Mark, I've found that training and frequent usage of the HMC reducing confusions.
However some safe guards would be: 1. Change the PASSWORDS for all users other than OPERATOR. 2. Lock the IPL Profiles. Forces a "DO YOU REALLY WANT TO IPL PROD" moment. 3. Prepare HMC Documents and procedures. 4. Allow changes of the LOAD ADDRESSES and LOAD PARMS only. Kevin -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: HMC Management Best Practices One of our recurring problems is with the management, i.e. proper use of the HMC by the operators when they perform their job responsibilities; 1) IPL an lpar with a specific load address/load parm. 2) Change lpar settings, storage, cpu's, weights,... We have had many instances of wrong lpars being deactivated and then ipled incorrectly, changes to ipl environments not being applied correctly... What are some best practices that you use to prevent these and other operator errors while performing HMC tasks? -- Mark Jacobs Time Customer Service Tampa, FL ---- Today, we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives. We have created, for the first time in all history, a garden of pure ideology. Where each worker may bloom secure from the pests of contradictory and confusing truths. Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth. We are one people, with one will, one resolve, one cause. Our enemies shall talk themselves to death and we will bury them with their own confusion. We shall prevail! Apple's television commercial - Super Bowl - 1984 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail message and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of its authorized recipient(s). If you are not an intended or authorized recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not authorized to receive it, please immediately notify the sender and delete the original message and all copies of it from your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
