Re: Automation of CBU activation
Thanks Steve! I'll forward your response to our SA guy for additional follow-up. Thanks to Carmen and Radoslaw as well. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Steve Horein Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 6:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Automation of CBU activation You would need to enable the ProcOps Tower to make ISQCCMD available on the (ProcOps) Focal Point(s). https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/z-system-automation/4.1.0?topic=cc-cbu I have our IPL process automated solely with ProcOps, performing various ISQSEND, ISQCCMD SYSRESET, and ISQCCMD LOAD commands against the defined target hardware. Automation of AOFA* response messages can assist with ISQCCMD commands, and ISQ900I messages (from the System Console) can be used to assist in processing before VTAM is available on the remote system. There are some really good folks at https://groups.io/g/SAUsers that can also provide pointers. The price to join is right, too! On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 10:55 AM Richards, Robert B. (CTR) < 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Yes. I know how to do everything manually, but am looking at what it > takes to automate the entire process *without* GDPS but with SA for > z/OS 4.1/4.2, current HMC microcode levels, and BCPii (z/OS 2.3 as I > type this, but z/OS > 2.4 shortly). Z14_ZR1, if that matters. > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On > Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo > Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:44 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Automation of CBU activation > > Bob I have documented a manual process, I understand BCPii can perform > many of these tasks, like MSU changes and I suppose CBU activation. > > my HL process is to activate the CBU record on my DR box prior to > shutting down and deactivating all prod LPARs and CF's that will be > moved to that box. > > is there something more specific you're looking for ? > > On 6/1/2021 10:03 AM, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > W dniu 01.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: > >> Hi all! > >> > >> Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU > >> activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup > >> datacenter? > > > > > > Do you mean automated CBU activation? GDPS is the way to do it. > > Probably you can write your own application using BCP ii. > > Or you need a procedure for dummies? > > > -- > *Carmen Vitullo* > > /“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to > succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” ― Abraham > Lincoln/ > > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Automation of CBU activation
You would need to enable the ProcOps Tower to make ISQCCMD available on the (ProcOps) Focal Point(s). https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/z-system-automation/4.1.0?topic=cc-cbu I have our IPL process automated solely with ProcOps, performing various ISQSEND, ISQCCMD SYSRESET, and ISQCCMD LOAD commands against the defined target hardware. Automation of AOFA* response messages can assist with ISQCCMD commands, and ISQ900I messages (from the System Console) can be used to assist in processing before VTAM is available on the remote system. There are some really good folks at https://groups.io/g/SAUsers that can also provide pointers. The price to join is right, too! On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 10:55 AM Richards, Robert B. (CTR) < 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Yes. I know how to do everything manually, but am looking at what it takes > to automate the entire process *without* GDPS but with SA for z/OS 4.1/4.2, > current HMC microcode levels, and BCPii (z/OS 2.3 as I type this, but z/OS > 2.4 shortly). Z14_ZR1, if that matters. > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Carmen Vitullo > Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:44 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Automation of CBU activation > > Bob I have documented a manual process, I understand BCPii can perform > many of these tasks, like MSU changes and I suppose CBU activation. > > my HL process is to activate the CBU record on my DR box prior to shutting > down and deactivating all prod LPARs and CF's that will be moved to that > box. > > is there something more specific you're looking for ? > > On 6/1/2021 10:03 AM, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > W dniu 01.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: > >> Hi all! > >> > >> Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU > >> activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup > >> datacenter? > > > > > > Do you mean automated CBU activation? GDPS is the way to do it. > > Probably you can write your own application using BCP ii. > > Or you need a procedure for dummies? > > > -- > *Carmen Vitullo* > > /“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to > succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” ― Abraham Lincoln/ > > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Automation of CBU activation
Yes. I know how to do everything manually, but am looking at what it takes to automate the entire process *without* GDPS but with SA for z/OS 4.1/4.2, current HMC microcode levels, and BCPii (z/OS 2.3 as I type this, but z/OS 2.4 shortly). Z14_ZR1, if that matters. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Automation of CBU activation Bob I have documented a manual process, I understand BCPii can perform many of these tasks, like MSU changes and I suppose CBU activation. my HL process is to activate the CBU record on my DR box prior to shutting down and deactivating all prod LPARs and CF's that will be moved to that box. is there something more specific you're looking for ? On 6/1/2021 10:03 AM, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > W dniu 01.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: >> Hi all! >> >> Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU >> activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup >> datacenter? > > > Do you mean automated CBU activation? GDPS is the way to do it. > Probably you can write your own application using BCP ii. > Or you need a procedure for dummies? > -- *Carmen Vitullo* /“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” ― Abraham Lincoln/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Automation of CBU activation
Bob I have documented a manual process, I understand BCPii can perform many of these tasks, like MSU changes and I suppose CBU activation. my HL process is to activate the CBU record on my DR box prior to shutting down and deactivating all prod LPARs and CF's that will be moved to that box. is there something more specific you're looking for ? On 6/1/2021 10:03 AM, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: W dniu 01.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: Hi all! Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup datacenter? Do you mean automated CBU activation? GDPS is the way to do it. Probably you can write your own application using BCP ii. Or you need a procedure for dummies? -- *Carmen Vitullo* /“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” ― Abraham Lincoln/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Automation of CBU activation
Non-GDPS Other than GDPS, what would one use to drive the invocation of BCPii? I am assuming some System Automation functions. Are there any other major pieces of software required that you are aware of? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Radoslaw Skorupka Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Automation of CBU activation W dniu 01.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: > Hi all! > > Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU activation in > preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup datacenter? Do you mean automated CBU activation? GDPS is the way to do it. Probably you can write your own application using BCP ii. Or you need a procedure for dummies? -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Automation of CBU activation
W dniu 01.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: Hi all! Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup datacenter? Do you mean automated CBU activation? GDPS is the way to do it. Probably you can write your own application using BCP ii. Or you need a procedure for dummies? -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Automation of CBU activation
Hi all! Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup datacenter? Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
