Installing CICS TS VUE (Value Unit Edition)

You use the same methods to install CICS TS VUE as you do CICS Transaction Server. There are slightly different steps to go through depending on whether you are installing CICS TS VUE on its own or you are moving your existing CICS TS MLC (Monthly License Charge) installation to VUE.

Moving an existing CICS TS MLC installation to VUE

In this scenario, do the following:
  1. Download CICS VUE from Shopz. This comes as the CICS TS base component and the VUE activation module. Make sure that you have the Program Directories for both the base component and the VUE activation module.
  2. Using SMP/E, install only the activation module on top of your existing base product. You do not need to install the CICS TS base component. There is no license acceptance panel during this installation. For details, see Installing the CICS TS activation module.
  3. Modify your CICS JCL to replace the CICS TS MLC activation library (SDFHLIC) with the new SDFHVUE activation library in the STEPLIB. The SDFHVUE library must be APF-authorized. For details, 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, you must also add the SDFHVUE library to the STEPLIB of the JCL for each of these servers.
  4. Restart your region. In the console view, message DFHTI0103 confirms that you are running VUE.

Installing CICS TS VUE

In this scenario, do the following:
  1. Download CICS VUE from Shopz. This comes as the CICS TS base component and the VUE activation module. Make sure that you have the Program Directories for both the base component and the VUE activation module.
  2. Using SMP/E, install both the base component and the activation module. There is no license acceptance panel during this installation. For details, see Installing CICS TS and Installing the CICS TS activation module
  3. Include the SDFHVUE activation library in the STEPLIB of your CICS JCL. The SDFHVUE library must be APF-authorized. For details, 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, you must also add the SDFHVUE library to the STEPLIB of the JCL for each of these servers.
  4. Restart your region. In the console view, message DFHTI0103 confirms that you are running VUE.