Software requirements for UMS
Before you install and configure IBM® Unified Management Server for z/OS®, make sure that your environment meets the following minimum software requirements.
- IBM
z/OS 2.4 or later.
- If you are running UMS on z/OS 3.1, there are additional requirements. For details, see Additional requirements for z/OS 3.1.
- IBM z/OS Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility (ICSF) must be installed and configured with a token data set (TKDS) and the ICSF started task started, as described in the z/OS Cryptographic Services ICSF: System Programmer's Guide.
- IBM z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) (version is same as z/OS version). For information, see the z/OSMF documentation.
- IBM Resource Access Control Facility (RACF®) or another equivalent external security manager that supports z/OS system authorization facility (SAF) interface.
- Refer to the following table for the supported Zowe version for each UMS
release or PTF level.
Table 1. Supported Zowe versions UMS version Zowe version UMS1.2.0.7 (UI96717) Zowe 2.3.0 and later Note: If you plan to use client authentication for an UMS DBA user by using a certificate that can be mapped to a DBA user ID, you should use the Zowe 2.12.0 version or later. For details on DBA user IDs, see Setting up DBA user for Unified Management Server.UMS1.2.0.6 (UI96248) Zowe 2.3.0 and later Note: If you plan to use client authentication for an UMS DBA user by using a certificate that can be mapped to a DBA user ID, you should use the Zowe 2.12.0 version or later. For details on DBA user IDs, see Setting up DBA user for Unified Management Server.UMS1.2.0.5 (UI94998) Zowe 2.3.0 and later UMS1.2.0.4 (UI93732) Zowe 2.3.0 and later UMS1.2.0.3 (UI93091) Zowe 2.3.0 and later UMS1.2.0.2 (UI92457) Zowe 2.3.0 and later UMS1.2.0.1 (UI91302) Zowe 2.3.0 and later UMS1.2.0.0 - Zowe 2.3.0
- Zowe 2.4.0
- Zowe 2.5.0
- Zowe 2.7.0 and later
Note: Zowe 2.6.0 is not supported with UMS1.2.0.0.Restriction: If you are running Zowe 2.12.0, you must remove theIf you are using Zowe distributed by IBM Z Distribution for Zowe, see the Fix list for IBM Z Distribution for Zowe for the relationship between the Zowe releases, APARs, and PTFs for IBM Z Distribution for Zowe. For more information, see the IBM Zowe documentation.zowe.sysMessages
section from the zowe.yaml file.IBM Z® Distribution for Zowe is a no-charge offering with optional Subscription and Support (S&S).- Zowe support for components used by the listed offerings is included
as part of the licensing of the below offerings when the
corresponding product S&S entitlement is current. No separate
Zowe S&S entitlement is required.
- IBM Db2® DevOps Experience for z/OS & IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS
- IBM Db2 Administration Foundation for z/OS & IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS
- IBM IMS Administration Foundation for z/OS (a component of IBM IMS Tools Base for z/OS) & IBM Unified Management Server for z/OS
- Zowe can be supported for a fee by IBM Software
Support in the below
use cases:
- Zowe components not used by any of the offerings listed above.
- Zowe issues unrelated to the offerings listed above.
- The following Zowe components
are mandatory:
- Zowe Application Framework (ZLUX)
- Zowe Cross-Memory (ZIS) Server
- Zowe Cross-Memory Auxiliary Server
- The following Zowe component is mandatory for
multifactor authentication and high availability support:
- Zowe API Mediation Layer
- The Zowe CLI component is not supported.
For more information on how Zowe configures, validates, and starts all of its components, see Zowe component lifecycle.
Important: To bring Unified Management Server up and running, you must complete all the Zowe steps that are related to Zowe cross-memory server setup. This includes configuring the Zowe auxiliary address space. For details, see the following topics: - IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java™ Technology Edition 8. For information, see IBM Java SDK.
- IBM SDK for Node.js - z/OS, Node.js v14.x (except v14.17.2), v16.x, or v18.2 (except v18.12.1). For more information, see Zowe documentation.
- Any of the browsers supported by Zowe. For details, see the Zowe documentation.
Additional requirements for z/OS 3.1
If you are running UMS on z/OS 3.1, the
following are required:
- UMS 1.2 must be 1.2.0.4 (APAR PH56865, PTF UI93732) or later.
- A Zowe release that supports z/OS 3.1 must be used:
- Fixpack 15 (
PTF UI94465
/APAR PH58170
/PH58174
) is required for IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS, Java Technology Edition, version 8 SR8.