I think, grouping doesn't help me.
Why I'm considering CPC name change: there are two machines managed by
the HMC, the serial numbers and it's names are the same with one
character exception. This is error prone. More: LPARs view shows all the
LPARs from both machines. LPAR names are different for each machines,
but also there is only one character of difference.
So, imagine "P0012345:LPN00T vs P0012435:LPM00T". Both describe tech
LPAR, but on different machines. Easy to mismatch when drag'n'dropping
some icon.
So, I would like to have "FRANKIE:LPN00T vs MARY:LPM00T". Not to mention
It's easier to say "FRANKIE" than "P0012435" by the phone.
I'm going to do some tests now.
Thank you all, who responded.
Regards
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Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
W dniu 2016-01-07 o 23:44, Skip Robinson pisze:
I for one had a different interpretation of 'rename'. You just want an icon
on the HMC to have your own 'nickname'? True CEC name still P+serial#? What
I would do/have done in the past is this. Very simple and requires no
refresh. And no ill consequences if it's not right the first time.
1. Go into the 'grouping' function.
2. Create a new group for the CEC.
3. Assign one only one item to this group: your CEC with its natural born
name.
4. Name the group with your desired nickname. It's not limited to 8
characters. You can force a name to multiple lines with a special delimiter
that used to be documented in the Help file. I think it's vertical bar '|'.
5. From now on your nickname will appear in the work space. When you click
on it, you will see the true name, but for practical purposes you will see
the nickname.
I apologize if you want something different.
.
.
.
J.O.Skip Robinson
Southern California Edison Company
Electric Dragon Team Paddler
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On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL
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We 'had' to do this, once.
IBM originally recommended that LPAR names be independent of the 'name'
of the image name running within it.
Then, with GDPS, they recommended the reverse. The implementation went
without a hitch.
All our reporting/billing? Not so well.
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From: Skip Robinson
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Subject: Re: Change CPC name in HMC
First off, you can name a CPC anything you want within the syntax rules.
Ideally you should pick a good name at initial install, but it can be
changed
later. That being said, after we installed z12s in a new data center in
2013, we
intended to rename the z196 remaining in the old data center. We never got
that done because we had never actually renamed a box before and were
wary of what it would take to accomplish without disruption. Nothing
crucial
depended on a rename, so we shined it on. The name is embodied in two
places:
-- The IODF names all processors.
-- The HMC/SE names each processor in several places from POR (Reset)
profile onward.
IODF and HMC must agree. For a new box, this is not so hard. The trick is
make a change without hosing up the environment. Also consider other
implications:
-- BCPii must also be updated. I consider that part of the HMC/SE tasks
above, but don't overlook it.
-- POR will be required.
-- SMF records contain the CPC name. Any post processing must take a
change into account.
-- It's not uncommon for various automation processes to refer to CPC by
name. Again, allow for this.
-- Many folks in the IT community may be attached to the old name in
various ways. Any change must 'socialized' thoroughly.
I suggest you pick a name that you won't regret later. Consider the
effects of
future model upgrades, workload repurposing, and physical relocation.
However, if an upgrade involves a transition period where both old and new
boxes must coexist, you need two separate names at least for a while. I
can
see the appeal of serial number to avoid these conundrums, buy as you note
the number is meaningless to all but a handful of infrastructure geeks.
.
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J.O.Skip Robinson
Southern California Edison Company
Electric Dragon Team Paddler
SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager
323-715-0595 Mobile
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Tony Thigpen wrote:
I have done such a change on two z10s with good results. The third time
did
not go so well. For some reason, the secondary cpc did not change.
Everything
looked ok until we did a POR, then it would not come up. We had to
restore
the
CPC.
Ouch. Where is that behaviour documented?
Do you get a warning during the renaming that an upcoming POR may fail?
I don't know what went wrong, but after that, we no longer change the
names.
Now you got a new scar and a T-shirt as a bonus ... :)
I would also not repeat that stunt after one failure.
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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