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QUIESCE Command: Quiesce z/OS Agent

To put z/OS Agent into a quiesced state, use the QUIESCE command. While z/OS Agent is in a quiesced state, event scheduling and application processing are also quiesced. Jobs that are running when z/OS Agent is quiesced continue to run. No new jobs are submitted.

Type: OPER command

Authority: To issue the QUIESCE command, you require OPER authority.

This command has the following format:

QUIESCE

If z/OS Agent is being restarted, you can bring it up in a quiesced state by using the QUIESCE option on the start command.

Related Information

For information on taking z/OS Agent out of the quiesced state, see the RESTART Command.

For information on displaying the processing status of z/OS Agent, see the STATUS Command.

Example: Quiesce z/OS Agent

This example shows how to quiesce z/OS Agent.

OPER QUIESCE