Yeah I am going back to my initial impression. Z/OSMF for software installs is garbage.
I had to go back and say DO NOT CATALOG my new ZOS31 datasets. This then generated all my IEHPROGM jobs to rename every file allocated. It also generated all the cleanup jobs. But unless I rerun everything again I cant get to the WORKFLOWS, so I guess I will find issues on the fly. IBM needs a way to read the CPAC.ZOS31.WORKFLOWS dataset and generate a usable readable workflow. The only thing IBM seems to be missing is what are the NEW files in z/OS 3.1 that don’t exist in z/OS 2.5, they must assume you will always generate a NEW Master catalog. I have not had to do that in over 15 years, still have all my jobs, but useless work when upgrading software Ms Terri E Shaffer Senior Systems Engineer, z/OS Support: ACIWorldwide – Telecommuter H(412-766-2697) C(412-519-2592) terri.shaf...@aciworldwide.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2024 2:52 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: zOSMF - Installing z/OS 3.1 Observations EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. z/OSMF is not in it's infancy, it's been around for several years now, it's new to force z/OS installs with it. I have now installed my 22nd z/OS install with z/OSMF, (hundreds with Serverpak) and I can tell you that It has gone increasingly downhill over especially the past year or so. The ability to change values (dataset sizes and other attributes) has gone from limited, to okay back to limited again. It's not a "bad" way to install, but it's not as flexible as serverpak and it doesn't seem to get any better over time, every new install seems to take a small step backwards. Sending in problem reports about the issues seems to be totally ignored. Especially if you tell IBM about the problem and then also give them a work-around. The attitude seems to be, "well, if you got around it, then why is it a problem?" Sigh, Brian ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ________________________________ [https://go.aciworldwide.com/rs/030-ROK-804/images/aci-footer.jpg] <http://www.aciworldwide.com> This email message and any attachments may contain confidential, proprietary or non-public information. The information is intended solely for the designated recipient(s). If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this email. Any review, dissemination, use or reliance upon this information by unintended recipients is prohibited. Any opinions expressed in this email are those of the author personally. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
