PRD1/PRD2 not on MAS SYSA/SYSB are in MAS and have common NODE name.
In MAS environment, how does the NJE traffic work ? On Thu, 21 May 2026, 16:59 John S. Giltner, Jr., < [email protected]> wrote: > Had to look, but we have a 4 member MAS and all of them have the name node > name. From what I can tell it shouldn't matter. I'm assuming it does not > matter because they don't talk to each other. > > Obviously each one has a unique member name within the MAS. > > Do PRD1/PRD2 have the same node name. > > Since SYSA/SYSB have the same node name, if PRD1 goes to connect to 'NODE > SYS', I'm sure it will only connect to one, either SYSA or SYSB, because > from a NJE point of view here is only one node with multiple members. > > If PRD1/PRD2 share node name, same thing. You may have four LPAR's, but > there are only two NJE nodes. > > On Wed, 20 May 2026 21:08:49 -0400, Rob Schramm <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >I was just reading this wondering when the writer was going to say that > >they're in a shared mas. > > > >:-) > > > >Rob > > > >On Wed, May 20, 2026, 9:52 AM Paul Feller < > >[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Peter, not sure what you are talking about when you say that the node > name > >> is common for SYSA and SYSB. The last place I worked every JES2 system > in > >> a > >> MAS had unique names. To take it one step more each JES2 environment in > >> the > >> shop had unique names. > >> > >> As far as I know it should not matter that PRD1/PRD2 are not in a MAS > and > >> SYSA/SYSB are in a MAS. My first thought is to look see how the > different > >> lpars are connected over the network. > >> > >> Again, looking through the JES2 Initialization and Tuning Guide and JES2 > >> Initialization and Tuning Reference will help you understand what PARMS > to > >> look at depending on network protocol being used to connect the JES2 > >> systems. > >> > >> Here are links to the z/OS 3.1 version of the manuals from the IBM > website. > >> z/OS: z/OS JES2 Initialization and Tuning Guide > >> <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSLTBW_3.1.0/pdf/hasa300_v3r1.pdf> (z/OS > >> 3.1) > >> z/OS: z/OS JES2 Initialization and Tuning Reference > >> <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSLTBW_3.1.0/pdf/hasa400_v3r1.pdf> (z/OS > >> 3.1) > >> > >> > >> Paul > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf > >> Of > >> Peter > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 12:31 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: NJE routing > >> > >> I forgot to tell that > >> > >> SYSA and SYSB are on MAS. > >> > >> PRD1 and PRD2 are not in MAS. > >> > >> Being in MAS the adjacency is automatically decided ? Cause the node > name > >> is common for SYSA and SYSB. > >> > >> > >> On Tue, 19 May 2026, 19:20 Paul Feller, < > >> [email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> > Peter, my suggestion is to take a step back and check how the > >> > different lpars are connected over the network. > >> > > >> > Is there an actual network connection between SYSA and PRD1 or does > >> > the network between SYSA and PRD1 flow through SYSB? > >> > > >> > Is the network connection between lpars over SNA or IP? The > >> > definitions in the JES2 parms are different for SNA compared to IP. > >> > > >> > What level of z/OS are you running. I believe there are panels in > >> > SDSF that can help determine the type of network connection being > used. > >> > > >> > You might also want to look at the JES2 Initialization and Tuning > >> > Guide for information around how to setup an NJE connection. > >> > > >> > > >> > Paul > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected] > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > On > >> > Behalf Of Peter > >> > Sent: Monday, May 18, 2026 11:07 PM > >> > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > Subject: NJE routing > >> > > >> > Hello > >> > > >> > I must confess that I am not an expert in JES configuration. > >> > > >> > Recently I have inherited a system where there are two plexes PLEXA1 > >> > and > >> > PLEXB1 > >> > > >> > PLEXA1 has two lpars SYSA and SYSB > >> > > >> > PLEXB1 has two lpars PRD1 and PRD2 > >> > > >> > So, > >> > If I submit a job from SYSA towards PRD1, it goes VIA SYSB to PRD1. > >> > > >> > It was a quite new thing to me. I went through all the JES2 definition > >> > in every lpars and I couldn't find how the routing is happening VIA > SYSB. > >> > > >> > Has anyone implemented a similar scenario and which parameter in JES2 > >> > controls this type of routing? > >> > > >> > Under SDSF, I could see SYSA is connected to PRD1 via SYSB > >> > > >> > Any pointers would be appreciated. > >> > > >> > Peter > >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > >> > email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> <mailto:[email protected]> > >> > with the > >> > message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > >> > email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> with > >> the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email > >> to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> with the > >> message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
