z/VM CMS Utilities
CMS Utilities was integrated into z/VM V5 and is available at no charge with z/VM V5.4 and all future releases of z/VM.
The Utilities are documented in Chapter 3 of z/VM: CMS Commands and Utilities Reference.
CUF contains utility programs that were formerly provided by the Interactive Productivity Facility/Extended Architecture Utilities (IPF/XA) and VM/Interactive Productivity Facility(VM/IPF). The following programs are part of the CMS Utilities Feature:
- ACCOUNT
- Process z/VM accounting records
- AUDITOR
- Monitors service virtual machines
- BROWSE
- Lets you view a file or library member
- CLRSCRN
- Clears the terminal screen
- DCSSBKUP
- Saves CMS saved segments
- DCSSRSAV
- Restores CMS saved segments
- DEPRINT
- Writes printer files to disk
- DEVTYPE
- Displays device characteristics
- DIRMAP
- Maps minidisk space in the CP directory
- FILESTCK
- Transfers data from the program stack to a file
- FINDSTAK
- Transfers data from a file to the program stack
- FLIST
- Displays a full-screen list of files
- GETFMADR
- Finds a free file mode and address
- OPTIMISE
- Optimizes the performance of EXEC2 EXECS
- QSYSOWN
- Queries system disk space
- REPRINT
- Transfers files from a virtual reader to a printer
- SADT
- Stacks minidisk and file directory information
- SETKEYX
- Sets storage keys for saved segments
- SFPURGER
- Performs spool file maintenance
- SHRLDR
- Loads saved segments
- STAG
- Stacks reader tag information
- SYSWATCH
- Monitors system data on mutliple systems
- USERID
- Stacks user ID information
- VMSIZE
- Displays the virtual storage size as a CMS return code
- WAKEUP
- Controls event-driven virtual machines
- XRDR
- Displays reader file information
- YDISK
- Provides a modified CMS DISK LOAD command
If you have any questions about CUF contact z/VM.