Installing the CICS TS activation module

You install an activation module for the CICS® offering that you require. The activation module and the base component can be installed in any order.

Before you begin

Create an SMP/E environment for the components in your CICS Transaction Server for z/OS®, Version 5 Release 5 offering. This environment can be shared between the CICS TS for z/OS V5.5 - base component and the activation module.

If you are using more than one offering, the activation modules for all the offerings can share the same SMP/E environment.

Make sure that you have access to the Program Directory for the activation module for the edition that you are installing. See Program Directories for details.

About this task

This task describes the steps that are required to install the activation module.

Procedure

  1. Install the activation module by using the instructions in the program directory for the activation module component that you require.
  2. Authorize the data set.

Results

You installed data sets containing the activation module called CICSTS55.HLQ.suffix. Where suffix is the activate module suffix, which is one of the following:
  • SDFHLIC for CICS TS for z/OS V5.5 - activation module
  • SDFHDEV for CICS TS for z/OS Developer Trial V5.5 - activation module
  • SDFHVUE for CICS TS for z/OS Value Unit Edition V5.5 - activation module

What to do next

If you previously installed CICS TS for z/OS Developer Trial Version 5.5 and are upgrading to another edition of the product, follow the instructions in Upgrading from CICS TS Developer Trial.

If this is the first version of CICS TS for z/OS, Version 5.5 that you installed, you must install the base component, as described in Installing CICS TS.