Using TSO consoles

A TSO session can be used to input CICS commands. This has several advantages as it removes the MVS limitation of 99 consoles, it supports additional device types such as the IBM 3290, and it supports remote operation.

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The console ID is 4 bytes, only one of which is used for locally connected consoles. TSO and JES3 consoles use all 4 bytes. In addition, each console in a sysplex has an 8-byte name.