When Upgrading VM:Operator my automation is broken I'm seeing * MSG FROM OPERATOR now

Products

• VM:Operator

Issue/Introduction

Operator messages are now prefixed with ... * MSG FROM OPERATOR after upgrading my VM:Operator version. Now its breaking VM:Operator automation.

Environment

z/VM
VM:Operator

Cause

You have setup a previously customized PROFILE EXEC on the OPERATOR 191.

Resolution

In the PROFILE EXEC If you do NOT keep / transfer the "TELL" MSGNOH option the new default OPERATOR 191 will remove MSGNOH due to the new install's generic PROFILE EXEC.

If you simply set the default for option for "TELL" to be ... MSGNOH ... that will solve the problem with messages having the * MSG.... prefix. Here is the PROFILE EXEC with the highlighted example:

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*-  Setup Synonyms for the STARTX command as well as initializing   -*/
/*-  Global Variables.                                               -*/
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
  "SYNONYM OPERATOR"         /* Setup Synonym for STARTX              */
  "DEFAULTS SET TELL MSGCMD MSGNOH" /* Set TELL to issue via MSGNOH   */
  "GLOBALV INIT"             /* Reload any defaults                   */