Build a CONFIGxx member

After dynamic changes have been made to a system it is recommended to update the corresponding CONFIGxx member to reflect these changes. HCD provides a function to build a CONFIGxx member containing the CHP, DEVICE, and SWITCH statements of the local system or of the selected system in a sysplex.

After selecting Build CONFIGxx member, the Identify System I/O Configuration panel is displayed (see Figure 97). After selecting a system, and an I/O cluster name for managed channel paths, the Restrict Ports Eligible for Dynamic CHPID Management panel is displayed if the configuration contains managed channel paths for the selected I/O cluster. This panel shows all control units known by the selected system and manageable by DCM and their switch ports set to eligible for DCM (indicated by a 'Y'). You can specify ports as ineligible for DCM by overtyping 'Y' with 'N'.

Figure 108. Restrict Ports Eligible for Dynamic CHPID Management

*----------- Restrict Ports Eligible for Dynamic CHPID Management ------------*
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| Command ===> ___________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR    |
|                                                                             |
| Type 'N' to restrict ports related to managed CHPIDs from being used by     |
| dynamic CHPID management.                                                   |
|                                                                             |
| Processor ID: FR38LPAR  Partition: F38H      OS Configuration ID: B710      |
| I/O Cluster name: UTCPLX38                                                  |
|                                                                             |
|          ---------- Last digit of port address --------                     |
| SW.Port  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  A  B  C  D  E  F                     |
| 65.4     _  _  N  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                     |
| 65.B     _  _  _  _  _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  Y  Y  Y  _                     |
| 66.4     _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                     |
| 66.B     _  _  _  _  _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  Y  Y  Y  _                     |
| 67.A     _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                     |
| 67.B     _  _  _  _  _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  Y  Y  Y  _                     |
| 68.A     _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                     |
| 68.B     _  _  _  _  _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  Y  Y  Y  _                     |
| 6D.C     _  _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                     |
| 6D.D     _  _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                     |
| 6E.C     _  _  _  Y  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _                     |
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*

Figure 109. Build CONFIGxx Member

*--------------------------- Build CONFIGxx Member ---------------------------*
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|                                                                             |
| Specify or revise the values for the CONFIGxx member. Press ENTER to        |
| continue.                                                                   |
|                                                                             |
| Partitioned data set name . 'SYS1.PARMLIB'                                  |
| Suffix of CONFIGxx member . __                                              |
|                                                                             |
| Volume serial number  . . . ______  + (if data set not cataloged)           |
|  F1=Help     F2=Split    F3=Exit     F4=Prompt   F5=Reset    F9=Swap        |
| F12=Cancel                                                                  |
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*

If the specified CONFIGxx member already exists, the Confirm Update CONFIGxx Member panel is displayed.

Figure 110. Confirm Update CONFIGxx Member

*-------------- Confirm Update CONFIGxx Member ---------------*
|                                                             |
|                                                             |
| Specify or revise the values for the CONFIGxx member.       |
| Press ENTER to continue.                                    |
|                                                             |
| Backup CONFIGxx member  . . . . CONFBK01                    |
|                                                             |
| Update I/O statements . . . . . 1  1. Update member         |
|                                    2. Replace member        |
|                                                             |
|  F1=Help     F2=Split    F3=Exit     F5=Reset    F9=Swap    |
| F12=Cancel                                                  |
*-------------------------------------------------------------*

If you select Update member, the CHP, DEVICE, and SWITCH statements are replaced and all other statements remain unchanged. If you select Replace member, the content of the CONFIGxx member will be CHP, DEVICE, and SWITCH statements exclusively. All other statements formerly present in the member will be removed.

The default name for the backup member is CONFBKxx. If the name is blanked out, no backup is saved.

You can also invoke this task in batch mode. See Build I/O configuration data for a description of the job control information that you need to specify when building a CONFIGxx member.