Running the installation jobs

Check that you are ready to run the installation jobs and then submit the jobs in sequence.

Before you run the installation jobs, read and run the included README file. Ensure the following settings are in place:
  • The MVS image was IPLed with OMVS in full-function mode.
  • The user ID under which you are running the jobs has superuser authority.

After you have run the DFHISTAR job to create the installation jobs, submit those jobs in sequence to install CICS® Transaction Server. The following topics describe the CICS Transaction Server installation jobs, and give guidance on how to use them.

The CICS Transaction Server jobs are in the CICSTS55.XDFHINST library as a result of running the DFHISTAR job, which you copied from the distribution tape, as described in Copy RELFILE(2) from the Distribution Tape in the Program Directory.

Run these jobs one at a time. Before you run a job, read the information about it, starting with Running the DFHIHFS0 job.

After you have run a job, check its output before proceeding to the next job. If a job ends abnormally, find out why it failed by looking at the job log, which lists the error messages produced on each run. Correct the error and then proceed as advised in the job description. Do not attempt to run the next job until the previous job has run successfully.

Important: If you are installing electronically, rather than from a distribution tape, you should run the DFHINSTE job instead of DFHINST5. If you attempt to run DFHINST5 it will return an error.