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8. Have you reviewed the Machine Level Table (ML T) display?
The machine level table function provides a display that quickly allows
the operator to determine the NCP version and level, NCP name, EC
level, and MCF level that is currently on the 3745. This information is
often required when working with the support center, and when investi-
gating problem incidents.
9. Has the customer established physical connectivity to the 3745?
Depending on the environments, this could require that 3814 channel
switches be set correctly, and the issuing of correct VM ATTACH and/or
MVS VARY ONLINE commands.
10. Load your test NCP into the newly installed controller, and check for any
BER records created in the ELD file.
If there are load problems, check the VTAM Messages and Codes
manual to determine the cause of the error. Common problems that are
detected during the initial load are USGTIER problems, incorrect 3745
Model/Number in NCP, incorrect CA logical address mapping, the
ALIGN parameter in the NDF linkage editor step is not set to 4K or it
defaults to 2K, the IOCP generation for the channel adapter does not
match the CDF definitions for the channel adapter (data streaming vs
DCI modes), or for remote boxes the link IPL ports (LKP) table is incor-
rect. You should check all the above items if load problems occur.
11. If the customer plans on using the disk functions available with the 3745,
this would be a good time to test those procedures.
Ask the customer to load the controller using the keywords
DUMPLOAD=YES and SAVEMOD=YES to store the module onto the
3745 fixed disk. You then can use a procedure documented in HONE
info Q392790, (MOSS procedure to set storage location 42 to zeros
causing an NCP ABEND 0000 to occur). This causes a dump to be
produced and saved onto the 3745 hard disk. The NCP load module on
disk will automatically be reloaded into memory and would need to be
reactivated from the host.
12. Test procedures for displaying the NCP dump files on the 3745 MOSS
disk.
This can be done from the MOSS console using the DII command, and
can be viewed from the VTAM console by issuing the D NET,DISK
command. The VTAM Operations Guide describes the commands.
Appendix D. 3745 Installation Hands-On Scenario
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