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Health checks

IBM® provides multiple health checks in the Health Checker for z/OS® to alert you to the use of components that Start of changewill beEnd of change withdrawn. Because some functions of sendmail and SMTPD Start of changewill not beEnd of change replaced on z/OS, the following types of health checks are provided to alert you to the programs that Start of changewill beEnd of change withdrawn and functions that Start of changewill no longer beEnd of change available:

  • Start of changeHealth checks for the programs that will be withdrawn in a future release.End of change
    • Health check ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SENDMAILDAEMN alerts you that the sendmail daemon has been started.
    • Health check ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SENDMAILCLIEN alerts you that the sendmail command line client has been invoked.
      Tip: Start of changeThis interface is typically used by automation and tools to send mail messages to administrators and monitors. The sendmail to CSSMTP bridge is available to allow most automation and tools to continue running unchanged. However, you need to make administrative changes to point these programs to the sendmail bridge. End of change
    • Health check ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SMTPDDAEMON alerts you that the SMTPD daemon has been started
  • Health checks for the functions that Start of changewill no longer be available in z/OS Communications Server.End of change
    • Health check ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SENDMAILMTA alerts you that sendmail is used as a mail transfer agent. Start of changeThis function will no longer be available Start of changein z/OS Communications ServerEnd of change.End of change Use a mail transfer agent on another platform, such as postfix on z/Linux systems.
    • Health check ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SMTPDMTA alerts you that SMTPD is used as a mail transfer agent. Start of changeThis function will no longer be available Start of changein z/OS Communications ServerEnd of change.End of change Use a mail transfer agent on another platform, such as postfix on z/Linux systems.
    • Health check ZOSMIGV2R2_Next_CS_SENDMAILMSA alerts you that sendmail is used as a mail submission agent. Start of changeThis function will no longer be available Start of changein z/OS Communications ServerEnd of change.End of change Use a mail submission agent on another platform, such as postfix on z/Linux systems.
For detailed information about managing the health checks, see IBM Health Checker for z/OS: User's Guide.
Parent topic: Withdrawal of SMTPD and sendmail
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