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  • 1.  CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Posted Sep 23, 2019 05:11 AM
    Does anyone know if CA Workload Automation agent for z/OS is compatible with a CA Workload Automation DE edition 11.3 SP3 server?

    We are looking to upgrade our z/OS and as such need to upgrade the agent but we can't yet upgrade our CAWA DE server to 12 due to some legacy systems that won't support an 11.3 SP4 agent which according to the compatibility matrix is a requirement. 

    If anyone can confirm z/OS agent 11.4 working with Server 11.3.3 it would be very much appreciated. 

    Regards,
    Neil.

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    Neil Simmonds
    Platform and Middleware Engineer
    Studio Retail Ltd
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  • 2.  RE: CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Sep 23, 2019 08:57 AM
    Hi,

    DE server 11.3.3 only support system agent up to 11.3 SP7 version:

    https://docops.ca.com/ca-workload-automation-de/11-3-3/en/release-information/compatibility-matrix

    Regards,

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    Leandro Laurenti
    Support Engineer
    Broadcom
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  • 3.  RE: CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Posted Sep 23, 2019 09:14 AM
    Thanks for the Answer Leandro, I wondered if the z/OS agent was different as looking at history it seems that was announced 4 months before CA WA DE 12 so I thought there was a possibility of it working with 11.3.3.  I looked at the compatibility matrix but it doesn't explicitly mention the z/OS agent which to my understanding is different from the System Agent.  

    As it doesn't, is there an 11.3 SP7 version of the z/OS agent and does it work on z/OS 2.2?

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    Platform and Middleware Engineer
    Studio Retail Ltd
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  • 4.  RE: CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Sep 23, 2019 10:06 AM
    Hi Neil,

    Could you just confirm if you are already using DE 11.3.3 with a z/os agent? Or are you planning to use it?

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    Leandro Laurenti
    Support Engineer
    Broadcom
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  • 5.  RE: CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Posted Sep 23, 2019 10:30 AM
    Hi Leandro, we are indeed using 11.3.3 with a z/OS agent but we currently use ESP Agent for z/OS release 5.4.0

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    Platform and Middleware Engineer
    Studio Retail Ltd
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  • 6.  RE: CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Sep 23, 2019 10:27 AM
    Hi Neil, 
    The 11.4 z/OS agent(released in 2013)  is compatible with the dSeries 11.3.3 dSeries. 

    I didn't understand the statement "We are looking to upgrade our z/OS and as such need to upgrade the agent" 

    What version of the agent are you currently running? 
    What version of z/OS are you going to? 

    Don 





  • 7.  RE: CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Posted Sep 23, 2019 10:33 AM
    Currently running ESP Agent for z/OS release 5.4.0 and z/OS 1.13. We are looking at going to z/OS 2.2 so need to also upgrade the ESP Agent

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    Platform and Middleware Engineer
    Studio Retail Ltd
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  • 8.  RE: CA Workload Automation Agent for z/OS

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Sep 23, 2019 11:25 AM
    Hi 
    Thanks for the update.  That makes sense. 

    The 11.4 z/OS agent will work the same as the 5.4 version. 

    Don