Communication Methods
Physical Control File Communication Methods
DASD Control Files
Coupling Facility Structure Control Files (XES)
Virtual Control File Communication Methods
Hyperstar
Initial Communication Methods Overview
CTCDASD as the Initial Communication Method
- How You Implement the CTCDASD Communication Method
CTCONLY as the Initial Communications Method
- Implement CTCONLY Communication
XCF as the Initial Communication Method
- Implementing XCF Communication
NONE as the Communication Method
- Implement COMMUNICATION=NONE
ICMF Communication Method
How You Define Your VCF Master and Error Recovery Environment
- How You Select Master Systems
How You Define CTC Devices for Use in VCF Environments
Configure CTCPATH Statements for Disaster Recovery
Control and Checkpoint File Considerations
- Comparison of DASD Control Files and Coupling Facility Structure Control Files
- Create Checkpoint Files
- How You Allocate Control and Checkpoint Files
- Control File Size Considerations
  - Change the Size of the Virtual Control File Transfer Buffer
- How CA MIM Formats Control and Checkpoint Files
- How You Migrate to a New Control File
- How You Replace Control Files
  - Replace DASD Control Files
  - Replace Coupling Facility Structure Control Files
- Coupling Facility Structure System-Managed Rebuild
Product Activation Considerations
- Startup Activities
- How You Override Initialization Values at Startup Time
  - The SYSID Override Parameter
  - The FORMAT Override Parameter
    - DASDONLY or CTCDASD Formatting
    - CTCONLY or XCF Formatting
- How You Dynamically Change CA MIM Communication Methods
- Format Start
- Defining CA MIM in the Subsystem Name Table
- Running Components in Separate Address Spaces
Product Termination Considerations
- Global Shutdown Processing
- Local Shutdown Processing
- How You Shut Down the System in a VCF Environment
- How You Free Inactive Systems
  - How You Free Resources and Devices
- Quiesce and Restart CA MIM
- WAITSTATE and SHUTDOWN WAIT
Command Security Considerations
- Commands, Access Authorities, and Entity Names
How You Activate New Features with ACTIVATE COMPATLEVEL
How You Use ACTIVATE COMPATLEVEL with Checkpoint Files
How You Activate New Features with ACTIVATE FEATURE
How You Use ACTIVATE FEATURE with Checkpoint Files
How to DEACTIVATE a FEATURE
Sysplex Considerations
Performance Considerations
CA MIM Driver
Control File Internals
- Global Management Record (GMR)
- Control File Cycle
- CA MIM Transactions
- Control File Blocks and the Global-Copy Process
Control File Externals
- Physical Control Files
- Virtual Control Files
Control File Mediums and Performance
How to Set a Preferred Medium for VCF Communication
Tuning Control File Access Rates
- Control File Tuning: Analysis
- Control File Tuning: Parameters
- Control File Tuning: Implementation
- Control File Tuning: Example
How You Page-fix Cell Pooled Control Blocks
How to Offload CA MIM Work to zIIP Engines
Performance Considerations for Each Component
The CA MIM Logging Facility
z/VM Considerations
- Sharing Devices Under z/VM
- Serializing Access in z/VM Environments
- How You Serialize Access Through Real Reserve/Release Processing
- How You Determine Whether z/VM Is Sending Reserve CCWs to Devices
- Telling z/VM to Send Reserve CCWs to Devices
- Serializing Access Through Virtual Reserve/Release Processing
- How You Invoke Virtual Reserve/Release Processing
- How You Serialize Access to Minidisks
- How You Alter System Definitions While CA MIM Executes

Troubleshooting

User Exits

Utilities and Other Interfaces

CA MIM Health Checks

Integration with CA OPS/MVS

Glossary