ToinstalltheCICSTransactionServerusingtheCBPDOmethod,youshoulduse theCICSTransactionServerfor z/OSProgramDirectory,togetherwiththe instructionscontainedintheMemotoUsers Extension,to loadthesoftwarefrom thetapeDASD.For theServerPacmethod,youfollow thesuppliedsetofISPF dialogs andtheaccompanyingdocumentation.
Afteryouhave loadedtheCICSTransactionServerelementsto DASD,youshould then usethisbookto tailorCICStoyour environment;thatisto:
v IntegrateCICSwithMVS andACF/VTAM v Applyservice toCICS(ifrequired) v CreatetheCICSdatasets
v
InstallDB2®support(if required)
v InstallMROandISCsupport(ifrequired)
v Runtheinstallationverificationprocedures(if required).
Note:
1. Table27onpage367givesdetails oftheCICSmodulesthatareneeded in,andeligiblefor,theMVSlink packarea.
2. IfyouinstalledCICSfromCBPDO,youdonotneedto runthe DFHISTARjobagainto specifythepost-installationparameters.
However,if youwishtocreateseveralcopiesof thepost-installationjobs (forexampletocreateseveralcopiesof theDFHDEFDSjobto define CICSdatasetsuniqueto severalCICSregions),youcaneditandrun theDFHISTARjobasmanytimesasrequired.
Some oftheinformationinthis bookisalsoof interestifyouhave installedCICS TransactionServerusingtheServerPacmethodof delivery.
In particular,youshouldeditandruntheDFHISTARjob,specifyingthekeyword POST, todefineparametersneededtotailoryourCICSenvironment.
Notes on terminology
CICSisusedthroughoutthisbook tomean theCICSelementof theIBMCICS TransactionServerfor z/OS,Version3Release2.
CICSPlexSMrefers toCICSPlexSystemManager,anelementof CICS TransactionServer.
CICSTSVersion2 regionisused torefertoa CICSregionrunningunderCICS TS Version2.
MVS isusedthroughoutthisbookto meantheoperatingsystem MVS,or theBase Control Program(BCP)elementofz/OS.
RACF®isusedthroughoutthisbook tomeantheMVS ResourceAccessControl Facility(RACF)oranyotherexternalsecuritymanagerthatprovidesequivalent function.
ThetermCICSTS3.2regionisused torefertoa CICSregionrunningunderCICS TransactionServerfor z/OS,Version3Release2.
$ In theprogrammingexamplesinthisbook,thedollarsymbol ($,)isusedasa national currencysymbol andisassumedtobeassignedtheEBCDICcode point X’5B’. Insomecountriesa differentcurrency symbol,for examplethepoundsymbol (£), ortheyensymbol(¥), isassignedthesameEBCDICcode point.In these countries,theappropriatecurrencysymbol shouldbeused insteadofthedollar symbol.
hlq Throughoutthis book,thetermhlqisusedtodenotethehigh-levelqualifierof theCICSTSdatasets;forexample,CICSTS32.CICSfor CICSdatasets and CICSTS32.CPSMfor CICSPlexSMdatasets.TheCICSTS32partofthehigh-level qualifier isdefinedbytheLINDEXparameterintheDFHISTARinstallationjob.
IMS
™library names
TheIMSlibrariesreferred tointhissectionareidentifiedbyIMS.libnam(for
example,IMS.SDFSRESL).Ifyouareusingyourownnamingconventions,change theIMSprefixto matchthosenamingconventions.
CICS system connectivity
This releaseofCICSPlexSMcan beused tocontrolCICSsystemsthataredirectly connectedto it.
For thisreleaseof CICSPlexSM,theconnectableCICSsystemsare:
v
CICSTransactionServerforz/OS, Version3Release2 v CICSTransactionServerforz/OS, Version3Release1 v CICSTransactionServerforz/OS, Version2Release3 v CICSTransactionServerforz/OS, Version2Release2
You canusethisreleaseof CICSPlexSMtocontrolsystemsrunningsupported releasesofCICSthatareconnectedto,andmanaged by,yourpreviousreleaseof CICSPlexSM.However,if youhaveanydirectly-connectablerelease levelsof CICS,aslistedabove,thatareconnectedtoapreviousreleaseofCICSPlexSM, you arestrongly recommendedto migratethemtothecurrentreleaseofCICSPlex
SM,to takefulladvantageoftheenhancedmanagementservices.Seetherelevant CICSTransactionServerfor z/OSMigrationGuidefor informationonhowtodo this.
Table1 showswhichsupportedCICSsystemscan bedirectly connectedtowhich releasesofCICSPlexSM.
Table1.Directly-connectableCICSsystemsbyCICSPlexSMrelease CICSsystem CICSPlexSM
componentofCICS TS3.2
CICSPlexSM componentofCICS TS3.1
CICSPlexSM componentofCICS TS2.3
CICSPlexSM componentofCICS TS2.2
CICSTS3.2 Yes No No No
CICSTS3.1 Yes Yes No No
CICSTS2.3 Yes Yes Yes No
CICSTS2.2 Yes Yes Yes Yes
TXSeries®4.3.0.4 No No Yes Yes
TXSeries5.0 No No Yes Yes
Summary of changes
This bookisbasedontheCICSInstallationGuidefor CICSTransactionServerfor z/OS, Version3Release1,GC34-6426-00. Changesfromthateditionaremarked byvertical barsintheleftmargin.
This partlistsbrieflythechangesthathave beenmade forthefollowingrecent releases:
Changes for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 3 Release 2
For informationaboutchangesthathavebeen madeinCICSTransactionServerfor z/OS, Version3Release2,pleasereferto What’sNewintheinformationcenter,or thefollowingpublications:
v CICSTransactionServerforz/OSReleaseGuide v
CICSTransactionServerforz/OSMigrationfromCICSTSVersion3.1 v CICSTransactionServerforz/OSMigrationfromCICSTSVersion2.3 v CICSTransactionServerforz/OSMigrationfromCICSTSVersion2.2 v CICSTransactionServerforz/OSMigrationfromCICSTSVersion1.3
Changes for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 3 Release 1
Themoresignificantchangesfor thiseditionare:
v Technicalchanges:
– Anewtopic,Chapter29,“EnablingUnicodedataconversion byz/OS,”on page201
– TherearechangestoChapter6,“InstallingtheCICSInformationCenter,”on page71
– InCICSPlex SM,supportfortheCICSNTremoteMASisremoved, andthe correspondingtopicinthesection aboutCICSPlexSM verificationisdeleted.
– Referencesto z/OSUNIX®directoriesnowshowtheoptional/pathprefix,see, forexample,“SpecifytheCICSTSz/OSUNIXdirectoriesanddatasets” on page34
v Structuralchanges:
– Chapter5, “InstallingCICSTSusingDFHISTAR,”onpage 25isacollection of