CAS command options
This topic describes each of the CAS/GRS commands you can run from the CAS/GRS Command panel.
- List currently allocated catalogs
- The command F CATALOG,ALLOCATED is run. This command will list the name, volser, current allocation count, and status for every currently allocated catalog.
- Display ECSharing status
- The command F CATALOG,ECSHR(STATUS) is run. This command shows the status of the Coupling Facility (CF), and the status of each catalog referenced since the last IPL.
- Display catalog load module entries
- The command F CATALOG,ENTRY is run. This command shows the starting address, the FMID and the PTF/APAR level for all catalog load modules.
- List currently active CAS tasks
- The command F CATALOG,LIST is run. This command lists the currently active service tasks, their related names, elapsed times, and unique identifications.
- List detail information about a CAS request
- The command F CATALOG,LISTJ(jobname),DETAIL is run. This command lists information about the specified task and optional information. From the pop-up panel, enter the 1 to 8 byte job name to query. The job name is validated to ensure it meets the standard for a valid job name, but it is not checked against the list of active jobs.
- List current limits and defaults
- The command F CATALOG,REPORT is run. This command, for the CAS, lists the current limits and installation-specified defaults.
- List catalog cache status information
- The command F CATALOG,REPORT,CACHE is run. This command, for all catalogs, lists the cache status and performance information.
- List events that invoke external code
- The command F CATALOG,REPORT,PERFORMANCE is run. This command lists information about events outside of the catalog component.
- Reset the counts for REPORT,PERFORMANCE
- The command F CATALOG,REPORT,PERFORMANCE(RESET) is run. This command resets the COUNT and AVERAGE values in all the statistics. This command produces no display. When the command is done, the message "Command executed" displays.
- Enable enhanced VVDS record validation
- The command F CATALOG,ENABLE(VVRCHECK) is run. This command enables the enhanced VVR record checking feature during VVDS I/O; more extensive checks of VVR content will be made prior to writing and immediately following reading. Intended primarily for situations when records are being corrupted. Will add minimal additional overhead to read and write times. Do not enable without first checking that all maintenance has been applied. To check on the current status of VVRCHECK, use the List current limits and defaults option. This command produces no display. When the command is done, the message "Command executed" displays.
- Disable enhanced VVDS record validation
- The command F CATALOG,DISABLE(VVRCHECK) is run. This command disables the enhanced VVR record checking feature during VVDS I/O. To check on the current status of VVRCHECK, use List current limits and defaults option. This command produces no display. When the command is done, the message "Command executed" displays.
- List GRS contention
- The command D GRS,CONTENTION is run. This command lists resource contention information for the current complex.