Viewing splits

Unisphere supports the management of mainframe splits.

Prerequisites

  • The storage system must have at least one FICON director configured.
  • See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

About this task

To view the splits list view:

Steps

  1. Select the storage system.
  2. Select Hosts > Mainframe.
  3. Click the number underneath Splits to display the Splits list view.
    Use the Splits list to view and manage splits.
    The following properties are displayed:
    Split Name The user-defined name for the split.
    Alpha Serial # The alpha serial number of the split.
    PAV State Indicates what type of PAV is enabled on the split. The types are: Hyper-PAV, DynamicPAV, or SuperPAV (not applicable for storage systems running HYPERMAX OS 5977).
    CU Images The number of CU images associated with the split.
    Ports The number of FICON ports that are assigned to the split.
    The following controls are available:
  4. Select the split and click An icon showing the letter i.
    The following properties display:
    Split Name The user-defined name for the split.
    Alpha Serial # The alpha serial number of the split.
    PAV State Indicates if PAV is enabled on the split.
    Number of CU Images The number of CU images associated with the split.
    Number of Ports The number of FICON ports that are assigned to the split.