Parameters for RELEASE=1.6 through 1.8.1

The RELEASE values for which a specific parameter is valid are marked with an ‘X’. RELEASE=1.6 is the default.

Table 1. RACSTAT parameters for RELEASE=1.6 through 1.8.1
Parameter	RELEASE=1.6	RELEASE=1.7	RELEASE=1.8 or 1.8.1
CLASS=	X	X	X
ENTRY=	X	X	X
RELEASE=	X	X	X

Return codes

If the return codes and reason codes you are receiving are not discussed in this macro, refer to the return codes and reason codes described with RACROUTE REQUEST=STAT Return codes and reason codes.

When control is returned, register 15 contains one of the following return codes:

Hex Code: Meaning
00: RACF® is active and, if CLASS= was specified, the class is active.
04: RACF is active; the class is inactive.
08: RACF is active; the class is not defined to RACF.
0C: RACF is inactive and, if CLASS= was specified, the class is active.
10: RACF is inactive; the class is inactive.
14: RACF is inactive; the class is not defined to RACF.
18: RACF is not installed or an insufficient level of RACF is installed.
64: Indicates that the CHECK subparameter of the RELEASE keyword was specified on the execute form of the RACSTAT macro; however, the list form of the macro does not have the proper RELEASE parameter. Macro processing terminates.

Note: The class descriptor entry for the specified class is returned to the caller (in the 4-byte area addressed by the entry address), for return codes 00, 04, 0C, and 10.

Example 1

Determine whether the DASDVOL class is active and retrieve the address of its class descriptor. A fullword, CDADDR, contains the class descriptor address.

RACSTAT CLASS='DASDVOL',ENTRY=CDADDR