Advanced Scheduling Techniques › Running EXECs on CA VM:Schedule (EXEC)

Running EXECs on CA VM:Schedule (EXEC)

You can run EXECs on the CA VM:Schedule service virtual machine instead of your user ID, so you do not need to log off when they run. Your system administrator must give you authorization to run EXECs.

The server provides two EXECs that run on the CA VM:Schedule service virtual machine: VMDDOS and VMDMSG. VMDDOS sends DOS/VSE requests from your user ID to the reader of a DOS/VSE guest virtual machine. VMDMSG lets you send messages to users, including yourself, at predetermined times. VMDMSG is especially useful for reminders.

Your data center might restrict use of these EXECs, and it might have other EXECs you can use. To find out which EXECs you are authorized to use, enter vmsched config exec.

The server displays a list like the following example:

USER IS AUTHORIZED FOR VMDMSG EXEC
USER IS AUTHORIZED FOR VMDDOS EXEC

Scheduling EXECs to run on the server similar to scheduling EXECs to run on your user ID. The major difference is that the command you use is EXEC, not SCHEDULE. Also, you cannot run these EXECs in request classes, specify resource limits, or change the logon storage size.