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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Deploying a CICS policy |
| 3 | +tags: [tutorial] |
| 4 | +keywords: |
| 5 | +summary: "The following steps take you through deploying a CICS policy using CICS Explorer." |
| 6 | +sidebar: cdp_sidebar |
| 7 | +permalink: cdp-Deploying-a-CICS-policy.html |
| 8 | +folder: cdp |
| 9 | +toc: true |
| 10 | +--- |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +[CICS policies](https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSGMCP_5.5.0/fundamentals/policies/policies.html) are used to monitor the state of the CICS region, and the resources and workload in it. A policy consists of rules that define the conditions the required to be met for the rule to trigger, and the action to take when the conditions are met. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +This tutorial shows how to download an example CICS policy and deploy it using the CICS deploy plug-in. The policy will result in a CICS message DFHMP3009 being written when the number of active tasks in your CICS regions goes above 90% of your MXT value. This sample is described in article [Using CICS policy system rules to monitor system health](https://developer.ibm.com/cics/2017/07/04/using-cics-policy-system-rules-monitor-system-health/). |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +### Procedure |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +1. Install the Zowe CLI and plug-ins by following the steps in [Installing](cdp-Installing). |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +2. Create Zowe CLI profiles by following the steps in [Creating Zowe CLI profiles](cdp-Creating-Zowe-CLI-profiles). |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +3. Clone the [cics-policy-samples](https://github.ibm.com/CICS/cics-policy-samples/tree/master) repository. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + ```text |
| 25 | + git clone https://github.ibm.com/CICS/cics-policy-samples.git |
| 26 | +
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| 27 | + cd cics-policy-samples/bundles/CICSDEV_system_rule |
| 28 | + ``` |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +4. Deploy the CICS bundle into CICS. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | + ```text |
| 33 | + zowe cics-deploy push bundle --name Policy --overwrite |
| 34 | + ``` |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | + A progress bar is shown with status messages as the CICS bundle is deployed. This can take a few minutes. The command will summarize the deployment, for example: |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | + <pre class="messageText"> |
| 39 | + WARNING: No .zosAttributes file found in the bundle directory, default values will be applied. |
| 40 | + Regions in scope 'CICPY000' of CICSplex 'ZOSPTINT': |
| 41 | + Applid: CICPY000 jobname: CICPY000 jobid: STC47025 sysname: MV2C |
| 42 | + PUSH operation completed</pre> |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | + The warning can be ignored as the default values result in the files being uploaded in text that is suitable for this bundle. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | + The CICS BUNDLE resource named `Policy` is defined, installed, and enabled in CICS. If the BUNDLE `Policy` was already defined or installed in CICS, it is undeployed first. As the BUNDLE is enabled, the policy is also enabled. If there are errors, retry with the `--verbose` option for more detailed output, or refer to [Troubleshooting](cdp-Troubleshooting-General). |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### Results |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +The CICS policy is enabled in the CICS region. When the policy rule is triggered, CICS will write message DFHMP3009 to the CICS region JES job log. See [Log and trace files](cdp-Troubleshooting-General). |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +To get started with defining your own CICS policy: |
| 53 | +* [Download and start the CICS Explorer](https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSSQ3W_5.5.0/com.ibm.cics.core.help/topics/concepts/install_planning_client.html). |
| 54 | +* Create a CICS bundle project using the procedure [Creating a CICS bundle project](https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSQ3W_5.5.0/com.ibm.cics.core.help/topics/tasks/create_bundle.html). |
| 55 | +* Create a policy using the procedure [To create a policy in a CICS bundle project](https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSSQ3W_5.5.0/com.ibm.cics.core.help/topics/tasks/task_create_policy.html). |
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