MACRO Connection Manager configuration parameter

The MACRO parameter specifies the name of a macro and a value that can be reused in the Connection Manager configuration file.

Macro definition format

Macro use format

Usage

The MACRO parameter is optional, and applies to the Connection Manager configuration file.

A macro can contain spaces, but not line breaks.

The MACRO parameter can be set multiple times to create multiple macros.

After a macro is defined, it can be used in other macros. For example:

MACRO WA=wa_server_1,wa_server_2,wa_server_3,wa_server_4
MACRO OR=or_server_1,or_server_2,or_server_3,or_server_4
MACRO ID=id_server_1,id_server_2,id_server_3,id_server_4
MACRO PNW=${WA),${OR),${ID)

Example 1: Using a macro in a service-level agreement

In the following example, the macro CA contains the names of eight servers.

NAME my_connection_manager_1
MACRO CA=ca_server_1,ca_server_2,ca_server_3,ca_server_4, \
         ca_server_5,ca_server_6,ca_server_7,ca_server_8

CLUSTER my_cluster_1
{
   INFORMIXSERVER group_name_1
   SLA sla_1 DBSERVERS=${CA}
   FOC ORDER=ENABLED PRIORITY=1
}

The macro expands in the following way:

{
   INFORMIXSERVER group_name_1
   SLA sla_1 DBSERVERS=ca_server_1,ca_server_2,ca_server_3,ca_server_4, \
         ca_server_5,ca_server_6,ca_server_7,ca_server_8
   FOC ORDER=ENABLED PRIORITY=1
}

Example 2: Using multiple macros in service-level agreements

In the following example, the macros WA, OR, and ID each contain the names of servers. Macro ID also contains parentheses to create a redirection-policy group.

NAME my_connection_manager_2
MACRO WA=wa_server_1,wa_server_2,wa_server_3
MACRO OR=or_server_1,or_server_2,or_server_3
MACRO ID=(id_server_1,id_server_2,id_server_3)

CLUSTER my_cluster_2
{
   INFORMIXSERVER group_name_2
   SLA sla_1 DBSERVERS=PRI
   SLA sla_2 DBSERVERS=${WA},${OR}
   SLA sla_3 DBSERVERS=${ID} POLICY=ROUNDROBIN
   FOC ORDER=ENABLED PRIORITY=1
}

The macros expand in the following ways:

{
   INFORMIXSERVER group_name_2
   SLA sla_1 DBSERVERS=PRI
   SLA sla_2 DBSERVERS=wa_server_1,wa_server_2,wa_server_3,or_server_1,or_server_2,or_server_3
   SLA sla_3 DBSERVERS=(id_server_1,id_server_2,id_server_3) POLICY=ROUNDROBIN
   FOC ORDER=ENABLED PRIORITY=1
}