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Multisystem Support

Multisystem support provides you with a single point of visibility for all the managed file transfers and supporting resources that you want to manage.

You can link file transfer management regions together to provide an enterprise view of the managed file transfer service. These linkages are not restricted by a sysplex.

In a multisystem network where each region manages the resources defined to its own loaded system image, failure of one region does not affect the automated operation of resources on the other systems, and you can still have an enterprise view of the resources managed on those systems.

A multisystem network can consist of the following:

• Focal point regions—you have visibility of all the managed file transfers and supporting resources.
• Subordinate regions—you have visibility of the locally managed file transfers and supporting resources only. By using subordinates, you reduce the amount of traffic in the multisystem network.

Note: For more information about multisystem support, see the Administration Guide.