What is the purpose of BPXBATA2?

[Peter Hunkeler]

Cross-posted to MVS-OE and IBM-MAIN

Until today it escaped me that BPXPATA2 is specifically intended to run in key 2. Does anyone know where there is a need to run a UNIX program in key 2?

Just curiosity.


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[Peter Hunkeler]

Cross-posted to MVS-OE and IBM-MAIN >> Until today it escaped me that BPXPATA2 is specifically intended to run in key 2. Does anyone know where there is a need to run a UNIX program in key 2?

Since I had cross-posted the question, here is the answer I got on MVS-OE:
WebSphere Control region use this to start.


I don't like this desing. The Websphere team should have written their own specific startup program which would do nothing but starting Websphere. Instead, we now got a general utility to run almost any (I know there are limitations) program in key 2.


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[Elardus Engelbrecht]

Post by Peter Hunkeler

Cross-posted to MVS-OE and IBM-MAIN >> Until today it escaped me that BPXPATA2 is specifically intended to run in key 2. Does anyone know where there is a need to run a UNIX program in key 2?

Weird. There must be a reason.

Post by Peter Hunkeler
WebSphere Control region use this to start.

Where? I see BPXBATCH, BBO* and friends, not BPXBATA2.

Ok, I must have missed something.

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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