Installation Checklist for Zowe z/OS Components for Production Purposes

Follow the steps in this checklist to guide you through the installation of Zowe z/OS Components for production purposes. Use the steps in this checklist if you want to run Zowe securely and with high-availability.

Preparing and Installing

Preparation/Installation Step	Task	Results	Time Estimate
Plan the Installation and address system requirements	1. Plan the Installation 2. Address USS considerations for Zowe 3. Address System requirements:     * z/OS     * Node.js     * Java     * z/OSMF       (recommended for full functionality)     * z/OSMF HA       (required for production)	All prerequisites satisfied to install Zowe z/OS components	1 day
Install z/OS Components	Use one of the following installation options: Option 1: Install Zowe runtime from a convenience build Option 2: Install Zowe with SMP/E Option 3: Install Zowe with a portable software instance	Executables and binaries are unpaxed on mainframe	1 hour

Configuring Zowe z/OS Components

Configuration Step	Task	Results	Time Estimate
Configure base	1. Initialize Zowe     Use one of the following options:     Option 1: Initialize Zowe manually     using zwe command group       a. Prepare zowe.yaml configuration file           if the file does not already exist       b. Initialize Zowe custom data sets          (zwe init mvs)       c. APF authorize load libraries          (zwe init apfauth)       d. Initialize Zowe security configurations          (zwe init security)       e. Install Zowe main started tasks          (zwe init stc)     Option 2: Configure Zowe with z/OSMF     workflows 2. Configure the z/OS system for Zowe 3. Grant users permission to access z/OSMF 4. Install and configure the Zowe cross memory server (ZWESISTC)	* All datasets are created and populated. See Initialize MVS Datasets Results * Started tasks are copied to system libraries * APF authorization is granted to load libraries * Zowe user is created and is asigned all required permissions * Your z/OS and security product are configured	4 hours
Configure the Caching Service storage	Use one of the following storage methods: * Use Infinispan * Use VSAM (Infinispan and VSAM are the recommended storage methods and required to use Zowe in High Availability mode.) * Use inMemory (This method is designed only to perform a quick start of a service for test purposes.)	Storage for the Caching service is configured	1 hour
Configure certificates	Zowe is able to use PKCS12 certificates or certificates held in a z/OS Keyring. Use one of the following options: Option 1: Use zwe command group * Configure PKCS12 certificates    or * Configure JCERACFKS certificates in a key ring Option 2: Set up Zowe certificates using workflows	Your certificates are configured and stored securely	2 hours
Configure High Availability (optional)	Zowe has a high availability feature built-in, but your system should be properly configured to enable it. 1. Configure Sysplex for high availability 2. Configure z/OSMF for high availability in Sysplex 3. Define the haInstances section in your zowe.yaml	Zowe z/OS components are able to run in HA mode	2 hours

Starting and Stopping Zowe

Start/Stop Step	Task	Results	Time Estimate
Start and stop the cross memory server ZWESISTC on z/OS	The ZWESISTC task starts and stops the ZWESASTC task as needed	The cross memory server is run as a started task from the JCL in the PROCLIB member ZWESISTC	5 minutes
Start and stop the Zowe main server ZWESLSTC on z/OS	Option 1: Use zwe to start and stop the main Zowe server Option 2: Manually start and stop the Zowe main server ZWESLSTC	You started or stopped Zowe main server ZWESLSTC on z/OS with zwe or manually	20 minutes

Verify Zowe installation on z/OS

Verification Step	Task	Results	Time Estimate
Verify Zowe Application Framework installation	Open the Zowe Desktop from a supported browser	You should be able to open the Zowe Desktop from a supported browser.	20 minutes
Verify API Mediation installation	Use a REST API client to review the value of the status variable of the API Catalog service routed through the API Gateway	See the example presented in Verify API Mediation installation	15 minutes
Verify z/OS Services installation	Zowe z/OS services usually are registered with Zowe APIML Discovery	You should see JSON format data of all jobs running on the system	15 minutes