The classification of states into the following major
categories might aid in deciding if a problem exists. If problem determination
is needed, see
z/OS Communications Server: SNA Diagnosis Vol
1, Techniques and Procedures.
- Category
- Meaning
- Final
- VTAM® has no further processing
to do for the node.
- Short transient (Short)
- The node is awaiting completion of an operation (such as I/O)
that will take a relatively short time. If the node remains in this
state for a long period of time, there is probably a hardware or software
error.
- Long transient (Long)
- The node is awaiting completion of an operation that will take
a relatively long time. If the node remains in this state for an unreasonable
length of time, there is probably a hardware or software error.
- Suspended (Susp)
- This node is awaiting processing of another node. When the awaited
processing is completed, the status of this node should change. If
the awaited processing is completed and this node remains in this
state, there is probably a software problem.
- Internal (Int)
- This state is used within VTAM to
direct processing. It should never be displayed. If it is, there is
probably a software problem.