ilog brms mainframe options

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ILOG BRMS Mainframe Options

The Rule Solution for the Mainframe

Mainframe Integration Options

JRules components run in multiple environments on the

mainframe

Development, execution, and rule management are

quasi-independent

Execution and management may require RDBMS

access, which can be either on or off the mainframe

So, any mainframe configuration is to some degree “mix

and match.”

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Mainframe Integration Options

Rule Execution Options

1. RES on WebSphere for

z/OS

2. RES on WebSphere on

z/Linux

3. Rules for COBOL

4. Rule Engine within CICS

JVM pool

Rule Management Options

1. RTS on WebSphere on

z/Linux

2. RTS on WebSphere on Unix

or Linux

3. Rule Studio on Linux or

Windows

ILOG BRMS MainframeConfiguration Examples

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Option: JRules on zOS

Description Rule Execution Server (RES) is certified by IBM to execute on the mainframe platform

running on WebSphere for zOS. Fully leverages the ILOG BRMS, while running your Java applications with the ILOG

JRules rule engine and rule execution server on the mainframe. The RTS Repository has also been tested and certified to run on the mainframe. Communication with the CICS application through MQ Series.

Benefits Organizations can continue to harness the power and value of their mainframes for the

execution of business applications. Java environment allows more easily scalable architectures (multithreading, multiple

concurrent application instances), at a lower cost in system resources High performance, since MQ Series allows direct memory transfer based communication

within the same physical machine The Java runtime environment is easy to configure, Java byte code is portable to any Unix

system

Unix, Linux, Windows

Unix


Mainframe zOS / LPAR

DB2 for z/Series

RuleRepository &

Run-timeStore

CICS

z/OS Execution / Unix management

Customer Application

COBOL, PL/1 or C++ Program

WebSphere

Rule Team Server

Rule Team Server

WebSphere for z/OS

Rule Execution Server

Rule Execution Server

JMS/MQ

MQ series

Deploy

Rule Studio

Source CodeControl

JRulesProject

Synchro


ILOG RES

Option: JRules on zOS - SOA Strategy


Option: JRules with Rules for COBOL

Description Adopted by customers that want to manage the rules separate from

COBOL code but want to: Leverage their investment in their COBOL applications and mainframe

technology or Phase out their mainframe applications (by subsystem, functionality, state,

etc.) Java based rules service resides on an UNIX platform.

Benefits Begin externalizing and managing business rules from COBOL code in a short

timeframe – does not require entire application program rewrite Use of Company’s COBOL copybooks for generation of BOM Generates COBOL code Sub-Program for execution on mainframe Execute natively using existing program flow (can change flow later, if desired) Use of your companies change management and quality control process

Option: JRules and Rules for COBOL

Unix, Linux, Windows

Unix

WebSphere

Rule Team Server

Rule Team Server

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Rule Studio

Source CodeControl

JRulesProject

Synchro

Mainframe zOS

Customer Application

Cobol Programs

CICS Services

BatchProc.

COBOLsub

COBOLsub

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OR

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