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Final considerations
Finally, if the previous steps do not clear the hang, do one of the following:
Enter the F ZFS,HANGBREAK command to attempt to break the hang condition. The F
ZFS,HANGBREAK command posts any threads that zFS suspects are in a hang condition
with an error and can cause abends and dumps to occur, which you can ignore.
After entering the F ZFS,HANGBREAK command, the hang message can remain on the
console for up to one minute. When the F ZFS,HANGBREAK command completes, it issues
message IOEZ00025I. However, IOEZ00025I does not mean the system cleared the
hang. Enter the F ZFS,QUERY,THREADS ...