7. PARAMETERS › 7.1 Environmental Considerations

7.1 Environmental Considerations

Before coding the installation parameters, you need to know
about the DB2 environment at your installation.  To do so, we
suggest that you perform the following:

   o  Examine existing user groups, account codes, and job
      control information used by DB2.  This information
      helps you code appropriate values for the account code
      parameters of the DB2 Analyzer.

   o  Review the default setting of the installation
      parameters provided by the DB2 Analyzer to determine
      their applicability to your environment.

   o  Review current CA MICS parameter specifications:

      - Review data base unit specifications to determine
        which unit or units should include DB2 data.
        Normally this will be the same data base unit that
        the SMF/RMF component are install.

      - Review the SYSID parameter to determine whether it
        correlates to the DB2 data.  Your site's SYSID
        definition is located in the prefix.MICS.PARMS data
        set associated with each data base unit.

      - Review the CA MICS ZONE parameter to ensure that it
        reflects the variations in DB2 data.  This parameter
        is located in the prefix.MICS.PARMS data set
        associated with each data base unit.

      - Examine existing accounting standards for other
        CA MICS products, if applicable, to ensure that
        CA MICS Accounting and Chargeback aggregates
        information consistently.