Sending an Indirect Transfer from Unix, LINUX or Windows (Store & Forward) XCOM

Products

• XCOM Data Transport
• XCOM Data Transport - Windows
• XCOM Data Transport - Linux PC
• XCOM Data Transport - z/OS

Issue/Introduction

Indirect transfers are useful when the two partners do not support the same protocol - TCPIP on one side and SNA on the other. They are also useful if the final destination is not always available. The intermediate platform in such transfers is the mainframe. Performing a Send job, Send file and Send Report are all supported. Receive is not supported.

 

Environment

Release: XCOM for Linux, Unix, z/OS
Component:

Resolution

This example shows how to start the transfer on the Unix, LINUX or Windows side, going through the mainframe to a final destination that supports only SNA. 

On the initiating side (Unix, LINUX or Windows),

The .cnf file must specify:

• REMOTE_SYSTEM=xx where xx is the same name specified for the WRITER in the dest member below.
  
  
• XIDEST= which must indicate the mainframe ipname or address
  
  
• PORT = (if not the default)

On the mainframe you must create and enable a destination member for the final destination. The dest member must contain:

• WRITER = xx
  
  
• LU = actual luname at the final destination
  
  
• PSOPASS = Password for the final destination
  
  
• PSOUSER = Userid for the final destination
• PSOWAIT=YES

For more information about how indirect transfers work, please see How Store and Forward works.

Additional Information

For information about initiating an indirect transfer from the AS/400, please see Sending an Indirect Transfer from AS/400.