If you never want to see certain devices in the VM LPAR then the IOCP should be coded to not allow that LPAR to access the devices.
Brian Nielsen On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:03:33 -0700, Schuh, Richard <rsc...@visa.com> wrot e: >We have thousands of devices in the IOCP that we never want to see on ou r VM system; however, there are some we do need to access from VM intermixe d with them. In this case, we find it better to add yet another category, Not_Accepted, which prevents the devices from being sensed and the building of control blocks for them. This prevents bloat in the use of storage and in any monitor displays or reports. If you went ahead and sensed the devices and took them offline after the IPL, the device blocks would be built for them and they could affect the way space is allocated and used in your monitor segment. > >As with all things that affect the configuration, you must take care whe n specifying that devices are to be kept offline or not even sensed. It is certainly best to insure that you do not include devices which you need i n the offline or Not_Accepted lists. As we like to say, "Your gun, your bullet, your foot." > >Regards, >Richard Schuh
