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— EntireX BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server —

Administering the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server

The EntireX BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server allows standard RPC clients to communicate with RPC servers on the operating system BS2000/OSD. It supports the programming languages COBOL and C.

This document covers the following topics:

Customizing the RPC Server
Configuring the RPC Server
Locating and Calling the Target Server
Starting the RPC Server
Stopping the RPC Server
Activating Tracing for the RPC Server

Customizing the RPC Server

The following elements are used for setting up the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server:

Common Runtime Environment (CRTE)
Configuration File
Start Procedure

Common Runtime Environment (CRTE)

When the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server calls COBOL or C server programs, the BS2000/OSD Common Runtime Environment (CRTE) is loaded dynamically into the corresponding address space of the worker task.

There is no need to bind the CRTE statically to the called server object modules. If this is needed for any reason, the CRTE must be linked as a subsystem. All entries must be hidden to prevent duplicates. Linking the CRTE statically will occupy resources and slow down the load time of the server object modules.

The CRTE is not delivered with this package. For a detailed description, see the CRTE (BS2000/OSD) User's Guide.

Configuration File

The name of the delivered example configuration file is "RPC-CONFIG". The configuration file contains the configuration for the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server. The following settings are important:

connection information such as broker ID, server address (class, name, service)
location and usage of server mapping file
scalability parameters
trace settings
etc.

For more information see Configuring the RPC Server.

Start Procedure

The name of the start S-procedure for the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server is "START-RPC-SERVER". The start procedure contains the following:

the location of the Common Runtime Environment (CRTE)
the target server library name of the called COBOL or C server
the configuration file used; see Configuration File
etc.

Configuring the RPC Server

The following rules apply:

Underscored letters in a parameter indicate the minimum number of letters that can be used for an abbreviated command.

For example, in brokerid=localhost, brok is the minimum number of letters that can be used as an abbreviation, i.e. the commands/parameters broker=localhost and brok=localhost are equivalents.

Parameter Default Values Req/
Opt

brokerid

localhost

Broker ID used by the server. See Using the Broker ID in Applications.

Example:
brokerid=myhost.com:1971

class

RPC

Server class part of the server address used by the server. The server address must be defined as a service in the broker attribute file (see Service-specific Attributes under Broker Attributes). Case-sensitive, up to 32 characters. Corresponds to CLASS.

Example:
class=MyRPC

codepage

no codepage transferred

Depending on the internationalization approach, the codepage (locale string) where incoming data is provided to the COBOL server. Conversely, the COBOL server must provide outgoing data in the given codepage, otherwise unpredictable results occur. See What is the Best Internationalization Approach to use? under Internationalization with EntireX for information on which internationalization approach requires a codepage (locale string).

By default, no codepage is transferred to the broker. For the most popular internationalization approach, ICU Conversion, the correct codepage (locale string) must be provided. This means it must:

follow the rules described under Locale String Mapping
be a codepage supported by the broker
be the codepage used in your environment for file and terminal IO, otherwise unpredictable results may occur.

Example:
codepage=EDF041

compresslevel

N

Enforce compression when data is transferred between broker and server. See Data Compression in EntireX Broker.

compresslevel= 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8| 9 | Y | N

`0-9`	0=no compression 9=max. compression
`N`	No compression.
`Y`	Compression level 6.

Example:
compresslevel=6

deployment

NO

Activates the deployment service, see Deploment Service under BS2000/OSD. Required to use the deployment wizard. See Server Mapping Deployment Wizard in the COBOL Wrapper documentation.

`YES`	Activates the deployment service. The RPC server registers the deployment service in the broker.
`NO`	The deployment service is deactivated. The RPC server does not register the deployment service in the broker.

Example:
deployment=yes

encryptionlevel

Enforce encryption when data is transferred between client and server. Requires EntireX Security. See ENCRYPTION-LEVEL under Broker ACI Fields.

`0`	Encryption is enforced.
`1`	Encryption is enforced between server and broker kernel.
`2`	Encryption is enforced between server and broker kernel, and also between client and broker.

Example:
encryptionlevel=2

init_exit

Initialization exit. The BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server provides user exits that allow you to plug in code during initialization and to terminate RPC worker tasks. This parameter specifies the name of an executable module that is loaded and executed during initialization of each worker task. See also term_exit.

Example:
init_exit=myExit

extractor

NO

The extractor service is a prerequisite for remote extractions. See Extractor Service under BS2000/OSD.

extractor=YES|NO

Example:
extractor=yes

logon

YES

Execute broker functions LOGON/LOGOFF in worker threads. Must match the setting of the broker attribute AUTOLOGON. Reliable RPC requires logon set to YES. See Reliable RPC.

`NO`	No logon/logoff functions are executed.
`YES`	Logon/logoff functions are executed.

Example:
logon=no

marshalling

COBOL

The BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server can be configured to support either COBOL or C. See also Locating and Calling the Target Server.
marshalling=(LANGUAGE=COBOL|C)

`COBOL`	The BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server supports COBOL. The COBOL servers are called directly without a server interface object. The COBOL server modules may be compiled as OM or LLM modules. So-called server mapping (SVM) files are used to call the COBOL server correctly if one is available. See Server Mapping Deployment.
`C`	The BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server supports C. The modules are called using a server interface object built with the C Wrapper.

password

no default

Password for broker logon. Case-sensitive, up to 32 characters. For more information see broker ACI control block field PASSWORD.

Example:
password=MyPwd

restartcycles

Number of restart attempts if the broker is not available. This can be used to keep the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server running while the broker is down for a short time. A restart cycle will be repeated at an interval which is calculated as follows:

timeout + ETB_TIMEOUT + 60 seconds

where	`timeout`	is the RPC server parameter (see this table), and
	`ETB_TIMEOUT`	is the environment variable (see Environment Variables in EntireX)

When the number of cycles is reached and a connection to the broker is not possible, the RPC server stops.

Example:
restartcycles=30

servername

SRV1

Server name part of the server address used by the server. The server address must be defined as a service in the broker attribute file. See Service-specific Attributes under Broker Attributes. Case-sensitive, up to 32 characters. Corresponds to SERVER of the broker attribute file.

Example:
servername=mySrv

service

CALLNAT

Service part of the server address used by the server. The server address must be defined as a service in the broker attribute file. See Service-specific Attributes under Broker Attributes. Case-sensitive, up to 32 characters. Corresponds to SERVICE attribute of the broker attribute file.

Example:
service=MYSERVICE

smhport

The port where the server listens for commands from the System Management Hub (SMH). If this port is 0 (default), no port is used and management by the SMH is disabled.

Example:
smhport=3001

svm

PREFERRED

Usage of SVM files.

SVM=PREFERRED|NO

`PREFERRED`	This setting is to support COBOL servers built with the EntireX Workbench that do not have a server mapping file (SVM), plus COBOL servers built with an SVM file. If an SVM file is found, it is used to unmarshal the data and call the server. If no SVM file is found, the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server tries to unmarshal the data without the SVM file and call the server. This is the default.
`NO`	Server mapping files (SVMs) are not used to unmarshal the data. The BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server tries to unmarshal the data without the SVM file and call the server.

Example for BS2000/OSD:
SVM=NO

term_exit

Termination exit. The BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server provides user exits that allow you to plug in code during initialization and terminate RPC worker tasks. This parameter specifies the name of an executable module that is loaded and executed during termination of each worker task. See also init_exit.

Example:
term_exit=myExit

timeout

Timeout in seconds, used by the server to wait for broker requests. See broker ACI control block field WAIT for more information. Also influences restartcycles.

Example:
timeout=300

tracedestination

ERXTrace.nnn.log

Trace output is written to SYSOUT.

tracelevel

None

Trace level for the server. See also Activating Tracing for the RPC Server.

tracelevel = None | Standard | Advanced | Support

`None`	No trace output.
`Standard`	For minimal trace output.
`Advanced`	For detailed trace output.
`Support`	This trace level is for support diagnostics and should only be switched on when requested by Software AG support.

Example:
tracelevel=standard

userid

ERX-SRV

Used to identify the server to the broker. See broker ACI control block field USER-ID. Case-sensitive, up to 32 characters.

Example:
userid=MyUid

workermodel

SCALE,1,3,slowshrink

The BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server can be configured to adjust the number of worker threads to the current number of client requests: workermodel=(SCALE,`from`,`thru` [,slowshrink \| fastshrink]) use a fixed number of worker threads: workermodel=(FIXED,`number`)
`FIXED`	A fixed `number` of worker threads is used by the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server.
`SCALE`	The number of worker threads is adjusted to the current number of client requests. With the `from` value, the minimum number of active worker threads can be set. The `thru` value restricts the maximum number of worker threads.
	`slowshrink`	The RPC server stops all worker threads not used in the time specified by the `timeout` parameter, except for the number of workers specified as minimum value. This is the default if `SCALE` is used.
	`fastshrink`	The RPC server stops worker threads immediately as soon as it has finished its conversation, except for the number of workers specified as minimum value.
Example: `workermodel=(SCALE,2,5)`

Locating and Calling the Target Server

Target server programs are loaded dynamically, using the BS2000 BLSLIB chain. The target server library name needs to be set up as PROGRAM-LIB in the parameter declaration section of the START-RPC-SERVER S-procedure, see Start Procedure. Depending on the setting of the parameter marshalling, the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server supports COBOL object modules or C object modules.

COBOL

The approach used to derive the COBOL object module name for the RPC server depends on whether so-called server mapping files are used or not. See Usage of SVM Files for an introduction.

If SVM files are used, the IDL library and IDL program names are used to form a key to locate the SVM entry in the SVM container. If an SVM entry is found, the COBOL object module name of the RPC server is derived from the SVM entry. In this case the IDL program name can be different to the COBOL object module name if it is renamed during the wrapping process (see Customize Automatically Generated Server Names) or during the extraction process in the COBOL Mapping Editor (see The Software AG IDL Tree Pane).
If no SVM files are used at all, the IDL program name is used as the COBOL object module name of the RPC server (the IDL library name is ignored).

C

See Scenario III: Writing a New C Server.

Starting the RPC Server

To start the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server

Use the following SDF command:

/ENTER-PROCEDURE *LIB(LIB=EXP960.JOBS,ELE=START-RPC-SERVER), -
/JOB-NAME=RPCMAIN,LOG=*NO

Stopping the RPC Server

To stop the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server using System Management Hub

Use the RPC server agent in the SMH to stop the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server.

To stop the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server from a privileged user ID

Enter the command:

/INFORM-PROGRAM MSG='STOP',JOB-IDENTIFICATION=*TSN(TSN=tsn)

where tsn is the task number associated with the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server main task (in the example above the TSN of RPCMAIN)

All other tasks that were created as a result of starting the batch RPC server will be stopped automatically.

To stop the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server from an operator console

Enter the command:

/INTR tsn,STOP

where tsn is the task number associated with the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server main task (in the example above the TSN of RPCMAIN)

All other tasks that were created as a result of starting the batch RPC server will be stopped automatically.

To stop the BS2000/OSD Batch RPC Server from a non-privileged user ID

Use S-procedure STOP-RPC-SERVER in EXP960.JOBS.

Startup Parameter Description Default

BROKER-ID

Depending on the communication method, the broker ID can be specified in two different formats:

TCP Transport Method

ip:port:TCP

where	`ip`	is the address or DNS host name,
	`port`	is the port number that EntireX Broker is listening on, and
	`TCP`	is the protocol name

NET Transport Method

ETBnnn:SVCmmm:NET

where	`nnn`	is the ID under which EntireX Broker is connected to the Adabas ID table,
	`mmm`	is the SVC number under which the Adabas ID table can be accessed, and
	`NET`	is the protocol name

none

CLASS The class name under which the RPC server is registered at the EntireX Broker. RPC

SERVER The server name under which the RPC server is registered at the EntireX Broker. SRV1

SERVICE The service name under which the RPC server is registered at the EntireX Broker. CALLNAT

USERID If EntireX Broker is running with EntireX Security, a user ID needs to be supplied none

PASSWORD If EntireX Broker is running with EntireX Security, a password needs to be supplied none

EXX-JOBS EntireX Broker jobs library EXX960.JOBS

EXX-LIB EntireX Broker module library EXX960.LIB

WAL-MOD WAL module library WAL826.MOD

Set the broker ID in the PARAMETER-DECLARATION section and enter following command:

/CALL-PROCEDURE (EXP960.JOBS, STOP-RPC-SERVER)

Activating Tracing for the RPC Server

To switch on tracing for the RPC server

Set the parameter TRACELEVEL in S-element RPC-CONFIG in EXP960.JOBS.

To evaluate the return codes, see Error Messages and Codes.

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