Making the Db2 product code available
IBM® distributes the product code for Db2 for z/OS® in various ways. However you obtain the product code, you use System Modification Program Extended (SMP/E) to create Db2 distribution libraries, Db2 target libraries, and SMP/E control data sets, and to control of subsequent software maintenance.
For more information about SMP/E, see Db2 Program Directory.
z/OSMF portable software instances
A z/OS portable software instance can be used to simplify distribution of a software instance across a network, and can be deployed by the z/OSMF Software Management task. It is a set of portable archive files that are created by the SMP/E GIMZIP service routine for each of the data sets defined to the software instance. It includes SMPCSI data sets with all associated SMP/E managed target and distribution libraries, and a descriptor file to describe in detail the entire originating software instance. For more information about installing portable software instances, see ServerPac Installation using z/OSMF and Overview of z/OSMF.