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Note
: Most decision messages, some error messages, and even some
information message must be followed by an operator command.
There are automation tools to automate console operations. System Automation
(SA) for z/OS is an IBM product that can be tailored to capture all messages
requiring an action, as well as to automate repetitive tasks. SA captures the
event, and if coded to do so, performs an action automatically.
An example of this automation may be to attempt to restart a network node that
has become inactive. It may be coded to do this an additional three times (or
three passes) within the next three minutes. If the node does not become active,
SA may be coded to generate an alert to Operations for immediate ...