Step 25: Verify Automatic System Operations Startup

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After you have installed the host components of SA z/OS, it is recommended that you perform the following steps for verification purposes:

  1. Perform an IPL, if you have not done this according to Step 23: Check for Required IPL. Then start SA z/OS.
    The following messages should appear on the system console:
    AOF532I hh:mm:ss AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN INITIALIZED
AOF540I hh:mm:ss INITIALIZATION RELATED PROCESSING HAS BEEN COMPLETED
  2. Use the NetView LIST command to confirm that the following SA z/OS tasks are active:
    Task Name Description
    AOFTSTS automation status file task
    INGPXDST XCF communication task
    To confirm that these tasks are active, log on to NetView and enter the NetView and enter the NetView LIST command to display the status for each task:
    LIST taskname
  3. Use the commands INGAMS and INGLIST to verify that they work.
  4. Check that the subsystem status and automation flag settings are what you expect. Enter the DISPSTAT ALL command to display the status of automated subsystems and the DISPFLGS command to display the automation flag settings. See IBM Z® System Automation Operator's Commands for information about these commands.
  5. Use the SA z/OS DISPAUTO command in NetView to display a menu that allows you to initiate further command dialogs. These display information about your automation. Enter DISPAUTO and then choose one of the menu options. See IBM Z System Automation Operator's Commands for information about the DISPAUTO command.
  6. Confirm that the automation shuts down and restarts the subsystems as you expect. You can shutdown and restart each automated resource individually using the following SA z/OS command: 
    INGREQ resource REQ=STOP SCOPE=ONLY RESTART=YES

    If any of the resources (subsystems) do not restart as you expect, make corrections to your automation policy.