Disassociating Members from XCF

Similar to defining members to XCF, disassociating members from XCF is a process that requires some planning. Once a member is defined to XCF and is in a created or active state, there are a number of ways that it can become disassociated from XCF. For each member, you have the following choices:

Do a controlled stop by placing an active member in the quiesced state through IXCQUIES, and then, at a later time, in the not-defined state through IXCDELET. (A member must have permanent status recording to choose this option.) Placing the member in a quiesced state disassociates the member from XCF services (cannot send and receive messages, cannot be monitored, etc.) but the member is still known to XCF. Placing the member in the not-defined state then disassociates the member completely from XCF.
Immediately place an active member in the not-defined state through the IXCLEAVE macro. (Permanent status recording is not required for this option.)
Place a created member in the not-defined state through the IXCDELET macro.
Allow an active member with permanent status recording to terminate without explicitly disassociating from XCF, causing the member to be placed in the failed state. Then disassociate the member from XCF through the IXCDELET macro. Any event causing termination, either normal or abnormal, will cause an active member with permanent status recording to be placed in the failed state.
Force an active member to stop using XCF services by issuing the IXCTERM macro. The member's recovery routine then gets control and decides the member's final state. You can use IXCTERM for a member with or without permanent status recording.

The topic entitled The Five Member States provided information you need regarding the quiesced, failed, and not-defined member states to determine how you should disassociate each member from XCF. The information in this topic tells you how to use the IXCQUIES, IXCLEAVE, IXCDELET, and IXCTERM macros to achieve the desired results. Also included in this topic is information on providing recovery when a member does not explicitly disassociate from XCF.