TXSeries for Multiplatforms Version 6 2 Effective multiplatform

TXSeries for Multiplatforms, Version 6. 2 Effective multiplatform transaction processing Version 6 delivery

TXSeries v 6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & Reliability Availability Serviceability § Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites § New inter-region communication mechanism § Install. Shield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support § Web based administration enhancements § TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client § User ID improvements § § Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers Improved security integration with RACF Improved transaction and region resilience API and SPI enhancements 2

TXSeries v 6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & Reliability Availability Serviceability § Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites § New inter-region communication mechanism § Install. Shield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support § Web based administration enhancements § TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client § User ID improvements § § Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers Improved security integration with RACF Improved transaction and region resilience API and SPI enhancements 3

Simplification Removal of DCE & Encina Prerequisites TXSeries for Multiplatforms V 5. 1 Encina DCE PPC SFS CICS RPC TXSeries for Multiplatforms v 6. 2 PPC SFS CICSIPC SARPC § Encina monitor, components and libraries removed § Encina Structure File Server (SFS) and PPC Gateway (for SNA comms) renamed and integrated into CICS install image § DCE and RPC libraries removed § New components, CICSIPC and SARPC created to replace some DCE function 4

Simplification New Inter-region Communication Mechanism Machine 2 Machine 1 TXSeries v 6. 2 CICSIPC SARPC CICSIPC SARPC Shared Memory § CICSIPC component replaces RPC calls with Shared Memory calls for region-region communications on the same physical machine – Shared Memory is faster and more secure § SARPC (Standalone RPC) replaces DCE provided RPC process for intermachine calls 5

Simplification Simplified Installation with Install. Shield § Common Install. Shield for Multiplatforms process available on all platforms § Three modes of installation: GUI, command-line Console, Silent § Removed SMIT (AIX) install option 6

Simplification New Patch Installer and Uninstaller TXSeries 6. 2 Patch 1 TXSeries 6. 2 IFIX Installer § § § TXSeries 6. 2 IFIX Uninstaller Apply or remove interim services fixes Silent or verbose modes Backup of all updated files Automatic rollback if apply fails Logs all activity 7

Simplification Tivoli Provisioning Manager Support TXSeries 6. 2 Tivoli Provisioning Manager § Deployment and management of TXSeries on multiple systems § Simplifies management and maintenance 8

Administration & Usability Web Based Administration Frame 1. Banner and general information/links Frame 2. All the servers; CICS regions, SFS servers and PPC gateways will be listed here in a tree structure Frame 3. Work area Frame. List and details of resources are displayed here Users and administrators must fist authenticate 9

TXSeries v 6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & Reliability Availability Serviceability § Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites § New inter-region communication mechanism § Install. Shield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support § Web based administration enhancements § TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client § User ID improvements § § Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers Improved security integration with RACF Improved transaction and region resilience API and SPI enhancements 10

Administration & Usability Web Based Administration Enhancements § Support for Work Load Management configuration via Web Admin Tool § New easy-to-use command-line interfaces for scripting purposes > cicswlmcfg WLM Environment 11

Administration & Usability § § Web Based Administration Enhancements Monitoring support via Web Administration console Configured using monitoring profiles Ability to monitor specific transactions or monitoring fields Ability to archive and graphically view the generated monitoring data 12

Administration & Usability Web Based Administration Enhancements § Ability to view region CSMT and symrecs files § Ability to view and edit region environment file § Ability to run non-interactive CICS commands § Ability to filter console log records between date and time ranges 13

Administration & Usability TXSeries RPC Based Client Replaced by CICS Universal Client Web. Sphere & CICS Transaction Gateway Physical Machine TXSeries Web cicslterm CICS Universal Client § Original TXSeries client replaced by CICS Universal Client – Reduces confusion – Reduces upgrade path when moving from CUC to CTG § One license for CUC supplied with TXSeries installation image § Local CICS terminal renamed from cicsterm to cicslterm – Removes name conflict with CUC version of cicsterm – Only available on same physical machine as the CICS region 14

Administration & Usability User ID Improvements § Single user ID across all CICS servers – No need for separate user IDs for each SFS and PPC Gateway server § Supports user ID and passwords in mixed case – Provides better interoperability with CICS Transaction Server on z/OS cicssfs ppcgateway 15

TXSeries v 6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & Reliability Availability Serviceability § Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites § New inter-region communication mechanism § Install. Shield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support § Web based administration enhancements § TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client § User ID improvements § § Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers Improved security integration with RACF Improved transaction and region resilience API and SPI enhancements 16

More Power & RAS TXSeries v 6. 0 & earlier Improved XA Resilience with Resource Managers TXSeries v 6. 2 XA XA RDBMS Database Failure § In-flight transactions fail § Region abends § Fix database before region restart XA RDBMS Database Failure § Non-database transactions succeed § Database transactions receive an SQL error RDBMS Database Recovery § All transactions succeed § No need for region restart 17

More Power & RAS Improved Security Integration with RACF TXSeries v 6. 2 RACF CICS EAM LDAP client LDAP server z/OS § Requires External Authentication Manager (EAM) component from TXSeries § LDAP Client such as IBM Directory Server installed on TXSeries machine § LDAP Server running on z/OS in Security Database Manager (SDBM) mode § z/OS with RACF 1. 7 or later § TSLKey and RSLKey attributes added to RACF 1. 7 to allow integration between TXSeries and LDAP 18

More Power & RAS Improved Transaction and Region Resilience § Improved FORCEPURGE mechanism reduces unplanned region terminations § Enhanced transaction recovery process makes region resilient to abnormal task terminations CEMT SET TASK FORCEPURGE TXSeries region TXSeries Services TXSeries Listeners App. Server 19

More Power & RAS API and SPI Enhancements § EXTRACT TCPIP – Retrieve details of TCP/IP based clients § ABEND NODUMP – To request an abend without causing a dump to be taken § DUMP TRANSACTION – Replaces DUMP. Similar to CICS TS version § SET PROGRAM PHASEIN – Works in a similar way to NEWCOPY option § CHANGE TASK – To change priority of a task – Has no effect on a running task, but is reflected by INQUIRE TASK 20

TXSeries for Multiplatforms, Version 6. 2 Effective multiplatform transaction processing Resources

More Resources Technical Questions? } Ask the IBM product teams } Ask other TXSeries users } Google “TXSeries Forum” or bookmark http: //www. ibm. com/developerworks/forum. jspa? forum. ID=1014 Monthly CICS News? Sign up at: ibm. com/cics/enews ad wnlo se Do Trial on Cour !. 2 New eries V 6 Educati S • TX eries V 6 S • TX ibm. com/cics/txseries The TXSeries Library is the best place for latest information: } Datasheets/Brochures } Redbooks } Whitepapers } Presentations } IBM Education Assistant } And more…. ibm. com/cics/txseries/library 22

References § My Support (Subscribe to weekly technical email updates for TX) – http: //www. ibm. com/software/support/einfo. html § IBM Support Assistant (Desktop workbench – targeted problem research and resolution using built-in and pluggable tools) – http: //www. ibm. com/software/support/isa § IBM Education Assistant (TXSeries can be found under Web. Sphere) – http: //www. ibm. com/software/info/education/assistant § CICS Newsgroups (includes TXSeries) – http: //www. ibm. com/software/htp/cics/communities/newsgrouphelp. html § Software Lifecycle (TXSeries announcements and support dates) – http: //www-ibm. com/software/support/lifecycle/ § TXSeries Support - DCF (technotes/flash/downloads/PTFs/APARs) – http: //www. ibm. com/software/htp/txseries/support 23

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