[Info-vax] RMS File statistics and Hein's RMS_STATS program, all zeroes at times

[Richard Jordan]

On 11/19/24 10:57 AM, abrsvc wrote:
> I believe that the /ahare option will make a difference to the
> /statistics behavior.  That might explain the differences here.
> 
> Dan

The docs say the /share option allows you to enable or disable stats 
while the file is open.  That file is always open by many users during 
business hours and poeridically at night for batch operations.  I 
default to using the /share option as a precaution.

It is highly likely that when the problem batch job finishes, the file 
we're looking is not open by anyone.  The job calls multiple images, and 
only on completion of the last image is the RMS_STATS program called.

So if the word from Volker about stats being cleared when the file is 
not opened by anyone is the case, that would explain things.  The file 
is quiesced around 11PM; after that it is not opened until the problem 
batch starts at 2AM.


So maybe we can create another job that opens the file with minimal 
access at 1:59AM and closes it when the monitor batch has completed its 
snapshots.  Won't be able to test that tonight but tomorrow we'll see.

Thanks for the input!