Command (Abbr) ACTIVATE CANCEL (C)

Function Build the interface to and invoke the hardware configuration definition (HCD) application program interface. Cancel a MOUNT command

Acceptable From MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4

Command Group SYS SYS

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

Cancel a running APPC/MVS transaction program

Cancel a z/OS UNIX System Services process CHNGDUMP (CD) Override dump options specified in parmlib, on the ABEND, CALLRTM, and SETRP macros, and in the SDUMP parameter list DISPLAY or SHOW information about commands that are executing or waiting for execution MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 SYS

CMDS

INFO

ABEND or REMOVE executing commands or commands waiting for execution MASTER CONFIG (CF) Place processors online or offline MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles MASTER

Place central storage elements online or offline

Place amounts of central storage online or offline

Place ranges of central storage online or offline

Place expanded storage elements online or offline

Place channel paths online or offline

Place Vector Facilities online or offline MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console CONTROL (K) Change display area specifications Delete certain messages Halt printing of a status display Control area displays Remove information from the screens Activate, deactivate, or display the status of the action message retention facility Change or display the number of allowed message and reply buffers Change or display message deletion or format specifications Change or display the status of WTO user exit IEAVMXIT Define commands for PFKs Purge message queue of a console. Change operating mode of console Select the message levels for a console Increase the RMAX value

MCS and SMCS consoles

INFO INFO INFO INFO INFO MASTER MASTER INFO MASTER INFO or MASTER INFO or MASTER INFO INFO INFO

Command (Abbr)

Function In a sysplex, change the maximum time MVS waits before aggregating messages from routed commands

Acceptable From

Command Group MASTER

DEVSERV (DS)

Display current status of devices and corresponding channel paths

MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4

INFO

DISPLAY (D)

Display APPC/MVS configuration information

MCS, SMCS Console or INFO extended MCS consoles or 4 job stream

Display ASCH configuration information

Display IOS configuration

Display console configuration information

Display z/OS UNIX System Services information

Display MVS message service and current available languages

Display status of external time reference (ETR) ports

Display status information for trace

Display system requests and status of the AMRF

Display CONTROL command functions

Display configuration information

|Display status of HyperSwap function and device pairs in the PPRC configuration

Display device allocation

Display current system status

Display system information requests

Display local and Greenwich mean time and date

Display status or contents of SYS1.DUMP data sets and captured data sets

Display dump options in effect

Display SMF options in effect or SMF data sets

Display information about the cross system coupling facility information (XCF)

Display information about operation information (OPDATA) in a sysplex, or display the status of the console ID tracking facility, or display the settings made by the SETCON MONITOR command

Display information about the SMS configuration or the status of SMS volumes or storage groups or SMS trace options

Display information about all subsystems defined to MVS. DISPLAY (D) (continued) Display page data set information MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 INFO

Display current MIH time intervals for individual devices, or for device classes

Display SLIP trap information

Display commands defined for PFKs

Command (Abbr)

Function

Acceptable From

Command Group

Display the messages MPF is processing and color, intensity, and highlighting display options in effect

Display entries in the list of APF-authorized program libraries

Display dynamic exits

Display information about the LNKLST set

Display information about modules dynamically added to the LPA.

Display state of the systems, a particular system's CTCs, the status of an RNL change, or the contents of RNLs in the global resource serialization complex

Display the status of the active workload management service policy for systems or application environments

Display information about registered products and the product enablement policy.

Display information about system logger and log stream resources. DUMP DUMPDS (DD) Request a dump of virtual storage to be stored in a SYS1.DUMP data set Change the system's list of SYS1.DUMP data sets MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MASTER SYS

Clear full SYS1.DUMP data sets and make them available for dumps FORCE Force termination of: MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MASTER

HALT (Z) IOACTION (IO) LIBRARY (LI)

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

A running APPC/MVS transaction program SYS MASTER SYS

Record statistics before stopping the system (Must first stop subsystem processing MCS, SMCS or extended with a subsystem command) MCS console 4 Stop or resume I/O activity to DASD Eject a volume from a library of removable storage media. MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS and SMCS consoles

Reactivate processing for certain installation exits without stopping or restarting the object access method (OAM).

Set or display the media type of scratch volumes that the system places into the cartridge loader of a device within a tape library.

Display tape drive status. LOG (L) Enter comments in the system log MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 MCS and SMCS consoles MCS and SMCS console MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 INFO

LOGOFF LOGON MODE

To log off MCS and SMCS consoles To access the MCS and SMCS consoles Control recording of or suppress system recovery and degradation machine check interruptions on the logrec data set

INFO INFO SYS

Control the monitoring of hard machine check interruptions MODIFY (F) Change characteristics of a job by modifying the job parameters MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 SYS

Specify criteria an external writer uses to select data sets for processing

Command (Abbr)

Function

Acceptable From

Command Group

Cause an external writer to pause for operator intervention

Build a new LLA directory

Display information about the catalog address space or request the catalog address space to perform a specified service.

Modify TSO/VTAM time-sharing Rebuild a new LNKLST directory

Display the status of the DLF, or change DLF parameters or processing mode MONITOR (MN) Continuously display data set status MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 INFO

Continuously display job status

Monitor time-sharing users logging on and off the system MOUNT (M) Mount volumes MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 I/O

PAGEADD (PA)

Add local page data sets

SYS

Specify data sets as non-VIO page data sets PAGEDEL (PD) Delete, replace, or drain a local page data set MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 SYS

(PLPA, common page data sets, and the last local page data set cannot be deleted, replaced or drained) QUIESCE REPLY (R) Put system in MANUAL state without affecting step timing Reply to system information requests MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 MASTER INFO

Reply to system requests during recovery processing

Specify component trace options after issuing TRACE CT

Specify system parameters

Set the time-of-day clock and specify the installation performance specification

Specify SMF options

Specify DUMP options RESET (E) Change performance group of a job currently in execution MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 SYS

Assign work to a new workload management service class. Also, quiesce and resume executing work.

MASTER

Force a hung console device offline. ROUTE (RO) Direct a command to another system, to all systems, or to a subset of systems in the sysplex Communicate with other operators MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 INFO

SEND (SE)

INFO

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 SET (T) Add modules to, or delete modules from, the LPA dynamically. Change: MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job SYS

Command (Abbr)

Function

Acceptable From stream

4

Command Group

the local time and date the system resources manager (SRM) parameters the MPF parameters the dump analysis and elimination (DAE) parameters SLIP processing by changing the active IEASLPxx parmlib member SMS parameters by selecting member IGDSMSxx in , start SMS if not started at IPL, or restart SMS if it cannot be restarted automatically available PFK tables MIH time intervals by changing the active IECSIOSxx parmlib member excessive spin-loop timeout interval recovery actions RNLs by selecting new GRSRNLxx parmlib members the APPC/MVS address space information the APPC/MVS transaction scheduler information the PPT information the active console group definitions in the sysplex the MMS parameters the command installation exits the system is to use the product enablement policy the system is to use the exclusion list that the Console ID tracking facility will use

Restart SMF or change SMF parameters by changing the active SMFPRMxx parmlib member

Start or stop the common storage and tracking functions

Start, refresh, or stop MMS. Update:

SETCON SETETR SETGRS

the APF list and dynamic exits the format or contents of the APF list

the LNKLKST set for LNKLST concatenation MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MASTER SYS MASTER

Activate console environment functions Enable external time reference (ETR) ports that have been disabled

MCS, SMCS or extended Migrate a currently active global resource serialization ring complex to MCS console 4 a global resource serialization star complex Modify the current RESMIL or TOLINT values Set the system values for

o o o o

GRSQ SYNCHRES ENQMAXA ENQMAXU

SETHS SETIOS

Change the contention notifying system (CNS) in a global resource serialization complex

|Manage HyperSwap. Respecify, add, or delete MIH time intervals, update DCM, enable/disable FICON MCS, SMCS or extended statistics, and enable/disable the MIDAW facility, all without changing the active MCS console 4 IECIOSxx parmlib member Switch dynamically from one parmlib concatenation to another without having to initiate an IPL Take action on system logger log stream resources. Change the logrec recording medium MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MVS, SMCS or extended MVS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 SYS

SETLOAD

SYS

SETLOGR SETLOGRC

MASTER MASTER

Command (Abbr) SETOMVS SETPROG

Function Change the options that OS/390 UNIX System Services uses. Update APF list

Acceptable From MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4

Command Group SYS SYS

Update dynamic exits

Update the LNKLST set

Dynamically add modules to, or delete modules from, the LPA. SETRRS CANCEL SETSMF (SS) End RRS processing Change SMF parameters without changing the active SMFPRMxx parmlib member MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console.4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 SYS SYS

SETSMS SETSSI

Change SMS parameters without changing the active IGDSMSxx parmlib member Dynamically add, activate or deactivate a subsystem.

SYS MASTER

SETUNI SETXCF SLIP (SL)

Control the Unicode environment. Control the cross-system coupling facility (XCF) Set SLIP traps

SYS MASTER SYS

Modify SLIP traps

Delete SLIP traps START (S) Start a job from a console MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 SYS

Start the advanced program-to-program communication (APPC/MVS) address space

Start the APPC/MVS scheduler (ASCH) address space

Start the data facility storage management subsystem (DFSMS/MVS) license compliance facility

Start the generalized trace facility (GTF)

Start the library lookaside (LLA) address space

Start the object access method (OAM)

Start resource recovery services (RRS)

Start the system object model (SOM)

Start TSO/VTAM time-sharing

Start the virtual lookaside facility (VLF) or the data lookaside facility (DLF)

Start an external writer STOP (P) Stop a job in execution MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 SYS

Stop an address space

Stop an ASCH initiator

Stop an initiator

Stop the data lookaside facility (DLF)

Stop the generalized trace facility (GTF)

Command (Abbr)

Function

Acceptable From

Command Group

Stop the library lookaside (LLA) address space

Stop the object access method (OAM)

Stop the system object model (SOM)

Stop TSO/VTAM time-sharing

Stop the virtual lookaside facility (VLF)

Stop an external writer STOPMN (PM) Stop continual display of data set status MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 INFO

Stop continual display of job status

Stop monitoring the activity of time-sharing users. SWAP (G) SWITCH (I) TRACE Move a volume from one device to another Manually switch recording of SMF data from one data set to another Start, stop, or modify system trace MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 MCS, SMCS or extended MCS console 4 I/O SYS SYS

Start, stop, or modify master trace

MASTER

Start, stop, or modify component trace

MASTER

Display the status of system trace, master trace, or component trace UNLOAD (U) Remove a volume from system use MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 MCS, SMCS, or extended MCS consoles or job stream

SYS I/O

VARY (V)

Control the hardcopy message set and the hardcopy medium.

MASTER, I/O, or CONS3

Change the status of a console

Change the SMS status of a storage group or volume for one or more MVS systems in the SMS complex

Place I/O devices online or offline

Assign and control consoles

Place I/O paths online or offline

Remove a system from a sysplex

Place I/O paths online after C.U.I.R service

Change a system's participation in a global resource serialization complex

Change routing codes for a console

Activate a workload management service policy for a sysplex

Control an application environment WRITELOG (W) Schedule printing of system log MCS, SMCS or extended MCS consoles or job stream 4 SYS

Change system log output class

Close the system log and discontinue the log function

Restart system log after closing

Command (Abbr) Notes:

Function

Acceptable From

Command Group

1.

CONS command group when message routing is specified. For information about VTAM commands, see z/OS Communications Server: SNA Operation. This command is in a different command authority group depending on the parameters specified on the command. See Table 8 for more information.

2. 3.
4.

An extended MCS console can be either an interactive TSO/E session or a program that issues the MCSOPER macro.