RE: Freezing AS400

We are quite behind on PTF's.
The processor activity light shoots right across to 100% and there is now
way of signing on to the system (Steven Donnellan suggested WRKSYSACT, but
no way is the machine allowing us to sign on). The processor check light
does not come on. We aren't running lots of comms jobs, just TCP/IP for
telnet and a couple of printers and basic email. No Java at all. Disk
utilisation is at 74%...and we're on a UPS.
My only feeling is that there is a job filling the disk or a program
looping, but no way of telling. We tried using the "hog hunter" function,
but the instructions and real life didn't coincide too well, and we were
unable to find out what job was causing the problem or take a system dump.

Regards,

Tim Shepherd

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Franz 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 2:09 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Freezing AS400
> 
> ...so many ways...
> need much more info.
> current on ptf's? Support PTF cover letters list 250 ptfs
> for v4r4 that can "hang" a job or system.
> Does the processor check light come on (front panel)? -
> most likely hardware-there should be code in panel lcd
> display, other than "B  N"
> Are you running lots of communications jobs? ddm? etc
> Runing Java?
> Is your disk utilization 100% also - (suicide). You could
>  have a job creating a temp file filling up available disk
> space, freezing the sys.
> On a UPS?
> This is only a short list.
> need more info
> jim franz
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Shepherd" <tims@fraseralexander.co.za>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:06 AM
> Subject: Freezing AS400
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have had two of the same problems in the last year. The machine CPU
> > utilisation hits 100%, we can't sign on to the console, and no other
> > efforts, like using the front panel, have any effect. Eventually we have
> had
> > to turn off the machine and power back up. The logs do not show anything
> > abnormal once we get the machine back.
> >
> > We have a model 500 with 512 Mb memory and are on V4R4. Any ideas???
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tim Shepherd
> > Fraser Alexander Group Services (Pty) Limited
> > Jet Park
> > Boksburg
> > South Africa
> >
> >
> >
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