Prerequisites

To use DSC:

VTAM (any IBM‑supported release) must be installed and operational.
CA‑CIS Services release 1.0, genlevel 0002 or above, including CAICCI, must be installed and operational.
CA ACF2 for z/VM r12 must be installed.
Be sure the same set of @CFDE macros exist on each system that you are synchronizing.
Be sure that the time‑of‑day (TOD) clocks on all systems are synchronized.
Be sure that all databases are equal before you start using the Database Synchronization Component.