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Master Preparation Checklist

Complete this master preparation checklist before starting the installation process.

• Review the Release Notes
• CA Datacom/AD preparation
  • Ensure that CA Datacom/AD is installed
  • Version 14.0 PTFs applied
  • Set the options for CA 7
• Install, update, configure other products:
  • Install or upgrade required CA Common Services:
    • CAIRIM
    • CA LMP
    • CAISSF
  • Install or upgrade CA JCLCheck interface:
    • Common Component
    • The full CA JCLCheck product with the OPTIONS DD statement
  • Install or upgrade optional CA Common Services:
    • CA-C Runtime
    • CA Earl (for the CA Earl reports)
    • CA Easytrieve (for the CA Easytrieve reports)
    • CAICCI (for the CAICCI terminals and cross platform scheduling)
    • CAIENF (for Event Notification to OPS/MVS, JFM, CPM, and Event Consoles)
    • CAISDI/els (for the CA Service Desk interface)
    • Cross-Platform Scheduling Common Component (for cross-platform scheduling to and from CA AutoSys, CA Scheduler, CA Jobtrac, and to UJMA and JMO agents)
    • Viewpoint (for the CA 7 Web Client interface)
    • zIIP enablement
• Prepare the CA 7 System Configuration file (L2OPTS DD):
  • SVC 167 or _____ overridden the SVC number
  • User Identification field of the SMF Common Exit parameter list
    • Default: last byte UID field
    • SMFO option (x): SMF(___)
  • Restore the Reader Time field (RCA) for SMF record types:

    ________________________________

  • SMF record types for CA 7 (circle desired records):

    14 15 26 30 64

  • Health Check time Interval:_____________minutes
  • Security options (Y/N):
    • BSUBCHK____
    • SVDSNCHK____
  • CA 7 Instances to create:

    ___ CA71 ___ CA72 ___ CA73 ___ CA74
    ___ CA75 ___ CA76 ___ CA77 ___ CA78

• Prepare for System Generation (SYSGEN):
  • Data set high-level qualifiers for CA 7:
    • SMP/E (U7PARMS): __________________
    • High-level node (non-VSAM, U7PARMS): __________________
    • VSAM (if different; U7PARMS): __________________
    • Log tape dsname (U7TEST): __________________
    • JES Subsystem (U7PARMS): JES2 or JES3
  • CA Datacom/AD information (all on U7PARMS):
    • Logical database name: _________________
    • CUSLIB prefix: __________________
    • CAAXLOAD prefix: _________________
  • VTAM information:
    • VTAM list DSname (U7IFACE): __________________
    • CA 7 APPLID (U7IFACE): __________________
    • CA 7 Terminals (U7IFACE): __________________
    • TSO/ISPF Interface (U7IFACE): __________________
    • CA 7 NCF (U7PARMS):
    • NCF1 (Y/N)______ NCF2: (Y/N) ______

    Note: For more information about nodes, see NCF Node Table Definitions. You can do this later.

  • TCP/IP information:
    • Email Server: __________________
    • TCP/IP Terminal Port: __________________
    • JFM Port: __________________
  • Product interfaces:
    • CA 1 STEPLIB (U7IFACE): __________________
    • CA 11 STEPLIB (U7IFACE): __________________
  • CA 7 generated names:
    • CA 7 standard job name (CA07; U7JOBCRD): __________________
    • CA 7 standard procnames: (CA7, U7PNAMES): __________________
    • Override proc names (U7PNAMES): NO

      If yes, see U7PNAMES.

  • CA 7 data sets:
    • Default unit and volume (U7PARMS): __________________
    • JCL Libraries:

      JCLID 0 (U7JCLDS): __________________

      You can code up to 5 others with U7JCLDS

    • CA Librarian/CA Panvalet Unit/VOLSERs (U7DAVOLS): __________________

      Default unit: __________________

      Volume serials: __________________

    • # of Submit data sets (0, U7PARMS): __________________
    • Data set space and volume information (U7SPACE and U7VOL):