On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:17:25 -0400 Walt Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>On 6/26/2007 3:13 AM, Binyamin Dissen wrote: :>> On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:07:16 +0800 Charokee Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> :>> wrote: :>> :>Our company recently had been given a task by our client to test the :>> :>responsiveness and capabilities of their systems programmer in their test :>> :>environment. Our tasks assigned include to hack their system to :>> :>cause/simulate system and application outage, of course not to the extent of :>> :>hanging/re-IPLing the whole system. :>> :>Just want to know whether anyone out there have done any similar test before :>> :>and willing to share what they have tested. Btw, we will be provided with :>> :>powerful TSO user IDs but won't be allowed to touch any system module and :>> :>probably just to change some control blocks in memory. Somehow, it seems :>> :>easy to think what you can do in CICS and DB/2 but it's easier said than :>> :>done in MVS. :>> :>The systems programmers will be given at least 1-1/2 hour limit to resolve :>> :>the problem. :>> Altering some CICS options in memory seems easy enough. :>Probably true, but I don't think I would consider that a meaningful :>test. What should we expect the system programmer to do other than :>(a) recognize that CICS had a problem; and :>(b) tell operations to restart it. It has been a while since I was a SP in a real shop, but if CICS was only partially dysfunctional would it really be - immediately - restarted? Inform all active users to terminate their sessions? I remember that we used to take some efforts to repair things before taking the drastic step. -- Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.dissensoftware.com Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
