IBMi Troubleshooting - Check the State of the Zend Server processes

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Issue

Check the state of the Zend Server Subsystem and Component jobs, control runaway Apache Processes.

Environment

Zend Server for IBM i version 6/7/8, running supported IBM i OS versions.

Resolution

Check the state of the Zend server environment, control Zend Server active processes, change job definitions and end or start a process.
(Apache instances, Zend Server Subsystem, Zend Components)

WRKSBSJOB ZENDSVR6 and QHTTPSVR

A suggested CLP to verify the ZENDSVR6 jobs running in QHTTPSVR subsystem under the user profile QTMHHTTP and end the jobs immediately:

PGM

/* Create the file before compiling the CLP */
/* CRTPF FILE(QTEMP/SBSJ) RCDLEN(132) */

          DCL        VAR(&JOBNAME) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
          DCL        VAR(&JOBUSER) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)
          DCL        VAR(&JOBNBR) TYPE(*CHAR) LEN(10)             

         DCLF       FILE(QGPL/SBSJ)                         
         MONMSG     MSGID(CPF0000)
         OVRPRTF FILE(QPDSPSBJ) HOLD(*YES)
 
 WRKUSRJOB USER(QTMHHTTP) STATUS(*ACTIVE) OUTPUT(*PRINT)
 CLRPFM FILE(QGPL/SBSJ)
 CPYSPLF FILE(QPDSPSBJ) TOFILE(QGPL/SBSJ) SPLNBR(*LAST) 
 DLTSPLF FILE(QPDSPSBJ) SPLNBR(*LAST)
 DLTOVR FILE(*ALL)

/* READ DATABASE FILE */
 OVRDBF FILE(SBSJ) TOFILE(QGPL/SBSJ)
LOOP RCVF
MONMSG MSGID(CPF0864) EXEC(GOTO CMDLBL(FIN))

IF       COND(%SST(&SBSJ 4 8) *EQ 'ZENDSVR6') THEN(DO)
 CHGVAR VAR(&JOBNAME) VALUE(%SST(&SBSJ 4 8))
 CHGVAR VAR(&JOBUSER) VALUE(%SST(&SBSJ 17 8))
 CHGVAR VAR(&JOBNBR) VALUE(%SST(&SBSJ 30 7))
 CHGDTAARA DTAARA(QGPL/ZSUPSTS (1 8)) VALUE(&JOBNAME)
 CHGDTAARA DTAARA(QGPL/ZSUPSTS (12 8)) VALUE(&JOBUSER)
 CHGDTAARA DTAARA(QGPL/ZSUPSTS (23 8)) VALUE(&JOBNBR)
 ENDJOB JOB(&JOBNBR/&JOBUSER/&JOBNAME) OPTION(*IMMED)
GOTO CMDLBL(FIN)
ENDDO
GOTO CMDLBL(LOOP) 

FIN: ENDPGM 

 

Displaying active user jobs using the WRKUSRJOB command