Re: z/VM IOCDS ? - please

2009-08-10 Thread Kris Buelens
Did you try to issue "CP Q devno" to query a new device (devno is the address of it). If it doesn't show, I guess you included an IODF statement in your SYSTEM CONFIG. If I understand how IODF is implemented in z/VM, it could indeed mean you need to transfer the IODF file made on z/OS onto your

Re: z/VM IOCDS ? - please

2009-08-10 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 08/10/2009 at 08:30 EDT, Charles Grady wrote: > OK here we go again... > > I our shop the z/OS folks manage the HCD and the creating of the LPAR > definations. > When they make changes they do a "hard activate" on a test z/OS LPAR and then > the rest > of the z/OS LPARs get the ne

Re: z/VM IOCDS ? - please

2009-08-10 Thread Kris Buelens
I do not completely get your question. But, here some facts: - As opposed to z/OS, z/VM doesn't need an IOCDS, it questions the HW (or LPAR in this case) to see what devices are available. - when the IO config of zVM's LPAR is changed "in flight" by a z/OS, z/VM will notice and for example bring t

z/VM IOCDS ? - please

2009-08-10 Thread Charles Grady
OK here we go again... I our shop the z/OS folks manage the HCD and the creating of the LPAR definations. When they make changes they do a "hard activate" on a test z/OS LPAR and then the rest of the z/OS LPARs get the new IOCDS defination by changing their IPL PARM. z/VM does NOT have a z/O