INGPLEX CONsole
Purpose
The CONSOLE function displays the following information for the target sysplex:
- The name of the master console
- WTO & WTOR buffer utilization
- Number of queued messages (replies) of various types
- Awaiting mounts
- Operator requests and list of consoles (name, status, authority, number of WTOR buffers, UD, device, system, ALTGRP, MSCOPE)
Example
INGLX400 SA z/OS - Command Dialogs Line 1 of 22
Domain Id . : IPSFP -------- INGPLEX CONSOLE --------- Date . . : 01/26/18
Operator Id : NETOP1 Sysplex = KEY1PLEX Time . . : 09:55:45
Master Console . . . : n/a
Message Buffer Usage : 0 / 3000 Reply Buffer Usage . : 9 / 300
Awaiting Replies . . : 9 Eventual Action . . : 0
Immediate Action . . : 0 Awaiting Mounts . . : 0
Critical Action . . : 0 Operator Requests . : 0
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Cmds: D Details / R Requests
Console Status AUTH NBUF UD Device System ALTGRP MSCOPE
-------- -------- ------ ---- -- -------- -------- -------- --------
__ MASTER1 INACTIVE MASTER 0 - 01C0 --none-- n/a *ALL
__ MASTER1A INACTIVE MASTER 0 - 01E0 --none-- n/a *ALL
__ MASTER1B INACTIVE ALL 0 - 01E4 --none-- n/a *ALL
__ MASTER1C INACTIVE MASTER 0 - 01E5 --none-- n/a *ALL
__ MASTER15 INACTIVE MASTER 0 - 01C5 --none-- n/a *ALL
__ MASTER2 INACTIVE MASTER 0 - 01C0 --none-- n/a *ALL
Command ===>
F1=Help F2=End F3=Return F6=Roll
F8=Forward F9=Refresh F12=Retrieve
Use one of the following command codes to get more information
for the selected console or consoles:
- D
- Displays details for the console
- R
- Displays current requests for the console
The fields on the command dialog panel display the following information:
- The Sysplex field shows the name of the sysplex.
- The Message Buffer Usage field shows the limit of the number of WTO message buffers allowed outstanding.
- The Awaiting Replies field shows a decimal number representing the number of messages awaiting replies.
- The Immediate Action field shows a decimal number representing the number of outstanding immediate action messages (with descriptor codes 1 or 2). If the number is greater than 99999, asterisks appear in this field.
- The Critical Action field shows a decimal number representing the number of outstanding critical eventual action messages (with descriptor code 11). If the number is greater than 99999, asterisks appear in this field.
- The Master Console field shows the name of the master console.
- The Reply Buffer Usage field shows the limit of the number of WTOR message buffers allowed outstanding. The maximum value of yyyy is specified by the RMAX parameter in the CONSOLxx parmlib member.
- The Eventual Action field shows a decimal number representing the number of outstanding eventual action messages (with descriptor code 3). If the number is greater than 99999, asterisks appear in this field.
- The Awaiting Mounts field shows a decimal number representing the number of outstanding mount requests.
- The Operator Requests field shows a decimal number representing the number of outstanding requests for operator intervention.
- The following details are shown for each MCS console that has been defined. If the MSCOPE information does not fit on the primary screen, the PF10 function key is available for you to toggle between the primary panel and the panel showing MSCOPE information.
- The Console field shows the name of the console as specified in the CONSOLxx parmlib member.
- The Status field shows the status of the console. The following
values can occur:
- HARDCOPY
- Hardcopy log. This condition is only indicated if the console is active on the system where the command processes.
- ACTIVE
- Active console
- ACTIVE-P
- In the process of becoming an active console. This condition is only indicated if the console is active on the system where the command is processing.
- MASTER
- Master console
- INACTIVE
- Inactive console
- INACT-P
- In the process of becoming a non-active console. This condition is only indicated if the console is active on the system where the command is processing.
- PROB-DET
- The active system console is in the problem determination mode. PD is indicated only for the system console.
- SUBSYS
- Subsystem-allocatable console
- The AUTH field shows which commands may be entered from
this console. The following values can occur:
- ALL
- Any INFO, SYS, IO, or CONS command may be entered from this console.
- CONS
- INFO commands and any commands from the console command group may be entered from this console.
- INFO
- Any command from the informational command group may be entered from this console.
- IO
- INFO commands and any commands from the I/O Control command group may be entered from this console.
- MASTER
- The specified console is authorized to enter any operator command.
- NONE
- This console does not have command authority.
- SYS
- INFO commands and any commands from the system control command group may be entered form this console.
- The NBUF field shows the number of WTO message buffers currently queued to this console. If nnnn is greater than 9999, asterisks (****) appear in this field.
- The UD field shows whether this console is receiving messages with the UD attribute.
- The Device field shows the device number of the console as specified in the CONSOLxx parmlib member.
- The System field shows the system name of the active console.
- The ALTGRP field shows the alternate group defined for this console.
- The MSCOPE field lists the name of the system or systems that this console is receiving unsolicited messages from. Note that these systems might be different from the system where this console is physically attached.