Saving Configuration Files

The configuration parameters for a Client Manager are saved in two distinct files, an initialization file, and a target server file. You can save these configuration files using the default file names, or choose your own file names.

The default name of the initialization file is IEFCMN.INI. This file contains values for the following Client Manager attributes:

Auto-Connect to Server
Auto-Reset Server Connection
Client Manager Log File Name
Logging Level
Statistic Refresh State and Refresh Interval
Default Security Parameters
Default Target Server Name
Name of server configuration (.srv) file
Directory services, dll and tran file, file names

The default name of the target server configuration file is IEFCMN.SRV. For each configured server, this file contains:

Name of the server
Text description for the server
Type of transport API
Test transaction name
Server security parameters
Communication dll name
Applicable transport parameters

Retaining the .INI and .SRV extensions aids in keeping track of file functions. It is also recommended that you use file name prefixes that are related so that it is easier to distinguish collections of related files.

The purpose of the Client Manager Configuration files is to provide one set of files for each end user. When the Client Manager is used on a single-instance Windows workstation, the configuration files belong to that user—in which case, the default names, IEFCMN.INI, IEFCMN.SRV, and IEFCMN.LOG are usually sufficient. When using the Multi-Instance Client Manager, more names must be created because each user needs a separate set of configuration files.