XCF_SFM_SUM

Description:

Check that the sysplex failure management (SFM) policy specifies the recommended indeterminate status actions for the local system.

Reason for check:

It is recommended that ISOLATETIME(0) be specified to allow SFM to fence and partition a system without operator intervention and without undue delay.

Parameters accepted:

SUMACTION: SFM Indeterminate status action. Must be one of ISOLATE, RESET, DEACTIVATE, or PROMPT.
SUMINTERVAL: SFM indeterminate status interval. Decimal value between 0 and 86400 seconds inclusive. Not required if ACTION(PROMPT) is specified.

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_SFM_SUM_ACTION)                   
       SEVERITY(MED) INTERVAL(004:00) DATE('date_of_the_change')
       PARM('SUMACTION(ISOLATE),SUMINTERVAL(0)')          
       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:

IXCH0516E

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

SECLABEL recommended for MLS users:

SYSLOW