Preparing to Install the Mainframe Application

This chapter provides information on preparing to install the CiscoWorks Blue Maps and SNA View mainframe component. Before you install, configure, and validate this product, read the following sections in this chapter:

Mainframe Hardware Requirements

Your mainframe system must meet the following hardware requirements before you can install the mainframe application:

The CD-ROM on your PC must have the ability to ftp data sets from the CD-ROM to the host system.
Disk space—Approximately 50 cylinders direct access storage.

Mainframe Software Requirements

Your mainframe system must have the following mainframe software before you can use with the mainframe application:

Operating system—MVS/ESA (OS/390) 5.5.2 or later, plus SMP/E, Release 7 or later
Access method—VTAM 4.1 or later
Protocol stack—One of the following communication protocols:
- SNA LU 6.2
- TCP/IP (Cisco IOS for S/390, IBM TCP/IP for MVS Version 3, Release 1 or later, or Interlink TCP/IP for MVS)

: If both TCP/IP and LU 6.2 are available, Cisco recommends using TCP/IP.

Workstation Software

All CiscoWorks Blue Maps or SNA View workstations must have either TCP/IP or LU 6.2 connectivity to the mainframe. TCP/IP connectivity is provided through the workstation operating system. LU 6.2 connectivity is provided by one of the following products:

On AIX systems—IBM eNetwork Communications Server for AIX,
Version 5
On HP-UX systems—HP-UX SNAplus2, including SNAplus2 Link and
SNAplus2 API
On Solaris systems—Data Connection SNAP-IX V6.0.6 for SPARC Solaris (for information see the URL www.datacon.co.uk).
On NT systems—Service Pack 5

Optional Mainframe Software

The following mainframe software is optional:

Network management system (NetView 2.3 or later, or SOLVE:Netmaster 2.2 or later). Use TME 10 NetView for OS/390 V1R2 if you want to connect the CiscoWorks Blue web server to NetView.
Network Control Program (NCP) 4.3 or later if you use RSRB Maps and SNA View PU and LU correlation

Mainframe Installation Summary

This section summarizes the steps to follow for installing the mainframe application and to update the other mainframe software. Use this summary to ensure that you have performed all the mainframe installation tasks.

Step 1 Install the mainframe files from the CD-ROM.

Step 2 Configure connectivity from the workstation to the mainframe.

Step 3 Update MVS and VTAM. Change the MVS and VTAM system software.

Step 4 Update the Configuration Services XID exit routine.

Step 5 Do not filter out the following messages:

IST093I
IST619I
IST590I
IST1132I
IST1416I
IST1136I
IST259I
IST105I
IST621I
IST1133I
IST1135I
NSP2000I

Step 6 Update the NSPPARM configuration file by customizing the mainframe parameter cards.

Step 7 Update either TME:10 Netview for OS/390 (NetView) or SOLVE: Netmaster (Netmaster).

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