Db2 Administration Foundation installation roadmap

The installation of Db2® Administration Foundation involves installing multiple components.

Before you start the installation, ensure to complete the following tasks:

Plan system capacity as described in Capacity planning.
Meet the hardware and software requirements of Unified Management Server as described in Hardware requirements for UMS and Software requirements for Unified Management Server.
Meet the software requirements of Db2 Administration Foundation as described in Software requirements for Db2 Administration Foundation.
Ensure dedicated ports for communicating across component systems and services, as described in Network and port requirements.
Know the privileges to perform the UMS installation, see UMS roles and responsibilities.
For the notation of ZWEYAML parameters, see YAML format.

Table 1. Db2 Administration Foundation installation roadmap
Component	Tasks included in the installation	User role	Instructions
Zowe	Install the Zowe prerequisite software. Install the Zowe z/OS runtime. Configure the Zowe z/OS runtime. Verify Zowe installation.	System administrator	Zowe installation checklist Open source distribution Installing Zowe via Zowe Server Install Wizard Installing and configuring Zowe IBM distribution Obtaining IBM Z Distribution for Zowe Verifying Zowe installation on z/OS
IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS	After installing Zowe, you must install IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS. Stop Zowe. Run the SMP/E installer. Install FMID `HIZP120`. Apply all prerequisite PTFs to `HIZP120`. Complete the post-SMP/E installation tasks. Start multiple instances of the Zowe cross-memory server (ZIS). Start Zowe. Verify if the UMS login is successful.	System administrator	Performing SMP/E installation tasks for Unified Management Server IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS Program Directory UMS PTF compatibility Post-SMP/E installation of UMS Step 2 on Zowe cross-memory server Starting and stopping Zowe Validating UMS configuration
IBM Db2 Administration Foundation for z/OS	After installing Zowe and IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS, you can install the IBM Db2 Administration Foundation for z/OS as a plugin. Stop Zowe. Run the SMP/E installer. Install FMID `HAFX120` with SMP/E. Apply all prerequisite PTFs to `HAFX120`. Add the location of the SMP/E installation for the experience to `ZWEYAML` member of PARMLIB in the `components.izp.experiences` array. Specify the required parameters. Start Zowe. Verify if Db2 Administration Foundation installation is successful. Note: Some of the new and changed features require additional licenses and maintenance. For more information, refer to Requirements for additional capabilities.	System administrator	Installing Db2 Administration Foundation UMS PTF compatibility Starting and stopping Zowe Db2 Administration Foundation Program Directory Installing Db2 Administration Foundation PTF Parameters in ZWEYAML Granting catalog access to Db2 tables Verifying the installation of Db2 Administration Foundation

Before you can do anything using the IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS, you need to register subsystems to make their objects available, see Managing subsystems.
If you encounter any error, refer to Messages section for explanation, system action, and user response.
To know roles and their accessible functions of IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS and Db2 Administration Foundation, see Roles and their accessible functions.
To know the features and functionalities of Db2 Administration Foundation, see Using Db2 Administration Foundation.
To know the new features, enhancements, and fixes, refer to What's new in Unified Management Server and What's new in Db2 Administration Foundation.