SETCON command

Use the SETCON command to activate functions pertaining to the console environment. Also use the SETCON MONITOR command to control the monitoring of messages in your installation. The MONITOR option allows you to receive monitored messages without requiring that the messages be queued to a console or be written to SYSLOG or OPERLOG. For more information about the the MONITOR option and the console support modes, see z/OS MVS Planning: Operations.

Start of changeThe SETCON DELETE,CN=nnnnnnnn command can be used to delete the definition of any inactive MCS, HMCS, SMCS, EMCS, System or Subsystem console and cause all system resources that are assigned to the console to be released.End of change

Note: Start of changeThe SETCON DELETE command is only processed when running in the distributed mode of console operation. For more information, see the operation modes of console support section in z/OS MVS Planning: OperationsEnd of change