CF Path attributes

The CF Path attributes monitors channel path activity between z/OS systems and coupling facilities.

CF Name Name of the coupling facility system to which this z/OS system is connected. Valid format is a simple text string of from 1 through 8 characters; for example, COUPLER1.

Contention Percent Percentage of requests started on this path that were delayed due to path busy. Valid value is a numeric value in the range of 0.0 through 100.0, to one decimal point precision. An example is 10.2.

I/Os Per Second I/O rate for the channel path. Valid value is a numeric value in the range of 0 through 2147483647, to one decimal point precision, and can include the use of the *AVG, *MAX, *MIN, or *SUM functions. An example is 25.2.

Managed System A sysplex in your enterprise that is being monitored by IBM® Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS agents. Valid value is a character string with a maximum length of 32 bytes, in the format <plexname>:MVS:SYSPLEX.

Status Current status of the path. Valid values are:

  • NotOperational. The path, although defined, cannot be activated.
  • Inactive. The path is currently offline but could be brought into service.
  • Active. The path is currently available for service.

Sub Channel Path ID Hexadecimal channel path ID.

System Name Name of the z/OS image connected to the facility. Valid format is a simple text string of 1 through 8 characters; for example, SYSA.