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Using SMP/E

The installation of CA Gen z/OS products was changed beginning with CA Gen 8.0. The software is available for download in a PAX-enhanced ESD file and has been restructured to be installed using SMP/E either by CA CSM or by SAMPJCL.

The installation process is intended to be straight forward, particularly for those using CA CSM, but it is different from what was offered in previous releases. For instance, the dataset blocksize is now 32k where possible. Dataset suffixes have changed to conform to CA standards and they must not be modified. There is no longer a CA Gen library in ISPTLIB concatenation. Instead a temporary table library, with BLKSIZE 27920, is allocated during installation. These changes may impact the existing CA Gen logon procedures at your sites. We strongly recommend that you read the CA Gen z/OS Installation Guide before starting the installation and including someone familiar with SMP/E during the install process.