XCF_CF_ALLOCATION

Description:

Check that, for each coupling facility in the CFRM active policy, structure allocation is permitted.

Reason for check:

If coupling facilities are not eligible for structure allocation, they should not remain in maintenance mode or any other state for any extended period of time. If the check shows a warning during maintenance or upgrade windows, the warning serves as a reminder to turn off maintenance mode when the service action is completed.

Parameters accepted:

None.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R10 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 CHECK(IBMXCF,XCF_CF_ALLOCATION_PERMITTED)                        
         SEVERITY(MED) INTERVAL(004:00) DATE('date_of_the_change')
         REASON('Your reason for making the update.')

Reference:

For more information, see z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

IXCH0212E
IXCH0215E
IXCH0206E

See the IXCH messages in z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 10 (IXC-IZP).

SECLABEL recommended for MLS users:

SYSLOW