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Setting up the Hardware Interface Service

HWS requires the Hardware Interface Service The Hardware Interface Service provides CA Technologies products with a common interface/API for accessing hardware functions. CA OPS/MVS interfaces with the Hardware Interface Service to implement HWS. Therefore, the Hardware Interface Service must be configured and started on the system where CA OPS/MVS is running in order for HWS to provide services such as hardware event notification.