Troubleshooting
Problem
You would like to know what problems you might encounter when you upgrade from one release of CICS to another. You also want to know what CICS problems you might encounter when you upgrade to a new release of z/OS, Db2, IMS, or to a new Z mainframe.
Resolving The Problem
Select the appropriate link for the product you are installing to be taken to the corresponding table. Then, click the search link to the right of the release of the product you are installing.
- CICS TS for z/OS upgrading information
- CICS TS for z/VSE upgrading information
- Db2 upgrading information
- IMS upgrading information
- z/OS upgrading information
- z16, z15, z14, or z13 upgrading information
If you upgrade from an old release, make sure you click the search links for ALL the intervening releases. For example, click the search links to the right of "CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.6" and "CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 6.1" when you upgrade from CICS TS 5.5 to 6.1.
CICS TS for z/OS upgrading information
Release of CICS TS for z/OS |
Search for keywords
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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 6.1 | Upgrade2CICS61 |
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.6 | Upgrade2CICS56 |
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.5 | |
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.4 | |
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.3 | |
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.2 | |
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.1 | |
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.2 |
Also, look at the Detailed System Requirements and the "Cross Product Dependencies" section in the PSP bucket of the product that you are upgrading.
CICS TS for z/VSE upgrading information
Release of CICS TS for z/VSE |
Search for keywords
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CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE V2.2 | Upgrade2CICS22 |
CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE V2.1 |
Db2 upgrading information
Release of Db2 |
Search for keywords
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Db2 for z/OS V13.1 | Upgrade2Db2131 |
Db2 for z/OS V12.1 | |
Db2 for z/OS V11.1 |
IMS upgrading information
Release of IMS |
Search for keywords
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IMS V15.2 | Upgrade2IMS152 |
IMS V15.1 | Upgrade2IMS151 |
IMS V14.1 |
z/OS upgrading information
The z/OS Upgrade Workflow topic in IBM Docs provides the steps for upgrading your system. The following table contains links for the "upgrading searches" that return documents related to CICS and the specific release of z/OS. | ||
Release of z/OS |
Search for keywords
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z/OS V2.5 | Upgrade2zOS25 | |
z/OS V2.4 | Upgrade2zOS24 | |
z/OS V2.3 | Upgrade2zOS23 | |
z/OS V2.2 |
Mainframe upgrading information
Type of Mainframe |
Search for keyword
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IBM z16 | Upgrade2z16 |
IBM z15 | Upgrade2z15 |
IBM z14 | |
IBM z13 |
Related Information
Product Synonym
CICS/VSE CICS VSE CICS/TS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server CICSPlex SM CICSPlexSM CPSM CP/SM
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18 April 2022
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