This workshop is available for delivery at your location.
Objectives
This course reviews the main features CICS Transaction Gateway, its installation, operation and problem determination. Hands-on lab exercises show how to operate CTG demonstrating how it operates with CICS Transaction Server, WebSphere Application Server, the CICS Explorer. A problem determination exercise demonstrates some problem scenarios and how to solve them.
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to describe what CICS Transaction Gateway is, its main features and operation on z/OS. How to test its operation. How to integrate it with CICS Explorer. How it CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS can be monitored using IBM Tivoli Omegamon XE for CICS TG. Demonstrate some problem determination scenarios
Description
Day 1 What is CICS Transaction Gateway
CICS TG products
CICS TG application programming interfaces
CTG protocols
CICS resource adapters
CICS TG for z/OS modes of operation
Installing and configuring the CICS TG
Exercises :
INSTALL/CONFIGURE
CICS Explorer Installation (optional, if you do not already have Explorer installed)
Installing CICS TG CICS Explorer Plug-In
Day 2 Gateway daemon connections WebSphere application Server configuration:
Websphere Application Server Concepts
Webs Config
Configuring the Gateway daemon
Configuring CICS
IVT
Lab CTG_IVT.ppt
Security Management
Introduction to CICS and CICS TG security
SSL Concepts
Userid Concepts
Identity Propogation
High Availability
Day 3 Problem determination
Basic PD/PSI – examples of things that people get wrong
Logs
Dump
Statistsics
Problem determination lab
IBM Tivoli Omegamon XE for CTG
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of CICS Transaction Server
Some experience of using CICS Transaction Gateway
Target Audience
This course is primarily aimed at operational staff responsible for installing and maintaining CICS Transaction Gateway on z/OS.