This reference describes the requirements of the system on which you install z/OS® Extensions software.
  2. Read and understand the Deliverables and disk space requirements. This reference describes disk space requirements and the list of SMP/E deliverables in the z/OS® Extensions software.
  3. Obtain permissions to perform these tasks:
    • Add data sets to the APF list.
      Note: You must add the hlq.version.LOAD load library that contains the Remote Build modules to the system APF list. For more information about the system APF list, refer to the MVS™ Initialization and Tuning Reference.
    • Use the System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) to browse the system log.
    • Create new data set high-level qualifiers (for example, ALTER ability within RACF®).
  4. Verify that the following conditions are true:
    • If you choose to install Remote Build for z/OS® UNIX® System Services, the system has a z/OS® UNIX® System Services partition that is active and available for updating.
    • The TSO logon region size is a minimum of 5 MB when running the TSO Client.
      Note: If you need to upload and download very large files, you might need to set the TSO region size to 256M.
  5. Collect the following information:
    • The data set name of the Language Environment® library (SCEELKED)
    • The data set name of the ISPLINK library and the ISPF load library (TSO Client only)
    • If you choose to install Remote Build for z/OS® UNIX® System Services, the HFS location for the z/OS® UNIX® System Services Remote Build server

Configuring

About this task

After completing the installation steps, you need to configure the z/OS® Extensions components. z/OS® Extensions includes both system-wide and feature-specific options that you can configure. Some of these options need to be configured by administrators and some need to be configured by individual users for their client environment. The following list shows configuration tasks by role: z/OS® administrator, ClearCase® administrator, and user.

z/OS Administrator tasks

Configuring the Remote Build server
Use this section if you are a system administrator who needs to set up the Remote Build server and verify client/server communication.
Configuring the TSO Client feature
Use this section if you are a system administrator who needs to customize the REXX™ execs in hlq.version.TSCRX that are used by TSO Client.
Installing and configuring CCRAM
Use this section if you are a Rational® Developer for System z® administrator who needs to install and configure ClearCase® Repository Access Manager (CCRAM).
Using secure password protection
Use this section if you are a system administrator who needs to set up secure password protection.
Working with the Role-based Resource Manager
Use this section if you are a system administrator who needs to set up role-based resource manager.

ClearCase Administrator task

Configuring parameterized build on Windows
Use this section if you need to set up a Windows® ClearCase® environment for parameterized builds.
Configuring parameterized build on UNIX
Use this section if you need to set up a UNIX® ClearCase® environment for parameterized builds.

User task

Setting up your TSO Client environment
Use this section if you need to set up the TSO Client interface to access your ClearCase® views on a distributed system.
Configuring the CCRAM client environment
Use this section if you are a Rational® Developer for System z® user who needs to map your ClearCase® files to mainframe data sets.
Installing parameterized build menu items
Use this section if you need to add the parameterized build menu items to your ClearCase® or Windows® Explorer.
Using the parameterized build sample scripts
Use this section of you need to use parameterized build to submit build requests.
Using parameterized build with Rational® Developer for System z®
Use this section if you are a Rational® Developer for System z® user who wants to use parameterized build.