I plead guilty, how much less will I suffer then on the pain bank? 2010/7/22 Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com>
> On Thursday, 07/22/2010 at 07:02 EDT, Kris Buelens > <kris.buel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > OBEYFILE is your friend... > > > > Update PROFILE TCPIP > > Extract the statements to change dynamically in a separate CMS file > > Issue OBEYFILE (from a user listed in OBEY inthe PROFILE TCPIP) > > > > Notes: > > > > When you need to update the virtual "HW" of TCPIP (e.g. a new CTCA), you > need > > some other method. Like > > CP FOR TCPIP CMD DEFINE ... > > CP SEND CP TCPIP DEFINE ... > > Be careful with the statements you copy from PROFILE TCPIP: you need to > copy > > entire "sections", because TCPIP replace the whole section. For example > all > > statements below PORT; or the whole HOME section > > I despair. Let us, hand in hand, step forward into the 21st century and > learn to use z/VM's ifconfig command, introduced ca. 2002. It > encapsulates all of the needed commands into a single program. Not only > does ifconfig display things in a well-understood format, it creates and > changes them. You can even have IFCONFIG simply emit the needed PROFILE > TCPIP changes and CP commands without actually doing them. That makes it > a great teaching tool, too. > > ifconfig even tolerates use by those who aren't in the obey list; they > simply get less information. > > As an aside, the NETSTAT OBEY command can be used instead of OBEYFILE for > smaller changes. Learn both. > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott > -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
