We use symbolic links extensively for this purpose. In the configuration files for each platform we put a path statement with the platform name in it: /CICS/platform1 /CICS/platform2
We create a directory /CICS/ Then we create symbolic links in that directory for each platform that points to the CICS release to use for that platform /CICS/platform1 >> /CICSVxRy /CICS/platform2 >> /CICSVqRz We mount the zFSes for each release on a different directory /CICSVxRy has CICS.VxRy.ZFS /CICSVqRz has CICS.VqRz.ZFS When we want to change the release we only have to change the directory that the symbolic link points to. If you want to discuss you can contact me off list. Thanks, Jon -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 8:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: HFS sharing and rolling product upgrades > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nofar Spalter > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 3:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: HFS sharing and rolling product upgrades > > Hello, > How do you gradually roll changes to CICS, MQ and DB2 versions that > change these products' HFS dataset one system at a time? > We currently share our BPXPRMxx member between two LPARs running in > Sysplex with SYSPLEX(YES). > Our CICS guys want to upgrade the CICS version one LPAR at a time (a > reasonable request), and that means that they want to change the CICS > HFS pointed to by the > /usr/lpp/cicsts/cicsts32 mount point, but only on one system. > In other words they want to do something like this: > > BPXPRMxx: > MOUNT FILESYSTEM('OMVS.&CICSVER.CICS32') > MOUNTPOINT('/usr/lpp/cicsts/cicsts32') > TYPE(HFS) MODE(READ) AUTOMOVE(INCLUDE,*) > > Where &CICSVER resolves to RSU1109 on SY1 LPAR and to RSU1110 on SY2 > LPAR. > > I don't think this is possible, but I do want to provide them the > option to roll the change one LPAR at a time, prefferably without > making changes to CICS. > > Is there a way where we can support that? > > Regards, > Nofar Spalter Have you looked at & considered: "Mounting file systems using symbolic links"? http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/bpxzb2b0/7.14 The commands to use would be something like: cd /usr/lpp/cicsts mkdir RSU1109 mkdir RSU1101 ln -s '$SYSSYMR/&CICSVER' cicsts32 Now, I don't use UNIX sysplex filesystem sharing, but I think you could do a mount similar to: MOUNT FILESYSTEM('OMVS.&CICSVER.CICS32') MOUNTPOINT('/usr/lpp/cicsts/&CICSVER.') TYPE(HFS) MODE(READ) AUTOMOVE(INCLUDE,*) Question: Is a period missing? Wouldn't you need 'OMVS.&CICSVER..CICS32' ??? Or was it a typo on your part? -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
