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RESTART Command: Restart z/OS Agent

To restart z/OS Agent out of a quiesced state, use the RESTART command. The RESTART command also restarts event scheduling and application processing.

Type: OPER command

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

This command has the following format:

RESTART

Use the RESTART command after z/OS Agent has been quiesced.

z/OS Agent acts as if it is down for the entire time when it is in a quiesced state. Events that were scheduled to execute are considered to be overdue when the event scheduling is restarted. The overdue operand of each overdue event is examined to determine whether the event executes or is bypassed.

Related Information

For information on putting z/OS Agent into a quiesced state, see the QUIESCE Command.

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

Example: Restart z/OS Agent

This example shows how to restart z/OS Agent. The RESTART command also restarts the event scheduling and application processing.

OPER RESTART

You can display the processing status with the STATUS command:

OPER STATUS
ESP1977I z/OS Agent RELEASE x.x.x.000 STATUS
ESP1978I EVENT SCHEDULING ACTIVE
ESP1979I DATASET TRIGGERING ACTIVE