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Overview

The RMFCFG query generates a chart for each Central Processing Complex (CPC) that shows the physical engine configuration for the CPC and the logical engine assignments for each LPAR. One data extract shows the engine distribution for the shared engine pools, and the other for the dedicated engine pools.

The example shows the chart generated for the shared engine pools of an IBM z10 2097-712 CPC. The five vertical bars for the leftmost LPAR, named ##CPC##, show the number of active physical processors (engines) of each type (CP, zAAP, zIIP, IFL, and ICF) in the shared engine pools. The logical processor assignments for the active LPARs in the CPC follow to the right. A similar chart is generated for the dedicated engine pools. Notice that Coupling Facility LPARs have only one engine type assigned (ICFs) while the z/OS LPARs (for example, ‘CA11’ and ‘CA31’) typically have three engine types assigned (CPs, zIIPs, and zAAPs). One of the VM LPARs ‘VMZ’ has IFL engines only, while another, ‘SYSC’, has CPs, IFLs, and ICFs.