Unsolicited endorsement: If you don't have/can't get CA's VM:Spool, then I highly recommend Kris' URLIST.
It makes managing SPOOL files much easier via full-screen displays of files (bringing back the earlier discussion of GUI's - but let's not go there again). With proper privclass authorization, it let you "peek" other user's closed spool files (by automatically transferring them to your reader, and back to the original user all under the covers - although the file's Spool File ID is changed). Obviously, it helps find large spool files quite simple, too! Great stuff. CA's VM:Spool product lets you browse OPEN SPOOL files, too, along with lots of other stuff (the Spool File ID remains unchanged, the file is not transferred from the owner's reader). Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Kris Buelens" <[email protected]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> 12/01/2010 09:39 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Hanging when dialing z/OS guests In my LISTS package on the download library, there is also URLIST, it displays the whole spool in a FILELIST fashion, with various PF-keys to sort the list. By size is one of them (I doubt though that my sort by size knows the size of open spool files). 2010/12/1 Scott Rohling <[email protected]> Didn't see a question anywhere but - If spool is at 98% - you need to clean it up - quickly! Use SPOOLPIG or SPOOLCHN tools from the z/VM downloads page and find out where the big files are. A runaway or looping guest that is spitting out messages can cause spool to fillup as the console log grows ... something to look for as well. The INDICATE commands don't show any issues that I can see. Your subject is 'hanging when dialing z/OS guests'.. Are there consoles available to dial to? Under z/VM - you need to ENABLE consoles to be available for dialing -- not sure what the equivalent is for z/OS. Scott Rohling On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 7:19 AM, George Henke/NYLIC < [email protected]> wrote: Able to logon to MAINT np, but Spool is 98%. ind AVGPROC-049% 01 XSTORE-000001/SEC MIGRATE-0000/SEC MDC READS-000000/SEC WRITES-000000/SEC HIT RATIO-000% PAGING-1/SEC STEAL-000% Q0-00007(00000) DORMANT-00024 Q1-00000(00000) E1-00000(00000) Q2-00000(00000) EXPAN-001 E2-00000(00000) Q3-00002(00000) EXPAN-002 E3-00000(00000) PROC 0000-049% CP LIMITED-00000 ind queues SY92TEST Q0 PS 00098545/00096481 MAINTSYS Q0 R00 00001440/00001067 VSCS Q0 PS 00000150/00000128 SY91TEST Q0 PS 00129168/00129163 CFSRV02 Q0 PS 00017794/00017773 MPROUTE Q0 PS 00000246/00000225 CFSRV04 Q0 PS 00038478/00038457 CFSRV03 Q0 PS 00000138/00000117 CFSRV05 Q0 PS 00009058/00009037 CFSRV01 Q0 PS 00000618/00000597 VLINUX2 Q3 PS 00025072/00025058 VLINUX3 Q3 PS 00043218/00043204 VLINUX1 Q3 PS 00038802/00038788 VTAM Q0 PS 00000421/00000395 SY90TEST Q0 PS 00128934/00126872 SY79TEST Q0 PS 00131072/00131072 -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
