Configuring the IMS Tools Knowledge Base server

IBM® Tools Base for z/OS® IMS™ Tools Knowledge Base (IMS Tools Knowledge Base) provides common services for storing and viewing reports that are generated by other participating IMS Tools products. Configure the IMS Tools Knowledge Base server if you want to store IMS HP Prefix Resolution reports in the IMS Tools Knowledge Base Output repository.

To store IMS HP Prefix Resolution reports in the IMS Tools Knowledge Base Output repository by using the ITKBSRVR=server_name control statement, you must set up the environment by completing the following steps:

1. Ensure that APAR PM43488 is applied to IMS HP Prefix Resolution.
2. Ensure that Tools Base IMS Tools Knowledge Base is installed.
3. Set up an IMS Tools Knowledge Base server.
4. If needed, register the RECON.
5. Register IMS HP Prefix Resolution with IMS Tools Knowledge Base.

   The registration process defines IMS HP Prefix Resolution reports to IMS Tools Knowledge Base so that IMS HP Prefix Resolution reports can be stored in the IMS Tools Knowledge Base repository.

   Use the IMS Tools Knowledge Base product administration utility (HKTAPRA0) to register IMS HP Prefix Resolution with IMS Tools Knowledge Base. The product definition table for registering IMS HP Prefix Resolution is FABYTITK. For more information, see the topic "Registering IMS Tools products by using the definition table of the product" in the following publications:

   • For Tools Base 1.3 or 1.4, Tools Base IMS Tools Knowledge Base User's Guide
   • For Tools Base 1.5 or later, Tools Base Configuration Guide

   After you register IMS HP Prefix Resolution with IMS Tools Knowledge Base, follow the instructions in the topic "Listing registered products and reports" in the Tools Base IMS Tools Knowledge Base User's Guide or the Tools Base Configuration Guide to list the registered products and reports, and ensure that IMS HP Prefix Resolution (product ID is DH) has been added.

6. Verify communication with the IMS Tools Knowledge Base server.

   Verify that the systems that you will run IMS HP Prefix Resolution on will have XCF communications with the IMS Tools Knowledge Base server and that the FPQ subsystem is started on each of these systems. In the Tools Base IMS Tools Knowledge Base User's Guide or the Tools Base Configuration Guide, refer to the topic "Defining Tools Base IMS Tools Knowledge Base to the operating system".

7. Request that IMS HP Prefix Resolution write reports to the IMS Tools Knowledge Base repository.

   Specify the name of the IMS Tools Knowledge Base server in the ITKBLOAD and ITKBSRVR control statements of the IMS HP Prefix Resolution FABYIN data set. These control statements direct IMS HP Prefix Resolution to communicate to the IMS Tools Knowledge Base server so that IMS HP Prefix Resolution reports can be stored in the IMS Tools Knowledge Base repository.

   For more information about the control statements to specify in the FABYIN data set and the reports that can be stored in the repository, see Control statements for Concurrent Prefix Update and Control statements for Stand-Alone Prefix Update.