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Upgrading procedure overview

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To upgrade the Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Agent, after installing the software package block, |follow this procedure:

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1. Install the Common Inventory Technology (CIT). See Prerequisite: Install the Common Inventory Technology.
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2. Upgrade the Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Agent to version 8.6.

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Some Tivoli Workload Scheduler parameters are used by the software package block to |perform the upgrade. You can assign values to each variable to reflect |the installation that is being upgraded, otherwise the default value |is assigned.

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When you upgrade agents using Software Distribution, the following |variables are required:

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• install_dir
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• tws_user
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• pwd (This parameter is not required on UNIX and Linux.)
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• fresh_install
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• upgrade
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• from_release

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For a list of Software Distribution parameters, see Software packages and parameters.