XCF_SFM_SUM_ACTION

Description:

Check that the sysplex failure management (SFM) policy specifies the recommended indeterminate status actions for the local system.

Reason for check:

It is recommended that ISOLATETIME(0) be specified to allow SFM to fence and partition a system without operator intervention and without undue delay.

Parameters accepted:

SUMACTION: SFM Indeterminate status action. Must be one of ISOLATE, RESET, DEACTIVATE, or PROMPT.
SUMINTERVAL: SFM indeterminate status interval. Decimal value between 0 and 86400 seconds inclusive. Not required if ACTION(PROMPT) is specified.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R10 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
CHECK(IBMXCF,XCF_SFM_SUM_ACTION)                   
SEVERITY(MED) INTERVAL(004:00) DATE('date_of_the_change')
PARM('SUMACTION(ISOLATE),SUMINTERVAL(0)')          
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:

IXCH0516E

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

SECLABEL recommended for MLS users:

SYSLOW