Related commands

Through the CONTROL, SET, and VARY commands, you can change some of the characteristics that are specified in CONSOLxx.
  • In shared mode, the changes that are made through these commands can last the life of the sysplex.
  • In distributed mode, the changes can only persist while the console is active. When the console is activated, the attributes of the console are always obtained from CONSOLxx for MCS, SMCS, HMCS, or subsystem consoles.
If the console is inactive, the request to change the console attribute is rejected, with a few exceptions. See the specific command description in z/OS MVS System Commands for more details.

Start of changeFor shared mode,End of change when system S1 is IPLed into a sysplex, the console CONS1 is defined in the CONSOLxx member with AUTH(INFO). The operator enters a VARY CN(CONS1),AUTH=SYS to give the console a higher authority. System S1 is then removed from the sysplex. When S1 is IPLed and the CONSOLxx member is processed, the definition of CONS1 results in message IEA196I, which indicates that the AUTH parameter is ignored. CONS1 will continue to have SYS authority. Start of changeIn distributed mode, when S1 is reIPLed, CONS1 will again have INFO authority.End of change

For more information, see z/OS MVS System Commands.

CONSOLxx contains four optional statement types:
  • CONSOLE, which is optional if processor supports the system console. If not, a CONSOLE statement is required for the first system in a sysplex.
  • INIT
  • HARDCOPY
  • DEFAULT
Parent topic: CONSOLxx (console configuration definition)