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Long IOS recovery time in HyperPAV environment

Customer has concern about the IOS recovery time when the dasd devices are unresponsive.When IFCC or MIH type error occurs, IOS performs the DPS validation. During this DPSVAL, if the SNID (Sense Path Group ID) command fails, the defective path is...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

PBOM1008-1178 DASD Configuration Verification

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Malcolm.SandersonSubmitters Company: Bank of Montreal PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PBOM1008-1178 DASD Configuration VerificationHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

raise severity of message IQP041I

message IQP041I should be issued with severity of WARNING or ERROR. It indicates that PCIE support is NOT available. The system will come up regardllessly and message IQP041I is the only indication of the degradation.
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

PLAC1112-1554 Limited recovery time option has to support IOS05OI errors

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC1112-1554 Limited recovery time option has to support IOS05OI errorsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent St...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

PLAC0813-1625 Speed up zOS 1.13. path recovery improvements - extend to CHPID.link

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0813-1625 Speed up zOS 1.13. path recovery improvementsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Recogni...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

Request for a display command for devices in a specific SS

I am not sure if this is the right place for this question, so please feel free to route it accordingly. We are using SS(0), SS(1), and SS(2) for various functions in our DASD addressing scheme. We are using SS(0) for our base addresses, SS(1) for...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

Safer config online No.2

BTMU has requested for a new config online function regarding FICON Channel which allows to access UCBs by way of healthy channels other than the CHPID which is performing a config online command.The detail is as follows. While a CHPID is performi...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

Safer config online

BTMU has requested that we provide a new config online command that does all of the following automatically. BTMU hope that this new function will be included in z/OS2.1 or later.This request was discussed between zPE Makiyo Suzuki and z/OS IOS De...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

Improve the way of reporting FICON Link Incident Report

(System)Core banking systems (Description)In z/OS1.7 or later, when Linux on z recieves FICON Link Incident Report (LIR), zOS1.7 LPAR reports the LIR to the lowest MIF number of LPAR. BTMU would like to select whether or not z/OS reports the LIR.
over 11 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

Would like additional useful details on IOS163A message

We occasionally see some IOS163A messages like the following:IOS163A CHPID 64 ALERT, NO ASSOCIATED SUBCHANNEL FOR DEVICE Unfortunately that doesn't have enough information for us to immediately act on that message. We must get someone to look at t...
almost 12 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Future consideration

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