Installing the products

Before installing any of the products in IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack, check the dependencies in System requirements and the set up in Preparing to install online.

Important icon Do not manually modify the installations of the products directly on the z/OS® system. Doing so can lead to orphan conditions which disrupt recovery.

Installation sequence

In addition to system requirements, the products classed as suboperators require a specific installation sequence.

Suboperators can be installed only through z/OS Cloud Broker. You must install suboperators and OCI artifacts in this order:

  1. z/OS Cloud Broker
  2. z/OS Package Manager or z/OS Middleware suboperator
  3. z/OS product OCI artifacts. But, because C/C++ for Enterprise Languages on z/OS and Open Enterprise SDK for Python enable full capabilities in the other products, the following sequence is recommended:
    • C/C++ for Enterprise Languages on z/OS
    • Open Enterprise SDK for Python
    • Any other OCI artifact

If you install 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, be aware that additional installation steps are required to use the Java Batch Launcher and Toolkit for z/OS (JZOS) in IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Stack. These steps are the same as those required for non-SMP/E users; see JZOS Installation and User's Guide External link icon.

Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform Operators

Product Running platform Find out more
Wazi Analyze Docker or Podman Wazi Analyze is preinstalled and configured as a containerized product that you can deploy on your local machine. See Deploying Wazi Analyze.
Wazi Code (Wazi for Dev Spaces) Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform, or VS Code. Installing
Wazi Sandbox Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform Installing
z/OS Connect Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform
z/OS Cloud Broker Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform Installing

z/OS Cloud Broker-managed suboperators

Product Running platform Find out more
z/OS Package Manager z/OS
IBM IMS Operator Collection z/OS
IBM CICS TS Operator Collection z/OS

z/OS Package Manager Packages

Product Running platform Find out more
C/C++ for Open Enterprise Languages on z/OS z/OS
64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition z/OS
Open Enterprise SDK for Go z/OS
Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js z/OS
Open Enterprise SDK for Python z/OS
Z Open Automation Utilities z/OS