Help for DVIPA Status

The DVIPA (Dynamic Virtual IP Addressing) Status page displays the DVIPAs that are configured on the TCP/IP stacks within the sysplex. DVIPA information is polled periodically using a NetView timer and the information displayed may not be current. The Last Refresh and Next Refresh fields display when the information was polled and when it will be polled again. The maximum number of DVIPAs to display is set in the TCP390 policy using the MAXDVIPA statement. If there are more DVIPAs than the maximum number, the user is viewing incomplete data and may wish to apply DVIPA filtering.

DVIPA Filters

For ease in managing status, you can define DVIPA filters to eliminate some DVIPAs from the list. Click on the DVIPA Filters link to view and update the DVIPA status filters.

DVIPA IP Address

Displays the DVIPA TCP/IP address.

System Name

Displays the hostname of the TCP/IP stack.

TCP/IP Job Name

Displays the TCP/IP procedure name that was used to start TCP/IP.

Origin

Displays how the DVIPA was configured to the given TCP/IP stack. The origin can be one of the following:

Status

Displays the status of the DVIPA on the given TCP/IP stack. Some of the status values may be displayed with background shading for ease in readability. The status can be one of the following:

Mobility

Displays the manner in which a DVIPA IP address would be moved to another TCP/IP stack. The mobility can be one of the following:

Distributor Status

Displays the status of the DVIPA on the given TCP/IP stack in relation to the Sysplex Distributor function. Some of the status values may be displayed with background shading for ease in readability. Distributor Status can be one of the following:

Service Manager

Displays the status of the DVIPA on the given TCP/IP stack in relation to the Service Manager function. The service manager can be one of the following:

Refresh Data/Refresh

If new data has been collected since the last time the page has been refreshed, select the Refresh Data button to update the data displayed. (Refer to the Last Refresh and Next Refresh fields for information on when the data was last polled and when it will be polled again.) Only one person/task can refresh the DVIPA status at a time. When refreshing is in progress the button will read "Refresh" instead of "Refresh Data". The browser message area will also indicate status to show that refreshing is in progress. Depending on the size of your sysplex and the amount of data being collected, refreshing may take up to four minutes to complete.

Last Refresh

Displays the date and time (GMT) the DVIPA Status information was last polled.

Next Refresh

Displays the date and time (GMT) the DVIPA Status information will be polled next.