>> CONSOLE DEVNUM(HMCS) NAME(HMCS) AUTH(MASTER) ROUTCODE(ALL) >> INTIDS(Y) LEVEL(ALL) UNKNIDS(Y) > >I've noticed SHARE and IBM Tech-U presentations full of the same silly >example that can't possibly work. They recommend exactly what you have: >CONSOLE DEVNUM(HMCS) NAME(HMCS) etc. which is a single system definition... > >What you need is something like: CONSOLE DEVNUM(HMCS) >NAME(HMCS&SYSCLONE) etc.
Ah, now I know why "IBM" gave me that example! And it works great for a monoplex (which we had at that the time I first used it, so I ignored the niggle of doubt that had noticed that the console name is HMCS and that there can be only one console of that name in any given plex). It came to me in a flash of blinding insight while preparing dinner tonight that I need to change the name to HMCS&sysname. We use 4 character system names, and then it will probably work as advertised. The example from the IEA shows HMCS&sysclone. as name, and since &sysclone isn't used anywhere in my current installation, I kept wondering how that would distinguish the consoles. Silly me. Now, since I deleted the console definition for SMCS, I wonder if the next IPL with the corrected definition will allow me to activate an HMCS on every system in the sysplex, even on the system where it was activated once and deleted from, or if I'll need a sysplex-wide IPL. I guess I'll test that on Monday morning in the sandplex. Thanks for being a sounding board... :-) and have a great rest of the weekend! Barbara ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
