PI56795: NEW FUNCTION - ADDITIONAL GDPS/A-A SYSTEM OPERATORS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• New Function - provides an enhancement to support GDPS/A-A
  installations with a large number of production systems in each
  site, and provides prerequisites for future new function.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: GDPS/Active-Active                           *
  *                 GDPS/A-A                                     *
  *                 Keywords: GDPSAA/K GDPSAASAT/K               *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New Function - provides an enhancement  *
  *                      to support GDPS/A-A installations with  *
  *                      a large number of production systems in *
  *                      each site, and also provides prerequi-  *
  *                      sites for future new function.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• New autooperators are introduced. These operators are used for
  communication between the GDPS/A-A Controllers and the GDPS/A-A
  Production systems (including GDPS/PPRC Controlling systems, if
  present).
  ACTION REQUIRED
   Prior to restarting NetView with this fix applied, you must
   define automated functions GEOAKA1-GEOAKAn to System Automation
   and associate them with NetView operators AUTAKA1-AUTAKAn.
   See documentation changes for additional details.
  MULTIPLE SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS
   GDPS/Active-Active users must install the PTFs for this APAR on
   all production systems and controllers for correct operation.
   The PTFs must first be installed on all production systems and
   PPRC K-systems (if used), and then installed on the GDPS/A-A
   controllers.
  NEW MESSAGE
   GEO4551E ROUTING SWITCH ABORTED. OPERATOR DEFINITIONS ARE
            MISSING
   Explanation: An attempt to perform ROUTING SWITCH for one or
                more workloads was performed.  See previous SDF
                alert(s) GEO4817E which have been issued during
                the handshake process in the GDPS/A-A system
                initialization or during GDPS monitoring.
   Action: Correct the definition for this required operator in
           the system identified in message GEO4817E.
   Destination: SYSLOG, NETLOG, SDF (Trace)
   Source: GDPS/Active-Active
  NEW MESSAGE
   GEO4817E OPERATOR <autooper> IS NOT DEFINED IN SYSTEM <sysname>
   Explanation: This message can be issued during GDPS/A-A
                Controller initialization when handshaking with
                all other systems, when a production system is
                loaded or during GDPS/A-A monitoring. The operator
                <autooper> used to perform the handshake has not
                been properly defined in system <sysname>.
   Action: Correct the definition for the required operator in the
           system identified in the message.
   Destination: NETLOG, SYSLOG, SDF (Red)
   Source: GDPS/Active-Active
  CHANGED MESSAGE
   GEOQ325I has been updated to include a new EXCEPTION CODE (36)
   with TEXT (Production system autooperator GEOAKAnn missing)
  DOCUMENTATION CHANGES
   Revisions to the GDPS/Active-Active 1.5: Planning and
    Implementation Guide (ZG24-1767), Chapter 3, Installation.
    Under the Auto Operators(37) heading, new auto operators are
    added to the summary table of GDPS mandatory base operators.
   GDPS initialization will fail if the number of operators
    defined in the Controllers is less than the number of systems
    defined in GEOPLEX DOMAINS with the YY automation flag
    attribute.  The new auto operators have a function name and
    default NetView operator name of GEOAKA1/AUTAKA1 to
    GEOAKAn/AUTAKAn.  You need to define as many operators as you
    have systems defined with the YY automation flag attribute in
    both your production sysplexes plus 2 for the GDPS/A-A
    Controllers. For example, if you have an 8-way sysplex in both
    regions (including any GDPS/PPRC Controlling systems) plus the
    two GDPS/A-A Controllers, you need to have GEOAKA1/AUTAKA1 to
    GEOAKA18/AUTAKA18 defined.
   In the System Automation policy for your Controlling systems,
    you can define a single operator mask GEOAKA1 and associate
    this with a valid NetView operator, AUTAKA1 by default.
   In the System Automation policy, for your Production sysplex
    systems, you must define all required operators explicitly.
   The NetView operators (AUTAKAn) have also to be defined to SAF
    GDPS defines AUTAKA1 to AUTAKA32 in the supplied GEOOPFxx
    members.
  

APAR Information

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

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

  UI36435 UI36436

Modules/Macros

• DSIGE481 GEOOPFAS GEOOPFA2 GEO455   GEO481
  VPCAASYN VPCAINAS VPCAINIS VPCAINIT VPCAISMO VPCAISP1 VPCAISP3
  VPCAISP5 VPCAISP7 VPCAMON1 VPCAPOQU VPCARFRE VPCASYLO VPCASYTR
  VPCCMWLI VPCCOSFF VPCEDYOS VPCSMON1
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  GDPS-GEO DISP P

• Fixed component ID

  694235B00

Applicable component levels

• R3CH PSY UI36436

     UP16/03/24 P F603

• R3C0 PSY UI36435

     UP16/03/24 P F603

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