IMS installation and maintenance processes / IBM, International Technical Support Organization.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

IBM International Technical Support Organization Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Database management.

IBM software.

Physical Description:

xviii, 200 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Jose, Calif. : IBM Corp., International Technical Support Organization, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

Notice

Comments welcome

Part 1 Installing and maintaining IMS

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 Reasons to upgrade

1.2 IMS support for Parallel Sysplex

1.2.1 IMS Parallel Sysplex data sharing

1.2.2 OS/390 Automatic Restart Manager support

1.2.3 Shared IMS message queues

1.2.4 Support for VTAM generic resources

1.2.5 IMS sysplex management

1.2.6 IMS BMPs in a data sharing environment

1.3 Other IMS V7 and IMS V8 major enhancements

1.3.1 IMS connectivity enhancements

1.3.2 Support for large databases

1.3.3 Online Recovery Service (ORS)

1.3.4 Application development and execution enhancements

Chapter 2. Ordering and packaging

2.1 Ordering IMS software

2.2 Product packaging

2.2.1 CBPDO Database Systems feature

2.2.2 ServerPac Database Systems feature

2.2.3 IBM Software Distribution (ISD) Database Systems feature

2.2.4 SystemPac Database Systems feature

2.3 General installation considerations

2.3.1 Installation documentation precedence

2.3.2 Data set name changes between IMS Version 6 to IMS Version 7

2.4 Installing IMS Version 8

2.4.1 Packaging and installation changes

2.4.2 Changes in target and distribution data sets

2.4.3 SMP/E processing changes in IMS Version 8

2.4.4 User exits in IMS Version 8

Chapter 3. Installing IMS using CBPDO

3.1 Installing IMS using CBPDO

3.2 CBPDO - Database Systems feature distribution

3.3 Reviewing shipped documentation

3.4 Unloading the tapes

3.5 Creating the INSTALL/IVP data sets

3.6 Invoking the INSTALL/IVP dialog

3.7 INSTALL/IVP option panels

3.8 INSTALL/IVP phase selection

3.9 INSTALL/IVP variable gathering phase

3.9.1 Obtaining variable values from previous execution.

3.9.2 Updating variables

3.9.3 Variables requiring special attention

3.9.4 VG Complete Verification panel

3.10 INSTALL/IVP file tailoring phase

3.10.1 File Tailor All Request panel

3.10.2 File tailoring in progress

3.10.3 INSTALL/IVP FT ALL Completed panel

3.10.4 File Tailoring LST Mode panel

3.10.5 FT Complete Verification panel

3.11 INSTALL/IVP execution phase

3.11.1 Execution LST mode panel

3.11.2 Job task member names

3.11.3 Actions against execution list

3.11.4 Job and task execution

3.11.5 Execution steps

3.11.6 Executing Ax steps: INSTALL/IVP preparations

3.11.7 Executing Bx steps: Building DLIBs

3.11.8 Health check

3.11.9 Executing steps Cx through Zx

3.12 Installing IMS Java Application Support

3.12.1 SMP/E considerations

3.12.2 Unload sample JCL

3.12.3 Execute installation jobs

3.12.4 Activating IMS Java Application Support

Chapter 4. Installing IMS using ServerPac

4.1 Installing IMS using ServerPac

4.2 Reviewing shipped documentation and materials

4.3 Using the CustomPac installation dialog

4.3.1 Configuring the functions

4.3.2 Variables function

4.3.3 Zones function

4.3.4 Modify function

4.3.5 Alias function

4.3.6 SSA function

4.3.7 Installation function

4.3.8 Executing the ServerPac installation jobs

4.3.9 ServerPac installation verification

4.3.10 Executing the ServerPac post-installation jobs

4.3.11 Save

4.3.12 Update

4.4 ServerPac service delivered

4.5 ServerPac SMP/E reports

4.5.1 CSI report

4.5.2 SELECTION report

4.5.3 HIPER report

4.5.4 IFREQ report

4.5.5 RESOLVED PE report

4.5.6 UNRESOLVED PE report

4.5.7 FORCED SYSMOD report

4.5.8 NO SERVICE report

4.5.9 UNRESOLVED SYSTEM HOLD report

4.5.10 APAR report

4.5.11 AHEAD report

4.5.12 UNINSTALLABLE SYSMOD CHAIN report.

Chapter 5. Health check after the SMP/E installation

5.1 Health check during and after the SMP/E install

5.1.1 PSP subset review

5.2 Enhanced HOLDDATA and SYSMOD processing

5.2.1 HIPER APARs

5.2.2 Exception SYSMODs

5.2.3 Reviewing HOLDDATA

5.3 Sources of Enhanced HOLDDATA

5.3.1 CBPDO and ServerPac orders

5.3.2 Downloading from the World Wide Web

5.4 Receiving HOLDDATA

5.5 Report ERRSYSMODS

5.5.1 ERRSYSMODS report before receiving HOLDDATA

5.5.2 ERRSYSMODS report after receiving HOLDDATA

5.5.3 SMPPUNCH generated by REPORT ERRSYSMODS

5.6 HOLDERROR processing

5.6.1 Executing APPLY CHECK BYPASS(HOLDSYS,HOLDERROR)

5.6.2 Reviewing the SMP/E reports

Chapter 6. Using the IVP dialog

6.1 Processing execution list members

6.2 Executing Cx steps: IMS system definition

6.2.1 Steps C1xx

6.2.2 Steps C2xx

6.2.3 Steps C3xx

6.2.4 Steps C4xx

6.3 Executing Dx steps

6.3.1 Steps D1xx: IMS interfaces to OS/390 and VTAM

6.3.2 Steps D2xx: OS/390 interfaces

6.3.3 Steps D3xx: VTAM interfaces

6.3.4 Steps D4xx: Activating changes

6.4 Executing Ex steps: Preparing IVP systems

6.4.1 Steps E1xx: Allocating IMS data sets

6.4.2 Steps E2xx: Creating application control blocks

6.4.3 Steps E3xx: Customizing the IMS system

6.5 Executing the IVP

6.5.1 Establishing the IMS test environment

6.5.2 Verifying the IMS environment

6.5.3 Verifying partitioned data bases and HALDB

6.5.4 Verifying IMS reporting functions

6.6 The Zx steps

Chapter 7. IMS system definition

7.1 IMS system definition

7.1.1 What is IMS system definition?

7.1.2 Why perform IMS system definition?

7.2 System generation phases

7.2.1 Coding macros in stage 1 input

7.2.2 Running the preprocessor

7.2.3 Assembly stage 1 input

7.2.4 Submitting stage 2 jobs.

7.2.5 Rebuilding SMP/E relations among IMS mods: JCLIN

7.2.6 Security Maintenance Utility (SMU)

7.2.7 Applying and accepting maintenance

7.3 Types of system generation

7.4 Minimizing the need for system definition

7.4.1 Online change

7.4.2 Extended Terminal Option (ETO)

Chapter 8. General maintenance recommendations

8.1 IMS maintenance philosophy

8.1.1 Reasons for change

8.1.2 Accessing risk

8.1.3 What are acceptable risks?

8.1.4 How current should IMS maintenance be?

8.2 IMS maintenance strategies

8.2.1 Preventative maintenance strategy

8.2.2 Corrective maintenance strategies

8.2.3 Emergency maintenance strategies

8.2.4 Maintenance testing strategies

8.3 Processing IMS maintenance

8.3.1 Process flow

8.3.2 PE PTF inadvertently applied on system

8.4 APARs

8.4.1 APAR management

8.4.2 APAR naming conventions

8.5 USERMODs

8.5.1 USERMOD management

8.5.2 USERMOD naming conventions

8.6 APAR and USERMOD SMP/E regression

8.7 Other IMS maintenance considerations

8.7.1 System libraries concatenation

8.7.2 RECON maintenance

8.7.3 Operating system upgrade

Chapter 9. Managing IMS software

9.1 IMS software maintenance strategies

9.1.1 SMP/E structures

9.1.2 SMP/E zone topologies

9.1.3 Sharing IMS specific libraries

9.2 Configuring IMS libraries for availability

9.2.1 Rolling IMS restarts

9.2.2 Library structure

9.2.3 Facilitating rolling restarts

9.2.4 HFS considerations

9.2.5 OS/390 interface considerations

9.2.6 Other methods of activating a change

9.2.7 Sharing IMS online data sets

9.3 Cloning IMS subsystems

9.3.1 Cloning methods for IMS

9.3.2 IMS naming guidelines

9.4 Considerations for mixed releases of IMS

9.4.1 Effect of mixed releases on key IMS control blocks.

9.4.2 Effect of mixed releases on IMS system definition

9.4.3 Sharing IMS data sets in mixed releases

9.5 Miscellaneous information

Part 2 Problem management and technical support

Chapter 10. Problem management

10.1 Identifying problems

10.2 Setting your system for gathering information

10.2.1 OS/390 settings

10.2.2 IMS settings

10.3 CQS settings

10.4 Preservation of standard documentation

10.5 Troubleshooting

10.6 Reporting problems

Chapter 11. Tools for technical support

11.1 IMS support Web site

11.2 TechSupport Web site

11.3 ShopzSeries

11.3.1 ShopzSeries features

11.3.2 Service order options

11.3.3 Accessing ShopzSeries Web site

11.3.4 Entering a guest order

11.3.5 Registering as a user

11.3.6 User access level

11.3.7 Accessing ShopzSeries as a user

11.3.8 Uploading installed software inventories

11.3.9 Tracking orders

11.4 S/390 Service Update Facility

11.5 IBMLink

Part 3 Appendixes

Appendix A. Output lists for SMP/E REPORT ERRSYSMODS

SMPOUT list prior to receiving HOLDDATA

SMPOUT list after receiving HOLDDATA

SMPPUNCH list after receiving HOLDDATA

Abbreviations and acronyms

Related publications

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Other resources

Referenced Web sites

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Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"SG24-6574-00."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-193) and index.

OCLC:

560314556