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Connectivity test for AFP Download Plus

Appendix F. Connectivity test for AFP Download Plus

When installing AFP Download Plus for the first time, you might want to perform a connectivity test to an existing receiver before doing a complete, customized installation. A connectivity test installs AFP Download Plus with all defaults, provided samples, and minimal space allocations to verify communication with the receiver.

To perform a connectivity test for AFP Download Plus:

  1. Make sure that the existing receiver is at the appropriate support level for AFP Download Plus. See Appendix D. Download receiver support.
  2. Follow Steps 2 through 8 in Installing AFP Download Plus and make these changes:
    • Create the default /var/psf/ working directory with a size of 1 MB.
    • Configure the AFP Download Plus sender with these suggestions:
      1. Define only one FSA.
      2. If you already have PSF or Download for z/OS® installed, use the same work-selection criteria or change the class.
      3. Do not configure for MO:DCA IS/3 compliant files.
      4. If Download for z/OS is installed, update the EXEC statement to specify PGM=APSHPOSE; otherwise, do these to create a startup procedure:
        1. Copy and use the APSWAFPP sample startup procedure in SYS1.PROCLIB.
        2. Follow the Required Actions in the sample prolog to change the procedure to run on your system.
        3. Comment out the AFPPARMS DD statement so you can use all the default AFPPARMS values.
        4. Delete all but one FSA.
        5. Do not create an AFPPARMS data set or use the Printer Inventory.
      5. Define either JES2 or JES3 initialization statements.
      6. Do not use any installation exits.
      7. Use the default program properties table (PPT) entry.
    • Start the sender. See Starting the sender and FSAs.
    • Update the APSIVPAJ sample installation verification program (IVP) to use the class that is defined for your AFP Download Plus FSA.
    • Submit the job to verify that no terminating errors are issued and the job is successfully processed by the receiver.