Introduction › How the Started Task Works › How to Use CA Deliver in a Multi-Sysplex

How to Use CA Deliver in a Multi-Sysplex

CA Deliver can capture work from other sysplexes or system complexes. The network input feature provides this functionality and allows CA Deliver to capture output generated at a remote location. Network input is the supported way to capture SYSOUT generated on remote sysplexes.

If CA Deliver is run against a common database on multiple images within multiple sysplexes, the capturing, composing, and printing of reports and bundles now depends on where the bundle holding copy is kept.

• If the bundle holding copy is kept in JES, all the reports in a bundle must be generated and printed in that same sysplex. This means that the printer and remote definitions in all sysplexes have to be kept synchronized so that all output going to a specific printer or remote goes to the same destination regardless of the sysplex that prints the output.
• If the bundle holding copy is kept in CA View, you have to share the CA View databases across the sysplexes. The CA View databases also have to be shared across sysplexes if the reports are archived into CA View.

Before you attempt to share databases across sysplexes, verify that your GRS or equivalent environment can provide the proper protection for your databases.

Note: If hardware reserves are not preserved, all CA View and CA Deliver converted global enqueues must be propagated to all system images in all sysplexes.