Installing the Z Common Data Provider

This section provides information about how to install the Z Common Data Provider.

Before you begin

Review the conventions used in the Z Common Data Provider:

hlq: Is the high-level qualifier of the SMP/E target data sets.

About this task

Install the Z Common Data Provider by using SMP/E. You can find the installation instructions in the Z Common Data Provider Program Directory, which is available at https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/z-logdata-analytics/5.1.0?topic=pdf-files.

Optionally, you can run the Configuration Tool on Liberty. IBM Z® Operational Log and Data Analytics delivers an optional FMID for the embedded IBM® WebSphere® Application Server for z/OS® Liberty. Alternatively, you can use the IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS Liberty that is embedded in z/OS 2.4 or later.

Table 1 lists the target libraries.

Table 1. Target libraries for Z Common Data Provider components
Component	Target library
Configuration Tool	`/usr/lpp/IBM/zcdp/v5r1m0/UI` `hlq.SHBODEFS` `hlq.SHBOSAMP`
Data Streamer	`/usr/lpp/IBM/zcdp/v5r1m0/DS` `hlq.SHBOSAMP`
Log Forwarder	`/usr/lpp/IBM/zcdp/v5r1m0/LF` `hlq.SHBOCLST` `hlq.SHBOLPA`
System Data Engine	`/usr/lpp/IBM/zcdp/v5r1m0/SDE` `hlq.SHBOLLST` `hlq.SHBOLOAD` `hlq.SHBOLPA` `hlq.SHBOSAMP`
Data Collector	`/usr/lpp/IBM/zcdp/v5r1m0/DC` `hlq.SHBOSAMP`
Common dependencies	`/usr/lpp/IBM/zcdp/v5r1m0/DEPS`

What to do next

After you successfully install the Z Common Data Provider, refer to Configuring the Z Common Data Provider to configure the components to collect operational data that you need.