For the latest information on upgrading to and from any versions of CICS TS, see CICS TS V5.6.

Upgrading CICSPlex SM

To upgrade CICSPlex® SM to the CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS®, Version 5 Release 2 level, carry out the tasks described here. Also check the important information here about the compatibility of CICSPlex SM with previous releases of CICS Transaction Server.

Make sure that you complete all your upgrades to CICS TS for z/OS, Version 5.2 CICSPlex SM, including your CMAS, all MASs that are connected to it, and all MASs that act as Web User Interface servers for it, before you restart CICSPlex SM.

Several skeleton postinstallation members are distributed with CICSPlex SM. You must generate these postinstallation members for use during the upgrade. For information about generating the postinstallation members, see CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Installation Guide.

So that you can revert to the previous release of CICSPlex SM if you encounter problems during the upgrade to CICS TS for z/OS, Version 5.2 CICSPlex SM, take backup copies of the previous release components such as JCL, CLISTs, CICS tables, CMAS data repositories, and WUI repositories before you start the upgrade process.

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Parent topic: Upgrading from Version 4 Release 2

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