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BEA Connect TCP Release Notes

BEA Connect TCP Release Version: 2.1
Date: February 1998

## BEA Connect TCP Platform Support

BEA Connect TCP is available on the following platforms:

- Solaris 2.5.1 and 2.6 (SPARC)

- IBM AIX 4.2.1 and 4.3

- HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00

- DEC Alpha UNIX 4.0

- DYNIX 4.2 and 4.4.1

- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Intel and Alpha)

## BEA Connect TCP Software Requirements

The following software must be installed on your system to run BEA Connect TCP:

- IBM CICS 4.1

- IBM IMS/DC 5.1

- IBM MVS/ESA 5.2.2

- IBM OS/390

- IBM LE/370 1.5

### BEA Connect TCP Supported Stacks

BEA Connect TCP must function with IBM TCP for MVS and Interlink TCPaccess TCP/IP stack products. The following stacks are recommended:

- IBM TCP/IP 3.1 or 3.2

- Interlink TCPaccess 4.1 put 9703 or CPT 2.1

### BEA TUXEDO Support

The BEA Connect TCP 2.1 product supports coexistence with the BEA TUXEDO 6.4 services.

Note: BEA Connect TCP 2.0 supports services to BEA TUXEDO 6.2 or 6.3.

## Enhancements

The following administrative enhancements have been made to BEA Connect TCP 2.1.

### New Platform Support

The following platforms are now supported with the release of BEA Connect TCP 2.1:

- IBM AIX 4.3

- HP-UX 11.00

- Solaris 2.6

- DYNIX 4.4.1

### IDLE TIMEOUT and CHKPFREQ Parameters for IMS

The following system configuration parameters have been added to enhance the BEA Connect TCP for IMS product.

- IDLE TIMEOUT specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the local gateway will terminate a session.

- CHKPFREQ specifies the number of seconds that lapses before the local gateway will take a checkpoint.

Refer to the "Configuring BEA Connect TCP for IMS" chapter in the BEA Connect TCP for IMS User Guide for more information about these parameters.

### Rolling Patches

The BEA Connect TCP 2.1 product includes the rolling patches from BEA Connect TCP 2.0.

## Important Notes

Review the following sections before installing the BEA Connect TCP product.

### Steps PLKED and LKED in BEATCPC.DIST.JCL(MAKL2)

In member BEATCPC.DIST.JCL(MAKL2), a return code of 04 from steps PLKED and LKED is acceptable.

### Configuration Considerations for Interlink

If you are running Interlink TCPaccess, review Step 14 of the "Installing BEA Connect TCP for CICS" chapter in the BEA Connect TCP for CICS User Guide for configuration information. A sample entry for the configuration file for Interlink is located in `"YOURHLQ".BEATCPC.SOURCE(T09CONFG).`

## Using the Online Documentation

The Connect TCP release includes online documentation that you can view using an HTML browser. Netscape Navigator 2.02 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or later are recommended. You can install the HTML files on your server or client, or leave them on the CD-ROM.

To view the documentation, you need a Web browser that supports HTML 3.0 features including tables and frames. When you install the HTML files, they will be located in a directory on your system. You should keep the HTML files that are contained within a directory together. However, you can move that directory to any location.

### Accessing the Documentation

To begin viewing the online documentation, you should open the following HTML file first where `xxx` in `xxx` `begin.htm` is `cic`, `ims`, or `tps`:

>     http://(directory path to Connect TCP HTML files)/xxxbegin.htm

The following figure shows an example of the online documentation with the clickable table of contents.

> Figure 1 Connect TCP Documentation Displayed in Netscape Web Browser

Note: The online documentation requires browser-supported HTML 3.0 including tables and frames capability.

### Printing from a Web Browser

You can print a hardcopy version of this document, one file at a time, from the Web browser. Before you print, make sure that the chapter or appendix you want is displayed and selected in your browser. (To select a file, click anywhere inside the frame you want to print. If your browser offers a Print Preview feature, you can use it to verify which file you are about to print.)

## Contacting BEA Technical Support

If you have any questions about the BEA Connect TCP release, contact BEA Technical Support at one of the following telephone numbers or use the email addresses.

North American Support Center
  Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  M-F, 5:00am - 6:00pm Pacific Time, 7 x 24 Coverage
  1-888-232-7878
  1-408-743-4070
  1-408-743-4071 fax
  email: support@beasys.com

European Support Center
  Paris, France
  M-F, 9:00am - 6:00pm GMT +1, 7 x 24 Coverage
  +33-1-41-45-7000
  +33-1-41-45-7009 fax
  email: support@beasys.fr

Asia Pacific Support Center
  Brisbane, Australia
  M-F, 8:30am - 5:30pm
  +61-7-3255-0506 phone
  +61-7-3255-0441 fax
  email: support@beasys.com.au

Japan Support Center
  Yokohama, Japan
  M-F, 9:00am-6:00pm
  +81-4-5224-1250 phone
  +81-4-5224-1251 fax
  email: support@beasys.co.jp

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