Pre-installation tasks

Installation requires completing these pre-installation tasks, which are explained in the following subsections. You should skip those tasks that do not pertain to the options you have chosen to install.

1. Verify the platforms, components, and distributed software

2. Verify the space requirements

3. Determine JCL and system information

4. Determine CICS and DB2 UDB information

5. Determine compiler information

6. Determine Server Option information

7. Determine ftp information

8. Plan the security requirements

9. Identify the change control requirements

10. Back up the release libraries (upgrades only)

11. Determine the library names

12. Verify the connectivity