AAI / CA7 Integration Using the CA7 Server for AAI

One of the two ways to integrate AAI and CA7 is through a software solution called the CA7 Server for AAI that must be installed on the mainframe environment. The CA7 Server for AAI retrieves CA7 data and makes it available to the AAI server. Once the CA7 Server for AAI is implemented, you must then add a CA7 scheduler in AAI that connects to the CA7 Server for AAI . The scheduler is a representation of the CA7 system that provides the data. As soon as this has happened, AAI can start extracting the data that it needs to build jobstreams, perform calculations, predict outcomes, populate charts, generate reports and so forth.

The CA7 Server for AAI operates as a continuously running data server. It creates and delivers the required data files at regular intervals as specified in the configuration settings that you define both on the CA7Sever for AAI and on AAI.

For information about the other way to integrate AAI and CA7 see Batch Integration for AAI / CA7.

Overview of the Integration Process

This is an overview of the steps you need to perform to integrate a CA7 instance with an AAI server using the CA7 Sever for AAI:

  1. Perform the necessary preparation activities: Make the REXX library available to all LPARS, add a $HOME directory in USS to install Unix files, and so on.

  2. Download the installer and unpack it.

  3. Install (full dataset creation or USS module deployment only).

  4. Start IMS.

  5. Add an instance, define and allocate datasets.

  6. Configure the instance to establish the connection between the CA7 Server for AAI, the CA7 server and the AAI server.

  7. Add the Server STC and start it.

  8. Check that the data files are delivered to the AAI server.

  9. Add the CA7 scheduler in AAI. For more information, see Configuring CA7 Schedulers (Web UI) or Configuring CA7 Schedulers (Thick Client).

The following topics explain how to install, configure, implement and maintain the CA7 Server for AAI: