Define a Node

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Define a Node

A CA Common Services node can be defined to CPF to allow user password changes and user suspension activity to be synchronized between both the CA Top Secret and CA Common Services. CA Common Services will only process inbound TSS commands that relate to a user password change, user suspension, or user unsuspension. CA Common Services only generates outbound TSS commands concerning a change in the user's password or any suspension activity that occurs on the CA Common Services node.

To define a CA Common Services node:

Define a remote CA Common Services node to CCI.
The remote CA Common Services node should be defined using TCP/IP conventions, not the VTAM conventions used to define remote CA Top Secret mainframe nodes.

This example shows the CCI statements that define node UNI1 to CCI on node OS/3901:
```
SYSID(OS/3901)                        /* existing cci sysid         */
PROTOCOL(TCPIPGW,1721,1,OS/3901)      /* local cci tcpip port       */
NODE(TCPIPGW,141.99.2.3:1721,1,UNI1)  /* remote ip:port, name       */
CONNECT(UNI1)                         /* remote connect             */
```
Define the CA Common Services node to the CPF network.
When defining a CA Common Services node to an existing CPF network, only one mainframe needs to define and maintain the CPF connection. This mainframe should specify the GW (gateway) operand on its TSS CPFNODE statement to indicate that this single mainframe is a gateway for the CA Common Services node into the existing CPF network.
Activate the CA Common Services.
CPF communicates with the User Profile Synchronization (UPS) feature of CA Common Services. In general, the following CA Common Services must be activated by selecting YES on the Preference menu on the CA Common Services‑Settings pulldown menu.
```
CCI REMOTE SERVER = YES
UPS               = YES
CPF               = YES
```
Tailor the CCIRMTD.RC configuration file.
The CCI Remote Server requires you to tailor the CCIRMTD.RC configuration file. This file specifies the TCP/IP port that CCI will use. The port number chosen must match the one specified on the mainframe CCI NODE() statement (see Step 1).
Tailor the CA Common Services Option settings.
The CA Common Services Configuration‑Settings pulldown menu Options tab is used to list and change CA Common Services option settings. Review and tailor the option choices related to the UPS.

For more information, see the CA Common Services for z/OS documentation.