Related system values
Related to this scan support are two system values. You can use these two system values to establish the scanning environment you want for your system.
Listed as follows are the names of the two system values and the descriptions for each one. These system values and their control options are described for the iSeries™ Navigator. The comparable character-based interface values are listed in parenthesis following the iSeries Navigator names. For example, for the system value QSCANFSCTL, when the iSeries Navigator control option 'Scan accesses through file servers only' is selected, you would essentially be creating the same results by specifying the character-based control option *FSVRONLY.
The name and descriptions of these system values are as follows:
- Use registered exit program to scan the "root" (/), QOpenSys, and user-defined file systems (QSCANFS)
This system value can be used to specify whether file systems should be scanned. Only objects in the "root" (/), QOpenSys, and user-defined file systems will be scanned if the file system has been fully converted. This value specifies whether objects should be scanned by exit programs registered with any of the integrated file system scan-related exit points.
The default value is that objects will be scanned if any exit programs are registered.
- Scan control (QSCANFSCTL)
For this system value, you can use the default control options or you can use specified control options. For brief descriptions on the different specified control options based on the iSeries Navigator system values, see the following list.
- Scan accesses through file servers only (*FSVRONLY specified)
A scan will only take place if you access the System i™ platform from a file server. If this option is not selected, all accesses will be scanned.
- Fail request if exit program fails (*ERRFAIL specified)
If there are errors when the exit program is called, the request or operation that triggered the call to the exit program will fail. If this option is not selected, the system will skip the failing exit program and the object will be treated as if it was not scanned.
- Perform write access upgrades (*NOWRTUPG not specified)
The access upgrade will occur for the scan descriptor passed to the exit program to include write access. If *NOWRTUPG option is not selected, the system will not attempt to do the write access upgrade.
If *NOWRTUPG is specified, the system will not attempt to upgrade the access for the scan descriptor passed to the exit program to include write access. If *NOWRTUPG is not specified, the system will attempt to do the write access upgrade.
- Use 'only when objects have changed' attribute to control scan (*USEOCOATR specified)
The 'object change only' attribute (only scan the object if it has been modified) will be used. If this option is not selected, this attribute will not be used and the object will be scanned after it is modified and when scan software indicates an update.
- Fail close request if scan fails during close (*NOFAILCLO not specified)
If an object failed a scan during close processing, the close request will be failed. If this option is not selected, the close request will not be failed. When not selected, this value overrides the specification of the 'fail request if exit program fails' value.
If *NOFAILCLO is specified, the system will not fail the close request with an indication of scan failure, even if the object failed a scan which was done as part of the close processing.
- Scan on next access after object has been restored (*NOPOSTRST not specified)
Objects will be scanned after they are restored. If 'the object will not be scanned' attribute is specified, the object will be scanned once after being restored. If the attribute 'object change only' is specified, the object will be scanned after being restored.
If *NOPOSTRST is specified while the objects are restored, they will not be scanned just because they were restored. If the object attribute is 'the object will not be scanned', the object will not be scanned at any time. If the object attribute is 'object change only', the object will only be scanned if it is modified after being restored.
Parent topic:
Scanning support
Related information
Security system values: Use registered exit programs to scan the root (/), QOpenSys, and user-defined file systems
Security system values: Scan control