APPN start options

Table 1. Start options that define APPN characteristics. These start options can be displayed as a group with the DISPLAY VTAMOPTS,FUNCTION=APPNCHAR command.
Start option Description
APPNCOS The APPN Class of Service that is used if the requested Class of Service cannot be found
BN Whether this node is to provide extended border node function
BNDYN Indicates how nodes are added dynamically to adjacent cluster routing lists
BNORD Indicates the order VTAM® performs cross-subnet searches
CDSERVR Whether this node is a central directory server
CDSREFER Specifies how many of the nearest central directory servers are used for Locate searches and central resource registration
CONNTYPE Whether a LEN connection or an APPN connection is established with type 2.1 PUs
CPCP The types of connections on which CP-CP sessions are allowed with adjacent nodes
DIRSIZE The maximum number of dynamic resources that VTAM stores in the APPN directory database
DIRTIME The amount of time that a dynamic resource can go unused before it is deleted from the APPN directory database
DLURSAW Specifies whether there will be an NLDM application started that needs to receive information of DLUR's pipe path switch. This process is to update the NLDM of RSCV updates when the DLUR's pipe is path switched. The endpoint of the HPR pipe that path switched, is not this VTAM. By default the DLURSAW capability will be enabled in the host. Whether path switch updates are actually received by NLDM also depends on the capability and configuration of the DLUR.
DUPDEFS Whether APPN should continue searching for the target resource when the resource has been found but is not active
DYNADJCP Whether dynamic entries are created in ISTADJCP for adjacent APPN nodes
Start of changeEEHPRANR End of change Start of changeDetermines whether VTAM maintains diagnostic EE counters for inbound HPR packets that are routed by using the ANR protocol through this network node.End of change
EEPORTCK The EEPORTCK start option determines whether VTAM accepts inbound UDP packets that specify an ephemeral source port.
EEVERIFY Specifies whether VTAM should automatically send an LDLC probe to the remote partner to determine whether all of the ports are accessible during the activation of the EE connection. This option might also specify the time interval at which VTAM should send the probe on active EE connections.
Start of changeGVBKDLY End of change Start of changeDetermines whether VTAM internally paces the subcommands that are generated from a VARY INACT,TYPE=GIVEBACK command. This start option controls GIVEBACK commands that use wildcard values for the ID operand to deactivate dependent LU requesters (DLURs).End of change
HOSTNAME Specifies the default hostname for use in name-to-address resolution for acquiring a static VIPA for use with Enterprise Extender connections
HPR Specifies the level of High-Performance Routing (HPR) support provided by VTAM
HPRARB The algorithm that is used for adaptive pacing (not recommended unless you use the default value of RESPMODE)
HPRCLKRT Specifies whether the HPR clock rate runs in standard or adaptive mode. These modes control how reactive VTAM is to the packet loss that occurs on RTP pipes that run over Enterprise Extender.
HPRNCPBF Specifies whether HPR can be used although it may cause session data to travel through an NCP twice
HPRPSDLY Specifies the minimum amount of time that VTAM delays prior to initiating path switch logic for an RTP pipe that has an unresponsive partner
HPRPST The maximum time that VTAM tries a path switch before ending a connection
HPRSESLM Specifies the maximum number of sessions that should be assigned to a single RTP pipe
HPRSTALL The amount of time that an RTP pipe can remain continuously stalled before it is stopped automatically
INITDB Whether to load the APPN directory database, topology database, neither, or both when VTAM is started
IOPURGE The interval after which outstanding I/O requests are assumed to be lost and recovery steps are taken
IPADDR The default IP address of the local TCP/IP stack that is used with EE connections
MAXLOCAT The maximum threshold value that can be reached before VTAM suspends sending APPN search requests to an adjacent node
MULTPATH Specifies whether VTAM supports TCP/IP multipath routing for EE connections
NETID The name of the network containing the host
NNSPREF Specifies the name of the preferred network node server for this end node
NODETYPE The APPN node type (network node or end node)
NUMTREES The maximum number of APPN routing trees that can be saved
PMTUD Specifies whether VTAM uses path MTU discovery for IPv4 and IPv6 Enterprise Extender connections
PSRETRY The interval between attempts to switch a rapid transport protocol (RTP) session to a path that can be equal to or better than the current path, and an option to immediately attempt an RTP path switch when a link on this host is activated or changes status
PSWEIGHT The weight comparison between an old route and a newly calculated route before a path switch is attempted
RESUSAGE The number of times an APPN resource (node or TG) can be used for routing before it is considered overused
ROUTERES The relative amount of resistance to having this APPN node perform intermediate session routing
SACONNS Specifies if subarea connections will be used
SAVERSCV Indicates whether or not Route Selection Control Vectors (RSCVs) for future sessions are to be saved for display purposes following the completion of session activation
SECLVLCP Whether VTAM uses basic or enhanced protocol for session-level security verification during activation of LU 6.2 sessions involving APPN control points
SNVC Maximum number of networks that can be searched for a resource by this border node
SORDER The order in which to search APPN and subarea networks when a network search request is received from a subarea network
SRCHRED Indicates whether this node enables eliminating and reducing searches for unreachable resources
SRCOUNT The number of search requests that fail before VTAM performs another resource discovery search
SRTIMER The amount of time VTAM does not conduct searches for an unavailable resource
SSCPNAME The name of the VTAM SSCP or CP
SSEARCH Whether to search a subarea network when a network search request is received from an APPN network
TCPNAME Specifies the job name of the TCP stack through which VTAM communicates with the IP network
TDUDIAG Specifies when diagnostic information is appended with node and TG control vectors within a TDU
TOPOTIME The time of day that garbage collection will run to delete expired resources from the topology database
UNRCHTIM Specifies the default number of seconds that a partner node for a session path through an Enterprise Extender connection network is considered unreachable after certain Enterprise Extender connection network failures. During this period, the path through the Enterprise Extender connection network to this partner node will not be considered for new sessions or HPR path switches. UNRCHTIM also specifies the limit for the number of unreachability records associated with an Enterprise Extender connection network before that connection network is considered unusable for session route selection for new sessions and HPR path switches.
VERIFYCP Whether VTAM performs LU-LU session-level verification during activation of LU 6.2 sessions involving APPN control points
VFYRED Specifies whether the node should attempt to perform resource verification reduction
VFYREDTI Specifies the node-wide maximum time interval that a resource's location is not verified
VRTG Whether virtual-route-based transmission groups connections are requested when SSCP-SSCP session is established
VRTGCPCP Whether CP-CP sessions are supported over the virtual-route-based transmission group
XCFINIT Specifies whether VTAM joins a sysplex group at VTAM initialization and establishes the capability for XCF connectivity to other VTAM nodes in the sysplex