Server Instance Properties: Add XA Resource

Use this page to specify the details of an external resource manager that the server needs to communicate with on behalf of container-managed applications.

To access this page:

From the Enterprise Server Administration Home page, at the left of the enterprise server region to configure, click Edit.
On the server instance screen, select the Server > Properties > XA Resources tabs.
Select the XA resource to display.

ID: Specify an XA resource manager (XAR) ID, used internally to identify a particular XA configuration, and must be unique within the enterprise server region. This ID is used by JES-initiated jobs and by the XAID compiler directive option. See XAID, Executing TSO Commands in Batch Mode (IDAEFT01), and Planning and Designing XARs for more information. Mandatory.
Name: Specify the name by which the XAR is known. Mandatory.
Module: Specify the location of the RM switch module executable file (.dll) that contains the entry point that returns the xa_switch_t structure to the enterprise server. We strongly recommend that you include the full path to the executable file. Mandatory.
Reconnection attempts: The reconnect value controls how many attempts are made to connect to the XA resource. The default value is 1. A value of 0 is not permitted. A -1 value instructs it to continually retry.
Open string: Specify the string that is passed to the resource manager on the xa_open() call. It usually contains at least the database name, and often the user ID and password credentials for connecting to the database. The contents of this string are database-specific.
Where the RM switch module supports dynamic registration, and the database vendor requires the name of the module that provides the ax_reg function, you should specify casaxlib.
Close string: The string that is passed to the XAR on the xa_close() call. To find out whether or not you need to supply Close string, see your database vendor's documentation.
Description: Specify an optional text description of the XAR definition.
Enabled: Check this to enable the XAR. It is checked by default.