Hercules, JES2, MVS38J, Utility

Spool+1 in MVS38J

Preface JES2 (Job Entry System 2) is the spooling package distributed with MVS 3.8J to queue manage (schedule) job in-take, route and/or hold printer and punch output. JES2 is a principal component of MVS. The following manuals, at minimum, should be referenced whether following up on MVS / JES2 functionality, modifying JES2 or Hercules configuration: The above external links are…

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Hercules, JES2, MVS38J

Stubborn JES2 in MVS38J

My Experience… Over the years of using the public domain version of MVS 3.8J (e.g. tk3 or tk4-8), I encountered a halt state during the overall MVS shutdown process. The purpose of this post is to share my resolutions when JES2 encounters a ‘holding’ state when attempting to normally terminate (bring down) MVS 3.8J. Before continuing, it is suggested obtaining…

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