Preparing to run the IVPs

You must perform a number of tasks to prepare CICS for running the CICS installation verification procedures.

Creating and defining activities for the IVP jobs
In preparation for running the IVP jobs, create the CICS data sets, install the CICS SVC, define and activate the CICS applids, and define log streams.
Reviewing and defining IVP security
You can run the IVP jobs with or without external security. To run the IVP jobs with external security, you must define to RACF an IVP default CICS user ID that has authority to run the transactions used as part of the IVP jobs.
Specifying system initialization parameters for the IVP jobs
All the IVP jobs use the system initialization parameters that are specified in the associated DFH$SIPn member of the SYSIN data set.
Resources for the CICS messages facility, CMAC
You can use the CICS messages facility, the CICS-supplied transaction CMAC, to provide the messages and codes descriptions online. Before you can use CMAC, you must create and initialize the CICS messages data set DFHCMACD, define the resources required by the facility, and make them available to your CICS region.
The CICS startup procedure, DFHSTART
All the IVP jobs include a procedure to start CICS. You can use this procedure as a basis for your own CICS startup procedures.
Verify batch job, DFHIVPBT
The CICS-supplied verify batch job, DFHIVPBT, is tailored to your CICS environment and stored in the hlq.XDFHINST library when you run the DFHISTAR job.
Verify interactive job, DFHIVPOL
The verify interactive job, DFHIVPOL, is tailored to your CICS environment and stored in the hlq.XDFHINST library when you run the DFHISTAR job.

Parent topic: Verifying the CICS installation