Configure a CICS local terminal

Configure a CICS local terminal

When you see something like this, it means you haven't properly configured a CICS local terminal.


To configure a CICS local terminal, do the following:

1. Edit the CICS local terminal initialization file
2. Configure a listener

Edit the CICS local terminal initialization file

Open the CICS local terminal initialization file (C:\opt\cics\bin\cicslcli.ini ) and set it as follows:

1. Change Server from CICS01 to Testreg1.
2. Remember CICSCC (NamedPipeName).  You will be using this name to configure the Listener
3. Close and save cicslcli.ini file

cicslcli.ini file excerpt

cicslcli.ini file excerpt ;Server = CICS01 ; Arbitrary, unique name for the server Server = Testreg1 ; Arbitrary, unique name for the server Description = Named Pipe Support for local client ; Protocol = LOCALCLI ; Matches with a Driver section below NetName = 00.00.00.00 ; Dummy NamedPipeName = CICSCC ; Must match servers named pipe

Configure a listener

1. Open the IBM TXSeries Administration tool
2. Expand Regions, expand the CICS region that you defined (i.e Testreg1), and click Listener.
   

   
3. Click Add
    
4. Set the Listener Definition window as shown and click Submit

1. Listener Name = TestL
2. Activate resource at cold start? = Yes
3. Resource description = Listener Definition
4. Protect resource from modification = No
5. Protocol Type = Named Pipe
6. Number of TCPIP listener processes to use = 1
7. local Named Pipe name = CICSCC
   

   

The Listener is created successfully. Re-start the CICS region to activate the changes.

Re-start the CICS region to activate the changes.