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Status Submitted
Workspace z/OS
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 29, 2025

Create a command that will permit do a clean up and force the PORTNAME

We have two environments that share the same OSA card, but they were codified with different PORTNAME, then when the first came up, a PORTNAME was defined, when the second came up, it don't work because it was using a different PORTNAME. The solution is set the same PORTNAME, deactivate the majornode, addresses assigned to the OSA and their respective chpids, including vary off/on inside of the HMC. A couple of weeks ago we opened the case TS020828664, where we did all this process with no success, we performed these actions including IPL's but nothing changed the PORTNAME. Then I introduced a different TRLENAME, a new IPL and after that the issue was fixed. I understood that until we maintained the same TRLENAME, for some reason the system ignored all actions performed by us, when we changed the TRLENAME, some pointer or any other thing like that, change the system behavior and we finally get a fix.

Idea priority Low