CAS command tasks

This section provides task descriptions for compression address space (CAS) commands.

You can issue CAS commands through BCSS by placing them in a BCSS commands data set so that they are issued at BCSS startup. You can also issue these commands as needed from the operator console.

Note

Commands that are issued from the operator console remain active until the next IPL, at which time the values in the BCSS commands data set are reinstated.

The following task descriptions are provided:

Note

If you do not know the CAS ID for a CAS that you need to stop, drain, restart, or access to display status information, the CASID is the same as the hexadecimal MVS address space ID (ASID) for the address space on which the CAS is running.

Table 1. Compression address space (CAS) operator commands summary

Command

Function

Security entry

Security access

Page

bcssid CAS START

start a CAS

bcssid.CAS

Control

bcssid CAS STOP [c| ALL]

stop a CAS

bcssid.CAS

Control

bcssid CAS DRAIN [ casid | ALL]

drain activity from a CAS

bcssid.CAS

Control

bcssid CAS RESTART [ casid | ALL]

restart a drained CAS

bcssid.CAS

Control

bcssid CAS STATUS [ casid | ALL]

display CAS status

bcssid.CAS

Control

 

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