Re: Tuning prestart jobs

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds like DAZzle isn't properly closing the connection.

If it was working properly, you should see a QZLSFILE job go active
every 30 seconds, then go back to PSRW - Pre-start Wait, which by
default won't show on WRKACTJOB.

If you can't get DAZzle corrected, you may want to consider using the
QNTC file system to create the XML file on a Windows server share.

HTH,
Charles

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 5:23 PM, Gary Kuznitz <docfxit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm creating an XML file in \TMP on the IFS.
> I have DAZzle running on a PC to print endicia postage from the XML files.
> DAZzle (runnin in Win7) is monitoring the \TMP file once every 30 seconds.
> DAZzle is now able to read and delete the files the way it should.
> The AS/400 creates a job called  QZLSFILE which handles NetServer file transfers.
> (that I learned from Simon) every time DAZzle looks to see if there is an XML file to
> be processed once every 30 seconds.  At this moment the DAZzle software has been
> running 10 min and there are 20 jobs called QZLSFILE.  An example of a job log is here:
> http://pastebin.com/MtMJTE4H
>
> What would be the best way to tune QZLSFILE prestart jobs?
> Currently I have:
> Start Jobs *Yes
> Initial number of jobs 1
> Threshold  1
> Additional number of jobs  5
> Maximum number of jobs *NOMAX
> Maximum number of uses 200
> Wait for job *Yes
>
> I ended the DAZzle program.
> The DSPACTPJ shows:
> Prestart jobs:
> Current number 3
> Average number 3.3
> Peak number 32
> Prestart jobs in use:
> Current number 1
> Average number 1.1
> Peak number 31
> Program start requests:
> Current number waiting 0
> Average number waiting .0
> Peak number waiting 0
> Average wait time 0
> Number accepted 31
> Number rejected 0
>
> These jobs most of the time will have nothing to do.  It will be DAZzle just looking for a
> file and not finding anything.  I'm guessing that maybe four times a day it will read a
> small file.  Once a month there will be about 800 files to read.  They don't need to
> process very quickly because when each XML file is read off the 400 the PC will print an
> envelope at the rate of about 12 per min.
>
> I realize I have to change the Maximum number of jobs from *nomax to something
> reasonable.  I realize I will have to adjust the figures when I start running the monthly
> job.
>
> Does anyone have any guesses as to where I should start in adjusting the numbers?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary
> It's running v4r4
> Win7 ultimate
>
> Thank you,
>
> Gary
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