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CA CSM

CA Technologies has standardized product installations across all mainframe products. Installation uses the following process:

• Acquisition—Transports the software to your z/OS system.
• Installation using SMP/E—Creates an SMP/E environment and runs the RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT steps. The software is untailored.
• (For CA Chorus Software Manager Release 5.1 and earlier only) Deployment—Copies the target libraries to another system or LPAR.

  Note: This step is optional for CA Chorus Software Manager Version 6.0. For more information, see the scenario Configuring Products Using CA Chorus Software Manager that is available in the CA Chorus Software Manager Version 6.0 bookshelf at http://ca.com/support.

• Configuration—Creates customized load modules, bringing the software to an executable state.
• (For staging system configurations in CA Chorus Software Manager Version 6.0 only) Deployment—Makes configured run-time libraries available to a remote location where that software can be activated, bringing it to an executable state.

CA Chorus™ Software Manager (CA Chorus Software Manager) is an intuitive web-based tool that can automate and simplify many CA Technologies product installation activities on z/OS systems. This application also makes obtaining and applying corrective and recommended maintenance easier. A web-based interface enables you to install and maintain your products faster and with less chance of error. As a best practice, we recommend that you install mainframe products and maintenance using CA Chorus Software Manager. Using CA Chorus Software Manager, someone with limited knowledge of JCL and SMP/E can install a product.