IAM Installation Introduction
IAM should be installed using the interactive installation procedure documented in this section. This requires TSO with ISPF.
Electronic Installation – The install package is downloaded from the BMC Support Center FTP site. If you are installing the product using this method, follow the instructions in Electronic Installation.
Load Library
Several load modules that were included with the distribution with prior releases have been removed for the IAM Version 10.01 distribution. These modules were primarily for the old IAM - ISAM interface that to our knowledge not been used or supported for several years. Please contact BMC technical support if there are any questions regarding the load modules that are no longer being shipped.
CAUTIONS
IAM Version 10.0.01 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 10.0.01 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.
Do not copy the IAM Global Options from a prior version. Please follow the procedure in Setting the IAM Global Options to migrate from the IAM version you are currently running up to IAM Version 10.01.
Please note that the IAM PRO file format in IAM Version 10.01 is downward compatible with Version 9.4, 9.3, 9.2, 9.1 or 9.0, however it is not downward compatible to IAM Version 8.1 or prior releases. Any PRO files created in IAM Version 9.0 or higher will have to be converted to an Enhanced format IAM file prior to using it with IAM V8.1 or prior version.
Please note that IAM Version 10.01 support of IAM files on EAV volumes are not downward compatible with IAM Version 8.1 or prior.
If you are upgrading from IAM 9.1 to IAM 10.00 and you plan on using IAM 9.1 with IAM files that will be created using IAM 10.00 then you need to apply IAM 9.1 compatibility PTFs P91.0187, P91.188, and P91.0189.