Roadmap for installing and configuring SQL DI

Getting SQL DI up and running involves a sequence of tasks that might be best performed by people in different roles at different times. Create a high level action plan for planning, installing, and configuring SQL DI.

Consider using the following roadmap to manage your planning, installation, and configuration activities and progresses.

Sequence	Task and instructions	Priority	Type	Role and skills
Step 1	Preparing for SQL DI installation Meet hardware requirements by allocating a IBM® z16, z15™, z14, z13®, or zEnterprise® EC12 system. Meet OS requirements by installing IBM z/OS® 2.5 or 2.4. Install the IBM Z Deep Neural Network Library (zDNN) stack. Install z/OS Supervisor. Install IBM OpenBLAS. Install IBM Db2 13 for z/OS. Obtain SQL DI product code packages.	Required	Planning, installation, configuration	z/OS system administrator or programmer, Db2 system or database administrator, SQL DI setup user
Step 2	Configuring system capacity and resources for SQL DI	Required	Planning, configuration	z/OS system administrator, MVS system administrator
Step 3	Configuring network ports for SQL DI	Required	Planning, configuration	z/OS system programmer with Unix service system skills, network administrator
Step 4	Configuring setup user ID for SQL DI	Required	Planning, configuration	z/OS system administrator or programmer with Unix service system skills, security administrator
Step 5	Configuring a keyring-based keystore (JCERACFKS) for SQL DI	Required	Configuration	z/OS system administrator or programmer with Unix service system skills and z/OS keyring and keystore skills, network administrator, security administrator
Step 6	Configuring Db2 for SQL DI	Required	Configuration	Db2 system or database administrator
Step 7	Installing and configuring SQL DI	Required	Installation, configuration	SQL DI setup user, z/OS system programmer with Unix shell skills
Step 8	Verifying the installation and configuration of SQL DI	Required	Installation, configuration	z/OS system administrator or programmer, Db2 system or database administrator, SQL DI setup user
Step 9	Upgrading SQL DI	Required (for installing the latest enhancements)		z/OS system administrator or programmer, Db2 system or database administrator, SQL DI setup user

The roadmap consists of the following elements:

Sequence: Prescribes the order in which a task must be performed in the overall installation and configuration process. It will be noted if a particular task can be executed concurrently with another one or otherwise out of the order.
Task and instructions: Specifies the name of a task in the sequence and links to step-by-step instructions for performing the task.
Priority: Specifies whether a task is required or optional.
Type: Indicates the type of a task that can be planning, installation, or configuration. Some planning tasks, such as allocating system capacity and procuring prerequisite hardware and software, require longer lead time to complete. Quickly identify those tasks so that you can factor in the required time in your own action plan.
Role and skills: Recommends the IT role, skills, and access levels required for performing a particular task. For example, a z/OS system administrator with UNIX shell programming skills is one of the roles required for installing and configuring SQL DI. While the roles of database administrator, security administrator, network administrator, and UNIX shell programmer are optional, their skills and knowledge are much wanted.