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  • 1.  Why do I need to do zconsetup

    IBM Champion
    Posted Mon September 14, 2020 01:23 PM
    The zconsetup processing feels like a snag in the install

    I intend to put my configuration files in /u/zosc/server1... which is shared between LPARs.
    If I want to put zOS C on 5 LPARs I have to do

    create the /var/zosconnect directory
    remount /user/lpp/IBM/zosc*/v3r0beta  Read write
    run the zconsetup command
    remount /user/lpp/IBM/zosc*/v3r0beta  Read

    On each LPAR.

    Both the code for v3, and v3 beta update /var/zosconnect/c3r0
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    The processing of the script is in essence

    mkdir -p /var/zosconnect2/v3r0/extensions
    change  /usr/lpp/IBM/zosconnect/v3r0beta/wlp/etc/extensions to point to /var/zosconnect2/v3r0/extensions
    copy a string into  /var/zosconnect2/v3r0/extensions/zosconnect.properties
    copy a string into /var/zosconnect2/v3r0/extensions/imsmobile.properties

    There is a test to see if the system is OS/390  - use "\n" between two strings , else use the new line character.
    a) I think it will always be OS/390
    b) both work
    so it looks like this code is redundant

    It feels like the SMPE/libraries shipped with the product could simply have
    /usr/lpp/IBM/zosconnect/v3r0beta/wlp/etc/extensions/zosconnect.properties and
    /usr/lpp/IBM/zosconnect/v3r0beta/wlp/etc/extensions/imsmobile.properties
    with the appropriate content, and we would not need to do this zconsetup, this making the install process slicker


    Just a thought....

    regards

    Colin


  • 2.  RE: Why do I need to do zconsetup

    Posted Thu September 24, 2020 08:31 AM
    Hello Colin,
    Thank you for your comments which have been noted.
    Information on the zconsetup command are in the KC: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS4SVW_3.0.0/installing/setup_prod_extensions.html
    Regards,
    Alan

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    Alan Hollingshead
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