>>-+------------------------------------------------------------+->< '-RETRIES--=--(--,--pause_interval--,--maximum_retries--,--)-'
| statements: | GROUP, LINE, PU |
| dependencies: | VTAM® and NCP |
| ranges: | 0–255 |
Specifies the number of attempts to be made to recover
from errors occurring during transmission over the link. Each attempt
at recovery, or retry, is a retransmission of data or control commands.
Retries are performed in sets, which are called retry sequences.
- pause_interval
- Specifies the pause interval in seconds between two retry sequences.
Valid values are 0–255. When the number of retries in a retry
sequence is 0, pause_interval must be 0.
If maximum_retries is specified and valid and pause_interval is not specified, the NCP default of 0 is used for pause_interval.
- maximum_retries
- Specifies the maximum number of retry sequences.
Valid values are 0–127, except for LNCTL=BSC or LNCTL=SS where
valid values are 0–255.
If pause_interval is specified and valid and maximum_retries is not specified, the NCP default of 1 is used for maximum_retries.
If neither pause_interval nor maximun_retries is specified, the RETRIES operand is ignored. If a value that is not valid is specified for pause_interval or maximum_retries, an error message is given and the operand is ignored.
You can change the time interval and number of retry sequences of RETRIES for SDLC non-switched PUs by dynamically adding the PUs using the DR ADD definition statement.