The network administrator completes the setup of the network resource pool that is
required by the template.
About this task
To complete the definition of the network resource pool, you use the Network Configuration
Assistant task. The network resource pool for your CICS SMSS template will need ports and a SNA
Application name, and it is here where that connection is made.
Procedure
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Expand the Configuration category, then select Network Configuration Assistant.
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On the Welcome page, select Manage z/OS Cloud configuration, then click
Proceed.
The Work with a Cloud Domain page is displayed.
On the Work with a Cloud Domain page, you
can see that the default is selected as the cloud domain. Click Proceed.
The
Network Resource Pools tab is displayed. Note the network resource pool created in the Resource
Management task, default.default.CICS_SMSS_1, and that the completion status is
Incomplete.
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Modify the network resource pool.
In this exercise, you will use previously defined port and ranges.
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Select default.default.CICS_SMSS_1.
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Click Actions, then select Modify...
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On the Modify Network Resource Pool page, specify values as described below.
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Select the Attributes tab, then select Is
Complete for Quiesced status.
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Click the Port Allocation tab, then select General_Port_Range in the
table.
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Click the SNA Application Name Range tab, then select CICSAPPL in the
table.
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Scroll the page to the bottom, then click Save.
The network resource pool completion status is now complete, and the network resources have
been connected to the CICS_SMSS_1 template that you are in the process of creating. You will now
resume the creation of the template in Software Services.
The network resource pool is now defined, completing the connection of the template with
cloud provisioning network resources. For a detailed tutorial, see
Defining network resource pools.