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JES2 - Resources - their shortages and some remedies


We can use the command

$JD DETAILS
To check for the current resource usage details. It gives informoation on the resources like BERT, JOES, JQES

$JD HISTORY
To check the history for all resources for the past couple of hrs. $JD HISTORY(resource name) for specific resource.

General resource shortage resources and to resolve them.

JQES
Job queue elements -- this would be the no. of jobs in the jes2 queue. jobs that can be in the JES2 job queue at any given time. This value includes all TSU, STC jobs, and batch jobs

$D jobdef
Look for JOBFREE, JOBNUM and JOBWARN values these are releated to the JOB Queue

$T jobdef
We can update these values.

We can also delete any old jobs in output queue.

/$P OJOBQ,ALL,PROTECTED,DAYS>7


JOES
Job output elements : JOENUM on the OUTDEF statement

$D OUTDEF
Dispay the definition of the JOES.

$T OUTDEF
To update any values.

We can use the command
/$P OJOBQ,ALL,PROTECTED,DAYS>7
Which would also release JOES.

BERT
Block Extension reuse tables defined in the checkpoint : BERTNUM on CKPTSPACE

$D CKPTSPACE
Displays check point info along with defined bertnum.

$T CKPTSPACE
Use the command to increase the bertnum temporarily.


Published by - Yugesh Pothuru


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