Selecting a Subsystem

You can specify the resource you want to work with by simply entering its name in the Subsystem or Resource field of the respective panel.

On the IMS-specific panels you can call up a list of the available IMS control regions by entering a question mark at position one of the Subsystem or Resource field. On the panels that belong to basic SA z/OS commands (INGREQ, INGSCHED, DISPTRG), you can use an asterisk (*) as a wildcard.

Figure 1 shows a list of IMS control regions generated with the question mark function.

Figure 1. Selection Panel for IMS Resources

 INGKYSTS                 SA z/OS - Command Dialogs     Line  1    of 34
 Domain ID   = IPSFM      ----- Selection Panel ------    Date = 08/22/05
 Operator ID = OPER            Sysplex = KEY1PLEX         Time = 06:27:50
                                                                                
 CMD: S Select                                                    / scroll      
 CMD Name         Type System    Compound      Desired      Observed    Nature  
 --- ------------ ---- --------  ------------  -----------  ----------  --------
  s  IMS641C4     APL  KEY2      INHIBITED     AVAILABLE    UNKNOWN
     IMS711C4     APL  KEY1      INAUTO        UNAVAILABLE  STARTING
     IMS711DL     APL  KEY1      INAUTO        AVAILABLE    STARTING
     IMS711F1     APL  KEY1      SATISFACTORY  UNAVAILABLE  SOFTDOWN
     IMS711M1     APL  KEY1      SATISFACTORY  UNAVAILABLE  SOFTDOWN
     IMS711RC     APL  KEY1      INAUTO        AVAILABLE    STARTING
     IMS712CX     APL  KEY1      SATISFACTORY  AVAILABLE    AVAILABLE
     IMS712DL     APL  KEY1      SATISFACTORY  AVAILABLE    AVAILABLE
     IMS712F1     APL  KEY1      PROBLEM       UNAVAILABLE  HARDDOWN
     IMS712M1     APL  KEY1      PROBLEM       UNAVAILABLE  HARDDOWN
     IMS712RC     APL  KEY1      SATISFACTORY  AVAILABLE    AVAILABLE
     IMS713C4     APL  KEY1      AWAITING      UNAVAILABLE  AVAILABLE
     IMS713DL     APL  KEY1      INAUTO        UNAVAILABLE  STOPPING
                                                                                
 Command ===>                                                                   
  PF1=Help    PF2=End      PF3=Return                               PF6=Roll    
                           PF9=Refresh PF10=Previous PF11=Next     PF12=Retrieve

The list contains all IMS subsystems of the KEY1PLEX sysplex (see line 3 of the panel) that are defined to SA z/OS. You can use it not only to select a subsystem (by entering s in the CMD column), but also to get an overview of the sysplex. Columns 5 through 7, for example, contain status information for the subsystems. For more details on the different status types, see Statuses Supplied by the Automation Manager in IBM Z® System Automation User's Guide.

You can scroll horizontally through the list to the right by pressing PF11, and to the left by pressing PF10. The first three columns, which make up the resource name of the subsystem, are fixed.