QUEUE enters a "Stopped Pending" state

[Chaim Budnick]

OpenVMS V7.1-2

At one of our customer sites, over the last week the sys$batch queue has entered a "Stopped Pending" state, and I am absolutely certain that NOONE has entered any STOP/QUEUE command whatsoever.

The job_limit on the queue is 15, and there are several jobs which run perpetually on this queue, such that once the state is entered the queue basically starts accumulating jobs since it will NEVER get to a stopped state as long as the "perpetual" jobs are still executing.

Chaim

[Ian Miller.]

Is it this queue again?
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=715621

You could try setting an alarm ACE on the queue to see if there is something doing a STOP/QUEUE.

[Uwe Zessin · Accepted solution]

Is it possible that you are running out of process slots? (just a guess)

I would check OPERATOR.LOG for any messages.

[Ian Miller.]

I thought Id post the syntax as its a bit odd.

$ set sec/class=queue sys$batch/acl=(audit=security,access=manage+succ+fail)

[Bojan Nemec]

Chaim,

Follow Ians suggestion.

Check the sys$manager:operator.log file for any errors regarding the queue manager. For a fast scan jou can do a search sys$manager:operator.log JBC . Most of queue errors are reported by the Job controller.

Bojan

[Chaim Budnick]

BINGO!

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 18-OCT-2004 12:45:06.19 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user JOB_CONTROL on ALFMEN
%JBC-E-FAILCREPRC, job controller could not create a process

%%%%%%%%%%% OPCOM 18-OCT-2004 12:45:06.19 %%%%%%%%%%%
Message from user JOB_CONTROL on ALFMEN
-SYSTEM-F-NOSLOT, no PCB available
***************
-SYSTEM-F-NOSLOT, no PCB available

Increase MAXPROCESSCNT ?

Chaim

[Bojan Nemec]

Chaim,

Yes, increase MAXPROCESSCNT. Be aware MAXPROCESSCNT is not dynamic so you must do a reboot!

Bojan

[Bojan Nemec]

Ups, I hit submit to early.
The same error was probably for this thread http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=715621

Bojan

[Chaim Budnick]

How can I determine how many slots are currently in use?

Chaim

[Bojan Nemec]

Chaim,

Do a SHOW MEMORY command. There is a section named "Slot Usage (slots):"

Bojan