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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on May 2, 2012

Sysplex Distributor stacks to only use DYNAMICXCF link if they are active at both sides

Currently Sysplex Distributor code assumes that the target and the distributor both have their DYNAMICXCF links active. In a CINET multiple stack environment, the distributor stack can have an active IUTSAMEH or Hipersockets interface and it will use this to forward connection requests to a valid target stack. However if the target stack's IUTSAMEH or Hipersockets interface is not active, the forwarded SYN is lost resulting in TCP connection timeouts after 180secs.
There should be some method for the distributor to learn if the targets also have their DXCF links active and if not, don't use them.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Dec 7, 2020

    This item is not in our plans but is being kept in our backlog.

  • Guest
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    Nov 19, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS Communications Server

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Networking
    Product - z/OS Communications Server