We use CONS=cuu in our SAIPL panels and still get VM shutdown messages on all screens defined as operator consoles in SYSTEM CONFIG? z/VM 5.2
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Schuh, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And do not forget, if you have a "cons=addr" in your IPLPARMS on the > SAPL screen, it overrides your config file specifications for both the > operator and emergency consoles. > > Regards, > Richard Schuh > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:30 AM > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > Subject: Re: AW: Unexpected FORCE starts > > > > I don't have an Emergency_Message_Console stmt in my SYSTEM > > CONFIG but I always get the complete set of shutdown messages > > on the operator console which is on an address defined as > > Operator_consoles. The CP Plng and Admin guide has this as a > > Usage Note in the Emergency_Message_Console > > section: > > > > If you do not specify an EMERGENCY_MESSAGE_CONSOLES > > statement, CP sends all emergency messages to the operator > > consoles that you listed on the OPERATOR_CONSOLES statement > > in the system configuration file or the RIOGEN > > macroinstruction in HCPRIO, before IPL. During IPL, CP checks > > all the consoles in this list to see if they are operational. > > If they are, CP includes them in the list of operator consoles. > > > > Jim > > > > Rempel, Horst wrote: > > > Hello, > > > as far as I know you have to define your new OSA-ICC > > console in the = > > > system config file as Emergency_Message_Console. > > > Otherwise you will not see the shutdown messages. > > > > > > kind regards > > > Horst Rempel > > > > > > > > > -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- > > > Von: The IBM z/VM Operating System > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Auftrag von O'Brien, Dennis L > > > Gesendet: Sonntag, 30. M=E4rz 2008 06:24 > > > An: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > > Betreff: Unexpected FORCE starts > > > > > > > > > We've occasionally had to FORCE start a system after a planned > > > shutdown, and we can't find any reason why the shutdown > > wouldn't have > > > completed successfully. We're thinking maybe the operator > > didn't wait > > > for the shutdown to finish before doing the IPL. We > > recently changed > > > from 3174 console controllers to OSA-ICC. I've noticed > > that when the > > > shutdown is complete, we no longer see the completion > > message on the > > > emulator session. Instead, we see a banner like this: > > > > > > ** OSC Index 3 connected to OSC0180 via IP Addr > > > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1024 ** > > > ** LT Index=3D2 CSSID=3D 0 MIFID=3D 7 CU=3D0 UA=3D0 = > > > LUName=3DLxxxx180 > > > ** > > > ** Type=3D2094-S54 Mfg=3DIBM SN=3D0000000xxxxx CHPID=3D66 = > > > Status=3DActive > > > ** > > > > > > I'm wondering if this banner appears BEFORE the shutdown > > has finished. > > > Does it? If it does, I suppose I'll have to tell the operators to > > > check for a PSW wait state on the HMC before they IPL. > > > > > > Dennis=20 > > > > > > "A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes > > downhill." -- > > > Robert A. Heinlein > > > > > > =20 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jim Bohnsack > > Cornell University > > (607) 255-1760 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
