gtpo1m9rOperations

ZMPIF START-Start a Path or Device

Use this command to start a MPIF path or device.

Requirements and Restrictions

None.

Format




Path
starts a path.

Name-path
starts the specified path, where path is a 1- to 8-character alphanumeric path name.

System-sysname
starts all the paths in the specified system, where sysname is a 1- to 8-character alphanumeric system name; for example, TPF.

ALL
starts all the inactive paths.

Device
starts a device.

Name-$device
starts the specified device, where $device is a 1- to 7-character alphanumeric generic device name that begins with the $ character.

ALL
starts all the offline devices.

Additional Information

Examples

The specified path is started in the following example, where:

 SYSTEM 
is the name of the system.

 CLASS 
is the path class assigned to the path.

 VIA 
is the device.

 RSDA 
is the symbolic device address of the read device assigned to the path.

 WSDA 
is the symbolic device address of the write device assigned to the path.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|User:   ZMPIF START P,N-CPUC.B1                                                 |
|                                                                                |
|System: MPIF0028I 06.56.47 PATH(S) STARTED                                      |
|        CBT10003I 13.23.52                                                      |
|        MPIF PATH CPUB.B1  ESTABLISHED TO                                       |
|        SYSTEM - CPUB      CLASS - B                                            |
|        VIA - $CTOC05   RSDA - 138A  WSDA - 138B                                |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Related Information

See TPF Multi-Processor Interconnect Facility Reference for more information about MPIF.