Overview of Exit Program Integration

Several Powertech products utilize IBM i exit points to keep track of access to the system. One in particular, the File Server exit point, has created a bottleneck for a few reasons. To assist with overcoming this issue, we have introduced Exit Program Integration in our Antivirus 8.09 and Encryption 4.0 product versions. The advantages of this integration are:

  • Once registered, you will not need to recycle your QSERVER jobs or adjust in the future

  • Fortra products can easily share the exit point and fire in the correct order

Additionally, we support other exit programs you may have that also monitor the File Server exit point, and can even fire programs that use either of the available formats, where IBM would natively only run the higher level program.

Exit program integration provided with Powertech Encryption for IBM i includes the following exit points:

  • The File Server exit point

  • The Integrated File System Scan on Open exit point

  • The Integrated File System Scan on Close exit point

Exit Program Sequencing

Exit program integration allows you to control the order of how the exit programs are called. Exit programs can prevent the following two exit program groups from being called:

  1. The exit programs of Fortra products that support exit program integration, which are called first. Between the products, the order of how the exit programs are called is determined programatically and cannot be customized.

  2. Other exit programs, which are called next. You can specify the order between these programs.

NOTE: Any of the exit programs on this chain can stop the processing of the other exit programs further down the chain.

Exit Program Integration and Other Solutions Using Exit Points

Powertech Antivirus for IBM i

Powertech Encryption for IBM i version 4.0 and higher will automatically configure exit point integration for co-use between Powertech Encryption for IBM i and Powertech Antivirus.

Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i

Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i is compatible with but does not currently participate in the exit program integration.

To enable both Powertech Exit Point Manager for IBM i and Powertech Encryption for IBM i to use the File Server exit point, configure these solutions as follows:

  1. On the main menu, choose option 7 IFS Encryption Menu, then option 21, IFS Utility menu and finally option 3, Add IFS Exit Point Programs and register the IFS exit programs.

  1. In Exit Point Manager:

    1. Ensure the file server is not activated.

    2. Choose "Activate with supplemental" for the file server.

    3. Perform activation when convenient.

  2. See 'Using Exit Program Integration with Multiple Powertech Products' on the Fortra Community Portal.

Other Solutions' Configuration

If Exit Point manager or another program is already registered in the File Server Exit Point, please see the multiple product document 'Using Exit Program Integration with Multiple Powertech Products' located in the Powertech Knowledge Base on our Community Portal.

Other solutions from Fortra and third-party providers can also use exit point integration. To add the exit program for another solution into the integration, follow these steps:

  1. Use the Work with Exit Program Integration (WRKEXTPGM) Command to add an exit program to a specific exit point.

  2. Under "exit program for which product", select one of the "NON-FORTRA" entries.

  3. Under "Product", specify the exit program library and name.

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