> I'm less than clear on what you mean by "instance". Given that you have some > kind of "instance number", under what circumstances would you expect it to > change, and when should it stay the same?
I'm with Tony, what's your definition of a z/OS instance and what makes one unique compared to another? The z/OSMF UUID value uniquely identifies the z/OSMF software instance object. This may or may not be what you want. A software instance object represents the data sets that contain installed software. This UUID can be defined in an LPA module, and then this API can be used to get that UUID value for a running z/OS system: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=services-retrieve-zos-system-uuid The returned UUID can then be used to query the software instance object, which in turn allows you to query the SMPCSI for that z/OS system: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=services-query-smpe-csi Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
