AKDCMD00 cross-system communication keyword syntax and descriptions

These are the required and optional keywords to enable cross-system communication.

Important: These three parameters, properly set up, are required to successfully setup cross-system communications:
  • PORTNUM
  • CONNECTION
  • LOCALCONN

CONNECTION

One CONNECTION statement is needed for each system that is to be part of this network. You also need one for the local system connection.

Default value None
Syntax CONNECTION=ip-address-or-dns-name
Acceptable values Specify any valid IP address or DNS name.
Example CONNECTION=111.222.333.444

LOCALCONN

Local connection IP address or DNS name. This entry should also have a corresponding CONNECTION statement. To use this member for more than one system, use the following example to see how to code values for different systems.

Default value None
Syntax LOCALCONN=ip-address-or-dns-name
Acceptable values Specify any valid IP address or DNS name.
Example 
IF_SYSNAME=SYSTEM1
LOCALCONN=SYSTEM1.DNS.NAME
IF_SYSNAME=SYSTEM2
LOCALCONN=SYSTEM2.IP.ADDRESS

PORTNUM

Port number to use for the connections. This should be the same number on every system.

Default value None
Syntax PORTNUM=portnumber
Acceptable values Specify any valid port number.
Example PORTNUM=27050

SYSCHKINTVL

System check interval time, in seconds.

Default value 15
Syntax SYSCHKINTVL=n
Acceptable values Specify any valid integer.
Example SYSCHKINTVL=15

TIMEOUT

Timeout value, in minutes, for inactive systems.

Default value 60
Syntax TIMEOUT=n
Acceptable values Specify any valid integer.
Example TIMEOUT=60

USEXSYS

For any cross-system processing to be attempted, this parameter must be set to YES.

Default value NO
Syntax USEXSYS=YES|NO
Acceptable values Specify YES or NO.
Example USEXSYS=YES

USERWAIT

Wait time in seconds for user requests. If no response is received within this time interval, the request is ended early.

Default value 300
Syntax USERWAIT=n
Acceptable values Specify any valid integer.
Example USERWAIT=300