If you have files destined for an adjacent node that are too large or highly sensitive, you might want to prevent any alternate path routing if the link is down or backed up with other work. To prevent files from being sent through intermediate nodes, you can do one of the following:

• Specify REST=0 on a CONNECT initialization statement that defines the connection. This will override the path manager's attempt to use an alternate path unless you have NJEDEF PATH greater than 1 and the alternate path's resistance is less than RESTTOL.
• Specify DIRECT=YES on the NODE(nnnn) statement for that node. When JES2 determines paths to that node, JES2 will be assume paths to be unconnected if an adjacent connection is not active.