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How You Add or Delete Consoles from a Target Pool

You can add consoles to or delete consoles from a target pool. The maximum number of consoles in the pool can be increased dynamically by reissuing a SETOPTION MAXCONS command. Consoles are then added to the pool as cross-system commands are issued until the new MAXCONS limit is reached.

Consoles can also be deleted dynamically from the target console pool by issuing the FREECONS command. The SETOPTION MINCONS command can be used in conjunction with the FREECONS command. For example, setting MAXCONS=5 and MINCONS=2 in the MIMCMNDS member of the MIMPARMS data set allows CA MIC to dynamically allocate up to five consoles for the pool. The MINCONS value establishes the minimum number of consoles CA MIC retains should you issue a FREECONS MINCONS command. In our example, if CA MIC had five consoles in the pool, and a FREECONS MINCONS command is issued, then CA MIC would deallocate three consoles, and save two consoles for the console pool.

You can also use the FREECONS command to free all consoles, or a specific console, from the pool.

Note: For more information on the FREECONS command, see the Statement and Command Reference Guide.