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Port commissioning
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Port commissioning is not supported on ports with Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM),
Course Wave Division Multiplexing, or Time Division Multiplexing (TDM).
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E_Port commissioning requires that the lossless feature is enabled on both the local switch
and the remote switch.
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Fabric tracking must be enabled (refer to
“Enabling fabric tracking”
on page 289) to maintain
the decommissioned port details (such as port type, device port WWN, and so on). Do not
accept changes in the Management application client.
z/OS requirements
You must meet the following requirements to configure port decommissioning and
recommissioning through the Management application.
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Make sure the z/OS is running 1.12 or later to support z/OS CIM and port decommissioning.
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Make sure there is a working CIMOM server on each logical partition (LPAR) that participates in
port decommissioning.
For more information, refer to the sections: Quick guide: CIM server setup and verification, CIM
server security setup, and Setting up the CIM server for storage management in the Common
Information Model User’s Guide, version 1 release 13 (part number: SC33-7998-08).
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Make sure you have System Modification Program/Extended (SMP/E), Resource Access
Control Facility (RACF), and UNIX systems services skills.
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Make sure you have the following IBM Authorized Program Analysis Reports (APARs) for z/OS
CIM (CIMOM) and port decommissioning on z/OS version 1, release 13:
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OA38145 — z/OS CIM APAR in support of port decommissioning
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OA38303 and HA42524 — IOS port decommissioning APARs
NOTE
OA38303 requires OA40538 and OA40037.
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OA40538 — Switch CUP diagnostics APAR
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OA40037 — ESCON director code in support of switch CUP diagnostics APAR
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OA40876 — IOS switch SPOF enhancements APAR
NOTE
Contact the IBM Support Center for the latest APAR updates.
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Make sure you have a Common Event Adapter (CEA) running in full function mode on each
LPAR that has a CIMOM server that participates in port decommissioning.
For more information, refer to Customizing for CEA in the z/OS Planning for Installation, version
1 release 13 (part number: GA22-7504-28).
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Make sure that the CIMOM server runs as a started task (CFZCIM) on each z/OS LPAR. The
CIMOM server must be running for F_Port decommissioning to function properly.
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Make sure you have access to the CLI (cimcli command) for troubleshooting (for more
information, refer to