NetBase for MPE Reference Guide

NetBase Shadowing
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Valid FILE Options for the Master System
The following table lists FILE command options for affecting processes that access the master file.
For a full description of these options, turn to Chapter 4 “Using NBDIR”.
Option Description
SYNC
Use for non-IMAGE files that do not have a locking strategy or with
IMAGE databases if not using TPS shadowing.
NOKFILES
Do not shadow files with names that match the pattern ?#######.
EXCLUDE
Do not shadow defined datasets.
INCLUDE
Shadow defined datasets only.
READPASS
Defines the shadow read password-not necessary if using TPS.
CLOSE
If this parameter is specified, the shadow copy of the file is closed
when the posting of shadow transactions are completed.
IMAGELOG
This option identifies the master file as an IMAGE log file. Only one
log file need be specified if automatic CHANGELOGs are enabled. Turn
to the “Shadowing with TurboIMAGE Log Files” section in this
chapter for more information on how IMAGELOG is used.
NOLOG
This option turns off the ability to log updates for this file.
LOGONLY
If this option is specified, all updates to the master file are logged.
However, the updates are not sent to the shadow computer. The
transactions are written to ELOG####.LOG.NETBASE where #### is a
sequence number.
Valid FILE Options for the Shadow System
The following table lists FILE command options for affecting processes that access the shadow copy
of the file. For a full description of these options, turn to Chapter 4 “Using NBDIR”.
Option Description
LOCAL
Access local shadow copy only
MASTER
Access master copy only (requires NFA)
READ
Requires opens to be for read access
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