>the system is complaining that there is only one link between the systems, even though: >I defined two links, >I see them both defined on the STP Status display on the HMC, >both links are online in z/OS.
Hi Gadi, This is almost certainly due to a micro-code problem fixed by MCL G40963 096 for 2096. The symptoms are that one of the links is not initialized correctly with the stratum level of the connected server. If you can see that both links are active via the STP status panel then this sounds like the problem. You would have to open a PMR and send in a dump of *MASTER* (say) to have this verified. The circumvention is to configure the PCHID offline/online (making sure you configure the related CHP offline before and online after). Note this is just a reporting problem but with only 2 links it would be best to get it resolved via the circumvention. The dump is needed to verify which link has the problem. Of course you could trust me that this is just a reporting problem and perform the circumvention to both PCHIDs (risking losing your sysplex if there truly is a problem with one of the links and you configure the only good link offline...). I would recommend opening a PMR to verify and determine which link needs to be taken offline/online if it will take a while to install the MCL. Regards, George Kozakos z/OS Software Service, Level 2 Supervisor ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
