Also, check out this link (search words: order of tasks at ipl for ibm mainframe ) http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/administrator/security/RACF,-Started-Task s-and-System-Privileges/
The Tasks System-related tasks are the minimum needed to keep your z/OS installation ticking along. A fresh installation of a z/OS 1.4 SystemPac contains the following IBM-provided started tasks: ANTAS000 - Concurrent Copy Support ANTMAIN - Concurrent Copy support Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 11:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Short description of system address spaces > > The list may contain products you do not run at your shop. > > I am sure automation tools may have some documentation on your list. > > But how you identify CICS, IMS, DB2, etc... STCs, may make the list different > for you and not correlate to other shops. It might be best to use your names > for those address spaces. > > > Most tasks have been documented in IBM manuals, and it just might take a > little digging to get the info you want. > > I did a quick search on www.ibm.com and found this that might be helpful > (search > words: IPL FLOW). About page 26 and 40 might be helpful. > > > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=tss1prs3699&aid=1 > > > If you have SDSF (or like product) you can list the ASIDs in HEX order. That > is the order the tasks are started. > > Perhaps if you find a task you do not have documented, that might be easier to > answer. > > I think there is a certain order at IPL time that system tasks are loaded. > After those are the ones the shop starts up to complete the IPL. > > > > Lizette > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Peter Hunkeler > > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 10:33 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: AW: Re: Short description of system address spaces > > > > > > > > > > > > >I see that Mike responded with a long list of names, which includes > > >(I > > >believe) a mixture of system address spaces and started tasks. That > > >led me to wonder whether you were using "system address spaces" as a > > >technical term (meaning things like *MASTER* and SMF and DUMPSRV but > > >not things like RMF, SDSF, RACF, etc.) or whether you really meant it > > >as a generic term that would encompass normal started tasks, > > > > > > > > The former, Walt. And to make it clear, I do not need a mere list of > > names; I know then. I looking for a short description of those. > > > > > > The z/OS Basics redbook that Mike pointed to is indeed a known good > > starting point. But it does not have a list of these adrdress spaces. > > > > > > Peter Hunkeler > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
