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Setting Up and Maintaining Queues
14.7 Maintaining Queues
14.7.1 Using Queue Management Commands
Table 14–4 lists commands for creating and controlling queues and tells whether
they have the same effect on all queues or if they have different effects on
autostart and nonautostart queues.
Table 14–4 Effects of Queue Commands
Command Effect on
Autostart Queues Nonautostart Queues
ASSIGN/MERGE Moves jobs from one queue to another. Moves jobs from one queue to another.
ASSIGN/QUEUE Redirects jobs in a logical queue to an
execution queue.
Redirects jobs in a logical queue to an
execution queue
DELETE/QUEUE Deletes a queue. Deletes a queue.
DISABLE
AUTOSTART
/QUEUES
After allowing jobs to complete, fails
over all autostart queues to the next
available node in each queue’s node list.
If a queue has no list specified, the queue
is stopped.
No effect.
ENABLE
AUTOSTART
/QUEUES
Starts all stopped, active autostart
queues capable of running on the node.
No effect.
INITIALIZE/QUEUE Creates the queue. The /AUTOSTART_
ON qualifier specifies one or more nodes
or nodes and devices on which the queue
can run.
Creates the queue. The /ON qualifier
specifies a single node or node and
device on which the queue is to run.
INITIALIZE/QUEUE
/START
Creates the queue and activates it
for autostart. The /AUTOSTART_ON
qualifier specifies one or more nodes or
nodes and devices on which the queue
can run.
Creates and starts the queue. The /ON
qualifier specifies a single node or node
and device on which the queue is to
run.
SET QUEUE Modifies a queue. Modifies a queue.
SHOW QUEUE Displays information about a queue. Displays information about a queue.
START/QUEUE Activates the queue for autostart. Starts the queue.
STOP/QUEUE Pauses a queue. Pauses a queue.
STOP/QUEUES/ON_
NODE
Aborts current jobs and stops all queues
on a node without stopping the queue
manager.
Aborts current jobs and stops all
queues on a node without stopping the
queue manager.
STOP/QUEUE/NEXT Stops a queue after allowing the current
jobs to complete, and deactivates the
queue for autostart.
Stops a queue after allowing the
current jobs to complete.
STOP/QUEUE/RESET Stops a queue abruptly and deactivates
the queue for autostart.
Stops a queue abruptly.
The following sections describe these tasks for managing queues:
Task For More Information
Monitoring queue information Section 14.7.1.1
Modifying a queue Section 14.7.1.2
Pausing a queue Section 14.7.1.3
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