CNZ_Syscons_Routcode

Description:

Ensures that the system console is receiving the minimum set of routing codes (1, 2 and 10).

Reason for check:

The system console should be configured to receive, at a minimum, routing codes 1, 2, and 10. This is to ensure that the system console receives all important messages.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R4 and later.

User override of IBM® values:

The following shows the default keywords for the check, which you can override on either a POLICY statement in the HZSPRMxx parmlib member or on a MODIFY command. This statement may be copied and modified to override the check defaults:

  UPDATE,
        DATE('date_of_the_change')
        REASON('Your reason for making the update.')      
        ACTIVE    
        SEVERITY(LOW)         
        INTERVAL(24:00)

Parameters accepted:

Reference:

For more information on systems consoles, see z/OS MVS Planning: Operations.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

CNZHF0008I

See the CNZHF messages in z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 4 (CBD-DMO).

SECLABEL recommended for multilevel security users:

SYSLOW - see z/OS Planning for Multilevel Security and the Common Criteria for information on using SECLABELs.