Db2 DevOps Experience installation roadmap

The installation of Db2® DevOps Experience 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 DevOps Experience as described in Software requirements for Db2 DevOps Experience.
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 DevOps Experience 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 DevOps Experience for z/OS	After installing Zowe and IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS, you can install the IBM Db2 DevOps Experience for z/OS as a plugin. Stop Zowe. Run the SMP/E installer. Install FMIDs `H0IHD10` and `H25GD10` with SMP/E. Apply all prerequisite PTFs to `H0IHD10` and `H25GD10`. 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 DevOps Experience installation is successful.	System administrator	Installing Db2 DevOps Experience UMS PTF compatibility Starting and stopping Zowe Db2 DevOps Experience Program Directory Installing Db2 DevOps Experience PTF Parameters in ZWEYAML Granting catalog access to Db2 tables Verifying the installation of Db2 DevOps Experience

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 DevOps Experience, see Roles and their accessible functions.
To know the features and functionalities of Db2 DevOps Experience, see Using Db2 DevOps Experience.
To know the new features, enhancements, and fixes, refer to What's new in Unified Management Server and What's new in Db2 DevOps Experience.