SPOOLCHN on the IBM download site
(http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/) is very useful for keeping
the spool healthy.
Jim
Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) wrote:
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If you can send me the EXECS that would be great!
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Terry Martin
Lockheed Martin - Information Technology
z/OS & z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning
Cell - 443 632-4191
Work - 410 786-0386
terry.mar...@cms.hhs.gov
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On
Behalf Of Kris Buelens
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 6:39 AM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Clean up the spool
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SFPURGER is the easiest way to go. But as already mentioned, servers
that never log off can get a big spool file and it cannot be purge until
it is closed.
And, maybe even worse: when close, they can be purged too quickly as
they will appear to be old.
Example: Important user logs on on Sep 1'st, and never logs off
Your spool file purger runs daily to get rid of consoles older than 1
month
On Satuday Dec 13 it gets a problem and is logged off, so its console
gets closed
On Monday Dec 15, you notice the user is gone, and .... no console file
to find the reason
Why: well: when a spool file gets closed, the time stamp it gets is that
of the open time. Your VIP server's console close with information of
only 2 days old, appears to be 4 months old.
Therefore: run some exec to close -almost all- consoles/print files
daily, just after midnight. One console file per day, with as timestamp
the day of the information it contains, what is more easy? =20
I can send any begger my CONCLOSE EXEC that got fine tuned over the
years. At the end of its process, it XAUTOLOGs the server we used to
save consoles of specific users in SFS. I can send that exec too if one
wishes so.
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Kris Buelens,
IBM Belgium, VM customer support
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Clean up the =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>SFPURGER is the easiest way to go. But as already =
mentioned,
servers that never log off can get a big spool file and it cannot be =
purge
until it is closed.<br>
And, maybe even worse: when close, they can be purged too quickly as =
they will
appear to be old.<br>
Example: Important user logs on on Sep 1'st, and never logs off<br>
Your spool file purger runs daily to get rid of consoles older than 1 =
month<br>
On Satuday Dec 13 it gets a problem and is logged off, so its console =
gets
closed<br>
On Monday Dec 15, you notice the user is gone, and .... no console =
file
to find the reason<br>
<br>
Why: well: when a spool file gets closed, the time stamp it gets is that =
of the
open time. Your VIP server's console close with information of =
only 2
days old, appears to be 4 months old.<br>
<br>
Therefore: run some exec to close -almost all- consoles/print files =
daily, just
after midnight. One console file per day, with as timestamp the =
day of
the information it contains, what is more easy? <br>
I can send any begger my CONCLOSE EXEC that got fine tuned over the
years. At the end of its process, it XAUTOLOGs the server we used =
to save
consoles of specific users in SFS. I can send that exec too if one =
wishes
so.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br clear=3Dall>
<br>
-- <br>
Kris Buelens,<br>
IBM Belgium, VM customer support<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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