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Software Requirements

CA CSM has the following minimum software requirements:

CA Technologies software

Your system must have CA Common Services for z/OS Release 14.1, Version 14, or r12.

• Verify that CETN500 is applied to CA CSM driving system, and all the target systems for the Software Deployment Service (SDS) and the Software Configuration Service (SCS).

  When you install CETN500 into CA Common Services for z/OS r12 or Version 14, it replaces CETN300 or CETN400.

  Note: Apply all published CETN500 maintenance, deploy to all target systems, and verify that HOLDDATA instructions are completed. If you do not apply CETN500, CA CSM is operational; however the Software Configuration Service (SCS) and the Software Deployment Service (SDS) are unavailable.

• Apply PTFs RO17488, RO19624, RO41046, RO42868, and RO43995 to r12.

  If you do not plan to use the SDS, you can skip PTFs RO19624 and RO42868.

  For passing APPLID on CAICCI authentication calls, apply PTF RO37409. PTF RO18999, which is also required, is automatically applied as part of RO42868.

• Apply PTFs RO40945, RO44235, and RO44412 to Version 14.

  If you do not plan to use the SCS, you can skip PTF RO44235.

  For passing APPLID on CAICCI authentication calls, apply PTFs RO30506, RO30937 and RO33987.

  CA Common Services for z/OS load libraries CAW0LOAD and CAW0PLD (Release 14.1 and Version 14.0) or CAIPLD (r12), must be accessible to CA CSM through the Job Control Language or system LINKLST. The following services are required:

  • CAICCI

    Note: CAICCI must be configured and running on CA CSM driving system and on all the target systems for the SDS and the SCS.

  • CAIENF
  • CAIRIM
  • CA-C Runtime

Note: For more information about CA Common Services for z/OS, see the CA Common Services for z/OS user documentation.

If you have other CA Technologies software products, verify that you have installed mandatory maintenance for these products:

• If you use CA ACF2 for z/OS, apply PTF RO31548 to CA ACF2 for z/OS r14. Alternatively, apply PTF RO30898 to CA ACF2 for z/OS r15.
• If you use CA Top Secret for z/OS, apply PTF RO31780 to CA Top Secret for z/OS r14. Alternatively, apply PTF RO30836 to CA Top Secret for z/OS r15.
• If you use CA PDSMAN on your SCS target system, apply PTF RO26804 to CA PDSMAN r7.6. Alternatively, apply PTF RO25866 to CA PDSMAN r7.7.

IBM software

Your system must satisfy the following requirements:

• Your system has the latest version of z/OS or the last previous version. IBM supports the most currently announced GA version plus the one previous version.
• Your system uses the TCP/IP protocol suite of z/OS Communications Server, with the FTP.DATA data set that is configured with the JESINTERFACELEVEL 2 statement. When installation jobs are submitted through FTP, the CA CSM installation process requires the JESINTERFACELEVEL 2 statement to obtain job status and output. You can return the JESINTERFACELEVEL to its previous value after CA CSM is successfully installed.

  Alternatively, you can configure the CA CSM installation process to use TSO for job submission and processing.

• Your system has at least SMP/E V3R5.
• Your system has IBM Java SDK for z/OS:
  • Java 6.0, build 2.4, at maintenance level SR9 (31 bit or 64 bit).
  • Java 6.0, build 2.4, at maintenance level SR10 (31 bit or 64 bit).
  • Java 6.0, build 2.6, base build (31 bit or 64 bit).

    Note: Java 6.0, build 2.6 is the equivalent of IBM Java 6.0.1.For Java 6.0, install PTF UK56434, APAR PM08437, SDK6 SR8.

  • Java 6.0.1, build 2.6, at maintenance level SR1 (31 bit or 64 bit).
  • Java 7.0, build 2.6 (31 bit or 64 bit).

  You can download the software in non-SMP/E installable format. For more information, go to the following website and click the link to the software: http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/software/java/. This web page lists the available IBM SDK releases. The release link redirects you to a more detailed web page. The detailed page usually has a link in the text for additional install information. The page that opens from this link can have helpful information to customize the JZOS Batch Launcher function that CA CSM uses. For example, this information can help you create an alternate JVM loadlib for CA CSM, if that is a preferred configuration at your site.

• Your Language Environment library CEE.SCEERUN2 is APF-authorized.

PC software

The computer that is used to access CA CSM must have at least one of the following web browsers:

• Mozilla Firefox 13, 14, 15, or 16
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, 8, or 9
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (compatibility mode only)

Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 native mode is not supported and causes multiple browser errors.

We recommend you use Mozilla Firefox.

Verify that your web browser has JavaScript and cookies that are enabled for the server where CA CSM is running.

Note: The recommended screen resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels or higher. If you have a lower screen resolution, some elements of the CA CSM web-based interface do not display properly.