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Start Cross-system Sessions

Before MSF sessions can be established with a remote CA OPS/MVS system, you must first start MSF processing on the local CA OPS/MVS system. When using the LU 6.2 protocol, the MSF responds by opening its VTAM ACB.

To start cross-system sessions

Issue the MSF START command through one of these methods:

• In the AOF
• From an OPS/REXX program
• From a console using the OPSMSF command rule in the sample libraries

Note: You can issue the MSF START command only after the local system has been defined using the MSF DEFINE command described in the previous section.

The syntax for the MSF START command is as follows:

ADDRESS OPSCTL "MSF START keywords"

For detailed descriptions of the keywords for the MSF START command, see the Command and Function Reference.