The document discusses the CICS Provisioning Toolkit, which allows rapidly provisioning and de-provisioning CICS environments on z/OS. It brings a Docker-like experience to z/OS through a USS utility and uses z/OSMF workflows. The toolkit can stand up a CICS region with embedded z/OS Connect EE in minutes. It also provides information on requirements, configuration options, and usage of the cicspt command line.

1. CICS
Provisioning
Toolkit
CICS
TS
V5.4
open
beta
Educa5on
Ma7hew
Webster
20.7.16

2. CICS
provisioning
toolkit
• A
simple
USS
u5lity
that
brings
a
Docker-­‐like
experience
to
z/OS
for
rapidly
provisioning
and
de-­‐provisioning
CICS
environments
• Allows
systems
programmers
to
customize
and
manage
the
lifecycle
of
CICS
using
z/OSMF
workflows
• Can
stand
up
a
CICS
region
with
embedded
z/OS
Connect
EE
in
minutes

3. CICS
TS
V5.4
open
beta
>
Downloads

4. cicspt_readme.txt
.
.
.
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Before
you
begin
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐
Ensure
that
your
environment
meets
the
following
requirements:
-­‐CICS®
Transac5on
Server
for
z/OS
Version
5.2
or
higher.
-­‐z/OS®
Version
2.1
or
higher,
with
z/OSMF
installed
and
configured.
-­‐Java™
SE
Run5me
Environment
(JRE)
7
or
Java
Development
Kit
(JDK)
7
or
above.
-­‐To
mount
and
create
zFS
directories,
ensure
a
DATACLASS
exists
(see
the
cicspt_doc_beta.pdf
file
for
a
list
of
parameters
that
must
be
set).
.
.
.

5. cicspt_doc_beta.pdf

6. cicspt_v1.pax
cicspt
/bin
/config
workflow_variables.properties
zosmf.properties
/lib
/logs
/workflows

7. workflow_variables.proper5es
file
# CICS TS Workflow Variables Open Beta
# Supports creating CICS TS 5.2 or higher release regions
# Set high level qualifiers for your installation
DFH_CICS_HLQ=CTS520.CICS690
DFH_CPSM_HLQ=CTS520.CPSM520
DFH_LE_HLQ=PP.ADLE370.ZOS201
# Set CICS region configuration options
#DFH_REGION_HLQ=CICSTS52.CICS
DFH_REGION_HLQ=WEBSTER.CICS
#DFH_LOG_HLQ=CICPROV
DFH_LOG_HLQ=WEBSTER
...

8. zosmf.proper5es
file
# Enter the port number that z/OSMF is listening on
port=32070
# Enter the system where you want to provision CICS
# regions. The name must be the system nickname that is
# defined in z/OSMF.
systemNickname=MV2C

9. z/OSMF
Administra5on

10. cicspt
cicspt
Returns
op5ons
and
help
cicspt
run
Runs
the
provisioning
workflow.
Stan
must
specify
APPLID
and
ports.
cicspt
rm
Runs
the
deprovisioning
workflow
cicspt
-­‐h
(-­‐-­‐help)
Returns
help
to
the
command
line
cicspt
–version
Returns
CLI
version
to
the
command
line

16. What
just
happened?
CICS
z/OS
Connect
Web
Service
API
Service
Code
cicspt run iyk2z9t0 27070 27071 27072

17. What
if
I
don’t
have
z/OS
Connect
EE?

18. More
Informa5on
CICS
TS
V5.4
for
z/OS
open
beta
h7ps://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/
SSGMCP_5.4.0/whats-­‐new/intro.html
CICS
Developer
Center
h7ps://developer.ibm.com/cics/2016/07/19/stand-­‐up-­‐
cics-­‐and-­‐zos-­‐connect-­‐ee-­‐in-­‐minutes-­‐with-­‐the-­‐new-­‐cics-­‐
provisioning-­‐toolkit/
CICS
dW
Answers
h7ps://developer.ibm.com/answers/topics/cicspt/?
smartspace=cics