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4.12 IRROPTxx considerations

The protocol conversion described in 4.5, “A simple protocol conversion” on page 87 was too

simple because it did not take into account updates to IRROPTxx. In a production

environment, IRROPTxx must be updated alongside the protocol conversion.

The timing of updates to IRROPTxx with respect to performing the actual protocol conversion

is important. In an unexpected system outage, ensure that work is not lost by having both

protocols defined in the IRROPTxx member when the RACF address space restarts. This

configuration allows RRSF to find both sets of workspace files when the system is restarted

after the outage. The work that has accumulated in both ...