Version 7.4.4

Installing The AOS Demo Version

This section describes how to install the Adabas Online System (AOS) demo version.

Notes:

  1. To install the full version selectable unit AOS, see the Adabas Online System documentation.
  2. The AOS demo version requires Natural version 3.1 or above.

AOS Demo Installation Procedure

The Adabas TXTLIB contains the AOS member AOSASM. To install the AOS demo version on a z/VM system, perform the following steps:

Start of instruction setTo install the AOS demo version:

  1. INPL the AOS demo version dataset

    Use the CMS EXEC called ADAINPL provided by Adabas to load the provided AOS demo version INPL tape dataset using Natural Version 3.1 or above.

    The dataset itself is in Natural 3 format, and is placed in the library SYSAOS.

  2. Load the error messages

    The error messages are stored in an ERRN-formatted dataset included on the tape.

    Use the Natural utility ERRLODUS to load the messages.

    See the Natural Utilities documentation for information about the ERRLODUS utility.

  3. Execute the AOS demo version

    Log on to the application library SYSAOS and enter the command DBMENU.

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Installing AOS with Natural Security

Natural Security must be installed before implementing Adabas Online System Security. See the Adabas Security documentation for more information. For information about installing Natural Security for use with AOS Security, see the Natural Security documentation.

Natural Security Version 2.2.8 or above includes the ability to automatically close all open databases when the Natural command mode’s LOGON function of the AOS demo version is invoked.

Use the following procedure if Natural Security is installed in your environment.

Start of instruction setto setup AOS using Natural Security:

  1. Define at least the library SYSAOS to Natural Security

    Software AG recommends you define this library and any others you may define as protected.

  2. Specify the startup program for SYSAOS as DBMENU

    Do not specify a startup program name for the other libraries.

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