Remove old spooled files to keep track of the number of jobs in the system

The system value QMAXJOB (valid range: 32,000 – 970,000; default = 163,520) defines the maximum number of jobs that can exist on an IBM i system. This value takes into account active jobs, queued jobs, and jobs that are ended but have spooled files attached (*KEEP is the default value for both the system value QSPLFACN and the job attribute SPLFACN ). Reaching this limit is a critical condition that can impair the system’s operation by making it impossible to start new jobs, even to the point of making it inaccessible except through the console (the system reserves a job table entry for the console to grant access). …