Using customization during installation
You can customize MainView for Linux — Servers during installation, or manually as described in Using-manual-customization.
You can customize MainView for Linux — Servers by completing the SHR and MML steps during installation where
- the SHR steps allow you to customize the BMC AMI Ops online environment
- the MML steps allow you to enter customization values specific for the MainView for Linux — Servers product
The following figure shows the product customization steps panel that is displayed for MainView for Linux — Servers.
Sample product customization steps panel
S - Select a step (Must be selected in sequence)---------------------
B - Browse a step (No action is taken; step may+ completedo optional
be browsed out of sequence)- bypassed
Step S FDescriptionProduct
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1+Specify JOBCARD andotheroperational defaultsSHR
2- o Generate JCL to runInstallation Verification ProgramSHR
3+ o Implement Katakana terminal supportSHR
4+Product AuthorizationSHR
5+Create site data sets for use with BMC AMI Ops productsSHR
6+Create site security datasetSHR
7- o Add the BMC Software loadlibrary to your system APF listSHR
8- o Add the BMC Software loadlibrary to your system link listSHR
9+Create CLIST for invoking BMC AMI Ops productsSHR
10+Create the CAS and RTCS startup procedureSHR
11+Create Host Server startup procedureSHR
12+Create User Parameter LibrarySHR
13+ o Add RTSERVER PGMLIBlibrary to your system APF/LNKLST listSHR
14+Create RTSERVER startup procedureSHR
15+Customize AlternateAccess to BMC AMI Ops productsBBV
16+ o Customize AlternateAccess environment for ISPFBBV
17+ o Customize VTAM for Alternate AccessBBV
18+ o Create TAS initializationparms and startup procedureBBV
19+ o Create LAS initializationparms and startup procedureBBV
20+Create MainView forLinux PAS (Product Address Space)SYSIN mbrMML
21+Allocate MainView for Linux PAS IMAGE data setMML
22+Allocate MainView for Linux PAS RULES data setMML
23+Allocate MainView for Linux PAS history data setsMML
24+Create MainView forLinuxPAS startup procedureMML
25+Create MainView forLinuxjob to FTP RPMS files to LinuxMML
26+Create MainView forLinuxjob to FTP files to z/VMMML
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Following table summarizes the steps from Sample product customization steps panel that you need to complete.
Task | Description |
|---|---|
1 | Execute the BMC AMI Ops SHR steps. For more information on executing the SHR steps, see Customizing after installation. |
2 | Execute the product-specific SHR steps. For more information on executing the product-specific SHR step, see Task 2—Executing MainView for Linux — Servers SHR steps |
3 | Execute the MML steps. For more information on executing the product-specific SHR step, see Task 3—Executing MML steps. |
Task 1—Executing SHR steps
To customize your BMC AMI Ops online environment by using customization during installation, use the Installation system facility.
Task 2—Executing MainView for Linux — Servers SHR steps
In this task you will execute the SHR steps that customize the installation of MainView for Linux — Servers for your site.
Before you begin
Before you execute the MainView for Linux — Servers-specific SHR steps, you must complete the BMC AMI Ops common SHR steps (see Task 1—Executing MainView for Linux - Servers SHR steps).
Following table shows the name of the SHR step from Sample product customization steps panel that you need to complete and also lists the corresponding manual customization step. The customization panels for this step prompt you for specific customization information; for online Help, press F1.
MainView for Linux — Servers SHR step
Customization step | Description (required step) | Manual customization step |
|---|---|---|
Create RTSERVER JCL startup procedure | Allows you to create and configure the RTSERVER JCL startup procedure. |
Task 3—Executing MML steps
Each MML step is described in following table. The customization panels for the steps prompt you for specific customization information; for online Help, press F1.
Following table shows the name of the MML step from Sample product customization steps panel that you need to complete and also lists the corresponding manual customization step.
MML customization steps
Customization step | Description (all steps are required) | Manual customization step |
|---|---|---|
Create MainView for Linux — Servers Product Address Space (PAS) SYSIN member | Allows you to specify the SYSIN Member Name, PAS Subsystem ID, and the CAS Subsystem ID | |
Allocate MainView for Linux—Servers PAS image data set | Allows you to specify the data set name that you want to use to allocate the MainView for Linux — Servers PAS image data set | |
Allocate MainView for Linux—Servers rules data set | Allows you to specify the data set name that you want to use to allocate the MainView for Linux — Servers PAS rules data set | |
Allocate MainView for Linux—Servers history data sets | Allows you to specify the data set names that you want to use to allocate the MainView for Linux — Servers history data sets | |
Create the MainView for Linux — Servers PAS JCL startup procedure | Allows you to specify the data set name and password (if protected) of your system's procedure library, and the member name to use to save the PAS start-up procedure | |
Create MainView for Linux — Servers job to FTP data server installation files to a Linux system | Allows you to specify the network host name, user name, and password for the Linux system to which you want to FTP the MainView for Linux — Servers install package | |
Create MainView for Linux — Servers job to FTP files to z/VM | Allows you to specify the network host name, user name, and password for the host z/VM system to which you want to FTP the MainView for Linux — Servers install package |
After customization, the following table describes additional tasks that you need to perform:
MainView for Linux — Servers additional tasks
Task | Component | See |
|---|---|---|
Installing and customizing a data server on a Linux system | Linux data server | |
Installing and customizing a data server on a Virtual Machine (z/VM) | z/VM data server |
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