IMS Connect software requirements

IMS Connect has software requirements in addition to those of the base IMS product.

The software requirements for IMS Connect include:

z/OS® Communications Server V2R4.0 or later (TCP/IP).
To implement security, z/OS Security Server RACF® or an equivalent product.
To support the IMS Universal drivers or a user-written DRDA source server, an IMS Common Service Layer is required, including the Open Database Manager, the Operations Manager, and the Structured Call Interface.
IMS Connect must have z/OS UNIX System Services superuser privileges, to ensure that IMS Connect can open ports.

IMS Connect XML Adapter support

The IMS Connect XML Adapter support in IMS 15.4, used with the IMS Enterprise Suite SOAP Gateway, requires IBM® Developer for System z® . Certain functions of the IMS Enterprise Suite SOAP Gateway might have additional software requirements.