Maybe I'm missing something.
You could take that 1 byte from the IXCQUERY and unpack convert it to a 2
byte decimal number to generate a unique console name. ie. x'01' to
identify CONSOL01. This way you have the ability to uniquely identify 100
consoles. You could also expand this to convert to a 3 byte name (CONSO255)
and identify a maximum of 256 console name/
As I don't know how this 1 byte field is created that is returned from
IXCQUERY, I must be missing something. This seems too simple.
PS. Why aren't people sending to the list so that everyone gets to
contribute/critisize?
DanD
Edward Jaffe wrote:
Smith, Sean M wrote:
Thank you for the suggestion Ed. I'll look into IXCQUERY as another
option and learning experience.
Regarding the use of a single digit, the digit will be used as part
of a CONSOLE name so numbers and upper-case alpha and #, $ and @ are
the only valid characters.
The "normal" approach to unique console naming within a sysplex
depends on the system symbol &SYSCLONE. Programs generally call the
ASASYMBM service to perform the symbolic substitution.
&SYSCLONE values are guaranteed unique, assigned by the customer, and
not dependent on the order in which systems join the sysplex.
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