This is the first message of a group of messages that VTAM® issues when a response is received to a search initiated by a VARY AUTOLOG command. A complete description of the message group follows.

 IST2096I AUTOLOGON SEARCH COMPLETED FOR APPLICATION pluname
[IST2097I STATUS - CANNOT BE LOCATED]
[IST2098I STATUS - UNABLE TO ACCEPT LOGONS]
[IST2099I STATUS - AUTOLOGON SESSIONS INITIATED FOR number LUS]
 IST314I END

IST2096I

• This message is always issued upon receiving a response to a search that was initiated by a VARY AUTOLOG command. It will be followed by one of the status messages, IST2097I, IST2098I, or IST2099I.
• pluname is the name of the controlling application for which a response to a VARY AUTOLOG command-initiated search was received. pluname is in the form of netid.pluname.

IST2097I

• The search was unable to locate the controlling application named in the preceding IST2096I message. No sessions will be initiated for LUs waiting for automatic logon sessions to this controlling application.

IST2098I

• The search located the controlling application named in the preceding IST2096I message. The status of the controlling application indicated that it was not able to accept sessions at this time. A single session is initiated, which will establish a notification path between the controlling application host and this host. This will allow the controlling application's host to send this VTAM a notification of the application's ability to accept logons. When the notification is received, this VTAM will generate initiation requests for all LUs waiting for automatic logon sessions to that application.

IST2099I

• The search located the controlling application named in the preceding IST2096I message. The status of the controlling application indicated that it is able to accept sessions at this time. VTAM initiates sessions for all LUs waiting for automatic logon sessions to that application.
• number is the number of session initiation requests that will be generated for the controlling application