CNZ_Syscons_PD_Mode

Description:

Ensures that the system console is not in Problem Determination (PD) mode.

Reason for check:

The system console should not be running in PD mode during normal operations. The system console should only be in PD mode to perform necessary recovery operations in emergency situations.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R4 and later.

User override of IBM values:

The following sample shows the defaults for customizable values for this check. Use this sample to make permanent check customizations in an HZSPRMxx parmlib member used at IBM Health Checker for z/OS startup. If you just want a one-time only update to the check defaults, omit the first line (ADDREPLACE POLICY) and use the UPDATE statement on a MODIFY hzsproc command. Note that using non-POLICY UPDATEs in HZSPRMxx can lead to unexpected results and is therefore not recommended. End of change

ADDREPLACE POLICY[(policyname)] [STATEMENT(name)]
UPDATE
DATE('date_of_the_change')
REASON('Your reason for making the update.')      
ACTIVE    
SEVERITY(MED)         
INTERVAL(01:00)

Parameters accepted:

Reference:

For more information on system consoles, see z/OS MVS Planning: Operations.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

CNZHF0010E

See the CNZHF messages in z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 4 (CBD-DMO).

SECLABEL recommended for multilevel security users:

SYSLOW - see z/OS Planning for Multilevel Security and the Common Criteria for information on using SECLABELs.