27317: User Experience - What I’ve Learned About SMP/E Installation in My 15 Years of Being a Sysprog
Project and Program:
Core Platform,
z/OS Systems Programming,
Operations Management Professional Skills zNextGen
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Proceedings,
SHARE DC 2025,
2025
Depending when you started to work on Z platform, you may have heard about
different installation methods, that can include CBPDO, COD, ServerPac, Portable
Software Instance (PSI), and others. Despite of what you choose to perform your
installation, the cornerstone technology behind of it is almost always SMP/E.
Therefore, this foundation system skill is still relevant today even with the
industry effort for installation simplification and standardization in recent
years. Let’s navigate into some SMP/E details and discuss some aspects from a
practical perspective that will help you make better decisions through your own
SMP/E journey.
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