Specifying system parameters

System parameters are specified by means of an extrapartition transient data queue with a destination ID of COPR. The parameters may be assigned to a DD * file, sequential data set, or a partitioned data set member. The DD name for the extrapartition transient data queue is EYUPARM.

The parameters are coded as 80-byte records. Multiple system parameters can be specified on a single record as long as they are separated by commas and do not exceed 71 characters in length. The format of a system parameter is:

keyword(value)

where:

keyword
Is the name of a CICSPlex® SM system parameter.

There are two types of problem determination parameters for each CMAS or MAS component. The parameters are named as follows, where xxx is the 3-character component identifier:

xxxTRACE
Turns one or more levels of tracing on for the component. By default, component tracing is not active when a CMAS or MAS starts.
xxxCONMSG
Routes one or more levels of messages issued by the component to the console.
value
Is the alphanumeric data value assigned to the parameter.

For the trace and message parameters shown here, you can specify one or more values between 1 and 32. Values of 1 and 2 provide standard trace entries and messages; values of 3 through 32 cause special trace entries and messages to be recorded.

You can specify multiple values on a single parameter. To specify individual values, separate the values with a comma. To specify a range of values, separate the low and high values with a colon. For example:

KNLTRACE(1:3,16,28:32)

turns on trace levels 1 through 3, 16, and 28 through 32 in the Kernel Linkage (KNL) component.

To request multiple values for the same parameter, you must specify them as a single entry. If the same parameter is specified more than once, only the last entry is used.

Note:
Once a CMAS or MAS has been started, you can control the trace settings in a component by using the: For a description of these views, see CICSPlex System Manager Operations Views Reference.
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