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Advanced Topics

This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the CA MIA functional interfaces to z/OS allocation, allocation recovery, SWAP processing, and dynamic hardware configuration. It also discusses performance, sysplex, and z/VM considerations.

This section contains the following topics:

Tape Device Allocation and Allocation Recovery Considerations

Product Activation and Termination Considerations

Identify Devices to CA MIA

How You Dynamically Change Which Devices Are Managed

z/OS Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD) ACTIVATE Considerations

Configure Tape Devices Offline until CA MIA Synchronization

VARY Device Serialization

VARY Command Serialization

How You Define CA MIA in the Subsystem Name Table

How You Change the Status of Managed Devices (VARY)

How You Influence Device Selection

Dynamic Detection and Notification (DDN)

TPCF Device Processing

How You Control the Response of TPCF During Allocation Recovery

z/OS Dynamic Device Reconfiguration (SWAP) Processing

Performance Considerations

Sysplex Considerations

z/VM Considerations