Create and Configure an Enterprise Server Region

Overview

In this tutorial, you create an enterprise server with the Mainframe Subsystem Support (MSS), configure it for the ACCT application, and run the application under Enterprise Server/MSS.

Create an Enterprise Server

Enterprise Server comes with a pre-configured enterprise server named ESDEMO. However, it is not configured for Mainframe Subsystem Support (MSS). Therefore, you must create a new enterprise server region configured for MSS for the CICS application.

1. In Visual Studio, open the Server Explorer window.

   If it is hidden, click View > Server Explorer.

2. Right-click localhost, and click New > Enterprise Server

   This starts the Create New Enterprise Server dialog box.

3. Type ESACCT in the Name field.
4. Click the browse button next to the Template field.

   This opens the location of the Enterprise Developer server templates which is VSInstallDir\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL SOA\1.0\Etc\ServerTemplates by default, where VSInstallDir is your Visual Studio installation directory.

5. Double-click CICSTemplate.xml to select it.
6. On the Create New Enterprise Server dialog box, check ACCT in the Associate with projects box; then click OK.
7. In Server Explorer, expand Micro Focus Servers > localhost to check that the ESACCT enterprise server region has been added to the list under localhost.

Start the ESACCT Enterprise Server Region

Now, you need to start the enterprise server region that you have created and configured.

1. If the list of enterprise server regions is not showing in the Server Explorer, expand Micro Focus Servers > localhost.
2. Right-click the ESACCT enterprise server region; then select Start from the context menu.
   Note: If you see the Enterprise Server Sign On dialog box, click OK without filling in any details. Also, allow access for the Micro Focus Communications Process, if you receive a Windows Security Alert.

   This opens the Output window and shows the output from the Enterprise Server console log. It also shows that the server has started.

3. In Server Explorer, right-click ESACCT; then select Show Console Log from the context menu.

   The Output window shows the details from the Enterprise Server console log.