IBM iSeries/AS400

Operations Command Guide

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 Table of Contents

Section Command Description Page

1. Work with User Profiles 3

 Add a User Profile 5
 Change a User Profile 7
 Copy a User profile 9

2. Work with Writers – Manage Printers 11

3. Work with Output Queues – Manage Reports to be Printed 13

4. Work with System Status – View System Activity and Status 16

5. Work with Disk Status – View Disk Status 18

6. Work with Active Jobs – View Active Jobs 20

7. Perform a System Save – Option 21 from the Save Menu 22

8. Power Down System 26

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Work with User Profiles/“WRKURSPRF”: Add, Change, Delete User Profiles

To use this command you must sign on as the Security Officer/”QSECOFR”.

On the command line type “wrkusrprf *all” and press the “ENTER” key.

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After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed. This screen provides the
following options for working with User Profiles:

1. = Create a User Profile - See Page 5

2. = Change a User Profile - See Page 7
3. = Copy a User Profile - See Page 9
4. = Delete a User Profile – NOT RECCOMENDED
5. = Display a User Profile
12. = Work with Objects by Owner

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To Add a New User, type a “1” in top Option Input Line and the “User’s Name” in the
User Profile Input Line and press the ENTER Key.

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Add a New User Profile

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed. The screen displays the required
(minimum) parameters to create a new User Profile. If additional parameters are
required, press “F10”.

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Change a User Profile

To CHANGE a User Profile, type a 2 in the Option Entry Field next to the User Profile
you wish to maintain and press ENTER.

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Change a User Profile (continued)

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed. The screen displays the
minimum parameters. If additional parameters are required, press “F10”.

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Copy a User Profile

To COPY a User Profile, type a 3 in the Option Entry Field next to the User Profile
you wish to maintain and press ENTER.

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Copy a User Profile (continued)

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed. The COPY function duplicates all
the User Profile Parameters from the profile selected to the new profile that will be
created with the exception of the USER PROFILE Name. The User Profile Name is the
only required.

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Work with Writers/WRKWTR - Manage Printers

On the command line type “wrkwtr” and press the “ENTER” key.

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Work with Writers/WRKWTR - Printers (continued)

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed. Each Printer attached to the
system is listed with its status. The printer control options are listed across the
top of the display. To change a printer’s status enter the desired function option
number in the Option/”Opt” entry field and press ENTER.

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Work with Output Queues/WRKOUTQ - Manage Reports to be Printed

On the command line type “wrkusrprf *all” and press the “ENTER” key

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Work with Output Queues/WRKOUTQ - Manage Reports to be Printed
(continued)

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed. Each Output Queue/”Outq”
configured on the system is listed with its status and the name of the Writer (i.e. Printer)
it is attached. The Outq’s control options are listed across the top of the display.

To display the Files (i.e. Reports) on the Queue to be printed, type an Option “5” in the
Option/”Opt” entry field and press ENTER.

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Work with Output Queues/WRKOUTQ - Manage Reports to be Printed
(continued)

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed. All reports in the Queue are
listed with their associated status. The OUTQ control options are listed across the
top of the display. To change a report’s status enter the desired function option
number in the Option/”Opt” entry field and press ENTER

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Work with System Status/WRKSYSSTS - View System Activity and Status

On the command line type “wrksyssts” and press the “ENTER” key to prompt the
command.

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Work with System Status/WRKSYSSTS - View System Activity and Status
(continued)

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed.

The Work with System Status display shows a group of statistics that
depicts the current status of the system. It displays the number of
jobs currently in the system, the total capacity of the system
auxiliary storage pool (ASP), the percentage of the system ASP
storage currently in use, the amount of temporary storage currently
in use, the maximum amount of temporary storage space required since
the last initial program load (IPL), the percentage of machine
addresses used, and statistical and reference information related to
each storage pool that currently has main storage allocated to it.
The statistical information is gathered during an identified time
interval (shown as the elapsed time); the data can either be updated
by extending the measurement time interval, or it can be reset and a
new time interval can be started to gather a new set of data.

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Work with Disk Status/WRKDSKSTS - View Disk Status

On the command line type “wrkdsksts” and press the “ENTER” key

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Work with Disk Status/WRKDSKSTS - View Disk Status (continued)

After pressing ENTER, the screen below is displayed.

The Work with Disk Status display shows performance and status
information about the disk units on the system. It displays the
number of units currently on the system, the type of each disk unit,
the size of disk space, whether the disk is currently on the system,
the percentage of disk space used, the I/O requests per second, the
average size of the I/O requests, the average number of read and
write requests, the average amount of data read and written, and the
percentage of time the disk is being used.

When F11=Display storage use is pressed, additional information is

displayed such as the auxiliary storage pool (ASP), status, and
protected and unprotected storage information.

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Work with Active Jobs/WRKACTJOB - View Active Jobs

To view active jobs, Type the “wrkactjob” command on the

command line and press “ENTER”.

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Work with Active Jobs/WRKACTJOB - View Active Jobs (continued)

The screen below will be displayed. Scroll Down and find subsystem name “QINTER”.
All interactive jobs (signed-on users) will be listed below QINTER. You will see
the “Current User” Names for each job.

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To Perform a System Save - “Option 21 from the SAVE Menu”

To access the “SAVE” System Menu enter “go save” on the command line and
press enter.

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The “SAVE” Menu below is displayed.

Press “PAGE DOWN” Key to display more menu options. (go to next page)

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The screen below is displayed. Enter “21” on the command line and press enter.
(go to next page)

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After pressing enter, the screen below will be displayed.

An initialized tape should be loaded in the tape drive.

The command variables that should be changed are:

 “Prompt for command” - set this variable to “N” for No

 “Check for active files” - set this variable to “N” for No
 “Message queue delivery – set this variable to “*NOTIFY”

Press enter begin the SAVE.

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Power Down System/PWRDWNSYS

On the command line type “pwrdwnsys” and press the “F4” key to prompt the command.

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Power Down System/PWRDWNSYS (continued)

After pressing F4, the screen below is displayed.

Specifies whether the system allows the active subsystem

to end processing of active jobs in a controlled manner
(which lets the application program perform end
processing), or whether the system ends the jobs
immediately. In either case, the system does perform
certain job-cleanup functions.

*CNTRLD
The subsystem, in the time specified by the Controlled
end delay time (DELAY) parameter ends all active jobs
in a controlled manner. During that time, programs
running in those jobs are allowed to perform cleanup
(end-of-job processing). When a job being ended has a

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 signal handling procedure for the asynchronous signal
SIGTERM, the SIGTERM signal is generated for that job.
If the possibility exists that an active job could
begin to loop or send an inquiry message to QSYSOPR,
you should specify a time delay using the DELAY
parameter.

*IMMED
The subsystem ends all active jobs immediately. When
a job being ended has a signal handling procedure for
the asynchronous signal SIGTERM, the SIGTERM signal is
generated for that job and the QENDJOBLMT system value
specifies a time limit. Other than by handling the
SIGTERM signal, the programs running in those jobs are
not allowed to perform any cleanup. A minimum amount
of time is required when *IMMED is specified. The
amount of time allowed for cleanup when *IMMED is
specified is controlled by the system values
QENDJOBLMT and QPWRDWNLMT.

Note: The *IMMED value might cause undesirable

results if data has been partially updated. This
value should be used only after a controlled end
has been attempted unsuccessfully.

Note: When *IMMED is specified while the system

is operating under auxiliary power, or if the
delay time specified in the Controlled end delay
time (DELAY) parameter ends while the system is
under auxiliary power, the system is immediately
powered-down without additional job cleanup activity.

Controlled end delay time (DELAY) - Help

Specifies the amount of time, in seconds, that the system

allows a controlled end to be performed by the active
subsystems. If the end of job routines are not finished
in the specified delay time, any remaining jobs are ended
immediately.

3600
The amount of time in which to complete a controlled
end of processing is limited to 3600 seconds.

*NOLIMIT
The system does not power down until the last job is

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 complete.

Note: If *NOLIMIT is specified, a batch job could

begin to loop, and the system does not power down.

1-99999
Specify the maximum amount of delay time, in seconds,
in which a controlled end can be performed.

Restart after power down (RESTART) - Help

Specifies whether the system ends and powers down, or

whether the system ends and then starts again in
unattended mode.

The second element of this parameter specifies the point

from which the initial program load (IPL) restarts.
Specifying *SYS rather than *FULL can reduce the time
required to restart the system.

Element 1: Restart after power down

*NO
The system ends and powers down.

*YES
If the system is on utility power, it undergoes end of
processing (but does not power down) and then does an
abbreviated IPL. If the system is on auxiliary power,
it powers down and an automatic-IPL occurs when
utility power is restored (if QPWRRSTIPL system value
is set to '1'). When the system starts again or when
an automatic-IPL occurs, the IPL proceeds in an
unattended mode. In unattended mode, displays such as
the IPL options display are not shown.

Element 2: Restart type

*IPLA
The value specified on the Change IPL Attributes
(CHGIPLA) command is used. To determine the current
setting for this value, use the Display IPL Attributes
(DSPIPLA) command.

*SYS

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 The operating system is restarted. The hardware will
only be restarted when required by the system.

*FULL
All portions of the system, including the hardware,
are restarted.

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