CICS DA advanced configuration

When you configure CICS® DA, depending on your enterprise, you might want to implement tighter controls over the discovery function and restrict specific commands.

To run discovery under the server ID

To run discovery under the server ID, in the CPHPROPS file you must set the following field to false:
com.ibm.cph.server.discovery.asclient=false
If the CPHZFSJ JCL in the configuration tool is not yet submitted., the CPHPROPS file location is specified in the Output DSN for DA properties field of the configuration tool. Otherwise, the file location is specified in the Path to server user area configuration tool field.

If you want to run the discovery function under the CICS DA server ID, typically, you need to define PassTickets for security reasons. For more information, see Authorize the CICS DA server ID.

To restrict control over commands

If you want to implement tighter controls over specific commands in your enterprise, see the CPHRACFC data set member. You can refer to the comments that are documented in the CPHRACFC data set member to find the specific commands. Check the Output DSN for DA JCL field in the configuration tool to find which data set contains CPHRACFC. By default, the data set name is userid.CICSDA.JCL. Then, remove the relevant comments and modify the commands to suit your enterprise. For more information, see Authorize CICS DA users.

Disable discovery for an LPAR

You might want to restrict access to specific LPARs in your enterprise. To exclude one or more LPARs when the discovery function is run, see the CPHRACFM data set member. You can refer to the comments that are documented in the CPHRACFM data set member to find the specific commands. Check the Output DSN for DA JCL field in the configuration tool to find which data set contains CPHRACFM. By default, the data set name is userid.CICSDA.JCL. Then, remove the relevant comments and modify the commands to suit your enterprise.



configuration_variables.html | Timestamp icon Last updated: Friday, 11 December 2015