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Console Acquisition

When a user issues the SYSCMD command, the region tries to acquire a console as follows:

• It uses a console previously assigned to the user if the console has not timed out and if the console attributes match the new request.
• It searches the pool of consoles for a free console. If one is found, it is temporarily assigned to the environment that is issuing the command.
• If there are no free consoles and if the number of consoles currently acquired is less than the specified maximum, it tries to acquire one from the system.
• If the maximum number of consoles is already acquired, the acquisition fails. For commands issued internally, the region retries the acquisition as specified by the CONSOLES parameter group.