About this book

The Mainframe Connect™ Server Option for CICS Installation and Administration Guide describes how to install and configure the Server Option for CICS. It also addresses system administration.

If you want to go directly to the installation instructions, skip to Chapter 2, “Planning Your Installation.”

Audience

The guidelines and instructions in this book are intended for those who install, configure, and maintain Sybase® mainframe components on an IBM z/Series mainframe computer. This book refers to anyone performing these tasks as the Server Option administrator.

To use this book, you should have a working knowledge of system administration for your environment.

How to use this book

This table shows how this book is organized.

To	See
Understand the Server Option	Chapter 1, “Introduction to the Server Option”
Plan the Server Option installation	Chapter 2, “Planning Your Installation”
Install the Server Option	Chapter 3, “Installation and Configuration”
Understand Server Option security	Chapter 4, “Security”
Set up tracing and accounting	Chapter 5, “Tracing and Accounting”
Customize the Server Options	Appendix A, “Customization Options”
Reference translation tables	Appendix B, “Translation Tables”
Install IBM CICS sockets interface	Appendix C, “Setting Up the CICS Sockets Interface”
Set up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)	Appendix D, “Setting Up Secure Sockets Layer Protocol”
Understand gateway-less considerations	Appendix E, “Gateway-less Considerations”
Understand network considerations	Appendix F, “Network considerations”
Troubleshoot problems with client access to data	Appendix G, “Troubleshooting”

Other sources of information

Use the Sybase Getting Started CD, the SyBooks™ CD, and the Sybase Product Manuals Web site to learn more about your product:

The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format, and may also contain other documents or updated information not included on the SyBooks CD. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.

The SyBooks CD contains product manuals and is included with your software. The Eclipse-based SyBooks browser allows you to access the manuals in an easy-to-use, HTML-based format.

Some documentation may be provided in PDF format, which you can access through the PDF directory on the SyBooks CD. To read or print the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Refer to the SyBooks Installation Guide on the Getting Started CD, or the README.txt file on the SyBooks CD for instructions on installing and starting SyBooks.

The Sybase Product Manuals Web site is an online version of the SyBooks CD that you can access using a standard Web browser. In addition to product manuals, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.

To access the Sybase Product Manuals Web site, go to Product Manuals.

Sybase certifications on the Web

Technical documentation at the Sybase Web site is updated frequently.

Finding the latest information on product certifications

Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Select Products from the navigation bar on the left.
Select a product name from the product list and click Go.
Select the Certification Report filter, specify a time frame, and click Go.
Click a Certification Report title to display the report.

Creating a personalized view of the Sybase Web site (including support pages)

Set up a MySybase profile. MySybase is a free service that allows you to create a personalized view of Sybase Web pages.

Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click MySybase and create a MySybase profile.

Sybase EBFs and software maintenance

Finding the latest information on EBFs and software maintenance

Point your Web browser to the Sybase Support Page.
Select EBFs/Maintenance. If prompted, enter your MySybase user name and password.
Select a product.
Specify a time frame and click Go. A list of EBF/Maintenance releases is displayed.

Padlock icons indicate that you do not have download authorization for certain EBF/Maintenance releases because you are not registered as a Technical Support Contact. If you have not registered, but have valid information provided by your Sybase representative or through your support contract, click Edit Roles to add the “Technical Support Contact” role to your MySybase profile.
Click the Info icon to display the EBF/Maintenance report, or click the product description to download the software.

Conventions

The Server Option uses 8-character function names; other versions of Server-Library use longer names. This book uses the long version of Server-Library names with this exception: the 8-character version is used in syntax statements. For example, in a syntax statement, "CTBCMDPROPS" is written "CTBCMDPR." You can use either version in your code.

Syntax statements that display options for a command look like this:

COMMAND [object_name, [ {TRUE | FALSE} ] ]

Table 1 explains the syntax conventions used in this guide.

**Table 1: Syntax conventions**
Symbol
( )	When you see parentheses, include them as part of the command.
{ }	Braces indicate that you must choose at least one of the enclosed options. Do not type the braces when you type the option.
[ ]	Brackets indicate that you can choose one or more of the enclosed options, or none. Do not type the brackets when you type the options.
\|	The vertical bar indicates that you can select only one of the options shown. Do not type the bar in your command.
,	The comma indicates that you can choose one or more of the options shown. Separate each choice by using a comma as part of the command.

This book uses the following style conventions:

This type of information	Looks like this
Gateway-Library function names	TDINIT, TDRESULT
Client-Library™ function names	CTBINIT, CTBRESULTS
Other executables (DB-Library™ routines, SQL commands) in text	the dbrpcparam routine, a select statement
Directory names, path names, and file names	/usr/bin directory, interfaces file
Variables	n bytes
Datatypes	datetime, float
Sample code	01 BUFFER PIC S9(9) COMP SYNC
User input	01 BUFFER PIC X(n)
Client-Library and Gateway-Library function argument names	BUFFER, RETCODE
Names of objects stored on the mainframe	SYCTSAA5
Symbolic values used with function arguments, properties, and structure fields	CS-UNUSED, FMT-NAME, CS-SV-FATAL
Client-Library property names	CS-PASSWORD, CS-USERNAME
Client-Library and Gateway-Library datatypes	CS-CHAR, TDSCHAR

All other names and terms are in regular typeface.

Accessibility features

This document is available in an HTML version that is specialized for accessibility. You can navigate the HTML with an adaptive technology such as a screen reader, or view it with a screen enlarger.

The HTML documentation has been tested for compliance with U.S. government Section 508 Accessibility requirements. Documents that comply with Section 508 generally also meet non-U.S. accessibility guidelines, such as the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines for Web sites.

You might need to configure your accessibility tool for optimal use. Some screen readers pronounce text based on its case; for example, they pronounce ALL UPPERCASE TEXT as initials, and MixedCase Text as words. You might find it helpful to configure your tool to announce syntax conventions. Consult the documentation for your tool.

For information about how Sybase supports accessibility, see Sybase Accessibility. The Sybase Accessibility site includes links to information on Section 508 and W3C standards.

If you need help

Each Sybase installation that has purchased a support contract has one or more designated people who are authorized to contact Sybase Technical Support. If you cannot resolve a problem using the manuals or online help, please have the designated person contact Sybase Technical Support or the Sybase subsidiary in your area.