Setting up server options for BMC AMI Defender for IMS

Set up the server options that you want to use as follows:

To edit server options, select Server options from the Main Menu.
On the Server Options Entry panel, enter the following and press Enter:
1. In the Options library field, enter the name of the load library where the server options are to be maintained.
2. In the Server ID field, enter the four-character Server ID that corresponds to the parameter in the server JCL.
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    File Options Help
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  Defender for IMS             Server Options Entry
  Command ===> _________________________________________________________________
  
  Specify Options information.
    Options library . . . . . 'MVSSNN.SN4A.OPTIONS'
    Server ID . . . . . . . . SEV3 (blank for selection list)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  F1=Help    F3=Exit   F12=Cancel
The Edit Server Options panel is displayed as shown in the following two figures showing the top and bottom parts of the panel. Edit the options using the following guidelines.
   File Edit Options Help
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Defender for IMS              Edit Server Options                  SEV3 is new
Command ===> __________________________________________________________________

Server ID . . . . . . . . . : SEV3
                                                                    More:     +
Input. Specify how the server should obtain the data.
   Connect to IMSID . . . . . ____

Extract list. Specify the data set containing extract and filter information.
   Extract list library . . . ______________________________________________
   Extract list . . . . . . . ________

Buffer option. Define number of buffers used to move the data.
   Number of buffers . . . . . 4096     (4096-999999)

Output type. Select where to route extracted output.
1 1. TCP/IP
      IP address (host:port)   _________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________
   2. Data set
      Output data set name . . ______________________________________________
      Data set is existing GDG N        (Y or N)
      Allocation information.
        SMS Management class   ________ (For SMS managed data set)
        SMS Storage class . . ________ (For SMS managed data set)
        Volume serial . . . . ______
        Generic unit . . . . . ________
        Space units . . . . . CYLINDER (TRKS or CYLS)
        Primary quantity . . . 1        (in above units)
        Secondary quantity . . 1        (in above units)

Other options. Select if desired.
/ Enable tracing

F1=Help    F3=Exit    F7=Up      F8=Down   F12=Cancel
1. - Each Server is paired to a single IMS control region.
  - On the Edit Server Options panel, enter the IMSID of the target IMS. This is the IMSID from which log data will be extracted.
  - Enter the extract list library that was previously allocated and the name of an extract list that the server will use to select data.
  - Specify the number of intermediate buffers to use to process and filter the data elements. BMC recommends a value of 4096.
  - Select the output type as follows:
    - If you select 1. TCP/IP, it will result in the selected data items to be sent directly to the named destination specified in the IP Address.
    - If you select 2. Data set, the data items will be sent to the data set specified in the Output data set name. If the output data set name already exists, it will be overwritten. Otherwise it will be allocated according to the allocation information specified.
      In this field, specify the name of a sequential data set which is used to save the extracted output. Space needed depends on the number of records and fields extracted. The data set can be either an existing GDG base or a new PS.You can use the symbolic keywords %SID, %AFDATE, %AFTIME and %N in the data set name.
      Defender for IMS replaces:
      - %SID with the 4 character Server ID.
      - %AFDATE with the current date in YYYYDDD format.
      - %AFTIME with the current time in HHMMSST format.
      - %N with 00-99 incrementally if the previous data set name is the same as the current.
      BMCAMI.%SID.D%AFDATE.T%AFTIME.N%N
      will translate to
      BMCAMI.SRV1.D2017223.T1534012.N00
  - If the output data set name is not a GDG, you must specify GDG=N. If the output data set name is a GDG, you must specify GDG=Y.
  - If a GDG is to be used, define the GDG base. Use a batch IDCAMS jobs or the following command from a separate ISPF screen, Option 6:
    
    DEFINE GDG(NAME(‘your.gdg.base’) LIMIT(##) SCRATCH))
    
    where ‘your.gdg.base’ is the name of the GDG base to be used, and ## is the number of generations to maintain.
Press F3 to save the changes and exit.

Setting up server options for BMC AMI Defender for IMS

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