Handling error conditions in application environments

Workload management stops the creation of new server address spaces when one of the following conditions exist: The application environment first enters the STOPPING state, then the STOPPED state after all systems in the sysplex have accepted the action. In STOPPED state, no new servers are created. Any existing server address spaces continue to process work, and workload management is able to accept new work. If there are no existing servers, then workload management rejects any new work requests.

In STOPPED state, you can make changes to libraries, change the procedure, or make any other changes needed to repair the condition that caused workload management to stop the application environment. When the problem is resolved, use the resume function to allow workload management to start new servers. The application environment enters the RESUMING state, then the AVAILABLE state after all systems in the sysplex have accepted the action.

Note: If you want to ensure all servers are restarted after a STOPPED state, especially after the JCL procedure or libraries have been modified, you should issue a quiesce function prior to the resume. This ensures there are no servers remaining active that are using back-level information.