Implementing the solution

Implementing the solution in this scenario involves creating a CICS® topology that is managed by CICSPlex® SM from an application running in a single CICS region. The single region provided the initial configuration for the company in the scenario.

Before you begin

The starting point for this scenario is an existing CICS application in a single CICS region.

If you want to try out the scenario, you can either follow the instructions to create a CICS topology from an existing region, or you can set up a copy of the general insurance application as described in The general insurance application.

About this task

The solution involves a two-step approach. The first step is to create a CICS topology and split the application between the CICS regions. The second step is to add CICSPlex SM to manage the CICS regions and introduce workload management.