About This Guide

This section describes the objectives, audience, organization, and conventions of the CiscoWorks Blue SNA View Mainframe Installation Guide. It also points to related publications.

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Document Objectives

This guide contains information on the following:

• Uploading and configuring the SNA View mainframe application

• Starting and Stopping the mainframe application

• Troubleshooting SNA View

For details not covered in this guide, see the CiscoWorks Blue SNA View 1.0 Release Note.

When the mainframe application is functional on the mainframe, you operate CiscoWorks Blue SNA View from your workstation.

Audience

This guide is for the IBM mainframe system administrator or network technical support personnel who install and configure the CiscoWorks Blue SNA View mainframe application software.

The mainframe administrator or operator should be familiar with the following topics:

• MVS

• VTAM

• TSO/E

• NetView or Netmaster (if installed)

• TCP stack on MVS (if installed)

Document Organization

This guide is divided into the following chapters:

• "Loading Mainframe Files From Distribution Tape" describes the system requirements for SNA View, installation preparation checklist, how to load SNA View mainframe datasets from the distribution tape, and additional steps to perform before the workstation can receive SNA management data from VTAM.

• "Updating the Mainframe Application Software" explains how to configure LU6.2 or TCP/IP connectivity, perform MVS and VTAM updates, customize parameter cards, and update either NetView or Netmaster.

• "Starting and Stopping the Mainframe Application" describes initiation and termination of the mainframe task.

• "Troubleshooting the SNA View Mainframe Application" describes how to detect and correct problems with the mainframe application.

Document Conventions

This guide uses basic conventions to represent text and table information.

Command descriptions use these conventions:

• Commands and keywords are in boldface font.

• Arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.

• Elements in square brackets ([ ]) are optional.

• Alternative but required keywords are grouped in braces ({ }) and separated by a vertical bar (|).

Examples use these conventions:

• Terminal sessions and information the system displays are printed in a screen font.

• Information you enter is in boldface screen font. Variables you enter are printed in italic screen font.

• Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are shown in angle brackets (< >).

• Information the system displays is in screen font, with default responses in square brackets ([ ]).

This publication also uses the following conventions:

• Menu items and button names are in boldface font.

• A menu item you are to select is indicated by the following convention: Select Administer> CiscoWorks System> Process Mgr.

• Directories and filenames are in italic font.

• If items such as buttons or menu options are grayed out on application windows, it means that you do not have permission to use these items.

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in the manual.

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Related Documentation

In addition to this document, the CiscoWorks Blue SNA View documentation set includes

• CiscoWorks Blue SNA View Workstation Installation Guide

• CiscoWorks Blue SNA View 1.0 Release Note

The following documents are recommended reading for a broader understanding of the topics covered in this guide:

• VTAM Operation Guide

• TSO/E Operator Guide

Users of the "Troubleshooting the SNA View Mainframe Application" chapter should also be familiar with the following documents:

• VTAM Resource Definition Reference

• MVS Message Reference

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