Contents

Preface
Who this book is for
What you need to know
Notes on terminology
Summary of changes
Changes made to this book for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 3 Release 1
Changes made to this book for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 2 Release 3
Changes made to this book for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS, Version 2 Release 2
New and changed function in CICS Transaction Server for OS/390 Release 3
Dynamic routing
CICS business transaction services
Temporary storage queue models
Long temporary storage queue names
Resource Recovery Services (RRS)
Sysplex enqueue models
Support of IIOP inbound to Java applications
Coupling facility data tables
Support for CICS Web enhancements
Java Virtual Machine
Open Transaction Environment
FEPI
Support for Tivoli Global Enterprise Manager
Changes made to this book for CICS Transaction Server for OS/390 Release 3
Figures
Tables
Introducing CICSPlex SM
CICS system connectivity
Features of CICSPlex SM
Where next?
The CICSPlex SM environment
Overview
The CICSplex
The managed application system (MAS)
CICSPlex SM address space (CMAS)
Environment Services System Services (ESSS)
The CICSPlex SM Web User Interface
The coordinating address space (CAS)
The CICSPlex SM end user interface (EUI)
CICSPlex SM objects
The data repository
The batched repository-update facility
Support for Tivoli Business Systems Manager
Where next?
Designing your CICSPlex SM environment
Designing your CICSplexes
Identifying your CICS systems and regions
Which CICS systems can be managed by CICSPlex SM?
How many CICSplexes are there in your enterprise?
Identifying system groups
Locating CMASs
Where to install CMASs
CMAS-to-CMAS links
CMAS-to-CMAS links for multiple CICSplexes
Locating the maintenance point CMAS
Locating CASs
Where CASs are required
CAS-to-CAS links
Naming your CICSPlex SM entities
A staged implementation
Updating the initial design
Where next?
Defining the CICSPlex SM configuration and topology
Defining your CICSPlex SM configuration
Defining CAS-to-CAS links
Defining the CMAS configuration
Defining CICSplex topology
Preparing CICSplex definitions
Preparing CICS system definitions
Where next?
Managing resources using Business Application Services (BAS)
What is Business Application Services (BAS)?
Limitations of RDO
BAS concepts
Two forms of BAS
Advantages of using BAS
Managing BAS
Migrating your resource definitions
Defining resources
Validating resources
Defining resource groups
Using migration form BAS
Using full-function form BAS
Using resource assignments
Using resource descriptions
Installing applications and resources
Security considerations
Planning for BAS
Implementing BAS
Creating migration form BAS
Migrating to the use of resource assignments
A recommended approach
Where next?
Managing workloads
What is workload management?
What is dynamic routing?
Dynamic routing models
WLM functions
Advantages of WLM
Workload balancing
The queue algorithm
The goal algorithm
Cross CEC routing
Workload separation
Intertransaction affinity
How intertransaction affinities are honored
Managing workloads
Planning for WLM
Workload balancing or workload separation?
Identifying the workloads
Identifying intertransaction affinities
Implementing WLM
Identifying dynamic routing candidates
Implementing workload balancing
Adding workload separation requirements
Defining intertransaction affinities
A recommended approach
Where next?
Exception reporting using real-time analysis (RTA)
What is real-time analysis?
Why automate?
The RTA external notifications
RTA functions
Advantages of RTA
System Availability Monitoring (SAM)
Customizing the SAM external notifications
Automation and SAM
MAS resource monitoring (MRM)
Automation and MRM
Analysis point monitoring (APM)
Managing RTA
Planning for RTA
Implementing RTA
Implementing system availability monitoring (SAM)
Implementing MAS resource monitoring (MRM)
Implementing analysis point monitoring (APM)
A recommended approach
Where next?
Collecting statistics using CICSPlex SM monitoring
What is monitoring?
Monitoring functions
Advantages of monitoring
Monitoring of resources
The monitor interval
The sample interval
Managing monitoring functions
Planning CICSPlex SM monitoring
Implementing CICSPlex SM monitoring
Activating the resource status facility
Using the CICS Monitoring Facility (CMF)
A recommended approach
Where next?
Planning CICSPlex SM installation and setup
Software, hardware, and storage requirements
Prerequisite software release levels
Prerequisite hardware
Storage requirements
CICSPlex SM naming conventions
Generic names
Security planning
Protecting access to CICSPlex SM functions and CICS resources
Special considerations for BAS
CICS command and resource checking
Defining time zones
An overview of the installation process
Preparing to set up a CAS
Preparing to set up a CMAS
Using the batched repository-update facility
Preparing to set up a MAS
Reuse of CICSPlex SM object definitions
Where next?
The CICSPlex SM Starter Set
Why is the Starter Set provided?
The Starter Set configuration
The Starter Set installation requirements
CICSPlex SM definitions supplied with the Starter Set
Sample CAS definitions
Sample configuration definitions
Sample topology definitions
BAS definitions
Sample Workload definitions
Sample Monitor definitions
Sample Analysis definitions
The Starter Set naming convention
Bibliography
The CICS Transaction Server for z/OS library
The entitlement set
PDF-only books
Other CICS books
Accessibility
Index
Notices
Trademarks
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