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Sysplex Services for Communication z/OS MVS Programming: Sysplex Services Guide SA23-1400-00 |
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Cross-system coupling (XCF) services allow multiple instances of an application or subsystem, running on different systems in a sysplex, to share status information and communicate with each other. Your application or subsystem might consist of multiple instances, each running on a different system in the same sysplex. Typically, each instance performs certain functions for the application as a whole. For example, one instance of a database application might write changed database information to permanent storage on behalf of all instances of the application. Alternatively, each instance could perform all the application's functions on a given system. Instances of an application can use XCF services to communicate
with each other. They can:
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