On Thursday, 11/10/2005 at 06:57 CST, Berry van Sleeuwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Let me see if I understand correctly, CP would check the config at IPL?
Yes. > What does CP check in this case? The hardware type (3390-3), the > machinetype at the remote end (either HDS or EMC dasd), the ESCON director? > I guess if CP would see the make of the remote hardware we would get an > error but if it just senses a 3390 or an ESCON director it would see the > same hardware. Even when it is in fact a different device. True? Or does CP > check more parameters, such as a hardware serial number? The device serial number is part of the data that's checked. > The connection was made to a 3390-3 in both cases, three channels to EMC- > dasd and 1 channel to HDS-dasd, both connected through an ESCON director. > We had to activate a new IOCDS using a POR so VM has been IPLled afer the > change. What would CP see in that case? We haven't got any messages at IPL > that would point to an error. Hence the need to talk to the Support Center. (The only way CP should bring the "wrong" volume online is if all the paths to the "right" volume were offline when CP was IPLed.) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
