Using JES2 and MVS commands together

Use the JES2 $VS command to enter MVS™ system commands as automatic commands or in a job stream.

The MVS D (DISPLAY) R command is a JES2-associated command you may issue from the operator console to display a list of JES2 operator requests that have not yet been fulfilled. It specifies that JES2 is to display the text of any message awaiting reply if the message identifier begins with $HASP where $ is the defined console character. To display messages awaiting a reply, enter the following:

     D R,,MSG=$HASP

Note that if the installation changes the console character (as defined on CONDEF CONCHAR), that value must be used instead. See z/OS MVS System Commands, SA38-0666 for a description of other operands you may specify on this command.

You can use the MVS ROUTE command to send a JES2 command to one or more systems in a sysplex. Use the ROUTE command, for example, to change initialization definitions, to control JES2 installation exit points ($T EXIT) or to define a VTAM® application to JES2 ($ADD APPL). To route a JES2 command (such as $ADD APPL) to all systems in a sysplex, enter the following:

     ROUTE *ALL,$ADD APPL

In some cases, however, you should not route commands to more than one system. For example, you would not route a command

If the routed command results in a WTOR.
If the routed command displays an excessive amount of data.

For more information about the ROUTE command, see z/OS MVS System Commands, SA38-0666.