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# Getting Started

To get started using Entire Net-Work:

1. Be sure you have read the following documentation, as appropriate for your installation.

   - If you need to know what's new and changed in this release of Entire Net-Work, read Release Information in the Entire Net-Work Release Notes.

   - If you intend to migrate from Entire Net-Work 2 to Entire Net-Work 7 on your open system platforms, we recommend that you read Planning for Entire Net-Work 7 for a complete description of the differences between these Entire Net-Work releases and the steps you should take to perform the migration.

   - If you need information on the Directory Server, read the Software AG Directory Server Installation and Administration Guide.

   - If you need assistance with setting up SSL support for Entire Net-Work, consider using the SSL Toolkit for testing purposes, available from Software AG. For more information, read Using the SSL Toolkit in the Encryption for Entire Net-Work User Guide, available from your Software AG support representative.

     Note
     Due to export restrictions, the SSL Toolkit is not included on the installation CD. If you plan to use SSL in your enterprise and want to use the SSL Toolkit, please contact your Software AG support representative.

2. Install the necessary Entire Net-Work components:

   - If necessary, install the Adabas Manager (AMN) and the Adabas Directory Server. For information on when and where to install these products, read the Software AG Directory Server Installation and Administration Guide and the Adabas Manager documentation.

   - Install the Entire Net-Work Servers and Entire Net-Work Clients where they are needed. Each Entire Net-Work Server installation requires a license key. For information on when and where to install these components, read Configuration Considerations.

3. Start the Entire Net-Work Servers and Entire Net-Work Clients you installed in the previous step.

   When you install Entire Net-Work Servers, they are automatically started by the installation and each time the machine is restarted. For more information, read Starting and Stopping Entire Net-Work Server.

   When you install Entire Net-Work Clients, they must be manually started. For more information, read Starting and Stopping Entire Net-Work Client, in the Entire Net-Work Client Installation and Administration Guide.

4. Using the Adabas Manager (AMN), define appropriate Kernels for your installation:

   - One Kernel should be defined for each machine on which an Adabas database is installed. However, you can define multiple Kernels for a machine and use partitioning and filtering to specify how each is used. For more information, read

   - One Entire Net-Work Kernel must be used as a bridge to access databases on the mainframe or databases managed by classic Entire Net-Work 2 Kernels. This Kernel will translate and direct requests as appropriate.

   If partitioning and filtering are necessary, set up partitions and filters for the Kernels.

   For information on managing Kernel definitions, read Managing Kernels.

5. If necessary, use Adabas Manager to add appropriate client configurations for your installation.

6. Add classic connection definitions to any of the managed nodes or Kernels you have defined. A classic connection is a connection with an Entire Net-Work 2 for open systems node, an Entire Net-Work 3 for OpenVMS node or with an Entire Net-Work 6 (mainframe) node that does not have the Simple Connection Line Driver installed.

   If you have problems adding a classic connection to a managed node, verify that the Kernel associated with that node is started.

   For information on adding connections (classic or other) in Kernel definitions, read Maintaining Connection Definitions.

7. Stop and restart the Kernels to which you have added classic connection definitions or whose other parameters you have modified.

   For information on starting and stopping Kernels, read Starting a Kernel and Shutting Down a Kernel .

After completing these steps, your Entire Net-Work installation should be functional.