Start Spool Reclaim (STRSPLRCL)
| Where allowed to run: All environments (*ALL) Threadsafe: Yes |
Parameters Examples Error messages |
The Start Spool Reclaim (STRSPLRCL) command repairs output queues and spooled files that are left in unrecoverable states. If a writer job ends abnormally or an incomplete update has occurred, the output queue or spooled files associated with the writer job could remain in various statuses (such as WTR, PRT, PND and MSGW). The STRSPLRCL command does not wait for the spool reclaim function to complete. If * is specified for the ASP group (ASPGRP) parameter and the current thread has an ASP group in its name space, two separate requests to reclaim output queues could be sent. If a matching output queue is found in *SYSBAS, a request will be sent to the spool maintenance job in *SYSBAS. If a matching output queue is found in the specified ASP group, a request will be sent to the spool maintenance job for that ASP group. When the reclaim function is complete, message CPC3309 is sent to the QHST and QSYSOPR message queues by each spool maintenance job.
If *ALL/*ALL is specified for the Output queue (OUTQ) parameter, and *SYSBAS or * is specified for the ASP group (ASPGRP) parameter, additional cleanup will be done on job queues and completed jobs. If a job is in OUTQ status but does not own any active spooled files, the job will be removed from the system.
Restriction:
- You need spool control (*SPLCTL) special authority to use this command. If a specific ASP group is specified for the ASPGRP parameter, the user must have use (*USE) authority to all ASP device descriptions in the ASP group and the status of ASP group must be AVAILABLE.
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Parameters
| Keyword | Description | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OUTQ | Output queue | Qualified object name | Required, Positional 1 |
| Qualifier 1: Output queue | Generic name, name, *ALL | ||
| Qualifier 2: Library | Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB, *USRLIBL, *ALL, *ALLUSR | ||
| ASPGRP | ASP group | Name, *, *CURASPGRP, *SYSBAS | Optional, Positional 2 |
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Output queue (OUTQ)
Specifies the output queue to be reclaimed.
This is a required parameter.
Qualifier 1: Output queue
- *ALL
- All output queues in the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) group defined by the ASPGRP parameter will be reclaimed.
- generic-name
- Specify the generic name of the output queues to be reclaimed.
- name
- Specify the name of the output queue to be reclaimed.
Qualifier 2: Library
- *LIBL
- All libraries in the library list for the current thread are searched.
- *USRLIBL
- If a current library entry exists in the library list for the current thread, the current library and the libraries in the user portion of the library list are searched. If there is no current library entry, only the libraries in the user portion of the library list are searched.
- *ALL
- All libraries in the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) group defined by the ASPGRP parameter are searched.
- *ALLUSR
- All user libraries in the auxiliary storage pools (ASPs) defined by the ASP group (ASPGRP) parameter are searched.
User libraries are all libraries with names that do not begin with the letter Q except for the following:
#CGULIB #DSULIB #SEULIB #COBLIB #RPGLIB #DFULIB #SDALIB
Although the following libraries with names that begin with the letter Q are provided by IBM, they typically contain user data that changes frequently. Therefore, these libraries are also considered user libraries:
QDSNX QRCLxxxxx QUSRDIRDB QUSRVI QGPL QSRVAGT QUSRIJS QUSRVxRxMx
QGPL38 QSYS2 QUSRINFSKR QWQCENT
QMGTC QSYS2xxxxx QUSRNOTES QWQREPOS
QMGTC2 QS36F QUSROND
QMPGDATA QUSER38 QUSRPOSGS
QMQMDATA QUSRADSM QUSRPOSSA
QMQMPROC QUSRBRM QUSRPYMSVR
QPFRDATA QUSRDIRCF QUSRRDARS
QRCL QUSRDIRCL QUSRSYS
- 'xxxxx' is the number of a primary auxiliary storage pool (ASP).
- A different library name, in the format QUSRVxRxMx, can be created by the user for each previous release supported by IBM to contain any user commands to be compiled in a CL program for the previous release. For the QUSRVxRxMx user library, VxRxMx is the version, release, and modification level of a previous release that IBM continues to support.
- *CURLIB
- The current library for the job is used to locate the output queue. If no current library entry exists in the library list, QGPL is used.
- name
- Specify the name of the library in which the output queue is located.
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ASP group (ASPGRP)
Specifies the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) group that contains the libraries that have output queues to be reclaimed.
- *
- Output queues which are found in the ASPs that are currently part of the thread's library name space are reclaimed. This includes the system ASP (ASP 1), all defined basic user ASPs (ASPs 2-32), and if the thread has an ASP group, the primary and secondary ASPs in the thread's ASP group.
- *SYSBAS
- Output queues which are found in the system ASP (ASP 1) and all defined basic user ASPs (ASPs 2-32) are reclaimed.
- *CURASPGRP
- Output queues which are found in the primary and secondary ASPs in the thread's ASP group are reclaimed. If no ASP group is associated with the thread, an error will be issued.
- name
- Specify the name of an ASP group. Output queues which are found in the primary and secondary ASPs of the specified ASP group are reclaimed.
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Examples
Example 1: Repair a Single Output Queue
STRSPLRCL OUTQ(QUSRSYS/PRT01)
This command will reclaim output queue PRT01 and all spooled files that reside on the output queue.
Example 2: Repair Several Output Queues in a Specific Library
STRSPLRCL OUTQ(QUSRSYS/PRT*)
This command will reclaim output queues in library QUSRSYS that have 'PRT' as the first three characters. The spooled files that reside on the output queues will be reclaimed as well.
Example 3: Repair Output Queues in the Current User's ASP Group
STRSPLRCL OUTQ(*ALL/PRT01) ASPGRP(*CURASPGRP)
This command will reclaim output queues named PRT01 in all libraries that are in the current user's ASP group. The spooled files that reside on the selected output queues will be reclaimed as well.
Example 4: Repair All Output Queues and Spooled Files in System and Basic User ASPs
STRSPLRCL OUTQ(*ALL/*ALL) ASPGRP(*SYSBAS)
This command will reclaim all output queues in all libraries that are found in the system auxiliary storage pool (ASP 1) and all defined basic user ASPs (ASPs 2-32). The spooled files that reside on the output queues will be reclaimed as well.
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Error messages
*ESCAPE Messages
- CPF338D
- *SPLCTL required to reclaim output queues.
- CPF338F
- Value for ASPGRP not valid with special value for library.
- CPF339A
- *CURASPGRP specified and thread has no ASP group.
- CPF339B
- Output queue &1 in library &2 not found.
- CPF9825
- Not authorized to device &1.
- CPFB8ED
- Device description &1 not correct for operation.
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