Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-14 Thread Walt Farrell
On 5/11/2007 1:58 PM, Mark H. Young wrote: On Fri, 11 May 2007 10:35:13 -0400, John Eells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I tell which version of DFP is on out installation, 1.3 or 1.4 ? We run zOS 1.6, will be running zOA 1.8 The sysprogrammers don't know. snip

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-14 Thread Mark Zelden
On Mon, 14 May 2007 10:15:11 -0400, Walt Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thus, it makes little, if any, sense to ask what release of DFSMS or RACF you have. Rather, you ask what release of z/OS do I have. There are some exceptions. For example, some elements of z/OS ship new function

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-14 Thread John Eells
Mark Zelden wrote: snip It hasn't been done since OS/390, but you were able to order and install a higher level of DFSMS than the DFSMS level that was originally distributed with the OS/390 level at the time (all in a supported configuration). My memory is a little fuzzy on this one, but I

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-14 Thread Shane
On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 10:15 -0400, Walt Farrell wrote: Thus, it makes little, if any, sense to ask what release of DFSMS or RACF you have. Rather, you ask what release of z/OS do I have. Generally when I have been asked a question like this it is because a *vendor* asked - and won't accept

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-14 Thread Kenneth E Tomiak
Mark Zelden wrote: snip I don't think I've ever seen a statement that indicates IBM won't do something like that again with z/OS. snip John Eells wrote: You haven't seen one that says we will, either (grin). Back then, DFSMSdfp was a nonexclusive element with its own product number so that

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-11 Thread John Eells
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I tell which version of DFP is on out installation, 1.3 or 1.4 ? We run zOS 1.6, will be running zOA 1.8 The sysprogrammers don't know. snip DFSMSdfp in z/OS R6 is...well...the z/OS R6 level of DFSMSdfp. Likewise for z/OS R8 DFSMSdfp (and, for that matter,

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-11 Thread Lizette Koehler
You could write a quickie REXX exec that would issue the MVSVAR function. It can return the level of DFP on your system For Example: /* RexxFind DFP Level */ x = MVSVAR(SYSDFP) y = MVSVAR(SYSMVS) z = MVSVAR(SYSOPSYS)

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-11 Thread Clark, Kevin
Steve, Check your log after IPL. This is 1.7 IEA101A SPECIFY SYSTEM PARAMETERS FOR z/OS 01.07.00 HBB7720 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I tell which version of DFP is on out installation, 1.3 or 1.4 ? We run zOS 1.6, will be running zOA 1.8 The sysprogrammers don't know. snip

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-11 Thread Mark H. Young
On Fri, 11 May 2007 10:35:13 -0400, John Eells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How can I tell which version of DFP is on out installation, 1.3 or 1.4 ? We run zOS 1.6, will be running zOA 1.8 The sysprogrammers don't know. snip DFSMSdfp in z/OS R6 is...well...the z/OS R6

Re: Question on DFP

2007-05-11 Thread Tom Marchant
On Fri, 11 May 2007 12:09:52 -0400, Clark, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve, Check your log after IPL. This is 1.7 IEA101A SPECIFY SYSTEM PARAMETERS FOR z/OS 01.07.00 HBB7720 Easier than that to get the MVS level, Kevin, though it wasn't the question. On ISPF, the status display on the