Re: Runaway FTP task

[Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx>]

Time to call IBM for support?

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 11:56 AM, Thomas Garvey <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Now I tried the ENDJOBABN, which it accepted, with no results.
>
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas Garvey
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:51 PM
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> Subject: RE: Runaway FTP task
>
> BTW, I also used ENDTCPSVR *FTP.  I also changed the task to have a Run
> Priority of 99, just to try and slow it down (currently using 59.9 of the
> CPU), and neither of these helped.
>
>  _____
>
> From: Thomas Garvey [mailto:tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:46 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: Runaway FTP task
>
>
> I need emergency help with this one.
>
> I was ftp'ing a file from my PC to a save file on our iSeries.  My internet
> connection apparently had a hiccup or two and my VPN connection was
> disconnected.  My PC hung and had to be restarted.  By the time I got back
> on the iSeries, my system was in a critical storage condition, and it keeps
> going up!  There is an ftp task running in QSYSWRK that I can not cancel.
> I've tried using option 4 with *IMMED and it takes it, but nothing happens.
> The job has END status, but my total system ASP used keeps going up,
> currently 99.8116!
>
> I've deleted QHST logs, all the other files I know I can delete and am now
> deleting my largest library because I know I have a backup for it, but
> nothing seems to help.
>
> What can I do, and what can I expect?
>
> Tom Garvey
>
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