PI46795: NEW FUNCTION - GEOGROUP MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• NEW FUNCTION
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: GDPS/MGM, GDPS/MGM4SITE, GDPS/MzGM,          *
  *                 GDPS/MzGM4SITE                               *
  *                 keywords: GDPSPPRC/K GDPSGM/K GDPSXRC/K      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New Function -                          *
  *                      GEOGROUP Management enhancements        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• This APAR introduces support for the following enhancements:
  1. Dynamic refresh capability of the GEOGROUP
  2. New syntax for the GEOGROUP "Region" XML element
  3. New GEOGROUP "ServerSite" XML element
  GDPS now supports the capability to dynamically refresh the
  GEOGROUP structure via the GDPS panel interface. A new option
  is available via panel VPCPCFG allowing the client to schedule
  a GEOGROUP refresh in one or more member systems participating
  in the same GEOGROUP. It also allows the client to examine the
  active GEOGROUP structure information from each of the member
  systems.
  This APAR also introduces new XML syntax allowing the client
  to assign nicknames to their XML "Region" specification. In
  addition, the client can also specify server site names and
  nicknames via a new XML "ServerSite" specification which today
  will be used in messaging generated by the GDPS/MGM procedure
  handler.
  MULTIPLE SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS
  The PTF for this APAR must be applied to all controlling systems
  defined in the same group within the GEOGROUP structure to be
  fully effective. The ability to dynamically refresh a GEOGROUP
  member remotely will be disabled until the target system has
  the PTF applied.
  DOCUMENTATION CHANGES
  The GDPS/MGM Planning and Implementation Guide (ZG24-6726) and
  GDPS/MzGM Planning and Implementation Guide (ZG24-1757) will be
  revised in a future edition to describe:
  - Region element syntax extension
  - New ServerSite element syntax
  - New option G, GEOPARM Management, on panel VPCPCFG
  - New GEOGROUP management panels VPCPGEO1 and VPCPGEO2
  GDPS Messages and Codes (ZG24-1756) will be revised in a future
  edition to describe new messages GEO2191E and GEO2192W, as well
  as changes for message GEO2164E.
  Details on the above are provided in the following document:
  PI46795_GEOGROUP_Enhancements.pdf
  This is available in the fromibm/docs subdirectory on the FTP
  sites for the GDPS/MzGM with GDPS/PPRC package and the
  GDPS/MGM with GDPS/PPRC package.
  In addition, these changes will be reflected in a future
  edition of GDPS Messages and Codes (ZG24-1756):
  1. Action for the following messages is updated to indicate that
   GEOGROUP refresh may be performed via the panel interface:
   GEO2165E GEO2166E GEO2168E GEO2169E GEO2170E GEO2171E
   GEO2172E GEO2173E GEO2174E GEO2175E GEO2176E GEO2177E
   GEO2178E GEO2179E GEO2180E GEO2181E GEO2182E GEO2183E
   GEO2184E GEO2186E GEO2187E GEO2188E GEO2189E GEO2190E
   GEO2191E
  2. Destination for the following messages is revised to
   include Syslog:
   GEO2160E GEO2161E GEO2162E GEO2163E GEO2164E GEO2165E
   GEO2166E GEO2167W GEO2168E GEO2169E GEO2170E GEO2171E
   GEO2172E GEO2173E GEO2174E GEO2175E GEO2176E GEO2177E
   GEO2178E GEO2179E GEO2180E GEO2181E GEO2182E GEO2183E
   GEO2184E GEO2185I GEO2186E GEO2187E GEO2188E GEO2189E
   GEO2190E
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI34023 UI34026 UI34024 UI34025 UI34027

Modules/Macros

• GEO216   GEO217   GEO218   GEO219   VPCCGRPC
  VPCCGRPG VPCEACTA VPCECFG  VPCEGEO1 VPCEKAT  VPCELEVL VPCNACTA
  VPCNDINI VPCPCFG  VPCPGEO1 VPCPGEO2 VPCPHKG1 VPCPHKG2 VPCRACTA
  VPCRAINI VPCRCOLL VPCRDISP VPCRGDRM VPCRGDRN VPCRGINI VPCRINIT
  VPCRMONI VPCROPTS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  GDPS-GEO DISP P

• Fixed component ID

  694235B00

Applicable component levels

• R3CA PSY UI34024

     UP15/12/23 P F512

• R3CC PSY UI34025

     UP15/12/23 P F512

• R3CG PSY UI34026

     UP15/12/23 P F512

• R3CH PSY UI34027

     UP15/12/23 P F512

• R3C0 PSY UI34023

     UP15/12/23 P F512

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