Planning

This section provides information related to planning to install or update to ISPW 18.02.

The following topics are described in this section:

Steps Involved

Order ISPW and its companion products, including the latest maintenance, via BMC Compuware’s Product Ordering web page or by contacting BMC Support as described in Customer Support.
Read the instructions in this guide (ISPW Installation and Configuration Guide) and complete each of the milestones to:
1. Ensure companion products have been installed and configured with the latest maintenance and that the license for ISPW has been imported.
2. Perform the SMP/E installation of ISPW according to the BMC Compuware Installer Mainframe Products SMP/E Installation Guide.
3. Implement the Compuware PARMLIB.
4. Configure ISPW for either a new installation or an upgrade.
5. Initiate started tasks and load reference data.
6. Perform additional configuration for Topaz Workbench and other features.
7. Verify product installation.

Milestones and Roles

Installation, configuration, started task initiation, reference data loading, and verification are done in 15 milestones. The rows in the following table identify the role or skill set required to perform each milestone. This makes it easier to know which people need to be involved at each milestone along the way. With the proper planning, you may be able to have certain tasks performed at the same time.

People Required for Each Milestone

Milestone	Companion Product Installer	ISPW Installer	z/OS System Programmer	z/OS Security Administrator	Network Administrator	Db2 DBA
Milestone-1-Ensure-Installation-and-Configuration-of-Companion-Products	ECC •	•	•	•
Milestone-2-Prepare-for-Installation		•			•
Milestone-3-Prepare-Db2-Repository		•				•
Milestone-4-Install-ISPW-Using-SMP-E		•	•	•
Milestone-5-Create-Configuration-Environment		•		•	•
Milestone-6-Define-Provide-System-Libraries		•
Milestone-7-Db2-Customization		•				•
Milestone-8-Define-Started-Tasks		•
Milestone-9-Create-Base-Datasets		•
Milestone-10-Install-Base-Software		•
Milestone-11-Install-Db2-Repository		•				•
Milestone-12-Starting-the-Started-Tasks		•
Milestone-13-Load-Initial-Reference-Data		•
Milestone-14-Configure-Topaz-Workbench-Integration		•
Milestone-15-Installation-Verification-Procedures		•

Checklist of Milestones and Tasks

Tip

To keep track of your progress, you may want to print the Checklist-of-Milestones-and-Tasks at the end of this space, then check off each Milestone and task as it gets completed. (The checklist is only available in the PDF version.)

ISPW Environment

Supported Hardware and Software

Hardware Platforms: Mainframe Systems
- z15
- z14, z14 ZR1
- z13, z13s
- zEC12, zBC12
- z196, z114
- z10-EC/BC
- z9-EC/BC
- z900, z990
- z800, z890
EAV Storage
- Yes
Operating Systems
- IBM z/OS V2.3, 2.4, 2.5
- IBM ISPF for the supported z/OS releases
- IBM Communications Server for z/OS for the supported z/OS releases
Major Subsystems
- IBM Db2 for z/OS V11.1, 12.1
Corequisites
For specifically required PTFs, go to theBMC Compuware maintenance packaging engine, click the Compuware-Products tab and select the cumulative maintenance for your product. From the dependent products, select BMC Compuware Enterprise Common Components (ECC) 17.02 with all current maintenance applied.

Withdrawal of Support

We have previously announced the following:

Support for ISPW Release 4.4 was withdrawn on 12/31/18.
Support for ISPW Release 17.02 was withdrawn on 6/30/19.

Important

Day one support for IBM hardware and software is for toleration-only. Refer to the BMC Support Centerfor more information on day one support.