Before installing COBOL for AIX

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IBM® COBOL for AIX®, V5.1 End of change

Familiarize yourself with the installation image, which contains the installable compiler filesets.
Ensure that system prerequisites such as disk space and operating system are met.
Determine the tasks you need to perform, depending on your installation requirements.
Become either the root user or a user with administrator privileges.