SSEARCH start option

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramSSEARCH=YES1SSEARCH=YESNOCACHEAPPNFRST
Notes:
  • 1 SSEARCH is meaningful only if the NODETYPE=NN start option is also used.

Controls whether the subarea network is searched when a network search request is received from the APPN network. For further information on the interaction of the SSEARCH start option with other start options, see the z/OS Communications Server: SNA Network Implementation Guide.

You can change the value of SSEARCH with the MODIFY VTAMOPTS command while VTAM® is running.
SSEARCH=CACHE
Specifies that the subarea network is not to be searched unless it is known that the target LU is located in the subarea network. This knowledge might exist as a result of system definition or as a result of an earlier successful search.
SSEARCH=APPNFRST
Specifies that if SSEARCH=APPNFRST is coded on an EN, it will prevent finding resources on the EN's domain. It is meaningful only on Network Nodes.
SSEARCH=NO
Specifies that the subarea network is not to be searched.
SSEARCH=YES
Specifies that the subarea network is to be searched.