Ensuring that the operating system has the required installation requirements

CIM requires specific installation options and product on the IBM® i operating system.

You must have the following programs installed on the system:

  • IBM i Portable Application Solutions Environment (IBM i PASE) (5770-SS1, option 33)
  • OpenSSH, OpenSSL, zlib functions, IBM Portable Utilities for i (5733-SC1, option 1)
  • IBM Universal Manageability Enablement for i (5770-UME V1R4M0)
Note: In IBM i 6.1 or 7.1, you need to install all the required fixes. Refer to Info APAR (5770-UME V1R4M0 CONSIDERATIONS).