Preface
The iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS explains how to get started with, install, manage, and configure the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS.
This preface contains information about the following topics:
Prerequisites
The iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS Administrator's Guide is written for system administrators who want to install, manage and configure the CICS connector.
This guide assumes you are familiar with the following topics:
iPlanet Application Server Programming Concepts.
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See the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS Developer's Guide for more details.
The Internet and the World Wide Web
CICS and MVS Programming Concepts
Java Programming Language
Supported Platforms
The iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS supports the following platforms:
Table 1 Platform Specifications
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Vendor
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Platform
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Microsoft
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Windows NT version 4.0 with Service Pack 5
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Sun
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SPARC running Solaris 2.6 or 8
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System Requirements
To install the iPlanet Application Server for CICS, your system must have the following:
iPlanet Application Server 6.0 SP1 installed
iPlanet Unified Integration Framework 6.0 SP1 installed
Available disk space: 200 MB for NT, 400 MB for Solaris
Memory per CPU: 256MB minimum; 512MB recommended
IBM CICS running on OS/390. MVS 5.22 and CICS 3.2 and above with current APARS.
What's in This Guide
The iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS Administrator's Guide provides the information you need to understand, set up, and administer all aspects of the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS.
The following table lists a short summary of what each chapter covers.
Documentation Conventions
File and directory paths are given in Windows format with backslashes separating directory names. For Unix versions, the directory paths are the same, except slashes should be substituted in place of backslashes.
This guide uses URLs of the form:
http://server.domain/path/file.html
In these URLs, server is the name of the server on which you run your application; domain is your Internet domain name; path is the directory structure on the server; and file is an individual filename. Italics items in URLs are placeholders.
This guide uses the following font conventions:
The monospace font is used for sample code and code listings, API and language elements (such as function names and class names), file names, pathnames, directory names, and HTML tags.
Italic type is used for book titles, emphasis, variables and placeholders, and words used in the literal sense.
Online Guide
You can find the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS Administrator's Guide online in PDF and HTML formats. To locate these files, use the following URL:
http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/
Related Information
In addition to this guide, there is additional information available for administrators, end users, and developers. The following lists these documents:
iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for CICS Developer's Guide
iPlanet Web Server Developer's Guide
iPlanet Application Server Administrator's Guide
iPlanet Application Server Installation Guide
iPlanet Application Server Overview Guide
iPlanet Application Server Release Notes
iPlanet Application Server Administrator's Guide
iPlanet Application Builder User's Guide
iPlanet Application Builder Installation Guide
iPlanet Application Builder Release Notes
iPlanet Unified Integration Framework Release Notes
iPlanet Unified Integration Framework Developer's Guide