ZOSMIGV1R13_CNZ_Cons_Oper_Mode

Description:

The check identifies installations that haven't explicitly identified their console service operating mode.

Reason for check:

For systems at a level prior to z/OS® V1R13, the default console service operating mode is 'Shared', but beginning in z/OS 1.13 the new default is 'Distributed'. Simply accepting the default may leave the installation unaware that they are going to run in 'Distributed' mode.

z/OS releases the check applies to:

z/OS 1.11 and z/OS 1.12 only.

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(LOW)         
INTERVAL(24:00)

Parameters accepted:

Reference:

For additional information about console service operating mode see z/OS MVS Planning: Operations.

For additional information on setting the console service operating mode see the CONSOLxx and IEASYSxx parmlib members in z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

CNZHF0013E

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.