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OA56683: New Function - RMF System Recovery Boost support on z15

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APAR status

  • Closed as new function.

Error description

  • New Function - RMF System Recovery Boost support on z15
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: RMF Users.                                   *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    *                      RMF reporting of System Recovery Boost  *
    *                      information on the IBM z15 server       *
    *                      (R8561/K).                              *
    ****************************************************************
    
    
    With this APAR, RMF is enhanced to report System Recovey Boost
    (SRB) information in the Postprocessor CPU Activity and
    Workload Activity reports as well as in the Monitor III CPC
    report.
    
    
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    >>>>> SMF RECORD TYPE 70 TO 79 - RMF PRODUCT SECTION <<<<<
    
    The SMF record level change number SMFxxSRL at offset 51 (x33)
    changes to 142 (x8E).
    
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    >>>>> ALL SMF RECORD TYPES <<<<<
    
    System Recovery Boost information is added to the RMF Product
    section:
    
    Offsets  Name      Len  Format    Description
    --------------------------------------------------------------
    30   1E  SMF7xFLA   1   binary    Flags
                                      Bit  Meaning when set
                                      ...
                                      4-8  Reserved
                                      9      zIIP boost was active
                                             during entire interval
                                      10     Speed boost was active
                                             during entire interval
                                      11-12   Reserved
                                      13-15   Boost class
                                              001     IPL
                                              010     Shutdown
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    
    System Recovery Boost information is added to the PR/SM
    Partition Data Section of SMF type 70 subtype 1:
    
    Offsets  Name      Len  Format    Description
    --------------------------------------------------------------
    80   50  SMF70_BoostInfo          Boost information
                        1   binary    Bit  Meaning when set
                                      0      zIIP boost was active
                                             at some point within
                                             the interval
                                      1      Speed boost was active
                                             at some point within
                                             the interval
                                      2-7    Reserved.
    81   51             3                    Reserved.
    
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    
    >>>>> Tabular report data table ERBCPCT3 <<<<<
    
    New fields are added to CPC report data table ERBCPCT3:
    
    Name     Type  Meaning                                   Report
    CPCPBIIP  N    zIIP boost active at end of MINTIME       Util
    CPCPBSPD  N    Speed boost active at end of MINTIME      Util
    
    New fields are added to CPC report header:
    
    CPCHBSTT  N    Boost type active at the end of MINTIME   Yes
    CPCHBSTC  N    Boost class active at the end of MINTIME  Yes
    
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    >>>>>> POSTPROCESSOR CPU Activity Report <<<<<<
    
    New report fields are added to the CPU Activity report header:
    
    Field Heading    Meaning
    BOOST TYPE       The boost type that was active at the end of
                     the interval:
                     NONE         Boost is inactive
                     ZIIP         zIIP boost
                     SPEED        Speed boost
                     ALL          zIIP boost and speed boost are
                                  both active
    
    BOOST CLASS      Indicates whether boost was active,during IPL
                     or Shutdown. NONE is displayed if boost was
                     inactive.
    
    New report field BT is added to the Partition Data report
    section:
    
    Field Heading    Meaning
    BT               The boost type that was active at some point
                     within the interval:
                     S      Speed boost. Only shown for partitions
                            that are grouped together for processor
                            type CP.
                     I      zIIP boost. Only shown for partitions
                            that are grouped together for processor
                            type IIP.
                     N      Speed boost or zIIP capacity boost was
                            inactive
                            - zIIP boost was inactive if shown for
                              processor type IIP
                            - Speed boost was inactive if shown for
                              processor type CP
    
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    >>>>>> POSTPROCESSOR Workload Activity Report <<<<<<
    
    New report field BOOST is added to the SYSTEMS information on
    the Service Policy Page:
    
    Field Heading    Meaning
    SYSTEMS          BOOST  Indicates whether boost was inactive or
                            active at the end of interval. If
                            active, the boost type is shown:
                            I   zIIP boost
                            S   Speed boost
                            A   zIIP boost and speed boost were
                                both active
    
    +--------------------------------------------------------------+
    >>> Monitor III CPC Capacity Report <<<
    
    New report field Boost is added to the report header of the CPC
    capacity report:
    
    Field Heading    Meaning
    Boost            The boost type that was active at the end of
                     MINTIME:
                     N      Boost was inactive
                     zIIP   zIIP boost
                     Speed  Speed boost
                     All    zIIP boost and speed boost were both
                            active
    
    
    KEYWORDS: R8561/K   SMFREC/K    SRB/K
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    OA56683

  • Reported component name

    RMF

  • Reported component ID

    566527404

  • Reported release

    7B0

  • Status

    CLOSED UR1

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    YesSpecatt / New Function / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2018-12-13

  • Closed date

    2019-09-02

  • Last modified date

    2020-04-20

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

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

    UJ00592 UJ00593 UJ00603 UJ00604

Modules/Macros

  • ERB2GLLI ERB2RDPC ERB3CPC0 ERB3CPC1 ERB3GCPC ERB3GCTC ERB3GGSS
    ERB3GINI ERB3GISS ERB3GSMF ERB3GSMM ERB3RACC ERB3RCDC ERB3RIOQ
    ERB3RSDC ERB3RTBR ERB3SCM  ERB3SMP2 ERB4MAIN ERBCPSMF ERBDUCPU
    ERBEXCPU ERBFMTS3 ERBGPGSP ERBHDRS3 ERBMFBPC ERBMFBSR ERBMFCLS
    ERBMFDCP ERBMFDDP ERBMFDGQ ERBMFDHP ERBMFDPC ERBMFDPP ERBMFDTS
    ERBMFEAY ERBMFICP ERBMFIOQ ERBMFIZS ERBMFLCV ERBMFRCR ERBPCTBL
    ERBPPASS ERBPPCOM ERBPPCON ERBPRO   ERBRMFPP ERBSMF70 ERBSMFI
    ERBSTGST GPMDDSRV GPMHTC   GPMINI   GPMQRYC
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    RMF

  • Fixed component ID

    566527404

Applicable component levels

  • R7C0 PSY UJ00593

       UP19/09/12 P F909  

  • R7CJ PSY UJ00604

       UP19/09/12 P F909  

  • R7B0 PSY UJ00592

       UP19/09/12 P F909

  • R7BJ PSY UJ00603

       UP19/09/12 P F909

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 April 2020