the cbdscomp exec does a compare... z/OS can *export* an IOCDS/IODF and CBDIODSP can do what HCD does w/o all the nice ISPF/panels... (and probably more) with lots of parm,parm,,,,,parm and sometimes the manual was missing a comma, iirc, so reading the exec's comes in handy. cbdsact exec is the activate...
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Michael Coffin <michaelcof...@mccci.com> wrote: > z/OS is not on the same box, this particular z/10 only houses VM and TPF > LPARs. > > > > We have CBDIODSP and HCM all set up and configured so the z/OS guys COULD > use the VM-based HCM to build their files. I’m just still unclear how CP > picks up the changes in the new IOCDS and makes them available dynamically > on a running z/VM system. Apparently, on z/OS systems they “activate” a new > IODF – but I don’t see anything like that on z/VM except the SET > IOCDS_Active command (which I don’t believe, based on the documentation, > will alter the running CP – please correct me if I’m mistaken). :) > > > > -Mike > > > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On > Behalf Of Marcy Cortes > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:18 AM > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Dynamic Activation of New IODF > > > > Is z/OS in another LPAR on the same box? > > If so, it’s easiest just to let them do it and VM will just see the changes. > > > > > > > > Marcy > > > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On > Behalf Of Michael Coffin > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 8:15 AM > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: [IBMVM] Dynamic Activation of New IODF > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > For many (many) years, when it comes to managing the IOCDS I simply > hand-create an IOCP file, use IOCP with WRTAx to store it, and do a POR to > load it. If the changes are needed immediately, I use CP commands to > manually define the new hardware. > > > > Our z/OS guys want to manage the IOCDS and be able to dynamically activate > an entirely new IODF file (created either on their system or using VM’s > HCM/HCD). I’m unclear as to when/how the changed IODF file becomes > dynamically available to the running z/VM system. Let’s say I store the new > IODF using IOCP with WRTAx to store it, and then execute SET IOCDS_Active to > mark it as the active IOCDS – according to the doc for SET IOCDS_Active this > simply marks the IOCDS as active for the NEXT POR (and write-protects it) – > but it doesn’t look like the changes in the new IOCDS are reflected to the > running z/VM system until a POR occurs. > > > > What am I missing here? Is it even possible to store a new IOCDS, mark it > as active for the next POR AND have CP add/change/delete IO definitions by > comparing the prior IOCDS with the newly activated one? > > > > -Mike -- Gregg Reed "No Plan, survives execution"
