The staff of SearchDataCenter.com has compiled a list of important tips on mainframe management
in the enterprise. From everything including improving CICS security on the mainframe to deploying
a successful mainframe migration strategy, these tips culled from the past 12 months will assist
you in ensuring that your mainframes are running efficiently as an integral part of your data
center.
Coding a simple mainframe
cryptography program
Learn how to use the Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility
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to code a
System z cryptography program.
Dealing with CICS/MQ
trigger interface quirks
In this tip, learn how to fix
CICS/MQ trigger problems including application messages left behind in the queue.
Developing a successful
mainframe migration strategy
Develop a carefully
planned mainframe migration strategy by triaging software, staging the process, and using third
parties, in order to avoid downtime in your data center.
Efficiently managing z/OS
WLM
Learn how to
effectively manage IBM's z/OS Workload Manager, as the once next-generation workload and
performance management tool doesn't always provide balanced workloads.
Expanding CICS security on
the mainframe
When a CICS security system wants to use resources in a new way or non-CICS components seek to be
secured, you may need to improve the
CICS security on the mainframe.
Exploring event processing
features in CICS TS 4.1
Event
processing features in CICS TS 4.1 include the event binding editor, the event adapter, and
event capture.
How is CICS prepared for
future IT market demands?
A mainframe expert explains which features, including Task Control Blocks, will position CICS for
the future of mainframe demands.
IBM upgrades Parallel
Sysplex, boosts importance of mainframe clustering
Data centers can consolidate large numbers of apps on the mainframe and reduce administrative costs
by taking advantage of recent
upgrades to IBM's mainframe clustering solution, Parallel Sysplex.
IBM z/OS 1.12: New
features, improvements explained
IBM's recent announcement of IBM z/OS 1.12, to be released later on in 2010, includes mainframe OS
features such as security enhancements and the new Run Time Diagnostics.
Improve CICS Web services
security and handle Web transaction requests
In this tip from Robert Crawford, see how to
improve CICS transaction handling and CICS Web services security by coding a message handler
for security checking and changing the CICS transaction ID.
IMS version 11: Reviewing
features and functions of IBM's new release
Robert Crawford updates end-users on IBM IMS
11's features including database quiesce, transaction management, and other programming
enhancements.
Mainframe debugging using
GTF trace output
This tip will help with narrowing down unmanageable piles of MVS General Trace Facility ouput to simplify
mainframe debugging.
Not defining Web services
in a CICS SOA
How do you work
around defining Web services in a CICS SOA? A mainframes expert explains how to use the Web
services binding directory to navigate Web services and avoid definition.
Troubleshooting
PGMIDERR/AEI0 ABEND in CICS Transaction Gateway
CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG) allows Java clients to communicate with CICS in a simplified manner.
Learn how to fix
PGMIDERR/AEI0 ABEND errors within CTG, since the error isn't as simple as the program.
Use CICS Management
Facility for record compression
Save CPU and DASD by using CICS
Management Facility to compress records.
This was first published in June 2010