Installation Medium

The installation medium (for example, tape or CD-ROM) contains all data sets required to install base Natural for z/OS and the Natural add-on products.

The software required for the optional Natural components are contained in the data sets supplied for base Natural. The software required for the Natural add-on products are contained in separate product data sets which are listed in the product-specific sections of the Installation for z/OS documentation. In addition to the product data sets, the installation medium can contain the latest fix updates for the supplied products.

Product Datasets

The names of the product data sets begin with a product code that identifies each product, as in the following table:

Product Code Product Name
NAF Natural Advanced Facilities
NAT Natural
NAZBT Natural Batch for zIIP
NAZCI Natural for CICS for zIIP
NAZCO Natural for Com-plete for zIIP
NCF

Natural Com-plete/SMARTS Interface
(corresponds to Natural Com-plete Interface)

NCI Natural CICS Interface
NDB Natural for Db2
NDZ Natural for Db2 for zIIP
NII Natural IMS TM Interface
NOC Natural Optimizer Compiler
NSC Natural Security
NSF Natural SAF Security
NTC Natural Connection
NTI Natural TSO Interface
NVS Natural for VSAM
RNM Natural Review

Modules, Samples, License, and More

The installation medium contains the following data sets required for product installation:

Data Set Name Contents
ICSvrs.LOAD Load modules for ICU for Adabas & Natural (ICS)
ICSvrs.SRCE Source modules for ICU for Adabas & Natural (ICS)
MLCvrs.JOBS Sample installation jobs for the z/OS license check software

The placeholder vrs in the library name represents the version of the license check software, which is not necessarily the same as the version of Natural.

For detailed information on the license check software, see Mainframe Product Licensing.

NATvrs.LICS Load modules for the z/OS license check software containing the LICUTIL license utility

The placeholder vrs in the library name represents the version of the license check software, which is not necessarily the same as the version of Natural.

For detailed information on the license check software and the LICUTIL utility, see Mainframe Product Licensing.

NATvrs.LOAD Load modules
  Product license file for Natural

For information on the license file and product licensing, see Mainframe Product Licensing.

NAZvrs.LICS Product license file for Natural Batch for zIIP

This license file is also valid the Natural TSO Interface.

For information on the license file and product licensing, see Mainframe Product Licensing.

NATvrs.SRCE Source modules and macros
NATvrs.SYSF Natural system file definitions
NATvrs.OBJS Object modules
NATvrs.JOBS Sample installation jobs
NATvrs.INPL Natural objects with examples

Product Delivery Report

Each installation medium is delivered with a Product Delivery Report providing the following information:

  • A list of all data sets contained on the medium.

  • The sequence in which the data sets are located on the medium.

  • Attribute descriptions of each data set.

Copying Data Sets to a z/OS Disk

Copy the data sets from the supplied installation medium to your disk before you perform the individual installation procedure for each component to be installed.

The way you copy the data sets depends on the installation method and the medium used:

  • If you use System Maintenance Aid (SMA), refer to the copy job instructions provided in the System Maintenance Aid documentation.

  • If you are not using SMA and want to copy the data sets from CD-ROM, refer to the README.TXT file on the CD-ROM.

  • If you are not using SMA and want to copy the data sets from tape, follow the instructions in this section.

Start of instruction setTo copy all data sets from tape to disk

  1. Copy Data Set COPY.JOB from Tape to Disk

    • Modify the following sample job according to your requirements:

      //SAGTAPE JOB SAG,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=X
              //* ---------------------------------
              //COPY EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
              //SYSUT1 DD DSN=COPY.JOB,
              // DISP=(OLD,PASS),
              // UNIT=(CASS,,DEFER),
              // VOL=(,RETAIN,SER=tape-volser),
              // LABEL=(2,SL)
              //SYSUT2 DD DSN=hilev.COPY.JOB,
              // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
              // UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=disk-volser,
              // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),
              // DCB=*.SYSUT1
              //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
              //SYSIN DD DUMMY
              //

      where:

      tape-volser is the VOLSER of the tape, for example: T12345,
      hilev is a valid high-level qualifier, and
      disk-volser is the VOLSER of the disk.

    • Execute the job to copy the data set COPY.JOB to your disk.

  2. Modify hilev.COPY.JOB on Your Disk

    • Modify hilev.COPY.JOB according to your requirements:

    • Set EXPDT to a valid expiration date, for example, 99365.

    • Set HILEV to a valid high-level qualifier, for example, USERLIB.

    • Set LOCATION to a storage location, for example, STORCLAS=ABC or UNIT=3390,VOL=SER=USR123.

  3. Submit COPY.JOB

    Execute hilev.COPY.JOB to copy single, multiple, or all data sets to your disk.

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