Using AUTOACT with the system console

AUTOACT specifies the "automatic activate group" for the system console. It is only valid when DEVNUM(SYSCONS) is specified. If AUTOACT (groupname) is specified in CONSOLxx, groupname is the name of a console group, as defined in CNGRPxx.

While the AUTOACT group is defined and not suspended:

The system console will automatically be placed into problem detemination (PD) mode when all of the consoles in AUTOACT are inactive.
The system console will automatically be removed from PD mode when any console in the AUTOACT group becomes active.

To suspend AUTOACT processing, issue a VARY CN(*),ACTIVATE or DEACTIVATE command from the system console. This manual intervention will override automatic processing until the opposite command is issued.