How to define logical partition groups for autoconfiguration

A logical partition group (LP group) is a collection of logical partitions containing z/OS systems that belong to the same sysplex. This collection is used by I/O Autoconfiguration to determine to which partitions the discovered devices should be assigned.

Selecting option 3 LP groups for autoconfiguration from the Profile Options and Policies menu (see Figure 81) invokes the Autoconfiguration LP Group List which displays a list of partition groups (LP groups).

Use the Autoconfiguration LP Group List to define or delete LP groups, to assign logical partitions to a group or unassign partitions from a group.

*--------------- Autoconfiguration LP Group List -------------*
|                                                  Row 1 of 2 |
| Command ===> ___________________________ Scroll ===> CSR    |
|                                                             |
| To view assigned partitions, select one or more LP groups,  |
| then press Enter. To add an LP group, use F11.              |
|                                                             |
| / LP group name   Description                               |
| _ LPGROUPO        COM1                                      |
| _ LPGROUPX        COM1, SYSA1                               |
| _ LPGROUP0        SYSA1, SYSA2, SYSA3, SYSA4                |
| _ LPGROUP2        SYSA1, SYSA2                              |
| _ LPLGROUP        SYSA1, SYSA3, SYSA4                       |
| ********************* Bottom of data ********************** |
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|  F1=Help        F2=Split       F3=Exit        F4=Prompt     |
|  F7=Backward    F8=Forward     F9=Swap       F11=Add        |
| F12=Cancel     F22=Command                                  |
*-------------------------------------------------------------*

Invoking action Add like with action code  a  for an LP group, or just pressing F11, invokes the Add Autoconfiguration LP Group dialog with two entry fields for the LP group name and an optional user description.

Invoking action View/Assign logical partitions with action code  s  for an LP group invokes the Autoconfiguration LP Group Assignment List. This list displays all logical partitions assigned to the named LP group. You can assign a new partition to or unassign an included partition from the LP group.

*---------- Autoconfiguration LP Group Assignment List -----------*
|                                                      Row 1 of 2 |
| Command ===> _______________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE   |
|                                                                 |
| Select one or more logical partitions, then press Enter. To     |
| add, use F11.                                                   |
|                                                                 |
| LP group name : LPGROUP0     SYSA1, SYSA2, SYSA3, SYSA4         |
|                                                                 |
| / Partition Name       Description                              |
| _ P2817.0.SYSA1        logical Partition 1, CSS0                |
| _ P2817.1.SYSA2        logical Partition 2, CSS1                |
| _ P2817.2.SYSA3        logical Partition 3, CSS2                |
| _ P2817.2.SYSA4        logical Partition 4, CSS2                |
| *********************** Bottom of data ************************ |
|                                                                 |
|  F1=Help         F2=Split        F3=Exit         F4=Prompt      |
|  F7=Backward     F8=Forward      F9=Swap        F11=Add         |
| F12=Cancel      F22=Command                                     |
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To add a partition to an LP group, press F11 in this list to invoke the Add Partition to LP Group dialog.

*------------------------ Add Partition to LP Group ------------------------*
|                                                                           |
|                                                                           |
| Specify the following values.                                             |
|                                                                           |
| LP group name  . . . . . : LPGROUP0     SYSA1, SYSA2, SYSA3, SYSA4        |
|                                                                           |
| Processor ID . . . . . . . P2817___  +                                    |
| Partition Name . . . . . . SYSA5___  +                                    |
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|  F1=Help     F2=Split    F3=Exit     F4=Prompt   F5=Reset    F9=Swap      |
| F12=Cancel                                                                |
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*

In the entry fields Processor ID and Partition Name, specify the name of the processor and the name of the partition which you want to add to the LP group. After you entered a processor name, the dialog lets you select a certain partition from that processor. You can only enter processor IDs from processors that are defined in the currently accessed IODF.