Clearing MSC link affinity in a TCP/IP generic resource group

MSC logical link parallel sessions have affinity to specific IMS systems in TCP/IP generic resource group. While affinity persists, you cannot reassign links to another IMS system. To clear the affinity of a link in a TCP/IP generic resource group, you must stop all logical link parallel sessions on the physical link.

To clear the affinity of an MSC logical link to an IMS system in a TCP/IP generic resource group:
Stop the logical link by issuing any one of the following IMS commands or command sequences:
  • The IMS type-2 format command UPDATE MSPLINK NAME(mslink_name) STOP(COMM)
  • The IMS type-2 format command UPDATE MSPLINK NAME(mslink_name) STOP(COMM) OPTION(FORCE) SET(SYNCOPT(COLDSESS))
  • The IMS type-1 format command /PSTOP LINK link_num
  • The command sequence of the IMS type-1 format command /PSTOP LINK link_num and then the type-1 command /CHANGE LINK link_num with either the SYNCSESS COLDSESS or FORCSESS COLDSESS keywords.
After the link is stopped in IMS, the link affinity is cleared.