The point that I'm trying to make with IBM is why support a path option on the SUBMITLIB parameter if it just doesn't work during JES2 initialization when the system is IPLed? The design is broken.
Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get&[email protected] ------- Original Message ------- On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 at 5:22 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 9 May 2023 19:58:11 +0000, Mark Jacobs wrote: > > > I opened a ticket with IBM on this. Should be interesting to hear what they > > say. > > Keep the list posted. I'm taking short odds on WAD in view of Rex's concerns. > OMVS remains a second-class citizen; considered expendable. You might be > advised to move your submitlib to an old-fashioned PDS. > > > ------- Original Message ------- > > On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023 at 12:21 PM, Pommier, Rex wrote: > > > > > I see a problem with this scenario. It appears to me that there is a call > > > (not necessarily by Shmuel) to potentially have JES2 wait for OMVS to be > > > up before it does its startup (or at least completes the startup). Due to > > > a self-inflicted screw-up on one of our LPARs, OMVS decided it had to do > > > a filesystem check on every filesystem on the system. This took a good > > > half hour where it simply appeared our LPAR was hung. JES2 had come up > > > and I was able to start a few address spaces that are dependent on JES so > > > I could figure out what was going on. Had JES been waiting for OMVS we > > > would have been completely in the dark on this issue. > > > > > > I could see there being communication between JES and OMVS so that when > > > OMVS gets initialized it signals JES to redrive any failed zFS > > > allocations, but don't force JES to wait until zFS is available. > > > -- > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
