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Requirements
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The nodes listed below require these specific versions of software:

Control node
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A control node is any machine with Ansible® installed. You can run commands and playbooks from a control noede, be it a laptop, desktop, or server. The following software must be installed on the control node.

.. note:: The IBM® z/OS® CICS® collection cannot run on a Windows system.

* `Ansible version`_: 2.11 or later
* `Python`_: 2.7 or later


.. _Ansible version:
   https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/installation_guide/intro_installation.html
.. _Python:
   https://www.python.org/downloads/release/latest
.. _OpenSSH:
   https://www.openssh.com/
.. _CMCI REST API:
   https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-ts/latest?topic=cmci-how-it-works-rest-api


Managed node
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For detailed requirements, see :doc:`requirements_managed`.


.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 3

   requirements_managed