ISC/MRO connections - MCONNECT

The Monitor data for ISC/MRO connections (MCONNECT) views display information about monitored ISC and MRO connections.

Supplied views

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Table 1. Views in the supplied Monitor data for ISC/MRO connections (MCONNECT) view set
View Notes
Monitor data for ISC/MRO connections

EYUSTARTMCONNECT.DETAILED

 Detailed information about a selected connection.
Monitor data for ISC/MRO connections

EYUSTARTMCONNECT.DISCARD

 Removes a connection from CICSPlex SM monitoring for the current sample interval and discards its accumulated statistics.
Monitor data for ISC/MRO connections

EYUSTARTMCONNECT.RESET

 Resets the CICSPlex SM statistics counters associated with a connection to 0.
Monitor data for ISC/MRO connections

EYUSTARTMCONNECT.TABULAR

 Tabular information about display information about monitored ISC and MRO connections.

Actions

Table 2. Actions available for MCONNECT views
Action Description
DISCARD Removes a connection from CICSPlex SM monitoring for the current sample interval and discards its accumulated statistics.
RESET Resets the CICSPlex SM statistics counters associated with a connection to 0.

Fields

Table 3. Fields in MCONNECT views
Field Attribute name Description
Access method ACCESSMETHOD The access method in use for this connection (VTAM, IRC, INDIRECT, or XM).
Number of automatic initiate descriptors (AIDs) AIDS The current number of automatic initiator descriptors (AIDs) in the AID chain.
Total number of allocate requests ALLOCATES The total number of allocate requests against this system.
Allocate queue limit (QUEUELIMIT) ALLOCQLIMIT The value of the QUEUELIMIT parameter as specified on the CONNECTION definition. If this value is reached, then allocate queue requests are rejected. If the CONNECTION is defined with a QUEUELIMIT of NO, N/A will be displayed.
Number of ATIs satisfied by primary sessions ATISBPRI The number of ATI requests satisfied by primary (contention loser) sessions.
Number of ATIs satisfied by secondary sessions ATISBSEC The number of ATI requests satisfied by secondary (contention winner) sessions.
Total number of bids sent BIDSSENT The total number of bids that were sent.
Number of bids currently in progress CONCURBIDS The number of bids currently in progress.
Local connection create time CONNCREATIME The local time at which this connection was autoinstalled. A value is shown only for APPC connections.
Local connection delete time CONNDELETIME The local time at which this connection was deleted. A value is shown only for autoinstalled APPC connections that were implicitly deleted.
Connection status CONNSTATUS For connections using the APPC or MRO protocol, the status of the connection as one of the following:
  • ACQUIRED - The connection is acquired, which means the partner LU has been contacted and the initial CNOS exchange has been done.
  • AVAILABLE - The connection is acquired, but there are currently no bound sessions.
  • FREEING - The connection is being released.
  • NOTAPPLIC - The connection is not a CICS-to-CICS MRO or APPC connection.
  • OBTAINING - The connection is being acquired.
  • RELEASED - The connection is released.
File Control ship rate for current sample CURFCFSRATE The rate at which function shipping requests were issued during the last sample period.
Number of DL/I function ships DLIFUNCSHIP The number of DL/I requests for function shipping.
Number of Distributed Program Link function ships DPLFUNCSHIP The number of Distributed Program Link requests that have been function shipped across this connection.
Allocates rejected because QUEUELIMIT reached EXIT_REJALLC The number of allocates rejected by the XZIQUE exit.
Number of allocate requests with other failure FAILEDOTHERS The number of allocate requests that failed due to a session not being currently available for use.
Number of allocate requests with link failure FAILINKALLOC The number of allocate requests that failed due to the connection being released, out of service, or with a closed mode group.
Number of File Control function ships FCFUNCSHIP The number of file control requests for function shipping.
GMT connection create time GMTCREATIME The Greenwich mean time at which this connection was autoinstalled. A value is shown only for APPC connections.
GMT connection delete time GMTDELETIME The Greenwich mean time at which this connection was deleted. A value is shown only for autoinstalled APPC connections that were implicitly deleted.
Number of Interval Control function ships ICFUNCSHIP The number of interval control requests for function shipping.
Interval ID INTERVALID The ID of the interval.
File Control ship rate for interval INTFCFSRATE The average rate at which function shipping requests were issued over the monitor interval.
Maximum number of concurrent bids MAXBIDS The maximum number of bids in progress at any one time.
Peak number of primary sessions in use MAXPRIMARIES The maximum number of primary (contention loser) sessions in use at any one time.
Number of allocates purged by XZIQUE exit MAXQTALLCPRG The number of allocates purged because the queue processing time would have exceeded the maximum queue time value.
Maximum queue time MAXQTIME The maximum amount of time, in seconds, provided to process an allocate queue once the QUEUELIMIT value for the connection has been reached. If an allocate queue would take longer than this to process, the queue is purged.
Number of allocate queue purges due to MAXQTIME value MAXQTPURGCNT The number of times an allocate queue has been purged because its processing time would have exceeded the maximum queue time value.
Peak number of secondaries in use at one time MAXSECOND The maximum number of secondary (contention winner) sessions in use at any one time.
Connection ID NAME The name of the connection as defined in the CICS system definition (CSD) data set.
Net name NETNAME The name by which the remote system is known to the VTAM network.
Number of AIDs waiting for a session NONSPECAID The current number of automatic initiator descriptors (AIDs) that are waiting for a session to become available.
Peak number of outstanding allocate requests OUTSALLOC The maximum number of allocate requests that were queued for this system.
Number of primaries currently in use PRICURRUSED For MRO and LU6.1 connections, the number of MRO RECEIVE sessions or LU6.1 primaries currently in use for this connection.
Connection protocol PROTOCOL For connections with an access method of VTAM, indicates which SNA protocol is in use, either LU6.1 or APPC. A value of NOTAPPLIC means this connection is not a VTAM connection.
Number of queued allocate requests QUEDALLOCATE The current number of queued allocate requests against this system.
Number of defined receive sessions RECEIVECOUNT The number of receive sessions defined in the CONNECT record.
Number of secondaries currently in use SECCURRUSED For MRO and LU6.1 connections, the number of MRO SEND sessions or LU6.1 secondaries currently in use for this connection.
Number of defined send sessions SENDCOUNT The number of send sessions defined in the CONNECT record.
Service status SERVSTATUS Indicates whether the system can receive and send data as follows:
  • INSERVICE - The connection is in service; the system can send and receive data.
  • OUTSERVICE - The connection is not in service; the system cannot send or receive data.
  • GOINGOUT - An OUTSERVICE request was issued for the connection, but can not be processed until all current work is complete.
Number of Transient Data function ships TDFUNCSHIP The number of transient data requests for function shipping.
Number of terminal sharing requests TERMSHAREREQ The number of transaction routing commands.
Total number of function ships TOTFUNCSHIP The total number of function shipping requests, including file control, interval control, transient data, temporary storage, DL/I and DPL requests.
Number of Temporary Storage function ships TSFUNCSHIP The number of temporary storage requests for function shipping.
Connection type TYPE The type of connection, as one of the following:
  • INDIRECT - When the access method is indirect.
  • LU61 - When the access method is VTAM and the protocol is LU6.1.
  • LU62 - When the access method is VTAM and the protocol is APPC.
  • MRO - When the access method is either IRC or XM.
Number of queue purges requested by XZIQUE exit XZIQALLCPRG The number of allocates purged as a result of the XZIQUE exit requesting that queues be purged.
Number of allocates rejected by XZIQUE exit XZIQPRGCNT The number of allocate queue purges requested by the XZIQUE exit.
Reserved space XZIQREJS Number of times this connection was denied allocation by exit.