These tasks illustrate how you can set up and use CICS® Deployment Assistant.
Configuring a CICS DA system connection
CICS Deployment
Assistant uses several types of connections to access the CICS DA host component: an FTP
connection, CMCI or CICSPlex® SM
data interface connections, and HTTP connections. In configuring the CICS DA system connection, you
provide details about the connection, credentials, type of FTP connection
(implicit or explicit), and other related details.
Creating a new CICSplex
You can create a new CICSplex using CICS DA. When the CICSplex has been created
you can edit the information in the CICSplex editor.
Discovering and creating the system model
When you perform a discovery operation you import the discovered
system information into a CICS DA
Project. The system information contained in the project is known
as the system model.
Discovering when JES member name and MVS system name do not match.
When you perform a discovery operation you import the discovered
system information into a CICS DA
Project. The system information contained in the project is known
as the system model. If your MVS™ system
name and the JES member name do not match, and you are running a z/OS® version prior to version 1.11,
you must perform this task to complete the discovery process.
Setting up CICSPlex SM
The CICSPlex SM component of CICS Transaction Server is
installed with the CICS component using SMP/E. You must perform some
setup before you can use CICSPlex SM. CICS DA guides you through the
process of setting up CICSPlex SM
Working with CICS regions
You can use CICS DA
to perform a number of tasks against CICS regions.
This section describes the tasks you can perform against CICS regions:
Working with projects
A project is a structural unit used by CICS DA. When the CICS DA
system discovery process is complete, the resulting system model is
imported to a project from where it can be viewed or exported to a
local or remote file system. Projects can be opened or closed.
Working with the system model
The system configuration data that is collected by CICS DA is saved in a CICS DA project. This system information in
the project is known as the model. You can perform various actions
against the contents of the model.