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CICS Transaction Server V4.1 detailed system requirements

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Abstract

The tables in this document contain the supported operating systems, and the hardware and software requirements for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) V4.1. There are also related CICS links at the bottom of this document under Related Information.

Content

	CICS TS V4.1 Supported Operating Systems
	CICS TS V4.1 Hardware Requirements
	CICS TS V4.1 Software Requirements
	CICS TS V4.1 Related Information

CICS TS V4.1 Supported Operating System

z/OS

z/OS V1.9 (5994-A01) or later is required. CICS TS V4.1 will not initialize in an environment with a lower level of operating system installed.

If used with z/OS V1.9, PTF UA34182 for APAR OA19565 is required.
Ensure that the PTFs for the following APARs are applied: OA20352, PK45354, OA20343, OA19958.
If used with WebSphere MQ for z/OS V6.0, then the PTFs for APARs PK38772 and PK42616 are required.

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CICS TS V4.1 Hardware Requirements

Processor		The basic requirement is a processor that supports the prerequisite operating system and has sufficient processor storage to meet the requirements of the operating system, CICS TS V4.1, the application programs, the access methods, and all other software being run. The operating system requirement limits this to z/Architecture machines.
Parallel Sysplex support		CICS support for data sharing can be used to access data in IMS databases, DB2 databases, VSAM data sets, CICS temporary storage, coupling facility data tables, or named counters. A Parallel Sysplex environment is required by each of the data-sharing facilities supported by CICS, and by the MVS system logger's log stream merging facility. This requires one or more coupling facilities with their associated coupling links installed, an IBM sysplex timer to provide a common external time source, and sufficient DASD paths to support the number of central processor complexes (CPCs) in the sysplex. The DASD paths can be provided either by DASD controllers with enough paths to dedicate one to each CPC in the sysplex, or by an ESCON director to provide the paths.





System z cryptographic hardware		If you want to exploit the WS-Security capability, which relies upon the z/OS Integrated Cryptographic Services Facility (ICSF), then appropriate System z cryptographic hardware is required. For System z 800 and 900, this hardware is the Cryptographic Coprocessor Feature and the PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor. For System z 890, 990, z9 and z10, it is the CP Assist for Cryptographic Functions and the Crypto Express 2 coprocessor.
Katakana Terminal Devices		Because CICS has to issue certain messages in mixed-case, the product is not supported with displays or terminal emulators that are restricted to the non-extended single-byte character set (SBCS) Katakana part of code page 930.

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CICS TS V4.1 Software Requirements

Language Environment (LE)		CICS TS V4.1 requires Language Environment (LE). For more information, refer to High-level language support in the CICS information center.
Java™		The IBM SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, V6, Service Refresh 4 (SR4) is required if using Java application programs, enterprise beans, or the CICS Web services assistant. The IBM SDK for z/OS is available, without charge, on tape or by download from: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/software/java/ Note: IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, V1.4 (5655-M30) is not supported. Also, IBM 31-bit SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, V5 (5655-N98) is not supported. For developing Java programs, a suitable integrated development environment (IDE) is required, such as IBM Rational Developer for System z V7.5. A trial copy of Rational Developer for System z V7.5 is shipped with this release of CICS TS. This unsupported trial copy can be used to gain experience of the advantages of a fully functional mixed language application development environment at no additional charge. A Rational Developer for System z trial download Web site is available at: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/r/rdz/ For developing enterprise beans, one of the following IDEs is recommended: Rational Developer for System z V7.5 Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.0 The packaging application (Application Server Toolkit) provided with WebSphere Application Server V6.0, or WebSphere Application Server V6.1 can also be used for the deployment of enterprise beans.





WS-Security		See Prerequisites for Web Services Security in the CICS information center if you want to use WS-Security. You must install the IBM XML Toolkit for z/OS V1.10, apply ICSF APAR OA14956, and add 3 libraries to the DFHRPL concatenation: hlq.SIXMLOD1, hlq.SCEERUN, and hlq.SDFHWSLD.

Application Servers		CICS TS V4.1 will interoperate with supported levels of WebSphere Application Server (any platform) V6.0, or later. This applies directly for customers using RMI/IIOP or SOAP, and applies to CICS Transaction Gateway (CICS TG) V6.0, or later for those using JCA.
LDAP		JNDI support for enterprise beans can be provided by the LDAP server provided in IBM SecureWay Security Server and licensed as part of the base z/OS operating system.
Databases		IMS V9.1 (5655-J38) IMS V10.0 (5635-A01) DB2 for z/OS V8.1 (5625-DB2) DB2 for z/OS V9.1 (5635-DB2)
WebSphere MQ		WebSphere MQ for z/OS V6.0 (5655-L82) WebSphere MQ for z/OS V7.0 (5655-R36)
WebSphere Business Events		WebSphere Business Events V6.1.0 (5724-U90), or later
WebSphere Business Monitor		WebSphere Business Monitor V6.1.0 (5724-M24), or later
Tivoli Decision Support		Tivoli Decision Support for z/OS V1.7 (5698-A07), with the PTF for APAR PK39321 Tivoli Decision Support for z/OS V1.8 (5698-B06)
Tivoli Business Systems Manager		Tivoli Business Systems Manager V3.3 (toleration support only)
Tivoli Federated Identity Manager		Tivoli Federated Identity Manager for z/OS V6.1 (5698-A85), or later
Tivoli Composite Application Manager		Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA V6.1 (5724-M07), or later The IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA product provides monitoring and management of Web services in different environments, and has been enhanced to provide support to monitor CICS Web services. This enhancement added support to consume the data from the WebSphere Registry and Repository and publish into a database. This publishing provides the ability to compare the services that are observed in the environment to the services defined by WebSphere Registry and Repository. IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA also provides a mechanism to forward the status events of the Web services to WebSphere Registry and Repository, providing a view of the operational status of Web services in the WebSphere Registry and Repository. Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere V6.1 (5698-A71)
CICS Universal Client		CICS Universal Client V6.0 (5724-J09), or later
CICS Transaction Gateway		CICS Transaction Gateway (CICS TG) for Multiplatforms V6.0 (5724-I81), or later CICS TG for z/OS V6.0 to V6.1 (5655-M69) Note: From V6.0 onwards, this is two products: CICS TG for Multiplatforms and CICS TG for z/OS. CICS TG for z/OS V7.0 (5655-R25), or later
CICSPlex SM Web User Interface		The CICSPlex SM Web User Interface can be used with all browsers that support HTML V4. IBM has validated the use of the CICSPlex SM Web User Interface with these browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer V6.x to V7.0 Mozilla Firefox V2.x to 3.0
CICS Explorer		The CICS Explorer is supported on the following platforms: Microsoft Windows platforms: Windows XP Professional SP2 Windows Vista Business, Ultimate Windows 2003 Standard SP1, Enterprise Windows 2008 Standard SP1, Enterprise Linux platforms: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 For all platforms: Only 32-bit platforms supported Only x86 Machines supported See Service process for the IBM CICS Explorer for the options that are available to you for obtaining maintenance for the CICS Explorer.
Information Center		The Information Center can run locally on a workstation, or run on a server with remote access using a browser. This is supported on the following platforms: IBM AIX V5.3 and V6.1 (64-bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux V5 (Intel) (32-bit) For best results, view the Information Center using one of the following browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x, or later Mozilla Firefox 1.x, or later PDF files shipped with the Information Center can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, or later, but Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, or later, is necessary to benefit from the accessibility features introduced in Adobe Acrobat Distiller 6.0. NOTE: For accessibility purposes, screen readers might impose restrictions on browser choice.
CICS Tools and Related Products		The following IBM products* can be used with CICS TS V4.1: Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS V9.1 (5697-P10). CICS Batch Application Control for z/OS (CICS BAC) V1.1.1 (5697-I94) with the PTF for APAR PK84665. CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS (CICS CM) V1.2 (5697-I78), or later, with the PTF for APAR PK86097. CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS (CICS IA) V2.2 (5697-J23), or later, with the PTF for APAR PK87202. CICS Online Transmission Time Optimizer for z/OS (CICS OTTO) V1.2 (5655-I05) with the PTF for APAR PK89259. CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS (CICS PA) V2.1 (5697-N40), or later. CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS (CICS VR) V4.2 (5655-P30), or later, with the PTF for APAR PK82210 (V4.2 and V4.3). CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS (CICS VT) V1.2 (5697-I76). Debug Tool for z/OS V9.1 (5655-U27). Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V3.4 (5655-G53), or later. Enterprise PL/I for z/OS V3.6 (5655-H31), or later. Fault Analyzer for z/OS V9.1 (5655-U28). File Manager for z/OS V9.1 (5655-U29). IBM Session Manager for z/OS V1.3 (5655-K01), or later. IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS V3.1 (5698-A58), or later. Rational Developer for System z V7.1 (5724-T07), or later. Rational Host Access Transformation Services V7.1.0 (5724-U67), or later. WebSphere Studio Asset Analyzer V5.1 (5655-R10). WebSphere Studio Workload Simulator for z/OS and OS/390 V1.1 (5655-I14). *Ensure that the latest levels of service are applied to each IBM product listed.
Compatibility		Refer to the Announcement Letter for compatibility issues associated with CICS TS V4.1.
COBOL, PL/I, C/C++, Java, and Assembler Compilers		For all supported levels of COBOL, PL/I, C /C++ , Java and Assembler compilers, refer to the Application programming summary section in the Additional information: IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1 announcement letter that replaces the previously announced information for applications written in COBOL, PL/I, C/C++, Java, and Assembler in the Technical information section of the original Announcement Letter. For a list of the high-level programming languages and compilers that are supported, you can also see the High-level language support section of the CICS TS V4.1 information center.
Identity propagation		With the introduction of IBM z/OS V1.11, CICS TS V4.1 will support, by year end 2009, the forthcoming z/OS identity propagation capabilities that allow security identities operating in the distributed environment to be associated with security identities used on the server (z/OS user IDs). This enables CICS applications to participate in end-to-end security solutions, and therefore benefit from improved cross-platform accountability and auditing, providing an alternative to custom written identity mapping. For identity context propagation functions in CICS TS V4.1, z/OS V1.11 (5694-A01) is required, and also an enabling CICS PTF (the CICS APAR is not available to view yet, but the number will be PK83741 Functional enablement for support of distributed identities). For further details on IBM z/OS V1.11, refer to Software Announcement 209-029, dated February 24, 2009.

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CICS TS V4.1 Related Information

Detailed System Requirements for other releases of CICS

Announcement Letter for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1 (and Additional information)

CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1 information center

CICS Family Support Page

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Product categories:

	Software

	Host Transaction Processing

	Transaction Servers

	CICS Transaction Server

	Installation


Operating system(s):
	z/OS

Software version:
	4.1

Reference #:
	7015718

IBM Group:
	Software Group

Modified date:
	2009-06-25

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