MOSS Functions
Startup and Management
Controller initialization including CCU IPL, scanner IML, and CA IPL.
Initial configuration and reconfiguration management.
Scheduled power on.
Permanent display of the machine status on the 3745 operator console.
Functions that maintain machine files defining the configuration of the lines
attached to the controller, machine details of the controller, and parameters of
the lines and channels used in the initialization process. See “MOSS User
Facilities” on page 4-30.
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Port swap operations on LSS, HSS, ELA, and TRA lines.
Console password management.
Automatic retry of failing controller hardware or microcode (including MOSS
microcode).
Event Notification
Automatic logging of box event records (BERs) in the BER file on the controller
hard disk.
Generation of:
– A reference code by the autoBER program for each new BER.
– Alert messages for display at the host console via NCP or PEP (using the
alert support provided by the NetView program).
– Alarm messages for display at the 3745 operator console.
Dumps
Automatic control program dump and re-IPL.
Manual control program dump on disk from VTAM operator and re-IPL.
Automatic or manual channel adapter dump.
Automatic or selective scanner dump and IML after unrecoverable failures.
Automatic or manual TIC dump.
Automatic or manual MOSS dump and re-IML.
Automatic dump of power control processor.
Problem Determination by the User
The user can participate to troubleshooting and repair through:
CCU functions
NCP or EP functions
Display of BERs and alarms through the event log display (ELD) and by
maintenance personnel through:
– Channel adapter services
– TSS services
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