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Override LU Version and Retry Specification

When you define a communication route, you can override the following values just for that route by adjusting one or both of the node definitions that make up the route:

• LU Type

  The default value is set through the CONTYPE parameter of the ATTACH command on the communications server. You can override this default value by using the CONTYPE parameter on the ACTIVATE command. The LU type must be reset on both of the nodes that make up a VTAM communication route.

• Retry specifications for routes that become inactive

  By default, the communications server does not try to reactivate inactive routes. If you want to automatically reactivate routes, you need to set the maximum number of retries and the retry interval. Default values are set through the RETRMAX and RETRY parameters on the ATTACH command. You can override these default values on the ACTIVATE command.

When you specify any of these parameters on an ATTACH command, they affect all VTAM routes originating from the corresponding system. When you specify them on an ACTIVATE command, they affect only the route associated with the specified node.