If you display the information for z/OS UNIX processes running in these address spaces, you can see the specific program (command) that is running in them.
Options: - Under SDSF you can use the "PS" panel to see running processes for OWNER OMVSKERN. The "CMD" field shows you what program is running in the process. - The "ps" command under a root shell - The D OMVS console command Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovetail.com On Wed, Nov 24, 2021, at 12:52 PM, Lizette Koehler wrote: > These are either spawned or forked OMVS process. You could use the PS panel > and see what is running > > I find tasks with STEP1 are usually Unix > > I find that a $DS...... is usually a BPXAS address space > > Did you use the da ccomman in SDSF? Then PRE OMV* > > The PS and ENC panels in SDSF can be very helpful > > > Lizette > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Charles Mills > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 10:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: What is OVMSKERN? > > These things just popped up on my SDSF.DA display. I've never seen them > before, and the general workload mix has not changed. Anyone know what the > heck they are? > > OMVS OMVS OMVS NS FF 7405 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01436 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01437 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01419 OMVSKERN LO FF 576 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01438 OMVSKERN LO FF 567 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01435 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01414 OMVSKERN LO FF 569 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01432 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC00289 OMVSKERN LO FF 582 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01293 OMVSKERN LO FF 577 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01441 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01433 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01439 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01367 OMVSKERN LO FF 579 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01429 OMVSKERN LO FF 569 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01425 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01440 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01434 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01413 OMVSKERN LO FF 564 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01426 OMVSKERN LO FF 569 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01427 OMVSKERN LO FF 576 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01424 OMVSKERN LO FF 565 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01417 OMVSKERN LO FF 567 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01431 OMVSKERN LO FF 567 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01422 OMVSKERN LO FF 577 0.00 0.00 > OMVSKERN STEP1 STC01415 OMVSKERN LO FF 576 0.00 0.00 > > Charles > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > Kirk Wolf Dovetailed Technologies http://dovetail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
