BMC Software Primary Subsystem (BMCP)
The BMCP establishes supervisory services for the BCSS, RUV, and other BMC Software products. Because the BMCP is shared among several products, only one copy of the BMCP should exist in your system.
The BMCP uses the four-character name BMCP to identify itself to z/OS. This subsystem name is used in all commands and as a suffix in all messages issued by the BMCP. If you are using the subsystem name BMCP with a non-BMC Software subsystem installed in your system, you can change it by modifying the SUBSYSID parameter in the BMCP start procedure. If you change the subsystem name after the BMCP starts, you must perform an IPL for the new name to be recognized by z/OS. See Installing for more information.
The BMCP recognizes commands prefixed with the subsystem name followed by at least one blank (for example, BMCP STATUS).
If you are not using the default subsystem names, replace BMCP in each command with the identifier used at your site.
This topic contains the following information:
BMCP command summary
The following table provides a summary of BMCP commands as issued from the z/OS console.
RUV BMCP command | Action |
|---|---|
BMCP STATUS | Displays the status of the BMCP |
BMCP SHUTDOWN | Shuts down the BMCP in an orderly manner by terminating the BMCP address space and BMCP command processing |
BMC Primary Subsystem parameters
SeeBMC Software Primary Subsystem parameters.
Starting the BMCP
From a z/OS console, enter the following command:
When you start the BMCP, the following message is displayed on the z/OS console:
Displaying BMCP status
To determine whether the BMCP is active, issue the following command at the z/OS console:
If the BMCP is active, the following message is displayed on the z/OS console:
BMC10700I STATUS,Debug mode is debug_status BMCP
Stopping the BMCP
Normally, you should leave the BMCP running. If you are applying maintenance to the BMCP, you must terminate the BMCP to install the new modules. You can also terminate the BMCP as part of an orderly shutdown of z/OS before an IPL.
To terminate the BMCP address space, issue the following command at the z/OS console:
Command processing terminates for the BMCP when the BMCP address space ends.
When you shut down the BMCP, the following messages are displayed on the z/OS console:
BMC101228I Subsystem termination completed BMCP
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