On 7/22/12, David Boyes <dbo...@sinenomine.net> wrote:
> How can I go about submitting a requirement for z/OS to acknowledge and
> handle the same external interrupt as VM, VSE and Linux use to trigger a
> controlled shutdown (or at least acknowledge it by printing a message we can
> capture via console automation and trigger the shutdown ourselves)?
>
> For those of you who haven't seen it, VM, VSE and Linux register for a
> specific fully-architected hardware external interrupt (in the PoPs) that
> indicates that the LPAR is being shut down. VSE issues a message, VM
> reflects the interrupt to all virtual machines which are registered to
> receive it, and Linux (if configured to register for it) triggers a
> user-specified command (usually 'shutdown -h now'). I'd like to have z/OS
> register for that interrupt, and at least print a unique message if/when
> that specific interrupt arrives.
>
> Any suggestions on how to get this done without taking decades? It doesn't
> seem like a lot to ask for, and it's a fully-defined legitimate hardware
> interrupt that z/OS ought to be able to handle if it got one.
>
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