Start options

Table 1 lists the new or changed SNA start options.

Refer to z/OS Communications Server: SNA Resource Definition Reference for more information on start options.

Table 1. Summary of new and changed Communications Server start options
Start option Release Description of update Reason for change
AIMON V2R2 The AIMON start option determines whether VTAM monitors interfaces for overdue adapter interrupts. Release update
Start of changeDSACTIONEnd of change Start of changeV2R2 with APAR OA49911

V2R1 with APAR OA48802

End of change		 Start of changeNew start option for VTAM 3270 intrusion detection services.End of change Start of changeVTAM 3270 intrusion detection servicesEnd of change
Start of changeDSCOUNTEnd of change Start of changeV2R2 with APAR OA49911

V2R1 with APAR OA48802

End of change		 Start of changeNew start option for VTAM 3270 intrusion detection services.End of change Start of changeVTAM 3270 intrusion detection servicesEnd of change
Start of changeDSMONITREnd of change Start of changeV2R2 with APAR OA49911

V2R1 with APAR OA48802

End of change		 Start of changeNew start option for VTAM 3270 intrusion detection services.End of change Start of changeVTAM 3270 intrusion detection servicesEnd of change
Start of changeDSTRUSTEnd of change Start of changeV2R2 with APAR OA49911

V2R1 with APAR OA48802

End of change		 Start of changeNew start option for VTAM 3270 intrusion detection services.End of change Start of changeVTAM 3270 intrusion detection servicesEnd of change
CSDUMP V2R1 The RNICTRLE operand is changed to accept the value MSGVALUE. Shared Memory Communications over RDMA adapter (RoCE) virtualization
V2R1 Changed to accept a new value RNICTRLE as part of a message trigger. Shared Memory Communications over Remote Direct Memory Access
IPADDR V2R1 Changed to accept an IPv6 address or an IPv4 address. Enterprise Extender IPv6 address configuration
PSRETRY V2R1 Changed to accept a new IMMED operand value to trigger immediate path switch attempts when a TG is activated or changes status. Enterprise Extender IPv6 address configuration
TRACE V1R13 Existing start option. The VIT operand DSPSIZE was used to set the size of the VIT data space when TYPE=VTAM was specified; it is not supported in V1R13 and later. Increased CTRACE and VIT capacity
V1R13 Existing start option. The VIT operand SIZE, used when TYPE=VTAM is specified, is changed to specify the number of megabytes of HVCommon instead of the number of pages of ECSA. The new valid range of values is 4M to 2048M, inclusive. Increased CTRACE and VIT capacity
Parent topic: Communications Server SNA summary of interface changes