Audience
This class is a, newly developed, replacement for the retired IBM WM856g CICSPLEX Administration course suitable for -
- CICS System Programmers
- Anyone wanting an in depth understanding of CPSM
Prerequisites
You should:
- Be familiar with CICS architecture and facilities, either through experience or by successfully completing CICS 6.x Administration or by having an equivalent level of knowledge.
- Have a working knowledge of CICS TS Intercommunication facilities
Duration
5 Days.
Course Objectives
This course provides both an introduction to CICSPlex SM and a detailed description of the various components that comprise a CICSPlex SM architecture. The CMAS, LMAS and Web User Interface are covered in depth as is their relationship to each other. Upon completion the attendee will have installed a CICSPlex SM environment and connected the CMAS, LMAS and WUI together. Workload Manager integration is covered as is Business Application Services. Startup and Shutdown of the CICSPlex is covered as is the role of Security. A brief introduction to the CPSM API is also covered. A CICS/TS system will be available for Workshops to install the CICSPlex environment.
Course Content
SEMINAR
DAY 1
Introduction to CICSPlex SM
• Why CPSM
• What role does it play
• Why is it needed – CICS regions becoming too complex
• SPOC – Single Point of Control
CICSPlex SM Components
• CMAS Server
• LMAS Server
• Web User Interface Server
• Environment Services System Services
CPSM Installation
What are the key installation procedures
What decisions need to be made
Understanding Transaction Affinities
What Parameters are needed
Defining the Data Repository
Initializing the Data Repository
• EYU9XDUT
Building EYUPARM
Defining the CMAS Overrides
Customizing the CPSM supplied members
Using DFHISTAR
DAY 2
CPSM Configuration
How do the different parts of CPSM communicate
Understanding the Environment Services System Services
Understanding the role of Data Spaces and Cross Memory Services
Understanding the role of the LMAS Agents
How to install them and activate them
Defining the CICSPLEX name
Understanding the CONTEXT and SCOPE Options
Defining the CICS Explorer
What role does it play in supporting CPSM
• Practical – Defining TCPIPService for CICS Explorer
• Specifying the CMCI definitions for both a single region and
• A CICSPlex SM
• Workshop – Introduction to the CICS Explorer
• Workshop – Using the CICS Explorer
DAY 3
Reviewing an Existing CPSM Configuration
Reviewing the CMAS, LMAS and WUI parameters
How to define LMAS regions to the CMAS
Defining System Groups – specifying regions to System groups
• Understanding the EYU9XDBT Utility
Workshop – Using the EYU9XDBT to define LMAS regions to the CMAS
Workshop – Using the EYU9XDBT to define System Groups
Specifying the EYUPARM and EYUWUI parameters for the WUI
Workshop – Accessing the WUI
DAY 4
Workshop – Defining, Building and Initializing the CMAS, LMAS and WUI
DAY 5
Understanding Workload Manager
Dynamic and Static Transaction
CRTX definition in the TOR
Dynamic Transaction Routing
• DTRPGM – EYU9XLOP
• DSRTPGM – EYU9XLOP
WLM role in the CICSPlex
Defining the Transaction Groups
• Specifying Transactions
Defining the WLM Definitions
• Specifying the AORs
Defining the WLM Groups
Defining Workloads in the WLM Specification
Defining CMAS to CMAS Links
Defining System Links
Understanding the Business Application Systems
BATCHREP Utility
How to extract resources from the CSD and update the Data Repository
Using Trandef, Progdef, Filedef
Building RESGROUPS and RESDESC
How RESGFDEF can assist with definitions
Understanding the relationship between RESGROUPs and RESINGRPs
CPSM Security concerns and specifications
Command Security
CPSM Startup and Shutdown Transactions
A brief review of CPSM API commands