Driving system Wave 0 requirements

In Wave 0 you install the program management binder (part of the BCP), the HLASM base element, and the SMP/E base element. These items must be installed on (available from) the driving system for subsequent wave installations.

You can use either of the following as the driving system for installing Wave 0:

z/OS® V1R12 or later.
The Customized Offerings Driver V3 (5751-COD). This entitled driving system is provided for those (1) who do not have an existing system to use as a driving system or (2) whose existing system does not meet the requirements of a driving system and who choose to not upgrade their driving system. For further information, see What is the Customized Offerings Driver?.

Wave 0 requires that the target system file system be mounted on the driving system because the code for the program management binder and SMP/E installs into that file system.