We intend to build up this collection of downloadable articles and samples.
If you need further information on any items here or would like to see
something added please contact us by email at
alcs@uk.ibm.com.
1. IPCS REXX execs for ALCS
2. OCTM User Guide and Sample application
3. System Takeover Facility
4. High Load Monitor
5. Allocatable Pool Presentation
6. MQ Guide
7. ALCS World Wide Web Server User Guide
8. WTO Exit
9. MQ Bridge Guide
10. ALCS Performance Monitor
To view system dumps the MVS tool used is IPCS, for which, REXX execs can
format areas of storage. We have developed some IPCS REXX
execs which may be used and we provide them here on an 'as is' basis.
If you would like to try the execs then please download the files from
the following two links.
For ALCS 2.3.1, after the Performance Monitor APAR, IPCS execs click here
and for the
documentation
click here
For ALCS 2.3.1, prior to Performance Monitor APAR, IPCS execs click here
and for the
documentation
click here
The execs are not rigorous and may require tailoring for your
installation.
OCTM is an ALCS system facility that provides an api
(COMTC) through which an end user system can alter the communication
definitions. Information on OCTM along with a description of a sample
application are described in a manual available below.
For the sample application click here
and for the OCTM User
Guide
click here
ALCS 2.3.1 added features that enable the setting up of an automated
standby system. This guide discusses these features and how to exploit them.
For the System Takeover Facility Guide
click here
When ALCS experiences a high work load, it is sometimes difficult to find out what the high load consists of.
The high load monitor is an update to ALCS monitor exit USRTIM2 to detect a high load situation and place
information on the diagnostic file about each ECB in the system. An included offline program reads the
diagnostic file and generates a simple report.
For the High Load Monitor Guide
click here
This presentation gives an overview of the concepts of allocatable pool. Why it is needed, how to migrate
to it and how to expand pool once migration to Type 2 long term pool is complete.
For the presentation
click here
This document describes the set up and use of Websphere MQ with ALCS. It is aimed at being a quick start
guide for ALCS systems programmers and includes sample applications.
For the guide
click here
This book provides an introduction to the functions of the Airline Control System
(ALCS) World Wide Web server (or just the ALCS Web server). It also explains
how you use the ALCS Web server.
For the book
click here
This package contains an example MVS Write to Operator exit. In this example the exit
is used to invoke a CLIST when an ALCS realtime sequential file is deallocated. This could be
developed to manage the archiving of these files to ensure that space is available for subsequent
files.
The package is a zip file
click here
to download.
This package contains an description of the ALCS MQ Bridge. The Bridge uses the MQ support in ALCS
to provide connectivity to current ALCS applications from remote systems such as Web servers.
It allows MQ messages received on request queues to be formatted and passed on to the applications
as if they came from ordinary terminal devices.
For the guide
click here
The ALCS Performance Monitor satisfies User Group requirement ATC0262,
which asked for the Performance Monitor developed by Jorge Widmar to be incorporated into ALCS.
The documentation on the Performance monitor is in the standard manuals.
To assist those implementing the Performance Monitor for the first time we have collated the
documentation from the standard manuals into a small document.
The document is a pdf file
click here
to download.
