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How the Installation Process Works

To install a mainframe product requires the following tasks:

1. Prepare for installation – evaluate your site’s needs, resources, and the requirements of the installation.
2. Acquire the product – make the software available at your site.
3. Install the product with SMP/E – create an SMP/E environment and run the RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT steps.
4. Deploy the product – copy the target libraries to other destinations (LPARs, systems).
5. Configure the product – customize the installation to satisfy site needs.

The time and effort implied in steps 2 through 5 can be greatly reduced when you use CA Chorus™ Software Manager (CA CSM).

CA Technologies recommends that you use CA CSM - formerly known as CA Mainframe Software Manager™ (CA MSM) - to install CA Technologies products on z/OS systems. The CA CSM web-based interface lets you install products faster and with less chance of error. It also makes it easier to obtain and apply maintenance. With CA CSM, even someone with limited knowledge of JCL and SMP/E can install and maintain a product.

Note: If you do not have CA CSM, you can download it from the Download Center at http://ca.com/support. Follow the installation instructions in the CA Chorus Software Manager documentation bookshelf on the CA Chorus Software Manager product page.

If you do not use CA CSM to install CA WA CA 7 Edition Version 12.0, you can manually install the product. The same tasks are required:

1. Prepare for the installation by confirming that your site meets all installation requirements.
2. Acquire the product using one of the following methods:
   • Download the software from http://ca.com/support using CA CSM.
   • Download the software from http://ca.com/support using Pax-Enhanced Electronic Software Delivery (Pax ESD).
   • Order a product DVD. To do so, contact your account manager or a CA Technologies Support representative.
3. Install the product with SMP/E using one of the following methods:
   • If you used CA CSM to acquire the product, start the installation process from the SMP/E Environments tab in CA CSM.
   • If you used Pax ESD to acquire the product, you can install the product in the following ways:
     • Install the product manually.
     • Complete the SMP/E installation using the Add Product option in CA CSM.
   • If you used a DVD, install the product manually.

   Note: If a CA Recommended Service (CA RS) package is published for your product, install it before continuing with deployment.

4. Deploy the target libraries using one of the following methods:
   • If you are using CA CSM to configure your products, a CA CSM deployment is required.
   • If you are using a manual configuration process, a manual deployment is an optional step.

   Note: Deployment is considered part of starting your product.

5. Configure your product using CA CSM or manually.

   Note: Configuration is considered part of starting your product.