Upgrading from CICS TS Developer Trial
You can upgrade CICS® regions from Developer Trial to a full version of CICS as the Monthly License Charge (MLC) base edition of CICS TS, subject to your purchased entitlement, without having to reinstall. This information applies to all currently supported CICS TS releases.
If you are upgrading from an end-of-service release, you might need to take additional actions that are relevant to your current, end-of-service release, along with the actions summarized in the upgrade instruction of each CICS configuration aspect. You can find additional upgrade actions for migrating from end-of-service releases in Upgrading from end-of-service releases.
Upgrade actions
| Your current version | Action | Mandatory or optional? |
|---|---|---|
| All versions | Install the activation module | Mandatory |
| All versions | Replace the SDFHDEV library | Mandatory |
| All versions | Start the CICS region | Mandatory |
All versions Install the activation module
Install the activation module for either CICS TS or Value Unit Edition. For instructions, see Installing the CICS TS activation module. You don't need to install the base module because you can use the libraries that you installed for Developer Trial.
All versions Replace the SDFHDEV library
- The SDFHLIC or SDFHVUE library must be APF-authorized. For instructions, see Authorizing the CICS and CICSPlex SM libraries.
- If you use coupling facility data table servers, temporary storage servers, region status servers, or named counter servers, also add the SDFHLIC or SDFHVUE library to the STEPLIB of the JCL for each of the servers.