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This checklist covers the tasks required to prepare the operating environment and configure the Db2/z Log Reader Capture Data Capture Agent. Before beginning these tasks however, the base Connect CDC SQData product must be installed. Refer to the Installation Guide for an overview of the entire product and the z/OS installation instructions and prerequisites.

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Task

Sample JCL

z/OS Control Center


Prepare Environment

1

Identify Source and Target System and Datastores

N/A


2

Confirm/Install Db2 Replication Related APARS

N/A


3

Modify z/OS Procedure Lib (PROCLIB) Members

N/A


4

Verify Product is Linked

SQDLINK


5

Bind the Db2 Package

BINDSQD


6

Verify APF Authorization of LOADLIB

N/A


7

Create ZFS Variable directories

ALLOCZDR


8

Reserve TCP/IP Ports

N/A


9

Authorize zFS User and Started Task IDs and specify MMAPAREAMAX

RACFZFS


10

Prepare Db2 for Capture

DB2GRANT


11

Generate z/OS Public/Private keys and Authorized Key Files

NACLKEYS



Environment Preparation Complete


Setup CDCStore Storage Agent

1

Size the Transient Storage Pool

N/A

*

2

Create Db2 Capture zFS Transient Data File(s)

ALLOCZFS

 

3

Create the CDCStore CAB file

SQDCONDS

*


CDCStore Storage Agent Setup Complete


Setup Db2 Log Reader Capture Agent

1

Configure Db2 Tables for Capture (DB Server)

N/A


2

Create Db2 Log Reader Capture CAB File

SQDCONDC

*

3

Prepare Log Reader Capture Runtime JCL

SQDDB2C

*


Capture Agent Setup Complete

 

 

Setup Controller Daemon

1

Create Access Control List (acl.cfg)

CRDAEMON

*

2

Create Agent Configuration File (sqdagents.cfg)

CRDAEMON

*

3

Prepare z/OS Controller Daemon JCL

SQDAEMON

*

 

Controller Daemon Setup Complete

 


Configure Apply Engine

1

Determine Requirements

N/A


2

Configure Apply Engine Environment

N/A

 

3

Create Apply Engine Script

N/A

 


Apply Engine Configuration Complete


 


Component Verification

1

Start the Controller Daemon

SQDAEMON

*

2

Start the Capture Agent

SQDDB2C

*

3

Start the Engine

SQDATA

*

4

Execute Test Transactions

N/A



Verification Complete