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Messages

With Hardware Interface Service, the region provides messages about the entities in the hardware topology.

The message has the following format:

RMHISnnn #sequence_number entity_name (entity_type) entity_level - attribute_list +

Contains the following information:

nnn

Identifies a message for a particular event.

For example, RMHIS101 is the ID of the message for an ENTITY STATUS CHANGE event.

Note: For more information, see the message online help.

#sequence_number

(Optional) Is a number to sequence a message that requires multiple lines. A + at the end of a message indicates that the content is continued on a second message.

For example, the following content requires two messages:

RMHIS117 #1 IBM390PS.MF01 (CPC) 5 - TX1="Mirroring data from the primary support element to the alternate support element " +
RMHIS117 #2 IBM390PS.MF01 (CPC) 5 - TX2="completed successfully."

entity_name

Identifies the entity.

Example: IBM390PS.MF01 for a CPC-type entity

entity_type

Is the type of entity:

Example: CPC for a central processor complex

entity_level

Is the hierarchy level of the entity in the hardware topology.

attribute_list

Is the list of entity attributes relevant for the message.

Note: For more information, see the message online help.

+

(Optional) Indicates that the content is continued on the next message.