Review the INIT parameters for the ESP Master and Proxy

Products

• ESP Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

Provide a checklist for reviewing the ESP INIT parameters in an ESP Master and Proxy subsystems.

 

Environment

Release: 12.0 all level sets.
Component : ESP Workload Automation

Resolution

1. Data Collection - Gather current INIT parameters from all relevant environments.

• Master subsystem parameters.
• Proxy subsystem parameters for all members
• Specific member configurations (e.g., parmlib(member)).

2. Key Parameters to Audit - When reviewing the parmlib member or general ESPPARM, pay close attention to:

• SUBSYS: Verify that subsystem names are unique and correctly assigned between production and lower environments.
• ROUTING MASTER: Ensure that Proxy subsystems are correctly configured to route necessary commands to the Master.
• USERMOD:  Check if any USERMOD are set being used  
• SYSPLEX: The GROUP name must be the same for this family of ESP Master and its Proxy subsystems. The MEMBER name must be unique for each ESP subsystem.

3. Documentation
Maintain a log of current dataset names for all gathered parameters to facilitate troubleshooting.

Example dataset naming convention:

• [Prefix].[CASEID].D[date].[ENVIRONMENT Type]
  
  

4. Add echo to init parms to show ESP start up options

ECHO '----------------'              
ECHO 'START UP OPTIONS'              
ECHO '----------------'              
ECHO 'COLD        =' %COLD           
ECHO 'QFORM       =' %QFORM          
ECHO 'QUIESCE     =' %QUIESCE        
ECHO 'RELOAD      =' %RELOAD         
ECHO 'RESFORM     =' %RESFORM        
ECHO 'SADGEN      =' %SADGEN         
ECHO 'SYSCLONE    =' %SYSCLONE       
ECHO 'SYSID       =' %SYSID          
ECHO 'JESMEMBER=' %JESMEMBER         
ECHO 'CQFORMAT    =' %CQFORMAT       
ECHO 'WARM        =' %WARM           
/* ECHO 'NOTRACK     =' %NOTRACK  */ 
/* ECHO 'TPFORM      =' %TPFORM   */ 

5. Review Configuration Best Practices: Review Configuration Best Practices