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Status Future consideration
Workspace Sterling Connect:Direct
Categories Administration & Configuration
Created by Guest
Created on May 20, 2024

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We have refresh netmap in Mainframe Connect Direct and its not available in Linux connect direct

We had an issue with connect direct process, In the middle of file transfer client brought down the connect direct in primary server and brought up in the secondary. Since the process was interrupted and its keep retrying the primary server. Its not retrying to alternate IP, Its working as designed. 
But in mainframe we have option to refresh Netmap for the processes in wait status. Where we can refresh the netmap for the process and it can retry and process will try primary first and then retry in the alternate IP address. which will resolve the issue.
 

  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Reply
    |     Jun 13, 2024

    Our proposal is to add new parameter to affect the way alt.comm.outbound works, something like alt.comm.outbound.sticky=[y|n]. The new parameter will default to ‘y’, which is the current behavior as customer describes. However, when alt.comm.outbound.sticky=n, then on restart, an interrupted session will cycle through the comm.info and alt.comm.outbound specifications anew, just as it did for the initial connection attempt. alt.comm.outbound won’t stick to the previously established session in case the session is interrupted and restarted.

    This actually has an advantage over customer’s proposal of adding a refresh from netmap command, in that it will be done automatically, no need for a manual intervention to get processes restarted.


    @Guest


    Thanks,

    Product Management

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 31, 2024

    alt.comm will try to connect the secondary IP, Once the server connected to primary IP and if primary server went down, it will not try connect to secondary. It will always try to the primary.

    So we need an option to refresh netmap for process in TCQ wait status, After the netmap refresh it will     try to connect primary first and then retry the secondary IP address in alt.comm.

  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Reply
    |     May 30, 2024

    Prabhu ,Thank you for the raising the RFE.


    Does CD Unix providing an option to alt.comm the outbound that prevents the sticking to one outbound address after the session has been established ? Does the enhancement helps to solve the problem ?


    Thanks,

    James



  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Reply
    |     May 24, 2024

    Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas to IBM. We truly value our relationship with you and appreciate your efforts and willingness to share details about your experience, your recommendations, and ideas. We will soon review the same in the coming weeks and shall get back with a response.


    Thanks,

    Product Management

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