V4R1 and QPASRVP

One of the changes with V4R1 seems to be a job QPASRVP.
This job is the target pass-through server job that is used by
pass-thru and terminal emulation.  Prior to this pass-thru and
terminal emulation were handled by individual jobs.  No big deal.

However, it seems that for a given system there may be only
1 QPASRVP job.  The system value QPASTHRSVR allows you
to control this but I haven't seen any effect on changing this.

My problem with this stems from CA/400 (imagine that).  On
occasion we will have a user who locks up or can't signon.
They typically will reboot on their own.  Sometimes this works
and sometimes it doesn't.  Our operators (unknown to me at
the time - although I can't argue against it) typically then would
end all jobs associated with the client access 'session'.

Unfortunately, even though there may only be one QPASRVP
job you will see it associated with each CA/400 device that
has evoked terminal emulation.  What happens?  An operator
ending jobs on an individuals PC will end the QPASRVP job
and ALL PASS-THRU (INCLUDING PC TERMINAL
EMULATION ) PROCESSES ON THE SYSTEM DIE.  You
can recover but it is a little bit too late.

Currently, I have stressed to everyone the importance of
not ending jobs unless they really have to and to never end
the QPASRVP job.  Problem is everyone (including me)
does not have a perfect memory and I am really worried about
the continued impact on the 'stability' of the system.

1.)  I am assuming that this is the way it should be and
that other people on V4R1 are in the same boat.

2.) You can tell the system to start up to 100 of these jobs
but for the life of me I can't seem to get anymore than
one to work.

3.) Operationally, doesn't this seem to be a design flaw?

4.) What way do you have the system stop people from
ending 1 specific job?

Michael Crump
Technical Project Leader
Ball-Foster Glass Container Corp.



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