Installation considerations
Before you migrate and prepare your own systems, complete both the SMP/E install and the entire IVP process.
The following sections list the programming considerations for installing IMS and activating its functions.
IMS 15 is a complex product to install and prepare for execution. The SMP/E install and the IVP processes are not completed as a single process.
Recommendation: Complete both the SMP/E
install and the entire IVP process, documented in IMS Version 15 Installation, before
proceeding with the migration and preparation of your own systems.
The following table lists the sample jobs that are shipped with IMS 15.
| Job name | Job type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DFSALA | SMP/E | Sample job to allocate and initialize a new SMP/E CSI data set (optional) |
| DFSALB | SMP/E | Sample job to allocate SMP/E data sets (recommended, but optional) |
| DFSALOC1 | ALLOCATE | Sample job to allocate target and distribution libraries |
| DFSALOC2 | ALLOCATE | Sample job to allocate target and distribution libraries for the On Demand features |
| DFSJSMKD | MKDIR | Sample job to invoke the supplied DFSJMKDR EXEC to allocate paths for the On Demand Features |
| DFSDDEF1 | DDDEF | Sample job to define SMP/E DDDEFs for IMS |
| DFSDDEF2 | DDDEF | Sample job to define SMP/E DDDEFs for the IMS Java™ On Demand Features |
| DFSAPPLY | APPLY | Sample APPLY job |
| DFSACCEP | ACCEPT | Sample ACCEPT job |
| DFSPROCB | COPY | Sample job to copy IMS sample JCL procedures to site library |
The IVP process:
- Can be used for setting up and demonstrating an IMS system, as well as the testing of selected functions.
- Provides materials that you can use as a guide for working with your own IMS systems.
The IVP process includes:
- Data set allocation
- Post-installation activities on target libraries
- System definition activities
- SVC considerations
- Authorization considerations
- IMS system preparation activities
- IMS application preparation activities
- IMS system and application execution activities
There are no system programming or special programming considerations for IMS 15.