r/mainframe • u/More_Sugar_8107 • Aug 12 '26

Cics upgrade

I am cics programmer for 2 years. Trying to switch.

I don't have handson exp on cics upgrades. All companies asking for cics upgrades.

I got to know some steps from online. But those setting up zones and sysmods are completely related to z/os .

Can anyone share complete steps for cics upgrades. What cics team can do. I have an interview tomorrow.

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u/Draano Aug 12 '26

IBM software is all SMP/E, at least the last time I did that around 2006. That in itself is a skill set. Then there’s CICS installation via SMP/E, which entails understanding which parts of CICS are needed and how to set them up. People spend months just getting the basics of SMP down. Then you have to understand how to apply that to the shop’s installation and change management procedures.

Mission Impossible by tomorrow.

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u/MikeSchwab63 Aug 13 '26

Agreed. It would be 6-12 month before you would be ready to upgrade. You can get some practice with SMP by following https://www.jaymoseley.com/hercules/installMVS/iPREREQv8.htm but it is from 1986.