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 service that you will be installing.
Specify the protocol that the access service uses to connect to the mainframe, either lu62 or tcpip.
The following tables describes the TCP/IP connectivity parameters.
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 |
tcpip |
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 |
The following table describes the LU 6.2 parameters for each UNIX platform. Be sure to record these values on the installation worksheet.
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 communi- cations |
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 communi- cations |
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 |
The following table describes the LU 6.2 parameters for the Windows platform.
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, and record it on your worksheet For DirectConnect, the directory names specified must not contain any uppercase letters, periods, symbolics, or tildes (~).
Record the name of the DirectConnect server that you would like to use, subject to the following 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.
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.
Identify and record the port number for the DirectConnect server and services.
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 DirectConnect for z/OS Access Service User’s Guide.
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.
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