Load the agent for z/OS® software

The first installation step is to use SMP/E to download the agent for z/OS software from the image.

To load the agent for z/OS software on your z/OS system, process the software distribution tape using the facilities of System Modification Program Extended (SMP/E). This creates or updates the necessary software libraries on your system.

To download the agent software, you can use either:
  • The SMP/E dialogs.
  • The sample jobs that are provided in the image. Use them with the SMP/E RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT commands. The SMP/E jobs assume that all DDDEF entries that are required for SMP/E execution have been defined in appropriate zones.

The next sections list and describe the samples provided to run the RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT commands. See the Program Directory for further details.

Setting up the environment

You can use the Program Directory to set up the environment.

Using the samples for RECEIVE, APPLY, and ACCEPT processing

The following table lists the sample library members that are included in the image for your use:
Table 1. Sample library members for the agent for z/OS data sets
Sample member Function
EELACPTE Use to run SMP/E ACCEPT processing for the agent for z/OS data sets
EELALLOC Use to allocate all the agent for z/OS data sets
EELAPPLE Use to run SMP/E APPLY processing for the agent for z/OS data sets
EELDDDEF Use to set up DD definitions for all agent for z/OS data sets
EELRECVE Use to run SMP/E RECEIVE processing for the agent for z/OS data sets

You might need to change the distribution library and zone name to reflect those defined in the agent for z/OS CSI.

Results

The following table describes the distribution and target libraries that are created or updated by SMP/E.
Table 2. Agent for z/OS libraries loaded by SMP/E
SMP/E DD name Description
Distribution Target
AEELCLIB SEELCLIB CLISTs
AEELDATA SEELDATA Default SSL certificates
AEELMAC0 SEELMAC0 Assembler macros
AEELMISC SEELMISC License information
AEELMOD0 (object) SEELLMD0 (load) Agent for z/OS modules
AEELMSG0 SEELMSG0 Messages
AEELPNL0 SEELPNL0 Panels for the EELINST installation aid
AEELSAMP SEELSAMP Sample exits, programs, and JCL

You should place the load modules in a separate library. Create the library before you run the SMP/E jobs.

Alternatively, you can place the new load modules in one of your existing load-module libraries, for example SYS1.LINKLIB. The remaining data sets loaded by SMP/E are new data sets that you must create before running the SMP/E jobs. The agent for z/OS program directory contains the JCL and instructions for loading the software.

After you have loaded the agent for z/OS software, apply any recommended maintenance described in the PSP bucket.