Share VSAM files

To control the operation of multiple instances of the Collector running on different CICS® regions, from a single CICS terminal, you must share the dependency and affinity data files, and the control record file across all the regions that are monitored.

To share the files, you can use either:
  • VSAM record-level sharing (RLS). For more information about using VSAM RLS in CICS, see the CICS Installation Guide.
  • Function shipping to a file-owning region (FOR). For more information about CICS function shipping, see the CICS Intercommunication Guide. If you use function shipping, it is recommended that, for performance reasons, you define the files as local to the controlling region or in a file owning region and remote in all the other regions to be monitored.
You can select your preferred sharing method and customize the required samples according to your selection, with the customization exec.