Integrating SAP R/3 running on USS

In many data centers, the heaviest batch application running on USS is SAP R/3.

The architecture of SAP is shown in Figure 389.

Figure 389 Architecture of SAP R/3

You can integrate this 3-tier architecture with the Control-M for z/OS platform in the following ways:

• You can use DB/2 as the SAP database, with z/OS running the entire SAP database layer. Many users of SAP employ this configuration.
• You can install both of the following in USS:
  • the database layer, using DB/2 running under z/OS
  • the application layer

  This configuration is popular among organizations that require the stability, scalability, and security of the z/OS platform.