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z/OS Agent
Requirement | Supported values |
z/OS version | z/OS V2R2 and above |
Java version | Java 8 64-bit SR6 FP25 and up with JZOS setup complete The latest Java for z/OS can be downloaded from IBM's website here: https://developer.ibm.com/javasdk/support/zos/#v8 |
Maintenance level | IBM APAR OA52913 - Required for archive using SMS attributes IBM APAR OA58743 - Optional, to fix possible S878 agent abends IBM APAR OA58113 - For DFDSS restore of extended format data sets IBM APAR OA61175 - For DFDSS when working with encrypted data sets |
Requirement | Supported values |
Memory | 1GB per LPAR |
DASD space | Minimum 200 cylinders for a Model9 ZFS allocation |
Requirement | Supported values |
Permissions of user running installation process | OMVS SEGMENT defined |
Requirement | Supported values |
TCP/IP MTU size | Minimum 1492. Use the NETSTAT GATE command to check the defined MTU size, it is noted in column “pkt sz” of the “default” line |
Firewall | If any z/OS based firewall solution is in effect (such as PAGENT), make sure to allow the agent's communication |