CICSPlex for Applications Developers

Objectives
On successful completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

• describe the capabilities of Single System Image (SSI) and single point of control and definition
• describe the functions provided by CPSM operations
• describe the required CPSM infrastructure
• configure a CICSPlex
• define CICSPlex topology.

Who Should Attend
System Architects, Applications Programmers, and operations personnel responsible for installing, operating, or implementing CPSM.
Prerequisites
A good technical understanding of the CICS and z/OS environments.
Duration
2 days
Course Code
CPAD
Contents
Introduction to CICSPlex System Manager
CICS proliferation; CICS terminology review; Workload management; Added resilience; CICS/TS - the distributed model; CPSM components: Single-System Image (SSI), CPSM address space (CMAS), Maintenance Point (MP), MAS, the data repository (EYUDREP), Environment Services System Services (ESSS), the coordinating address space (CAS), Single Point Of Control (SPOC); CPSM terminology; EUI terminology; PLEXMGR (Option 1); CPSM (Option 2); CPSM functions.


Operation Basics
TSO access; Logging on; Scope; CPSM windows; CPSM views; CPSM navigation; Action commands.


CPSM Topology
ADMTOPOL; CICSSYS; CICSGRP; Inheritance; Removing an association; Topology operation view.


Operation View
Selected views; RTA; Changing SAM default notifications; ACTNDEF; RTASPEC; RTASCOPE; SAM STALL; RTA MRM; MRM example.


Web User Interface
COVC transaction; Managing users; JCL changes; the WUI; Default menu; Operations views; Example CICSRGN; Example TASK; Example RTA; Example Customized RTA event.