The security user ID under which your Ironstream tasks are run, whether you use RACF, ACF2, or Top Secret, must have an OMVS segment with a UID (user ID) and GID (group ID). No other settings are necessary for Ironstream to function.
The following are optionally required depending on your required data sources:
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IBM Cross-System Coupling Facility (XCF) is required by some Ironstream run-time components. A single XCF group is required, although multiple groups can be used depending on the data sources and volumes.
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IDT requires unique domain and HTTP server ports.
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If you plan to use the RMF III data source, you must configure access to the RMF Distributed Data Server (DDS).
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IDT and a number of NMC components require a VTAM application major node, and in some cases a VTAM ACB is required. Some components make use of data spaces.
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IDT uses the ZFS created during the SMP/E process.
These instructions assume that you have an existing process for copying the appropriate installation system target data sets to each deployment system. You must ensure that you have a reliable method for copying the ZFS files as well.