VM66249: ALLOW DEVICE RANGE ON DEFINE HYPERPAVALIAS AND PAVALIAS

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• The DEFINE PAVALIAS and HYPERPAVALIAS commands can define
  only a single alias at a time. This requires issuing multiple
  DEFINE commands to create multiple virtual alias devices for
  guest use. This can be tedious and, if DEFINE commands are
  included in the guest User Directory entry via COMMAND
  statements, can limit the number of aliases that can be defined.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of PAV or HyperPAV Aliases who use the *
  *                 DEFINE command to define virtual aliases for *
  *                 guests.                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY PTF                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  The DEFINE PAVALIAS and DEFINE HYPERPAVALIAS commands can define
  only a single alias at a time. This requires issuing multiple
  DEFINE commands to create multiple virtual alias devices for
  guest use. This can be tedious and, if DEFINE commands are
  included in the guest User Directory entry via COMMAND
  statements, can limit the number of aliases that can be defined.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• FOR RELEASE VM/ESA CP/ESA R710 :
  PREREQ: NONE
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  

Comments

• The DEFINE PAVALIAS and DEFINE HYPERPAVALIAS commands now accept
  a range of virtual alias device numbers, allowing multiple
  aliases to be defined by issuing a single command.
  The "CP Commands and Utilities" publication, SC24-6268-00, will
  be updated to add device range operands to the syntax diagrams
  for the DEFINE HYPERPAVALIAS and DEFINE PAVALIAS commands, as
  well as to add descriptions of those operands.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UM35427

Modules/Macros

• DEFINE   HCPDFN   HYPERPAV PAVALIAS
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CP

• Fixed component ID

  568411202

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY UM35427

     UP19/02/12 P 1902  

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