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Running Without the Repository

Use of CA Datacom/AD is optional for Event Management r11 but certain options do require the use of the CA Datacom/AD repository. For Event Management, CA Datacom/AD is required with the Calendars or Message Actions option. If you will use Calendars or Message Actions, you must set the environment variable CA_OPR_ZOSDB to ‘Y’ or ‘YES’ in the file PROFILE found in directory /cai/nsmem. This should have been done with the D5II0050 SAMPJCL member. If it was not, the environment variable can be set at any time before starting Event Management.

You do not need to run with the repository under the following conditions:

• If you are only using the built-in integration of CA OPS/MVS® Event Management & Automation to handle any messages passed to USS or Event Management from other platforms.
• If you do not want to create message records or actions within Event Management.
• If you do not want to use the Calendar feature of Event Management.

If the repository is not being used, the ca_calendar process will fail to start. This is valid since calendars are only used when messages are defined in the repository. To prevent error messages related to this process or to stop any calls to the repository, set the environment variable CA_OPR_ZOSDB in file PROFILE found in directory /cai/nsmem to the value of ‘N’ or ‘NO’. This will stop all access to the Datacom/AD repository.

Without CA Datacom/AD active, when Event Management starts and the system variable CA_OPR_ZOSDB is set to ‘Y’ or ‘YES’, you receive the following error messages:

.CAOP_F_403 Database OPEN failed. tmsDBrc=0804802c.
.CAOP_F_415 tmsDBrc=0804802c.
.CAI_F_DB_005 Connect Failed, DB RC = 655360

Despite these errors, caiopr will initialize.