As Alan said, z/VM has device sensing 0000-FFFF, VM (CP) is clever in that
way.

Good luck.


>
> On Friday, 08/19/2005 at 10:03 EST, "McKown, John"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > I just implemented some modifications to our I/O
>> > configuration using HCD
>> > on z/OS. We maintain our IODFs under z/OS and issue activates for the
>> > other z/OS LPARs. How do I get z/VM to recognize our new I/O changes
>> > dynamically? Thanks.
>>
>> It appears that you will need to create an IOCP input deck from the z/OS
>> IODF file in question and send that over to the z/VM system (to the user
>> which will be doing the dynamic activation - probably MAINT?)
>
> As long as DYNAMIC_I/O is enabled in SYSTEM CONFIG, CP will react to
> devices that come or go due to dynamic updates to the I/O subsystem.  No
> need to send the IODF to VM since VM isn't the LPAR controlling the I/O
> config.  (Unlike MVS, CP doesn't use an IODF to figure out what devices
> are available and what kind they are.)
>
> Alan Altmark
> z/VM Development
> IBM Endicott
>
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