DETERMINING WHETHER A JOB IS RUNNING INTERACTIVE OR BATCH IN CL

Use RTVJOBA command to find it out . Below is the small Program i made in order to find it out .
If anybody have some other technique also then he can kindly mail me .
PGM
DCL VAR(&JOBTYPE) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(1)
RTVJOBA TYPE(&JOBTYPE)
IF COND(&JOBTYPE *EQ '0') THEN(GOTO START)
/* Interactive Program Section */
SBMJOB CMD(CALL PGM(ITSELFCL)) JOB(SBMITSELF)
SNDPGMMSG MSG('Tell user program Itself Submitted')
RETURN
START:
/* Mainline Batch Program */
If the Job Type is 0, it's running in batch, and if it's 1, it's interactive.

PRINTING A LIST OF ALL IBM SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON AS400 SERVER

You probably already know that if you enter GO LICPGM and select option 10, you can display a list of IBM software packages installed on your system. Unfortunately, this method might not display all IBM software packages installed, and it also doesn't let you print this list. You could, of course, simply use the Print Screen key, but you might have to print 15 different screens with messy formats, and you could inadvertently truncate data or forget to print a screen. There's a better solution. The following DSPSFWRSC (Display Software Resources) command

DSPSFWRSC OUTPUT(*PRINT)

not only prints out all your software package names, but it also prints the library name in which each package is located.

FINDING DEFAULT IBM PASSWORDS ON I- SERIES

Q. What command or utility checks for IBM-supplied user IDs that haven't had their passwords changed from their default values?

A. The command is ANZDFTPWD. You can either enter the command or enter GO SECTOOLS and select menu option 1. When run, ANZDFTPWD prints a report named QPSECPWD that shows all the user profiles on the system with default passwords. ANZDFTPWD optionally lets you disable or expire the password for user profiles with default passwords.

MANAGING DISK USE

To help you manage disk use on your AS/400, OS/400 includes the RTVDSKINF (Retrieve Disk Information) and PRTDSKINF (Print Disk Information) commands. You can use these two commands to monitor the utilization of your disks, or you can write your own queries over the data captured by RTVDSKINF to analyze changes in disk use.

You use command RTVDSKINF to gather information about all the objects on your system. The command outputs the information to member QCURRENT in file QAEZDISK in library QUSRSYS. For a large system with many thousands of objects, running RTVDSKINF can take many hours, so IBM requires you to run the command in batch. The easiest way to do this is to use the SBMJOB (Submit Job) command:

SBMJOB CMD(RTVDSKINF)
You use command PRTDSKINF to print the information that command RTVDSKINF generates in file QAEZDISK. PRTDSKINF lets you print a summary of your system information or print details of disk use by library, folder, owner, or object. For example, to print a list of libraries that are more than 1,000 K in size in descending order by size, you run the command

PRTDSKINF RPTTYPE(*LIB) +
OBJ(*NONE) +
MINSIZE(1000) +
SORT(*SIZE)

The online help for PRTDSKINF explains all the available options.
If the standard PRTDSKINF report options don't meet your needs, you can write your own queries over file QAEZDISK. In addition, you can save the data in member QCURRENT in QAEZDISK to a file and write queries to compare the output from different runs of RTVDSKINF.

DEBUGGING BATCH JOBS

Steps to debug a batch job -
1. SBMJOB ... HOLD(*YES)

2. STRSRVJOB JOB(jobnbr/user/jobnam)

3. STRDBG
When source is displayed, press F12

4. RLSJOB JOB(jobnbr/user/jobnam)
When Start Serviced Job display appears, press F10

5. When command entry display is shown, DSPMODSRC
When source is displayed, set a breakpoint, then press F12
When command entry display is shown, press F12

6. When Start Serviced Job display reappears, press Enter
Program will stop at breakpoint, and can be debugged interactively

7. After serviced job ends
ENDDBG
ENDSRVJOB

In detail, some explanations -


1.Submit the batch job using the Submit Job (SBMJOB) command or a program that automatically submits the job with HOLD(*YES).
--->
SBMJOB HOLD(*YES) Determine the qualified job name (number/user/name) that is assigned to the job using the Work with Submitted Jobs (WRKSBMJOB) command or the Work with Job Queues (WRKJOBQ) command. The Submit Job (SBMJOB) command also displays the name in a completion message when the command finishes processing. The WRKJOBQ (Work With Job Queue) command displays all the jobs waiting to start in a particular job queue. You can show the job name from this display by selecting option 5 for the job.

2. Enter the Start Service Job (STRSRVJOB) command from the display
---->
STRSRVJOB JOB(qualified-job-name)

3. Enter the STRDBG command and provide the names of all programs to be debugged. (No other debug commands can be entered while the job is waiting on the job queue. )

4. Use the Release Job Queue (RLSJOBQ) command to release the job queue. A display appears when the job is ready to start, indicating that you may begin debugging the job.

5. Press F10 to show the Command Entry display. DSPMODSRC. Use the Command Entry display to enter any debug commands, such as the Add Breakpoint (ADDBKP) or Add Trace (ADDTRC) commands.
Press F3 to leave the Command Entry display, and then press Enter to start the batch job.
When the job stops at a breakpoint, you see the normal breakpoint display. When the job finishes, you cannot add breakpoints and traces, or display or change variables. However, you can display any trace data using the Display Trace Data (DSPTRCDTA) command.
If you want to debug another batch job, first end debugging using the End Debug (ENDDBG) command and then end servicing the job using the End Servicing Job (ENDSRVJOB) command.

Installing IBM i on a Power Blade: Tips and Techniques

Follow the life cycle of an IBM Power Blade installation

Power blades, the IBM BladeCenter JS12 and JS22, have increased the number of hardware platforms for IBM i applications. Using proven PowerVM technologies such as logical partitioning (LPAR) and dynamic resource movement, the JS12 and JS22 provide a novel approach to workload consolidation, efficiency, and power cost reduction for IT environments.

Here, I provide tips and techniques on making the BladeCenter solution work, drawing on experience from the front line of planning for, implementing, troubleshooting and helping design the next stage of IBM i on a Power blade. Together, we'll trace the life cycle of an implementation to help you navigate any challenging terrain.



The Planning Stage

The Planning Stage
This phase begins with the simple question, “Is IBM i on a Power blade right for this environment?” Alternatives to this solution are to deploy IBM i on a POWER6 processor-based IBM Power rack server, and to implement Windows applications on x86-architecture blade servers with an Internet SCSI (iSCSI) connection to IBM i on a rack server. Considerations include

the number, type and size of IBM i servers (AS/400, iSeries, System i)
the number and size of Windows servers
operating system levels and plans to upgrade
type of existing storage (integrated vs. SAN)
existing skills (IBM i, Power hardware, Windows, SAN, AIX/VIOS)
potential power and cooling savings with the BladeCenter
Almost all IBM i and BladeCenter implementations involve Windows integration on blade servers as well. Frequently, migrating IBM i to a Power blade is the final step of an ongoing BladeCenter consolidation project. The closest equivalent to running IBM i on a traditional Power server is the BladeCenter S because of its integrated SAS storage. This type of implementation is best suited to a small IT environment with several servers. For larger installations, including Storage Area Network (SAN) and a BladeCenter H is most appropriate. Keep in mind that in both cases, the necessary skill set includes non-IBM i storage management (BladeCenter S or SAN) as well as working with BladeCenter hardware and Virtual I/O Server (VIOS)-based virtualization.

For more details visit http://systeminetwork.com/article/installing-ibm-i-power-blade-tips-and-techniques

COMPANIES USING AS400 SERVERS

Here is a partial list of companies that use AS/400-iSeriesMany Casinos in Nevada and N.J. (Harrahs, Ameristar Casinos, American Casino, Boyd Gaming, Borgata Casino, Table Mountain Casino)
AAFES
Absolute Data Access
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)
Alfa Laval Indutries
Atlas Copco
Sandwik Asia
Adidas
Affiliated Computer (ACS)
AIG Insurance
Alcoa Inc
Alcon Laboratories
All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon)
Allied Waste
Ashley Furniture
Bally Technologies
Barclays
Bank of america
Merryl Lynch
Bass Pro Shops
Bed Bath and Beyond
Blockbuster Video
Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
Brinks Home Security
Brooks Brothers
Brookstone
Cabela Outfitters
Cardell Kitchen Cabinets
Cardinal Health
CargillChildrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Citigroup
Coldwater Creek
CompUSA
ConAgra Foods
Costco Wholesale
Countrywide Mortgage
Cox Communications
Dick's Sporting Goods
Discount Tire
Dean Foods
Dolby Laboratories
Dollar General
E & J Gallo Winery
Eaton Corp
EDS
FedEx Ground
GamestopGuitar
CenterHarley-Davidson Motor Co
Harte-Hanks
Home Depot
HSBC
Honeywell
Aerospacehotels.com
International Truck
Jos A Bank Clothiers
JP Morgan Chase
Linens n Things
LL Bean
Lockheed Martin
Major League Baseball (http://www.mlb.com/)
Massachusetts Eye and Ear - a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School
MervynsMidway Amusement Games (Video Games)
Missouri Farm Bureau
Motel 6Mrs
Fields Cookies (also owns TCBY, Pretzeltime)
NBC Universal (the TV / Movie company)
Nintendo of America
Nordstrom Retail
O'Charleys Restaurants
Pacific Sunwear
Palm Harbor Homes
Penske Truck Leasing
Pepsico
Perot Systems
Pilgrims Pride
Pizza Inn
PC Connection (PC computer sales)
Polo
Ralph Lauren
Proctor and Gamble
Ricoh Electronics
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Sally Beauty
Sammons Trucking
Sbarro Restaurant
ScottTrade Inc
Sonic Drive-In
Suddenlink Communications
StaplesState Farm Insurance
Superior AirTime Warner Cable
Transplace
TransWorld Entertainment
Travelers InsuranceTurtle Wax,
IncUnion Bank of California
Wachovia Corporation
WalgreensWalker International Transport
Westfleet
Yellow Book USA
and many more .....