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 
> 
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