Getting started with z/OS Cloud Broker and z/OS Package Manager

Installing and configuring IBM z/OS Cloud Broker and z/OS Package Manager is required if you are installing suboperators on z/OS. To get started with z/OS Cloud Broker and z/OS Package Manager rapidly, z/OS system programmers and cloud administrators can refer to the following roadmap. To see the steps as a diagram, see Workflow.

Step Action More information
1 Plan your installation and configuration requirements. Ensure that you meet the following storage, hardware, and software requirements for both z/OS Cloud Broker and z/OS Package Manager:
2 Prepare to install IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack. To prepare for installation, refer to one of the following topics depending on whether your cluster is connected to the internet:
3 Install and configure z/OS Cloud Broker. To install and configure z/OS Cloud Broker, complete both of the following tasks:
4 Install z/OS Package Manager. See Installing z/OS Package Manager

After you have successfully installed z/OS Cloud Broker and z/OS Package Manager, you can install on z/OS the suboperators that are part of IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack. The getting started roadmaps of the suboperators are listed below:

Note: Beginning with z/OS Package Manager suboperator v2.0 and the z/OS Cloud Broker v2.2, individual product suboperators are no longer required. You can directly install z/OS product OCI artifacts by using z/OS Package Manager suboperator v2.0.

For 64-bit SDK for z/OS®, Java™ Technology Edition, use the roadmap for Python as a guide.