XCFOPTS

Purpose

The XCFOPTS statement defines run-time options for HCL Workload Automation for Z systems that use services of the cross-system coupling facility (XCF). Specify this statement for a tracker, controller, or standby controller that uses XCF for communication.

XCFOPTS is defined in the member of the EQQPARM library as specified by the PARM parameter on the JCL EXEC statement.

Format


1  XCFOPTS  GROUP (  XCF group name )  MEMBER (  XCF member name )?  TAKEOVER (
2.1+ ,
2.1 HOSTFAIL
2.1 SYSFAIL
1 )

Parameters

GROUP(XCF group name)
The name of the XCF group that the HCL Workload Automation for Z system should join. This is an alphanumeric name consisting of 1 to 8 characters where the first character is alphabetic.

The name of this XCF group must be different from the one defined in the DSTOPS and FLOPTS groups.

MEMBER(XCF member name)
The XCF member name that identifies the HCL Workload Automation for Z system. This is an alphanumeric name consisting of 1 to 8 characters where the first character is alphabetic.

The member name must be unique within the group. If an HCL Workload Automation for Z system tries to join a group with the same name as an existing member, an error message is issued, and HCL Workload Automation for Z ends.

TAKEOVER(HOSTFAIL,SYSFAIL)
The TAKEOVER keyword applies to an HCL Workload Automation for Z system where you specify OPCHOST(STANDBY) on the OPCOPTS statement. It defines the situations when the standby system automatically takes over from the host HCL Workload Automation for Z system if the host fails. If you have not specified TAKEOVER, HCL Workload Automation for Z sends a WTO message to the operator console asking the operator to manually start takeover actions. You can specify either one or both of the takeover conditions.
HOSTFAIL
Automatic takeover occurs when the controller fails.
SYSFAIL
Automatic takeover occurs when the system that the HCL Workload Automation for Z controller is running on fails.
 XCFOPTS MEMBER(GRP1STBY)             1
         GROUP(XCFGRP1)               2
         TAKEOVER(HOSTFAIL,SYSFAIL)   3
In this example of an XCFOPTS statement:
1
A standby controller has a member name of GRP1STBY.
2
GRP1STBY is a member of the XCF group XCFGRP1.
3
The standby controller automatically attempts to take over the functions of the controller if the controller fails, or if the z/OS system that the controller is running on fails.