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Obtaining and installing the product code

The product code for IBM BPM for z/OS is available as an IBM CustomPac or an IBM Custom-Built Product Delivery Option (CBPDO). IBM Installation Manager and WebSphere Application Server for z/OS are included in your order.

An IBM CustomPac (SystemPac , ServerPac, or ProductPac ) is a set of preinstalled product data sets that is bundled with an IBM installation dialog. The installation dialog is used to load the data sets to disk and perform initial customization. In general, System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E) work is not required during installation of a CustomPac offering. Instead, SMP/E data sets that correspond to the CustomPac service level are loaded to the disk along with the product data sets.

An IBM CBPDO is a set of product tapes for one or more IBM software products that are bundled with cumulative service. You can load the data sets to disk by using SMP/E.

After loading the product data sets from the installation media, you can use Installation Manager to install the WebSphere Application Server and IBM BPM product code as packages. A package identifies the product being installed, and is assigned a package ID. Each package ID consists of a product identifier (such as com.ibm.websphere.v80.zOS for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V8), and a version that identifies the product version, release, and modification, plus a time stamp (for example, 8.0.1.20110903_0100). An example of a package ID for IBM BPM for z/OS is com.ibm.bpm.ZOSPS.V80_8.0.1.20120810_0105. When install a product, you must specify its package ID. If you omit the version, Installation Manager installs the package with the highest version number that is available in the specified repository.

Installation Manager installs WebSphere Application Server and IBM BPM in a package group in a single location. To manage multiple copies of IBM BPM, you can install the product several times and into separate package groups, each with a distinct installation location. The different copies can be maintained or upgraded separately.

Sample job control language (JCL) jobs are provided to help install Installation Manager, WebSphere Application Server, and IBM BPM. These jobs provide an alternative to running installation and configuration commands in UNIX System Services, and include default values for the parameters that you need to specify. The sample jobs are listed in the Program Directory or other documentation that is provided with your order. You can copy the sample jobs to a work data set, and then modify and submit the jobs.

• Guidelines for installing from an IBM CustomPac or IBM CBPDO
  Use these guidelines when installing IBM BPM for z/OS from an IBM CustomPac (SystemPac, ServerPac, or ProductPac) or from an IBM Custom-Built Product Delivery Option (CBPDO).
• Installing the Installation Manager installation kit
  

  You can use System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E) to install the Installation Manager installation kit, which is provided with the IBM BPM for z/OS product.

  You can also download and install the installation kit to the z/OS system.

• Create an Installation Manager instance
  To install and maintain IBM BPM and WebSphere Application Server, create an instance of the Installation Manager on the z/OS system.
• Installing the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product repository
  The files that you need for installing the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product code are distributed in a repository that is available with your IBM BPM for z/OS order.

  You can install this repository in the z/OS system by using System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E).

• Installing the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product code
  To install the product code for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, you must have an instance of Installation Manager on the z/OS system. You also need access to the WebSphere Application Server product repository. You can then install the product code by running the imcl Installation Manager command.
• Installing the IBM BPM for z/OS product repository
  The files that you need for installing the IBM BPM for z/OS product code are distributed in a repository that is available with your IBM BPM for z/OS order.

  You can install this repository in the z/OS system by using System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E).

• Installing the IBM BPM for z/OS product code
  To install the product code for IBM BPM for z/OS, you must have an instance of Installation Manager on the z/OS system. You also need access to the IBM BPM for z/OS product repository, and to the file system that contains the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS product code.

Install IBM BPM Advanced for z/OS: Process Server

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