EJB CICS Sample Application Task Guide: Configuration
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Environment specifications
This section describes in the environment required to work through the
development and deployment scenarios leading to the execution of the EJB CICS
Sample Application. You need to configure two platforms:
- Windows NT based development and test platform
- CICS TS for z/OS execution platform
For each platform, we identify prerequisite software that you are assumed
to have already installed and configured for normal use on the platform.
If your platform configuration does not meet the assumptions you need to
carry out the appropriate installations and configurations according to
the information supplied with the software.
We then identify the software you need to add to the platform, on the
basis of the assumptions listed under the "Configured" headings. The specific
configurations you require are detailed in the task steps for each of the
software items. You can navigate to each of the task steps using the navigation
tree on the left hand side of your browser.
We stongly recommend, however, that you work through the installation and configuration tasks in the order in which they are presented here.
Development environment assumptions (Workstation)
We assume that you will be using a single workstation computer to run all
the development tools and servers required to run the CICS EJB sample application.
Configured
- 400 MHz or higher (700 MHz recommended) Intel/AMD based workstation with
a minimum of 256Mbytes of RAM (640 Mbytes recommended) and 1Gbyte disk space for product installations
- Windows NT with Service Pack 6 or Windows 2000, configured for TCP/IP networking with a static IP address and hostname.
- One of the following web browsers:
- Netscape, version 4.5, or later
- Microsoft Internet Explorer, version version 5.00, or later
- VisualAge for Java for Windows NT, 3.5 Enterprise Edition
To do
- Add required features to VisualAge for Java for Windows NT, V3.5 Enterprise Edition.
- Install WebSphere Application Server Advanced Edition for Windows NT.
- Install and configure the CICS TS 2.1 EJB Deployment tools, including IBM SDK 1.3.0 for Windows NT, Service Release 6 or later.
Application environment assumptions (z/OS)
Configured
- A z/OS system Version 2.8 or later, with UNIX Systems Services and HFS
- Language Environment(R) configured and active
- SecureWay Communications Server configured and active
- WebSphere Application Server for z/OS 3.5 configured and active.
- DB/2 version 6.1 configured and active
- CICS Transaction Server Release 2.1 installed
- CICS "Classic" region defined and startable
To do
- Set up HFS definitions for Java Virtual Machine files
- Set up a CICS TS 2.1 "classic" region as an EJB server region
- Install and configure the IBM Developer Kit for OS/390, Java 2 Technology
Edition, with the persistent, reusable Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
The remainder of the Configuration section of this task guide takes you through the steps involved in completing the "to do" steps listed here.