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Installation Considerations

Before installation, you must prepare your system, assemble your materials, and then follow the installation steps exactly and in order. Use the following list as a guide for the installation process.

1. Verify that CA Common Services are installed on your system, and that the required hardware, software, and libraries are prepared.
   • CA View uses the CAI Resource Initialization Manager CAIRIM portion of the CA Common Services.
   • CAIRIM prepares the operating system for CA products and components, and then executes them.
   • CA DRAS requires the CAIENF (Event Notification Facility) and the CAICCI (Common Communications Interface) components of the CA Common Services.

   Note: For more information about system requirements, see the chapter "System Requirements".

2. Install CA View using one of the three installation methods -- CA CSM, PAX Enhanced ESD, or DVD.
3. Use options and initialization parameters to customize the solution according to the needs of your site, as follows:
   • Configure your CA View system.
   • Install the online interfaces including the cross-memory and online retrieval options for ISPF, TSO, VTAM, CA Roscoe Interactive Environment (CA Roscoe), CICS and IMS.

     Note: For more information about installing online interfaces, see the chapter "Installing Online Interfaces."

   • Install the features including:
     • ERO
     • The VTAM print option
     • The CA Spool interface option
     • The CA View ACIF interface, the CA View Proprietary Print Stream (PPS) Viewing Option for Xerox interface
     • CA GSS, the Global Subsystem interface
     • FSS, the Functional Subsystem Collector.

     Note: See the chapter "Installing Features" for more information.

4. Optionally, configure and customize CA DRAS. For more information, see the CA DRAS Operations Guide.