Milestone 5 PARMLIB Implementation


This milestone contains tasks that help prepare for configuration of Performance Test for both a new installation and an upgrade.

Warning

Important

Roles involved: Performance Test Installer

Complete the following tasks to prepare for Performance Test configuration.

Task 5.1: Implement the PARMLIB

Starting with release 17.02, BMC mainframe products, including Performance Test, use parameter libraries (PARMLIBs) in conjunction with the BMC AMI Common Mainframe Services Controller (CMSC) to configure each product as well as common components. The CMSC was installed as part of the Enterprise Common Components installation.

In this task, you will implement the PARMLIB for Performance Test.

This task is necessary for both a new installation and an upgrade of Performance Test to release 17.02.

Warning

Important

Whenever you modify an existing PARMLIB member or add a new member, you will need to use the CMSC REFRESH command to update the contents of the CMSC cache.

Task 5.1.1: Create the Default Member

Create your HSCM00 member in your PARMLIB. Member HSCM00 from the Performance Testcustomization library, .INSTALL, is typically chosen as the source to be copied to the PARMLIB. This approach may require little or no modification of parameter values before use. You could, alternatively, choose either of the other samples as a starting point to create your own member and set parameter values as needed.

In the case of a product upgrade, you may already have an HSCM00 in your PARMLIB. You can choose to simply edit that member, changing parameter settings as needed. Use the generated .INSTALL member HSCM00 as a guide to setting parameter values and identifying any new parameters added to the product since your existing member was created.

The following table describes sample sources of PARMLIB member HSCM.

Performance Test

’s PARMLIB sample members

Library

Member
Name

Contents

Target library
SQQFSAMP

HSCM00

Sample Performance Test parameter member with only core parameters that must be set for Performance Test to function.

Target library
SQQFSAMP

HSCMALL

Sample Performance Test PARMLIB parameter member with every product parameter and descriptions on coding values for them.

Configuration library
.INSTALL

HSCM00

Initially this is a copy of member HSCM00 from the SQQFSAMP target library. After running task 3.7 for new installs or 4.7 for upgrades, it contains a sample PARMLIB member with values collected during import and configuration set as appropriate parameter values.

Task 5.1.2: Update the CMSC with your PARMLIB members

Use the z/OS MODIFY (F) command to update the CMSC with the PARMLIB member you created.

Refreshing all PARMLIB members

   F cmscname,PARMLIB REFRESHRefreshing a single parameter member

   F cmscname,PARMLIB REFRESH member_name

Warning

Important

During the refresh process, parameter values are validated. If they are found to be invalid, an error message is written to the FDBDLOG SYSOUT dataset associated with the ECC CMSC instance where the member is being refreshed. If an error is detected, the contents of the in-core member will not be refreshed. You must correct the error and refresh the member before attempting to use it.

 

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