Overview

Micro Focus recommends running CICS applications and batch programs in Windows Azure under an Enterprise Server for .NET system hosted as a set of distinct worker roles.

An Enterprise Server for .NET Azure deployment is configured as a PAAS ( Platform As A Service) deployment in Windows Azure , using worker roles.

Using the Enterprise Server for .NET Azure deployment configuration and wizard in the Enterprise Server for .NET Administration console system to Windows Azure.

The remainder of this section describes how to configure and deploy your Enterprise Server for .NET system as a set of worker roles.

Each of the four key components of Enterprise Server for .NET is represented as a worker role in Windows Azure.

Listener - The worker role MicroFocus.SEE.Listener.Azure provides a communication channel for TN3270 clients.
Dispatcher - The worker role MicroFocus.SEE.Dispatch.Azure queues and dispatches CICS transaction requests and batch requests.
SEP - The worker role MicroFocus.SEE.SEP.Azure executes client transaction requests and batch requests.
Event monitor - The worker role MicroFocus.SEE.Monitor.Azure - provides an interface for remote administration (e.g. starting/stopping regions, querying SEP statuses, etc) and monitors the health of the system.

See the Enterprise Server for .NET product documentation for details about each of these components.

Note: It is not currently possible to perform dynamic debugging in an azure deployment . Debugging is limited to CTF tracing and event logs. The recommended practice is to deploy and debug to an on premise Enterprise Server for .NET and debug there. Once you are happy with the application then deploy into Azure.

The success of any Enterprise Server for .NET deployment into Azure is reliant on a on-premise deployment having been done successfully. Having an on-premise deployment to work with also gives an on-premise test system for the deployed production system. If a system works in the on-premise test system, it is more than likely to work in Azure.