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Make Backend TPIPEs small

Reduce storage utilization for Shared Queues Backend TPIPEs, so we can save storage to increase our MAXTP.
over 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Delivered

OTMA TPIPE queue depth monitoring

We have a business requirement where we need to monitor OTMA TPIPE queue depth before messages are placed in the TPIPE. We do not want to add ‘dis tmember xxxx tpipe xxxx' logic to our high volume transactions. We would like the have the capabilit...
almost 12 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Delivered

Protocol message to inform Resume Tpipe client with /STO TMEM xxxx TPIPE yyyy is entered

We occasionally have to dequeue Tpipes, usually because a client process is not operational or running slowly. The deque process involves a /STO, /DEQ, /STA sequence of IMS commands. If the IMS Connect client is connected while this takes place, i...
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 2 Delivered

Provide a maximum number of userids in OTMA ACEE cache and replace the least recently used if the cache gets full.

The cache used for OTMA ACEEs should have a maximum limit. If the cache reaches its limit the least recently used userid should be replaced by the newest one.
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Delivered

Parameter for initial number of OIM TCB SAPs

This was FITS MR0503125329.Currently the initial number of OIM TCB SAPs available at IMS startup is fixed. In our load testing, we have frequently gone into OIM selective dispatching (as indicated by DFS0769I messages).As we expand our use of OTMA...
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Delivered

Provide a config parm for IMS Connect in HWSCFGxx to control MAX time a clinet can be in RECV state. IE ALOT for ICON clients

Is there any way to terminate Idle/inactive IMS Connect Clients after a pre-determined time of inactivity (socket connected and used but sits idle afterwards)?
about 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Delivered