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Status Planned for future release
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 13, 2017

zHMC WEB API Service command for channel toggles

JPMC has asked about using a WEB Services API command to the HMC to toggle a channel.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Jun 10, 2020

    Thanks for clarifying

  • Guest
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    Jun 10, 2020

    For PCHID only, a use case for logical chipids would be done usinfg BCPii through zOS.

  • Guest
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    Jun 9, 2020

    Is the intent of this request to toggle all CHPIDs associated with a PCHID or individual CHPIDs?

  • Guest
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    Mar 14, 2017

    Thanks for the suggestion. We plan to provide this in a future release.