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CICS Family Highlights
Ted CaffarelliProduct Line Manager, CICS Tools
April 2009
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Agenda
Session Topics CICS Family Recent Enhancements / Announcements Customer References Popular Redbooks Information Resources
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Session Topics – Day 1 and 2
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The CICS Family
CICS Transaction ServerCICS Application ConnectivityCICS Application ReuseCICS Service Management
CICS Transaction GatewayIBM’s popular connector from WebSphere to CICS
TXSeriesIBM’s popular distributed CICS offering
CICS ToolsOptimise Management of CICSTransform and Reuse CICS ApplicationsCICS Governance and Compliance
Problem Determination ToolsCICS, IMS, DB2, batch, compilers …
CICS
Network
HTML
WASand CTGon zSeries
WAS and CTG on a
distributed platform
WAS on a distributed platform to
CTG
z/OS
Topology 1
Topology 3
Topology 2
zSeries
CICS
Network
HTML
WASand CTGon zSeries
WAS and CTG on a
distributed platform
WAS on a distributed platform to
CTG
z/OS
Topology 1
Topology 3
Topology 2
zSeries
RDBMS VSAM
mapped to RDBMS
SFS MQ Queues
RDBMS, IMS or other DBM
VSAM MQ Queues
TXSeries CICS TS
CICSCommunications
RDBMS
RDBMS VSAM
mapped to RDBMS
SFSSFS MQ Queues
MQ Queues
RDBMS, IMS or other DBM
RDBMS, IMS or other DBM
VSAMVSAM MQ Queues
MQ Queues
TXSeries CICS TS
CICSCommunications
Pervasive Devices
CICS today…
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Recent Enhancements CICS TS v3.2 PTFs
Java 5 JVM (PK59577) Threadsafe for Local VSAM (PK45354) CSI (Common Security Interoperability) v2 J2EE Security
• CICS with WAS v6.1 (PK59219) Web services data binding for XML (PK59794)
• Any and AnyType, plus inlining of optional elements
SupportPacs CS1J - CICS Explorer (Windows, Linux – CS10, SDK – CS1R, CICS Tools - CS1N) CA8K – Ability to generate Atom web feeds from CICS CB11 - CICS Business Events for WebSphere Business Events CA1S – Ability to use PHP scripting language for CICS
Tooling RDz v7.5 - CICS Application Deployment Manager includes sub-set of CICS Explorer v9 File Manager, Fault Analyzer, Debug Tool, and Application Perfomance Analyzer Added support for CICS Explorer (CICS IA, CICS PA, CICS CM) CICS VT – support for data exits to be written in HLLs
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CICS Transaction Server v4.1
Key themes and capabilities COMPETE - Making it easier to create, extend, and reuse applications
quickly, to meet changing business needs. COMPLY - Helping to ensure and demonstrate effective management
control over business applications and IT facilities. CONTROL - Helping IT staff to perform their tasks more effectively,
while assuming a mixture of skill levels.
Preview announcement February 24th 2009 See Announcement Letter
• http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/5/897/ENUS209-035/ENUS209-035.PDF
Open beta program will be available March 31st
Price, packaging, and GA date to be provided in full announcement
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CICS TS v4.1 - COMPETE
RESTful Web services and Atom support Leveraging CICS resources and programs in a RESTful style
Business Event Processing Users specify business events and then capture and emit them
Service Component Architecture Make it easier to publish and use CICS applications in SOA
Web services addressing Supports services that use WW Web Consortium (W3C) address
specifications (transport neutral mechanism)
Improvements to data mappings Faster and enhanced conversion between XML and language
structures for all Web services
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CICS TS v4.1 - COMPLY Corporate Governance
Non-invasive event emission to feed business event processing products like WebSphere Business Events, and business dashboards like WebSphere Business Monitor
• CICS event tooling based on CICS Explorer
I/T Governance Improved management of resource definitions
Exploitation of Identity Propagation with z/OS (end-to-end security)
Security improvement for DB2 users (migrate DB2 security to RACF)
Enhanced JVM environment for system components
SOA Governance Full support for WS Registry and Repository to publish and read Web service descriptions
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CICS TS v4.1 - CONTROL
Systems management CICS Explorer - the New Face of CICS RESTful SPI Server enablement for universal exploitation CICS system management client API New system programming commands for managing CSDs Improvements in CICS monitoring Dynamic Workload Management for high volume customers
Sub-system enhancements WebSphere MQ group attach IPIC support for Transaction Routing, non-terminal STARTs IP V6 support
Architectural Enhancements Floating point register support and 64 bit positioning Java 6
See the CICS Explorer animation on YouTube
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CICS Transaction Gateway 7.2Secure, Scalable and Flexible SOA Access to CICS
Key Characteristics: High performing, security-rich and scalable Standard JCA interface is strategic and provides
best Qualifies of Service Minimal or no changes required for CICS
applications to leverage value in an SOA Improved business flexibility, delivered through
transactional support across a balanced CICS environment
New CICS connectivity for remote clients in C runtime, enabled for exploitation within .NET environment
Enhanced systems monitoring API, providing for integration with CICS Explorer
CICS Transaction Gateway is IBM’s strategic connector from WebSphere to CICS, production proven in over a thousand customer environments
CICS
WASand CICS TG on System z
WAS and CICS TG on a
distributed platform
WAS on a distributed platform to
CICS TGz/OS
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Tools Mapping To Common I/T Business Demands
OpportunitySolutions
Reduced TCO Business Flexibility
IT Service Managemen
t
Governance &
Compliance
CICS Interdependency Analyzer √ √ √ √
CICS VSAM Transparency √ √ √
CICS Configuration Manager √ √ √ √
CICS Performance Analyzer √ √ √ √
CICS VSAM Recovery √ √ √
CICS Batch Application Control √ √
IBM Session Manager √ √ √
CICS Online Transmission Time Optimizer √ √
Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS √ √
Fault Analyzer for z/OS √ √ √
Debug Tool for z/OS √ √
File Manager for z/OS √ √ √ √
Optim Move √ √ √
Workload Simulator for z/OS √ √ √ √
CICS Tools PD Tools
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Modernize CICS application portfolioDebug Tool Advanced source code debugging and COBOL
migration for System z applications improves development productivity
CICS Interdependency Analyzer Understand your active application
inventory for efficient maintenance and upgrade
File Manager Comprehensive, user-friendly tools for
working with z/OS, VSAM, CICS, DB2 or IMS data
CICS VSAM Transparency Enable VSAM to DB2 migration without
rewriting applications
Rational Developer for System z Efficiently develop and maintain a new
generation of CICS COBOL, PL/I or Java applications. Includes Service Flow Modeler for creation of CICS service flows.
Debug SOA apps on System z
Convert programs to Enterprise COBOL
Extend and modernize CICS applications
Migrate VSAM to DB2
Manage sensitive System z test data
Optimize System z application performance
Improve programmer productivity
New version
New version
New release
PTF
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Optimize CICS performance and availability CICS Performance Analyzer Comprehensive off-line performance reporting
and analysis for tuning and capacity planning
OMEGAMON XE for CICS, OM XE for CICS TG Real-time and historical performance
monitoring and troubleshooting solution for CICS TS and CICS TG
Application Performance Analyzer Helps IT (application programmers) isolate cause of
online and batch application performance bottlenecks, and drill down to source
Workload Simulator Drive 3270 performance test workload on
System z
Fault Analyzer Helps you rapidly pinpoint cause of failed application
(abends)
CICS Batch Application Control Simplify and automate batch access to CICS
resources
CICS Online Transmission Time Optimizer Optimize 3270 data streams to increase your
system performance
Reduce down time
Use CICS resources more efficiently
Control software cost
Improve end-user productivity
New version
New version
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Improve CICS Governance and ComplianceCICS Configuration Manager Gain tighter control over CICS administration
and maintain compliance with change management policies
CICS VSAM Recovery Quickly recover from errors and reduce the
need for off-line processing to exceed its batch window
File Manager Data management tool supporting key file structures like
VSAM, DB2, and IMS. New data scrambling features in V8
CICS Performance Analyzer Determine that CICS capacity can meet
performance expectations and reduce the risk that performance problems will effect the business
IBM Session Manager Controlled access to the correct applications
with automatic application reconnection after failures
Ensure privacy for sensitive test data
Reduce risk of failure
Ensure compliance
Protect key production data and resources
Increase availability
Improve data integrity
New version
New release
New version
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CICS TS 4.1 - Beta programs Innovation around an old concept…
CICS TS 4.1 closed beta and ISV partner program started in Jan 2008
Regular iterations of beta code using agile development process
30 customers and 40 ISVs
Why is this important? Length of the beta program
Testing in ‘real’ customer environments
Means CICS TS 4.1 is ready for you today
Open beta program will be available March 31st 2009 To participate, write to [email protected]
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CICS Threadsafe Reference
One of the largest insurance companies in Germany. Insures more
than 8.5 million clients.
Challenge Reduce CPU usage in its IBM System z9® Enterprise Class mainframe to cut
operating costs. Solution
Implemented threadsafe following guidance provided at CICS Threadsafe workshop and hands-on usage of the IBM CICS tools (PA, IA, and CM).
Benefit “We’ve embraced threadsafe functionality to help us cut our CPU usage by
550 MIPs, or about US $440,000 in annual operating expense, which really proves the efficiency of IBM CICS technology.”
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CICS Explorer and Tools Reference
UnitedHealth Care is the largest single health carrier in the United
States. Delivers products and services to ~70 million Americans.
Challenge Consolidate applications into a CICSPlex to improve scalability and fault tolerance. Shorten time it takes for performance group to provide diagnostic reports. Manage/consolidate 100+ different CSD files and eliminate logon to several regions
Solution CICS Explorer with three CICS tools (PA, IA, and CM).
Benefit Freed up valuable systems programming time to focus on environmental issues. Help prevent outages using proactive approach. Assists in quick problem determination and resolution. Help conform to audit and governance compliance. Provided integration and flexibility of the tools with CICS and the CICS Explorer.
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Popular CICS Red Books
Java Application Development for CICS Application Development for CICS Web Services Architecting Access to CICS within an SOA CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS CICS TS V3 Channels and Containers Revealed CICS Performance Analyzer Securing CICS Web Services Threadsafe Considerations for CICS
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CICS Communities and Information
CICS Transaction Server V4.1 http://ibm.com/cics/tserver/v41/
CICS Explorer home page Remember this link ibm.com/cics/explorer
CICS Explorer Forum http://tinyurl.com/68bndw IBM developerWorks forum with FAQs, Links and resources, ISV
Contributions, etc. Ask questions, suggest improvements, report problems, chat
Twitter Subscribe to the IBM_System_z channel to get CICS Explorer
news flashes CICS Blog
Comment and opinion at TheMasterTerminal.com CICS eNews
Subscribe for news about CICS and related products YouTube channels
CICS Explorer - Videos, demos and other cool stuff CICSFluff - Other CICS videos
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