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Upgrading information for CICS when changing releases of CICS, z/OS, Db2 or IMS

Troubleshooting


Problem

You would like to know what problems you might encounter when you upgrade from one release of CICS to another. You also want to know what CICS problems you might encounter when you upgrade to a new release of z/OS, Db2, IMS, or to a new Z mainframe.

Resolving The Problem

Select the appropriate link for the product you are installing to be taken to the corresponding table. Then, click the search link to the right of the release of the product you are installing.

 

If you upgrade from an old release, make sure you click the search links for ALL the intervening releases. For example, click the search links to the right of "CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.6" and "CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 6.1" when you upgrade from CICS TS 5.5 to 6.1.


 





 

CICS TS for z/OS upgrading information

Release of CICS TS for z/OS
Search for keywords
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 6.1 Upgrade2CICS61 
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.6 Upgrade2CICS56
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.5
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.4
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 5.3
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.2
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.1
CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.2


Also, look at the Detailed System Requirements and the "Cross Product Dependencies" section in the PSP bucket of the product that you are upgrading.
 

 

 





 

CICS TS for z/VSE upgrading information 
 
Release of CICS TS for z/VSE
Search for keywords
CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE V2.2 Upgrade2CICS22
CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE V2.1

   




Db2 upgrading information

Release of Db2
Search for keywords
Db2 for z/OS V13.1 Upgrade2Db2131
Db2 for z/OS V12.1
Db2 for z/OS V11.1

   






 

IMS upgrading information

Release of IMS
Search for keywords
IMS V15.2 Upgrade2IMS152
IMS V15.1 Upgrade2IMS151
IMS V14.1

   




z/OS upgrading information

The z/OS Upgrade Workflow topic in IBM Docs  provides the steps for upgrading your system. The following table contains links for the "upgrading searches" that return documents related to CICS and the specific release of z/OS.
Release of z/OS
Search for keywords
z/OS V2.5 Upgrade2zOS25
z/OS V2.4 Upgrade2zOS24
z/OS V2.3 Upgrade2zOS23
z/OS V2.2
 




Mainframe upgrading information

Type of Mainframe
Search for keyword
IBM z16 Upgrade2z16
IBM z15 Upgrade2z15
IBM z14
IBM z13
 

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Product Synonym

CICS/VSE CICS VSE CICS/TS CICS TS CICS Transaction Server CICSPlex SM CICSPlexSM CPSM CP/SM

Document Information

Modified date:
18 April 2022

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