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Component Installation Requirements

Agent Technology Requirements

Agent Technology has the following installation requirements:

• An IBM-supported z/OS version.
• UNIX System Services (also known as OpenEdition or OMVS) in full‑function mode and the zFS physical file system implemented.
• Any supported version of TCP/IP.
• Any supported version of IBM C/C++ for z/OS if you are using the example agent or writing your own custom agents.
• Disk space: (RO and RW zFSs) approximately 60 cylinders.
• Security definitions permitting a new Agent Technology user to be created.

Note: SMP/E APPLY of Agent Technology populates both the zFS and the CCS .CNSMLOAD load library with the same executables.

The following list details the minimum storage requirements for each Agent Technology distribution library. This list does not necessarily represent the actual distribution library allocation that is provided during the installation. Data set allocation JCL and (MSM) XML contains a block size of 0 for FB data sets with an LRECL of 80. This change was made to follow both IBM SMP/E packaging standards and CA Technologies packaging standards. Specifying BLKSIZE=0 lets your system use the most efficient block size for these data sets.