RE: QJOBMSGQMX Setting

Deb:

The two system values are closely related. The action a job takes when
it hits the threshold defined by QJOBMSGQMX is defined by QJOBMSGQFL. If
you leave QJOBMSGQFL set to *NOWRAP, these system values can be used to
stop long-running jobs. 

If you reduce the value of QJOBMSGQMX, more jobs will need to take the
action defined in QJOBMSGQFL. If the action is *NOWRAP, those jobs that
hit the threshold will end.

If you increase the value of QJOBMSGQMX, fewer jobs hit the threshold. 

You have better control of the jobs that hit the threshold and the
action taken by using job descriptions and the submit job command. You
do not need to change either of these system values. 

I haven't changed the system value QJOBMSGQMX or QJOBMSGQFL on my
systems. I left them at the default value of 16MB and *NOWRAP. When I
run into jobs that fill the job message queue and end abnormally, I
change the submit job command that submitted the job and increase the
size of the job log and change to action to *WRAP. But I don't run a
production system and I have the luxury of rerunning almost any job.

--phil
Phil Ashe
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DebbieKelemen
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 12:48 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: QJOBMSGQMX Setting

You guys are talking about QJOBMSGQFL not QJOBMSGQMX.  But thanks for
the try anyway.

Deb