Scott, A one-time event on a specific date/time is allowed in WAKEUP's WAKEUP TIMES file (See HELP WAKEUP or WAKEUP in the CMS Utilities Guide) That old comment in WAKEUP PARMS is out of date I think.
To run your command at 8am on May 1, 2010 this record will do it once only. 05/01/10 08:00:00 -------- CP SET SHARE USERA RELATIVE 300 2.7% LIMITHARD > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On > Behalf Of Mike Walter > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:22 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: VMUTIL PARM Question > > :blush on > Bill Munson is right. The WAKEUP PARMS file contains the date and time > that the command was last executed - and only handles a week at a time. > I sure do wish that there was a "instant recall and trash" capability > with > the listserve! > That's what I get for posting before being fully awake. Cursed > timezone > change!! :-( > :blush off > > Thanks, Bill! > > Nonetheless, VM:Schedule would handle your request with ease. > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > > Mike Walter/National/Hewitt associa...@hewitt Associates NA > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > 03/16/2010 09:15 AM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > > To > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: VMUTIL PARM Question > > > > > > > I don't think that "SAT 08:00:00 04/24/10" will cause the command to be > executed on Saturday May 1, 2010 unless you're running some REALLY > strange > > UTC time offset. > > But: > SAT 08:00:00 05/01/10 > should do it. HOWEVER... you need to understand that the DAY (SAT on > this > > case) is a key field. It indicates when that command will be executed > next, and when it will repeat, this case EVERY SATURDAY from 1 May 2010 > forever. > > This command will be executed for the first time at 08:00 on 05/01/10, > and > > then AGAIN EVERY SATURDAY at 08:00. After the first execution, the > WAKEUP > > PARMS record will appear as: > SAT 08:00 05/08/10 command_string > > WAKEUP is meant to provide a means of scheduling repeated requests. If > you want to use it for a one-time command, then you must remember to > update the WAKEUP PARMS file to manually remove or change the command > as > desired. > > If you want a full-function scheduler, then VM:Schedule from CA will do > the trick with an incredible number of bells and whistles. IBM may > also > sell something from Rocket Software, but I don't recall offhand. > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > > "Wandschneider, Scott" <scott.wandschnei...@infocrossing.com> > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > 03/16/2010 08:58 AM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > > To > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > cc > > Subject > VMUTIL PARM Question > > > > > > > What is the proper syntax for a WAKE PARM for VMUTIL to execute in the > future. For example, say I want to execute "CP SET SHARE USERA > RELATIVE > 300 2.7% LIMITHARD" at 08:00 on Saturday, May 1, 2010? I'm thinking it > would be "SAT 08:00:00 04/24/10 CP SET SHARE USERA RELATIVE 300 2.7% > LIMITHARD". 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