IBM Connect:Direct/Plex System File Considerations
All IBM® Connect:Direct®:/Plex members share a single set of IBM Connect:Direct system files. If you combine multiple existing IBM Connect:Direct systems into one IBM Connect:Direct/Plex environment, you may need to merge some IBM Connect:Direct system files from the individual systems.
Do not merge system files that are listed in the following table.
File | Comment |
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CKPT file | You cannot merge the CKPT files from multiple IBM Connect:Direct images.
You must either:
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Message file | You can use any existing IBM Connect:Direct Message file. You do not need to combine Message files from the individual IBM Connect:Direct systems. |
Statistics files | You cannot merge statistics files from multiple IBM Connect:Direct images. You can reference them using a IBM Connect:Direct/Plex environment as archived statistic files. You can create new statistics file pairs by using the DGAXSTAD JCL in the $CD.SDGASAMP library. |
TCQ and TCX files | You cannot merge TCQ and TCX files from multiple IBM Connect:Direct images.
You must either:
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The following table lists system files that you need to merge.
File | Comment |
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AUTH file | If unique entries exist in the existing IBM Connect:Direct systems'
AUTH files:
PLEXAUTC is an IDCAMS REPRO that specifies NOREPLACE. If any duplicate records exist, only the first one is saved. If unique entries do not exist, use one of the existing AUTH files. |
NETMAP file | You need to create a new network map source file. The new network map source file uses information from the existing systems' network maps. (If the existing IBM Connect:Direct systems' network map source is not available, create the source files by performing network map unloads for the existing systems' network map files. See Unloading the Network Map to the Source Format for more information.) To create a new network map source file:
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TYPE file | If unique entries exist in the existing IBM Connect:Direct systems'
TYPE files:
The PLEXTYPC is an IDCAMS REPRO that specifies NOREPLACE. If any duplicate records exist, only the first one is saved. If unique entries do not exist, use one of the existing TYPE files. |