Controlling message flood automation

Message flood automation detects and handles message floods caused by device or software failures. It uses policy created by the installation to decide when a message flooding situation is happening and what actions to take.

The operator can:

Change the active MSGFLDxx parmlib member with the SET command
See the status of Message Flood Automation and the MSGFLDxx member that is active with the DISPLAY command
Turn Message Flood Automation on and off and alter the active Message Flood Automation policy with the SETMF command

Using the SET command: Enter the SET MSGFLD command to change the MSGFLDxx member that the system is to use.

Example:

To specify MSGFLD03 as the Message Flood Automation member for the system to use, enter:

SET MSGFLD=03

The effect of this command lasts only for the duration of the IPL.

Using the DISPLAY command: Enter the DISPLAY MSGFLD command to obtain information about Message Flood Automation.

Example:

To determine the status of Message Flood Automation, enter:

DISPLAY MSGFLD,STATUS

Using the SETMF command: Enter the SETMF command to alter the state or policy of Message Flood Automation.

Example:

To enable Message Flood Automation processing, enter:

SETMF ON