How to define OS groups for autoconfiguration

An OS group is a collection of OS configurations which is used by autoconfiguration to determine to which operating systems of type MVS the auto-defined devices should be assigned.

Selecting option 4 OS groups for autoconfiguration from the Profile Options and Policies menu (see Figure 81) invokes the Autoconfiguration OS Group List which displays a list of operating system groups.

Use the Autoconfiguration OS Group List to view, add, or delete OS groups or to assign autoconfigured devices to operating systems.

*------------- Autoconfiguration OS Group List ---------------*
|                                                  Row 1 of 1 |
| Command ===> ___________________________ Scroll ===> CSR    |
|                                                             |
| To view assigned OS configurations, select one or more OS   |
| groups, then press Enter. To add an OS group, use F11.      |
|                                                             |
| / OS group   Description                                    |
| _ OSGROUP1   Currently active OS group                      |
| ********************* Bottom of data ********************** |
|                                                             |
|                                                             |
|  F1=Help        F2=Split       F3=Exit        F4=Prompt     |
|  F7=Backward    F8=Forward     F9=Swap       F11=Add        |
| F12=Cancel     F22=Command                                  |
*-------------------------------------------------------------*

Invoking action Assign operating system config with action code  s  for an OS group invokes the Autoconfiguration OS Group Assignment List. This list displays all operating system configurations assigned to the named OS group. You can assign a new operating system to or unassign an included operating system from the OS group.

*-------- Autoconfiguration OS Group Assignment List ---------*
|                                                             |
| Command ===> ___________________________ Scroll ===> CSR    |
|                                                             |
| Select one or more OS configurations, then press Enter. To  |
| add, use F11.                                               |
|                                                             |
| OS group name : OSGROUP1     Currently active OS group      |
|                                                             |
| / OS Configuration ID  Description                          |
| _ OS1                  Primary OS                           |
| _ OS2                  MVS Test System                      |
| _ OS3                  Backup                               |
| ********************* Bottom of data ********************** |
|                                                             |
*-------------------------------------------------------------*

To add an OS configuration to an OS group, press F11 in this list to invoke the Add Operating System Configuration to OS Group dialog.

*------------- Add Operating System Configuration to OS Group --------------*
|                                                                           |
|                                                                           |
| Specify the following values.                                             |
|                                                                           |
| OS group name  . . . . : OSGROUP1      Currently active OS group          |
|                                                                           |
| OS configuration ID  . . OS4_____  +                                      |
|                                                                           |
|                                                                           |
|                                                                           |
|  F1=Help     F2=Split    F3=Exit     F4=Prompt   F5=Reset    F9=Swap      |
| F12=Cancel                                                                |
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*

For the entry field OS configuration ID, this dialog provides prompting support to let you easily select a certain OS configuration defined for the sysplex.