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The Hardware Management Console (HMC) is the GUI application that acts as the processor console for CMOS mainframe processors. It runs on a Linux workstation. In addition to providing GUI dialogs, the CMOS hardware vendors provide, as part of the HMC software, an application programming interface (API) for performing IPL activities. This API is called from REXX.
CA Automation Point is not designed to automatically navigate through and interact with a series of HMC GUI dialogs. Therefore, it supports automating the IPL activities for a CMOS processor through REXX programming calls to the APIs.
CA Automation Point provides a REXX program named APCMOSI.REX, which can be automatically executed in a managed session from a menu on the Automation Point Desktop or from a time rule. After CA Automation Point initiates the IPL through APCMOSI.REX, z/OS begins issuing IPL‑related messages to the first active MCS console that it finds. By controlling this console, the product can respond to each message automatically.
For information on APCMOSI.REX, see the chapter "Managing CMOS Processors."
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