Enterprise Server comes with a pre-configured enterprise server named ESDEMO. However, it is not configured for Mainframe Subsystem Support (MSS). Therefore, you must create a new enterprise server instance configured for MSS for the CICS application.
- Start Visual Studio.
- Open Server Explorer.
If it is hidden, choose
View > (Other Windows >) Server Explorer.
- Right-click
Micro Focus Servers and choose
Administration from the context menu.
This opens the home page of Enterprise Server Administration.
Alternatively, you can start Enterprise Server outside of the IDE in a browser. Enter the following URL in the address bar:
http://localhost:86.
- On the Enterprise Server Administration home page, click
Add.
- In the
Server Name field, type
CICSEXT.
- Make sure the
Working Mode is set to
32-bit.
- Click
Next.
- In the
Server Type group, click
Micro Focus Enterprise Server with Mainframe Subsystem Support.
- Click
Next.
- In the
Startup Options group, set the
Service Execution Processes to
3. Because the service interface is a screen-based CICS service, at least 3 SEPs are required for the service to run smoothly.
- In the
Creation Options group, be sure that
Create TN3270 listener is checked.
- In the
using port field to the right of the checkbox, type
9004.
Note: If port 9004 is already in use on your system, specify another free port instead.
- In the
Description field, type a description of the new enterprise server, for example,
CICS Screen Tutorial.
- Click
Add.
This displays the Enterprise Server Administration Home page with your new CICSEXT server on the list of the available enterprise servers.