This system attempted to initialize the sysplex, but XCF found that there are one or more systems that appear to be active (in that they are defined to the sysplex, as represented in the sysplex couple data set), but one or more of these systems do not appear to actually be active because the time of their last system status update is not recent.
XCF requires operator assistance to understand whether these systems are only residual information in the sysplex couple data set, or are in fact active systems in the sysplex despite their out-of-date system status update times. Note that this message displays all of the active and IPLing systems in the sysplex, not just the systems that are in this in-doubt state.
This message is issued only when one or more systems, other than this system, appear to be active in the sysplex. Thus, this message is not issued when the only system that appears to be active in the sysplex is the one that is being IPLed. A determination of whether another system is the same as the system being IPLed can be made only in native MVS™ and PR/SM™ systems. For two systems to be the same, they must have identical central processor information so that if this is the first IPL of the system on a new processor, XCF does not find a match. In PR/SM systems, all of the information, including the LPAR ID, must be the same.
The system issues message IXC405D, prompting the operator to indicate whether this system should join the already initialized sysplex (if the operator decides that these systems are truly active in the sysplex), or start initializing a new sysplex instance (if the operator decides that these systems are residual and not active).
See the operator response for message IXC405D.
Check all the displayed systems to determine if they are active and if this system belongs in a sysplex with them.
Cross System Coupling Facility (SCXCF)
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