XCF_CF_STR_AVAILABILITY

Description:

Check that, for each structure defined in the CFRM active policy, the preference list has at least two coupling facilities located in different CECs and usable for structure allocation. To be usable for structure allocation, the coupling facility must have at least one system connected and have allocation permitted. When the structure has a policy change pending, the preference list from the pending policy is used for making this check.

Reason for check:

The preference list for each structure defined in the CFRM active policy should have at least two coupling facilities located in different CECs that support structure allocation. To support structure allocation, the coupling facility should have at least one system in the sysplex connected and be in a state permitting structure allocation.

Parameters accepted:

None.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R10 and later.

Verbose support:

Yes. All structures defined in the CFRM active policy are included in the availability report when the check is run in verbose mode. Structures with availability problems are listed ahead of structures without availability problems. You can put a check into verbose mode using any of the following methods:

Specify the UPDATE,filters,VERBOSE=YES parameter either on the MODIFY command or in a POLICY statement in an HZSPRMxx parmlib member.
Overwrite the NO value with the YES value in the VERBOSE column of the CK panel in SDSF.

User override of IBM® values:

The following shows the default keywords for the check, which you can override on either a POLICY statement in the HZSPRMxx parmlib member or on a MODIFY command. This statement may be copied and modified to override the check defaults:

UPDATE CHECK(IBMXCF,XCF_CF_STR_AVAILABILITY)          
  SEVERITY(MED) INTERVAL(004:00) DATE('date_of_the_change')
  REASON('Your reason for making the update.')              
       VERBOSE(NO)

Reference:

For more information, see z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

IXCH0212E

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

SECLABEL recommended for MLS users:

SYSLOW