Defining function couple data sets to MVS

For a policy to be in effect on a system, the couple data set that contains the policy must be defined on a DASD that is connected to the system and the couple data set must be defined to MVS™.

To define couple data sets for policies (CFRM, SFM, WLM, LOGR, and automatic restart management) to MVS, you can use the DATA statement in the COUPLExx parmlib member or, after IPL, the SETXCF COUPLE command.

For example, to activate SFM primary and alternate couple data sets through parmlib, use the DATA statement, as follows:

DATA TYPE(SFM)
     PCOUPLE(SYS1.SFM.CDS01)
     ACOUPLE(SYS1.SFM.CDS02)

For example, to activate SFM primary and alternate couple data sets with commands, issue:

SETXCF COUPLE,PCOUPLE=SYS1.SFM.CDS01,TYPE=SFM
SETXCF COUPLE,ACOUPLE=SYS1.SFM.CDS02,TYPE=SFM