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MSF START—Start MSF

This command tells CA OPS/MVS to start the MSF on the local system. The MSF opens its VTAM access control block (ACB) and becomes able to send requests to or receive data from CA OPS/MVS copies running on remote systems.

This command has the following format:

ADDRESS OPSCTL "MSF START keywords"
  [NORETRY|RETRY(seconds retries)]
  [OUTPUT|NOOUTPUT]
  [WAIT(seconds)]

NORETRY

(Optional) Causes the MSF to execute the START command with no result if the MSF cannot open its VTAM ACB (for example, if VTAM is not active).

RETRY(seconds retries)

(Optional) If the MSF cannot open its VTAM ACB, RETRY causes the MSF to try again every seconds seconds to the maximum number of attempts specified with retries. You can specify a value between 30 and 86400 for seconds; the default is 30. You can specify a value between 0 and 65535 for retries; the default is 0.

Note: RETRY values are only applicable when the local system attempts to open its VTAM ACB. The CCI subtask, once started, automatically retries any failed attempts to connect to the CAICCI component of CCS for z/OS up to 1000 times every 30 seconds without causing any delay to the MSF main task. If the INITCCI parameter is changed to OFF or NO while the CCI retry is in progress, then the CCI subtask will terminate following the end of the next 30-second interval.

OUTPUT, NOOUTPUT, and WAIT

(Optional) You may specify the OUTPUT, NOOUTPUT, and WAIT keywords.

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Keywords Common to ADDRESS OPSCTL MSF Commands