Planning

Use the information in this chapter and the IBM® Explorer for z/OS® (z/OS Explorer) software requirements to plan the installation and deployment of z/OS Explorer.

For a complete listing of the z/OS Explorer hardware and software requirements including prerequisites and co-requisites, generate reports from Software Product Compatibility Reports.

Alternatively, you can use IBM Host Configuration Assistant for Z Development to generate customized checklists, and then refer to this guide for more details. IBM Host Configuration Assistant for Z Development is a cloud-based wizard that is designed to simplify planning and configuring of Z development products. Besides z/OS Explorer, you can also find the configuration information for other host components like IDz and z/OS Debugger.