Note that the Program Directory (GI10-6427)
will normally contain the most up-to-date information on software
requirements.
Operating environment
CICS® TS for z/OS®, Version 3.1 requires z/OS V1.4, or later. Note that it will
not initialize in an environment with a lower level of operating system
installed.
The Language Environment® library
SCEERUN must be available to CICS during CICS initialization,
by inclusion in either the STEPLIB concatenation or the LNKLIST. Language Environment services
are used by a number of CICS functions.
For Java™ application programs or enterprise beans,
the IBM® SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, featuring persistent
reusable JVM technology, Version 1.4, program 5655-I56. This must
be at the V1.4.2 level.
- The IBM SDK for z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4, is available,
at no charge, on tape or by download from: http://www.s390.ibm.com/java/.
- Note that IBM 64-Bit SDK For z/OS, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 1.4, program
number 5655-M30, does not provide the required function.

For WS-Security support, the IBM XML
Toolkit for z/OS V1.9 is required. This is a no-charge product,
program number 5655-J51. You can download the toolkit from the following
site:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/software/xml/.
- You must install version 1.9. Later versions do not work with
Web Services Security support in CICS.
- The toolkit is an MVS feature and should be installed in the SMP/E
zone for MVS.
- Specify a valid keyring on the KEYRING system
initialization parameter.
- Apply the PTFs for APARs PK65352 and PK97657 to CICS, which change
the required version of the toolkit from V1.7 to V1.9.

For deployment of enterprise beans, WebSphere® Application
Server V5.0, or later, is required.
- The component to be used is the Application Server Toolkit (ASTK)
for Windows. Note that the Application Assembly
Tool (AAT), provided with early deliveries of V5.0, is not supported.
- Note also that the ASTK is also included in WebSphere Studio
Enterprise Developer V5.1.
JNDI support for enterprise beans can be provided by
the LDAP server provided in SecureWay Security Server
and licensed as part of the base z/OS operating
system. CICS TS V3.1 will interoperate with WebSphere Application Server (any platform)
V5 and V6. This applies directly for customers using RMI/IIOP for
interoperability; and via CICS Transaction Gateway V5.0 or
later for those using JCA.
For developing Java programs
(including enterprise beans) for use with CICS TS
V3.1, the members of the WebSphere Studio family V5,
and Rational® Application Developer V6, are supported.
The
System SSL Security Level 3 feature for z/OS is
required to use cipher suites with 128-bit encryption or above.
Other supported products
The following
levels of other products are supported for use with
CICS TS for z/OS, Version 3.1:
- IMS™ Database Manager V7 (5655-B01)
- IMS Database Manager V8 (5655-C56)
- IMS Database Manager V9 (5655-J38)
- DB2 Universal Database™ Server
for OS/390® V6.1 (5645-DB2)
- For SQLJ/JDBC support, with PTF for APAR PQ84783
- Does not support DB2® Group Attach
- DB2 Universal Database Server
for OS/390 V7.1 (5675-DB2)
- For SQLJ/JDBC support, with PTFs for APARs PQ84783 and 86525
- For DB2 Group Attach, with APARs PQ44614, PQ45691,
and PQ45692
- DB2 Universal Database for z/OS V8.1
(5625-DB2)
- For SQLJ/JDBC support, with PTFs for APARs PQ84783 and 86525
- WebSphere MQ for z/OS V5.3
(5655-F10)
Tivoli® Decision Support for OS/390 (5698-ID9)
V1.7, with PTF for APAR PK07001 applied
- Tivoli Business Systems Manager V3.1
- CICS Universal Client Version 5.0, or later
- CICS Transaction Gateway Version 5.0, or later
Information Center environment
The Information
Center, as a server, is supported on:
- Windows 2000 and Windows XP
- AIX® V5.1, or later
- Linux on Intel (RedHat and Suse)
For browsing the Information Center, you will need a browser
that supports HTML 4.0 and the Document Object Model (DOM) standard.
Suitable browsers include:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0
- Netscape Navigator V7.0
- Mozilla V1.0
running on Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
To read PDF files shipped
with the Information Center, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0
or 6.0. The files have been generated using Adobe Acrobat Distiller
6.0 at the Acrobat 6.0 (PDF 1.5) level. They can be read using Adobe
Acrobat Reader 5.0, but Reader 6.0 is necessary if you need the accessibility
features of Distiller 6.0.