IBM i Installation


Introduction

These pages provide information on the installation of Stonebranch Inc's Universal Agent 7.7.0 on the IBM i operating system.

All Universal Agent 7.7.0 for IBM i components are provided in an easily installed, one-time installation package.

Installation Summary

Warning

This installation procedure is intended only for default installations into simple environments. Installing into high availability environments may require a customized installation. For customized installation, parallel installation or multiple system roll out see the Installation Guide for IBM i.

Step 1

Download the distribution file from the Stonebranch Customer Portal to a computer running a supported version of Windows or UNIX.

Step 2

Extract the Licensed Program Save File from the distribution file.

Step 3

If transferring the installation file to the native, QSYS file system, create a save file, UNV770, on the target IBM i system in library QGPL.

Note

This step is not necessary if transferring the file to the IFS.

Step 4

FTP the Licensed Program Save File to either the save file created in step 1 or to /QSYS.LIB/QGPL.LIB/UNV770.SAVF.

Step 5

Execute the command RSTLICPGM to install Workload Automation 5 to the default libraries. Refer to Installation Procedures for additional parameters for the RSTLICPGM command.

Step 6

Verify the correctness of the install by executing the following command: CHKPRDOPT 0UNV770.

Step 7

Optionally, rename the UNVUBR770 subsystem to UBROKER for consistent operation across future installations.

Naming Conventions

In Universal Agent 7.7.0 for IBM i, some library names and object names include a vrm (version, release, and modification) suffix, 770. This vrm suffix will change, as appropriate, for subsequent releases.

Additionally, some library names can be changed. These pages use the default names for these libraries:

  • UNVPRD770 (product library)
  • UNVTMP770 (temporary library)
  • UNVSPL770 (spool file library)

You can change the UNVPRD770, UNVTMP770, and UNVSPL770 library names at installation time.

Detailed Information

The following pages provide detailed information for IBM i Installation:


Currently, Universal Agent 7.7.0 for IBM i does not include Universal Command (UCMD) or Universal Data Mover (UDM).   Customers who require those components should use an older version of Workload Automation for IBM i.  The latest version containing those components is 5.1.1.  Older versions of Workload Automation for IBM i can be installed alongside version 7.7.0.