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MSO |
Multi-Session Option is an Information Builders product offering that provides a multi-user MVS address space for executing FOCUS commands and applications. |
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region |
An alternate term for an MVS address space |
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Load Balancing |
An MSO feature that automatically routes an MSO user to one of several MSO regions. |
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group, Load Balancing |
A named collection of MSO regions that comprise a Load Balancing group. |
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primary or initially contacted MSO region |
An MSO user initiates a Logon request to a Load Balancing group by issuing a normal MSO Logon to one of the MSO regions in the group. This first step is referred to as the primary MSO region or the initially contacted region. |
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destination region |
This is the MSO region that the user is routed to by the MSO Load Balancing algorithm. |
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MSO Configuration File |
This file is a text file that contains the startup specifications for the MSO region. |
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communication data sets |
A pair of sequential files that are dedicated to an individual MSO region. These data sets provide the basis for access to MSO for TSO and CICS users. |
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service block |
The MSO configuration file must have at least one service block defined that specifies PROGRAM=FOCUS. This is the basic definition of the MSO FOCUS server. In most MSO environments only one service group is defined per MSO region. |
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service name |
Each service block definition is started by specifying SERVICE=service_name. This name is referred to as the service name. |
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application name |
A new service block keyword to support Load Balancing. It associates a meaningful name such as "PAYROLL" or "ACCT" with one or more MSO Load Balancing regions in an MSO Load Balancing group. |
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