System requirements

Before you install the product, make sure that your environment meets the hardware and software requirements.

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Planning

Requirements

IAM Version 11.1.00 utilizes various functions and features only available in z/OS operating systems and instructions available only on processors that support z/Architecture®. The minimum requirements for IAM Version 11.1.00 are z/OS 2.3 or higher and a processor that supports the ninth edition of z/Architecture Principle of Operations (-09 level) or above. The specific processors are the z/EC12 or z/BC12 and above.

Due to quad-word alignment required with the 64-bit support, the IAM load library requires and is distributed as a PDSE with a block size of 32760. A normal PDS can be used, but modules will have to be copied to a PDSE should maintenance be necessary, and then copied back.

Resources

Additional information on the IAM product is available on request from BMC. This includes the following:

  • White paper—How IAM significantly reduces VSAM processing time
  • Concepts and facility guide
  • Share presentation (in Power Point format)
  • Technical newsletters

 

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