RACF® definitions for the system console may also be required. For more information about the system console and console security, see Defining RACF profiles.

If you define message routing values for the system console in CONSOLxx, those values control message routing to the system console only when the operator activates problem determination mode. During normal operations, when problem determination mode is inactive, the system ignores these CONSOLxx routing values. For information about problem determination mode, see Problem determination and the system console.

During initialization, your operator can also specify CON=NONE in response to the system prompt for a CONSOLxx member. In that case, the system console assumes default CONSOLxx values and message routing depends on the IMSI values specified during initialization.