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Installing and customizing HCL Z Asset Optimizer
The product installation involves downloading the product and available updates, preparing the database, and configuring and populating a test database. After verifying that all components are correctly installed, you duplicate the test database to create a production database where you automate data collection and import tasks.
Checklist of installation and customization tasks
This checklist includes a set of procedures for installing the product, creating a test database, populating data, and validating the test installation. When you complete these procedures, you are ready to create a production environment for HCL Z Asset Optimizer.
Installing target libraries
Before you can install HCL Z Asset Optimizer in a production environment, you can create a test environment.

Installing and customizing HCL Z Asset Optimizer
The product installation involves downloading the product and available updates, preparing the database, and configuring and populating a test database. After verifying that all components are correctly installed, you duplicate the test database to create a production database where you automate data collection and import tasks.
- Installation prerequisites
  Before you install HCL Z Asset Optimizer, verify that the required hardware and software are available in the installation environment.
- System configuration requirements
- Security and authorization requirements
  A z/OS® user ID with appropriate RACF® access is required to submit the batch jobs used in the customizing and operation of Z Asset Optimizer . Additional security and authorization configurations can be necessary, depending on your environment.
- Checklist of installation and customization tasks
  This checklist includes a set of procedures for installing the product, creating a test database, populating data, and validating the test installation. When you complete these procedures, you are ready to create a production environment for HCL Z Asset Optimizer.
  - Installing target libraries
    Before you can install HCL Z Asset Optimizer in a production environment, you can create a test environment.
  - Preparing Db2® database prerequisites
    The Db2® environment for the test z/OS® installation has prerequisites that you must configure.
  - Preparing local environment settings
    After installation, you can create a custom version of any job in the JCLLIB library or any parameter in the PARMLIB library, by copying and editing the relevant job in the HZASCUST member in the hza.SHZASAMP data set.
  - Configuring a test Repository database
    Configuring the test Repository database includes setting up database objects, creating the Global Knowledge Base (GKB) database, and configuring access to the Repository and the GKB databases. Most sites maintain both a test Repository database and a production Repository database. After you configure and validate the test Repository database, repeat this task to create the production Repository database.
  - Configuring a production Repository database
    Most implementations include a test Repository database and a production Repository database. Configuring a production Repository database involves creating the database and importing data, configuring security, and automating data collection activities

Installing target libraries

Before you can install HCL Z Asset Optimizer in a production environment, you can create a test environment.

Before you begin

The installation must be performed by a z/OS® system programmer who has access to Flexera to download the product.

Procedure

Download Z Asset Optimizer , version 2.1 , and all available maintenance components.

Follow the Receive and Apply instructions in the HCL Z Asset Optimizer Program Directory to install the target libraries.

The following libraries are installed:


Data set low-level qualifier (LLQ)	Description
SHZAANL1	Analyzer reports
SHZAANL2	Java script charting code
SHZAEXEC	REXX code
SHZAGKB1	Global Knowledge base data
SHZAMJPN	Message templates in Japanese.
SHZAMOD1	Load modules
SHZAPARM	Templates that the HZASCUST job uses to populate &HZAINST..PARMLIB library.
SHZAPROC	JCL PROCs
SHZASAMP	Templates that the HZASCUST job uses to populate the &HZAINST..JCLLIB library.

Install all PTF maintenance packages.
Ensure that the target libraries are available to the LPAR where you intend to configure the test Db2® for z/OS® database.
Specify that the SHZAMOD1 data set is authorized by the Authorized Program Facility (APF).
For example, you can enter:
```
SETPROG APF,ADD,DSN=hza.SHZAMOD1,SMS
```
or
```
SETPROG APF,ADD,DSN=hza.SHZAMOD1,VOL=xxxxxx
```
Schedule a change request to roll out target libraries to all z/OS® LPARs where Z Asset Optimizer is used and include APF authorization for SHZAMOD1.
For example, update the appropriate PROGxx member.

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