Parameters with different default values than PARMGEN

IBM Z® Monitoring Configuration Manager sets some different default parameter values than PARMGEN.

In some cases, instead of changing the default value of a parameter, Monitoring Configuration Manager sets a different example value in the initial set of parameters.

Table 1. Parameters with different default values in PARMGEN and Monitoring Configuration Manager
Parameter PARMGEN default value
and reason for change		 Monitoring Configuration Manager
default value
GBL_DSN_CSF_SCSFMOD In PARMGEN, this parameter is commented out in the WCONFIG file. In Configuration Manager, it is explicitly added in the GBL$PARM member that is generated after the CREATE or MIGRATE action, as it is relevant for several security-related aspects of the product configuration (such as password encryption).

As described in the parameter description, if your installation does not use the Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility (ICSF), you can remove or comment out this parameter in your RTEDEF(GBL$PARM) or RTEDEF(GBL$lpar).

 CSF.SCSFMOD0
GBL_DSN_SYS1_PROCLIB
GBL_DSN_SYS1_VTAMLIB
GBL_DSN_SYS1_VTAMLST		 SYS1.PROCLIB
SYS1.VTAMLIB
SYS1.VTAMLST

Sites typically have their own procedures for copying members to system libraries, limited to z/OS® system administrators with special permissions.

 rte_hilev.SYS1.PROCLIB
rte_hilev.SYS1.VTAMLIB
rte_hilev.SYS1.VTAMLST
KDS_KMS_SDA N

Using the self-describing agent (SDA) function is best practice.

 Y
KMQ_HISTCOLL_DATA_FLAG N

Collecting historical data is best practice.

 Y
KMQ_STARTMON_ACTIVEONLY NO

Only monitoring active queue managers is best practice.

 YES
KYN_XAI01_SUBAGENT_JAVAHOME /usr/lpp/java/J7.1

There is no need for a default value specifically for this subagent. Use the existing global parameters as a default value instead.

 Concatenation of the following two parameter values:

gbl_hfs_java_dir1
gbl_hfs_java_dir2
RTE_TYPE FULL

SHARING reduces the storage requirement for each runtime environment.

 SHARING
Note: When RTE_TYPE is SHARING, then the value of the RTE_SHARE parameter must be SMP, which indicates sharing with SMP/E target libraries. Configuration Manager does not use base or sharing-with-base runtime environments (as in PARMGEN).
RTE_USS_RTEDIR /rtehome

Creating a new subdirectory of the root directory is bad practice.

 /var/rtehome
RTE_X_SECURITY_EXIT_LIB rte_hilev.rtename.RKANSAMU

Identifies the security exits library currently used in PARMGEN.

 rte_hilev.rte_name.SECEXITS