On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:58:43 -0600 Jeff Gribbin, EDS said: >A small detail about using CPUID rather than SYSTEMID which would have >mattered to me in a previous incarnation ... >The CPUID in question is the VIRTUAL CPUID. >Once upon a time I was required to provide the capability to flip between >default RSCS's with a user command. That is, sometimes you'd specify to >reach another system via RSCS-1 but at other times you'd say to reach it >via RSCS-2 and, having specified it, expect commands such as SENDFILE to >behave accordingly. >I implemented this capability by having two entries in SYSTEM NETID and >issuing SET (virtual) CPUID commands inside the CMS machines to flip >between RSCS targets. (This is simplified - there are a few flaming hoops >involved if you want to try if for yourself.) >My point is that the current criterion (cpuid) is dynamically variable >whereas the proposed criterion (SYSTEMID) is fixed. Once upon a time this >would have been an issue for me. Nowadays, for me, the convenience and >simplicity of SYSTEMID would win hands-down - but it DOES imply a tradeoff >and, if implemented, may irritate one or two remaining eccentrics such as >I used to be.
which is also used by the TCPIP DATA file to select labeled parameters. >Regards >Jeff
