diff --git a/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf b/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf
index 762ff66..1fb30ac 100644
--- a/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf
+++ b/build/hpux/hc_hpux_platform/hc_hpux_platform.psf
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ This is the OS/platform plugin package"
 
         directory       ../../sources/lib/platform/hp-ux=/opt/hc/lib/platform/hp-ux
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_autopath.sh
+        file            -m 755 check_hpux_cdsf_cluster.sh
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_drd_status.sh		
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_file_age.sh
         file            -m 755 check_hpux_file_change.sh
diff --git a/sources/bin/check_health.sh b/sources/bin/check_health.sh
index 32a4c90..22e54af 100644
--- a/sources/bin/check_health.sh
+++ b/sources/bin/check_health.sh
@@ -701,13 +701,9 @@ do
     case ${CMD_PARAMETER} in
         -archive|--archive)
             if (( ARG_ACTION > 0 ))
-            then
-                print -u2 "ERROR: you cannot request two actions            if (( ARG_ACTION > 0 ))
             then
                 print -u2 "ERROR: you cannot request two actions at the same time"
                 exit 1
-            else"
-                exit 1
             else
                 ARG_ACTION=10
             fi
diff --git a/sources/lib/core/include_data.sh b/sources/lib/core/include_data.sh
index 69a6f20..5401ee4 100644
--- a/sources/lib/core/include_data.sh
+++ b/sources/lib/core/include_data.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ typeset _PARAMETER="${1}"
 typeset _LVALUE=""
 typeset _RC=0
 
-_LVALUE=$(grep -i "^${_PARAMETER}=" ${_CONFIG_FILE} | cut -f2 -d'=')
+_LVALUE=$(grep -i "^${_PARAMETER}=" ${_CONFIG_FILE} | cut -f2- -d'=')
 
 if [[ -n "${_LVALUE}" ]]
 then
@@ -735,6 +735,39 @@ _EPOCH=$(( ((${_YEAR} - 1970) * 365 + ${_YEAR_DAY} + ${_LEAP_YEARS}) * 86400
 print ${_EPOCH}
 }
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# @(#) FUNCTION: data_epoch2date()
+# DOES: converts an UNIX epoch to a human readable format (trying GNU date and
+#       and perl). If neither works, then return the UNIX epoch.
+# EXPECTS: UNIX epoch [string]
+# OUTPUTS: date in human readable format OR UNIX epoch [string]
+# RETURNS: 0=conversion OK; 1=conversion failed
+# REQUIRES: n/a
+function data_epoch2date
+{
+typeset _UNIX_EPOCH="${1}"
+typeset _CONVERT_DATE=""
+
+# try the GNU version of 'date -d'
+_CONVERT_DATE=$(date -d @"${_UNIX_EPOCH}" 2>/dev/null)
+if (( $? > 0 ))
+then
+	# try the perl way
+	_CONVERT_DATE=$(perl -e "print scalar(localtime(${_UNIX_EPOCH}))" 2>/dev/null)
+	if (( $? > 0 ))
+	then
+		# no luck, we just return the UNIX epoch again
+		print "${_UNIX_EPOCH}"
+		return 1
+	else
+		print "${_CONVERT_DATE}"	
+	fi	
+else
+	print "${CONVERT_DATE}"
+fi
+
+return 0
+}
 
 #******************************************************************************
 # END of script
diff --git a/sources/lib/platform/hp-ux/check_hpux_cdsf_cluster.sh b/sources/lib/platform/hp-ux/check_hpux_cdsf_cluster.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3121a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/lib/platform/hp-ux/check_hpux_cdsf_cluster.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ksh
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) check_hpux_cdsf_cluster
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) Copyright (C) 2018 by KUDOS BVBA (info@kudos.be).  All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is a free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the same terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details
+#******************************************************************************
+#
+# DOCUMENTATION (MAIN)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# @(#) MAIN: check_hpux_cdsf_cluster
+# DOES: see _show_usage()
+# EXPECTS: n/a
+# REQUIRES: data_space2comma(), init_hc(), log_hc(), warn()
+#
+# @(#) HISTORY:
+# @(#) 2016-07-21: initial version [Patrick Van der Veken]
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DO NOT CHANGE THIS FILE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
+#******************************************************************************
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function check_hpux_cdsf_cluster
+{
+# ------------------------- CONFIGURATION starts here -------------------------
+typeset _VERSION="2018-07-21"                           # YYYY-MM-DD
+typeset _SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS="HP-UX"                    # uname -s match
+typeset _CDSF_BIN="/usr/sbin/io_cdsf_config"
+# ------------------------- CONFIGURATION ends here ---------------------------
+
+# set defaults
+(( ARG_DEBUG != 0 && ARG_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0 )) && set ${DEBUG_OPTS}
+init_hc "$0" "${_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS}" "${_VERSION}"
+typeset _ARGS=$(data_space2comma "$*")
+typeset _ARG=""
+typeset _LOG_HEALTHY=0
+typeset _CDSF_CONFLICTS=""
+typeset _CDSF_DEV=""
+typeset _CDSF_ENTRY=""
+
+# handle arguments (originally comma-separated)
+for _ARG in ${_ARGS}
+do
+    case "${_ARG}" in
+        help)
+            _show_usage $0 ${_VERSION} ${_CONFIG_FILE} && return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# log_healthy
+(( ARG_LOG_HEALTHY > 0 )) && _LOG_HEALTHY=1
+if (( _LOG_HEALTHY > 0 ))
+then
+    if (( ARG_LOG > 0 ))
+    then
+        log "logging/showing passed health checks"
+    else
+        log "showing passed health checks (but not logging)"
+    fi
+else
+    log "not logging/showing passed health checks"
+fi
+
+# check & get cDSF status
+if [[ ! -x ${_CDSF_BIN} ]]
+then
+    warn "${_CDSF_BIN} is not installed here"
+    return 1
+else
+    # io_cdsf_config outputs on STDERR (run status & check)
+    # stable cluster: RC=0
+    ${_CDSF_BIN} -s >${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>${HC_STDOUT_LOG}
+    (( $? != 0 )) && {
+        log_hc "$0" 1 "cDSF cluster has not yet been initialized or is not stable"
+        return 0
+    }
+    # get device conflicts
+    ${_CDSF_BIN} -c >>${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>>${HC_STDOUT_LOG}
+fi
+
+# do cDSF checks
+_CDSF_CONFLICTS=$(grep 'uniq_name:' ${HC_STDOUT_LOG} 2>/dev/null | sort -u 2>/dev/null)
+if [[ -n "${_CDSF_CONFLICTS}" ]]
+then
+    print "${_CDSF_CONFLICTS}" | while read -r _CDSF_ENTRY
+    do
+        _CDSF_DEV=$(print "${_CDSF_ENTRY}" | cut -f2 -d':' 2>/dev/null | cut -f4 -d'.' 2>/dev/null)
+        log_hc "$0" 1 "cDSF conflict found for ${_CDSF_DEV}"
+    done
+else
+    if (( _LOG_HEALTHY > 0))
+    then
+        log_hc "$0" 0 "no cDSF conflicts found"
+    fi
+fi
+
+return 0
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function _show_usage
+{
+cat <<- EOT
+NAME        : $1
+VERSION     : $2
+CONFIG      : $3
+PURPOSE     : Checks the health of the cDSF cluster (state/conflicts).
+LOG HEALTHY : Supported
+
+EOT
+
+return 0
+}
+
+#******************************************************************************
+# END of script
+#******************************************************************************