Programme on IBM S/390

Scope of Discussion
 What is JES
 Types of JES and their function
 Phases of Job Processing
 JES2 Parameters
 JES Spool and Spool Datasets
 JES2 Start Options
 JES2 Shutdown
 …contd
 JES2 Security
 JES Messages and their resolution
 JES2 Commands
 Question-Answer Session
 What is JES
 JES is a subsystem which MVS uses
to receive jobs into the OS,
schedule them for processing and
to control their processing
 Simply stated, JES is that
component of MVS that provides
necessary function to get jobs into,
and output out of, the MVS system
 Types of JES
 JES may be of two types :
- JES2
- JES3
 JES2 provides the functions of a
job entry system in a uniplex
environment
 JES3 provides the functions of a
job entry system in multiplex
environment
 Phases of Job Processing
 Input Phase
 Conversion Phase
 Processing Phase
 Output Phase
 Hard-Copy Phase
 Purge Phase
 Concept of Internal
Readers
 MVS uses Internal Readers to pass to
JES2 the JCL for started tasks, START
command, and TSO LOGON request
 An internal reader is a program that
other programs can use to submit jobs
and commands to JES2.
 JES2 can receive multiple jobs thru
multiple internal readers
 Internal reader types :
INRDR,TSOINRDR,STCINRDR
 Input Phase
 JES2 reads input stream, assigns
jobid to each job, and places each
job’s JCL , optional JES2 control
statements onto DASD datasets
called Spool Datasets.
 JES2 then selects jobs from spool
datasets for processing and
subsequent processing (concept of
spooling)
 Conversion Phase
 JES2 uses a converter program to
analyze each job’s JCL and
changes it into
converter/interpreter test(CI text)
 CI text understood by JES2 and
scheduler function of MVS
 CI text put on the spool dataset
 In case of JCL errors, the job
queued for output processing and
not execution
 Processing Phase
 JES2 selects job from job queue and
pass on the same to MVS Initiators
-- An initiator is a system program that
starts a job to allow it to compete for
system resources with other jobs
 Initiator selects jobs on the basis of
PGN, PRTY, JOB classes
 The initiator allocates the resources
specified in the JCL for the first step of
the job
 The allocation of resources before
 Output Phase
 JES2 controls all system-produced
output including system messages
as well as datasets requested by
user that must be printed
 JES2 groups datasets with similar
characteristics
 JES2 queues output for print
processing
 Hard Copy and Purge
Phase
 After output phase, the output
undergoes hard copy phase
 After processing the output for a
job, JES2 puts the job on the purge
queue
 Purging is nothing but the deletion
of a job and its associated
messages from spool datasets
 JES2 Initialization
Parameters
 JES2 initialization parms are stored
in the system parameter library
and the start-up procedure stored
in system procedure library
 The initparm contains : checkpoint
defn spool def,initiator def,job
priority setting printer def,output
class def,SMF logging internal
reader definition
 JES Spool and Spool
Datasets
 Spool refers to the direct access
device that contains the spool
dataset. Spool provides
simultaneous processing and a
temporary storage area for work
that is not yet completed.
 JES2 writes the job, its JCL, its control
statements, and its data to spool dataset until
further processing can occur
 JES2 Start-up Options
JES2 start-up option,in general,can be :
- format / noformat : spool vol formatted
- Cold / warm : all job purged and all job
data on the spool volume scratched
 In case of cold or format option, the JES2 goes for cold start
 In case of format option, JES2 formats all existing spool
volumes.Otherwise, JES2 formats any unformatted spool vol
 The warm start of JES2 is the
recommended as well as the safest
option with no inherent risk. It is
possible only if previous shutdown was
normal
 JES2 Shutdown
JES2 shutdown should be
performed only after all the
subsystems have been stopped.
JES2 is shut using the following
cmd :
$P JES2 or $PJES2
Danger !!! : The JES2 shutdown command should
not be given except during the system
shutdown process or else result may be totally
un-predictable
 JES2 Security
JES2 Security is ensured by
Resource Access and Control
Facility (RACF)
The JES2 resources are spool, job
queue, purge queue, execution
queue
The RACF resource class/group
where JES security definitions are
made is JESSPOOL and GSDSF
 JES2 Messages
JES2 messages have a common format : all
start with the prefix $HASP which stands for
Houston Automatic Spooling Priority.
The JES2 message format :
ssid hh.mm.ss jobid @/b/+/square $haspnnn
text

+ : indicates no operator action required

b : blank, if no operator action required
@ : indicates operator action by JES2 gen module
square : indicates a request for operator action
 JES2 Commands
The common JES2 commands are :
$d xxx display commands
$t xxxx change command
$s xxxx start command
$c xxxx cancel command
$p xxxx purge command
 JES2 Commands
$n xxxx repeat printer command
$b xxxx backspace printer command
$i xxxx interrupt printer command
$f xxxx advance printer command
$e xxxx restart printer command
$z xxxx halt printer command