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This page describes the minimum system requirements for the hardware and software that is required to operate DB2 Content Manager for z/OS V8.4.2 Fix Pack 1.
If you install some of the DB2 Content Manager components on distributed operating systems, see the Related information link at the end of this document for the DB2 Content Manager Enterprise Edition Version 8.4.2 Fix Pack 1 requirements.
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You can install the following components only on distributed operating systems:
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Processors and real storage: DB2 Content Manager for z/OS V8.4.2.1 operates on any processor that supports z/Architecture, including zSeries z800, z890, z900, z990, IBM System z9, or a comparable processor. The processor must have enough real storage to satisfy the combined requirements of:
- DB2 Universal Database Server
- HTTP server
- z/OS
- Other customer-required applications
DASD: The program directories provide the direct access storage device (DASD) requirements to install DB2 Content Manager for z/OS V8.4.2.1. The actual DASD requirement that is needed for DB2 Content Manager to maintain customer data in DB2 databases depends on each customer's specific application requirement.
The following table specifies the required software for any computer on which you install the specified DB2 Content Manager for z/OS component:
Required software | Library server | Resource manager | Resource manager with Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS | DB2 Content Manager Toolkit for z/OS | Notes | |
Operating system | z/OS Version 1.9 and later | For resource manager 2000 MB support, you need z/OS Version 1.10 (PTF UA43927). | ||||
Database (select one) | DB2 Universal Database Server for z/OS Version 8.1 (UK28448, UK10979) NFM mode | |||||
DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS (UK28449) COMPAT or NFM mode | Supports IPv6 | |||||
Resource manager | IBM HTTP Server V5.3 (a base element of z/OS) | IPv6 not supported; IPv4 only. z/OS V2.2 does not support IHS V5.3. Recommend to upgrade Content Manger to the version which supports IBM HTTP Server powered by Apache in z/OS V2.1 or V2.2. | ||||
IBM HTTP Server V7.0 and V8.0 (formerly known as Apache 2.2) | Required for IPv6. See Article 1413064 | |||||
Supplemental operating system requirement | z/OS UNIX System Services (a base element of z/OS) | |||||
Long term storage (select one or both) | Object Access Method (OAM) (a base element of z/OS) | For OAM 2000 MB support, you need z/OS version 1.10, OAM PTF UA43927, and DB2 Content Manager PTF UK42117. | ||||
Tivoli Storage Manager Server Version 5.4 or 5.5 and Tivoli Storage Manager API Client on z/OS Version 5.4.2.0, 5.5, or 6.1 | The minimum supported level for Tivoli Storage Manager API Client on z/OS is Version 5.4.2.0. For 2000 MB support for objects stored in OAM, you need z/OS Version 1.10, OAM PTF UA43927, and DB2 Content Manager PTF UK42118. | |||||
Communications | TCP/IP (part of the Communications Server element) | |||||
Runtime environment | Language Environment (part of the Application Enablement Services element) | |||||
IBM 31-bit JRE for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5 | ||||||
IBM 31-bit JRE for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 | ||||||
IBM 64-bit JRE for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5 | Only DB2 Content Manager connector supported. | |||||
IBM 64-bit JRE for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 | Only DB2 Content Manager connector supported. | |||||
Assembler | High Level Assembler Release 3 (part of the System Services element) | |||||
Security | Integrated Cryptographic Services (security component of z/OS) * | |||||
Other required components | ISPF (a base element of z/OS) | |||||
JES2 (a base element of z/OS) | ||||||
SMP/E (a base element of z/OS) | ||||||
TSO/E (a base element of z/OS) | ||||||
Resource recovery service (RRS) (part of the z/OS operating system) |
* Cryptographic Services must be installed but does not have to be enabled. Enable the Cryptographic Services if you use user-defined ACLs.
The following table specifies the optional software for any computer on which you install the specified DB2 Content Manager for z/OS component:
Optional software | Library server | Resource manager | Resource manager with Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS | DB2 Content Manager Toolkit for z/OS | Notes | |
User exit development | C/C++ (an optional feature of z/OS) | |||||
Web application server (for deploying the eClient or Web Services on z/OS) | WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 6.1 (APAR PK52557; PTF UK39151) | |||||
WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Version 7.0 (APAR PK75970; PTF UK41840) | Not supported for DB2 Content Manager Web services. | |||||
Host initiated display | IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Version 3.4 | |||||
z/OS C/C++ Version 1.2 or later | ||||||
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 2.3 | ||||||
Client components that are required for host initiated display | Windows 2000 SP4, Windows 2003 SP2, or Windows XP SP2 | |||||
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 | ||||||
International Components for Unicode (ICU) Version 1.8.1 or later | ||||||
Java application development and runtime environment | IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5 | |||||
IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 | ||||||
IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5 | Only DB2 Content Manager connector supported. | |||||
IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, Version 6 | Only DB2 Content Manager connector supported. | |||||
IBM Data Server Driver for JDBC and SQLJ Version 8.1 or 9.1 | ||||||
Running the DB2 Content Manager Toolkit for z/OS APIs under CICS | IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 5 | |||||
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 3.2 (PK59577) | ||||||
Configuring text search for your z/OS environment | DB2 Accessories Suite for z/OS V1.3.0 | OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 for z/OS is a component of DB2 Accessories Suite for z/OS. The software requirement is one of the following:
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DB2 9 for z/OS in New Function Mode | For text search support, you need two PTFs (UK43841 and UK51718) and an APAR (PM02970). | |||||
Using the System Administration client to set the trace level for resource manager | System Administration Client must be at Version 8.4.2 | |||||
DB2 Information Integrator for Content must be at Version 8.4.2 | ||||||
Resource manager on z/OS must be at Version 8.4.2 |
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History | Date | Change |
Created | 18 December 2009 |
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