Another one bites the dust
After a many year (10, 11?) project to get off the mainframe, we will be turning it off July 1. Where once stood motor generators, a 3090-400 (IIRC), now nearly 700 servers are starting their pigeon toed march to VM's. I've migrated over the years to supporting various unix/linux flavors, so I'll still be here. In fact, given how much work they are, I'll be here a lot more than before L during the darkness of night. Thanks for all the fiche! Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Using FTP to send loadlib
Probably not... The common trick is to use TSO TRANSMIT command to create a portable dataset, ftp that then use TSO Receive on the other side to reconstruct the dataset. Len Rugen -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Kurt Eastwood Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 10:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Using FTP to send loadlib Hello, I have been digging through the OS/390 TCP/IP OE: User's Guide and have not been able to get this to work. Is it possible to send a loadlib from 1 mainframe to another mainframe using FTP, either batch or interactive? If so, would anyone be willing to share some batch jcl with me? Thanks, Kurt -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: HSM Recycle and Duplex Questions
#2 - when HSM expires a primary, it will also expire the secondary, via the exit. My vault rule: DSN=HSM.COPY.-,SEPDSN V=S1,EXP Keeps the copies in the vault until they expire. HTH Len Rugen -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Vinson Lee Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 12:57 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: HSM Recycle and Duplex Questions We're getting ready to implement HSM and wanted to verify whether the Recycle process will automatically create duplex copies of each tape if Duplex is set to Yes for both Backup and Migration tapes. If so, will HSM also free up the offsite volumes so they can be reused? We're using CA-1 and have the TMSARCTV exit enabled in z/OS 1.7. Thanks. Vince -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Better use a different one now Len Rugen -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Steffens Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: PW ADD Mahi40lb# -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Secure FTP Server software vendors
I use the Filezilla client, http://filezilla-project.org. Their web page says they have a server but I've never used it. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Dataset cleanup by distributed admininstrator
We're in the process of killing off the mainframe. I have what were security administrators and user support people that are now deleting the last datasets, accounts, profiles and catalog entries for various users. I've ran into a group of datasets that generated errors deleting HSM migrated datasets. They get a RACF error saying they lack sufficient authority, but they were able to delete non migrated datasets. It looks like they are losing authority when the delete passes thru HSM. The administrative user doesn't have access via the dataset profile, but has SPECIAL and OPERATIONS. I added the user to the FACILITY STGADMIN.ARC.* profile but that didn't help. They logged off TSO after that change, a RACF refresh was done for FACILITY but DFHSM was not recycled. Any idea what I've missed. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dataset cleanup by distributed admininstrator
Never mind, my user figured it out. The administrative user account was in a group that was given read access to the datasets, which is of course more restrictive. Len Rugen From: Rugen, Len Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Dataset cleanup by distributed admininstrator We're in the process of killing off the mainframe. I have what were security administrators and user support people that are now deleting the last datasets, accounts, profiles and catalog entries for various users. I've ran into a group of datasets that generated errors deleting HSM migrated datasets. They get a RACF error saying they lack sufficient authority, but they were able to delete non migrated datasets. It looks like they are losing authority when the delete passes thru HSM. The administrative user doesn't have access via the dataset profile, but has SPECIAL and OPERATIONS. I added the user to the FACILITY STGADMIN.ARC.* profile but that didn't help. They logged off TSO after that change, a RACF refresh was done for FACILITY but DFHSM was not recycled. Any idea what I've missed. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Light Weight Printing from Development z/OS 1.8 to HP Laser Jets
IBM had something called Network Print Facility, which I thought had been stabilized, but I found a book that looks current at http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/F1A1G310/CCON TENTS?DT=20080717140341 It had 1 good feature, it was free. We had it working several years ago, probably late 90's. Len Rugen -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Long Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 2:14 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Light Weight Printing from Development z/OS 1.8 to HP Laser Jets Hi all and Happy New Year. I'd like to setup a facility whereby I can print directly from JES2 to an HP Laser Jet type printer without dedicating a printer, buying a printer, or spending time I don't have in INFOPRINT jail. What do you do for z/OS printing in a development context? The requirement is to be able to print small listings locally and conveniently. The difference between today, where we FTP the listing to a PC and print, and tomorrow, is that I want the carriage control characters to be honored. I define small as less than 5000 lines per report and maybe 5 reports per day. I've spent several lovely hours cruising the INFOPRINT website and getting reacquainted with PSF, AFP, and their cousins. Most of this technology qualifies as gross overkill for my needs. I did not see anything directly on point that could be considered lightweight. Is there an easy way to tell Jes2 about a TCPIP connected printer and to have the printer respond to basic CC commands? No fancy forms or checks to be printed, just short reports. Thanks for your ideas, comments, and grand one liners. Edward Long -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Light Weight Printing from Development z/OS 1.8 to HP Laser Jets
it's supposed to have scalability problems. Good, I'm glad to know that was a feature :-) Actually, for jobs of reasonable size, say under 25-50 pages and infrequent enough that the printer could rest a few minutes every few jobs, we didn't have any scalability issues. It uses lpr/lpq and from what I remember, that protocol can just go to sleep for a few minutes on a printer. If your arrival rate is too high when that occurs, you can't catch up. 90% of our problems were the same old printer issues, unpluged, off, out of paper, gone, firewalled, it never ends and it doesn't matter what software is driving them. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Performance Question for your collective consideration
I'd look at my potential for growth and pick the system with the most cost effective upgrade path. If you pick the 3 processor and adding the 4th processor would be a costly upgrade and bigger than you need, that would be a vote against it. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Deleting a segment in IMS-DB
DLET function. Doc at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/index.jsp Len Rugen -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ram Balaji Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Deleting a segment in IMS-DB Hi all, I need to delete a parent segment and its child segments also?in IMS-DB. How to do it with COBOL program. Iam new to IMS This?is?urgent requiremet for me How to start?of with this...? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: help unabel to logon to cics ceda or cemt
Let's all stop guessing and debug the problem it's been awhile, but I think I still remember how to do this Option 1 - start CEDF on another session directed to this problem, it should track you thru the various programs and CICS calls. Option 2 - auxtrace (or 3rd party equivalent, TMON supertrace used to be a gold mine, I don't know if it still exists however) Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Digital Certificate Implementation TN3270
I think the OP is saying that self signed certificates have been generated. Each workstation should need the Certificate Authority (CA) cert chain of the Tn3270 cert. The way to avoid this is to use a cert that is signed by a common authority. Some TN3270 clients and some windows applications let you click around certificate problems, which I don't think is secure. I doubt IBM's PCOMM for example, would let you do that. If your systems are in a domain, a CA certificate can be handled in a group policy or somehow, we have our own enterprise CA chains that are essentially self-signed but get installed on each workstation that joins the domain. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 3480/3490 tape devices
Look for a 3490-C22. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mark HSM migrat2 tape as full
Works as advertized. Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gilbert Cardenas Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 10:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Mark HSM migrat2 tape as full The operators have an HSM tape that has gone missing. I want to mark the tape full so nothing new gets added to it because HSM is still calling for the tape to probably add to it. I found the following notes in the HSM reference : Marking a Migration Level 2 Tape Volume Full Example: In this example, a migration level 2 tape volume is marked full. The MARKFULL parameter does not delete the volume. DELVOL MIG003 MIGRATION(MARKFULL) The DELVOl makes me nervous. Has anyone done this before and can vouch that the volume is not deleted but only marked as full? Thanks, Gil. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: TN3270 port change
See if you can ping out from your z/OS 1.9 system, starting with your default gateway. Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: TN3270 port change Hi all, I just migrated from z/OS 1.6 to z/OS 1.9. My question is as follows: Our 1.6 system used a port other than 23 for TN3270 sessions. The port also was a non-secure port. I tried the sane methodology, i.e.; changed port 23 to port 1234 ( example ) in TCPIP profile and the TN3270 address space STC parms. I see TN3270 listening but can't connect..what am I missing. I tried inside our firewall and outside. I also noticed, I cannot ping the z/OS system or can't ping the Ethernet segement it is attached... Thanks in advance... Scott IDF -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CICS Issue
It's not clear to me if the OP knows they have a single CPU thread issue or if it's just a Dilbert solution (one proposed by a manager returning from a conference). You really need to know what you have before you fix anything. I've ran many years on 1-3 CPU systems. I've never seen a CICS single thread issue. With VTAM having to touch each terminal buffer in and out, possibly TCPIP, possibly a session manager and IIRC CICS VSAM uses a different TCB, there may not be much gain on a 2 CPU system. In untuned systems, I've found VSAM LSR buffer shortage, strings and temp storage VSAM tuning returned a LOT of CPU. The other big item is TN3270 SSL (in the TCPIP address space) if you don't have hardware assist. Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Printing PDF's on INFOPRINT 4000 Printers
No guarantees but is it an environment variable called PDHOST? PD_SOCKET may be required as well. Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Schwartz Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 12:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Printing PDF's on INFOPRINT 4000 Printers I'm trying to print pdf's (and spreadsheets) on our high-speed mainframe printers. I've downloaded the AFP Printer Driver for Windows and the Infoprint Port Monitor that IBM provides. So far I have been unable to get these tools to communicate with a printer. I suspect part of the problem may come from the Infoprint Server is running on lpar TEST yet the PSF printers are started on lpar PROD. Here's where I'm at. On my pc I've defined a new printer. I right click to set properties. Data on the General tab looks ok. Under Sharing I specify do not share. Under Advanced my driver is Infoprint 4000 AFP, Spool says start print immediately and enable advanced printing features was chosen. My problem is with the Ports tab. The printer I've defined is checked. When I click on Configure Port the Print Server is Infoprint Server for z/OS and under Server Connection the Host Port is 515. I don't have anything for the Host Name. If I click on Refresh Printer Selection List I get a pop-up with Enter the host name of the LPD server. No matter what IP address I put in there I time out. Does anyone have any ideas how I can get this to connect? I'm just about out of guesses. My thanks. Alan _ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_ Photo_Gallery_082008 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Printing PDF's on INFOPRINT 4000 Printers
PC DOS SET command I don't do windows. In Unix it's PDHOST=foo.bar;export PDHOST, depending on the shell flavor Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: California's COBOL payroll system
There is a common saying, those who do, do; those who can't, teach. I've worked in an academic environment for 21 years (this hitch) Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: California's COBOL payroll system As there is no program without bugs, there is no procedure that is foolproof. Even so, Mr Farber could be a late bloomer. I'm no professor of anything, just a worker bee like most of us. But, after a decade or two, it becomes painfully obvious that the programming language is almost irrelevant. The success/failure of any project begins and ends with top management. Blaming the programming language, workers, or phase of the moon bespeaks inept leadership. Just my $0.02 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Question about: Host on Demand
It depends, if it's the web browser title, then it's the session config on the HOD web server. If it's inside the green part of the screen (which is usually black), it would be whatever VTAM application is connected on the system. Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Manuel Tabares Solórzano Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 12:43 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Question about: Host on Demand P lapr users point to the HoD using a PC emulator. The problem is that P company end users point to HOD to the Mainframe (basically an HTML file) and the Title on the MF states that they are logging onto PB, not P. So, needs to be updated to reflect P system. Where can i locate the file at HOST to update the mainframe name ? P and PB were a unique company in the past. Thanks in advance. Manuel. _ Herramientas para combatir la crisis. MSN Dinero http://dinero.es.msn.com/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Wow! Rockin' Rollin' the Mainframe Stayed Up!
It might have been a 5.9 if it weren't for all those mainframe gyro-stabilizer disks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Paging Question
Could it be VIO? Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of james smith Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Paging Question This is the kind of question that should be easy to find the answer. But the obvious places do not provide it. Also I feel I should know the answer but have forgot - getting old! We have page datasets with 40% allocated slots. We do not page (have lots of free memory). D ASM,ALL But the allocated slots is less that the sum of all the address spaces. When is space allocated on a page dataset. I was thinking when virtual storage is requested. But this contradicts the process of spreading several pages across page datasets during page out -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Paging Question
Not enough coffee, I had it reversed --snip Could it be VIO? ---unsnip- Methinks VIO would increase slot usage, not trim it back. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP client ssl error
Check the cert's Cert Auth chain. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Michael Saraco Sent: Wed 6/25/2008 5:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: FTP client ssl error I am trying to do a SSL FTP from the mainframe to another server out side of our network. I can do a FTP SSL to the mainframe from outside of the network. I imported the CERT from the client and set it up. I searched the archives and this before and it looks like I have it defined correctly in RACF what have I missed. I can FTP from my PC to the server using the CERT I im ported to the mainframe. This is the error. 234 AUTH TLS OK. TLS enabled and waiting for negotiation. FC0674 authServer: secure_socket_open() FC0741 authServer: secure_socket_init() FC0754 authServer: secure_socket_init failed with rc = 8 (Certificate validation error) FC0907 endSecureConn: entered EZA2897I Authentication negotiation failed -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: sFTP from/to z/OS
Doesn't PASV get around the firewall issues? It seems to be the default most places now. Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra FTP with TLS has its own set of problems - mostly related to headaches for firewalls and NAT routers, since FTP uses multiple socket connections. SSH is much cleaner in this respect, which is one reason why it is so popular. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Secure TN3270
It probably wasn't answered because the manuals pretty much tell you how to do it. There are also examples in RedBooks. I set ours up several years ago, so I don't remember all the pain involved. What may be important is your certificate authority. If you connections are internal, then you might get by with a self signed certificate. If you have external clients, you may need a commercial certificate. I had the most problems getting the certificates into RACF because of some LRECL/RECFM issues of the imported file. It also matters if you have hardware encryption co-processors. If this is your first SSL/TLS implementation, that will be the hard part. Getting TN3270 to use a secure port is pretty easy. Our heavy lifting is still done outboard on an obsolete Cisco CIP with Cisco SSL switches. When we were out of CPU, it made little sense to upgrade CPU just to encrypt tn3270 traffic when there were network boxes sitting there to do the same function for web applications. That setup is NOT in the books :-) Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with applying maintenance
I was going to say that it doesn't matter if it's in the manual, the report shows it does it :-) Also RETRY(YES) can save your backside at times. RETRY and COMPRESS together can cause multiple compresses during the APPLY job. (Syntax from memory) Len Rugen In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is. - Yogi Berra -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Imbriale, Donald Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 2:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Help with applying maintenance Ignore my post. Further research shows that it does delete members before compress under some circumstances. Sorry for the interruption. Don Imbriale -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: WLM and TSO
I have 3 periods, adjusted to your imp's, they would be something like this: # Duration Imp Goal description - - - 1 1500 280% 2 sec 2 5000 380% 15 sec 3 4vel+IO ? 10% I suspect your durations are too short for their needed work, mine were. If they get to period 3, they are doing something batch like and should suffer as such. 1 2 could be combined, it is just separate trivial TSO from not quite trivial here. This seems to let TSO users monitor their batch jobs and do normal things. Large ISPF 3.4 queries can hang awhile at busy times, but if the system is full, something has to suffer. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: WLM and TSO
If they are running batch that is causing resource contentions with itself, it's not good. If their batch is done in time to have 4 idle hours at the end of their shift, you don't have a performance problem. If you are paying measured usage rates on a high-cpu value that happens AT NIGHT, it's might not be good either. I've flattened our batch CPU curve, it lasts longer, but my CPU max values are lower, so I pay less. Yes, my peak is from 12-1 AM, but it's is a value that I also need during peak daytime use also. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Need MASS recall advice
I'm doing some planning for a end-of-life for the mainframe conversion project, as in the 9th year of our 5 year plan to get off this system. We have View Direct / Mobius report viewer. It has 100,000's of HSM migrated files in our 3494 library. If they just issue recalls for these in some order they choose, the physical tape and file order will be random and slow. On a good day, 500 recalls would probably be the max we could allow before we would need the drives for overnight production. I think when I did the math, it was 3-4 years worth of recalls. (That's OK, I need this job :-) ) Is there a faster way? If I had a list of files they wanted, could I send the recalls in tape - file sequence somehow to batch them? Thanks Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Changing the MF IP Address
We have changed ours several times over the past 12-15 years. We always published a name, never a number. Some people demanded a number anyway, some did their own lookup but either way, if THEY had problems, they were at the bottom of the triage list. You could do a netstat to see what ports are listening to see if you have missed any services. You might be able to get connection reports to see who is using those ports from your network or from SMF depending on the application. You need to ask if any client firewalls have your address in their allow list, they will need to add the new one as well. Printers can be a problem, the mainframe initiates the connection. Oracle was always a problem for us, for some reason the ORANAMES values had to be numbers, not names. Len Rugen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Easy way to covert IEFBR14 and IDCAMS deletes to HDELETE
I've got basically the same thing with a HBDELETE first. I call it HBEGONE. Ages ago, before TSO/IDCAMS was so nearly smart, I coded in Rexx (IIRC): address 'TSO' 'HDELETE ''DATA.SET.NAME'' WAIT' if RC0 then 'DELETE ''DATA.SET.NAME''' Crude, but effective. Why do some sysadmins detest programmers who do what's expedient? -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP question
Only one idea, user error. Over 15 years of IP access to mvs, I've had several PFCSKS swear that they found a case where my server was making a mistake. They have yet to win one. You can check SMF records to see when the incorrect datasets are created and by who. Then backtrack from there. I'd bet on either another process you don't know about, a test script somewhere, or some server admin cloned a box and it's running both it's own script and that of it's organ donar. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Z/os shop starting to deal with Z/vm
In the past, we had a popular non IBM disk backup utility. It would dump VM volumes under MVS so you can use your existing tape vaulting process. If you have to do a stand alone restore, it really doesn't matter if you boot the vm backup program or FDR's... Oops -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Batch job to perform sftp transfer
Remember sftp is not equal to ftpssl. You're probably going to need to look at the ported tools / OPENssl books. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:26 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Batch job to perform sftp transfer -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jon Brock [ snip ] Ideally, I would like to be able to set up a batch job that can be run under scheduler control to transmit this file when it is generated. If I am reading the correct information, though, it is not possible to do this in batch mode using ID/password authentication. Can anyone say whether this is correct? Am I going to need to get the remote server to add our keys to their setup? This scenario from the RACF Security Administrator's Guide might help: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ICHZA760/21.1 2.6 -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SEMI off topic
Maybe a Mythbuster question, but could they really stop your watch? From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Tom Marchant Sent: Wed 1/9/2008 8:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SEMI off topic On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:36:22 -, Phil Payne wrote: ... every machine was powered via motor-generators. For those of you who might not know what that was or why, the processors of that time generally specified 415 Hz three phase power to operate them. The utilities provide 60 Hz (in the USA) or 50 HZ. AThe motor-generators have a motor powered by the utility supplied power driving a generator that produced the 415 Hz power. These were quite massive units with considerable rotating mass that acted as a flywheel. -- Tom Marchant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Batch Tuning
It seems to me that tuning is usually like shampoo instructions; lather, rinse, repeat. Find the bottle neck, fix it, find the new bottle neck. You need the tools to find the bottlenecks in the critical paths. There may be some jobs that run a long time but aren't in a critical path, so in a sense, their goal is being met. In fact making them faster, if it steals resources from something more important, could be counter productive. Long ago, the best thing that happened is that a printer went down and a critical report didn't get printed. Guess what, nobody complained. We asked around and after some digging, nobody used the report. Elimination is the ultimate tuning. Our last problem was that the production support people would not build concurrancy where they could. If 3 jobs depended on 1 job, they would run those 3 jobs as a series. We didn't fix it, we're moving off the mainframe and that was about the time our usage actually started declining. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Bandwidth for connectivity with mainframe
We have ran several thousand on 100Mbit. We had capacity problems with SSL (no crypto processor) and put a Cisco router in that is the tn3270 server, so those 2000 sessions are now on a single ESCON but SNA. Don't do IND$FILE transfers, use FTP. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Divide the master catalog
Adding to what Mark said, being a University, we do create a lot of TSO ID's and therefore aliases. We have a pretty simple ISPF / Rexx panel that randomly assigns a user catalog (from a pool of 4 or 5) for a new alias and then creates that alias in all master catalogs. It's pretty simple to just replicate the DEFINE ALIAS for additional catalogs if they are added. The same panels have a delete alias for cleanup also. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: PSF problems going from chan-attach to TCP/IP
It is pretty bullet proof for us. We run a 3000, 4000 and many cut-sheet printers all over IP. We are about 5 miles distant with the 300/4000, maybe more wire miles. Where do you see the connection errors? You may really have network problems. We had problems with some old cut sheet printers (IP 32's IIRC) that would drop dead on LAN segments with lots of apple-talk, netbios and other junk. We put them on a VLAN to isolate them to ONLY our traffic. Basically, I think that firmware was glass-jawed. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Open 3270 connection on the net??
Yes... all I meant was you just can't try any VTAM APPLID, just the entry points we offer. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Mason Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 10:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Open 3270 connection on the net?? Len I expect by It's not a VTAM login, it's SuperSession, in precise terms, what you mean is that you bypass both the TN3270 application selection panel - also called the solicitor screen - *and* the USS system borrowed from VTAM - the VTAM login - by use of the DEFAULTAPPL statement. The named default application would be SuperSession. Chris Mason /ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Open 3270 connection on the net??
As a University the campus still on the mainframe (all all in the past) used HOD for student registration. Since students could be anywhere, it was open to the world. It's not a VTAM login, it's SuperSession, so you can only get to certain things. We have had a few DOS attacks at certain userid's but they are either non existant or protected. Likewise, the replacement web application (PeopleSoft) is available via the web. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
SMS vs. GDG Model DSCB
We have had selective TMM implemented for a few years, now I've ran into a job where I can't seem to get the datasets redirected away from tape to the TMM pool. The error is the infamous IEF344I / IGD17045I space not specified. The ACS test works, but one thing is bugging me, I can't find how to feed the model DSCB for the gdg into the test. Someone ages ago setup a model GDG that almost everything uses, but this job uses a different one. I've found references on Google that say that the model DSCB can't be on sms disk, but both my working and failing ones are on SMS volumes. The do have slightly different SMS values. Is it possible that a model DSCB's management class is being passed on to the new allocation? I think that would break my TMM flow in the ACS routines? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CICS Priority Question
There are no easy answers. Priority doesn't matter as much as resource consumption. If the high priority task isn't using resources, the it isn't the problem. However, without checking, I think that is a web server. Is it a CICS web frontend? If so, then it is essential to your CICS transactions. Is it an efficient frontend? We can't answer that. Several years ago, even though we had some CICS response time problems and not enough capacity, I converted to WLM and response time goals. I set some pretty aggressive goals, again without checking, I think 95% of all transactions under .5 seconds. Even then, we were meeting those goals. We have 80% trivial transactions and 20% that are resource intensive. Everything is the same transid, so I can't determine before hand which transaztions are loved ones and which aren't. My actual dispatching priority of the CICS regions went DOWN under WLM, but the goals were being met. When the huge transactions run for 60-90 seconds so be it. I presnt the cost of the upgrades needed to resolve the issue and let the business case support itself. I have limited resources, WLM lets me set goals and importance. If management says everything is important, then they are supporting unlimited upgrades. They can't have it both ways. Management always thought CPU was the solution. Even our huge, 90 second transactions used a trivial amount of CPU. I argued that even if the CPU component was 0 they wouldn't like the response time. The solution? Better DASD, (Shark ESS), more RAM for IMS DBCTL buffers and offloading TN3270 SSL. Sounds like you have one of those opportunities that can be painful. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Sergio Lima Sent: Mon 9/10/2007 7:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: CICS Priority Question Hello, Last week, We have some problems here with our environment. We have here a lot of transaction ONline, and have a STC here that have more priority than CICS. We don't understand very well, but this STC execute a BPXTCAFF, and a IMWHTTPD program, and looks like a OMVS System. This STC have a high priority under CICS, but the question are, It's really necessary ? We understand, that CICS must have a good priority, and for this reason, We need know, if someone know about this, and if no problem, give to CICS more priority. Thanks for now ! Sergio Lima Costa Caixa Economica Federal Sao Paulo - Brazil Flickr agora em português. Você clica, todo mundo vê. Saiba mais. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Virtual Storage implementation
Virtual storage isn't exclusive to MVS - z/OS. One on of the best presentations I recall was in a VM Performance and Tuning class. Together with storage protection keys, page tables can be built to allow different users to have various parts of private, shared for read and shared for update storage. (At least update if you're friendly with the think king and he lets you in key 0). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Virtual Storage implementation
I'm not a linux expert, but the admins here want to build linux servers without swap space, so would that mean that they had no virtual storage? I tried to explain the difference in swap SIZE and RATE but they just kept repeating ram is cheap. Is the sticky bit in unix akin to LPA to allow the same code to be shared between users? I hope it's reentrant Very true. Although we act as if we invented it. IIRC, the first virtual storage machine was called Atlas, but in 1956 or so? I vaguely remember this from a college course long ago. Does anybody know of a current general purpose OS which does not have virtual storage? I am excluding the embedded market from this, of course. examples: z/VSE, z/TPF, z/OS, z/VM, Linux, *BSD, Windows, QNX, AIX, HP-UX, many other UNIX variants. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Virtual Storage implementation
Yea, that half of virtual storage was my DOOH moment MVS of old had PAGE SWAP. I think I've seen both page and swap mentioned in vmstat man pages (or some such). Do both exist in Unix? I've always assumed Unix swap was more like MVS page, LRU scheme, but I know what ASSUME means. Sure, but that doesn't mean that there is no virtual storage on such a system. The dynamic mapping of addresses is as important conceptually (and practically) as the idea of paging. Tony H. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Print Distribution and IP connected Devices
Just clarifying what may be some missed points: DHCP can be configured with RESERVATIONS to consistently assign the same IP address to a particular device. That is a compromise in the effort involved, you still don't have to configure each local device, it's just an entry in the DHCP server. In a content filtering environment, I allow devices to get a dynamic address, but that pool is the most restricted. Then I create a reservation into an appropriate pool to give the device the desired level of filtering rules. If you application can't resolve DNS by name, yes, it's broken as designed. Conceptually, even if dynamic DHCP assigned addresses and updated the DNS server, print by name should work. However, DNS servers use a time to live, they don't validate the address until that time expires. MVS doesn't need a DNS server to be able to resolve names; it just needs a list of servers to access for that service. I don't know if MVS DNS client caches addresses or not or if it honors the TTL for those entries. I support several hundred printers across the state. What the networking people are planning probably won't work with what has been said about CA Spool needing IP addresses. You require static IP addresses for each printer; how they do it is the net admins problem. Make sure your users know whose problem it is as well. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Moving to TN3270 address space
I'm trying to split my TN3270 server to the separate address space in z/OS 1.7 After the switch, I'm getting SSL/TLS handshake failed. I created a keyring for TN3270 and attached the same key as TCPIP used is using in another LPAR. Is there a trick to allow TN3270 to use a cert owned by TCPIP? Or any other ideas? Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to page from the mainframe
Hopefully the pager service will page from email, then smtpnote or higher life forms are your tool. Toss the pager, use cell text messages -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 1:01 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: How to page from the mainframe I am not VTAM or TCPIP savy, so if someone could guide me in the right direction. What is the best way to send a page from the mainframe to a pager? What equipment? What software? Do I need to send it to a midrange/server device? I am hoping to see if we can create a stronger roll of the mainframe in our environment. Lizette (Servers beware!) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How old are you?
OK, about 50 of the CICS-L people replied to the list, in typical ap programmer mode :-). Let's do better and follow instructions, if you want to, do the web poll, but we're too old to read another 100 postings about this Hi List, We have created a new poll to determine the average age of mainframe IT people. If you are interested and willing to participate please follow this link: http://www.pcs305.com/node/157 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: PCI Compliance
I ran into this on the squatty-box side of my job. They want any security patch applied within 30 days after it's available from the vendor and it needs to be put on a test box first. OK, 20+ servers with 2 different versions of the OS. That's a lot of patching. Ironically, it took the auditors several days, with our blessing, just to get thru the firewalls to run the audit -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: COBOL Group moves
Taking a ride on the way-back machine (cartoon reference) There was a cobol compiler option that would print the generated assembler code. I'd just turn that on to SEE what was happening. But then I've also zapped patches into cobol object code before also -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: sysprog demand
Columbia, MO http://www.shelterins.com/shelterwebnew.nsf/x/86256C52005A1D9B862572CD00 55BA3C?OpenDocument It's not my company, but I am a customer, not that I enjoy paying my auto insurance -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: web IBMLINK STILL down - fix time now supposed to be 1:30 pm
What is the host port for the 3270 interface? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
IBMLINK down or another url change
My bookmarked page won't load. What's the LATEST URL? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
HSM BCDS filling weekly
We have started getting the ARC0911E BCDS INDEX DATA 90% FULL messages nearly weekly in the past month. We used to go 6-9 months and it would be the MCDS about as often as the BCDS that reached it's threshold first. We reorg all 3 CDS datasets each whenever one reaches the limit. We're supposed to be going off the mainframe, so nobody is paying it much attention, since nothing much ever breaks. The listcat looks OK, but it guess it can't really be trusted. Last time I added about 10% more space, but I'm suspecting that CI/CA splits may be the cause. Any ideas? Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Missing JOBLOG information
I had a D C in the syslog (below) from the time when the bad system was running, and it says ALL. Thanks for the idea. So far all I found was a bad VOLSER in a PARMLIB pointer in the IPLPARM member, but it doesn't seem to have mattered. It was for SYS1.IBM.PARMLIB and pointed to a volume that doesn't exist yet SYSLOG shows members retrieved from SYS1.IBM.PARMLIB. All I can figure out is that it used the catalog since that volser was wrong, but the thing to do is FIX that typo. MSG: CURR=0LIM=1500 RPLY:CURR=0LIM=20 SYS=TE CONSOLEID --- SPECIFICATIONS SYSLOG COND=H AUTH=CMDS ROUTCDE=ALL Any chance SYSLOG is setup to *not* recieve Route Code 11 WTOs on the new system? Check with D C,HC. Peter Hunkeler CREDIT SUISSE -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Missing JOBLOG information
I applied maintenance to our z/OS 1.7 system from about RSU0606 to RSU0705. Now most of the JOBLOB info is missing. For a sample job (from the prior service level) like below, only the first 2 lines would appear. I don't even know where to look. I shutdown CA-OPS on a hunch, but it didn't help. I'm going to revert back to the prior maintenance level to see if it is a config or sysplex problem, but while I wait, I thought I'd ask here. Thanks TUESDAY, 26 JUN 20 IRR010I USERID TESTED ICH70001I TESTED LAST $HASP373 IDCAMS STARTE IEF403I IDCAMS - STARTED -SMF00 -SMF00 JOBNAME STEPNAME -SMF00 IDCAMS STEP01 IEF404I IDCAMS - ENDED - -SMF00 IDCAMS ENDED. $HASP395 IDCAMS ENDED -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Missing JOBLOG information
Lines 3 to end don't appear on the up-level system; not in joblog or syslog. No job end message. This is all that appears on SYSLOG (with lots of snippage). $HASP100 IDCAMS ON INTRDR LEN RUGEN IRR010I USERID xx IS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB DTM1460I NO MOUNTS REQUIRED JOB IDCAMS REQUEUED SE '10.23.50 JOB23958 $HASP165 IDCAMS ENDED AT Missing are: ICH70001I $HASP373 IEF403I All IEFACTRT messages IEF404I $HASP395 SMP/E didn't say it regressed IEFACTRT unless I missed it. We install it via a usermod. The up-level one in SYS1.LPALIB has an old link date, I just need to verify that is really the one we use. I dropped back to the prior level and the problem goes away, so it's either the service or one of a very few PARMLIB members that are different for a different SYSRES volume. Or a typo... or someone is testing me :-) Thanks What do you mean only the first 2 lines would appear? Are you saying you are missing the step statistics (IEFACTRT exit)? Or you don't even get job end messages? What does the syslog have? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Missing JOBLOG information
Very strange. I see you have ThruPut manager. Do you have their usermod or UCLIN that lets you know you need to re-assemble and link their JES2 exits? Did you do so? Mark Yes on the TM exits. I'm checking CA-OPS, I see it did OPJ2CB, but it didn't do OPJ2FU or OPSAEX. I'll have to check with a name like FU, I'm worried -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mainframe Datacenter Migration
You probably need to be more specific, are you switching to another platform, relocating, moving to a different processor or is your data center flying south for the winter? It is just to complicated for a one-fits-all document and many would like to sell the service. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jacky Bright Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 1:53 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Mainframe Datacenter Migration Hi, I was just looking for some document by IBM or any other third party for Mainframe Datacenter Migration. Is there any published document related to this ? What all things to be taken care/steps involved during mainframe datacenter migration ? JAcky -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CA-1 install - user exits?
Merging John's and my replies, his replacement method would have SMP/E MCS as ++SRCUPD (TMSUX2C ) ./REPLACE ...source here... Mine would be ++SRC (TMSUX2C) ..source here... Again, from memory. There's always more than 1 way to do the same thing. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: mainframe acces using shared id
All the problems here show why shared id's just shouldn't be allowed. If the task can be done with individual id's, create those and disable the shared id. The people you don't know about that used the shared id will call. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: mainframe acces using shared id
We have discussed with this with the client, but client wants to use the shared id's and need a workable solution to handle this. Well, just make the 2nd login a new RACF (or pick your SAF) session. In essence, this is every CICS login anyway. When the CESN screen appears, you are running as the region's default userid. After you make the 2nd signon a new RACF session, remove all access from the 1st id other than that that matches the default region id. However, you talked about session stealing, that sounds like you might be using a session manager of some kind. If so, you have more than a CICS problem. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to Specify the FTP source IP address ?
It would involve routing in the TCP/IP stack, which requires knowledge of the complete configuration. I can't imagine why the network would NOT already be configured to favor the best links. FTP isn't always secure, so that might be an issue. If you're VIPA, then it's more complicated. If the other server is in an adjoining LPAR, then hypersocket would beat OSA. At one time, there was FUD (in my mind anyway) about LPAR-to-LPAR transfer over the same OSA. Plus just moving the traffic to the OSA won't fix other parts of the network. If it's not Gbit all the way to the other server, it won't matter. Bottom line, the FTP client can't specify the path, it's the z/OS TCP/IP admins who can influence path selection. Hi Len, you're right , I would like to have the z/OS FTP client cross over the preferred one, OSA card ,which is 1 gb/sec ,much faster thatn the rest ones. Do you know how to specify that ? Laurence -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM 1Q2007: System z Revenue Growth +12%
Future potential What makes one profit contributor more important than another? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IMBED/REPLICATE/KEYRANGE Question
I've wondered if it will ever happen, the fix to HSM may cost more than the benefit of the fix. What was the benefit again? Just disk space? Any dataset that has been reorged in the last few years doesn't have the obsolete options. However, the solution to a recently recalled dataset in your scenario might be to delete it and use HRECOVER. If you have a backup just before the conversion, the dataset can't be updated after the conversion, so the backup copy would be current. Since the same code (I think) does recovery as recall, it should work. It would be nice if IBM could add that support to HSM now instead of waiting for the zOS release that removes support. Murphy says that once we clean up all DASD datasets with these attributes someone will recall datasets with the attributes right before we go into production with the new operating system level. Mark Jacobs -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IMBED/REPLICATE/KEYRANGE Question
That gave me a headache... For better or worse, I test new OS versions in a LPAR with fully shared DASD, catalogs, RACF and etc. (NJE not MAS). What I envision if this ever comes to pass is that testing will cause way more problems than production. Those test datasets are the ones living on ML2. If I had a recall on my test lpar, the dataset would be fixed! Cool, I think, I could fix datasets with a hmig/hrecall on the test system. I guess if I found a inaccessible dataset on the newer test system, I could hmig it on production (back level os) then recall it on test! It most likely won't happen, but if: 1) All DASD Datasets are fixed. 2) Install new OS without support. 3) User(s) restore datasets from HSM to DASD with IMBED/REPLICATE/KEYRANGE attributes. 4) Implement OS without support 5) User can't access datasets Will HRECOVER then perform the attribute removal, or is the removal only done on recalls? Mark Jacobs -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IMBED/REPLICATE/KEYRANGE Question
HSM migrate/recall didn't fix these at z/OS 1.4. I don't think it does at 1.7 either, but haven't verified that. It will take a real repro/delete/define/repro. The define parms don't have to be updated, there the obsolete items will be ignored. I assume that the datasets won't be redefined without the attributes when/if they are recalled. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Idiot needs help - Subsystem initialization failed
That looks like the old oracle subsystem, is it still required for 10G? Of course, you may still be using the old NET8 interface, I think it's still available on my production system, but 10G can be used. On my test system, I don't have NET8 running, so only 10G clients work. I still have the SSI parm entry, but I don't know if it's needed. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Can TN3270 SSL use RACF keyring?
The client? Where is the client? PCOM on a PC uses a stash file for the Certificate Authority keys or later versions will use the Windows cert. repository. (Choose Microsoft CrytpoAPI in Security Setup) RACF will have the SERVER key on a key ring associated with the TN3270 server. I've setup TN3270 SSL to encrypt the data. I haven't setup TN3270 clients to send a send a personal certificate, but if a PC client wanted to send a certificate, I don't think it could get it from RACF just to send it back. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 3490 off maintenance June 30 2007
3 months should be enough time to find out that 3rd parties will probably still support them and charge less. When we had to bid our hardware maintenance, IBM lost BIG. We had little choice but to go elsewhere. It hasn't been perfect, but I drive a Ford, not a BMW... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Porowski Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: 3490 off maintenance June 30 2007 I just got this announcement that the 3490-F1A (and others) will be going off maintenance services on June 30, 2007. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: What to do with extra storage on new z9
If you do a lot of sort and sort is using SORTWORK files, it might be possible to trade some of that I/O to RAM. I think the default SORT parms are pretty storage aggressive now, so it may not apply. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: NFS exported legacy files truncated on unix
Have you actually looked at the files via the NVS mount, sometimes ls lies for NFS. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joanne Nicolazzo Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 1:56 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: NFS exported legacy files truncated on unix Hi There, I'm running NFS server on z/OS 1.4, and exporting legacy sequential files to a redhat linux system. When I create a file of a specific size (just around 4k), the file is truncated when it's looked at on linux. It looks ok on the mainframe, but it's not all there when I look at it on linux. Smaller files are fine, larger files are fine, but files that turn out to be around 4k get truncated. Always of around this size. For example: These are truncated: -rw-r--r--1 root root 4054 Feb 28 10:54 ldif.x300356 -rw-r--r--1 root root 4052 Feb 28 11:10 ldif.x300357 This is not: -rw-r--r--1 root root 4615 Feb 28 14:34 ldif.x300361 On the mainframe I can browse all these files and see them in their entirety. Does anybody know of any reason this might be happening? It's driving me nuts! Thanks, Joanne Incidentally, DCB on all files the same. Only the size is different. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: z/OS V1R8 WLM CICS Performance Observation
We got rid of ADABAS before WLM, but isn't it a separate started task? I don't think the ADABAS work done on behalf of CICS ran under the CICS TCB's (like DB2 IMS does) when we had it, it may have changed. If not, you have to find some balance between the priorities of CICS vs. ADABAS tasks. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Koller Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:10 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: FW: z/OS V1R8 WLM CICS Performance Observation Un-related to new z/OS release - I would check relative MVS priority of CICS main TCB (QR) where the CICS dispatching is done - to be higher that other L8/L9/etc.. TCBs in CICS address space.. Shmuel Koller -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 3949 ATL management
CA-1 vault management can select and eject tapes from a 3494. If you could make vault rules to select your old tapes, it would work. I've always looked at it from a vault side, IE send G(0) offsite, return G(-1) to live the rest of it's natural life in the 3494. You might be able to select g(+1) that you probably won't use any longer and vault it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
ZAP JES2 JCT
We have a problem with a JES exit converted for z/OS 1.7. Is there a way to zap a JCT? I THINK that there is a field that our exit isn't filling, I could zap in the proper contents then if everything works down stream, I know which way to turn. Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX for PDS-E Sharing
This is about the 4th time I've installed the LAST OS upgrade we will ever need on the mainframe. Each one has been the max allowed upgrade just weeks prior to EOS of the current one. Many of us live under political rules, not technical ones. The alternative is to go over to the dark side.. soapbox Here we are in 2007. It is simply staggering to me that people are still whining about perceived problems and costs associated with sysplex. Those old chestnuts are bogus. There is NO GOOD REASON to run monoplexes in preference to at least a basic sysplex. And if you really do need to run multiple LPARS for your work, then you need to do some soul searching about parallel sysplex. The benefits are enormous and the costs really aren't. /soapbox -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
SYSPLEX for PDS-E Sharing
I had hoped that our mainframe would be gone before I needed to exploit PDSEs for end users. Apparently Oracle 10G produces load modules that require LIBRARY datasets. We have 3 LPAR's on a z800 but not a SYSPLEX. Do I need to setup GRS (yuck) in a ring to safely share PDSES? The only other place I used PDSE's was for software install and they are read-only after they are created. How much pain is there to setup a GRS ring? When I RTFM, everything seems to talk about a XCF. I don't think I want or need XCF. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX for PDS-E Sharing
Isn't XCF the coupling facility? I'm only a 2-way processor, wouldn't I have to sacrifice one processor to the CF LPAR? I was seeing all the crap about msys for setup and JVM's. Now that I read more, I'll just do it, it looks easier. I have CTC's for VTAM and MIM and extras that I think I can use for a GRS ring. I think it would be best to promote my production LPAR from a MONOPLEX to a SYSPLEX, then join my test LPARs. That should keep me from breaking my CICS LOGGER datasets in production. We started down the SYSPLEX road, but never could get hardware resources, then dropped from 6 to 3 LPAR's after Y2K. The mainframe has been going away for many years here also, now it's within 3 years, down from 5 years in 1998. My knowledge and training is appropriately stagnant as well. Thanks -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shane Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 3:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SYSPLEX for PDS-E Sharing On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 13:42 -0600, Rugen, Len wrote: How much pain is there to setup a GRS ring? When I RTFM, everything seems to talk about a XCF. I don't think I want or need XCF. Depends on how your systems are configured. If you have multiple systems all the same it can be a pain. Especially if you haven't used sysname (or similar) in dataset names. Can get *very* ugly when you start introducing systems that all have all their system datasets the same name, but on different volumes. Start with the default member in the books, and look for obvious candidates to add - but be ready for problems initially. Here's a vote for XCF - if you haven't done GRS setup before, it'll probably be *much* easier to get your head around XCF rather than GRS CTC. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: TLMS CopyCat Utility
Below is a part of one of the last ones I ran, but it's been awhile. Note PARM='TEST', it is your friend, it will tell you what it will try to do before updating anything. If I remember correctly, this would copy all active files from the tape volumes listed AND those on any other tapes in the volume sets NOT listed. It will set the input tapes expdt so they will expire and recatalog cataloged datasets on the new volume. My OUTUNIT was a SMS construct, not really an EDT. Input was 3490, output was 3590 J carts. //STEP1 EXEC PGM=COPYCAT,PARM='TEST' //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //CCRPTDD SYSOUT=* //SYSUSNAP DD SYSOUT=* //SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD * FILECOPY FILES=ACTIVE SAVEINFO=YES RECATLG=PREV INDISP=EXPDT=2006/275 OUTDISP=SAME DUPLEX=NO INUNIT=CART OUTUNIT=MAG10 COMP=YES SORT=YES INPUT=* P00xxx P09xxx P09xxx P09xxx P09xxx ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: [SPAM] DFHSM - BAD TAPE - U R G E N T
This isn't the PC world, we might care about the data on this tape. You didn't say if this is a backup or migration volume. All the IBM manuals you should ever need are at: http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/bkserv/ If you have a TAPECOPY of this tape, then TAPEREPL may be your fix. LIST TTOC (+ options) will tell you if there is a copy. If you don't have a TAPECOPY, there are ways to recycle good data past the bad spot in the tape, unless it's REALLY bad. Before you try another recycle, vary the failing drive offline. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: [SPAM] RE: Cancelling a job/tso user in a 100% CPU situation.
Maybe you need to give some percentage of your developers certain days off when there is going to be peak demand. Some of OLD timers remember when you could get all the compile test time you wanted between 2 7 AM. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Virtual Tape vs. TMM
We never went to VTS, we could implement partial TMM for $0. We analyzed tape jobs that caused specific volser mounts, then TMM'ed the small (Mb) tapes first. We have dropped from 100's of specific mounts per day to 0-20. We still use about 50 3490 scratch tapes some days, but they are backup tapes and only mounted again for restore. We moved SMF and a few select system tasks to the 3494/3590, but mostly HSM is the only user of the 3590's. Our 3490 tape library was 16,000 at it's peak about 2000 but is about 4500 now. I added 2 drawers of used big disks to my Shark for less than the shipping of a VTS. VTS disk may be cheaper than online disk, but the the total cost of the VSM box with DASD may not be cheaper than what we need to go to TMM, especially since that DASD is free - it's capacity we already own but don't use. I appreciate the point, however, and we'll try to see if we can figure out which is cheaper for us. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
IBMLINK again
OK, in what language does Envair translate to Send or Submit, about half of some IBMLINK panels changed to a different language today. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: PCOMM 5.8 file transfer
Does it always hang or is it dependant on file size? Are you using ANY session manager products or is this a PURE TSO session? Is the TSO session on a ISPF panel or TSO ready? Is it TN3270? If so, then there can be LAN issues, OSA, routers, MTU, traffic shaping and probably others. I won't support anything but FTP transfers. We have FTP, it works, all the others are just opportunities for nightmares here. From: Beesley, Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] When using the PCOM Send File to Host facility, users are reporting that the transfer hangs, and the contents of the data being transferred appear on the screen. The dataset is getting allocated and a screenful of data is saved in there. I've checked the options that the users have, and they are identical to the 5.6 options which worked fine. Any ideas ? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Curiousity: CPU % for COBOL program
I have used Omegamon to look at batch CPU usage. Sometimes most of the CPU is in the Cobol (or whatever) main module, sometimes there is inter-module calling, sometimes systems services like IDGZILLA show up. I think if one module in a call-each-other job lags on a non-LE compiler when the others move to LE, it can be bad as well. It's been a long time, but compiler options can do bad things. We still have CA-Optimizer and certain debug options here are standard. I think the way it's used here, it's a DE-optimizer. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Moving data from old cartridges (3490) to new ones (3590)
CA's other package TMS or CA-1 has a utility called COPYCAT. Do they include it with TLMS? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Oracle on System z.
We use Oracle on Z only to talk to databases on other platforms, so I guess it's a client-only install. The version 10g install required a install process run to an X display. Getting that environment established was the hardest part of the install. The install is written as though the database will be hosted on z, so figuring out just what client parts needed was confusing. The 10g client doesn't need the old NET started task so it's a lot cleaner implementation. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Question on Infoprint
So do you use a pagedef and/or formdef now? (One is for line data only and I can never remember which). There are some samples provided, but I don't know if they cover BACK, 0101LA and 0101PD are the ones I seem to recall (Landscape Across Portrait Down). If there happenes to be a 0101PB, which I doubt, you might be in luck. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Rick Stetser Sent: Thu 9/28/2006 12:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Question on Infoprint Yes, this is an AFP document. I went to the link you provided (thanks for that by the way) and what it looks like what I need is the BACK layout. This documentation is about the PPFA product. I'm looking for a way to use my current software without adding any new products or changes to the application. If it is possible and anyone knows where would I specify this in the Infoprint printer definition and how would it be specified? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Question on Infoprint
I've heard rumors you can put predrilled paper in the printer upside down and backwards also. :-) Is this AFP output? Would PRESENT PORTRAIT DIRECTION DIRECTION BACK do the trick? See http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/printer/v1r1/index.jsp?topic=/c om.ibm.printers.afpproducts/com.ibm.printers.ppfaug/ib6p8mst34.htm Predrilled paper? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 3480 to 3490
There is a tool on the CBT tape to fix the catalog entries. Watch for anything that adds data onto an existing tape, DISP=MOD or FSEQ +1, it will break. After those 2, I think it's pretty easy. We had UNIT=CART in our JCL, so IODF change covered that. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel A. McLaughlin Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 10:27 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: 3480 to 3490 Greetings to all. We are trying to dump our 3480 drives. Knowing that 3490 can read 3480, we'd like to facilitate a way to do that that would not entail a bazillion JCL changes. Options being considered: Esoteric magic in the IODF Uncatalog and recatalog via IEHPROGM or IDCAMS I'm extrapolating the data to those volumes that have good information, that is cataloged datasets, on them. Then I will double check those to see if any have stacked information. Has anyone gone through a similar exercise? What was your modus operandi? All contributions gratefully accepted. Comments about keeping ancient technology on life support not solicited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Non-SMP/e packaging
I remember drag and drop installs on 3340's. Hello, I dropped the SYSRES, can you drag one back from the vault? There is one person who is going around saying that installing a system will be drag and drop. If it really ever does come to that the profession will have lost to the wintel platform. Ed archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Non-SMP/e packaging
I just did a quick count, I found 50 **.CSI.DATA files on my system. I have to get to the CORRECT SMP/E CSI before I can answer questions about proper maintenance levels. Maybe too many product installations start with Create a new CSI -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Non-SMP/e packaging
But some vendors SMP/E usage is even worse than a non-SMP/E install. CA-1 may not be an offender, but I've spent a lot of time fooling SMP/E into applying vendor service that was poorly structured. If there is no trust in the SMP/E environment, it's not worth a 10 fold increase in time of installation. CA used to promote CA-Activator (CA-Aggravator...) installs, may it rest in pieces. While SMP/E may be somewhat cumbersome to use, it is the best repository for keeping information on what exactly is the current maintenance level of a software product. Unloaded libraries may be easier to use but aren't any help when there is a problem and you need to know what level the code is at. I realize that the trend is to 'dumb down' the systems programming requirements, but there are reasons why z/OS is as stable as it is, and SMP/E plays a big part. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Non-SMP/e packaging
Follow up to my last note; read the CA Common Services install process and see if SMP/E makes it easier. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: zFS Performance - Working as designed?
I'm just started to play with zfs. Our mf is going away so I really could ride down the pipe on hfs, but I figure it could go on my resume. I have no zfs files yet and the startup was still taking several minutes. It appears to be flogging the parmlib concatenation. I added an IOEZXPRM DD to end that and it starts in seconds now. Broken as designed? OA17269 ERROR DESCRIPTION: zFs floods the console with unnecessary messages during start up. Are you sure this is the correct APAR? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
SDSF vs. MIM command routing
We are upgrading from z/OS 1.4 to 1.7. From SDSF and IOF we can issue console commands. Using MIM, we can route commands to other LPARS, at least we can from the 1.4 systems. Something in 1.7 has broken the routing, for example SDSD /@B D A,L results in message: MIM3039 NO LINKAGE DEFINED WHICH CAN SERVICE COMMAND Has anyone seen this? I'm going to report it to CA, but since it works from the real console's, I'm betting it is something I've not done for the console changes. Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
