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:
Adding a CICS region to a CICSplex
You can use CICS DA
to install the CICSPlex® SM
definitions in an unmanaged CICS region,
and add the region to an existing CICSplex and, optionally, one or
more of the system groups in the CICSplex.
Capturing the region start policy
CICS DA
can start a CICS region as
a started task or by submitting JCL in a data set member. The method
that is used is called the CICS region start
policy.
Cloning a CICS region
You can use CICS DA
to create a copy of an existing CICS region.
You must provide some details of data set and job names, but CICS DA guides you through the
process and automates steps where possible. The CICS region must be a managed region and you
must have CICSPlex SM installed
to perform this task.
Connecting to a CICS WUI from CICS DA
You can connect to a WUI server from CICS DA and view the resources
in the CICS Explorer™ CICS SM perspective.
Starting a CICS region
You can start a CICS region using CICS DA. When the region
is initializing you can use the System Log and z/OS Jobs views to
monitor the progress.