This checklist covers the tasks required to prepare the operating environment and configure VSAM Log Data Capture. Before beginning these tasks however, the base Connect CDC (SQData) product must be installed. Refer to the Installation Guide for an overview of the entire product and the z/OS installation instructions and prerequisites.
| # | 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 LogStream (DASD Only or CF-Structure) | IXCMDEFL | |
| 6 | Create ZFS Variable directories | ALLOCZDR | |
| 7 | Reserve TCP/IP Ports | N/A | |
| 8 | Identify/Authorize User/Started task IDs zFS directory access | RACFZFS | |
| 9 | Generate z/OS Public/Private keys and Authorized Key File | NACLKEYS | |
| Environment Preparation Complete | |||
| Activate VSAM LOGREPLICATE Function | |||
| 1 | Alter VSAM configuration to activate LOGREPLICATE | Various | |
| VSAM LOGREPLICATE Function Ready | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Configure Apply Engine | |||
| 1 | Determine Requirements | N/A | |
| 2 | Prepare Apply Engine Environment | N/A | |
| 3 | Create Apply Engine Script | N/A | |
| 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. | |
| 5 | Verify changes applied by Engine | N/A | |
| Verification Complete | |||
The remainder of this chapter provides detailed instructions for each of these tasks.