Pinging the Resource Manager (xa-ping)

Attention: This feature is in Early Adopter Product (EAP) release status. We intend to provide the finalized feature in a future release. Please contact Micro Focus SupportLine if you require further clarification.

The CRCN transaction invokes a new entry point, xa_ping, in the RM switch modules. This entry point executes a simple request to the target resource manager to check the connection state.

Ensure you have an up-to-date version of the switch module for which the ping entry is enabled.

The following table shows the functions/APIs invoked for the different resource managers:

Important: You must ensure that the resource manager allows execution of the APIs listed.

Resource manager	Probe APIs
Oracle	OCIPing
IBM DB2	SQLGetConnectAttr
Microsoft SQL Server	SQLGetConnectAttr
IBM MQSeries	MQ-open with options with option inquire on object type queue manager, and MQ-close
OCI	OCIPing
ODBC	SQLGetConnectAttr
PostgreSQL	SQLGetConnectAttr