Looks like, unless we raise this up as a needed tool, IBM has no intention of keeping it current.
Probably need to raise a SHARE Requirement as well as putting in requests through normal IBM Channels. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM TCP/IP List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kristine Adamson > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 3:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: EZANS > > > Rob, et al, > As noted at the bottom of the README.txt for EZANS, the EZANS tool has > not been provided as part of an IBM product. As such the tool would not > be enhanced nor supported by IBM. In regards to the z/OS V2R1 release, I believe > that the tool just invokes the Netstat commands and displays the output. So that > feature of the tool should not be affected by the current z/OS release. But support > for any new Netstat report options, modifiers, and filters would be missing from the > tool. > > Regards, > > Kristine Adamson > IBM z/OS Communications Server: TCP/IP Development > Phone: (919) 254-7911 T/L 444-7911 > Internet e-mail:[email protected] > > > > > From: "Hamilton, Robert" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 09/10/2014 10:10 AM > Subject: Re: [IBMTCP-L] EZANS > Sent by: IBM TCP/IP List <[email protected]> > > > > It already is, kinda. It ships with the REXX and assembler source, panels, messages > and build JCL. I see from the EZANS EXEC that it's almost ready for z/OS V1R14, > so it's a short step to update that to say z/OS V2R1. > > Are there changes to NETSTAT in z/OS V2R1 that need to be considered or added > to these procedures? > > R; > > P.S. Hey Bob! We're number 3! B-) > > > > Rob Hamilton > Sr. System Engineer > Chemical Abstracts Service > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: IBM TCP/IP List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony > >Thigpen > >Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 6:58 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: EZANS > > > >Maybe it can be 'open sourced'? > > > >Tony Thigpen > > > >-----Original Message ----- > > From: Richards, Robert B. > > Sent: 09/10/2014 06:38 AM > >> Kristine, > >> > >> Can you at least tell us if EZANS will work under z/OS 2.1 or whether > >> it > will > >have issues? > >> > >> Also, how about giving us an email address to send emails that > >> request the RFE so that you can approximately gauge the true number > >> of EZANS users? I know of two to start! :-) > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: IBM TCP/IP List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > >> Kristine Adamson > >> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 6:06 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [IBMTCP-L] EZANS > >> > >> > >> Alan, > >> I'm work on the IBM z/OS Communications Server product. Alfred > >Christensen did retire from IBM a couple years ago. At this time, > >there > are no > >plans to maintain his EZANS tool but, you could submit a Request for > >Enhancement to IBM to show your interest in the having the tool > maintained. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Kristine Adamson > >> IBM z/OS Communications Server: TCP/IP Development > >> Phone: (919) 254-7911 T/L 444-7911 > >> Internet e-mail:[email protected] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> From: Alan Watthey <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: 09/10/2014 03:09 AM > >> Subject: [IBMTCP-L] EZANS > >> Sent by: IBM TCP/IP List <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> > >> > >> We've been running the above for many years. It's called 'The IBM > >> z/OS > >Communications Server Network Utility Assistant' nowadays of course. > >> > >> > >> > >> Does anyone know if there is a new version to go with V2R1? I can > >> only seem to find an old version for V1R12 on the IBM websites which > >> is the one we already have. Confusingly, the site does say it > >> applies to software level > >> V1R13 as well although the page was updated only in February 2011. > >> > >> > >> > >> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029203 > >> > >> > >> > >> Has Alfred Christensen (who used to support it) left IBM now? > >> > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Alan > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
