The AS/400 adapter package also consists of the following commands, which are copied into QSYS upon installation of the product:

STRTECADP Starts an AS/400 adapter.

ENDTECADP

Ends an AS/400 adapter.

Before starting the event server and an AS/400 alert adapter, check the configuration file to determine if it defines the preferred adapter behavior.

Configuration File

The configuration file for the AS/400 alert adapter defines the behavior of the adapter, which runs as a job on the AS/400.

A configuration file is created during the installation of the AS/400 alert adapter. The name of this file is /QSYS.LIB/QUSRSYS.LIB/CFG_ALERT.FILE/ALRCFG.MBR. The only keyword that is required to be set is ServerLocation. All other keywords have default values that are used if values are not specified.

The configuration file can contain the common keywords described in

“Configuration File” on page 9, as well as the following adapter-specific keywords:

AdapterType Specifies the type of resource to be monitored. The default value is MSGQ if this keyword is not defined, meaning that the adapter monitors a message queue. The value provided in the configuration file is ALERT.

AdapterCdsFile

Specifies the CDS file to be used for the AS/400 alert adapter. This file can reside in either the QSYS or IFS name space, but the path must be specified in IFS notation, for example:

/QSYS.LIB/mylib.LIB/myfile.FILE/mymbr.MBR

 

The default is the following:

 

/QSYS.LIB/QUSRSYS.LIB/CFG_ALERT.FILE/ALRCDS.MBR

BufEvtPath

Specifies the path and name of the buffer file for the AS/400 alert

 

adapter. The default path is /etc/Tivoli/tec, and the default buffer

 

file name is the value specified for the adapter name on the

 

AS/400 command (STRTECADP), used to start the adapter.

 

Note: If an AS/400 alert adapter attempts to open a buffer file that

 

is in use by another adapter, the adapter (which runs as a

 

batch job) attempting to open the file ends.

Filter

The name of the AS/400 alert filter to be monitored. The default

 

value is QTMETECA02/QYAAFTR.

FilterDataQueue

The specific data queue that the adapter is to monitor for incoming alerts. If the alert filter is registered with the system, this keyword is required and the data queue must be created by the user before the AS/400 alert adapter is started. This keyword is optional if the alert filter defined by the Filter keyword is not registered with the system, or if the Filter keyword is not specified.

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