POWER commands

NJE Console

Operators can enter the following VSE/POWER An S/390 operating systems program that simultaneously operates many readers, printers, and remote communications devices. commands from NJE Console. Commands operators enter from the host console are slightly different. In VSE/POWER commands, LST is a printer device and PUN is a punch device.

Global commands are not supported by POWER.

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POWER command format

Enter POWER commands from a console as follows:

command operand1,operand2

Parameter

Description

command

A single-word or single-character verb that identifies the action to take.

operand

Modifies the command. Use a comma or single blank space to separate operands. Use apostrophes when they appear with an operand.

POWER commands

POWER operator commands allow remote terminal operators to communicate with the POWER system. This section lists the most commonly used POWER remote commands.

Command

Description

A alter

Modifies the job or queue.

C cancel

Cancels the job.

D display

Displays the job or queue.

H hold

Holds the job or queue.

L delete

Deletes the job or queue.

P stop

Stops connections.

R release

Releases the job or queue.

S start

Starts connections.

A alter

The A command changes job characteristics.

Format

A queue,options

Parameter

Description

queue

Can be LST (list queue), PUN (punch), RDR (reader), or XMT (transmission queue).

options

Can be CLASS, DISPOSITION, or PRIORITY.

Examples

A LST1,CLASS=A

This example command sets queue 1 to class A.

C cancel

The C command cancels a job.

Format

C jobname,jobid

Parameter

Description

jobname

The job name.

jobid

The job number.

Examples

C DATA

This example command cancels the job named DATA.

D display

The D command displays job characteristics.

Format

D queue,jobname,jobid

Parameter

Description

queue

Can be LST (list queue), PUN (punch), RDR (reader), or XMT (transmission queue).

jobid

The job number.

Examples

D LST1

This example command displays all jobs in queue 1.

H hold

The H command places jobs on hold.

Format

H queue,jobname,jobid

Parameter

Description

queue

Can be LST (list queue), PUN (punch), RDR (reader), or XMT (transmission queue).

jobname

The job name.

jobid

The job number.

Examples

H LST1

This example command holds all jobs in queue 1.

L delete

The L command deletes jobs.

Format

L queue,jobname,jobid

Parameter

Description

queue

Can be LST (list queue), PUN (punch), RDR (reader), or XMT (transmission queue).

jobname

The job name.

jobid

The job number.

Examples

L LST1

This example command deletes all jobs in queue 1.

P stop

The P command stops a CTC or VTAM connection.

Format

P PNET,node

Where node is the Barr NJE node name.

Examples

P PNET,node

This example command stops a CTC connection with a Barr NJE node named node.

R release

The R command moves devices from the hold state to the ready state.

Format

R queue,jobname,jobid

Parameter

Description

queue

Can be LST (list queue), PUN (punch), RDR (reader), or XMT (transmission queue).

jobname

The job name.

jobid

The job number.

Examples

R LST1

This example command releases printer 1 from the Hold state.

S start

The S command starts a CTC or VTAM connection.

Format

S PNET,node,,ddd

Parameter

Description

node

The Barr NJE node name

ddd

The device address A number that uniquely identifies a device. of the CTC connection.

Examples

S PNET,node

This example command starts a VTAM connection with a Barr NJE node named node.