Configuring VSAM Adapter Environment Properties

Description

The description of the database. 

A valid string. 

ServerName 

This setting specifies the host name of the external database server. 

Any valid string. 

PortNumber 

Specifies the I/O port number on which the server is listening for connection requests. 

A valid port number. 

DatabaseName 

Specifies the name of the database instance. This parameter is configured in conjuction with the Data Catalogue name you created in WebSphere Classic Federation’s Data Mapper. 

Any valid string. 

User

Specifies the user name the Adapter uses to connect to the database. 

Any valid string. 

Password

Specifies the password used to access the database. 

Any valid string. 

Description

The description of the database. 

A valid string. The configured default is VSAM Connection Pool Datasource.

ServerName 

This setting specifies the host name of the external database server. 

Any valid string. 

PortNumber

Specifies the I/O port number on which the server is listening for connection requests. 

A valid port number. 

DatabaseName

Specifies the name of the database instance. 

Any valid string. 

User

Specifies the user name the Adapter uses to connect to the database. 

Any valid string. 

Password

Specifies the password used to access the database. 

Any valid string. 

DriverProperties

The Connection Pool DataSource implementation may need to execute additional methods to assure a successful run. The additional methods will need to be identified in the Driver Properties. You must ensure that the driver is installed on both the app server machine and Java CAPS IDE. 

The delimiter set by the user. For more information, see the Delimiter property below. 

Valid delimiters are: 

“<method-name-1>#<param-1>#<param-2>

#....<param-n>##<method-name-2>#<param-1>

#<param-2>#........<param-n>##......##”.

For example: to execute the method setSpyAttributes, give the method a String for the URL “setSpyAttribute#<url>##”. 

The setSpyAttributes (for Data Direct drivers) that are contained in the following examples (between the last set of double octothorps [##] within each example), are used for debugging purposes and need not be used on every occasion.

Optional—if you are using Spy Log: 

“setURL#jdbc:Seebeyond:VSAM://<server>:4100;

DatabaseName=<database>##setSpyAttributes

#log=(file)c:/temp/spy.log;logTName=yes##”

Delimiter

This is the delimiter character to be used in the DriverProperties prompt. 

The default is #. See the DriverProperties property above for more information on how the default value is used.

MinPoolSize

Specifies the minimum number of physical connections the pool should keep available at all times. 0 (zero) indicates that there should be no physical connections in the pool and the new connections should be created as needed.

If the pool size is too small, you may experience a longer connection time due to the existing number of physical connections. 

A connection that stays in the pool allows transactions to use it via a logical connection (which is faster). 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0.

MaxPoolSize

Specifies the maximum number of physical connections the pool should keep available at all times. 0 (zero) indicates that there is no maximum. 

If the pool size is too big, you may end up with too many connections with the database. The pool size depends on the transaction volume and response time. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 10.

MaxIdleTime

Specifies the maximum number of seconds that a physical connection may remain unused before it is closed. 0 (zero) indicates that there is no limit. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0.

ConnectionRetries

Specifies the number of retries to establish a connection upon failure to acquire one. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0.

ConnectionRetryInterval

Specifies the milliseconds of pause before each attempt to reaccess the database. This setting is used in conjunction with the ’Connection Retries’ setting. 

For example: In the event that the Adapter cannot connect to the Database, the Adapter will try to reconnect to the database 10 times in 5 seconds apart when the Connection Retries is 10 and the Connection Retry Interval is 5000. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 1000.

Description

The description of the database. 

A valid string. The configured default is VSAM non-Transactional Connection Pool Datasource.

ServerName 

This setting specifies the host name of the external database server. 

Any valid string. 

PortNumber

Specifies the I/O port number on which the server is listening for connection requests. 

A valid port number. 

DatabaseName

Specifies the name of the database instance. 

Any valid string. 

User

Specifies the user name the Adapter uses to connect to the database. 

Any valid string. 

Password

Specifies the password used to access the database. 

Any valid string. 

DriverProperties

The Connection Pool DataSource implementation may need to execute additional methods to assure a successful run. The additional methods will need to be identified in the Driver Properties. You must ensure that the driver is installed on both the app server machine and Java CAPS IDE. 

The delimiter set by the user. For more information, see the Delimiter property below.

Valid delimiters are: 

“<method-name-1>#<param-1>#<param-2>#

.........<param-n>##<method-name-2>#

<param-1>#<param-2>#........<param-n>##......##”.

For example: to execute the method setSpyAttributes, give the method a String for the URL “setSpyAttribute#<url>##”. 

The setSpyAttributes (for Data Direct drivers) that are contained in the following examples (between the last set of double octothorps [##] within each example), are used for debugging purposes and need not be used on every occasion.

Optional—if you are using Spy Log: 

“setURL#jdbc:Seebeyond:VSAM://<server>:4100;

DatabaseName=<database>##setSpyAttributes#

log=(file)c:/temp/spy.log;logTName=yes##”

Delimiter

This is the delimiter character to be used in the DriverProperties prompt. 

The default is #. See the DriverProperties property above for more information on how the default value is used.

MinPoolSize

Specifies the minimum number of physical connections the pool should keep available at all times. 0 (zero) indicates that there should be no physical connections in the pool and the new connections should be created as needed.

If the pool size is too small, you may experience a longer connection time due to the existing number of physical connections. 

A connection that stays in the pool allows transactions to use it via a logical connection (which is faster). 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0.

MaxPoolSize

Specifies the maximum number of physical connections the pool should keep available at all times. 0 (zero) indicates that there is no maximum. 

If the pool size is too big, you may end up with too many connections with the database. The pool size depends on the transaction volume and response time. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 10.

MaxIdleTime

Specifies the maximum number of seconds that a physical connection may remain unused before it is closed. 0 (zero) indicates that there is no limit. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0.

ConnectionRetries

Specifies the number of retries to establish a connection upon failure to acquire one. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 0.

ConnectionRetryInterval

Specifies the milliseconds of pause before each attempt to reaccess the database. This setting is used in conjunction with the ’Connection Retries’ setting. 

For example: In the event that the Adapter cannot connect to the Database, the Adapter will try to reconnect to the database 10 times in 5 seconds apart when the Connection Retries is 10 and the Connection Retry Interval is 5000. 

A valid numeric value. The default is 1000.