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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
About KPDXTRA
KPDXTRA program runs in the batch environment as part of the maintenance procedures. It is capable of taking a parameter that allows the default column separator to be changed. The z/OS JCL syntax for executing this command is:
// EXEC PGM=KPDXTRA,PARM=‘PREF=dsn-prefix [DELIM=xx] [NOFF]'Several files must be allocated for this job to run.
All data sets are kept in read/write state even if they are not active. This makes the data sets unavailable if the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server is running. Thus, jobs cannot be run against the active data sets and the inactive data sets must be taken offline.
You can remove a data set from the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server by issuing the following command:
F stcname,KPDCMD DELFILE FILE=DSN:datastorefile
Note that DELFILE drops the file only from the PDS; it does not not delete the file. The file can be added back into the PDS GROUP by issuing a RESUME command:
F stcname,KPDCMD RESUME FILE=DSN:datastorefileIf you must run a utility program against an active data store, issue a SWITCH command prior to issuing this command.
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Automatic conversion and archiving process on z/OS systems