What is OPSINFO('MSTCONSNM') supposed to return?

[Marcel van Ek]

In every condition we code OPSINFO('MSTCONSNM') it returns null string. 

Acc to doc that should only happen in a no-consoles condition, but we have plenty, both in a local environment as well as sysplex environments. 

Is this parm obsolete these days? I'd expect to get the first AUTH(MASTER)  console in the plex/local to be returned?

The OPSINFO('LOCMSTCONSNM') does return the first LOCAL mstr auth console always, but we need the plex console.

(Its been a few years I had to deal with all the console changes...)

[John Slenska]

This function is now documented as obsolete in the "Obsolete Features" and "OPSINFO Function" TechDocs topics.

[Marcel van Ek]

No one? I'd expected someone from Broadcom at least knows the answer....

[Michael Patriarco]

Marcel, 

There's been a few emails going around the office on this topic. 
I'll get someone to give you an update today. 

Michael 

[Anthony Mannino]

Hi Marcel, we found this note which seem to indicate the functionality is deprecated. We will have research the possibility of an enhancement that returns plex consoles.

Use LOCMSTCONSNM in place of MSTCONSNM                                
 Since z/OS 1.8 and higher systems do not use master consoles, this    
 function will always return a zero length (null).                    
 var = OPSINFO(LOCMSTCONSNM)                     

[Marcel van Ek]

Thanks Antony, I seem to recall that now (been a while ;) ), but an enhancement to show the sysplexmaster would be nice. (or 1st plex console)