On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:42:57 -0500, Jakubek, Jan <[email protected]> wrote:

>Kind listeners:
>
>
>I see new installation variables in z/OS 1.11 ServerPac:
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>
> 
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>==>   PFA                                               
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>      PFA OWNER USERID              D     PFAUSER       
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>      PFA STG LOCATION              D     /pfapath
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>      PFA USER PASSWORD             D                    
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> 
>
>This seems to be related to the Predictive Failure Analysis (PFA)
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>introduced via an APAR in z/OS 1.10.
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> 
>
>I reviewed the Problem Management G325-2564-05 but am not sure as
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>to what is the purpose of the directory.
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>(seems to be a repository of historical data).
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> 
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>On my z/OS 1.10 I can see an existing path /var/pfa but I do not
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>know if there is any relationship between the two (PFA STG LOCATION 
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>and /var/pfa).
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> 
>
>I admit I do not like making any new/ my own directories in 
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>ROOT (/) and prefer to stick to what z/OS provides.
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>I assume I will mount a separate file system on PFA STG LOCATION for
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>PFA use if I ever configure it and run.
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> 
>
>If you installed 1.11 ServerPac - what path did you choose for
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>PFA STG LOCATION and for what reason?
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> 

I'm sure it can be changed later, but I pointed it to a local directory
where we install software:

PFA                                        
PFA OWNER USERID     D  PFAUSER            
PFA STG LOCATION     D  /mylcldir/pfapath       
PFA USER PASSWORD    D         


Mark
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