Process Macros › PINGCD Macro

PINGCD Macro

The PINGCD macro checks the availability of a destination (remote) node for a CONNECT:Direct region.

Parameters

CDMGR Name

Specifies the name of the manager for the CONNECT:Direct region to which the destination node is defined.

• Remote Node

  Identifies the destination node whose availability is to be checked.

• Wait Time

  Specifies the time (in seconds) to wait for a response.

  If the macro does not receive a response by the specified time, a user-specified return code is set.

  Limits: 0 to 9999

• Wait Time Expiry Return Code

  Specifies the code to set when the macro does not receive a response by the time specified in the Wait Time field.

  Limits: 0 to 999

Returned Codes

• 0

  Indicates that the destination node is available.

• 4

  Indicates that the destination node cannot be contacted.

• 8

  Indicates that the destination node is not defined in the network map of the specified CONNECT:Direct region.