Installing component products

IBM® Z Integration for Observability simplifies the ordering of IBM service automation products by providing a broad range of functionality in a single product package.

IBM Z Integration for Observability is available in two formats:
Custom-Built Product Delivery Option (CBPDO, 5698-016)
CBPDO is a set of product tapes for one or more software products that is bundled with cumulative service. All services and HOLDDATA for the suite are included on the CBPDO tape. Decide which component products you want to install and review the program directories. Use SMP/E for installing each component product. Decide on a naming convention for SMP/E data sets and for the zones that you will use during configuration.
If you receive your product through the CBPDO system, maintenance is included on the media for you to install.
ServerPac
An IBM ServerPac is a set of preinstalled product data sets bundled with an IBM installation dialog that is used to load the data sets to disk and perform initial customization.
If you receive your product as part of a ServerPac system, maintenance is preinstalled.

For detailed information about the installation package contents, see the program directory for each component product.

Note:
  • IBM Service Management Unite and IBM Z® ChatOps installation packages are available as electronic downloads from dedicated download portals. Refer to the Customer access portal for IBM Service Management Unite Enterprise Edition and Z ChatOps for more information.
  • To set up IBM Z Common Data Provider 5.1.1 with Apache Kafka, you need to install the following files that are provided in the IBM Z Integration for Observability Common DVD based on your needs:
    Table 1. IBM Z Integration for Observability Common DVD (LCD7-7575-00)
    Package content Purpose How to deploy
    izsas.protocols.json Configuration files definitions, defines the subscriber protocols that data can be sent to Copying configuration files to the working directory
    izsas.streams.json Configuration files definitions, defines different data types
    DataReceiver.tar.gz Z Common Data Provider Data Receiver Configuring the Data Receiver
    Ibm_cdpz_buffer_win.spl Z Common Data Provider Buffered Splunk Ingestion App for Windows Preparing to send data to Splunk via the Data Receiver
    Ibm_cdpz_buffer_cloud.spl Z Common Data Provider Buffered Splunk Ingestion App for Cloud
    Ibm_cdp_buffer_nix.spl Z Common Data Provider Buffered Splunk Ingestion App for UNIX
    Ibm_cdpz_ELK.tar.gz Z Common Data Provider Elasticsearch ingestion kit Preparing to send data to Elasticsearch