A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as new function.
Error description
On the HMC there are three ways to specify the Load Address and Load Parameter for a z/OS LPAR: 1) Load activation profile 2) Image activation profile 3) Load Window (opens when selecting Load against a CPC Image on the HMC BCPII does not provide query capability to get the current value of the Load Window settings. Load Window attributes (load address, load parm)
Local fix
n/a
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: z/OS BCPii users on HBB7780 and higher. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: z/OS BCPii does not support two * * attributes that the hardware already * * supports: the last used loadaddr and * * the last used loadparm. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * **************************************************************** z/OS BCPii should support image attributes to retrieve the loadaddr and loadparms last used when the Load command was issued for the image.
Problem conclusion
Temporary fix
Comments
New attributes are now available in BCPii in HBB7780 and higher. z/OS MVS Programming: Callable Services for High Level Languages (SA23-1377-00) ------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 19. Base Control Program internal interface |--> BCPii Callable Services |--> HWIQUERY - BCPii retrieval of SE/HMC-managed attributes |--> QueryParm_Ptr ------------------------------------------------------------- | Constant in Hexadecimal | | | (Decimal) Equate Symbol |Description | ------------------------------------------------------------- |93 |Requests to retrieve the load | | |address used when the image was | |(147) |last loaded. This attribute is | | |only available when targeting an | |HWI_LAST_USED_LOADADDR |image residing on a z196 or | | |higher CPC. | | | | | |Note: The input connection token | | |must represent an image | | |connection. | ------------------------------------------------------------- |94 |Requests to retrieve the load | | |parms used when the image was | |(148) |last loaded. This attribute is | | |only available when targeting an | |HWI_LAST_USED_LOADPARM |image residing on a z196 or | | |higher CPC. | | | | | |Note: The input connection token | | |must represent an image | | |connection. | ------------------------------------------------------------- |95-B6 |Additional attributes and | | |reserved numbers for attributes | |(149-182) |that are for image connections | | |only. | |RESERVED | | ------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix B. BCPii Summary Tables |--> HWIQUERY and HWISET |--> Table 66. HWIQUERY and HWISET attributes * Columns 1-7 * ------------------------------------------------------------ |Attribute |Description|Starting|Settable|CPC|Image|CapRec| |constant | |z/OS |using | | | | |equate | |release |HWISET | | | | |symbol with| | | | | | | |hexadecimal| | | | | | | |and | | | | | | | |(decimal) | | | | | | | |values | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------ |HWI_LAST_ |Last used | | | | | | |USED_ |load | V1R13 | | | x | | |LOADADDR |address | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------ |HWI_LAST_ |Last used | | | | | | |USED_ |loadparms | V1R13 | | | x | | |LOADPARM | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------ *Columns 1, 8-12 * -------------------------------------------------- |Attribute |Reset|Image|Load |User- | HWMCA | |constant |AProf|AProf|AProf|defined |attribute| |equate | | | |Image | suffix | |symbol with| | | |Group | | |hexadecimal| | | | | | |and | | | | | | |(decimal) | | | | | | |values | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------- |HWI_LAST_ | | | | | | |USED_ | | | | | 201.0 | |LOADADDR | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------- |HWI_LAST_ | | | | | | |USED_ | | | | | 202.0 | |LOADPARM | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------
APAR Information
APAR number
OA44089
Reported component name
BCPII
Reported component ID
5752SCHWI
Reported release
780
Status
CLOSED UR1
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2013-12-12
Closed date
2014-02-20
Last modified date
2014-04-02
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
UA72493 UA72494
Modules/Macros
HWICIASM HWICIC HWICIREX HWICMATT HWICMQRY
| SA22761309 | SA23137700 |
Fix information
Fixed component name
BCPII
Fixed component ID
5752SCHWI
Applicable component levels
Fix is available
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Document Information
Modified date:
02 April 2014