Used it only to terminate displays and "V xx-xxx,OFFLINE". no bad
experiences. It's a Godsend when operators have brain-checks, or
finger-checks.
I would strongly suggest that GRS-related commands be at the top of the
list for exemption from termination. With the exception of display commands.
I'm sure we're all familiar with the adage about enough monkeys on
enough typewriters recreating the works of Shakespear; I've seen a good
many operators that try to emulate the monkeys. ;-)
W. Kevin Kelley wrote:
We would very much appreciate hearing from customers that have used the
z/OS CMDS ABEND command to terminate a command.
-- What commands have you terminated, and what was your experience in
doing so? Was it worth the risk? Were there undesirable side-effects?
We are contemplating some changes in the behavior of CMDS ABEND to better
protect the system from the termination of certain commands (for example,
the termination of a command that can remove serialization and leave a
resource vulnerable to inadvertent destruction). As a short term solution, we
are thinking of establishing a list of commands that cannot be terminated
because of the harm that termination can cause. We understand that this
may reduce some of the usefulness of the CMDS ABEND command in certain
situations. We would eventually like to have more granularity through a
service by which a command can indicate when it can be terminated and
when it cannot, the intention being that small, critical sections of the
command could be protected from termination while other sections of the
command would allow termination.
Clearly, we would not contemplate these kinds of changes unless we felt there
was a problem, but we'd like to hear from you before we proceed.
W. Kevin Kelley IBM POK Lab -- z/OS Core Technology Development
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