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MVS and JES2 Command Cheat Sheet

This document provides cheat sheets for common MVS and JES2 commands. Some key MVS commands include using K commands to define, erase, or delete areas on the console screen. The D command can be used to display device information, jobs, control command operands, and more. Common JES2 commands include $A to release held jobs, $C to cancel jobs, $D to display job status, $T to change initiator or printer settings, and $PJES2 to shut down JES2 and properly shut down the system.

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MVS and JES2 Command Cheat Sheet

This document provides cheat sheets for common MVS and JES2 commands. Some key MVS commands include using K commands to define, erase, or delete areas on the console screen. The D command can be used to display device information, jobs, control command operands, and more. Common JES2 commands include $A to release held jobs, $C to cancel jobs, $D to display job status, $T to change initiator or printer settings, and $PJES2 to shut down JES2 and properly shut down the system.

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MVS and JES2 Commands

MVS Commands Cheat Sheet


R n,,NOREQ
Normal JES2 startup reply

K E,D
Erase bottom display area an console

K A,NONE
Undefine the display area at bottom of screen

K E,1
Delete line 1 (top of screen, usually)

K E,SEG
Delete contents of message segment

K N, PFK=(5,CMD='S GTF,580'),CON=N
Define a PFK

K S,REF
Display current console mode

K S,DEL=RD
Set "roll delete" mode (most common mode)

D U,,,380,2
Display two devices, starting at address 380

D U,DASD,ONLINE
Display all online DASD volumes

D U,DASD,ONLINE,C00,8
Display online DASD volumes beginning at address C00

D C,K
Display list of Control command operands
D DUMP
Status of dump data sets

D A, L
List active jobs and users

D PFK
Display PFK definitions

D R,L
List unanswered messages or actions

DT
Display time and date

C U=userid
Cancel TSO user

M 480,VOL=(SL,volser),USE=STORAGE
Typical mount command

SE 'message'
Message to all TSO users

JES2 Commands Cheat Sheet


$A
Release all held jobs

$A ' jobname'
Release specific job. Quotes required.

$C 'jobname'
Cancel job or user

$C PRTn
Cancel job on printer

$DA,ALL
Status of all JES2 functions
$D ' jobname'
Display JES status of job or user

$DU,allPRTS
Display all JES devices

$E ' jobname'
Restart job after it completes

$H A or $H ' jobname'
Hold jobs

$I PRTn
Interrupt printing and return job to queue

$PI3
Stop an initiator

$P ' jobname'
Purge a job (including spooled output)

$SI3 or $SPRT2
Start an initiator or printer

$T I3,C=AB
Assign job classes for an initiator

$T PRT3,Q=AT
Change output classes for printer

$DN
Display input queues

$DQ
Display queues

Shutting down MVS


• Enter $P
• stop all active processes except JES2
• Check using
o D A,L
o $DA
o $DU
• Shutdown JES2 using $PJES2
• Write Statistics etc using Z EOD
• Flash IO buffers to disk using QUIESCE

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