What is the CA-IDMS/CMS OPTION (MVS) component used for?
Release: IDADSO00100-18.5-ADS-for CA-IDMS
Component:
The CMS Option makes communication possible from one virtual machine to another in a z/VM environment by taking advantage of the VMCF communication facility.
The CMS Option is needed to be able to run CA IDMS. under CMS with or without batch or online communication to other CMS machines. It is also required to run batch or online tasks submitted from a CMS machine to communicate with CA IDMS. running on a guest machine.
The CMS Option must be installed for the following scenarios to be possible under z/VM.
Batch External Communication
The CMS Option allows you to run the central version under CMS allowing batch external communication to other CMS machines:
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The CMS Option allows you to run the central version under CMS allowing communication from another CMS machine via UCF:
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The CMS Option allows you to run the central version under a guest operating system and allow batch jobs submitted from a CMS machine to communicate:
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Additional Information:
https://docops.ca.com/ca-idms/19/en/installing/install-and-maintain-z-vm/requirements-for-the-dc-ucf-virtual-machine/cms-option/cms-option-components