Previewing and saving reports

Note: The person who will install the I/O cables during system installation needs one of the reports. The Port Report, sorted by location, is recommended. The installer can use this to help with labeling the cables. The labels must include the PCHID or cage/slot/port.

Preview Report and Save Report are located near the top of the IBM® CHPID Mapping Tool window. Figure 1 shows these buttons.

Figure 1. Preview Report and Save Report buttons
The picture shows the Preview Report and Save Report buttons.

Click Preview Report or Save Report to display choices. The choices are the same except Save Report lists one additional selection.

Figure 2. Choices under Preview Report and Save Report
The picture shows the choices under Preview Report and Save Report
CHPID Report
This report is similar to the one e-config produces but includes the CHPID values. It shows the values based on a hardware location (primarily slot).
Port Report
This report presents each I/O port, type, and, if assigned, the CHPID and its Assigned By value.
Four items are under Port Report. Figure 3 shows these.
Figure 3. Port Report options
This picture shows the options under Port Report.
  • Sort by Location
  • Sort by CHPID
  • Sort by Database Order
  • Sort by Channel Type
Fiber Cable Chart
This assists with documenting cabling from an I/O port to a device.
FTS Report
This is a specialized report to assist with documenting the cabling from the trunking brackets to the patch panel.
Note:
  1. The FTS Report is called FQC Report for machines preceding z10.
  2. z10 EC and z10 BC support this report for FICON® and ESCON channels only.
  3. This report is available only if the FTS (or FQC) feature is present in the CFReport file (or hardware configuration file).
  4. The FTS report is not supported for IBM z15 and IBM z16 machines.
Control Unit Report
This report is available only after IOCP has been loaded. It shows the hardware connections associated to each control unit. It provides a good record of how you prioritized the control units and any availability intersections you may have encountered.
CHPID to Control Unit Report
This report is available only after IOCP has been loaded. It shows information about each CHPID, hardware connection, and the control units on which it is defined.
Batch Save...
This is available only under Save Report. This is used when the user wants to save several reports at the same time. You can select which reports to be saved and what format is required. The current supported formats to save reports are PDF, HTML, and CSV.