PI52935: NEW FUNCTION - DISABLE VERIFYOFFLINE PARAMETER DEFAULT IN INIT AND REFORMAT COMMANDS VIA DEVSUPXX PARMLIB

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• New Function
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the INIT and REFORMAT commands with *
  *                 the z/OS version of ICKDSF.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: With this APAR and APAR OA49448 the     *
  *                      ICKDSF VERIFYOFFLINE parameter default  *
  *                      may be disabled via the following       *
  *                      DEVSUPxx parameter:                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                       ICKDSF_VERIFYOFFLINE=                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                        YES  - Enable the VERIFYOFFLINE       *
  *                               parameter to be defaulted.     *
  *                                                              *
  *                        NO   - Disable the VERIFYOFFLINE      *
  *                               parameter as default. If you   *
  *                               want to verify that the device *
  *                               is offline to all host         *
  *                               systems, the VERIFYOFFLINE     *
  *                               parameter must now be          *
  *                               specified.                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Message ICK31336I VERIFYOFFLINE         *
  *                      PARAMETER INVALID will be set if the    *
  *                      VERIFYOFFLINE parameter is specified    *
  *                      and the hardware and/or z/OS            *
  *                      software support is not there.          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The z/OS software support is provided   *
  *                      in APAR OA40719 for z/OS V2R1 and       *
  *                      V1R13, and incorporated into z/OS V2R2. *
  *                                                              *
  *                      The hardware support was provided in    *
  *                      the following:                          *
  *                      DS8870 R7.1 GA,  Bundle 87.10.87.0,     *
  *                                       LIC 7.7.10.287         *
  *                      DS8700 R6.3 SP6, Bundle 76.31.79.0,     *
  *                                       LIC 6.6.31.670         *
  *                      DS8800 R6.3 SP6, Bundle 86.31.95.0,     *
  *                                       LIC 7.6.31.1150        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      If the device supports ANALYZE NODRIVE  *
  *                      NOSCAN with the HOSTACCESS parameter,   *
  *                      the host access information for grouped *
  *                      paths for the device will be displayed  *
  *                      after the following message:            *
  *                      ICK31306I VERIFICATION FAILED: DEVICE   *
  *                      FOUND TO BE GROUPED                     *
  *                      This information may be used to         *
  *                      determine which systems the device is   *
  *                      online to.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  See ++HOLD(ENH), ++HOLD(ACT), and ++HOLD(DOC) text for
  additional information.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  OA49447 OA49448 UI36273 UI36274 UI36275 UI36276 UI36277

Modules/Macros

• ICKDV01  ICKDV06  ICKDV11  ICKIN01  ICKRF01
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ICKDSF

• Fixed component ID

  565899201

Applicable component levels

• RHCD PSY

     UP

• RH01 PSY UI36274

     UP16/03/31 P F603

• RH03 PSY

     UP

• RH14 PSY UI36273

     UP16/03/30 P 1603

• R1NM PSY UI36275

     UP16/03/30 I 1000

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