That is a very small spool allocation and sometimes dumps are nice to have. You need to consider adding spool space if you have the dasd to do so.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Randy Dray > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Q alloc SPool Help BINGO!!!!!!! - now we are on to > something! > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! 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