Re: Time limit on a job

[John Hall <jhall@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was under the impression that the time limit on a job caused a very
ungraceful end !

Maybe it was some other limit ?  Like Job Log ?

John Hall


Graap, Ken wrote:
> 
> >Is there a way of setting a limit, either CPU time and/or actual
> >run time, on a job or a program object so that, when the
> >limit is reached an action (kill the job, send a message to
> >QSYSOPR...) can be taken ?
> 
> Yes -
> 
> Via the CLASS Object... Most values are set to *NOMAX by default...
> 
> Here is the system default CLASS for batch jobs (WRKCLS QBATCH):
> 
> 
> Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QBATCH
> 
> Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   QSYS
> Run priority  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 50
> 
> Time slice in milliseconds  . . . . . . . . . . . : 5000
> 
> Eligible for purge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NO
> 
> Default wait time in seconds  . . . . . . . . . . : 120
> 
> Maximum CPU time in milliseconds  . . . . . . . . : *NOMAX
> 
> Maximum temporary storage in K bytes  . . . . . . : *NOMAX
> 
> Maximum threads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NOMAX
> 
> Text  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : BATCH SUBSYSTEM CLASS
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kenneth
> 
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