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Setting Up the Servant Facility

To set up the Servant Facility

1. Examine the PRODUCT CONFIG file to see if there is an ACCESS COMMON record. (Presence of this record means the COMMON minidisk is already defined.) Enter the following:

   vmdirect config product
   

   This opens the PRODUCT CONFIG file for editing in XEDIT.

   • If the ACCESS COMMON record is already in the file, and it is defined at address 194, continue to Step 2.
   • If it is not defined at address 194, you will only have to change the current address on the ACCESS COMMON record to 194; you do not have to create a new COMMON minidisk.
     1. Stop CA VM:Director with the END command.
     2. Change the current address on the ACCESS COMMON record to 194. The new ACCESS COMMON record will be:

           ACCESS COMMON 1B4 C
        

     3. Continue to Step 2.
   • If there is no ACCESS COMMON record, you will need to add one:
   1. Exit the PRODUCT CONFIG file.
   2. Create a minidisk for the CA VM:Director service virtual machine at address 194 with a label of COMMON. You can use any method to create the minidisk. 540 4K blocks 3390 cylinders or an equivalent number of FBA blocks will be sufficient.
   3. Stop CA VM:Director with the END command.
   4. Add the following record to the PRODUCT CONFIG file to identify the COMMON minidisk:

      ACCESS COMMON 194 C
      

      Note: For more information, see ACCESS record in the chapter "Configuration File Reference" in the Reference Guide.

   5. Continue to Step 2.
2. Verify that the SERVANT record is set to ON. If it is not, change it to ON.

   Note: For more information, see SERVANT record in the chapter "Configuration File Reference" in the Reference Guide.

3. If you made any changes, save this XEDIT session and exit the PRODUCT CONFIG file.

   If CA VM:Director is still running, the Servant Facility is enabled as soon as you exit the PRODUCT CONFIG file.

4. If you had to stop CA VM:Director, restart it with the IPL CMS command.

You can disable and enable the Servant Facility dynamically by editing the SERVANT record in the PRODUCT CONFIG file. The change takes effect immediately.