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Overview

The optional Multi-System Facility (MSF) feature of CA OPS/MVS uses a variety of communication protocols to allow multiple copies of the product running on different z/OS images to communicate with each other. MSF also facilitates a REXX-programmable interface between CA OPS/MVS and CA Automation Point. For details about the MSF, see the User Guide.

MSF supports more than one communication protocol. The connections between CA OPS/MVS and CA Automation Point must use the TCP/IP sub-protocol of CAI Common Communications Interface (CAICCI). CAICCI is a communications facility that allows CA products to communicate with one another. CAICCI is one member of the group of routines that comprises CCS for z/OS.

A set of REXX APIs in both CA OPS/MVS and CA Automation Point lets programs on either platform communicate. This general-purpose interface uses CAICCI as its communication protocol and lets CA Automation Point act as a remote MSF system. For details about setting up CA Automation Point to interface with CA OPS/MVS, see the CA Automation Point documentation.