VARY command

Table 1 summarizes the information that the VARY command provides. Use it to access the pages on which you can find details about a particular use of the VARY command.

Uses of the VARY command for TCPIP activity and functions are described in VARY TCPIP Command in z/OS Communications Server: IP System Administrator's Commands.

Uses of the VARY command for VTAM® network activity and functions are described in z/OS Communications Server: IP System Administrator's Commands.

Note: To change the online or offline status of processors, channel paths, ESTOR elements, and central storage sections, see the CONFIG command.

Table 1. Summary of the VARY command
Command:	Topic:
VARY CN,ACTIVATE	Controlling problem determination mode for the system console
VARY CN,DEACTIVATE	Controlling problem determination mode for the system console
VARY CN,AUTOACT=	Controlling problem determination mode for the system console
VARY CN,ONLINE\|OFFLINE	Placing a console online or offline
VARY CN	VARY CN command
VARY ...,CONSOLE	VARY CONSOLE command
VARY ...,HARDCPY	Controlling hardcopy processing
VARY conspec...,ONLINE VARY conspec...,OFFLINE	Placing a console online or offline
VARY CU	Processing devices or a path to devices attached to a control unit
VARY devspec...,AUTOSWITCH	Defining a tape device as automatically switchable
VARY devspec...,ONLINE VARY devspec...,OFFLINE	Placing an I/O device or a range of I/O devices online or offline
VARY devspec...,AVAILABLE\|AVAIL VARY devspec...,UNAVAILABLE\|UNAVAIL	Allowing or preventing allocation from using an offline tape device
VARY GRS	Controlling a global resource serialization complex
VARY PATH	Placing an I/O Path or Paths Online or Offline
VARY SMS,DSNAME	Changing the zHyperLink eligibility of a data set
VARY SMS CFCACHE VARY SMS CFLS VARY SMS CFVOL VARY SMS FALLBACK VARY SMS, MONDS VARY SMS,SHCDS VARY SMS,SHCDS CFRESET VARY SMS,SMSVSAM	Changing the state of coupling facility cache structures and volumes
VARY SMS,DRIVE VARY SMS,LIBRARY	Placing an optical drive or library online or offline
VARY SMS,LIBRARY	Placing a system-managed tape library online or offline
VARY SMS,PDSE,ANALYSIS	Analyzing the state of the PDSE subsystem
VARY SMS,PDSE,FREELATCH	Releasing PDSE latches
VARY SMS,PDSE,MONITOR,...	Modifying processing of PDSE monitor
VARY SMS,PDSE,MONITOR	Displaying current state of the PDSE monitor
VARY SMS,PDSE1,[,QUIESCE(`duration`\|3), XQUIESCE(`duration`\|5}] VARY SMS,PDSE1,ACTIVATE[,COMMONPOOLS(NEW\|REUSE) VARY SMS,{PDSE \| PDSE1},REFRESH,DSN(`dsname`) [,VOL(`volser`)] VARY SMS,PDSE1,RESTART[,QUIESCE(`duration`\|3), XQUIESCE(`duration`\|5)] VARY SMS,PDSE1,RESTART[,QUIESCE(`duration`\|3), COMMONPOOLS(NEW\|REUSE)]	z/OS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis
VARY SMS,STORGRP VARY SMS,VOLUME	Changing the SMS status of a storage group or volume
VARY SMS,STORGRP…,SPACE VARY SMS,VOLUME…,SPACE	Updating space statistics for volumes in the SMS configuration
VARY SMS,STORGRP…,VALIDATE or VARY SMS,VOLUME…,VALIDATE	Validating and correcting the VTOC and VTOCIX for a volume or storage group
VARY SMS,TRANVSAM	Controlling DFSMStvs processing
VARY SWITCH	Placing a switch port online or offline
VARY WLM,APPLENV	Controlling an application environment
VARY WLM,POLICY	Activating a service policy
VARY XCF	Removing a system from the XCF sysplex

You cannot specify the names of extended MCS, HMCS or system consoles in the following VARY commands:

VARY CONSOLE
VARY OFFLINE
VARY ONLINE

You cannot specify the names of SMCS consoles in the following VARY commands:

VARY CONSOLE
VARY ONLINE