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# 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:
   - Create— Creating and modifying splits
   - Modify— Creating and modifying splits
4. Select the split and click .
   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.