Starting the iCap master PAS

Use the following procedure to start the master PAS.

Before you begin

Before you start the master PAS, take the following actions:

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Starting the iCap master and agent PASs

  • Start the CAS.
  • (If you want to start in manage mode) Start an agent PASs on every CPC that you want to manage.

  • Verify that you created the JCL for starting the master PAS. You should have created this JCL during customization, as instructed in Customizing after installation. For an example of the JCL, see Example-of-master-PAS-JCL. 

    Note

    You can edit the started task parameters in the JCL. If you do not edit the JCL, iCap uses the default values or the values that you specify in the START command. The values in the START command override the values in the JCL. For more information, see iCap-PAS-started-task-parameters.

To start the master PAS

  1. From the operator console, enter the START command:

    • To start in observe mode (the required mode if you have not yet created a policy), enter: 

      START <procName>,[SSID=<ssid>],[PASMODE=OBSERVE],[POLICY=NO-POLICY]


      procName       is the name of the master PAS startup procedure. ssid is the subsystem ID of the CAS to which the PAS should connect (default BBCS).


    • To start in message or manage mode (these require a policy), enter: 

      START <procName>,[SSID=<ssid>],[POLICY=<policyName>],[PASMODE={MSG|MANAGE}]

      Note

      iCap can run in manage mode if at least one of following conditions exists:

      • An active agent is running on every CPC defined in the policy.
      • The master PAS has been running for more than four hours.
      • Each managed LPAR that is running without an active agent has had an IPL since the master PAS started.
      • At least one LPAR member of a capacity group is running with an active agent.
      • All LPAR members of capacity groups have had an IPL since the master PAS started.

      If none of these conditions exist, iCap will switch to observe mode. However, iCap will automatically switch back to manage mode if one or more of the conditions is met. For more information, see Policy-guidelines.

  2. To verify that the PAS started successfully, look for this console message:DYCMN110I BMC AMI Ops Automation for Capping vv.rr.mm - PUT level nnnnnnnn initialized

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