To facilitate managing several z/OS® images at once, the z/OS SYStems comPLEX, or sysplex, allows simplified multisystem communication between systems without interference. A sysplex is a collection of z/OS images that cooperate, using certain hardware and software products, to process workloads. The products that make up a sysplex provide greater availability, easier systems management, and improved growth potential over a conventional computer system of comparable processing power.