Frank: You need another machine to check it, via SECUSER or OBSERVER enabled. The "Operations Manager for zVM" product can monitor this condition. Without the product, my first choice is "SET Observer" to PROP, and trap the "VM Ready" or "CP Ready" messages...
PS. I don't see how AUDITOR works... ______________________________________________ Clovis From: "Frank M. Ramaekers" <framaek...@ailife.com> To: IBMVM@listserv.uark.edu Date: 02/08/2011 13:13 Subject: CMS Utilities AUDITOR and VMUTIL Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@listserv.uark.edu> I had an incident where VMUTIL abended, but AUDITOR didn’t detect it: DMSFRO159E Insufficient storage available to satisfy free storage request from 01139EFE DMSMOD109S Virtual storage capacity exceeded PIPCOM1296I ABEND in CMS command. Last 2 lines of output follow. PIPMSG003I ... Issued from stage 2 of pipeline 1. PIPMSG001I ... Running "CMS". PIPASY727I DMSLIO201W The following names are undefined:. PIPASY727I CEEEV003. : : The AUDITOR CONTROL file has: ************************************************************************ * AUDITOR CONTROL * CMS UTILITIES @VRA8AWY ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ * MACHINE TEST AUTO FORCE TEST MAX NOTIFY * ID INTERVAL LOG &AUTO EXIT ERRS USERID ************************************************************************ : : VMUTIL 00:05:00 1 1 NONE 10 MAINT Perhaps, I need a TEST EXIT, but I’m not sure how to test that VMUTIL is operating properly. Ideas? Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 1200 Wooded Acres Dr. Fax: (254)741-5777 Waco, Texas 76701 _____________________________________________________ This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at privacy...@ailife.com.
