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Micro Focus Studio Enterprise Edition for Windows > Deployment > Mainframe Support for Deployed Applications > MSS Configuration and Administration > CICS Support > Setting Up Communications with Mainframe CICS Regions > Connecting to a Mainframe: Overview

Connecting to a Mainframe: Overview

The configuration described in this section uses an SNA link between CICS applications running on a mainframe and CICS operating on a local COBOL system, that is one that operates on one or more local Windows or UNIX machines.

Note:

This functionality allows Enterprise Server to connect to a remote peer system using a SYS62 connection and support the standard 2-Phase Commit protocoL.

One of the benefits that this functionality provides is that it improves transactional data integrity between CICS applications running on a UNIX platform, and CICS applications running on a mainframe under z/OS.

To configure a link between Enterprise Server and Mainframe CICS regions, you should be familiar with:
  • The concepts of a CICS system, and how it can operate over multiple machines in a single system environment
  • CICS intersystem communication requirements.
  • Configuring the communications software on the local server.
  • Configuring the communications software on the client.

For information on communication between IBM CICS products, see the IBM publication CICS Family: Interproduct Communication, SC33-0824.

Parent topic: Setting Up Communications with Mainframe CICS Regions
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