PH54014: NEW FUNCTION - GDPS SUPPORT FOR NEW D IPLINFO OUTPUT FORMAT

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• This APAR provides support for the new IEE254I message format
  introduced by z/OS PTF UJ92728 for Validated Boot.
  
  Applying UJ92728 without this PTF may cause the following
  symptoms:
  
  - Message "GEO055W System <syname> not IPLed correctly See
  message GEO056E or Netlog on <sysname> for Details" is wrongly
  issued.
  
  - Panel VPCPFLFZ does not display the IPL device of the
  selected system.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: GDPS Metro, GDPS Global - XRC and            *
  *                 GDPS Global - GM users                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                 keywords: GDPSMETRO/K GDPSXRC/K GDPSGM/K     *
  *                           E3931/K  VBOOT/K                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: NEW FUNCTION - GDPS update in support   *
  *                      of OA63507 (z/OS validated boot)        *
  ****************************************************************
  This PTF provides GDPS changes in support of the new z/OS
  validated  boot function introduced with OA63507 (PTF UJ92728).
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• DOCUMENTATION CHANGES
  
  This PTF introduces changes to the VPCPFLFZ panel, documented in
  the GDPS Metro Installation and Customization Guide (ZG24-6755),
  the GDPS Global - GM Installation and Customization Guide
  (ZG24-6757) and the GDPS Global - XRC Installation and
  Customization Guide (ZG24-6759):
  
  The panel VPCPFLFZ is now only showing a partial output of the
  z/OS "D IPLINFO" command, with only information relevant to
  your GDPS environment. A new option "PF4" is available to
  display the full output of the z/OS "D IPLINFO" command on a
  separate panel.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UI91959 UI91960 UI91961

Modules/Macros

• VPCEIPLC VPCESTD2 VPCPFLFZ
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  GDPS

• Fixed component ID

  694235B00

Applicable component levels

• R440 PSY UI91961

     UP23/05/25 P F305  

• R450 PSY UI91960

     UP23/05/25 P F305  

• R460 PSY UI91959

     UP23/05/25 P F305  

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