System panel (SYS)
The System Panel (SYS) allows you to display information about systems in the sysplex such
as CPU busy, storage utilization, and IPL information.
Command keyword
Access the System panel with the SYS command from any SDSF panel.
SYS command action characters
The action characters for the SYS command are shown in Table 1.| Action Character | Description |
|---|---|
| // | Block repeat; type // on the first row and another // on the last row to be processed. |
| = | Repeat previous action character or overtype. |
| +(n) | Expand the NP column; n is 4-20. (Use RESET to reset.) |
| %(exec) | Run a REXX exec (ISPF only). |
| / | Show column values for row (ISPF only). |
| D | Display IPL information. |
| DAA | Display all address spaces. |
| DAL | Display address space list. |
| DALO | Display allocation options. |
| DC | Display consoles. |
| DCEE | Display language environment options. |
| DD | Display dump information. |
| DEM | Display EMCS consoles. |
| DG | Display GRS information. |
| DI | Display IOS information. |
| DIQP | Display IQP options. |
| DLL | Display LLA information. |
| DLO | Display system logger information. |
| DLR | Display LOGREC information. |
| DM | Display configuration. |
| DMP | Display MPF. |
| DO | Display OMVS options. |
| DP | Display product registration. |
| DPCD | Display PCIE device information. |
| DPCI | Display PCIE options. |
| DSF | Display SMF status. |
| DSL | Display SLIP information. |
| DSM | Display SMS information. |
| DSY | Display system symbols. |
| DT | Display time. |
| DTO | Display TSO options. |
| DTR | Display trace. |
| DTS | Display TSO address spaces. |
| DW | Display WLM information. |
| DX | Display XCF sysplex information. |
Columns on the SYS panel
The columns on the SYS panel are shown in Table 2.| Column name | Title (Displayed) | Width | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYSNAME | SYSNAME | 8 | System name. This is the fixed field. It is ignored if coded on an FLD statement or ISFFLD macro. |
| SYSLEVEL | SysLevel | 3 | Operating system level |
| CPUPR | CPU% | 4 | CPU percent busy for the system |
| SIO | SIO | 8 | Start I/O rate EXCPs per second |
| AUXPCT | Aux% | 4 | Auxiliary storage percentage used |
| CSAPCT | CSA% | 4 | Common storage area percentage used |
| SQAPCT | SQA% | 4 | System queue area percentage used |
| ECSAPCT | ECSA% | 5 | Extended common area percentage used |
| ESQAPCT | 5 | Extended system queue area percentage used | |
| UIC | UIC | 5 | High unreferenced interval count |
| SPOOLPCT | Spool% | 6 | Spool utilization for primary JES |
| CADSPCT | CADS% | 5 | Common Access Dataspace percentage used of maximum defined |
| PAGERATE | PageRate | 8 | Paging rate |
| REAL | Real | 8 | Number of real storage frames online |
| REALAFC | RealAFC | 8 | Real storage available frame count |
| REALAFCB | RealAFCB | 8 | Real storage available frame count below 16MB line |
| FIXPCT | Fix% | 4 | Percentage of real storage frames that are fixed |
| FIXBPCT | FixB% | 5 | Percentage of real storage frames that are fixed below the 16MB line |
| MAXASID | MaxASID | 7 | Maximum number of address spaces |
| FREEASID | FreeASID | 8 | Number of free address spaces |
| BADASID | BadASID | 7 | Number of non-reusable address spaces |
| STCNUM | STC | 6 | Number of active started tasks |
| TSUNUM | TSU | 6 | Number of active TSO users |
| JOBNUM | Job | 6 | Number of active batch jobs |
| WTORNUM | WTOR | 4 | Number of outstanding WTORs |
| SYSPLEX | Sysplex | 8 | Sysplex name |
| LPAR | LPAR | 8 | LPAR name |
| VMUSER | VMUser | 8 | VM user ID |
| JESNAME | JES | 4 | Job entry subsystem name |
| JESNODE | JESNode | 8 | JES node name |
| SMF | SMF | 4 | SMF system ID |
| IPLVOL | IPLVol | 6 | IPL volume serial |
| IPLUNIT | IPLUnit | 7 | IPL unit address |
| IPLDATE | IPLDate | 19 | IPL date |
| IPLTYPE | IPLType | 7 | IPL type |
| IPLDAYS | IPLDays | 7 | Number of days since last IPL |
| LOADPARM | LoadParm | 8 | Load parameter |
| CVTVERID | CVTVERID | 16 | CVT version ID associated with system |
| LOADDSN | LoadDSName | 44 | LOADxx data set name |
| LOADUNIT | LoadUnit | 8 | LOADxx unit address |
| IEASYS | IEASYS | 16 | IEASYSxx parameters for the system |
| IEASYM | IEASYM | 16 | IEASYMxx parameters for the system |
| GRS | GRS | 4 | GRS mode |
| HWNAME | HWName | 8 | Hardware name |
| CPC | CPC | 30 | Central Processor Complex node descriptor |
| MSU | MSU | 8 | MSU rating for processor |
| SYSMSU | SysMSU | 8 | MSU rating for image |
| AVGMSU | AvgMSU | 8 | Four hour rolling MSU for system |
| CPUNUM | #CPU | 4 | Number of online CPUs |
| ZAAPNUM | #ZAAP | 5 | Number of online zAAP processors |
| ZIIPNUM | #ZIIP | 5 | Number of online zIIP processors |
| OSCONFIG | OSConfig | 8 | Operating system configuration |
| EDT | EDT | 3 | Eligible device table ID |
| NUCLST | NUCLST | 6 | NUCLSTxx member |
| IEANUC | IEANUC | 6 | IEANUCxx member |
| IODFDSN | IODFDSName | 44 | IODF data set name |
| IODFDATE | IODFDate | 19 | Date and time IODF last changed |
| CATDSN | 44 | Master catalog data set name | |
| CATVOL | CatVol | 6 | Master catalog volume serial |
| MLA | MLA | 3 | Multi-level alias setting for system |
| CATTYPE | CatType | 7 | Master catalog type |
| NETID | NetID | 8 | VTAM network ID |
| SSCP | SSCP | 17 | VTAM SSCP name |
| STATDATE | StatDate | 19 | Date and time statistics collected |
 IPLCUNIT |
IPLCurr |
7 |
IPL unit address (current) |
| IODFUNIT |
IODFUnit |
8 |
IODF unit address (original) |
| IODFCUNIT |
IODFCurr |
8 |
IODF unit address (current) |