Sheila
Indeed there is a wealth of information available from an OSA feature when
using OSA/SF. Much fuss is made of OSA/SF not being needed when using the
OSA feature purely for IP rather than the much derided - shudder - SNA.
However, while not being actually *needed*, it is still very handy for the
purposes of checking what is going on.
The OSA/SF command that I have found most useful in providing what is[1], I
think, a comprehensive presentation of the information available in the OSA
feature is
IOACMD QUERY ONE_OSA chpid
My notes say the following:
<quote>
The data presented by this command is a complete list of all static data
associated with the chpid comprising
1. the OSA itself
2. the partition identifications to which it is defined
3. each of the ports
4. the status of the channel unit addresses for this LPAR
5. the OSA Address Table (OAT)
</quote>
You'll note incidentally that the command above is a TSO command and does
*not* rely on the GUI. When I installed OSA/SF, setting up the GUI options
was the biggest chore so I'm not sure the possibility to employ the OSA/SF
GUI should be presented as a benefit!
Furthermore, being a TSO command, it fulfils the requirement John assumed
that the OSA information could be made available without seeking out some
means of access to the HMC.
Having said all that, I can't guarantee that the information Philip
specifically wanted will be present in that QUERY command output. All I can
say is that it jolly well ought to be!
Chris Mason
[1] Strictly "used to be" in my case since I haven't had "hands-on" in a
while.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sheila Weissborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: OSA
It can also be queried using OSA/SF. There is a REXX procedure IOACMD that
will do this. OSA/SF also has a GUI interface.
Sheila Weissborn
Ohio Casualty Insurance
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