Version 8.1.2

Special Services

This section describes the special services functions provided by Online Services.


Special Services Menu

Selecting option code 5 from the Online Services main menu or entering the command 5 on the command line displays the Special Services menu.

11:15:24  ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES 8.1.2 *****            2006-05-19
                      -  Special Services  -                           F15000M1


                Code    Service
                ----    ----------------------------
                 1      Asynchronous Buffer Services
                 2      Database Component Services
                 3      Local SYSAFP Services
                 .      Exit
                ----    ----------------------------
        Code ..: _



  Command ==>
 Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12
       Help        Exit                                Recon             Menu
Special Services Menu

The following services are available, and can be invoked using the appropriate option code.

Code Service Provides communication facilities for the...
1 Asynchronous Buffer Services selected active Adabas Fastpath buffer.
2 Database Component Services database(s) for which Adabas Fastpath has been installed.
3 Local SYSAFP Services job (a TP monitor, for example) in use when executing the functions.

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Asynchronous Buffer Services

Selecting option code 1 from the Special Services menu or entering the command 5.1 on any command line displays the following window:

11:15:55                   2006-05-19
                            F15100MA
   Special Services for 
     ABM Node Id: 33    SYSCO33
     Status Active

        R Restart...(Stop/Start)
        S Stop......(Terminate) 
        N Newcopy...(and Restart)
        P Snap 
        L Log  
        I ABM Information 
        Z Zap Information 
        . Exit 
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 Command ==>  
        PF1 Help   PF3 Exit 
Asynchronous Buffer Services Menu

Asynchronous Buffer Services communicates with the buffer indicated at the top of the window. If the job is connected to a buffer, that buffer is shown when the window opens. You can override the default buffer by changing the database number to the one defined for the required buffer. All actions are a request to the Asynchronous Buffer Manager (AFPABM) to perform the function.

Option Code Description
R: Restart Stop the buffer in an orderly fashion, and then restart it again. Both primary and alternate configuration files (if used) must be available for this operation.
S: Stop Terminate the buffer in an orderly fashion. Both primary and alternate configuration files (if used) must be available for this operation.
N: Newcopy Reload the Adabas Fastpath modules for the buffer and every other component connected to the buffer. AFPABM also performs a buffer restart. Both primary and alternate configuration files (if used) must be available for this operation.
P: Snap Produce a snap dump of the buffer.
L: Log Write a statistical log to the Adabas Fastpath configuration file.
I: ABM Information Display general diagnostic information for the Adabas Fastpath buffer job.
Z: ZAP Information Display the numbers of ZAPs that have been applied to the Adabas Fastpath nucleus being used by the Adabas Fastpath buffer job.

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Database Component Services

Selecting option code 2 from the Special Services menu or entering the command 5.2 on any command line displays the following window:

17:52:34                      2006-05-19  
                               F15200MA

       Special Services for: 
         DBID: 0 
         SysCo Node: _____ 

         Z Zap Information  
         I Connection Information
         . Exit 
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 Command ==>  

       PF1 Help   PF3 Exit   PF5 Action
Database Component Services Menu

The following fields are provided:

Field Description
DBID

Database Component Services provides services for the database indicated at the top of the window. This can be any active database for which Adabas Fastpath has been installed.

If the function is invoked from the System Job Summary screen as in the above example, the database for which communication is required is already established and is shown on the screen. Otherwise, the database number must be entered.

SysCo Node

The Adabas System Coordinator Node ID. This is only required for clustered databases:

  • If the Node ID is known, a screen follows showing a cluster map for the database.

  • If the Node ID is not known, you must enter it in this field.

Option Codes The following option codes may be used:

Z : Zap Information. Displays the ZAPs applied to the Adabas Fastpath nucleus used by the selected database component. See the Zap Information screen as described in the next section.
I: Connection Information. Displays connection information between the selected database and the Adabas Fastpath buffer to which the database is connected. See the Connection Information screen as described in the next section.

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Local Services

Selecting option code 3 from the Special Services menu or entering the command 5.3 on any command line displays the following window.

Local Services provides service request communication for a local job with the TP monitor in use.

11:16:44                      2006-05-19 
                               F15300MA

       Special Services for: 
         Local Job DAEFCODE  
         
         Z Zap Information  
         I Connection Information
         S Job Statistics
         C ReConnect
         D Disconnect from Buffer
         N Newcopy 
         . Exit 
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 Command ==>  

       PF1 Help   PF3 Exit 
Database Component Services Menu

The following fields are available:

Field Description
Local Job

The local job for which the request is to be made.

Option Codes The following option codes may be used:

Z: Zap Information. Displays the numbers of zaps that have been applied to the Adabas Fastpath nucleus being accessed from the local job.
I: Connection Information. Displays connection information for the job.
S: Job Statistics. Displays statistics for the local job when it is not connected to a buffer because read-ahead optimization may be taking place even when the buffer is not active.
C: Reconnect. Attempts to connect to a buffer for the local job.
D: Disconnect. Disconnects from the buffer for the local job.
N: Newcopy. Temporarily disconnects the local job before reloading the Adabas Fastpath modules. Software AG does not recommend using Newcopy from Local SYSAFP Services. The preferred method is to use Newcopy from Asynchronous Buffer Services.

ZAP Information

The following screen is an example of the zap information that can be retrieved from any of the Service options:

 18:07:04     ***** A D A B A S   FASTPATH SERVICES 8.1.2 *****      2006-12-11
                          -  Display Applied Zaps  -                 F1ZAPDM1  
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 Command ==>                                                                   
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
                  Exit                                SysCo             Menu   

This information is useful for checking the zaps that have been applied to the Adabas Fastpath modules, as used by the selected service option.

Connection Information

The Connection Status screen, which can be accessed from any of the Service options, displays connection status information:

11:18:48 ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES 8.1.2 *****            2006-05-19
               -  Connection Status Information   -                   F1CNXSMA

  ***** Information Request *****
  Status Indicators: 00 1E 00 A0             Owner: 0000000000000000
  Jobname: DAEFCODE  No: C30694   Type: 21   Amode: 80

      Address List: 1018ADB8         Initialization Error:          RC:
      Linker Stub:  1098DEE8                  Retry Count: 1000  Limit: 1000
      Connection-0: 10996664                   Linker SVC: 254
      Connection-1: 003E8D00                        Event:
      Connection-X: 003E54E0           Configuration File:  SVC: 240  DB: 198
      AFPKRN        90B29BB0                                          FNR: 19
      AFPDEP        00399578                 Buffer:  SVC: 240        DB:  33
      AFPCFG        00311218                     Poolname:
      Anchor:       099D3000                 Pool Address: 00000000
      Session:      099E28C8          User Exit 4 Routine:
      Reserved:     0000000000000000               CLOGIO: 00

  This Information Screen may be useful to Software AG Technical Support



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                   Exit                                CodeI
Connection Information Screen

Although this screen is primarily intended for Software AG use to assist in identifying connection problems, some of the following information may be helpful to users.

Field Description
Linker Stub Load address of the Adabas Fastpath module that was linked with the Adabas link routine.
AFPKRN / AFPDEP / AFPCFG Load addresses of the Adabas Fastpath modules. A zero address indicates that the module could not be found.
Anchor Address of the Adabas Fastpath buffer pool, if it could be located. This address is usually zero if connection could not be made.
Session Address of the job area (BSA) within the Adabas Fastpath buffer.
Initialization Error Error code relating to job initialization. Code 10 indicates that a parameter was corrected by the system and should be ignored. Other codes are related to errors detected when reading the Adabas Fastpath configuration file. RC shows the Adabas response code received.

Job Statistics

The Local Job Statistics screen can be invoked by selecting option code S from the Special Services for Local Job window:

18:15:38  ***** A D A B A S   FASTPATH SERVICES 8.1.2 (I006) *****  2009-08-25
                           -  Local Job Statistics  -               F15310MA  
                                                                              
Job:    UKRPE Type: TSO       Number: U31131        Started: Aug 25,2009 18:15
                                                                              
---------------------------- Optimization Summary ----------------------------
      Access Type           Attempts  (11%) <----------Successes  (63%)       
                                                                              
      Read-ahead:                 38  (11%)                   24  (63%)       
      Direct:                          (0%)                        (0%)       
      RCs:                             (0%)                        (0%)       
      Others:                    296  (89%)                                   
                                                                              
      Total:                     334 (100%)                   24   (7%)       
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 Memory(k):              RA Memory:                Over-reads:             8  
                                                                              
  Status: 00 1E 00 20    System Id:      TSO     Area Address: 25D49420       
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
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This screen is useful when the job is not connected to a buffer to show the read-ahead optimization, which can continue even when the buffer is not connected.

The information provided is in the same format as that described in the section Detailed Job Information.

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