Operator message commands for testing a coupling facility
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1. A computer program product for testing a coupling facility of a computing environment, said coupling facility being coupled to one or more processor images of the computing environment, said computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;
receiving by the coupling facility an operator message command from a source remote from the coupling facility, the source being other than a console of the coupling facility, and the operator message command having an operator message token associated therewith to identify a buffer for use in processing the operator message command, the buffer comprising a token field for storing the operator message token;
processing by the coupling facility the operator message command to perform an action on the coupling facility; and
providing by the coupling facility a response to the operator message command, the response to be analyzed to determine an affect of the action on the coupling facility.
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Abstract
A facility is provided to enable operator message commands from multiple, distinct sources to be provided to a coupling facility of a computing environment for processing. These commands are used, for instance, to perform actions on the coupling facility, and may be received from consoles coupled to the coupling facility, as well as logical partitions or other systems coupled thereto. Responsive to performing the commands, responses are returned to the initiators of the commands.
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1. A computer program product for testing a coupling facility of a computing environment, said coupling facility being coupled to one or more processor images of the computing environment, said computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising; receiving by the coupling facility an operator message command from a source remote from the coupling facility, the source being other than a console of the coupling facility, and the operator message command having an operator message token associated therewith to identify a buffer for use in processing the operator message command, the buffer comprising a token field for storing the operator message token; processing by the coupling facility the operator message command to perform an action on the coupling facility; and providing by the coupling facility a response to the operator message command, the response to be analyzed to determine an affect of the action on the coupling facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for testing a coupling facility of a computing environment, said coupling facility being coupled to one or more processor images of the computing environment, said computer system comprising:
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a memory; and a processor in communications with the memory, the processor comprising hardware, and wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising; receiving by the coupling facility an operator message command from a source remote from the coupling facility, the source being other than a console of the coupling facility, and the operator message command having an operator message token associated therewith to identify a buffer for use in processing the operator message command, the buffer comprising a token field for storing the operator message token; processing by the coupling facility the operator message command to perform an action on the coupling facility; and providing by the coupling facility a response to the operator message command, the response to be analyzed to determine an affect of the action on the coupling facility. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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