Software Requirements

Note that the Program Directory (GI10-6427) will normally contain the most up-to-date information on software requirements.

Operating environment

CICS® TS for z/OS®, Version 3.1 requires z/OS V1.4, or later. Note that it will not initialize in an environment with a lower level of operating system installed.

The Language Environment® library SCEERUN must be available to CICS during CICS initialization, by inclusion in either the STEPLIB concatenation or the LNKLIST. Language Environment services are used by a number of CICS functions.

For Java™ application programs or enterprise beans, the IBM® SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, featuring persistent reusable JVM technology, Version 1.4, program 5655-I56. This must be at the V1.4.2 level.
  • The IBM SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4, is available, at no charge, on tape or by download from: http://www.s390.ibm.com/java/.
  • Note that IBM 64-Bit SDK For z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4, program number 5655-M30, does not provide the required function.
Start of changeFor WS-Security support, the IBM XML Toolkit for z/OS V1.9 is required. This is a no-charge product, program number 5655-J51. You can download the toolkit from the following site: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/software/xml/.
  • You must install version 1.9. Later versions do not work with Web Services Security support in CICS.
  • The toolkit is an MVS feature and should be installed in the SMP/E zone for MVS.
  • Specify a valid keyring on the KEYRING system initialization parameter.
  • Apply the PTFs for APARs PK65352 and PK97657 to CICS, which change the required version of the toolkit from V1.7 to V1.9.
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For deployment of enterprise beans, WebSphere® Application Server V5.0, or later, is required.
  • The component to be used is the Application Server Toolkit (ASTK) for Windows. Note that the Application Assembly Tool (AAT), provided with early deliveries of V5.0, is not supported.
  • Note also that the ASTK is also included in WebSphere Studio Enterprise Developer V5.1.

JNDI support for enterprise beans can be provided by the LDAP server provided in SecureWay Security Server and licensed as part of the base z/OS operating system. CICS TS V3.1 will interoperate with WebSphere Application Server (any platform) V5 and V6. This applies directly for customers using RMI/IIOP for interoperability; and via CICS Transaction Gateway V5.0 or later for those using JCA.

For developing Java programs (including enterprise beans) for use with CICS TS V3.1, the members of the WebSphere Studio family V5, and Rational® Application Developer V6, are supported.

The System SSL Security Level 3 feature for z/OS is required to use cipher suites with 128-bit encryption or above.

Other supported products

The following levels of other products are supported for use with CICS TS for z/OS, Version 3.1:
  • IMS™ Database Manager V7 (5655-B01)
  • IMS Database Manager V8 (5655-C56)
  • IMS Database Manager V9 (5655-J38)
  • DB2 Universal Database™ Server for OS/390® V6.1 (5645-DB2)
    • For SQLJ/JDBC support, with PTF for APAR PQ84783
    • Does not support DB2® Group Attach
  • DB2 Universal Database Server for OS/390 V7.1 (5675-DB2)
    • For SQLJ/JDBC support, with PTFs for APARs PQ84783 and 86525
    • For DB2 Group Attach, with APARs PQ44614, PQ45691, and PQ45692
  • DB2 Universal Database for z/OS V8.1 (5625-DB2)
    • For SQLJ/JDBC support, with PTFs for APARs PQ84783 and 86525
  • WebSphere MQ for z/OS V5.3 (5655-F10)
  • Start of changeTivoli® Decision Support for OS/390 (5698-ID9) V1.7, with PTF for APAR PK07001 appliedEnd of change
  • Tivoli Business Systems Manager V3.1
  • CICS Universal Client Version 5.0, or later
  • CICS Transaction Gateway Version 5.0, or later

Information Center environment

The Information Center, as a server, is supported on:
  • Windows 2000 and Windows XP
  • AIX® V5.1, or later
  • Linux on Intel (RedHat and Suse)
For browsing the Information Center, you will need a browser that supports HTML 4.0 and the Document Object Model (DOM) standard. Suitable browsers include:
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0
  • Netscape Navigator V7.0
  • Mozilla V1.0
running on Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

To read PDF files shipped with the Information Center, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or 6.0. The files have been generated using Adobe Acrobat Distiller 6.0 at the Acrobat 6.0 (PDF 1.5) level. They can be read using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, but Reader 6.0 is necessary if you need the accessibility features of Distiller 6.0.