Several IBM® packages are available for installing z/OS®. Some are entitled with the product (as part of your z/OS license, at no additional charge), while others are available for an additional fee.

The most commonly used methods of installation include:

ServerPac

ServerPac is an entitled software delivery package consisting of products and service for which IBM has performed the SMP/E installation steps and some of the post-SMP/E installation steps. To install the package on your system and complete the installation of the software it includes, you use the CustomPac Installation Dialog.

Custom-Built Product Delivery Option (CBPDO)

CBPDO is an entitled software delivery package consisting of uninstalled products and unintegrated service. There is no dialog program to help you install, as there is with ServerPac. You must use SMP/E to install the individual z/OS elements and features, and their service, before you can IPL.

SystemPac®

SystemPac is a software package, available for an additional fee and offered worldwide, that helps you install z/OS, subsystems (DB2®, IMS™, CICS®, NCP, and WebSphere® Application Server), and selected vendor products. SystemPac is tailored to your specifications; it is manufactured according to parameters and input/output definition file (IODF) definitions that you supply during order entry.