Prerequisites and Environment Setup

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are required for the automation adapter:

  • SA z/OS 4.3, IBM Z® NetView, and z/OS® as described in the Program Directory of SA z/OS 4.3
  • Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8 (32 bit) installed on z/OS. The 32-bit Java version is required. It is recommended to use IBM® Java.
  • The JRE Software Development Kit (SDK) if you choose to use the facility to create sample keys for test purposes
  • The Event/Automation Service (E/AS) component of NetView if desired. See Enabling NetView Event/Automation Service (E/AS).
  • Full z/OS UNIX System Services (USS) with USS file system
  • SSI address space with PPI function of NetView
  • TCP/IP
  • RACF if authentication is enabled.