The Work with ASP Jobs (WRKASPJOB) command allows you to work with a list of jobs that are using an auxiliary storage pool (ASP).

You can use this command to perform the following tasks:

• Select jobs to end or select an ASP to end all jobs using it.
• Select jobs to work with or select an ASP to work with all jobs using it.
• Select jobs to send messages to or select an ASP to send a message to all jobs using it.

Restrictions:

• You must have use (*USE) authority to the ASP device description.

Parameters

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
ASPDEV	ASP device	Name, *ALLAVL	Optional, Positional 1

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ASP device (ASPDEV)

Specify the name of the auxiliary storage pool (ASP) device whose jobs are to be displayed. When working with an entire ASP group, the ASP device specified should be that of the primary. Specifying the name of a secondary will only provide the detail vary status when the secondary is being varied to join an already online ASP group.

*ALLAVL

Using job information will be shown for all ASP devices that currently have a state of 'Available'.

name

Specify the name of the ASP whose using jobs you want to show.

Examples

Example 1: Work with Jobs Using any Available ASP

WRKASPJOB  ASPDEV(*ALLAVL)

This command shows every available ASP device and the jobs that are using it.

Example 2: Work with Jobs Using a Specific ASP

WRKASPJOB   ASPDEV(WAREHOUSE)

This command shows the jobs that are using an ASP device named WAREHOUSE.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF9814

Device &1 not found.

CPF9825

Not authorized to device &1.

CPF9871

Error occurred while processing.

CPF9899

Error occurred during processing of command.