Figure 3 CFRM Policy Editor main page

The CFRM Policy Editor main page displays the following information about the selected policy:

• Policy name
• Sysplex name
• Number of CF structures
• Number of coupling facilities
• Tabbed areas for editing the CF structures and coupling facilities for a policy.
• Task-level actions for the CFRM Policy Editor: Add, Close, and Submit.

The central feature of the main page is the objects table, which displays either CF structures or coupling facilities, depending on which tabbed view is selected for the policy. In the table, user can select actions for editing CF structures and coupling facilities.

In CFRM Policy Editor page, Coupling Facilities tab is default open, as Figure 3. If it is not, Click Coupling Facilities tab to view coupling facilities list.

Coupling Facilities tab

In a CFRM policy, the CF statement specifies the definition of a coupling facility within the scope of the named policy. The location of the information that is needed to define the coupling facility in a CFRM policy depends on the processor on which the coupling facility is installed. The limit for the number of coupling facilities that can be defined in a policy is established when the CFRM couple data set is formatted. The coupling facility must appear in the preference list of at least one coupling facility structure that is defined within the policy.

On the Coupling Facilities tab, user can Add, Modify, Copy, Rename and Delete coupling facilities for the selected CFRM policy.

User can modify a coupling facility for the selected CFRM policy. To do so, select one CF, open the action menu of the selected policy, click Modify to open a window that user can use to modify the coupling facility, as Figure 4.

Figure 4 CFRM Policy Editor Coupling Facilities tab

In Modify Coupling Facility page, user can edit the value of CF attributes. On completion, click OK to submit, then back to CFRM policies main page.

Figure 5 Modify Coupling Facility page

CF Structures tab

In a CFRM policy, the STRUCTURE statement specifies the definition of a structure within the scope of the named policy. The limit for the number of structures that can be defined in a policy is established when the CFRM couple data set is formatted.

In the CFRM policies main page, click CF Structures tab to open CF structure table list. On this tab, user can Add, Modify, Rename, Copy, and Delete CF structures for the selected CFRM policy.

Figure 9 Select multiple CF structures

Modify Multiple CF Structures page is opened, as Figure 10, in this page, enter values for the attributes, then these values will be applied to the selected CF structures, which are listed under Selected CF Structures to Modify.

Figure 10 Modify Multiple CF Structures page

By default, user’s changes are applied as absolute values. If user selects the Relative option, the attributes user modifies can increase or decrease by the specified percentage. User can apply a relative change to individual fields or all the selected fields, as Figure 11. Click OK to save the modifications to the structures.

Figure 11 Modify Multiple CF Structure Relative tab

Search and Filter 

In CFRM policy editor, based on Coupling Facility and CF structure tab, user can Search CF or structures according to key word that user inputs in the searching field on the task bar, as Figure 12.

Figure 12 Search structure by key words

User also can filter to get a set of CF or Structures according to filter condition that user set in the filter filed on the task bar, as Figure 13.

Figure 13 Filter structure by filter conditions

 

Activate a policy

Now continue to introduce the action of CFRM policies in the CFRM Administrative Policies main page.

Select one CFRM policy, right click to show the action menu, select Activate to open the Activate New Policy window so that user can activate the selected policy.

Figure 14 Activate the selected policy page

In the Activate New Policy window, the currently active policy is displayed for your reference. To activate the policy, click Activate. Otherwise, click Cancel to return to the CFRM Administrative Policies page.

This action includes a warning message that user is activating the policy in the sysplex. Be aware that activating the policy will affect sysplex operations.

Figure 15 Activate the selected policy page
 

New a policy

In CFRM Administrative Policies page, click Action and select New to create a new policy.

Figure 16 New a policy page

A CFRM Policy Editor is open, user needs to input policy name, default Coupling Facilities is TEMPCF and default CF structure is TEMPSTRUCT, user can Add, Modify, Rename, Copy and Delete CF or structure according to what system needs.  After setting Coupling Facilities and CF Structures, click Submit to create the policy.

Figure 17 New a CFRM policy page

 

With CFRM policy editor, it can help to simplify user’s CFRM polices management. You are warm welcome to give us feedback or comment.

Reference

How to use z/OSMF Sysplex Management to manage sysplex resources (I)

How to use z/OSMF Sysplex Management to manage sysplex resources(II)

z/OSMF Market Place

https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/zos-management-facility

IBM Knowledge Center

IBM z/OS Management Facility - IBM Documentation

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IBM Z Trials Program | IBM

IBM Redbooks - IBM z/OS Management Facility V2R3

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247851.html?Open