Who might use this document

This book is for system programmers and system administrators who plan for, customize, and maintain File Manager.

It is also relevant to users who carry out diagnostic tasks on this product.

To use this book, you need to be familiar with the z/OS® operating system, the publications that describe your system, and job control language (JCL) or exec processing.

Experienced installers

If you are experienced in installing products with SMP/E, see the following fast path sections in the File Manager for z/OS Program Directory:

  1. “Installation Requirements and Considerations”: see sub-section “DASD Storage Requirements”.
  2. “Installation Instructions”: follow each instruction as described in the Program Directory.

Other documentation that you might need

For the installation of File Manager, and the Db2®, IMS™, and CICS® components, or for the installation of File Manager Japanese or Korean components, you will need to refer to the File Manager for z/OS Program Directory.

You may also need to refer to the File Manager for z/OS® User's Guide and Reference, the File Manager for z/OS User’s Guide and Reference for DB2 Data, the File Manager for z/OS User’s Guide and Reference for IMS Data, or the File Manager for z/OS User’s Guide and Reference for CICS.