1. TXSeries for Multiplatforms, Version 6.2 Effective multiplatform transaction processing Version 6 delivery

2. 2 TXSeries v6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & R eliability A vailability S erviceability  Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites  New inter-region communication mechanism  InstallShield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support  Web based administration enhancements  TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client  User ID improvements  Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers  Improved security integration with RACF  Improved transaction and region resilience  API and SPI enhancements

3. 3 TXSeries v6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & R eliability A vailability S erviceability  Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites  New inter-region communication mechanism  InstallShield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support  Web based administration enhancements  TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client  User ID improvements  Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers  Improved security integration with RACF  Improved transaction and region resilience  API and SPI enhancements

4. 4 Simplification Removal of DCE & Encina Prerequisites  Encina monitor, components and libraries removed  Encina Structure File Server (SFS) and PPC Gateway (for SNA comms) renamed and integrated into CICS install image  DCE and RPC libraries removed  New components, CICSIPC and SARPC created to replace some DCE function TXSeries for Multiplatforms v6.2 PPCCICS SFSCICSIPCSARPC TXSeries for Multiplatforms V5.1 Encina PPC CICS SFS DCERPC

5. 5 New Inter-region Communication Mechanism  CICSIPC component replaces RPC calls with Shared Memory calls for region-region communications on the same physical machine –Shared Memory is faster and more secure  SARPC (Standalone RPC) replaces DCE provided RPC process for inter-machine calls Simplification Shared Memory Machine 1 Machine 2 TXSeries v6.2 CICS CICSIPCSARPC TXSeries v6.2 CICS CICSIPCSARPC TXSeries v6.2 CICS CICSIPCSARPC

6. 6 Simplified Installation with InstallShield  Common InstallShield for Multiplatforms process available on all platforms  Three modes of installation: GUI, command-line Console, Silent  Removed SMIT (AIX) install option Simplification

7. 7 New Patch Installer and Uninstaller Simplification  Apply or remove interim services fixes  Silent or verbose modes  Backup of all updated files  Automatic rollback if apply fails  Logs all activity IFIX Installer IFIX Uninstaller TXSeries 6.2 Patch 1 TXSeries 6.2

8. 8 Tivoli Provisioning Manager Support Simplification  Deployment and management of TXSeries on multiple systems  Simplifies management and maintenance TXSeries 6.2 Tivoli Provisioning Manager

9. 9 Web Based Administration Frame 2. All the servers; CICS regions, SFS servers and PPC gateways will be listed here in a tree structure Frame 3. Work area Frame. List and details of resources are displayed here Frame 1. Banner and general information/links Users and administrators must fist authenticate Administration & Usability

10. 10 TXSeries v6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & R eliability A vailability S erviceability  Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites  New inter-region communication mechanism  InstallShield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support  Web based administration enhancements  TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client  User ID improvements  Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers  Improved security integration with RACF  Improved transaction and region resilience  API and SPI enhancements

11. 11 Web Based Administration Enhancements  Support for Work Load Management configuration via Web Admin Tool  New easy-to-use command-line interfaces for scripting purposes Administration & Usability > cicswlmcfg WLM Environment

12. 12 Web Based Administration Enhancements  Monitoring support via Web Administration console  Configured using monitoring profiles  Ability to monitor specific transactions or monitoring fields  Ability to archive and graphically view the generated monitoring data Administration & Usability

13. 13 Web Based Administration Enhancements  Ability to view region CSMT and symrecs files  Ability to view and edit region environment file  Ability to run non-interactive CICS commands  Ability to filter console log records between date and time ranges Administration & Usability

14. 14 TXSeries RPC Based Client Replaced by CICS Universal Client  Original TXSeries client replaced by CICS Universal Client –Reduces confusion –Reduces upgrade path when moving from CUC to CTG  One license for CUC supplied with TXSeries installation image  Local CICS terminal renamed from cicsterm to cicslterm –Removes name conflict with CUC version of cicsterm –Only available on same physical machine as the CICS region Administration & Usability Web CICS Universal Client TXSeries WebSphere & CICS Transaction Gateway cicslterm Physical Machine

15. 15 User ID Improvements  Single user ID across all CICS servers –No need for separate user IDs for each SFS and PPC Gateway server  Supports user ID and passwords in mixed case –Provides better interoperability with CICS Transaction Server on z/OS Administration & Usability cicscicssfsppcgateway

16. 16 TXSeries v6 Themes Major Enhancements in Three Key Value Areas Simplification Enhanced Administration & Usability More Power & R eliability A vailability S erviceability  Removal of DCE and Encina prerequisites  New inter-region communication mechanism  InstallShield installer, new patch installer and Tivoli Provisioning Manager support  Web based administration enhancements  TXSeries RPC based client replaced by CICS Universal Client  User ID improvements  Improved XA resilience with Resource Managers  Improved security integration with RACF  Improved transaction and region resilience  API and SPI enhancements

17. 17 Improved XA Resilience with Resource Managers Database Failure  Non-database transactions succeed  Database transactions receive an SQL error More Power & RAS TXSeries v6.2 XA RDBMS TXSeries v6.2 XA Database Recovery  All transactions succeed  No need for region restart RDBMS XA TXSeries v6.0 & earlier Database Failure  In-flight transactions fail  Region abends  Fix database before region restart

18. 18 Improved Security Integration with RACF  Requires External Authentication Manager (EAM) component from TXSeries  LDAP Client such as IBM Directory Server installed on TXSeries machine  LDAP Server running on z/OS in Security Database Manager (SDBM) mode  z/OS with RACF 1.7 or later  TSLKey and RSLKey attributes added to RACF 1.7 to allow integration between TXSeries and LDAP TXSeries v6.2 CICS EAM RACF z/OS LDAP client LDAP server More Power & RAS

19. 19 Improved Transaction and Region Resilience  Improved FORCEPURGE mechanism reduces unplanned region terminations  Enhanced transaction recovery process makes region resilient to abnormal task terminations More Power & RAS CEMT SET TASK FORCEPURGE App. Server TXSeries Services App. Server App. Server App. Server App. Server TXSeries Listeners TXSeries region

20. 20 API and SPI Enhancements  EXTRACT TCPIP –Retrieve details of TCP/IP based clients  ABEND NODUMP –To request an abend without causing a dump to be taken  DUMP TRANSACTION –Replaces DUMP. Similar to CICS TS version  SET PROGRAM PHASEIN –Works in a similar way to NEWCOPY option  CHANGE TASK –To change priority of a task –Has no effect on a running task, but is reflected by INQUIRE TASK More Power & RAS

21. TXSeries for Multiplatforms, Version 6.2 Effective multiplatform transaction processing Resources

22. 22 More Resources The TXSeries Library is the best place for latest information:  Datasheets/Brochures  Redbooks  Whitepapers  Presentations  IBM Education Assistant  And more…. ibm.com/cics/txseries/library Technical Questions?  Ask the IBM product teams  Ask other TXSeries users  Google “TXSeries Forum” or bookmark http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/forum.jspa?forumID=1014 ibm.com/cics/txseries New! TXSeries V6.2 Trial Download TXSeries V6 Education Course Monthly CICS News? Sign up at: ibm.com/cics/enews

23. 23 References  My Support (Subscribe to weekly technical email updates for TX) –http://www.ibm.com/software/support/einfo.html  IBM Support Assistant (Desktop workbench – targeted problem research and resolution using built-in and pluggable tools) –http://www.ibm.com/software/support/isa  IBM Education Assistant (TXSeries can be found under WebSphere) –http://www.ibm.com/software/info/education/assistant  CICS Newsgroups (includes TXSeries) –http://www.ibm.com/software/htp/cics/communities/newsgrouphelp.html  Software Lifecycle (TXSeries announcements and support dates) –http://www-ibm.com/software/support/lifecycle/  TXSeries Support - DCF (technotes/flash/downloads/PTFs/APARs) –http://www.ibm.com/software/htp/txseries/support

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