Summary of changes

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5, as updated April 2024

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-08, which supports IBM® Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5.

New Information

(z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Agents to issue commands via the Remote Command API and Granting a user application authority to use the Remote Command API have been added.
mq_transfer_inflight has been added.

Changed Information

(z/OS systems) Granting users explicit authority to control the Lifeline Advisor and Agent, Authorizing the Lifeline Advisors to use BCPii, Authorizing the Lifeline Advisor to accept secure peer Advisor connections, (z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Advisor to accept secure Agent connections, (z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Advisors and Agents to issue event-driven messages, (z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Agents to use WLM services, (z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Agents to reset active connections, (z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Agents to monitor SNA applications, (z/OS systems) Enabling the Lifeline Agents to communicate with MQ queue managers, Configuring Lifeline Advisors to automatically restart, (z/OS systems) Configuring Lifeline Agents to automatically restart have been updated.
Lifeline Agent configuration statements has been updated.
MODIFY agent_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Agent information has been updated.
Display Command API Response message format has been updated.
AQS0223I has been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5, as updated October 2022

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-07, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5.

New Information

User exits has been added.
Configuring a user exit has been added.
user_exit_list has been added.
AQS0200I has been added.
Sample user exit routines has been added.
MQ cluster workload configurations has been added.

Changed Information

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5, as updated July 2018

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-06, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5.

New Information

Activating a workload when not all members for the workload are registered has been added.
Deactivating a workload when not all members for the workload are registered has been added.

Changed Information

Overview of Lifeline in a SNA workload environment has been updated.
Operational characteristics of SNA workloads has been updated.
Activating a workload when the workload is not deactivated has been updated.
Deactivating a workload when not all Lifeline Agents are connected has been updated.
Starting the Lifeline Advisors and Agents has been updated.
cross_sysplex_list, and sna_application_list have been updated.
MODIFY advisor_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Advisor information, MODIFY advisor_proc,ACTivate command: Activate workloads, and MODIFY advisor_proc,QUIESCE command: Quiesce workloads have been updated.
NMI message format has been updated.
AQS0155I, AQS0179I, AQS0201I, AQS0207I, and AQS0228W have been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5, as updated July 2017

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-05, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5.

New Information

Granting a user application authority to use the Display Command API has been added.
Display Command API for Multi-site Workload Lifeline and Display Command API Request message format have been added.
Messages AQS0150I, AQS0226I, and AQS0227I have been added.
Sample Display Command API application has been added.

Changed Information

How this document is organized has been updated.
Overview of Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Granting a network management application authority to use the Network Management Interface has been updated.
Interpreting the workload and LB displays, Verifying that the Lifeline Advisor and Agent systems are functioning correctly, Diagnosing why a workload is not being distributed to a server application, and Diagnosing workload distribution problems for server applications have been updated.
advisor_takeover_policy and cross_sysplex_list have been updated.
cross_sysplex_list and query_workload_list have been updated.
MODIFY advisor_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Advisor information and MODIFY advisor_proc,TRANSfer command: Transfer messages for MQ workloads have been updated.
Network Management Interface for Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Message AQS0008I has been updated.
Messages AQS0119I, AQS0164W, AQS0179I, AQS0184W, and AQS0192W have been updated.
Messages AQS0207I, AQS0215W, AQS0221I, AQS0222I, AQS0223I, and AQS0225I have been updated.
Message AQS0301I has been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5, as updated December 2016

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-04, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5.

New Information

Diagnosing problems when a Lifeline Advisor TRANSFER command fails has been added.
MODIFY advisor_proc,TRANSfer command: Transfer messages for MQ workloads has been added.
Messages AQS0119I, AQS0215W, and AQS0220I through AQS0225I have been added.

Changed Information

Diagnosing Linux on z Systems workload problems, Operational characteristics of SNA workloads, Overview of MQ cluster workloads, and Operational characteristics of MQ cluster workloads have been updated.
Preparing to use Multi-site Workload Lifeline and (z/OS systems) Enabling the Lifeline Agents to communicate with MQ queue managers have been updated.
Configuring Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Interpreting the workload and LB displays, Verifying that the Lifeline Advisor and Agent systems are functioning correctly, and Diagnosing workload distribution problems for IBM MQ clusters have been updated.
Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration statements has been updated.
Lifeline Advisor commands has been updated.
Network Management Interface for Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Messages AQS0010I, AQS0155I, AQS0162I, AQS0170I, AQS0179I, AQS0180W, AQS0207I have been updated.
A sample started procedure for Lifeline Advisors has been updated.
A sample started procedure for Lifeline z/OS Agents has been updated.
Sample Multi-Site Workload Lifeline configurations has been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5, as updated November 2015

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-03, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5.

New Information

failure_detection_groups has been added.

Changed Information

Overview of Multi-site Workload Lifeline, Operational characteristics of Linux on z Systems workloads, and Operational characteristics of SNA workloads have been updated.
Lifeline Advisor configuration statements has been updated.
cross_sysplex_list and sna_application_list have been updated.
MODIFY advisor_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Advisor information has been updated.
MODIFY agent_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Agent information has been updated.
Display Linux on z Systems Management Agent information has been updated.
Messages AQS0158I and AQS0159I have been updated.
Message AQS0168I has been updated.
Message AQS0180W has been updated.
Sample Multi-Site Workload Lifeline configurations has been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5, as updated July 2015

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-02, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5.

New Information

IBM MQ clusters and IBM MQ cluster workloads have been added.
(z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Advisors and Agents to issue event-driven messages and (z/OS systems) Enabling the Lifeline Agents to communicate with MQ queue managers have been added.
Customizing the NetView for z/OS Message Revision Table when configuring SNA workloads and Configuring IBM MQ clusters have been added.
Diagnosing why a workload is not being distributed to an MQ cluster queue and Diagnosing workload distribution problems for IBM MQ clusters have been added.
mq_manager_list has been added.
Message AQS0010I has been added.
Message AQS0191I has been added.

Changed Information

Overview of Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Preparing to use Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Lifeline Advisor configuration file, Lifeline Agent configuration file, Configuring a Lifeline Agent, Migrating IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline, and Migrating the Lifeline Advisor have been updated.
Diagnosing problems in Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration statements has been updated.
MODIFY advisor_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Advisor information, MODIFY advisor_proc,ACTivate command: Activate workloads, MODIFY advisor_proc,DEACTivate command: Deactivate workloads, and MODIFY advisor_proc,QUIESCE command: Quiesce workloads have been updated.
MODIFY agent_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Agent information and MODIFY agent_proc,ENABLE command: Enable server applications have been updated.
Change the debug level, Dump internal trace records, and Terminate the Linux on z Systems Management Agent have been updated.
Network Management Interface for Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Messages AQS0153I through AQS0156I have been updated.
Messages AQS0158I and AQS0159I have been updated.
Message AQS0162I has been updated.
Messages AQS0167I and AQS0168I have been updated.
Message AQS0177I has been updated.
Messages AQS0179I and AQS0180W have been updated.
Message AQS0185I has been updated.
Messages AQS0201I and AQS0202I have been updated.
Message AQS0207I has been updated.
Messages AQS0308W through AQS0310I have been updated.
Messages AQS0313I through AQS0318W have been updated.
Sample Multi-Site Workload Lifeline configurations has been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 5

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-01, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 0.

Some topics apply only to Lifeline Advisors and the Lifeline Agents that reside on z/OS systems. Such topics have the feature information presented in parentheses as a qualifying element in the topic title. For example, the topic "(z/OS systems) Granting users explicit authority to control the Lifeline Advisor and Agent" applies only to Lifeline Advisors and those Lifeline Agents that reside on z/OS systems. See Qualifying elements for more information.

New Information

Linux on z Systems Workloads and SNA workloads have been added.
(z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Agents to monitor SNA applications has been added.
Activating a workload for the first time, Activating a workload when the workload is not deactivated, Activating or quiescing a workload when not all first-tier load balancers are registered, Activating a workload when not all Lifeline Agents are connected, Deactivating a workload when not all Lifeline Agents are connected, and Customizing the VTAM started procedure when configuring SNA workloads have been added.
Diagnosing problems in the Linux on z Systems Management Agent has been added.
Lifeline Advisor configuration statements management_guest_list and sna_application_list, and Lifeline Agent configuration statement site_name have been added.
Lifeline Linux on z Systems Management Agent commands has been added. This chapter applies to the Linux on z Systems Management Agent. For information about issuing commands to the z/OS Agent, see Lifeline z/OS Agent commands .
Message AQS0009I has been added.
Messages AQS0207I through AQS0214I have been added.
Sample configuration statements Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration Example 4 and Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration Example 5 have been added.

Changed Information

Overview of Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Preparing to use Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Lifeline Agent configuration file, Configuring a Lifeline Agent, Migrating IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline, Configuring and starting syslogd, (z/OS systems) Customizing the TCP/IP profiles of the TCP/IP stacks, and Configuring external load balancers have been updated.
Starting the Lifeline Advisors and Agents has been updated.
Diagnosing problems in Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration statements has been updated.
MODIFY advisor_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Advisor information, MODIFY advisor_proc,ACTivate command: Activate workloads, MODIFY advisor_proc,DEACTivate command: Deactivate workloads, MODIFY advisor_proc,DUMPLog command: Dump the internal debug records, and MODIFY advisor_proc,QUIESCE command: Quiesce workloads have been updated.
MODIFY agent_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Agent information and MODIFY agent_proc,DUMPLog command: Dump the internal trace records have been updated.
Network Management Interface for Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Messages AQS0004I through AQS0008I have been updated.
Messages AQS0105I through AQS0111I have been updated.
Messages AQS0114I through AQS0118I have been updated.
Message AQS0120I has been updated.
Messages AQS0122I and AQS0123I have been updated.
Message AQS0127W has been updated.
Message AQS0130I has been updated.
Message AQS0132I has been updated.
Messages AQS0135W through AQS0140I have been updated.
Message AQS0144I has been updated.
Message AQS0147I has been updated.
Messages AQS0156I through AQS0159I have been updated.
Message AQS0162I has been updated.
Messages AQS0167I and AQS0168I have been updated.
Messages AQS0174I through AQS0176I have been updated.
Messages AQS0179I and AQS0180W have been updated.
Message AQS0182I has been updated.
Messages AQS0185I through AQS0188W have been updated.
Messages AQS0201I and AQS0202I have been updated.
Messages AQS0204I through AQS0206I have been updated.
Messages AQS0300I through AQS0303I have been updated.
Messages AQS0308W through AQS0318W have been updated.
A sample started procedure for Lifeline Advisors has been updated.
A sample started procedure for Lifeline z/OS Agents has been updated.
Sample Multi-Site Workload Lifeline configurations has been updated.

Removed Information

Message AQS0191I has been removed.
Message AQS0200I has been removed.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 0, as updated June 2014

This document contains information previously presented in SC27-4653-00, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 0. This document contains minor maintenance updates.

Changed information

Diagnosing problems when the Lifeline Agent connection terminates has been updated.
MODIFY advisor_proc,DISplay command: Display Lifeline Advisor information has been updated.
MODIFY advisor_proc,ACTivate command: Activate workloads has been updated.
NMI message format has been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 2 Release 0

This document contains information previously presented in SC23-8600-03, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 1 Release 1. This document contains minor maintenance updates and updates pertaining to Active/Query workload support.

New Information

Authorizing the Lifeline Advisor to accept secure peer Advisor connections, (z/OS systems) Authorizing the Lifeline Advisor to accept secure Agent connections, and Authorizing the Lifeline Advisor to accept secure Load Balancer connections have been added.
Migrating IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline, Migrating the Lifeline Advisor, and Migrating the Lifeline Agent have been added.
Messages AQS0007I, AQS0008I, AQS0106I have been added.
Messages AQS0201I through AQS0206I have been added.
Messages AQS0300I through AQS0318W have been added.

Changed information

Overview of Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
(z/OS systems) Granting users explicit authority to control the Lifeline Advisor and Agent has been updated.
Configuring Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Diagnosing problems when a workload is not distributed and Diagnosing workload distribution problems have been updated.
Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration statements has been updated.
Lifeline Advisor commands has been updated.
Network Management Interface for Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
The following messages have been updated:
- Message AQS0105I has been updated.
- Message AQS0124I has been updated.
- Message AQS0127W has been updated.
- Messages AQS0135W through AQS0137I have been updated.
- Message AQS0153I has been updated.
- Message AQS0156I has been updated.
- Messages AQS0158I and AQS0159I have been updated.
- Message AQS0162I has been updated.
- Message AQS0164W has been updated.
- Messages AQS0166I through AQS0168I have been updated.
- Messages AQS0173I through AQS0178I have been updated.
- Message AQS0180W has been updated.
- Message AQS0182I has been updated.
- Message AQS0185I has been updated.
- Message AQS0188W has been updated.
- Message AQS0189W has been updated.
- Message AQS0191I has been updated.
Sample Multi-Site Workload Lifeline configurations has been updated.

Removed information

Message AQS0152I has been removed.
Message AQS0154I has been removed.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 1 Release 1

This document contains information previously presented in SC23-8600-01, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 1 Release 1. This document contains minor maintenance updates.

New Information

Intermediary nodes has been added.
Lifeline Advisor configuration statement intermediary_node_list has been added.
Message AQS0190I has been added.
Sample configuration statement Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration Example 2 has been added.

Changed information

Overview of Multi-site Workload Lifeline has been updated.
Multi-site Workload Lifeline configuration statements has been updated.
Lifeline Advisor configuration statements has been updated.
agent_id_list has been updated.
Message AQS0158I has been updated.
Message AQS0159I has been updated.
Message AQS0166I has been updated.
Sample Multi-Site Workload Lifeline configurations has been updated.

Changes made in IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 1 Release 1

This document contains information previously presented in SC23-8600-00, which supports IBM Multi-site Workload Lifeline Version 1 Release 1. This document contains minor maintenance updates.

New Information

Lifeline Advisor configuration statement peer_advisor_id has been added.
Lifeline Advisor configuration statement advisor_id_list has been added.
Message AQS0190I has been added.
Message AQS0191I has been added.

Changed information

External load balancers has been updated.
(z/OS systems) Granting users explicit authority to control the Lifeline Advisor and Agent has been updated.
(z/OS systems) Configuring Lifeline Agents to automatically restart has been updated.
cross_sysplex_list has been updated.
advisor_id has been updated.
Message AQS0006I has been updated.
Message AQS0116I has been updated.
Message AQS0125I has been updated.
Message AQS0147I has been updated.
Message AQS0168I has been updated.