| Command | What it does |
/d parmlib | Shows current PARMLIB concatenation currently used by system. |
/$D PROCLIB | Shows current PROCLIB concatenation. |
/d symbols | Shows current symbols set on system. |
/d prog,apf | Shows list of programs that are APF athorized. |
/d prog,lnklst | Shows what libraries are in current linklist. |
/d asm | Displays page information. |
/d asm,plpa | Displays page info about PLPA. |
/d xcf | Shows what sysplex the current lpar is part of. |
/d ts,l | Shows time-sharing tasks (users). |
/k c,a,0000000-9999999 | Deletes all “/d r,l” messages. |
Xdc –In SDSF next to file. | Dumps output to a file. |
/DS QD,7517,1 | Shows device level info for device 7517. |
/devserv p,B1C4 | Shows device level info for device B1C4. |
/d IOS,CONFIG | Shows which IODF config file is active. |
/f hsm,backvol cds | Peforms HSM CDS backup. Will create incremental HSM.*CDS file. |
/f hsm,query cdsversionbackup | Tells info about HSM backup. |
/f dbp1irlm,abend,nodump | If don’t have authority to take down DB2, use this work-around. |
/d m=stor | Shows how much storage memory (CPU) allocated. |
/d m=cpu | Shows how many CP’s are allocated. |
/d m=chp(25) | Shows CHPID info. |
/d consoles,l,f | Shows console devices and connected devices. |
/d vs,lfarea | Display virtual storage statistics. |
/d omvs,a=all | Display info about OMVS. |
/d omvs,o | Display OMVS settings from BPXPRM member. |
/d omvs,pipes | Display OMVS user usage. |
/d omvs,f | Displays mounts. |
/d u,,alloc,72fac,1 | Displays allocations holds on device. |
/f catalog,unallocate(ucatdb2.db12test) | Unallocates a user catalog. |
/f catalog,allocated | Shows all the active catalogs. |
/f catalog,report,cache | Shows catalog cache status for each catalog. |
/f catalog,report,performance | Shows catalog performance statistics. |
/f catalog,report,performance(reset) | Resets performance stats. |
/d m=dev(7100) | Shows CHP’s for current device. |
/d m=chp(8d) | Displays CHPID status. |
/cf chp(61),online | Configureda CHPID line. |
/d sms | Tells SMS active datasets. |
/d sms,lib(all) | Shows SMS vitual tape libs activated. |
/v sms,lib(zvts),online | Vary’s on SMS Virtual Tape library. |
/v net,act,id=db2blu,scope=all | Activates a VTAM LU. |
/F CEA,D,PARMS | Displays CEA parms. |
/!MQxx STOP QMGR | Stop MQ manager. |
/!MQS2 START QMGR,PARM=’MQS2PARM’ | Start MQ Manager. |
/d ssi | Shows active subsystems. |
/d grs | Shows some basic system info. |
/d logger,l | Displays any LOGGER info on the system. |
/d logger,l,lsname=ifasmf.inmem | Displays a specific logstream. |
/d logger,c | Shows summary of Logstreams. |
/d logger,str | Shows structures allocated to logstreams |
/d logger,c,lsn=ifasmf.ckqradar,detail | Shows gobs of detail about Logstream. |
/s ixgoflds,logstream=<logstream.name> | Forces offload of logstream. |
/d xcf | Shows what sysplex the current lpar is part of. |
/d xcf,pi | Show XCF/sysplex path-in-addresses. |
/d xcf,po | Show XCF/sysplex path-out-addresses. |
/d xcf,couple | Coupling facility, tells current datasets in use. |
/d xcf,cf | Logical coupling facility information. |
/d xcf,policy | Current active policy of coupling facility. |
/d xcf,structure | Current policy of coupling facility active structure. |
/setxcf start,rebuild,strname=istgeneric | Start and rebuild coupling facility structure. Have to do this when altering structure sizes. |
/d xcf,str,strname=________ | Snapshot in time of current coupling facility status. |
/d cf | Hardware coupling facility information. |
/d xcf,policy,type=cfrm | Shows policies pending. |
/d xcf,s | Shows summary of LPARs in Sysplex. |
/d xcf,sysplex | Shows LPAR’s in a Sysplex. |
/setxcf force,pndstr,cfname=Z13CF06 | Forces “pending” structures. |
/setxcf start,policy,type=cfrm,polname=SHARJUDY | Start a policy that has been defined by JCL. |
/setxcf force,str,strname=DBSG_LOCK1 | Forcefully deletes a structure. Potentially Dangerous. |
/setxcf start,reallocate | A cmd to try when all else fails. |
/d xcf,str,stat=policychange | See pending things for policy change. |
/$D NODE | Displays JES2 nodes. |
/$D MEMBER | Displays JES2stuff. |
/$DSPL | Displays JES Spool size. |
/MVS $P O JQ,A>14 | Purges a bunch of stuff from JES Spool. |
/$D NODES | Shows JES2 nodes. |
/$D SPOOL | Shows info about JES Spool. |
/$D SPOOLDEF | Shows more info about the JES Spool. |
/$PJOBQ,JOBMASK=’CTC19*’ | From HMC, purges jobs from JESSPOOL (if full). |
/$DJOBQ,SPOOL=(%>5) | Shows JES Spool jobs > 5%. |
/$DSPL | Displays JES Spool utilization. |
/$T A PQ,'$POJOBQ,READY,Q=ACDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789,DAYS>30'$HASP604 ID PQ T= 12.47 I= 7200 L=INTERNAL $POJOBQ,READY,Q=ACDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789,DAYS>30 | Sets purge criteria to 30 days. |
/R=LOCAL.*,ALL,CANCEL,DAYS>7 | Purges JESSPOOL jobs from output queue. |
/$TESTBYTE,NUM=499999,OPT=1 | Cancels a job if spool size exceeds certain threshold. |
/D IPLINFO | Shows last ipl info. |
/c u=vanwag | Cancels userid/force u=vanwagWhen all else fails to cancel id. |
/CANCEL AZKS,A=71 | Force cancel a duplicate started task. A=ASID. |
/d smf,o | Displays parameters in effect for SMF. |
/set smf=00 | Causes SMF to suck in the …PARMLIB(SMFPRM00) member. |
/d omvs,a=all | Shows users and states |
/set omvs=pu | Re-drives the PARMLIB(BPXPRMxx) member. |
/f omvs,shutdown | WARNING! Shutdown OMVS/USS. |
/setomvs syntaxcheck(sh) | Checks syntax for.PARMLIB(BPXPRMSH). |
/p rmf | Stops RMF. |
/S RMFSLO,JOBNAME=RMF | Starts RMF – make sure you look in ___.PARMLIB(COMMANDxx) for parms. |
/F RMF,D ZZ | Displays RMF parms in memory. |
/F HZSPROC,DEACTIVATE,CHECK=(IBM*,*) | Turn off Health Check. |
/F ZFS,QUERY,ALL | Shows cool stats on ZFS. |
/RACF SET LIST | Shows template version and other misc info. |
/d tcpip,,netstat,allconn | Shows TCP/IP addresses like TSO HOMETEST. |
/d tcpip,,netstat,home | Equivalent of HOMETEST. |
/d tcpip,tn3270,prof | Tells if TCPIP (PCOMM) port is open. Look for “PROF: CURR CONNS:”. Should be “1”. If not starting, make sure PAGENT is running on system. |
/d tcpip,tcpip,stor | TCP/IP storage info. |
/d tcpip,tcpip,netstat,stats,protocol=tcp | More info on TCP. |
/d tcpip,telnet | Shows status of TN3270. |
/d tcpip,tn3270,conn | Shows all TCPIP connections for TN3270. |
/d tcpip,tn3270,conn,conn=0006ca3b | Shows details about particular connection. |
/v tcpip,tcpip,obeyfile,dsn=pel.plexb.parmlib(peldata) | |
/d tcpip,,netstat,devl | Shows info about Hipersockets. |
/d net,trl,control=roce | Shows info about RoCE card. |
/d net,id=ATSS1005 | |
/d sms | Tells SMS datasets active on system. |
/d sms,volume(pel001) | If SMS managed, returns info about the volume. |
/D SMS,STORGRP(SDUMP),LISTVOL | Tells what volumes are in storage group (DFSMS). |
/DS SMS,7E35,1 | Tells if SMS managed. |
/RACFTARGET LIST | Tells if RACF is synced to another system (RRSF). |
/-DB11STO DB2 | Stop DB2. |
/-DB11STA DB2 | Start DB2. |
/-DB11DIS DDF DETAIL | Shows info about DB2. |
/c asks.starting | Cancels a task that is in starting mode and duplicate to an already started task. |
/d m=dev(5000) | Displays device 5000. |
/d m=chp(50) | Displays CHPID 50 |
/v path(50000,51),offline | Varies device 5000 offline from CHPID 51. |
/cf chp(51),offline | Varies CHPID 51 offline. |