Understanding the Configuration Tool

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About the Installation and Configuration Assistance Tool (Configuration Tool): You perform the bulk of the configuration for Tivoli Tape Optimizer Monitoring Agent using the Installation and Configuration Assistance Tool (also known as the Configuration Tool).

If you restart the Configuration Tool, you can continue from the point of interruption. For information about supported levels of the SMP/E program and other related installation software, refer to the IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS: Program Directory.
The Configuration Tool provides defaults wherever possible. These defaults are sufficient to complete the installation of products and maintenance. Change the defaults to reflect the needs of your enterprise. The tool operates in two modes:
  • Interactive mode where an ISPF panel-driven facility assists you in specifying parameters and tailoring jobs for configuring new products and new versions of products.
  • A Batch facility that creates a single batch job that you can use to build, configure, and load a runtime environment (RTE). This single job performs all of the same RTE processing as the interactive Configuration Tool. Batch mode is a simple and useful way of replicating RTEs to other z/OS systems.

Using the Configuration Tool

The Configuration Tool provides defaults for most fields and options. The defaults can be changed to values specific to your site.

Whenever possible, the Configuration Tool checks the values you specify and verifies that you have specified the required values. If the Configuration Tool detects an error or omission, it displays a short message.

Display requirements in ISPF

If you are using a 3270 Model 2 (24 x 80) display, you must turn off the predefined function (PF) keys so that the Configuration Tool panels are not truncated. To turn off the predefined function keys, type PFSHOW on any ISPF command line and press Enter until the function keys are no longer displayed.

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the Configuration Tool:
  • The length of the high-level qualifier for the runtime libraries must be 26 characters or less.
  • You cannot use the ISPF feature for edit recovery. If you enter the ISPF RECOVERY ON command, edits produce a recovery error message. Enter the RECOVERY OFF command to suppress the error messages.

Commands and function

You can use the following commands for navigation and display control in the Configuration Tool:
End key
Returns to the previous panel.
Enter key
Accepts the values you have specified and displays the next panel in the process.

HELP Displays information about a panel or the extended description for a message.

README
Displays the README for the Configuration Tool.
README APP
Displays information about VTAM applids.
README ERR
Displays a list of CLIST error codes and descriptions (for both interactive and batch mode).
README SYS
Displays information about system variable support.
UTIL
Displays the Installation Services and Utilities menu.

Online help for the Configuration Tool

Online help contains detailed information about using the Configuration Tool panels. To display help from any Configuration Tool panel, press the Help key (F1) or enter HELP on the command line.

You can also display help for the help. For example, you can display information about the command to use to return to the previous topic in the help system. To display the help for help from any help panel, press the Help key (F1) or enter HELP on the command line.