The primary purpose of conducting a preliminary planning session is to have the following team members meet:
VTAM/NCP system programmer
DirectConnect Administrator
CICS system programmer
Mainframe security administrator
z/OS mainframe system programmer
LAN system administrator or communications administrator
All team members are required, because each person knows a key piece of information for the configuration parameters.
During this planning session, the team members should perform the activities listed in the following sections as appropriate for a TCP/IP environment.
For LU 6.2 connectivity only, the machine on which the DirectConnect server will reside requires SNA connectivity. For more information, see “4. Review hardware and software requirements”.
Use this checklist to plan to configure an LU 6.2 environment. If a step contains a team member in parentheses, this means that this team member should perform the step.
Determine the type of connection you want to use, such as:
Token Ring or Ethernet attachment through a local 3174 or 3172
Token Ring or Ethernet attachment through a front-end processor (FEP)
Remote SDLC connection
Determine the type of session to run:
Single session
Parallel sessions
Check the other z/OS mainframe configuration properties, including:
VTAM and NCP node definitions (VTAM/NCP system programmer)
CICS terminal definitions (CICS system programmer)
Create and fill out a LU 6.2 configuration worksheet for your platform (all team members).
Determine the server configuration values (LAN system administrator).
Determine who performs the z/OS mainframe configuration.
Determine who performs the server configuration.
Determine who runs the snaping connectivity test for the SNA environment.
Use this checklist to plan for a TCP/IP environment.
Check the server configuration values (LAN system administrator).
Determine who performs the z/OS mainframe configuration.
Determine who performs the server configuration.
Determine who runs the cicsping connectivity test for the TCP/IP environment.
The following section provides preliminary information about system requirements. Refer to your connectivity protocol documentation for more specific information.
