1. Hold a planning session

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.

Assign LU 6.2 configuration tasks

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 the following 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.

1. Determine type of connection you want to use, such as one of the following:

   • Token ring or Ethernet attachment through a local 3174 or 3172

   • Token ring or Ethernet attachment through front-end processor (FEP)

   • Remote SDLC connection

2. Determine the type of session to run:

   • Single session

   • Parallel sessions

3. Check the other z/OS mainframe configuration properties, including:

   • VTAM and NCP node definitions (VTAM/NCP system programmer)

   • CICS terminal definitions (CICS system programmer)

4. Create and fill out a LU 6.2 configuration worksheet for your platform (all team members).

5. Determine the server configuration values (LAN system administrator).

6. Determine who performs the z/OS mainframe configuration.

7. Determine who performs the server configuration.

8. Determine who runs the snaping connectivity test for the SNA environment.

Assign TCP/IP configuration tasks

Use the following checklist to plan for a TCP/IP environment.

1. Check the server configuration values (LAN system administrator).

2. Determine who performs the z/OS mainframe configuration.

3. Determine who performs the server configuration.

4. 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.

Copyright © 2005. Sybase Inc. All rights reserved.

View this book as PDF