Configuring a server group

The REGION parameter is used to assign a server to a Workload Manager server group.

REGION=<name>

Description: Set the value to the name of the Workload Manager server group. This group can be disabled using the NOBALANCE parameter, for more information see, Disabling workload balancing for a program.; The Workload Manager is used exclusively on Windows platforms for connections to CICS® servers over TCP/IP or SNA. For more information, see Windows Workload Manager.
This parameter is in the SERVER section of the configuration file.
Default value: There is no default value for this parameter.
Configuration Tool: In the Configuration Tool, you can set the value of REGION in the Server group definition page. This page can be accessed by selecting an existing server in the Server Groups section of the CICS Transaction Gateway pane or by creating a server group.; To create a server group you can click Options > New Server Group, click the New Server Group icon, or click the New Server Group button on the Server Groups page. You are then prompted to enter a name for the server group. This name must be 1 - 8 characters in length.; To add servers to the group, select the server in the Servers not in server group list and click the << button. The server is added to the Servers in server group. To remove a server from the group, select the server in the Servers in server group list and click the >> button. The server is added to the Servers not in server group.; The entry, REGION=Server Group Name, is added to the SECTION SERVER sections of the configuration file for each of the servers listed in the Servers in server group, where Server Group Name is the name specified in the Server group name field in the Server group definition page.