XCF_CLEANUP_VALUE

Description:

Check that the XCF cleanup interval is set to a reasonable value to hasten the removal of a failed system from the sysplex. Cleanup interval is the maximum number of seconds allowed for members of a group to clean up their processing before the system is put into a wait state.

Reason for check:

It is recommended that the XCF cleanup time be set to 15 seconds.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R4 and later.

Parameters accepted:

The recommended XCF cleanup time in seconds. (must be an integer in the range of 0 to 86400)

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
CHECK(IBMXCF,XCF_CLEANUP_VALUE) 
SEVERITY(MED) INTERVAL(004:00) DATE('date_of_the_change')
PARM('15') 
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:

IXCH0206E

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

SECLABEL recommended for MLS users:

SYSLOW