RE: AS/400 Locking up -- MIDRANGE-L

Joe,

In an earlier post you mentioned you have NetworkSecurity installed at your
site.  Run command WRKJRNA for the journal you have defined in
NetworkSecurity's system values.  Note the "Manage receivers" value.  If it
isn't *SYSTEM then it is possible you journal receiver is full.

Run the following command to generate a new journal receiver and to have the
system manage attaching/detatching them from now on.

QSYS/CHGJRN JRN(jrnlib/jrnname) JRNRCV(*GEN) SEQOPT(*CONT) MNGRCV(*SYSTEM)

You can also contact the PowerTech Group and have someone assist you with
this if you'd feel more comfortable.


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Joe Lewis
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 3:24 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: AS/400 Locking up


Some more detail

1.) "Twinax stopped working" - I use a twinax terminal for the system
console, and when the "lock up" happens, the screen goes blank with the
cursor in the upper left hand corner.

2.) A system job taking a lot of CPU - I have noted that while the DASD
units are on, but I do not hear any noise like the heads moving etc.  First
time it happen, the system is in the "locked" state for over 18 hours before
I turned it off on the advice of IBM.

3.) somebody has a changed job to a priority - I work for a small company.
I am the only one here that knows that there are priority settings that can
be changed.  I am the only "computer" person here (aka the computer guy).  I
know of every code change that has taken place for the last 4 years.  The
"lock ups" have mostly happen when no one was in the office.  Only once did
it go down during the business day.

4.) SMTP Spammer - I do use AS/400 to send email.  In the early weekday
mornings, I use job scheduler to run some reports, split them and email
them.  I was a worried about someone using the AS/400 as a relay so I used
CHGSMTPA to set ALLMAILMSF = *NO.  I don't think this is the lock up
problem, but it's an important issue anyway.  If I kidding myself that
ALLMAILMSF = *NO will stop mail relay, please tell me.  If someone knows a
better way to stop Relay mail, I am all ears.

5.) Journals - It takes a lot for me to say this, but I have no clue about
journals.  What are they?  How do I know if any are running?

6.) DASD - 73% used of 25 GB

7.) I already sent Bob Worlton a PM, and he is going to help me out.  Thanks
Bob.  Whatever the outcome is, I will post to the list.  Now I am praying
it's a hardware/software issue, or I am going to feel like a total idiot.

Please keep the ideas coming.

Thanks,
Joe Lewis


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