Version 4.2.6
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Installing Natural Security

This document describes how to install Natural Security (product code NSC) on a mainframe computer under all mainframe operating systems and TP monitors supported by Natural using an Adabas database.

The following topics are covered:

Notation vrs or vr: If used in the following document, the notation vrs or vr stands for the relevant version, release, system maintenance level numbers. For further information on product versions, see Version in the Glossary.


Prerequisites

The following software must be installed and running before you can install Natural Security:

You are recommended to install Natural Security after all other subproducts of Natural, as this makes defining the subproducts' system libraries to Natural Security easier.

Warning:
If you are using parallel versions of Natural Security it is strongly recommended that you always use the highest version to perform data maintenance.

For further information, see Application Programming Interfaces in the Natural Security documentation.

Additional Prerequisites for Natural Security in a Heterogeneous Environment

In addition to the prerequisites described above, the following software must be installed and running in order to use Natural Security in a heterogeneous environment:

* Version as specified under Natural and Other Software AG Products in the current Natural Release Notes for Mainframes.

The following software must be installed as required:

For further information, see Using Natural Security on Multiple Platforms in the Natural Security documentation.

Prerequisite for the Natural Development Server Part

The following is required:

See also Application Protection, Prerequisites in the Natural Security documentation.

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Installation Tape - z/OS and z/VSE

The installation tape contains the datasets listed in the table below. The sequence of the datasets is shown in the Report of Tape Creation which accompanies the installation tape.

Dataset Name Contents
NSCvrs.SYSL Natural Security log file
NSCvrs.INPL Natural Security system objects
NSCvrs.LDEL Instructions to delete Natural Security system objects of Version 4.1
NSCvrs.VINI Natural Security FDIC initialization file for VSAM system files

For instructions on copying the datasets from the installation tape to a disk, see the following sections: Copying the Tape Contents to a z/OS Disk and Copying the Tape Contents to a z/VSE Disk.

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Installation Tape - BS2000/OSD and VM/CMS

The installation tape contains the datasets listed in the table below. The sequence of the datasets is shown in the Report of Tape Creation which accompanies the installation tape.

Dataset Name Contents
NSCvrs.SYSL Natural Security log file
NSCvrs.INPL Natural Security system objects
NSCvrs.LDEL Instructions to delete Natural Security system objects of Version 4.1

For instructions on copying the datasets from the installation tape to a disk, see the following sections: Copying the Tape Contents to a BS2000/OSD Disk and Copying the Tape Contents to a VM/CMS Disk.

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Installation Procedure

It is recommended that you install Natural Security after all other subproducts of Natural, as this makes defining the subproducts' system libraries to Natural Security easier.

Step 1: Create System File

Step 2: Create Log File

Step 3: Adjust Natural Parameter Modules

Step 4: Delete Natural Security Objects

Step 5: Load Natural Security Modules

Step 6: Change Password of User "DBA"

Step 7: Define Administrators

Step 8: Define System Libraries

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Installation Verification

After Step 5 of the installation procedure has been completed successfully, Natural Security is operational.

Repeat the Installation Verification procedure for all Natural subproducts installed at your site.

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