SCF Reference Manual for the Kernel Subsystem

Changes to 523406-013
The TLE_LIMIT attribute is now valid for G-series as of the G06.32.01 RVU. For details on this
feature, see “Changing the System TLE Limit Attribute” (page 36).
Changes to 523406-012
• Throughout the manual, clarified statement about pending attributes in INFO SUBSYS displays.
• Updated displays throughout the manual to include the system attribute
DESTINATION_CONTROL_LIMIT.
• Updated displays throughout the manual to include new system attributes TLE_LIMIT and
AUTO_RETRY_ON_ERROR_654.
• Added “Changing the Destination Control Table Size Limit” (page 35) to describe how to us
the DESTINATION_CONTROL_TABLE attribute. See also
“DESTINATION_CONTROL_TABLE.” (page 93)
• Added “Changing the System TLE Limit Attribute” (page 36) to describe how to use the new
TLE_LIMIT attribute. This new attribute is valid with the J06.09 and H06.20 RVUs.
• Added “Changing Software Data Integrity Checking” (page 37) to descirbe how to use the
new AUTO_RETRY_ON_ERROR_654 attribute. See also
“AUTO_RETRY_ON_ERROR_654” (page 96). This new attribute is valid with the J06.09 and
H06.20 RVUs.
• Added new SCF error messages 00132, 00133, and 00134. See Appendix B (page 135).
• Throughout the manual, clarified statement about pending attributes in INFO SUBSYS displays.
Document Organization
ContentsChapter
Describes the $ZZKRN Kernel subsystem manager and the
SCF interface to the Kernel subsystem.
Chapter 1: Kernel Subsystem Overview (page 12)
Describes how to view and change system attributes
controlled by the $ZZKRN Kernel subsystem manager.
Chapter 2: Configuring System Attributes (page 27)2
Describes how to configure and manage generic processes
controlled by the $ZZKRN Kernel subsystem manager.
Chapter 3: Configuring and Managing Generic Processes
(page 38)
Describes how to manage the ServerNet X and Y fabrics.Chapter 4: Managing the ServerNet Network (page 65)
Describes SCF object types and object names supported
by the Kernel subsystem.
Chapter 5: SCF Object Types and Object Names
(page 69)
Describes the SCF commands that support the Kernel
subsystem.
Chapter 6: SCF Commands for the Kernel Subsystem
(page 73)
Contains a syntax summary of the SCF commands that
support the Kernel subsystem.
Appendix A: SCF Command Summary for the Kernel
Subsystem (page 133)
Describes the SCF error messages that apply to the Kernel
subsystem.
Appendix B: SCF Kernel Subsystem Error Messages
(page 135)
This manual also contains a glossary of technical terms and abbreviations used throughout the
text.
Notation Conventions
General Syntax Notation
This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this manual.
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