Setting or turning off the VTAM generic resource name for SMCS

Use the CONTROL M,GENERIC command to set or turn off the VTAM® generic resource name for SMCS in the sysplex.

If the system is in XCFLOCAL or MONOPLEX mode, this command is rejected.

For the updated GENERIC value to take effect, after issuing the CONTROL M command to change it, the VARY NET,INACT,ID=applid[,I or ,F] command must be issued to deactivate SMCS, followed by the VARY NET,ACT,ID=applid command to reactivate SMCS using the new GENERIC value. This is sometimes referred to as "recycling the APPLID" or "recycling SMCS". Each SMCS application in the sysplex will continue to use the old GENERIC value until it is recycled. It is not necessary to recycle all of the SMCS applications at the same time, however, this may result in some systems using the old value of GENERIC and others using the new value of GENERIC until all SMCS applications in the sysplex are recycled.

The syntax of the command is:

 
K M[,GENERIC={aaaaaaaa}]
             |{*NONE*}

The parameters are:

GENERIC=

aaaaaaaa

Sets the VTAM generic resource name for SMCS in the sysplex.

*NONE*

Turns off the VTAM generic resource name for SMCS in the sysplex.

Example:

Systems SY1 and SY2 are in a sysplex. System SY1 is using APPLID SMCS1, and SY2 is using APPLID SMCS2, and the current GENERIC is SMCSX. To change the GENERIC to ANYSMCS, on either SY1 or SY2, enter:

     	K M,GENERIC=ANYSMCS			

SY1 and SY2 will continue to use SMCSX as the GENERIC until SMCS is recycled on each system. To recycle SMCS on SY1, issue the following commands:

     VARY NET,INACT,ID=SMCS1,I
     VARY NET,ACT,ID=SMCS1

To recycle SMCS on SY2, issue the following commands:

     VARY NET,INACT,ID=SMCS2,I
     VARY NET,ACT,ID=SMCS2