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Start Additional TCP/IP Dispatchers

You can start additional CA Plex TCP/IP Dispatchers on additional ports at any time for testing purposes. For instance, when first configuring CA Plex for TCP/IP to the System i, you may want to start the Dispatcher manually before adding the job to your startup routine.

To manually start the CA Plex TCP/IP Dispatcher on a port

1. From the command line, enter the following:

   SBMJOB CMD(CALL PGM(PLEX700/YOBSYTCPDP) PARM('62000')) JOB(YOBLISTEN) JOBD(PLEX700/PLEX)
   JOBQ(QGPL/QINTER)
   

   The parameter passed into the YOBSYTCPDP (or YOBSYTCP) program must be an available, unused port number.

2. Verify that your port has started by entering the following command on the command line:

   WRKTCPSTS *CNN (check the Local Port column for the port number you assigned)
   

Note: Use QINTER as the job queue so that incoming CA Plex clients get interactive response times. The job queue that starts the CA Plex TCP/IP Dispatcher is used for submitting individual client jobs as they are requested. Using a batch job queue may cause your CA Plex client jobs to sit in your batch job queues, subsequently causing a time-out and hanging behaviors on the client side.