On Wednesday, 10/03/2007 at 12:43 EDT, Thomas Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is where it would be nice to be able to set (via SYSTEM CONFIG) an > arbitrary name with an arbitrary value and be able to query it from any > virtual machine. But without that we have to usurp other functions. I use > the GATEWAY value, setting it in the system config based on which CPU I ipl > on. Perhaps even the PRODUCT enable/disable statements could be used to add > our own pseudo-PRODUCTs and enable then in our home system config, but > disable in our DR system config. Then once things get straight at DR, > manually issue the PRODUCT enable commands and xautolog the appropriate guests.
It seems something worthy of requirement. The mechanism you describe has been invented, but it sits on a shelf on the Island of Misfit Toys, unloved, waiting for someone ... anyone ... to take an interest. I should point out that SET PRODUCT conveniently comes with Diag 0x27C (privclass ANY) to enable apps to find out if ENABLE or DISABLE has been set, as well as retreive the DESCRIPTION of the product. So, right now, yes, SET PRODUCT is the closest thing you have to a system-wide name/value mapping function. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
