Explanation
A reconfiguration display request (a DISPLAY M=SWITCH(dev,pa)
command) asked the system to display the status of a particular port
on the specified switch device.
In the message text:
- ssss
- The requested switch device number.
- pa
- The specific port on the switch device.
- status
- The status of the port specified, which can be one of the following:
- DCM ALLOWED
- This port is configured to allow management by dynamic channel
path management.
- DCM NOT ALLOWED BY OPERATOR
- This port is temporarily ineligible for management by dynamic
channel path management because the operator is using either the VARY
SWITCH or CF MEMBER(xx) command, or because programs are using the
IOSVRYSW programming interface.
- NOT DCM ELIGIBLE
- This port is not connected to a managed subsystem that support
dynamic channel path management.
- DCM NOT ALLOWED DUE TO PORT STATE
- This port is blocked or otherwise physically ineligible to be
managed by dynamic channel path management.
- CHANNEL ATTACHED
- This port is connected to a channel.
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE CURRENT ATTACHMENT
- The currently attached element cannot be determined from the provided
self description information (that is, the node descriptor).
- NOT ATTACHED
- No element is attached at this implemented port address.
- DOES NOT EXIST
- This port is not implemented or not installed.
- tttttt.mmm.nnn.pp.ssssssssssss
- The attached node descriptor for the subsystem or channel attached
to the specified port, made up of the following:
- tttttt
- Type number of the device.
- mmm
- Model number of the device.
- nnn
- Manufacturer identification code.
- pp
- Plant of manufacture number.
- ssssssssssss
- Sequence number, unique device number.
Routing code
Descriptor code