Syntax

The syntax for each variation of the MODE command is shown immediately preceding its respective parameter list.

Table 1 shows the machine check interruption types you can specify and the parameters allowed for each type:

Table 1. MODE parameters allowed for machine check interruptions
  Command parameters
Machine check interruption type CPU QUIET RECORD REPORT INTERVAL
DG — degradation Yes Yes1 Yes1,2 Yes2 n/a
SR — system recovery Yes Yes1 Yes1,2 Yes2 n/a
PD — instruction processing damage Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
SD — system damage Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
IV — invalid PSW or registers Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
TC — TOD clock damage Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
PT — processor timer damage Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
CC — clock comparator damage Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
PS — primary synchronization damage Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
AD — ETR-attachment damage Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
SL — switch to local synchronization Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
SC — ETR synchronization check Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
SS — STP synchronization check Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
IC — STP island condition Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
CO — STP configuration change Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
CS — STP clock source error Yes n/a Yes3 n/a Yes3
Table footnotes:
  1. QUIET and RECORD are mutually exclusive.
  2. REPORT can only be used with RECORD=ALL.
  3. RECORD=ALL and INTERVAL are mutually exclusive.

When you specify more than one option, you can enter the parameters in any order, but you must separate them with commas.

Parent topic: MODE command