▼To set up the SMP/E environment and install the software:

1.Customize the installation jobs.

You can do this manually with an editor, but it is recommended that you use the provided ISPF edit macro @SKUEDIT and @SKURUN REXX exec for automated updates of an individual member or all members.

Before use, first copy these two members to a library in your SYSPROC concatenation, then change the job settings in @SKUEDIT to the appropriate settings for the site. Then to update a member just invoke @SKUEDIT within the member or to change all members, from TSO or ISPF Option 6, enter:

@SKURUN smpejcl_dataset_name @SKUEDIT

@SKUEDIT contains information describing its use.

2.Build the SMP/E database.

Run the following customized members:

■C1CSIBLD - Allocate and initialize the SMP/E data sets.

■C2ZONES - Define and update each zone.

■C3DDDEFS - Define the required DDDEFs for each zone.

This job may end with return code 4.

SMP/E warning code of GIM27701W is normal and expected for new SMP/E environments where there is no definition yet defined. The SMP/E Replace command will be changed to an Add command automatically.

3.Define DDDEFs and allocate the target and distribution data sets. Run the following customized members:

■I1DDDEFS - Define the DDDEFs. This job may end with return code 4.

SMP/E warning code of GIM27701W is normal and expected for new SMP/E environments where there is no definition yet defined. The SMP/E Replace command will be changed to an Add command automatically.

■I2ALLOC - Allocate the HTTPD target and distribution data sets.

Do not run this job if you already have the HTTPD server installed (e.g., as part of the ExPR GUI).

■I3ALLOC - Allocate VSM GUI Web content target and distribution data sets.

4.Run the following as required for your installation media:

■TAPE ONLY: Run customized member I4RCV to RECEIVE the HTTPD, SAS/C and VSM GUI FMIDs.

Modify this job to exclude the SSKY500 and ASAR700 FMIDs if you already have the HTTPD server and SAS/C run time received in your SMP/E environment.

■CD-ROM ONLY: Run customized member NETVGUI to RECIEVE from a network- mounted CD-ROM the HTTPD, SAS/C, required PTFs for HTTPD and SAS/C and VSM GUI FMIDs.

Modify this job to exclude the SSKY500 and ASAR700 FMIDs if you already have the HTTPD server and SAS/C run time received in your SMP/E environment.

Modify this job to exclude the PTFs already applied in your SMP/E environment.

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VSM GUI specifications

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