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MSF LIST Output

The MSF LIST command returns the following session information to the OPS/REXX external data queue as data fields separated by blanks:

Word Number: 1

Length: 1

Contains a system identifier, L for the local MSF or R for the remote MSF

Word Number: 2

Length: 8

The system name

Word Number: 3-10

Length: 8

Words 3 through 10 may contain up to eight system aliases (one alias per word, with each word having a length of eight). If you have defined no systems, the value N/A appears in each word.

Word Number: 11

Length: 8

Contains the VTAM applid for the system

Word Number: 12

Length: 8

Contains the VTAM logmode for the system, or N/A

Word Number: 13

Length: 2

Contains a VTAM return code, shown as two hexadecimal characters

Word Number: 14

Length: 2

Contains a VTAM feedback code, shown as two hexadecimal characters

Word Number: 15

Length: 4

Contains one of these values, depending upon how the MSF session was defined:

Word Number: 16

Length: 5

Contains the retry time, in seconds

Word Number: 17

Length: 5

Contains the maximum number of retry attempts allowed

Word Number: 18

Length: 5

Contains the current number of retries

Word Number: 19

Length: 3

Contains the expected network delay, in seconds

Word Number: 20

Length: 8

Contains one of the following session statuses: ACTIVE, INACTIVE, FAILED, RETRYING, or PND-INCT (pending inactive)

For the local system record, this word contains the status of the MSF connection to VTAM, and word number 23 contains the status of the MSF connection to CAICCI.

Word Number: 21

Length: 8

Contains the product name (OPS/MSF or Conserve)

Word Number: 22

Length: 8

Contains the version code of OPS/MSF

Word Number: 23

Length: 8

Contains the information in this word differs depending on whether the record applies to a local system or a remote system (see the description of word number 1).

For a remote system record, this word contains a value (SECURE or NOSECURE) indicating the security status that was assigned to the remote system when the system was defined through the MSF DEFINE command. If the MSF DEFINE command was used to define the remote system but the SECURE/NOSECURE keyword was omitted, the default is SECURE, and the value of word 23 is SECURE.

For the local system record, this word contains the status of the MSF connection to CAICCI. This status may be one of the following: ACTIVE, INACTIVE, FAILED.

Word Number: 24

Length: 8

Contains the SYSNAME as defined in the active IEASYSxx member of the Logical Parmlib Concatenation on the remote system. If this information has not yet been obtained from the remote system, then this field contains the value N/A.

Word Number: 25

Length: 4

Contains the SMF identifier as defined on the SID keyword in the SMFPRMxx member of the Logical Parmlib Concatenation on the remote system. If this information has not yet been obtained from the remote system, then this field contains the value N/A.

Word Number: 26

Length: 8

Contains the name of the sysplex in which the remote system is a member. If this information has not yet been obtained from the remote system, then this field contains the value N/A.

Word Number: 27

Length: 4

Contains the CA OPS/MVS subsystem identifier of the remote CA OPS/MVS system. If this information has not yet been obtained from the remote system, then this field contains the value N/A.

Word Number: 28

Length: 8

Contains the value of CA OPS/MVS parameter SSMPLEXNAME on the remote system. If no SSMplex name is defined, then the default value is NONE. If this information has not yet been obtained from the remote system, then this field contains the value N/A.

Word Number: 29

Length: 5

Contains the value of CA OPS/MVS parameter SSMPRIORITY on the remote system. If this information has not yet been obtained from the remote system, then this field contains the value 0.

Word Number: 30

Length: 1

Contains the first character of the value of CA OPS/MVS parameter SSMACTIVEGLOBAL on the remote system.

Specifies a value of Y if the remote system is an SSMGA active global status manager, or a value of N if not.

If this information has not yet been obtained from the remote system, then this field contains the value N.