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This checklist covers the tasks required to prepare the operating environment and configure Keyed File Keyed File Compare Data Capture. Before beginning these tasks however, the base Connect CDC SQData product must be installed.  Refer to the Connect CDC SQData 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

Modify PROCLIB Members

N/A

3

Verify Product is Linked

SQDLINK

4

Verify APF Authorization of LOADLIB

N/A

5

Create z/OS System Logger LogStreams (DASD Only or CF-Structure)

IXCMDEFL

6

Create ZFS Variable directories

ALLOCZDR

7

Reserve TCP/IP Ports

N/A

8

Identify/Authorize Operating User(s) and Started Task(s)

RACFZFS

9

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

NACLKEYS

Environment Preparation Complete

 

Setup File Compare Capture

1

Determine File Compare Parameters

N/A

2

Configure Runtime JCL

SQDDFCDC

Keyed File LogReplicate Function Ready

 

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

 

Setup CDCzLog Publisher Agent  

1

Create the CDCzLog Publisher configuration file

SQDCONVP

*

2

Prepare the CDCzLog Publisher runtime JCL

SQDZLOGC

*

zLog Publisher Agent 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

Verify Change Data Capture

IXCMCOPY

2

Start the CDCzLog Publisher

SQDZLOGC

3

Start the Controller Daemon

SQDAEMON

4

Start the Engine

SQDATA

Verification Complete

 

The remainder of this chapter provides detailed instructions for each of these tasks.