Configuring CICS IA

This section describes what you need to do before you can use CICS® IA.

Prepare your CICS IA configuration environment
CICS IA uses an ISPF dialog that runs REXX execs to assist you in configuring your CICS IA environments.
New DB2 configuration
The data collected from the Dependency, Affinity and Command Flow collectors are stored in the CICS IA database. Data collected from the CICS IA scanners are also stored in this database.
New collection configuration
CICS IA provides a number of real-time collectors. To enable the collectors, you must complete a number of tasks to create the resources that are required to facilitate the collection and to define these resources to the CICS regions where the collectors run.
Upgrading an existing DB2 configuration
Before you begin upgrading your DB2® configuration, ensure that you have read and followed the instructions in, "Prepare your CICS(r) IA configuration environment". Also, review "DB2(r) considerations".
Upgrading your collection configuration
How to configure an existing collection environment for upgrade, upgrade an existing collection environment, and run the IVP transaction to verify the installation.
Post configuration tasks
This section describes some optional tasks that you might be required to be perform.