Assigning a console master authority

To ensure that you have the ability to operate your installation at all times, you should define multiple consoles with master authority. Note that the system console is forced to have master authority.

For example, to assign master authority to a console named CONS1 (device number 031), code the following CONSOLE statement in CONSOLxx:

CONSOLE DEVNUM(031) NAME(CONS1)AUTH(MASTER)

Operators can assign the master authority of a console by using the following command:

VARY CN(name),AUTH=MASTER

This command authorizes the console with master authority and establishes the commands that the console can receive. The operator must enter these commands through the console currently defined with master authority. The effect of the VARY command lasts only for the duration of the IPL.