z/OS JES3 Initialization and Tuning Reference
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Parameters

z/OS JES3 Initialization and Tuning Reference
SA32-1005-00

DDNAME=
Specifies the ddname of the DD statement or the ddname on a DYNALLOC statement that defines the spool data set you want formatted. The ddname cannot be JES3JCT.
SPART=
Specifies that the spool data set defined by this statement is a member of the named spool partition. The partition name must match a partition name specified on an SPART statement.

To specify that the data set is a member of the default partition, omit this parameter. If you do not specify at least one spool data set as a member of the default spool partition, JES3 terminates its processing during initialization.

STT=
Specifies the range of cylinders you want allocated to the single track table (STT). This range must be within the extent allocated to the data set. The value of cylnum specifies an absolute cylinder number. (Absolute cylinder numbers are device-dependent; the component description for the device describes the numbering scheme.)

The range indicated by (cylnum,cylnum) can be one cylinder (for example: 24,24) or several cylinders (for example: 24,28) and can be in ascending or descending order. JES3 allocates to the STT only those track groups that fall completely within the indicated range of cylinders. The value for cylnum cannot be 0.

For fixed head devices, allocate cylinders under the fixed heads for better performance. For other devices, allocate cylinders in the center of the data set.

You should consider spool recovery and I/O balance before specifying the STT or STTL parameter. The presence of a single track table on a spool extent can limit the recovery actions that can be taken for that spool extent. To ensure successful recovery in the event of a problem, you should dedicate a spool extent to the STT or specify the STT on the minimum number of spool extents to achieve your I/O balance requirements.

If you omit either the STT or STTL parameter, or you specify an invalid range, JES3 allocates the centermost 2 track groups of each spool data set in the default partition as the initial STT allocation.
Note: If you change this parameter and want the change to go into effect for existing spool data sets, you must perform a cold start.
STTL=
Specifies the location and number of track groups to allocate to the single track table (STT). These track groups must be within the extent allocated to the data set. The value for cylnum specifies an absolute cylinder number indicating the beginning cylinder number of the STT allocation in this extent. (Absolute cylinder numbers are device-dependent; the component description for the device describes the numbering scheme.) The value for numtrkgps specifies the number of track groups to allocate to this extent, beginning with the first track group that is located completely in cylinder cylnum. The maximum number of track groups that may be allocated to the STT is 9999.

For fixed head devices, allocate cylinders under the fixed heads for better performance. For other devices, allocate cylinders in the center of the data set.

You should consider spool recovery and I/O balance before specifying the STT or STTL parameter. The presence of a single track table on a spool extent can limit the recovery actions that can be taken for that spool extent. To ensure successful recovery in the event of a problem, you should dedicate a spool extent to the STT or specify the STT on the minimum number of spool extents to achieve your I/O balance requirements.

If you omit either the STT or STTL parameter, or you specify an invalid range, JES3 allocates the centermost 2 track groups of each spool data set in the default partition as the initial STT allocation.

Note: If you change this parameter and want the change to go into effect for existing spool data sets, you must perform a cold start.

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