ZOSMIGV1R13_CNZ_Cons_Oper

Description:

The check identifies installations that haven't explicitly identified their console service operating mode.

Reason for check:

For systems at a level prior to z/OS® V1R13, the default console service operating mode is 'Shared', but beginning in z/OS 1.13 the new default is 'Distributed'. Simply accepting the default may leave the installation unaware that they are going to run in 'Distributed' mode.

z/OS releases the check applies to:

z/OS 1.11 and z/OS 1.12 only.

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,
        DATE('date_of_the_change')
        REASON('Your reason for making the update.')      
        ACTIVE    
        SEVERITY(LOW)         
        INTERVAL(24:00)

Parameters accepted:

Reference:

For additional information about console service operating mode see z/OS MVS Planning: Operations.

For additional information on setting the console service operating mode see the CONSOLxx and IEASYSxx parmlib members in z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference.

Messages:

This check issues the following exception messages:

CNZHF0013E

See the CNZHF messages in z/OS MVS System Messages, Vol 4 (CBD-DMO).

SECLABEL recommended for multilevel security users:

SYSLOW - see z/OS Planning for Multilevel Security and the Common Criteria for information on using SECLABELs.