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BookManager BUILD for zOS

System requirements

The following shows the require hardware and software needed to install and use this product in the supported environments.

 
 
Operating SystemSoftwareHardware
MVS/ESAIBM MVS/ESA operating system at Version 4.2 or later

IBM Document Composition Facility (DCF) Release 4

IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) for z/OS, Version 3, Release 5 or later

IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility/Program Development Facility (ISPF/PDF) for z/OS Version 3, Release 5 or later

IBM TSO Extensions (TSO/E) Version 2 Release 1 or later

One of the following run-time libraries - IBM C/370 V2.1 for MVS/ESA or MVS/XA (included with IBM C/370 Compiler Version 2) or Language Environment/370 (LE/370) Release 2 for MVS/ESA

IBM Publishing Systems BookMaster Release 4 to build books using source files marked up with BookMaster tags.

IBM Graphical Data Display Manager for MVS (GDDM/MVS) Version 2.3 or Version 3.1 to include pictures in on-line books
Any IBM processor or equivalent that supports the required operating system

A 9-track reel device or an 18-track cartridge device to read the media

A Direct Access Storage device (DASD) that supports your MVS operating system. The equivalent of 95 cylinders of disk space is recommended to hold the product libraries from the distribution tapes.

Access to data sets and a region size of 6 megabytes. (Large books can require more storage.)
OS/390, z/OSOne of the supported MVS operating systems (these operating systems includes all of the necessary prereqs products)Any IBM processor or equivalent that supports the required operating system

A 9-track reel device or an 18-track cartridge device to read the media

A Direct Access Storage device (DASD) that supports your MVS operating system. The equivalent of 95 cylinders of disk space is recommended to hold the product libraries from the distribution tapes.

Access to data sets and a region size of 6 megabytes. (Large books can require more storage.)