Re: Work with System Status

[Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be cautious about using WRKSYSSTS because you are live in making changes 
to the system.

Best practice is to use DSPSYSSTS for viewing the same info without the 
fat finger risk.

Jerry

On 5/25/2012 9:54 AM, John Allen wrote:
> You can't depend on someone constantly watching the QSYSOPR message Queue
> for such a critical issue.
>
> We have had something similar happen (as I am sure others have as well) and
> luckily we use our own product to monitor
> for this type of thing and multiple people were notified via txt messages
> (runs 24x7).
>
> Not saying you should run out and purchase our product.
>
> But you may want to consider looking into software purchase or write your
> own.
>
>
> John Allen
> DRV Technologies Inc.
> www.drvtech.com
> MessageFlex Message monitoring software for the Power System running IBM i
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ingvaldson, Scott
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 3:36 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Work with System Status
>
> I just saw this happen so thought I'd pass it on.  A programmer was
> reloading a database on a 700 GB test partition.  I just happened to check
> WRKSYSSTS and it was at 95% and rising.  It went to % system ASP
> used  . . :    99.9997 before it started going back down.  Interactive
> (5250) and System I Navigator response times didn't even slow down.
>
>
>
> Although I'm sure that it would have if it had gone another .0003%!
>
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>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Scott Ingvaldson
>
> Senior IBM Support Specialist
>
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