XCF_SYSSTATDET_PARTITIONING

Description:

Checks that the system status detection (SSD) partitioning protocol is enabled by the user. If not enabled, reports the environmental factors that prevent this system using the SSD protocol. Factors checked include:

Availability of sysplex couple data sets formatted to support the protocol
The setting of installation controls governing the use of the protocol

The setting of installation controls governing the use of the protocol

Reason for check:

It is recommended that the SSD partitioning protocol be enabled to ensure that failed systems are removed from the sysplex expeditiously and with a minimum of operator involvement.

Parameters accepted:

ENABLED(YES | NO)

ENABLED(YES), the default, will cause the check to return an exception when the SSD protocol is disabled.

z/OS® releases the check applies to:

z/OS V1R11 and up

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_SYSSTATDET_PARTITIONING)
SEVERITY(MED) INTERVAL(004:00) DATE('date_of_the_change')
PARM(‘ENABLED(YES)’)
REASON('Your reason for making the update.')

Debug support:

Verbose support:

Reference:

For a discussion of the partitioning process and the SSD partitioning protocol, seez/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

IXCH0526E
IXCH529E

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

SECLABEL recommended for MLS users:

SYSLOW