MVS Commands

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The following table lists the operator commands supported by MVS 3.8J.  This table was created from an IBM MVS 2.10 Operator Command manual, removing options not available in MVS 3.8J.  If you find inaccurate information, please contact the site author with the corrections.

You may find detailed operator command information from the IBM Bookserver Manual Library.  The Operator manual for OS/390 2.10 is GC28-1781-10. 

Command
(Abbr)

Format

Function

CANCEL
(C)

C UUU
C U=
C
C ‘JJJJJJJ”
C
C UUU
C UUU

Cancel a MOUNT command
Cancel a time-sharing user
Cancel a cataloged procedure
Cancel a job in execution
Cancel a started catalog procedure
Cancel an external writer allocation
Cancel the writing of a SYSOUT data set by an external writer session 

DISPLAY
(D)

D C
D K,T


D U
D A
D R
D T
D DMN

D DUMP

D SLIP
D PFK
D MPF

Display console configuration information
Display status information for trace
Display CONTROL command functions
Display configuration information
Display device allocation
Display current system status
Display system information requests
Display local time and date
Display domain descriptor table
Display status or contents of SYS1.DUMP data sets
Display dump options in effect
Display current MIH time intervals for individual devices, or device classes
Display SLIP trap information
Display commands defined for PFKs
Display the messages MPF is processing and color, intensity, and highlighting display options in effect

DUMP

DUMP

Request a dump of virtual storage to be stored in a SYS1.DUMP data set

RESET
(E)

 

E XXXX

Change performance group of a job currently in execution
Assign work to a new workload management service class. Also, quiesce and resume executing work.
Force a hung console device offline.

FORCE 

FORCE

Force termination of:
·          A MOUNT command
·          A job in execution
·          An external writer allocation
·          The writing of a SYSOUT data set by an external writer
·          A non-cancellable job, time-sharing user, or started task

MODIFY
(F)
 

F
F UUU
F JJJJ,

Change characteristics of a job by modifying the job parameters
Specify criteria an external writer uses to select data sets for processing
Cause an external writer to pause for operator intervention
Start TSO/TCAM time-sharing once TCAM is active
Stop TSO/TCAM time-sharing
Modify TSO/VTAM time-sharing

SWAP
 (G)

G UUU,UUUU
G On
G Off

Use the SWAP command to initiate an operator request for dynamic device reconfiguration (DDR)

 

SWITCH 
(I)
 

I SMF

Manually switch recording of SMF data from one data set to another
Switch a consoles attributes to another console

CONTROL
K

K A
K C
K C,D
K D
K E
K M,AMRF
K M,LOGLIM
K M,MLIM
K M,ROUTTIME
K M,RMAX
K M,UEXIT
K N,PFK
K Q
K S
K T
K V,USE
K V,LEVEL

 Changing Out Of Line Display Area Specifications
 Deleting Retained Action Messages
 Halting the Printing or the Display of a Status Display
 Controlling Displays in Areas
 Removing Information From the Screen
 Activating, Deactivating, or Displaying the Status of the Action Message Retention Facility
 Changing or Displaying the Number of Allowed WTL SYSLOG Buffers
 Changing or Displaying the Number of Allowed WTO and WTOR Message Buffers
 Changing the Time the System Waits for ROUTE Command Responses
 Increasing the Maximum Number of Reply IDs
 Changing or Displaying the Status of WTO Installation Exit IEAVMXIT
 Changing a PFK Definition
 Rerouting Message Queues
 Changing or Displaying Message Deletion and Format Specifications
 Changing or Displaying Time Intervals for Dynamic Displays
 Changing the Operating Mode of a Console
 Selecting the Message Levels for a Console

LOG
(L)

L ‘bcde’

Enter comments in the system log

MODE 

MODE

Control recording of or suppress system recovery and degradation machine check interruptions on the logrec data set Control the monitoring of hard machine check interruptions

MONITOR
(MN)

MN

Continuously display data set status Continuously display job status    Monitor time-sharing users logging on and off the system

MOUNT
(M)

M UUU

Mount volumes

MSGRT
(MR)
 

MR

Establish message routing instructions for certain options of DISPLAY, TRACK, STOPTR, MONITOR, STOPMN, CONFIG, and CONTROL commands
Stop message routing MCS Console INFO

PAGEADD
(PA)

PA

Add local page data sets
Specify data sets as non-VIO page data sets

STOP
(P)
 

P JJJJ
P INIT
P GTF
P UUU

Stop a job in execution
Stop an address space
Stop an ASCH initiator
Stop an initiator
Stop the generalized trace facility (GTF)
Stop TSO/VTAM time-sharing
Stop an external writer

STOPTR
(PT)
 

 

Stop continual display of data set status
Stop continual display of job status
Stop monitoring the activity of time-sharing users.

QUIESCE

QUIESCE

Put system in MANUAL state without affecting step timing

REPLY
(R)
 

R ##,
R ##,
R ##
R ##

Reply to system information requests
Reply to system requests during recovery processing
Specify component trace options after issuing
Specify system parameters
Specify SMF options
Specify DUMP options

SEND
(SE)

SE

Communicate with specific time-sharing users
Communicate with all time-sharing users
Save messages in the broadcast data set for issuance at TSO LOGON time or when requested
List messages accumulated in the notices section of the broadcast data set
Delete a message from the notices section of the broadcast data set

SETDMN
(SD)

SD

Respecify domain parameters

SLIP
(SL)
 

Slip

Set SLIP traps
Modify SLIP traps
Delete SLIP traps

START|
(S)
 

S XXXXXX

Start a job from a console
Start the generalized trace facility (GTF)
Start TSO/VTAM time-sharing
Start an external writer

SET 
(T)
 

   

TRACE

Trace

Start, stop, or modify system trace
Start, stop, or modify master trace
Start, stop, or modify component trace
Display the status of system trace, master trace, or component trace

TRACK
(TR)

TR

Periodically display job information on the display consoles

UNLOAD
 (U)

U UUU

Remove a volume from system use

VARY
(V)

V UUU

Change the master console
Control the hardcopy message set and the hardcopy medium.
Change the status of a secondary console
Change the console’s alternate console group
Assign and control consoles
Place I/O paths online or offline
Change routing codes for a console
Control an application environment

WRITELOG
(W)

W

Schedule printing of system log
Change system log output class
Close the system log and discontinue the log function
Restart system log after closing

HALT
(Z)

Z EOD

Record statistics before stopping the system (Must first stop subsystem processing with a subsystem command)

 

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Last updated: August 28, 2001.