Billy, The RC 3 is from WAKEUP. RC 3 = A time from the timer file has been reached Use HELP WAKEUP for doc, the return codes can be found a the bottom of the help file.
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Billy Bingham Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 9:09 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: EXTERNAL: WAKEUP Hello, I'm trying to understand WAKEUP. I have the following in WAKEUP TIMES A: ALL 09:01:00 04/07/11 CP MSG OPERATOR BACKUP THE DASD TONIGHT I enter the command: wakeup 09:12 (file This is displayed: DMSCYW2246I 08:58:43 WAKEUP at 09:01:00 (137 sec). At 09:01 as expected I get the following on the user console: DMSCYW2246I* 00001 ALL 09:01:00 04/08/11 CP MSG OPERATOR BACKUP THE DASD TONIGHT Ready(00003); T=0.01/0.01 09:01:00 IS the RC 3 from WAKEUP or from the CP MSG... command. The message does not get displayed on OPERATOR's console, but if I enter the CP MSG... command itself the message gets to OPERATOR. Thanks, Billy