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Configure CAICCI for XCF

To configure CAICCI for XCF

  1. Ensure that the XCF hardware and software are installed and operational. If you are not using XCF for other purposes, you need to set up sysplex couple data sets and signaling paths. Any hardware acceptable to XCF can be used with CAICCI, including CTC and coupling facility signaling paths.
  2. Examine your SYS1.PARMLIB(COUPLExx) member to ensure that you have proper sysplex definitions; each z/OS system must be part of the same sysplex and have couple data sets, transport classes, and signaling paths defined.

    Note: For information about how to set up XCF signaling, see IBM's z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex.

  3. Ensure that CAICCI on each host has a unique identifier assigned by the following control option: 
    SYSID(sysid)
  4. Specify the following statement in the CAICCI control option member: 
    PROTOCOL(XCF,group_name)
    group_name

    Specifies the name of the logical XCF group you want CAICCI to use.

    CAICCI is configured to use XCF as a protocol.

With these definitions in place, CAICCI will use XCF services to communicate among z/OS systems in the sysplex. If you anticipate very high volumes of activity, you may want to monitor XCF activity periodically. CA SYSVIEW Performance Management and similar performance monitors can provide this information.