Coupling Facility node


A Coupling Facility node represents the mainframe computer's coupling facility, the component of the mainframe that enables multiple LPARs to access the same data.

Coupling Facility node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which a Coupling Facility node is created, updated, or removed.

Creation and update

Coupling Facility nodes are created and updated in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

Removal

A Coupling Facility node can be destroyed either manually or automatically.

To remove a Coupling Facility node manually, find the necessary Coupling Facility, select it in the list and pick Destroy from the Actions list.

Automatic removal happens according to the following scenario.

Coupling Facility nodes are removed when no relationships to MFPart nodes remain.

A Coupling Facility node is also destroyed when its parent mainframe is destroyed. This is a Containment Removal type because a CouplingFacility cannot exist without its mainframe host. See Containment Removal. For information about the destruction of Host nodes, see Host node lifecycle.

Attributes and relationships of the CouplingFacility node

The attributes of the CouplingFacility node are described in the following table:

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type

Description

Internal Storage
storage : int

Internal Storage capacity

Resource Manager Policy
cfrm_name : string

Resource Manager Policy

Node Descriptor
node_descriptor : string

Node descriptor

Key
key : string

Globally unique key

Name
name : string

Primary name

Short Name
short_name : string

Short name

Description
description : string

Description of the element

URL
url : string

URL for information about the element

Business Continuity Critical
business_continuity_critical : boolean

If true, element is critical to operation of the business

Supported by 3rd Party
third_party_support : boolean

True if the element is supported by a third party

Synonyms
synonyms : list:string

Other names for the element

External Identifiers
external_ids : list:string

Identifiers for this element in other systems

Cloud Identifier
cloud_id : string

Unique cloud identifier

The relationships of the CouplingFacility node are described in the following table:

UI Name

Relationship

Description

Member MF Part

CouplingFacility:
 CouplingFacility:
 Host:
 MFPart

MF Parts that are part of this Coupling Facility

Sysplex

CouplingFacility:
 HostContainment:
 HostContainer:
 Cluster

Sysplex that this Coupling Facility is a member of

Primary Business Application

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessApplicationInstance

Business Application from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Business Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 BusinessService

Business Service from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Technical Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 TechnicalService

Technical Service from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Device Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DeviceInfo

Device Info from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Application Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredApplicationComponent

Discovered Application Component from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Cloud API Result List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCloudAPIResultList

Discovered Cloud API Result List from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Coupling Facility

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredCouplingFacility

Discovered Coupling Facility from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Database

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabase

Discovered Database from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Database Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDatabaseDetail

Discovered Database Detail from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Directory Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDirectoryEntry

Discovered Directory Entry from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Disk Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredDiskDrive

Discovered Disk Drive from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered File

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFile

Discovered File from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered File System

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredFileSystem

Discovered File System from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered HBA

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredHBA

Discovered HBA from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered IP Address

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredIPAddress

Discovered IP Address from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Listening Port

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredListeningPort

Listening Port from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered MFPart

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMFPart

Discovered MFPart from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered MQ Detail

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMQDetail

Discovered MQ Detail from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframe

Discovered Mainframe from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Mainframe View Result

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredMainframeViewResult

Discovered Mainframe View Result from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Network Interface

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredNetworkInterface

Discovered Network Interface from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Process

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProcess

Discovered Process from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Program

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredProgram

Discovered Program from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Registry Entry

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredRegistryEntry

Discovered Registry Entry from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Service

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredService

Discovered Service from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Software

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSoftware

Discovered Software from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Storage Subsystem

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredStorageSubsystem

Discovered Storage Subsystem from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Sysplex

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredSysplex

Discovered Sysplex from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Tape Drive

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTapeDrive

Discovered Tape Drive from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Transaction

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredTransaction

Discovered Transaction from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Discovered Virtual Machine

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 DiscoveredVirtualMachine

Discovered Virtual Machine from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Host Info

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 HostInfo

Host Info from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary MF Part

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 MFPart

MF Part from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Network Connection List

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 NetworkConnectionList

Network Connection List from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Software Component

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareComponent

Software Component from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Software Container

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareContainer

Software Container from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Primary Software Instance

InferredElement:
 Inference:
 Primary:
 SoftwareInstance

Software Instance from which the existence of this Coupling Facility was inferred

Location

ElementInLocation:
 Location:
 Location:
 Location

Location of this Coupling Facility

Business Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 BusinessOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective

IT Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 ITOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective

Support Manager

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 SupportOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for the support of this element

Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 Owner:
 Person

The owner of this element

Attachments

AttachmentContainer:
 Attachment:
 Attachment:
 Attachment

A file attached to this element

Category

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 Category

Category

Family

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 Family

Family

Lifecycle Status

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 LifecycleStatus

Lifecycle Status

Recovery Time

ElementInCategory:
 ElementCategory:
 Category:
 RecoveryTime

Recovery Time

Location

ElementInLocation:
 Location:
 Location:
 Location

Location of this Managed Element

Business Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 BusinessOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective

IT Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 ITOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective

Support Manager

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 SupportOwner:
 Person

The person or owner responsible for the support of this element

Owner

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 Owner:
 Person

The owner of this element

Organizational Unit

OwnedItem:
 Ownership:
 Owner:
 OrganisationalUnit

Organizational Unit that this Managed Element belongs to

 

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