Description: The release following z/OS V2R1 is planned to be the last release in which the consoles component will support SHARED mode. IBM recommends that you migrate to DISTRIBUTED mode, which was introduced in z/OS V1R10.
| Element or feature: | BCP |
| When change was introduced: | Planned for the release following z/OS V2R1, as previewed in Statement of direction: IBM z/OS IBM United States Software Announcement 212-086 April 11, 2012. |
| Applies to migration from: | z/OS V1R13 and z/OS V1R12. |
| Timing: | Before installing z/OS V2R1. |
| Is the migration action required? | No, but recommended if you are using SHARED console mode. When shared mode is removed, you are required to move to DISTRIBUTED mode. |
| Target system hardware requirements: | None. |
| Target system software requirements: | None. |
| Other system (coexistence or fallback) requirements: | There are fallback considerations in moving from DISTRIBUTED to SHARED mode. See "Migration and fallback considerations" in z/OS MVS Planning: Operations. |
| Restrictions: | None. |
| System impacts: | None. |
| Related IBM Health Checker for z/OS check: | None. |
Steps to take: Move from SHARED mode to DISTRIBUTED mode for your console environment. Note that the default switched from SHARED to DISTRIBUTED mode in z/OS V1R13.
Reference information: See Statement of direction: IBM z/OS IBM United States Software Announcement 212-086 April 11, 2012. For distributed mode, see z/OS MVS Planning: Operations.