Ending the wait state at startup

JCL errors sometimes occur (for example, a device allocation error or an incorrect region size). When JCL errors occur during startup of the database services address space (ssnmDBM1), the Db2 subsystem goes into wait status.

Procedure

To end the wait status:

Cancel the system services address space and the distributed data facility address space from the console.

What to do next

After Db2 stops, check the start procedures of all three Db2 address spaces for correct JCL syntax.

To accomplish this check, compare the expanded JCL in the SYSOUT output with the correct JCL provided in MVS JCL Reference. Then, take the member name of the erroneous JCL procedure, which is also provided in the SYSOUT data set, to the system programmer who maintains your procedure libraries. After finding out which PROCLIB contains the JCL in question, locate the procedure and correct it.