Application Modernization at the Defense Logistics Agency

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Application Modernization at theDefense
Logistics Agency
Mark Haynie CTO, Application Modernization
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Defense Logistics Agency

• Supplies material for military, humanitarian
  efforts
• 54,000 requisitions / day
• 5.2 million items in supply chain
• 21,000 employees
• 120,600 MREs distributed during SoCal fires last
  week
• DoD Distribution Command
• 12 North American depots
• 26 distribution centers world wide
• ? Mobile depots
• Command
• DLA Directory Lt. Gen Robert Dail
• DLA Vice Director Maj. Gen. Arthur Morrill, III
• DLA Command Sgt. Maj. David Roman
• DLA J6U Distribution Standard System

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Application Modernization Efforts at DLA

• Distribution Standard System (DSS)
• 9 MLOC of CICS COBOL / APS 4GL
• DISA managed IBM z9
• Requirements
• Streamline order process, order fulfillment
• Eliminate paper and FAX based orders, data entry
• Support enablement, delegation directives
• Allow 18yr old sailor to place an order over
  the Web
• Replace green screen terminal users with Web
  based
• Integrate with CAC Card PKI security system
• Integrate external shipping contractors Web
  service interfaces
• USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL ship lt 100lbs
• Reuse all business logic it works
• Deploy to mobile depots
• Non-glass house environment ability to operate
  without communication to DISA data centers
• Overseas deployment in March

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DLA Two-pronged Approach

• Web and SOA enable IBM System z DSS application
• Micro Focus EnterpriseLink
• 1000s of web pages created in 6 months
• Supports existing 26 worldwide depots
• Extend DSS application onto IBM System p with IBM
  AIX
• Micro Focus Server for Mainframe Migration
• Supports CICS COBOL environment on AIX
• DB2 Data
• Micro Focus Server Express
• Along with Migration Toolkit, identify and
  migrate apps
• Micro Focus EnterpriseLink
• Same Web and SOA projects as used on the
  mainframe
• Supports mobile ally, floating and battlefield
  depots

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Web and SOA enablement with EnterpriseLink

• Intuitive hyperlinking, button navigation
• Combine multiple CICS transactions into one page
• Alternative views for different audiences, access
  levels, languages
• Single sign-on
• Generation of PDF, Excel format
• Meet SOA initiatives without modification
• Web pages are accessible as a Web Service
• External Web Services are integrated into Web
  pages

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ReHost with Server for Mainframe Migration

• Micro Focus Mainframe Compatibility
• COBOL
• CICS
• IMS TM, DB
• JCL
• VSAM
• SAF
• Migration Tools
• Mainframe Express EBCDIC reference platform
• Server Express compile, edit, test
• Enterprise View Application Portfolio Manager
• Migration Toolkit tools for analyzing code
• EnterpriseLink Test Harness functional, stress
  tests

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High Availability Deployment

• Deploy in a cluster environment
• EnterpriseLink Cluster Server, Oracle RAC,
  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 active/passive
• Disaster recovery (DR) deployments, replication

EnterpriseLink Cluster Servers
Micro Focus Server for MM RDBMS
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Highly Secure Deployments

• Micro Focus Server for Mainframe Migration
• Supports IBM Secure Access Facility
• DLA using CA Access Control (equivalent to CA
  TopSecret) to CICS transactions
• Micro Focus EnterpriseLink
• SSL https// browser encryption (DLA)
• TLS Security to the host (Army Medicine)
• Security Mapping Facility maps CAC Card PKI to
  IBM SAF (CA TopSecret, Access Control) profiles
  (possible not deployed)

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Meeting DLA/DISA RMCMRelease Management /
Configuration Management

• Complex rollout demands change management
• Unit Test, System Test, QA, Pre-Production,
  Production, Retired
• Lights-out remote management
• Benefits
• Support of multiple authoring teams
• Manage rollout
• Manage change

Check Out
Author 1 Local Repository
Check In
Master Development Repository
Author 2 Local Repository
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EnterpriseLink Lifecycle Management
Unit Test
System Test
QA
Pre-Production
Production
ELRepository
ELRepository
ELRepository
ELRepository
ELRepository
ELMasterRepository
QARepository
PPRepository
PRRepository
Manager
STRepository
QARepository
PPRepository
PRRepository
ODBC DSN
EL Web Server
Migrate
ELPM
Server Machine
Master Repository
Local Repository
Legend
ELPM Web Server
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Possible future directions for DLA and others

• Security Mapping
• SOA, Web Services
• Web 2.0
• Aggregations feed-readers
• Integrators Mash-ups
• Web 2.0
• RESTful operations

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Application Modernization at theDefense
Logistics Agency
Mark Haynie CTO, Application Modernization