The IBM OS/390 mainframe must be set up for TCP/IP communications.
The TCP/IP started task must be running.
The IBM CICS TCP/IP sockets interface, including CICS configuration files, programs, maps, and transactions, must be installed.
Both the install PC client and the target host (OS/390 / z/OS) should have FTP enabled (optional).
Refer to the following links for more information on installing the IBM CICS TCP/IP interface:
OS/390 V2R8.0 SecureWay CS IP CICS Sockets Guide©
Document Number: SC31-8518-01
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/F1AI4010/CCONTENTS
2.0 Chapter 2. Setting Up and Configuring CICS TCP/IP©
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/F1AI4010/2.0?DT=19990706130612
Before you install CONNX on your CICS/VSAM server, we recommend that you verify the TCP/IP connectivity to your OS/390 z/OS system. To verify connectivity:
Open a Command Prompt window.
On the task bar, click Start and then click Run
Type or select:
ping hostname
where hostname is the TCP/IP symbolic address or dotted numeric address.
A successful ping (connectivity) will generate output in the command window similar to the following:
Pinging 123.123.123.012 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 123.123.123.012: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=63
Reply from 123.123.123.012: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=63
Reply from 123.123.123.012: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=63
Reply from 123.123.123.012: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=63
Ping statistics for 123.123.123.012:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 10ms, Average = 2ms