General information

The z/VSE® version of the input/output configuration program (IOCP) runs as a job under control of z/VSE. The IOCP program name is ICPIOCP. By running ICPIOCP, you can verify IOCP input statements for CPCs that require the ICP version of IOCP. See Table 2 to determine the CPCs that require ICPIOCP.

In z/VSE, use JCL statements to run IOCP. In the EXEC statement, code options in the PARM keyword to override IOCP defaults. Use z/VSE to direct IOCP to do the following tasks:

• Generate an IOCDS:
  • Read, validate, and check the syntax of input statements
  • Generate an IOCDS based on the configuration defined in the statements
  • Produce reports of the IOCDS
  • When requested, write the generated IOCDS to the Support Element hard disk.
• Produce configuration reports:
  • Read one or more IOCDSs from the Support Element hard disk
  • Print IOCP configuration reports (see IOCP configuration reports).