This section of the documentation provides installation preparation information for Adabas Review 4.4 or above under BS2000 operating system environments.
The installation of Software AG products is performed by installation jobs, which are either created manually or generated by System Maintenance Aid (SMA).
For each step of the installation procedure described below, the job number of a job performing the respective task is indicated. This job number refers to an installation job generated by SMA. If you are not using SMA, a sample installation job of the same number is provided in the job library on the Natural installation tape; you must adapt this example job to your requirements.
For information about using Software AG's System Maintenance Aid (SMA) for the installation process, refer to the System Maintenance Aid documentation.
For installation with SMA please read #READ-ME.REV.
This document covers the following topics:
Before installing this version of Adabas Review, ensure that you are running a currently-supported version of BS2000 OSD. For information on the BS2000 OSD versions supported by this release ofAdabas Review, access Software AG's ServLine24 web site at http://servline24.softwareag.com/public/. In the left menu of this web page, expand My ServLine24 and log into Secured Services. Once you have logged in, you can expand Products in the left menu of the web page and select Product Roadmaps to access the Product Version Roadmaps application. This application allows you to review platform support information for specific Software AG products and releases.
There are specific version requirements for Review 4.4 in both local and hub mode. See section Review 4.4 Version Compatibility in the Review 4.4 Release Notes for a detailed matrix of these version requirements.
Adabas Review version 4.4 supports Natural version 4.1.4 and above.
Adabas Review version 4.4 requires one of the following TP monitors:
TIAM
UTM
The Adabas Review installation tape is a standard label tape with the volume serial number REVvrs, where the notation vrs represents the version, revision, and SM level of the product.
The installation tape contains the files listed below. The sequence of the files is shown in the "Report of Tape Creation" delivered with the installation tape.
| File Name | Contents |
|---|---|
| REVvrs.INPL | Adabas Review Natural objects |
| REVvrs.MOD | Adabas Review module library |
| REVvrs.JOBS | Adabas Review installation jobs |
| REVvrs.SRC | Adabas Review source modules and more installation jobs |
| REVvrs.SYSF | Empty Adabas Review system file |
| REVvrs.ZAPS | Zaps required for Adabas Review on this platform |
Note:
Throughout this documentation, the notation
vrs stands for the version, revision, and system
maintenance level of the Adabas Review being installed.
Adabas Review is installed in two phases:
Phase 1: Install non-TP-specific components. All steps in this phase are identical regardless of the TP monitor in use:
Install Adabas Review under Natural;
Install the Adabas Review repository;
Install Adabas Review under Adabas;
Install the Adabas Review hub (hub mode only);
Optional installation procedures.
Phase 2: Install TP-specific components. Separate procedures are used to install Adabas Review under each of the supported TP monitors: TIAM, batch, and UTM.
Phase one procedures are described in Installation: Phase 1; phase two procedures in Installation: Phase 2.
