Worksheet information and instructions

The following sections provide specific information for some of the areas on the worksheet. A worksheet for each platform is provided after this section, followed by other pre-installation tasks.

Remember to fill out a worksheet for each DirectConnect for z/OS Option service that you will be installing.

Connection protocol

Specify the protocol that the access service uses to connect to the mainframe, either lu62 or tcpip.

TCP/IP connectivity parameters for Windows

Table 2-3 describes the TCP/IP connectivity parameters.

**Table 2-3: TCP/IP connectivity parameters for Windows platforms**
Parameter	Description	Syntax	Range	Default
Connection protocol	Specifies protocol the access service uses to connect to target database, either lu62 or tcpip	ConnectionProtocol= [lu62\|tcpip]	na	none
ConnectionSpec1	Specifies name or IP address of mainframe host for TCP/IP communications	ConnectionSpec1= char	1-255 char	none
ConnectionSpec2	Specifies port number for CICS region	ConnectionSpec2= char	1-255 char	none
ConnectionSpec3	Specifies CICS region name running Open ServerConnect for TCP/IP communications	ConnectionSpec3= char	1-255 char	none

LU 6.2 connectivity parameters for UNIX

Table 2-4 describes the LU 6.2 parameters for each UNIX platform. Be sure to record these values on the installation worksheet.

**Table 2-4: LU 6.2 connectivity parameters for UNIX platforms**
Platform	ConnectionSpec1	ConnectionSpec2	ConnectionSpec3
RISC/6000 AIX	Specifies the SNA Server/6000 side profile name	Not used, but must not be left blank	Specifies the SNA mode name for LU 6.2 communications
HP 9000 /800	Specifies the local logical unit (LU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	Specifies the name of the partner logical unit (PLU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	Specifies the SNA mode name for LU 6.2 communications
Sun Solaris	Specifies the local logical unit (LU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	Specifies the name of the partner logical unit (PLU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	Specifies the SNA mode name for LU 6.2 communications
HP Itanium	Specifies the local logical unit (LU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	Specifies the name of the partner logical unit (PLU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	Specifies the SNA mode name for LU 6.2 communications

Linux does not support LU 6.2.

LU 6.2 connectivity parameters for Windows

Table 2-5 describes the LU 6.2 parameters for the Windows platform.

**Table 2-5: LU 6.2 connectivity parameters for Windows**
Parameter	Description	Syntax	Range	Default
ConnectionSpec1	Specifies the local logical unit (LU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	ConnectionSpec1=char	1-255 char	none
ConnectionSpec2	Specifies the name of the partner logical unit (PLU) alias for LU 6.2 communications	ConnectionSpec2=char	1-255 char	none
ConnectionSpec3	Specifies the SNA mode name for LU 6.2 communications	ConnectionSpec3=char	1-255 char	none

Record the directory in which you will install DirectConnect for z/OS Option and record it on your worksheet. For DirectConnect for z/OS Option, the directory names specified must not contain any uppercase letters, periods, symbolics, or tildes (~).

DirectConnect server name

Record the name of the DirectConnect server that you would like to use, subject to these restrictions:

The name must contain 30 or fewer characters and cannot contain spaces or tabs (white space characters).
All subsequent characters can be letters, numerics (0-9), or the underscore (“_”) character.
It must not be any of the following; bin, codesets, drivers, install, lib, locale, locales, messages, sample, scripts, svclib, tables, or work.

DirectConnect service names

Record the name of the DirectConnect services you will be creating, subject to the following restrictions:

The name must be unique within an installation.
It must begin with a letter. All subsequent characters must be letters, numerics (0-9), or the underscore (“_”) character.
It must not be the same name as a DirectConnect server.

Port number for DirectConnect server/services

Identify and record the port number for the DirectConnect server and services.

Code set information

Determine the values for the following code sets and enter them on your worksheet:

DefaultClientCodeset – enter the desired client code set on your worksheet.
DefaultTargetCodeset – enter the desired target code set on your worksheet.

For additional information regarding code sets, refer to the Mainframe Connect DirectConnect for z/OS Option 15.0 Users Guide for DB2 Access Services.

DirectConnect TPName entry (Windows only)

Record the CICS transaction program name (TP) for a specific Mainframe Connect.

For all other items on the worksheets, consult your installation team or systems administrators.