Adding more systems

If you want to add extra systems, you can create the systems and link them to their Sysplex Group. Then, by linking the BASE_SYS APG to the newly created systems, all the resources within the BASE_SYS APG are created automatically for these new systems.

Procedure

  1. Select option 4 Systems on the Entry Type Selection panel.
  2. In this exercise, you can create 2 more systems: SYS2 and SYS3. For instance, to create a new system entry for system SYS2, enter new SYS2.
  3. Press Enter to complete all the default entries. Edit the default entries if required, and add a description, if you want. Press PF3 to exit the panel. You now see a system Policy Selection panel.
  4. Use APPLICATION GROUPS policy to select the BASE_SYS APG.
  5. Use WHERE USED policy to select their Sysplex Group.
  6. Run the resources report again. 
     Application resources (APL) for system: SYS1  

   JES/APL/SYS1              JES                   via APG: BASE_SYS   
   TSO/APL/SYS1              TSO                   via APG: BASE_SYS   
   VTAM/APL/SYS1             VTAM                  via APG: BASE_SYS   

 Application resources (APL) for system: SYS2    

   JES/APL/SYS2              JES                   via APG: BASE_SYS  
   TSO/APL/SYS2              TSO                   via APG: BASE_SYS  
   VTAM/APL/SYS2             VTAM                  via APG: BASE_SYS   

 Application resources (APL) for system: SYS3    

   JES/APL/SYS3              JES                   via APG: BASE_SYS   
   TSO/APL/SYS3              TSO                   via APG: BASE_SYS   
   VTAM/APL/SYS3             VTAM                  via APG: BASE_SYS

    As you can see, it is easy to reuse existing policy elements to populate extra systems.