Well, putting in my usual "plug". I personally wish we would look at Co:Z Launcher (Yearly cost to license: $0.00) . It would require an SSH server on Windows. But the remote process (on any platform which can run an SSH server, such as Linux, UNIX, MS-Windows, MAC/OSx(?), or even another z/OS system) is "synchronous" with the step which invokes it. That is, the z/OS batch step does not complete until the remote process completes. And the batch job step's return code is the same as the "return code" (or equivalent) from the remote process. In our case we either don't care about the return code. Or, if we do, we chop the job in two so that the first part runs, triggers the remote process via XPS, which triggers another job to complete the work.
Another plus to Co:Z launcher is available if you install the Co:Z Dataset Pipes ($0.00/yr) on both system. That allows the remote process to use commands which read or write z/OS data (but not update in place) either by DSN or via a DD allocated to the batch step. The communications is normally via the SSH tunnel. This can eliminate the need to do an ftp before, or after, running the remote process. Oh, and if you've gotten this far, may as well install Co:Z Batch (for the same price) in order to run your z/OS UNIX work. Assuming you have any. Makes BPXBATCH look like a kludged together piece of MS software. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lester, Bob > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CA product numbers (was 'Inexperienced' RBS tech > operative's blunder led to banking meltdown) > > Hi John, > > Yup! I've been looking at XPS since we do cross-platform > scheduling as well. We're still on the AutoSys/Connect middleware. > > Thanks! > BobL > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of McKown, John > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 9:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CA product numbers (was 'Inexperienced' RBS tech > operative's blunder led to banking meltdown) [ External ] > > It isn't entirely. We use an option called Cross Platform > Services. CA-7 submits processing to some MS-Windows boxes > and records their success or failure. > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com > > > > mailgate3.oppenheimerfunds.com made the following annotations > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail transmission may contain information that is > proprietary, privileged and/or confidential and is intended > exclusively for the person(s) to whom it is addressed. Any > use, copying, retention or disclosure by any person other > than the intended recipient or the intended recipient's > designees is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient or their designee, please notify the sender > immediately by return e-mail and delete all copies. > OppenheimerFunds may, at its sole discretion, monitor, > review, retain and/or disclose the content of all email > communications. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
