Discussion groups devoted to Mainframe(zos) automation tools

Hello; Are there discussion groups similar to IBM-MAIN that are devoted to Mainframe automation tools? Kenneth J. Kripke (kkri...@mindspring.com) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

HSM ML1OVERFLOW(DATASETSIZE(301302))

This is a repost Environment: ZOS 1.12 The question: What does HSM look at to evaluate the DATASETSIZE value? We have coded the following in our startup parms for hsm (AN EXAMPLE) ADDVOL ABC123 UNIT(3390) MIGRATION(ML1 NODRAIN NOOVERFLOW) THRESHOLD(80) ADDVOL OVR123 UNIT(3390) MIGRATION(ML1

HSM ML1OVERFLOW and DATASETSIZE

Environment: ZOS 1.12 The question: What does HSM look at to evaluate the DATASETSIZE value? We have coded the following in our startup parms for hsm (AN EXAMPLE) ADDVOL ABC123 UNIT(3390) MIGRATION(ML1 NODRAIN NOOVERFLOW) THRESHOLD(80) ADDVOL OVR123 UNIT(3390) MIGRATION(ML1 NODRAIN OVERFLOW)

Re: HSM MCDS DCOLLECT issue

snip of response from Mike Schwab ML2 is relying on tape drive hardware compress and shows the full size of the data set. Thank You Mike for your response. It clarifies what I am seeing. Sincerely; Ken Kripke kkri...@mindspring.com

HSM MCDS DCOLLECT issue

Problem Statement: We are attempting to estimate the number of compressed ML1 and ML2 data sets that will fit on EAV volumes. For ML1 data sets, field UMDSIZE from IDCAMS DCOLLECT layout appears to be reporting with reasonable numbers. For ML2 the number does not seem close at all. Test

Re: Truly ignorant VSAM question

You had made mention of some tips and reference material. One RedBook publication that gives a fairly good overview of VSAM is Vsam Demystified. Also, if you look at the publications DFSMS Using Data Sets Document Number SC26-7410-10 This will help in understanding the structure of a VSAM

Re: DFSMS/DASD: Control SG occupancy

Another method will require some parsing of an IDCAMS DCOLLECT report output, but, you can gather data by Storage Group using it and tabulate utilization figures. You would probably have to schedule a batch job via your job scheduler for some interval value or whatever.

Re: Detecting when a READ/GET crosses a concatenation boundary

Thanks to all that responded to my inquiry. I will try some of the methods suggested. Sincerely; Ken Kripke kkri...@mindspring.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Detecting when a READ/GET crosses a concatenation boundary

Hello; I wish to detect when a BSAM read or QSAM GET crosses a concatenation boundary. I am guessing I need to code an OPEN and EOV DCB exit to get control. The input data sets can reside on DASD or TAPE, but, the environment does not mix unlike devices...all one way or the other.

Re: A good Mainframe(ZOS) oriented JAVA discussion group

Thank you Don and Kirk for responding. I will check your recommendations out. Sincerely Yours, Ken Kripke kkri...@mindspring.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

A good Mainframe(ZOS) oriented JAVA discussion group

Hello; Does anyone have a suggestion to a discussion group that is focused primarily on JAVA as implemented on the ZOS Platform? Thank you in advance; Sincerely; Kenneth J. Kripke kkri...@mindspring.com -- For IBM

JFCB PREFIX QUESTION

Hello; I was curious what the 16 bytes in front of the JFCB is. I extract the 3 byte ADDRESS of the JFCB from the TIOT, and, then need to step past a 16 byte area in front of the actual JFCB. What is contained in the 16 byte area? I have tried to make some sense of it. Sincerely;

Re: How to find loadlib in a dump?

There is a documented debug feature built into ISPF that may help you find where the load module is coming from in a round about way. On the system that created the dump, Logon to TSO and then get into ISPF. From any panel on the command line, enter TSO ISRDDN. The default screen that will

Re: Need tool to zap core

Isn't there a REFBEFOR operand for SLIP TRAPS where you can effectively zap storage? I think you can specify the RANGE=( ) operand and effectively zap storage. I do not have access to a system right now to validate this, but, it seems to me I was able to zap a module or piece of storage using

Word-1 of the Conventional Save Area

I think Word-1 of the save area...bytes 0-3 were used by PL/1 for the Pseudo Register. kkri...@mindspring.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the

Re: Detect the loop for batch job

I don't know of a tool that will actually pinpoint where a loop might exist, but, Omegamon, TMON-MVS, Mainview, as well as Strobe will give you an idea where the program is spending most of it's time. You can then dump the ASID via a console dump, or, identify the csect where code is

CALLABLE SERVICE TO RETURN DASD FRAME INFORMATION

To the group: Is there a callable service that can return the DASD FRAME serial number and device numbers configured in a ZOS 1.9 and above configuration? Sincerely; Kenneth J. Kripke kkri...@mindspring.com -- For IBM

Re: IEFSSSSA, IGDVLD and subsystem calls to SMS

Thanks to all that have responded. Your feedback has been most helpful. Sincerely; Ken Kripke kkri...@mindspring.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with

IEFSSSSA, IGDVLD and subsystem calls to SMS

I have seen some shareware code that uses SUBSYS calls to SMS to obtain such information as the STORAGE GROUP a volser resides in, etc. I looked through my manuals to find a discussion regarding some of the fields that were being set in the SSSA prior to subsys call, but, I did not find any

Re: EXEC PGM=??? to issue operator commands from the JCL stream?

If your site has restrictions on entering Commands via inline jcl or Console is not authorized for REXX, the other option is to write your own MGCR or MGCRE assembler program to read and process commands. This method would require your program to be APF authorized and you would need to do a

Display Esoteric Values

Paste: From:Donnelly, John P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Display Esoteric values hellois there a console command which will display the esoteric a= ssigned by device type... End_paste: To my knowledge, there isn't. There have been postings of shareware tools to accomplish this

S0C4 in TSO/PIE and z/OS 1.9

Has anyone experience any problems with product TSO/PIE and z/OS 1.9? We are getting 0C4s in module MSPF after applying all hipers, and RSUs through 0806. Sharon Lopez Enterprise Systems Programmer 919-754-6432 [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Might want to contact the

DASD Space Allocation

Recap: Situation came up on a client site where they received a very large file, 2.988 million records, and allocate the file size at (cyl,(2500,100)) with a unit parameter of sysda,10; the file is received across 2 volumes in 20 extents totaling 4,331 cylinders. I am not concerned about the

re SMF Subtype 132 record

Recap: We are trying to research what software is producing SMF subtype of 132? We see these records being created every 1-2 minutes when a TSO user is log on the system. Any ideas? Response: SMF record # 132? If true, this is coming from some other product. Dumping the record(s) is a

Re: SMF Subtype 132 record

Hello; Ralph Kaden has given you a slip trap to use which will pretty much get you where you want to get to rather quickly in identifying who is producing the record. It will require knowledge on how to use IPCS to format up the dump. There are a series of Redbook publications available

REGION=0M and LSQA

I wish to ask the group on the pitfalls of coding REGION=0m. Is it true that if more storage is needed up to the region cap, VSM will allocate from LSQA? Thanks, Kenneth J. Kripke [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN

CBT Tape Help - Won't Assemble

I assume you are using file 171 from the cbt tape. All the source is distributed in IEBUPDTE format. Member DITTOMAC contains the macros. Sample IEBUPDTE deck // JOB //JS01X01 EXEC PGM=IEBUPDTE,PARM=NEW //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSUT2DD DSN=Receiving.pds,DISP=SHR //SYSIN DD

re; who intercepted svc-26

Some additional notes: If you want to manually look at the SVCTABLE, do the following: Bring up IPCS with a SOURCE setting as ACTIVE. Make sure you issue an IP DROPD to drop any previous analysis from a browse ACTIVE storage session. Go into browse...Option 1 Issue the following: L

Who intercepted SVC 26?

The eyecatcher looks to be DTS software, a STOPX37 type product. Ken Kripke [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

IPCS WHERE and OUTTRAP

Question: Trapping/capturing output from an IPCS WHERE command. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

IPCS WHERE and OUTTRAP

The Question: Is there a clean way to capture the results from an IP WHERE command. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

IPCS WHERE and OUTTRAP

and parse out the trace entries of interest, then do IP WHERES on the PSW addresses to get the displacements in the modules. Generate side by side listing of trace entry, psw address, r15, r0, r1 and the module name and displacement. Sincerely; Kenneth J. Kripke [EMAIL PROTECTED