LCON Briefing

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LCON Briefing

• 26 February 2002

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Countdown
Jarrow Count Down To Go Live as at 26th February
2002 Just 76 Total Days 50 JSE Business Days
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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Timeline
2001
2002
June
Aug
Oct
Sept
Feb
Jan
Dec
Nov
July
Mar
April
May
4/6/01
3/8/01
JSE Design
19/10/01
6/8/01
JSE Development
4/6/01
19/10/01
JSE Build and Test of
Technical
Infrastructure
22/10/01
JSE/LSE Prepare and Execute
Integration Test

18/01/02
4/6/01
3/8/01
9/11/01
Prepare and Execute Business Operations Proving
12/4/02
21/1/02
Design of JSE Front End Solution
Build and Test of JSE

Front End Solution
2/03/02
LCON
16/03/02
Design, Build and Test of Data Vendor / Member


Front End Solution
LCON
27/6/01
18/01/02
30/03/02
LCON
13/4/02
1st DR
31/03/02
4/6/01
18/7/01
27/6/01
27/04//02
JSE / LSE Draft Spec
JSE / LSE Final Spec
Prepare and Execute Customer Test
26/11/01
2nd DR
Go-live
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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Deployment Timeline
April
May
March
LCON 1
Dress Rehearsal 3 (CONT)
JSE LSE Internal Dress Rehearsal
Sat Sun4-5 May
Sat2 Mar
Sat6 Apr
Go-live
Sat Sun13-14 Apr
LCON 2
Dress Rehearsal 1
13 May
Sat16 Mar
JSE LSE ASR Test
Sat Sun27-28 Apr
Dress Rehearsal 2
LEGEND LCON Live Connectivity Testing DR Dress
Rehearsal CONT Contingency ASR Alternate Site
Recovery (LSE) Internal External
Sat23 Mar
LCON 3
Sat30 Mar
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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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General Overview

• Who has to LCON? (Live Connectivity Test)
• All systems that will connect directly to JSE
  SETS and/or InfoWiz for production
• Minimum one ASP terminal per customer
• All instances of active servers and at
  least one terminal-
• Host-to-Host Primary server
• Alternate Back-up server
• Failover / DRP site
• Who has to JCON? (JSE Connectivity test)
• Every ASP terminal and sign on

Reminder Conformance is a prerequisite to LCON
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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Enablement Process
The high level process for LCON is the same as
that for conformance tests. The key difference is
that the Live environment is used, both at the
customer and the Exchange sites.
LCON Dates Saturdays 2 March 16 March and 30
March
JCON LCON Test Preparation
Production Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON Test Execution
Sign Live Contract
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule

• Minimum requirements
• Signed contracts
• Conformed software (passed Conformance on final
  version of software for go-live)
• Production infrastructure
• Scheduled slot

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LCON Contracts
Production Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON LCON Test Preparation
JCON Test Execution
Sign Contracts
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule

• The JSE requires the following, duly completed
  contracts for enablement
• The JSE Services Agreement and Order Form (JSA)
• General Information and Invoicing details
• Security nominees
• Production SAP address(es)
• Production IP address(es)
• Number of Trading and/or Information USAP(s)
• The JSE Information Dissemination Agreement
  (JIDA)
• Signed Front-End contract (where applicable)

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LCON Enablement
Production Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON LCON Test Preparation
JCON Test Execution
Sign Live Contract
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule
CEIF Customer Enablement Form SAP Service
Access Point USAP User Access Point KEK Key
Encryption Key KCV Key Check Value
Customer
JSE
JSA, JIDA, Talx (if applicable)
CEIF (SAP ID, USAP, Enablement ID)
Network configuration
Seven business days
KEK package
Receipt of KEK Form
Applicable to Trading Customers only
Install KEK generate KCV
Authorisation of KEK Form
Confirm KCV
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LCON Scheduling
Production Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON LCON Test Preparation
JCON Test Execution
Sign Contracts
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule

• The JSE will schedule customers for LCONs on 2,
  16 and 30 March 2002
• Will depend on customers readiness
• Customers will be given at least 3 business days
  notice

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Live Connectivity Test (LCON)

• An LCON is a connectivity test to confirm the
  communications connectivity and customer
  enablement comprising two parts
• The first part tests the JSE users connectivity
  to the JSE Hub (JCON)
• The second part tests the users connectivity
  through to the JSE SETS and InfoWiz systems at
  the LSE (LCON)

2 LCON Tests
JCON Connectivity from a member to the JSE Hub
LCON Connectivity from a member to LSE
You need to undergo a JCON test before an LCON
test
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JCON LCON Preparation
Production Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON LCON Test Preparation
JCON Test Execution
Sign Contracts
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule

• A JSE CTA will contact customers the day before
  the test to confirm readiness
• Host to Host Customers must ensure
• They have activated their production KEK(s)
  (provided valid Key Check Value to the JSE)
• Production routing is in place for production /
  back-up line
• They have tested their back-up line prior to LCON
  weekend
• They have conformed before their JCON LCON
• ALL Customers must ensure
• They have the correct test scripts
• They are contactable by telephone through-out the
  day on the telephone numbers provided to their
  JSE User Readiness representative
• On the morning of the test the customer will be
  contacted by a CTA

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JCON Test Execution
Production, Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON LCON Test Preparation
JCON Test Execution
Sign Contracts
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule

• Will take place between 08h00 and 12h00 on the
  day of the LCON test for every ASP terminal

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LCON Test Execution
Production Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON LCON Test Preparation
JCON Test Execution
Sign Contracts
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule

• Mandatory for
• All members who will be connecting to the JSE
  SETS environment
• All information subscribers who will be
  connecting to InfoWiz
• Will take place between 12h00 and 17h00 on the
  LCON Saturdays
• Required per server installation going live, i.e.
  primary, secondary, DRP
• Required for one terminal for each ASP customers
• Customers must pass LCON in order to go live
• No LCONs will be allowed on the days of Dress
  Rehearsals

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LCON Scenarios
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Production Infrastructure Freeze
Production Application Infrastructure Freeze
JCON LCON Test Preparation
JCON Test Execution
Sign Live Contract
Enablement Process
LCON Test Execution
Schedule

• If members reconfigure their systems after LCON
  testing, e.g. change IP address, they need to
  repeat the LCON test, provided that slots are
  available
• If slots are not available, they cannot Go Live

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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Test Schedule
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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Test Procedures
LCONs allow customers to confirm the
communications connectivity and customer
enablement

• InfoWiz Installation
• Connect to broadcast groups
• Log-on to Interactive Request Interface
• Re-request missed messages
• Recover from line failure (backup to ISDN)
• Log-off Interactive Request Interface

• JSE SETS Installation
• Log-on to Secure Interactive Interface
• Enter Trade Report
• Request own order book download
• Recover from line failure (backup to ISDN)
• Log-off Secure Interactive Interface

• A JCON (for ASP) and LCON is a mandatory test
• 3 working days notice for cancellation of
  bookings
• LCON is required per software installation going
  live, i.e. primary, secondary DRP
• Have to pass LCON to continue

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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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DRP

• DRP fail over during the scheduled LCON is NOT
  mandatory
• An LCON is however required if the DRP site is to
  be used in Production
• Users can make use of the scheduled monthly
  customer take-on tests to test DRP fail over
• Post GO-LIVE Customer Take-On Schedule
• 27 July 2002
• 31 August 2002
• 28 September 2002
• 26 October 2002
• 23 November 2002
• Post Go-Live Customer take-on tests will
  facilitate new users, conformed Software upgrade
  or enhancements

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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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JCON LCON Support

• Users Responsibility
• Own IT technical team on site for resolution of
  connectivity queries
• User staff to test the login and related testing
• Software provider support
• Ensure the JSE User Readiness team has correct
  contact names and numbers
• JSE and LSE Teams
• Support through JSE Customer Services only
• Customer Test analysts
• All queries must be logged and a reference
  numbers allocated
• Problems will be handled First in first addressed
  as there are limited resources
• Contact Number during test
• JSE Customer Services Help Desk [phone]

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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Testing Material

• Introduction
• LCON testing booklet
• LCON test script
• Documentation downloadable from the JSE website
• http//www.jse.co.za
• jse_initiatives
• jsetrad_info_sys
• customer_testing_services
• customer_testing.htm

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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Conformance Slot Scheduling

• Everybody left too late
• JSE to control and allocate users slots

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LCON Briefing
Agenda

• Timeline
• Deployment Timeline
• General Overview
• Enablement Process
• Test Schedule
• Test Procedures
• DRP
• Support
• Testing Materials
• Conformance Slot Scheduling
• Questions

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Questions