q alloc spool
EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH %
VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE USED
------ ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----
440RES 0600 79 256 32040 26770 31680 83%
------ ------ ----
SUMMARY 32040 26770 83%
USABLE 32040 26770 83%
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:11:17
set dump off
No dump unit - Dump function is SET OFF
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:11:22
q alloc spool
EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH %
VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE USED
------ ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----
440RES 0600 79 256 32040 7993 31680 24%
------ ------ ----
SUMMARY 32040 7993 24%
USABLE 32040 7993 24%
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:11:27
Next
I set dump dasd and the % went down to 72%
What next????
set dump dasd
DASD 0600 dump unit CP IPL pages 15136
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:12:26
q alloc spool
EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH %
VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE USED
------ ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----
440RES 0600 79 256 32040 23129 31680 72%
------ ------ ----
SUMMARY 32040 23129 72%
USABLE 32040 23129 72%
Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:12:38
--- "Schmiedge, Ronald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Randy,
>
> You can't transfer an open file.
>
> Have you tried SET DUMP OFF and checked the
> allocation again?
>
> You can turn the dumps back on with SET DUMP DASD
>
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Randy Dray
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:39 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Q alloc SPool Help
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> I am trying to locate the file that is causing my
> spool usage to be
> 83%????
>
> q alloc spool
> q alloc spool
> EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH %
> VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE USED
> ------ ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ----
> 440RES 0600 79 256 32040 26769 31680 83%
> ------ ------ ----
> SUMMARY 32040 26769 83%
> USABLE 32040 26769 83%
>
>
> I thought maybe it was OPERATNS userid, but as you
> just stated, Most
> likely not the culprit.
>
> Any suggestions on how to track down the file that
> is filling up my
> Spool file.
>
>
> We had a power outage 3 weeks ago, before this
> outage my spool was at
> 28%. Now its 83%.
>
> pretty sure that they are tied together but cant
> find it.
>
>
> I did a Transfer * rdr all to maint rdr
>
> then did a rdrlist, purged everything, Useage still
> 83 %.
>
> ?????
>
> Thanks,
>
> --- "Schmiedge, Ronald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > Randy,
> >
> > You would close them with SET DUMP OFF. When you
> close them they will
> > go away, they contain no records at present.
> >
> > These are the spool files preallocated to hold a
> VM dump, should VM
> > ever crash. OPERATNS is the userid from which you
> would read in the
> > dumps.
> >
> > You can run your VM system with DUMP OFF, but if
> there is ever a
> > system abend, you will not have the dump for
> analyzing the problem
> > that caused the abend.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> > Behalf Of Randy Dray
> > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 9:03 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: Q alloc SPool Help
> >
> > Today I did a Q RDR ALL
> >
> > oWNERID FILE CLASS REC CPY HOLD DATE TIME
> NAME
> >
> > oPERATNS 0001 D SYS 000 001 NONE OPEN-
> > oPERATNS 0002 D SYS 000 001 NONE OPEN- SYS
> > CPDUMP
> > MAINT 0002 T CON 00000008 001 NONE 11/05 10:39:25
> >
> >
> >
> > I have 2 fies Class d SYS for OPERATNS???
> >
> > how Do I close these files???
> >
> > Should I transfer them to maint and discard them??
> >
> > Still trying to reduce spool file used.
> >
> > q alloc spool
>
> > EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH
> %
> > VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE
> USED
> > ------ ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
> ----
> > 440RES 0600 79 256 32040 26769 31680
> 83%
> > ------ ------
> ----
> > SUMMARY 32040 26769
> 83%
> > USABLE 32040 26769
> 83%
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Randy Dray
> > Systems Programmer
> > Morton Buildings Inc.
> >
> > Morton IL
> >
> > (309) 263-6397
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> Randy Dray
> Systems Programmer
> Morton Buildings Inc.
>
> Morton IL
>
> (309) 263-6397
>
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