CA Mainframe VM Product Manager - 1.2 : Preparing for Installation

This section describes what you need to know and do before you install the product.

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Hardware Requirements

This product requires a level of the z/VM licensed program which is currently supported by IBM. IBM specifies the hardware level of each computer system supported by each level of VM, and only those hardware levels are supported for running this product.

Software Requirements

The following software is required for installing this product:

  • An installed VM system running a release of VM which is supported by IBM.

Resource Requirements

All user ID characteristics, directory entry definitions, and disk space resources are defined in a PLANINFO report created by VMSES/E during the installation process, as described below. You must be prepared to allocate these resources during the installation procedure.

Concurrent Releases

You can install this release of CA Mainframe VM Product Manager and continue to use a deployed instance of an older release for your production environment.