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  • Controlling JES2
    • Controlling the JES2 environment
      • Specifying the Start Options
        • Starting Using a JCL Procedure
        • Starting Using the Console
      • Displaying JES2 status
      • Restarting JES2
        • Cold start
        • Warm start
          • Hot start
          • Quick start
          • $E MEMBER command start
        • Warm start processing considerations
      • Stopping JES2
      • Withdrawing JES2 from the system
      • Specifying JES2 exit point characteristics
      • Monitoring buffers
    • Controlling your MAS environment
      • Using independent–mode processing
      • Displaying MAS status and settings
      • Using JES2 and MVS commands together
        • Using the MVS ROUTE *ALL to expand the scope of a command
      • Changing MAS settings
        • Controlling the checkpoint definition
          • Specifying MAS definition parameters and initiating a checkpoint reconfiguration dialog
      • Making jobs eligible to restart
    • Controlling automatic command processing
    • Controlling JES2 diagnostics
      • Controlling JES2 tracing
      • Recovering from errors
        • Problems during JES2 Initialization
          • Recovery Actions for a JES2 Initialization Problem
        • Errors in Spool Data Set or Checkpoint I/O
          • Recovery Actions for a JES2 Spool or Checkpoint I/O Problem
        • Errors in Remote Job Entry (RJE)
          • Recovery Actions for an RJE Problem
        • Errors in Network Job Entry (NJE)
          • Recovery Actions for an NJE Problem
      • Debugging errors
      • Displaying module information
    • Controlling JES2 spooling
      • Spool addressing modes
      • Considerations for draining a spool volume
      • Controlling spool partitioning
      • Spool volume states
    • Migrating spool volumes
      • Spool migration terms
      • Spool migration phases
      • MAS migration restrictions
      • Moving and merging spool volumes
      • Calculating tracks
      • Allocating tracks
  • Controlling JES2 devices and functional subsystems
    • Device overview
      • Controlling the device environment
        • Controlling JES2 functional subsystems
    • JES2 input processing
      • Controlling readers
        • System input readers
        • Internal readers
    • JES2 output processing
      • Controlling printers
        • Starting printers
          • Starting a printer defined to JES2
          • Dynamically defining a local printer to JES2
        • Halting, restarting, interrupting, purging, and stopping printers
        • Setting output characteristics
        • Controlling printer output
          • Processing output on a 3800
      • Controlling punches
    • Remote job entry (RJE)
      • Specifying JES2 teleprocessing characteristics
        • SNA RJE considerations
        • Controlling the JES2/VTAM interface
        • Controlling RJE lines
        • Controlling RJE workstations
          • Specifying RJE workstation characteristics
          • Setting a terminal to automatically connect
          • Disconnecting an RJE workstation
      • Remote entry restrictions
    • Controlling spool offload and reload functions
      • Controlling offload devices
      • Controlling offload transmitters and receivers
  • Controlling jobs and output
    • Controlling jobs
      • Controlling the scope of commands
        • Using parameters on job-related commands
          • Job-related commands
      • Using the JOBCORR parameter
      • Displaying job information
    • Controlling job execution
      • Controlling JES2 initiators
        • Initiator commands
      • Controlling WLM initiators
      • Specifying JES2 job characteristics
      • JES2 job execution commands
      • Holding and releasing jobs
      • Controlling jobs at another node
    • Controlling job output
      • Specifying job output characteristics
      • JES2 job output commands
      • Controlling output groups and job output elements
  • Controlling a network
    • Controlling the NJE environment
    • Specifying node characteristics
      • Modifying transmission delays and excessive looping through a network
      • Modifying sign-on tolerance
      • Defining a symbolic destination name
      • Deleting a symbolic destination name
      • Displaying subnets and their paths across a network
      • Displaying node attributes
      • Setting node attributes
        • Setting node command authority
        • Setting node password
    • Starting NJE communications
      • Starting node communication on a BSC line
      • Starting node communication using SNA/VTAM
      • Starting node communication using TCP/IP
      • Controlling the JES2/VTAM interface
      • Controlling the JES2-TCP/IP interface
      • Defining and changing applications
    • Controlling NJE lines
    • Controlling NJE static connections
    • Controlling JES2 transmitting and receiving devices
    • Sending messages and commands through the network
      • Displaying and controlling jobs at other nodes
  • Command reference section
    • Command descriptions
      • Command syntax conventions
        • Specifications
        • Command syntax
        • Sharing JES2 commands by using system symbols
          • Displaying Static System Symbols
          • Rules and recommendations for using system symbols
            • Using system symbols as application identifiers
        • Entering multiple commands on one line
        • Routing JES2 command responses
        • Adding comments to commands
        • Parameter ranges
        • Subscript ranges
          • Statement range considerations
        • Route codes
        • Using wildcards
        • Range summary
          • Examples of numeric and symbolic subscripts
        • Using filtering to control and display information
      • How to read syntax diagrams
        • Symbols
        • Syntax items
        • Syntax examples
      • Keywords defined
    • $A A - Release all jobs
    • $A Job - Release held jobs
    • $ACTIVATE - Activate a particular level of JES2 function
    • $ADD APPL - Define a VTAM application to JES2
    • $ADD CONNECT - Dynamically add network connections
    • $ADD DESTID - Define a symbolic destination
    • $ADD FSS - Define a functional subsystem
    • $ADD JOBCLASS(jobclass) - Define a new job class
    • $ADD LINE(nnnn) - Add line
    • $ADD LOADMOD - Load a new Installation Load Module
    • $ADD LOGON(nn) - Add a logon
    • $ADD NETSRV(nnn) - Add a network server
    • $ADD PROCLIB(xxxxxxxx) - Define a new dynamic PROCLIB concatenation
    • $ADD PRT(nnnnn) - Define a local printer
    • $ADD REDIRECT - Set redirection for commands
    • $ADD RMT(nnnnn) - Add an RJE workstation
    • $ADD SOCKET(xxxxxxxx) - Add a socket
    • $ADD SRVCLASS(name) - Add a new permanent service class element
    • $B PRT(nnnnn) and $B R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Logically backspace printer output
    • $B PUN(nn) and $B R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Logically backspace punch output
    • $C A - Cancel automatic commands
    • $C Job - Cancel a job
    • $C Lnnnn.xxn - Cancel NJE device activity
    • $C O Job - Cancel output
    • $C OFFn.JR - Cancel a spool offload transmitter/receiver
    • $C PRT(nnnnn) and $C R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Cancel printer output
    • $C PUN(nn) and $C R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Cancel punch output
    • $C RDR and $C Rnnnn.RDm - Cancel reader activity
    • $D A - Display information about currently active jobs
    • $D ACTIVATE - Display current JES2 checkpoint level and MAS readiness for checkpoint activation to z11 level
    • $D ACTRMT - Display Active RJE Workstations in a MAS
    • $D APPL - Display JES2 SNA NJE applications
    • $D BUFDEF - Display JES2 buffer definitions
    • $D CKPTDEF - Display the checkpoint definition
    • $D CKPTSPACE - Display checkpoint spaces
    • $D CLASSGRP - Display class groups
    • $D COMPACT - Display JES2 compaction tables
    • $D CONDEF - Display console communication characteristics
    • $D CONNECT - Display network connections
    • $D DEBUG - Display the JES2 DEBUG option
    • $D DESTDEF - Display symbolic destination settings
    • $D DEStid - Display a JES2 symbolic destination
    • $D ESTBYTE - Display Number of Bytes Set for Jobs and their Output
    • $D ESTLNCT - Display number of lines for jobs and their output
    • $D ESTPAGE - Display number of pages set for jobs and their output
    • $D ESTPUN - Display number of punch pages set for jobs and their output
    • $D ESTIME - Display amount of time set for jobs and their output
    • $D EXIT - Display current characteristics of specified JES2 exit points
    • $D F - Display the job output forms queue
    • $D FSS - Display the characteristics of the specified functional subsystems
    • $D INITDEF - Display the number of logical initiators currently defined
    • $D INITINFO - Display initialization information
    • $D I[nnmm] - Display initiator information
    • $D INTRDR - Display the current INTRDR initialization statement characteristics
    • $D JES2 - Display the current activity in the JES2 address space
    • $D Job - Display information about specified jobs
    • $D JOBCLASS(n) - Display job class characteristics
    • $D JOBDEF - Display characteristics assigned to jobs
    • $D JOBPRTY - Display Current Job Priority Characteristics
    • $D L(nnnn).JR(n) - Display line and job receiver status
    • $D L(nnnn).JT(n) - Display the job transmitter status
    • $D L(nnnn).SR(n) - Display SYSOUT receiver status
    • $D L(nnnn).ST(n) - Display SYSOUT transmitter status
    • $D LINE(nnnnn) - Display a line
    • $D LOADmod(jxxxxxxx) - Display load module information
    • $D LOGON(nnn) - Display the status of JES2/VTAM interface(s) and their characteristics
    • $D M - Send a message
    • $D MASDEF - Display the multi-access spool environment
    • $D MEMBer - Display information about MAS members
    • $D MODule(jxxxxxxx) - Display assembled module information
    • $D N - Display job queue information
    • $D NETACCT - Display networking account numbers
    • $D NETSRV(nnnnn) - Display a network server
    • $D NETWORK - Display network activity
    • $D NJEDEF - Display the JES2 Network Environment
    • $D NODE(jnnnnnnn) - Display the characteristics of a node
    • $D O Job - Display output characteristics
    • $D OFF(n).JR - Display offload job receiver
    • $D OFF(n).JT - Display offload job transmitter
    • $D OFF(n).SR - Display offload SYSOUT receiver
    • $D OFFn.ST - Display offload SYSOUT transmitter
    • $D OFFLOAD - Display offload devices
    • $D OPTsdef - Display start options processing definitions
    • $D OUTCLASS(n) - Display output classes
    • $D OUTDEF - Display output definition options
    • $D OUTPRTY - Display job output priority
    • $D PATH - Display paths from node to node
    • $D PCE - Display status for JES2 processors
    • $D PCEDEF - Display PCE definitions
    • $D PRINTDEF - Display print environment characteristics
    • $D PROCLIB(xxxxxxxx) - Display a PROCLIB concatenation
    • $D PRT(nnnnn) and $D R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Display printers
    • $D PUNCHDEF - Display punch environment characteristics
    • $D PUN(nn) and $D R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Display a remote punch
    • $D Q - Display the number of jobs queued
    • $D R(nn).CON(mm) - Display the specified remote console
    • $D RDI - Display the status of JES2-controlled internal reader
    • $D RDR(nn) and $D R(nn).RD(mm) - Display command authority for a reader
    • $D REBLD - Display rebuild queue information
    • $D RECVopts - Display current RECVOPTS settings
    • $D REDIRect - Redirect command responses
    • $D REQJOBID - Display attributes of JOBID address spaces
    • $D SMFDEF - Display status of SMF buffers
    • $D SOCKET (xxxxxxxx) - Display the characteristics of a socket
    • $D SPOOL - Display the status of spool volumes
    • $D SPOOLDEF - Display the JES2 spooling environment
    • $D SRVCLASS(name) - Display JES2 information for the specified service class
    • $D SSI(nnn) - Display subsystem interface function information
    • $D SUBTDEF - Display subtask definitions
    • $D SUBNET - Display subnet connections
    • $D TPDEF - Display current teleprocessing characteristics
    • $D TRace(nnn) - Display current status of trace IDs
    • $D TRACEDEF - Display current trace environment characteristics
    • $D U - Display the status of JES2-controlled devices
    • $DEL CONNect - Delete network connections
    • $DEL DEStid - Delete a symbolic destination
    • $DEL JOBCLASS(jobclass) - Delete a job class
    • $DEL LOADmod - Remove a load module from storage
    • $DEL PROCLIB(xxxxxxxx) - Delete a dynamic PROCLIB concatenation
    • $E CKPTLOCK - Reset the checkpoint lock
    • $E Job - Restart a job
    • $E Lnnnn.xxn - Restart NJE device activity
    • $E LINE(nnnnn) - Restart line activity
    • $E LOGON(nn) - Restart the JES2/VTAM interface
    • $E MEMBer - Perform cleanup for a failed MAS member
    • $E NETSRV(nnn) - Restart a network server
    • $E NETWORK - Reset current network devices
    • $E OFFn.xx - Restart a spool offload transmitter
    • $E PRT(nnnnn) and $E R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Restart printer activity
    • $E PUN(nn) and $E R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Restart punch activity
    • $F PRT(nnnnn) and $F R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Logically advance printer output
    • $F PUN(nn) and $F R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Logically advance punch output
    • $G A - Release a job at another node
    • $G C - Cancel a job at another node
    • $G D - Display job information for a job at another node
    • $G H - Hold a job at another node
    • $G R, OUT - Request another node to route job output
    • $G R, XEQ - Request another node to route a job for execution
    • $H A - Hold all jobs
    • $H Job - Hold specific jobs
    • $I PRT(nnnnn) and $I R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Interrupt printer activity
    • $I PUN(nn) and $I R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Interrupt punch activity
    • $JDDETAILS - Display details summary of jobs
    • $JDHISTORY - Display history of JES2 resource usage
    • $JDJES - Display non-severe incident report
    • $JDMONITOR - Display current status of JES2 monitor subtasks
    • $JDSTATUS - Display current status
    • $JSTOP - Terminate monitor address space
    • $L Job - List job output information
    • $Mnn - Send commands to other MAS members
    • $MSPL - Migrate spool volumes
    • $Nnnnn - Send commands through the network
    • $N PRT(nnnnn) and $N R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Repeat printer output
    • $N PUN(nn) and $N R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Repeat punch output
    • $O Job - Release or cancel held output groups
    • $P - Stop JES2 processing
    • $P I[nnmm] - Stop an initiator
    • $P JES2 - Withdraw JES2 from the system
    • $P Job - Purge a job
    • $P Lnnnn.xxn - Stop an NJE device
    • $P LINE(nnnnn) - Stop a line
    • $P LOGON(nnnnn) - Stop the JES2/VTAM interface
    • $P NETSRV(nnnnn) - Stop a network server
    • $P O Job - Purge a job's output
    • $P NETWORK - Purge current network devices
    • $P OFFn.xx - Stop an offload transmitter/receiver
    • $P OFFLOADn - Stop an offload device
    • $P PRT(nnnnn) and $P R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Stop a printer
    • $P PUN(nn) and $P R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Stop a punch
    • $P RDRnn and $P Rnnnn.RDm - Stop a reader
    • $P RMT(nnnnn) - Terminate a remote terminal connection
    • $P SPOOL - Drain a spool volume
    • $P SRVCLASS(name) - Drain JES2 processing for a given service class
    • $P TRace - Stop a trace ID
    • $P XEQ - Prevents JES2 and WLM-controlled initiators from selecting work
    • $R - Route job output
    • $R XEQ - Route specific jobs for execution
    • $S - Start system activity
    • $S A - Start automatic command processing
    • $S I[vvvv] - Start an initiator
    • $S Job - Initiate a batch job into execution
    • $S Lnnnn.xxn - Start an NJE device
    • $S LINE(nnnn) - Start a line
    • $S LOGON - Start the JES2/VTAM interface
    • $S N - Start node communication on a BSC line
    • $S N - Start node communication on an SNA line
    • $S N - Start node communication on a TCP/IP line
    • $S NETSRV(nnn) - Start a network server
    • $S NETWORK - Start automatic device restart and NJE connection processing
    • $S OFFn.xx - Start offload transmitters and receivers
    • $S OFFLOADn - Start an offload device
    • $S PRT(nnnnn) and $S R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Start a printer
    • $S PUN(nn) and $S R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Start a punch
    • $S RDRnn and $Rnnnn.RDm - Start a reader
    • $S RMT(nnnnn) - Automatically connect a remote terminal
    • $S SPOOL - Start a spool volume
    • $S SRVCLASS - Start JES2 processing for a given service class
    • $S TRACE(nn) - Start a trace ID
    • $S XEQ - Allow JES2 and WLM-controlled initiators to select work
    • $T A - Display, specify, and modify automatic commands
    • $T APPL - Control JES2 applications
    • $T BUFDEF - Control local buffers
    • $T CKPTDEF - Set the checkpoint definition
    • $T CKPTSPACE - Set the checkpoint space
    • $T CONDEF - Set console communication characteristics
    • $T CONNect - Change static network connections
    • $T DEBUG - Set the JES2 DEBUG option
    • $T DESTDEF - Control JES2 symbolic destination displays
    • $T DEStid - Control a JES2 symbolic destination
    • $T ESTBYTE - Control the default spool space utilization per job
    • $T ESTIME - Control the default execution time
    • $T ESTLNCT - Control the default print line count per job
    • $T ESTPAGE - Control the default page count per job
    • $T ESTPUN - Control the default punched card output per job
    • $T EXIT(nnn) - Control JES2 installation exit points
    • $T FSS - Control a functional subsystem
    • $T Init(nnmm) - Control initiators
    • $T INTRDR - Control internal readers
    • $T Job - Change a job's class, scheduling priority, or affinity
    • $T JOBCLASS - Set job class characteristics
    • $T JOBDEF - Set job processing characteristics
    • $T JOBPRTY(n) - Set job scheduling characteristics
    • $T L(nn).JT(nn) - Specify network job transmitter characteristics
    • $T L(nnnn).ST(n) - Specify network SYSOUT transmitter characteristics
    • $T LINE(nnnnn) - Control a line
    • $T LOADmod - Refresh a load module from storage
    • $T LOGON(nnn) - Control the JES2/VTAM interface
    • $T MASDEF - Control the multi-access spool environment
    • $T MEMBer - Change a member's operational mode
    • $T NETSRV(nnnnn) - Modify the attributes of a network server
    • $T NJEDEF - Control JES2 network environment
    • $T NODE(jnnnnnnn) - Set the characteristics of a node
    • $T NUM - Set the JES2 internal job numbers
    • $T O Job - Set output characteristics
    • $T OFF(n).JR - Set offload job receiver characteristics
    • $T OFF(n).JT - Set offload job transmitter characteristics
    • $T OFF(n).SR - Set offload SYSOUT receiver characteristics
    • $T OFF(n).ST - Set offload SYSOUT transmitter characteristics
    • $T OFFLOAD(n) - Set offload device characteristics
    • $T OUTCLASS(n) - Set SYSOUT class characteristics
    • $T OUTDEF - Set job output characteristics
    • $T OUTPRTY(n) - Set output scheduling priorities
    • $T PCE - Control JES2 processors
    • $T PRINTDEF - Control the JES2 print environment
    • $T PROCLIB(xxxxxxxx) - Modify an existing dynamic PROCLIB concatenation
    • $T PRT(nnnnn) and $T R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Control a printer
    • $T PUN(nn) and $T R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Control a punch
    • $T RDI - Control an internal reader
    • $T RDRnn and $T Rnnnn.RDm - Control a reader
    • $T RECVopts - Set JES2 recovery options
    • $T REDIRect - Redirect command responses
    • $T RMT(nnnnn) - Change an RJE workstation
    • $T REQJOBID - Set JOBID attributes
    • $T SMFDEF - Control SMF buffers
    • $T SOCKET (xxxxxxxx) - Control a socket
    • $T SPOOL - Modify a spool volume
    • $T SPOOLDEF - Set the JES2 spooling environment
    • $T SRVCLASS(name) - Modify JES2 information for the specified service class
    • $T SSI(nnn) - Control the subsystem interface definition
    • $T TPDEF - Set JES2 teleprocessing characteristics
    • $T TRACE(nn) - Modify a trace ID
    • $T TRACEDEF - Control the trace facility
    • $VS - Enter MVS system commands through JES2
    • $Z A - Halt automatic command processing
    • $ZAPJOB - Remove job structure from job queue
    • $Z I[vvvv] - Halt initiator activity
    • $Z NETWORK - Halt automatic network connection and device processing and drain NJE devices
    • $Z OFFLOADn - Halt offload activity
    • $Z PRT(nnnnn) and $Z R(nnnnn).PR(m) - Halt printer activity
    • $Z PUN(nn) and $Z R(nnnnn).PU(m) - Halt punch activity
    • $Z RDRnn - Halt reader activity
    • $Z SPOOL - Halt a spool volume
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