-START DDF command (Db2)
The Db2 command START DDF starts the distributed data facility (DDF) if it is not already started.
Abbreviation: -STA DDF
Environment
This command can be issued from a z/OS® console, a DSN session under TSO, a DB2I panel (DB2 COMMANDS), an IMS or CICS® terminal, or a program using the instrumentation facility interface (IFI).
Data sharing scope: Member
Authorization
- SYSOPR authority
- SYSCTRL authority
- SYSADM authority
Db2 commands that are issued from a logged-on z/OS console or TSO SDSF can be checked by Db2 authorization using primary and secondary authorization IDs. A logged-on z/OS user ID must be defined in RACF or a similar security server.
Syntax
Usage note
The START DDF command activates the DDF interface to VTAM® and TCP/IP. When this command is issued after STOP DDF MODE(SUSPEND), suspended threads are resumed and DDF activity continues.
Example
-START DDF