Activate a configuration HMC-wide

HCD provides a function to manage dynamic I/O changes from a single point of control (managing system) for all systems running on CPCs that are controlled by the same hardware management console (HMC). The function includes the following features:

• listing all partitions on the HMC-controlled CPCs with their status (deactivated, activated, IPLed), and partition dependent information
• distributing a production IODF to selected target systems
• remotely performing dynamic hardware or software changes, or both, on selected target systems and showing the resulting messages
• operating selected target systems for the activation remotely and showing the resulting messages

To work with HMC-wide activate functions, start from the System z Cluster List (Figure 93), where you can select action Work with CPC images (action code  v ) to obtain the CPC Image List (see Figure 104).

The CPC Image List displays information about the selected CPC. This includes the processor ID, SNA address, and the HSA token.

Partitions that are deactivated or not IPLed, or that do not run any z/OS (MVS) or z/VM (VM) system are shown as disabled (with a #sign in the action column) and no action is possible for such a partition.

Also all LPARs without an entry in the connection table which are not reachable indirectly via a reachable sysplex are listed but marked as disabled (#) in the action column.

The CPC Image List displays all partitions defined on the selected CPC with their operation status, connection status, and activation status:

• partition name
• partition ID (LPID from the support element)
• operation status of the partition:

  0001

  The partition is operational and a system is IPLed.

  0002

  The partition is activated but no system is IPLed.

  0008

  The partition is deactivated.

  0010

  There are exceptions.

  Any other value indicates a special condition for the partition that you can check at the Support Element (SE) of the selected CPC or the HMC.

• The connection status (column Co ST) for z/OS and z/VM systems running in the image, indicating whether this system is reachable or not. This information depends on the content of your connection table.

  BLANK

  Indicates that no entry for the system exists in the connection table and therfore, a connection between HCD of the local system to the displayed system does not exist.

  Y

  Indicates that a connection between HCD of the local system to the displayed system exists because of an entry in the connection table.

  S

  Indicates that a connection between HCD of the local system to the displayed system exists because they are either identical or in the same sysplex, or another member of the sysplex has a direct connection via an entry in the connection table.

  N

  Indicates that a connection between the local HCD and the displayed system failed in spite of an entrx in the connection table.

• The activation status of the image contains information about its activation capabilities and currently active configurations.

  Activation HW

  Indicates whether a Hardware Activate is possible: Y or not: N, or whether it is unknown: ?.

  Activation SW

  Indicates whether a Software Activate is possible (Y or N). If the software is not managed by HCD, a switch of the IODF is possible: S.

  Activation Status

  Indicates the status of an activate request for connected z/OS and z/VM systems (for example, Activating or In Progress). It indicates also whether hardware or software changes or both are possible.

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                                CPC Image List       Row 1 of 60 More:       >
Command ===> _______________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE

Select one or more systems of the CPC, then press Enter. To refresh the
Activate/Verify Status, press Enter without selections made.

Processor ID : R35            SNA Address  : IBM390PS.R35
HSA Token  . : R35      12-02-06 09:26:03 SYS4     IODF71

  -- Partition --- Co Sysplex   ------- System -------  ----- Activation -----
/ Name     ID Stat St Name      Name     Type   Level   HW SW Status
 _ DWB1     2A 0001    DWB1PLEX  DWB1     MVS    1.12
 _ DWB2     3A 0001    DWB1PLEX  DWB2     MVS    1.12
 _ IRD6     1B 0001 Y  IRD4PLEX  IRD6     MVS    2.1     Y  Y
 _ R35LP29  1E 0001    R35SSI    BOER3529 VM     6.2
 _ R35LP43  2D 0001    R35SSI    BOER3543 VM     6.2
 _ TRX1     2C 0001 S  TRX1PLEX  TRX1     MVS    2.1     Y  Y
 _ TRX2     3C 0001 Y  TRX1PLEX  TRX2     MVS    1.13    Y  Y
 # IRD7     0C 0002
 # IRD8     1C 0002 N
 # R35LP10  0A 0001                       LINUX  3.0.13

  F1=Help        F2=Split       F3=Exit        F7=Backward    F8=Forward    F9=Swap
 F10=Actions    F12=Cancel     F13=Instruct   F14=SortName   F15=SortStat  F16=SortSplx
 F22=Command

Scrolling to the right displays further activation status information as shown in Figure 105:

• active IODF
• active OS configuration ID in column Conf ID (available for z/OS systems; available for z/VM systems only if z/VM manages the software configuration via HCD)
• active EDT ID (only available for z/OS systems)

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                                CPC Image List       Row 1 of 60 More: <
Command ===> _______________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE

Select one or more systems of the CPC, then press Enter. To refresh the
Activate/Verify Status, press Enter without selections made.

Processor ID : R35            SNA Address  : IBM390PS.R35
HSA Token  . : R35      12-02-06 09:26:03 SYS4     IODF71

  Partition  Active             Conf      EDT
/ Name       IODF               ID        ID
_ DWB1
_ DWB2
_ IRD6       SYS4.IODF10        MVSVM     00
_ R35LP29
_ R35LP43
_ TRX1       SYS1.IODF01        MVSVM     00
_ TRX2       SYS1.IODF01        MVSVM     00
# IRD7
# IRD8
# R35LP10

  F1=Help        F2=Split       F3=Exit        F7=Backward    F8=Forward    F9=Swap
 F10=Actions    F12=Cancel     F13=Instruct   F14=SortName   F15=SortStat  F16=SortSplx
 F22=Command

Use PF keys to sort the list by the following columns:

F14

sort by Partition Name

F15

sort by Partition Stat (operational status)

F16

sort by Sysplex Name

From the CPC Image List you can launch dynamic hardware and software configuration changes on any reachable system (in any sysplex) on any CPC that is configured in the same Hardware Management Console (HMC). All available actions are introduced in Available configuration activation actions.

Press the Enter key without further selection to refresh the display of the activation status, for example, when there is an activation in progress.

The save list function is available for the CPC Image List.