IBM Link

2007-03-09 Thread Alan C. Field
How many have complained here and not followed up with a call to IBM? How many have called 1-800-543-3912 and tried to get a resolution? First they insisted that I use www.ibm.com/ibmlink but I finally convinced them that didn't work either. So they tried it and have now opened a Sev 1. (15:14

Re: Download z/OS software protocols (was SMP/E packaging for RECEIVE ORDER?)

2007-03-08 Thread Alan C. Field
Not only can you order a product in CBPDO format for internet delivery a number of us have received a whole z/OS serverpac via the internet. Alan Dumb question: does IBM only distribute various fixes electronically, or can you get an entire newly-ordered product via the Internet? Charles

IBM's web Face

2007-03-08 Thread Alan C. Field
Any one else having problems with IBMLink and ShopzSeries sites today? Sometimes I get logged on sometimes I don't. Our proxy server times out trying to get to ShopzSeries. I ordered PUT0702 for internet delivery and trying to download it I get connection reset by peer - every time I try and

IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-08 Thread Alan C. Field
NOT THE 3270 VERSION. It is usually up and working. They are trying to get rid of it, but is much easier to use (for me) than the web based stuff. Mark House I know. Then they have the audacity to tell us this when you log on: Since ServiceLink VM is being removed, there will be no changes

Re: Souce Control for z/OS

2007-03-08 Thread Alan C. Field
If one needed a source control system that could be handled via TSO, where could one find such? We use software from these folks: http://www.dcmsi.com/ Alan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

IBM @ 1-800-237-5511

2007-03-08 Thread Alan C. Field
Since IBMLINK isn't too reliable maybe we should go back to 1-800-237-5511. Does it even still work? A sudden increase in call volumes (assume thay track that stuff) should garner attention from someone. Alan -- For

Re: IBM's web Face

2007-03-08 Thread Alan C. Field
I was hesitant to even go and ask our firewall guys but finally did. You should see the length of the ETR I have open before I got that one nugget from the support people to say it was broken!! Is there a place in IBM that cares that you can address a complaint to? My firewall guys will

Re: Question on Changing Memory Allocations (was RE: Paging and SLOTS (was: Why are they so full ? RE: When Does the New LOCAL Get Used? RE: ILR006E COMMON PAGE DATA SET FULL,...)

2007-03-07 Thread Alan C. Field
An earlier post suggested changing the allocations in the HMC and IPLing. I believe you need to also deactivate the LPAR to get it to process the image profile to pick up the changed memory allocations. In Bob's case he might need to deactivate both LPARs to get the one to give up the storage

Re: cpuids

2007-02-28 Thread Alan C. Field
Kirk, A 2094-S18 could be many different models. We have three S08 and two S28 processors. The 0 represents one book, (1 represents 2 books) the 2 represents 3 books. The S08s are 702 and 703 models, (2 and 3 cpus) the S28s are 706 and 707 (6 and 7 cpus). So on our S28s the 6/7 cpus are

COBOL Called routines Working Storage

2007-02-22 Thread Alan C. Field
One of the application programmers asked: If I have program A doing a dynamic call to Program B, is the working storage of program B preserved between calls? By observation he seems to recall in the past (years ago) it was, but current program behaviour would suggest that the storage is reset.

Resource Link

2007-02-21 Thread Alan C. Field
Don't be too quick to congratulate IBM. I just got this feedback from them after failing to lonon to Resourcelink. Did you change your password recently? The IBM registration authentication system is having problems and they estimate it will take hours to process/replicate all password change

Re: TSO TRANSMIT of PDS member

2007-02-20 Thread Alan C. Field
gil: It does the whole PDS on 1.6 and 1.8. I just tried. How about: transmit host.user DA('sys1.macllib(splevel)') For a test of something else, I ran the job step: //TOJESEXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=(,) //SYSTSIN DD * transmit host.user ddname(INDD)

Re: z/OS 1.7 with JES2 and CA-View

2007-02-19 Thread Alan C. Field
We have VIEW R11 running on our 1.8 system. If I put an S beside the jobname I get it all in one file. If I put a ? I get the individual pieces - just like SDSF does. Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent:

Re: SLIP on GETMAIN

2007-02-13 Thread Alan C. Field
There is a Getmain/freemain storage trace process that might be easier than the technique you propose. I have used it in the past but don't know where it is documented. My old doc says The GETMAIN/FREEMAIN storage trace is documented in IBM manual Component Diagnosis and Logic: VSM LY28-1809

ILR005E PAGE OVERFLOWING TO COMMON

2007-02-12 Thread Alan C. Field
LISTSERV, my browser, cookies and passwords won't play together and I can't search the archive. Does ILR005E message automatically roll off the screen at IPL time? Ours does - at some point I had a zap to change the descriptor code on the message but it isn't applied now, I also have en entry

Re: ILR005E PAGE OVERFLOWING TO COMMON

2007-02-12 Thread Alan C. Field
Thank you Jim. Does ILR005E message automatically roll off the screen at IPL time? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

FICON CTC MIH

2007-01-29 Thread Alan C. Field
The archive search and I aren't getting along this morning. Are there any recommendations for a MIH value for FICON CTCs? We haven't got anything specified in IECIOSxx but are having some difficulty getting VARY commands to them to complete. We're wondering if there is a

Re: EXTERNAL INTERRUPT and SAPL

2007-01-25 Thread Alan C. Field
The S/360 had a push button on the console labeled External Interrupt. I don't recall ever using it (but that would have been in 1970-71). When generating a SA DUMP IPL test you can list a series of addresses For the console it is to use. In this case, providing an External Interrupt by pressing

Re: SVC's

2007-01-23 Thread Alan C. Field
Check out the SVCTAB program in files 66 or 133 (same program if I remember right) from www.cbttape.org The unused SVCs all share the same dummy address. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Tuesday, January

CICS interface to CA-7

2007-01-17 Thread Alan C. Field
We have a CICS program that builds the parameter list and then issues the CA-7 SVC to Demand jobs. This worked on CA-7 Rel 3.3, We have just tried (and had to fall back) to upgrade to CA-7 11.0 because this technique No longer works. CA's response id that the parameter list format

Re: Anyone see this on z/OS V1.7 - IOSTEMC Missing

2007-01-11 Thread Alan C. Field
Alan said: Here's the source: IOSTEMC CSECT 0001 IOSTEMC AMODE 31 00020002 IOSTEMC RMODE ANY 00030002 *** 00040001 * IOSTEMC SOURCE CREATED AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE EMC PROVIDED MODULE * 00050001 * GOES IN

Re: Latest maintenance level (RSU/PUT) applicable to an IBM product

2006-12-31 Thread Alan C. Field
Varun, I think you need the PSP (Prentative Service Plannning) information. You can find it on IBMLINK. You should also research and implelent the Enhanced PSP planning tool that can be found on the IBM web site. Also search the IBM-MAIN archives for information about it Alan Varun

Re: ICC for StorageTek 9740

2006-12-26 Thread Alan C. Field
Jack, I believe you can get an TCP/IP interface card for the LMU (where your current 3270 CO-ax goes) so that the ICC becomes a viable option. We;ve been trying to get our LMUs upgraded with it each budget cycle but but it always seems to get pulled. I dont think they are very expensive .

Re: Confused About Channel Path Reconfiguration from HMC

2006-12-15 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks for pointing this out Ed. I agree with the other responders that Single Object Operations what is implied here. More interesting though is the recommendation to use this method. I suppose a change has been made in z/OS 1.8 as I've always seen it recommended that to CF the CHP

Re: Decimal FP (was: vendor JCL) Now COBOL

2006-12-13 Thread Alan C. Field
Neither: COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) CoBOL doesn't fit the standard acronym My memory is failing me on this one. I thought it was: Common Oriented Business Operating Language So, you're saying: COmmon Business Operating Language

Re: Renaming an LPAR??

2006-12-07 Thread Alan C. Field
Hal, I think you are referring to the reserved lpar capability. We just upgraded our processors and since we had to POR I defined a number of lpars as reserved, name(*). Now when we want a real lpar we will just unreserve one of them and o a dynamic activate. Haven't done that part yet to

Re: CFCC size

2006-11-29 Thread Alan C. Field
One of our CF lpars is defined with 4096MB. The OS messages display says 4029 allocatable. 4096 - 4029 = 67 This is CFCC level 14.04.05 What is size of memory occupiend by CFCC ? I heard two very different answers: 8MB and 64MB. Just curious. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland

Re: MB to Cyl Conversion

2006-11-29 Thread Alan C. Field
Accurate or approximate? It depends on blocking factor, media type For 3390s I use 56664 (bytes per track) * 15 (tracks per cylinder) for an approximate value. Hi, Is there a formula for this ? Also Gb to cyl. Thanks Dean Dean Montevago Sr. Systems Specialist Visiting Nurse Service of

Re: IBMLink Internet access out to lunch again?

2006-11-27 Thread Alan C. Field
ShopzSeries is no better - can;t get into it either. Chase, John wrote: It's been about 10 minutes since I submitted the sign-on, and no response yet This is getting ridiculous! I've been trying all morning to access my ESC for a *real* hardware problem with no luck! Someone at

Re: IEA301I LNKLST00 NOT FOUND IN SYS1.PARMLIB

2006-11-27 Thread Alan C. Field
Ah - but do you have a member in PARMLIB named LNKLST00? Even if it is a null member. I think that is what the message is telling you. You might have a list of datasets that will become your linklisted datasets in PROG00 Alan

Heads-up APAR OA18015

2006-11-22 Thread Alan C. Field
We lost an LPAR in the Parallel Sysplex because of the situation described in HIPER APAR OA18015. One of the LPARs couldn't access the couple dataset and we ended up in a WAIT 0A2. According to IBM this condition is more likely to occur on z9s (we just upgraded the week before) becuase of the

Re: SMF UPDATE RECORD

2006-11-16 Thread Alan C. Field
Judy, It's in the SMF records 60-69 (I think). I haven't used it myself but the usually recommended s/w is DAF from www.cbttape.org. I can't access CBTTAPE at the moment to verify whether my SMFSRCH program is there too. Alan Judy Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe

Re: SMP/E - module attributes issue

2006-11-10 Thread Alan C. Field
Pat, I forget where you started with this but could you have used the BUILDMCS function to get all your stuff out of the old CSI and populate the new one? Patrick O'Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 11/10/2006 10:36 Please respond to IBM

Re: EasyTrieve SOC4

2006-10-31 Thread Alan C. Field
Contact CA. Here's the URL I use to get to the logon page (It'll probably wrap).

Re: EasyTrieve SOC4

2006-10-30 Thread Alan C. Field
Howard, We just upgraded to a z9 on Sunday and started getting 0C4s. We quickly moved Easytrieve 6.4 0311 into production (had been running ain development) and no more 0C4s. What level of EZT are you on? Have you checked with CA for mtce? Alan Howard Brazee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by:

Leap Seconds for Lindy

2006-10-25 Thread Alan C. Field
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.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

Re: Assembler question

2006-10-24 Thread Alan C. Field
Anne, Assume R0 contained 4095. After the ED instruction M1CC has X'F4F0F9F5' Now you AND it and M1CC contains X'04050905' and youTRanslate it back to X'F4F0F9F5' If what you want printed is X'0FFF' you need code similar to the following: ST R0,IN UNPK

Re: image profiles

2006-10-19 Thread Alan C. Field
Anne, No POR necessary. Just DEACTIVATE the LPAR. When you reactivate it will honour the specifications in the image profile. Alan Anne Crabtree [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 10/19/2006 12:00 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: What's a programming language (was: Google ... )

2006-10-12 Thread Alan C. Field
No. Three rows of 32. The cards are 3 1/4 by 2 3/4. I have some in my archive. Kirk Talman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 10/12/2006 10:50 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc

zFS Question

2006-09-28 Thread Alan C. Field
I allocated a 3 volume zFS dataset and formatted it. I attempted to format many more blocks than were alloacted. The format step ended with: IOEZ00326E Error 8 extending xxx IOEZ00328E Errors encountered making xxx zFS aggregate. Is the dataset usable? I deleted it and reran the job with

Re: zFS Question

2006-09-28 Thread Alan C. Field
I started the thread because I am setting up a zFS for z/OS 1.8. I've got 3 mod nines with 450,045 tracks. Is this going to be big enough? Alan Brian Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 09/28/2006 13:26 Please respond to IBM Mainframe

Re: zFS Question

2006-09-28 Thread Alan C. Field
Big enough to download z/OS 1.8 from ShopzSeries. McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 09/28/2006 15:10 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: zFS Question

Re: Command Prefix: Where specified?

2006-09-27 Thread Alan C. Field
CPF macro? In PARMLIB(IEFSSNxx) entry? Internal to the program? Specified in the PARMS for the program? Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 09/27/2006 15:25 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To

Re: Command to clear Sysplex Dump Directory??

2006-09-26 Thread Alan C. Field
Are you looking for the ADYUPDAT ISPF macro? My doc says its described in MVS Diagnosis: Tools and Service Aids. Alan George D Dranes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 09/26/2006 06:42 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: VTOC trashed?

2006-09-22 Thread Alan C. Field
Mike, I'd try disabling and then rebuilding the vtoc index before you go as far as re initing. Sounds like there is an entry in the index that isn't on the volume. ICKDSF BUILDIX ... Mike Szyszka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 09/22/2006

Re: Dynamic Stuff

2006-07-18 Thread Alan C. Field
SETSSI command - Daniel A. McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 07/18/2006 07:48 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Dynamic Stuff We would like to activate OAM and

Re: TSM replacement alternatives

2006-06-21 Thread Alan C. Field
Bruno and Timothy: We have TSM 5.x but when we went to order 5.3 we were told the licencsing had been changed from MLC to an one time charge equal to about 7 years of MLC. Management said NO. The storage admins would like to have 5.3 but with such an exhorbitant cost I expect we'll be

Re: Dataset copy error with FDR.

2006-06-20 Thread Alan C. Field
What catalog is AUL1 going to? What about AUL1$? Is the alias defined to a user catalog? Does the user have the ability to update the catalog? Alan The job is failing with the following RACF errors: ICH408I USER(TSOSDB ) GROUP(TSOUSR ) NAME() 176 AUL1$.SAS.FORMATS CL(DATASET )

Re: ESCON CHPID question

2006-06-19 Thread Alan C. Field
I have 2 CHPIDs connected to the same switch and accessing like devices. Does anyone know the difference between TYPE 4 and TYPE 5? I can't figure out why one shows as a type 4 and the other as a type 5. 04 ESCON SWITCH OR POINT TO POINTCNC_? 05 ESCON SWITCHED POINT-TO-POINT CNC_S

Re: ESCON CHPID question

2006-06-19 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks Brian - I believe you are right (just tried it). It's been while since I had to use that command. Either way I think my explanation is correct. This looks like a cut/paste output from the MVS D M=CHP command. Brian On Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:32:07 -0500, Alan C. Field wrote: 04

Re: Mainframe Linux Mythbusting (Was: Using Java in batch on z/OS?)

2006-06-06 Thread Alan C. Field
So, any others care to tell about their Linux on Z POCs or implementations? Did your projects stay on schedule and run smoothly? Did you have to hire new people or were the existing zOS or *nix people in your shop able to handle it? How much help did you need / get from IBM or other

Re: Sysplex TSO logon behaviour

2006-05-23 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks Matthew. We tried the SET GRSRNL but the change won't complete as long as there are TSO users logged on. SYSIKJUA is the resource we're trying to change, hence the IPL (it's the development system) will be the easiest way. Mark Z - thanks - I removed SYSIKJUA from the RNL because I

Sysplex TSO logon behaviour

2006-05-22 Thread Alan C. Field
We have two separate parallel sysplexes. We logon to TSO on one image of each sysplex. We try to logon to a second image. On one sysplex we get this: IKJ56425I LOGON rejected, UserId xxx already logged on to system SYS1 IKJ56400A ENTER LOGON OR LOGOFF- On the other sysplex the logon

Re: Sysplex TSO logon behaviour

2006-05-22 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks. We looked at the RNL before posting the question and two of us decided they were the same. One system had SYSIKJUA commented out in the RNL though. Have to wait till all TSO users are off or IPL to make the change. Check your GRS RNL list for SYSIKJUA. Don Imbriale

Re: IFAPRD00 reporting from Batch

2006-05-10 Thread Alan C. Field
Paula, Not sure exactly what you want but SHOWZOS from www.cbttape.org displays Registered and unregistered products. Rel 712 is current. Roland just distributed 713 to the Beta testers. Rob was possibly alluding to the free version of MXI - I think it still exists. Thanks, Rob, but I

Re: Dumb question?

2006-05-03 Thread Alan C. Field
That is perfectly legal in my mind. Vendors compile code on their system and ship you the modules you run on yours. This is no different. Isn't it the z8xx you can RUN COBOL programs compiled elsewhere, but not compile them? Alan Suppose we licensed a COBOL compiler for one system;

Re: ESO Tape Load Question/Help

2006-05-01 Thread Alan C. Field
Howard, In the message IEC030I B37-04,IFG0554A,SHUUSR3X,STEP01,SYSUT1,0A95,WORK11,SYS06121.T SYSUT! is the DD statement that is experiencing the B37. Since you don;t have as SYUT1 in the JCL it must be using the one defined in the DDDEFs. Either add a SYSUT1 to the JCL with greater size or

Re: PDS Directory Question

2006-04-28 Thread Alan C. Field
Three options: 1 - Allocate a dataset with more directory blocks. Copy from the old one to the new one, delete and rename. 2 - If you have PDSFAST from SEA it has an expand directory blocks control statement. 3 - Check at www.cbttape.org for a progam named EXPDIR which does the same thing.

Re: 0C4 reason=11

2006-04-28 Thread Alan C. Field
Where in storage is the ACB? Below or above the line. Is your program AMODE 31? Good afternoon, IBM-MAIN I am trying to dump several areas that are supposedly passed to a subsystem open routine. Basically, following the GPSAM logic: DUMP$IT A=SSOB,L=SSOBHSIZ L R2,SSOBINDV

Re: SMP/E internet retrival

2006-04-28 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks for the help on and off the list. We're almost there. After the TSS admins reloaded certificates and did whatever else they did, I finally got to a point where I got this message: GIM69198S ** CERTIFICATE SMPCERT WAS NOT FOUND CONNECTED TO KEY RING

Re: SMP/E internet retrival

2006-04-28 Thread Alan C. Field
@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: SMP/E internet retrival Alan C. Field wrote: GIM69207S ** THE CONNECTION WITH THE SERVER FAILES. FAILES? How embarrassing! Looks like it's time IBM implemented spell checking for message text! (I assume it's meant to be FAILED.) -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software

SMP/E Internet Service Retrival

2006-04-25 Thread Alan C. Field
Has anyone got this working with Top Secret??? We got a cookbook from CA outlining the steps but so far we haven't successfully managed to retrieve any service. Infer what you want about our Top Secret admins. Alan -- For

Re: Adding LPARs without POR

2006-04-25 Thread Alan C. Field
I agree with Mark, but I think you are referring to reserved lpars - I thing you have to do a POR at least once to define them. I tried to make a couple of ours that we no longer used reserved but it meant taking all the channel definitions away which seemed like a lot of work only to have to

Re: Overhead of SMF Records

2006-04-24 Thread Alan C. Field
Are they asking about the overhead of collecting them, and/or the overhead of processing them to derive useful information - or hadn't they thought of that. Please do not laugh. My management is asking me how much overhead is consumed by z/OS for processing the SMF records. I have no idea.

Re: Migrating me from linux/bsd to zOS

2006-04-13 Thread Alan C. Field
OS/MVT and OS/VS2 TSO Data Utilities: COPY, FORMAT, LIST,MERGE User's Guide and Reference. SC28-6765-4 - March 1974. 66 pages Program Product 5734-UT1 Where's TSO COPY documented? I just got to wondering idly how hard it would be to write a clone or semi-clone (without the bugs, or at least

Re: Migrating me from linux/bsd to zOS : IBM-MAIN Digest - 7 Apr 2006 to 8Apr 2006 (#2006-98)

2006-04-13 Thread Alan C. Field
Yes - I finally get a PC at work that can read DVD's. I can read the first documentation DVD, then IBM starts producing them on the higher density DVDs and I can't read them again, :( Even two DVDs would be better than 8 CDs. IBM also puts most of this information on CDs Every (nearly

Re: Removed 3480 Drives

2006-03-28 Thread Alan C. Field
John, Your issue is that the device type is stored in the catalog entry. 3490s have X'78048081' 3480's have some thing similar, but I haven't got any now to look what it is. So a request without a UNIT specified will try and match the device with a now undefined device type. I do remember

Re: remote console

2006-03-22 Thread Alan C. Field
You don't mention what processor you have. Is the OSA Integrated Console Controller an option? I would vote for this option if you have it, secondly the VTAM SMCS consoles. We are using both options as well as 3174 attached consoles. We'de get rid of the 3174's if we could get the $$$ to

Re: remote console

2006-03-22 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks, Ed, I knew that - we looked at the Visara and ruled it out. I think a couple of boards for the LMUs are really pretty cheap. Alan C. Field wrote: We'de get rid of the 3174's if we could get the $$$ to convert the STK LMUs to TCP/IP Visara console controllers provide support

Re: EREP

2006-03-22 Thread Alan C. Field
Run ann EREP job and look at the output. On our z/OS 1.6 system this is what it says: LEVEL = VERSION 3 RELEASE 5 I'm pretty sure your 2.10 system will be the same. Here's the FMID EER3500 Where may I find out what version of EREP we are running(OS/390 V.210) TIA

Re: TOD Sync acroos platforms (IBM and non-IBM) - STP?

2006-03-18 Thread Alan C. Field
Eric, Almost I think. The Sysplex Timer is a big clunky box. It connects to a PC as it's console We have a modem plugged into the PC that dials out to NIST. I think the CLO (CLOck?) card is the card in the processor that connects to the Sysplex timer. On 17 Mar 2006 09:34:16 -0800, in

Re: TOD Sync acroos platforms (IBM and non-IBM) - STP?

2006-03-17 Thread Alan C. Field
What release of z/OS are you? Either Keith Clapp's SNTP code or the SNTP server that is part of z/OS. Have all the other platforms synchronize to z/OS. We have been doing that for about 4 years - seems to be working well once we overcame the political/idealogical problem that z/OS could

Re: TOD Sync acroos platforms (IBM and non-IBM) - STP?

2006-03-17 Thread Alan C. Field
See SG24-2070 S/290 Time Management and IBM 9037 Sysplex Timer 300 plus pages. My interpretation is that the Sysplex Timer IS the ETR. You connect it to an ETS (External Time Source), modem dialing NIST (what we do here), GPS or WWV receiver and that gets the timer in sync with the rest of

Re: permissions and user list sys1.man1

2006-03-15 Thread Alan C. Field
Luis, This sounds like a question based in Unix terms. Access to resources (programs, TSO, datasets etc.) on a z/OS system is controlled by one of three security products. RACF from IBM, Top Secret from CA or ACF2 also from CA. Rules are defined within these products. To determine which

Re: SMF type(255)

2006-03-15 Thread Alan C. Field
This says for subsystem SLSP ( which I guess is the STK subsystem to run the tape SILO, we call ours SLS0) cut an SMF record every 30 minutes. In the SLSP setup ypu define what SMF record number to use (in this case the STK default if I remember right) 255. IBM reseres SMF record numbers 1

Re: VSM CHECKREGIONLOSS

2006-03-14 Thread Alan C. Field
Here's what I have on our SYSPROG LPAR. VSM CHECKREGIONLOSS(500K,10M) We have one job that always seems to cause IEF093I INITIATOR TERMINATED DUE TO REGION LOSS since turning this on. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: PTF 0A05281 information.

2006-03-14 Thread Alan C. Field
Are you letting IBMLINK search all the libraries, MVS and Associated products, Program PRoducts, Technical Q A etc? I got 4 hits on it: ERROR DESCRIPTION: IDA0192Y is trying to free the VEB twice causing an ABENDA78. It should free the pointer to the VEB in the IOMB at the first

Re: Need help with msg IEE114I

2006-03-07 Thread Alan C. Field
These are probably APPC Transactions. When a D J,L command is issued, the response is message IEE114I, showing a list of jobs and STCs. Those that are jobs have J next to them, and STCs have S next to them. We have one that has an A next to it. According to Messages and Codes, A

Re: Need quick response; display uni command syntax

2006-03-07 Thread Alan C. Field
Heres the response off my z/OS 1.6 system to D UNI: 13.09.48 CUN3000I 13.09.47 UNI DISPLAY 820 ENVIRONMENT: CREATED 03/07/2006 AT 10.42.01 MODIFIED 03/07/2006 AT 10.42.09 IMAGE CREATED 06/24/2005 AT 09.55.40 Try D UNI,ALL - lots of infr

Re: Need help with msg IEE114I

2006-03-07 Thread Alan C. Field
Have you got APPC and ASCH started tasks, possibly ASCHINIT tasks? Richard Tsujimoto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 03/07/2006 13:02 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re:

Re: 64-bit question

2006-03-06 Thread Alan C. Field
On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 15:51:29 +0100, Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I supppose activate of an already active LPAR does effectively nothing. Then Mark Z said No, it will activate the current definitions which will include destroying the running LPAR. I agree, but wasn't Kees

Edit Macro that won't

2006-03-03 Thread Alan C. Field
I've been surprised by the number of unique solutions to this problem. I was trying to avoid jumping in, but I'm surprised no one has suggested the following: //TSO EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,REGION=4096K,DYNAMNBR=75 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN DD * PROFILE

Re: CLEAR SUBCHANNEL INTERRUPT MISSING on OSA ICC

2006-03-01 Thread Alan C. Field
Have you tried the RESET CN(name) to force the console off? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: Changing an IODF in batch

2006-02-27 Thread Alan C. Field
Could you PUNCH out your deck using the panels and save the output. Then you can simply edit the PUNCH file to make the changes and run the batch program to migrate the deck back in? Something like: //MIGRATE EXEC PGM=CBDMGHCP,REGION=256M, // PARM='MIGR,IP,SY1,2084-B16,LPAR'

Re: need to generate asm instructions in COBOL

2006-02-23 Thread Alan C. Field
Your PARMS work for me. Are you sure they are being applied to the COMPILE step? PP 5655-G53 IBM ENTERPRISE COBOL FOR Z/OS 3.4.0 XXX DATE 02 00 XX DS0H PROGRAM:XX USING *,15 00 47F0 F028

Re: IBM-supported method to empty PDS in Batch

2006-02-23 Thread Alan C. Field
I just wrote a quick program to do the STOW with the initialize option. We have the APAR on our z/OS 1.4 system. Guess what, Mark - it only works for a PDSE, not a PDS. The return code for a PDS is x'1C', which states that only PDSEs are supported. Please start beating. I ran a similar

Re: SSP in PL/I or Fortran

2006-02-13 Thread Alan C. Field
Jay, DId you get the PL/I tape? I hope so as it was the only copy I had. Did you find time to unload it yet? Thanks, Alan Jay Maynard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 01/18/2006 13:48 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: SSP in PL/I or Fortran

2006-02-13 Thread Alan C. Field
Glen, Jay's post: On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 12:05:20PM -0600, Alan C. Field wrote: DId you get the PL/I tape? I hope so as it was the only copy I had. Yes, I have it, and had no problems reading it. It's available at http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/ssp-pl1.aws . I'd never seen PL/I code

Re: COBOL Compile time Question

2006-02-06 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks to the list for all the advice. We have changed the JCL to use a separate precompile step and are making progress. PQ81622 (Thanks Rob) explains at least one of the problems. Alan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: COBOL compile time Question

2006-02-03 Thread Alan C. Field
Thanks for all the responses. We tried 0M, we tried 64M, never considered 128M but we'll try. As Roland suggested its looking for X'FA0' 4000dec below the line. Available region below is about 10.5Mb Here are the compiler options: PP 5655-G53 IBM ENTERPRISE COBOL FOR Z/OS 3.3.1

COBOL Compile time Question

2006-02-02 Thread Alan C. Field
We sent a bunch of COBOL source off-site to get it massaged. Now we have it back and some of the source won't compile. Enterprose 3.3.1 compiler. By that I mean the 140,000 source line program blows the compiler. We've been juggling with the SIZE and BUF parameters and feel we've squeezed

Re: SHARE 2006

2006-01-10 Thread Alan C. Field
www.share.org and look for future conferences http://www.share.org/Events/future_conf.cfm Gene Muszak [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 01/10/2006 16:04 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU

Re: Hardware Management Console Operations Guide (V1.8.2) SC28-6830?

2006-01-03 Thread Alan C. Field
I did a search on GOOGLE for SC28-6830 and got this: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg2d37db3ef98da032e85256e550073182caid=1 Kittendorf, Craig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 01/03/2006 15:46 Please respond to IBM Mainframe

Re: XPAF Printing Libraries

2005-12-09 Thread Alan C. Field
I looked at out XPAF JCL and this is what I see: Notice they are all comments. //* ** //* PSF LIBRARIES* //* ** //* //*IBMFONT DD

Re: 3270 Session Manager survey

2005-12-02 Thread Alan C. Field
Bruce, Someone else posted but VTUBES from MACRO4 should be on your list. We've used it for 10+ years and it seems to do the job. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: how to lose a sysplex in 30 seconds

2005-12-01 Thread Alan C. Field
We've run with AMRF(N) for years. Health Checker says this is the preferred state. One must presume the folks in CONSOLES know what they are doing Don't you need to have AMRF=Y set in order to capture (and display) outstanding action messages? (Not all sites run with AMRF=Y... my current

Re: HCD, change existing partition from MVS to VM....

2005-11-15 Thread Alan C. Field
What if you punched out the deck, you could then edit it and migrate it back in? Folks, Some years ago I created a partition for our then test IFL to bring up z/VM and Linux. I still can't remember the whys but it ended up being defined as MVS. We've had no problems until now. We want

Re: Racf Reports

2005-11-11 Thread Alan C. Field
Mark Its been a while but I think the SETR will show what you want - I haven;t got a RACF system to verify. Alan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the

Re: ASM: ISDEC do the loop...

2005-11-10 Thread Alan C. Field
Thats intersting. I took your source and my assemble step gets an S0C1 abend immediately. I have up to PUT 0510 maintenance on the assembler. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

CPC and Image Capacity

2005-11-07 Thread Alan C. Field
We have one lpar that the CPC screen of RMF reports the following: Partition: P0D2084 Model 308 CPC Capacity: 448 Weight % of Max: Image Capacity: 392 WLM Capping %: All the other lpars report CPC and Image capacity are the same. We can't find where this

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