Is there more documentation on System Rexx besides that short chapter in Auth Assembler Services?
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > Behalf Of Al Ferguson > Sent: Friday, February 07, 2020 9:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Downsizing? - OPS? > > Another solution might be to use System REXX in combination with MPF (the > Message Processing Facility). IBM provides a sample MPF Exit that will call > System REXX Passing it the MPF Message Number and Message Text. A few > more generic MPF entries using that Exit to call various decision REXXes that > would either do simple automation for a class of messages, or call another > System REXX to do more complex automation would handle much of the > System Automation. > > The nice things with a System REXX and MPF solution: > - They are both part of the Base System (IBM Supports them & you have > them for no additional $’s) > - They are up early in an IPL and shut down late during shutdown (so are > there for most automation) > - You have access to TSO (when needed) or just MVS (and OMVS) > - You can do most of it in REXX (most likely very similar REXX EXECs as > available in OPSMVS) > > _______________ > > Al Ferguson | mailto:[email protected] > Milwaukee, WI USA | https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- > 3A__www.neptunescove.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk > 4EJm8LdrrvxQb-Je7sw&r=u9g8rUevBoyCPAdo5sWE9w&m=KN- > T011gdEnU1Kwzdq_xDtDCiXu1gRfiry1tImk-aaI&s=uNHJWas- > kBNLuPvtpOmfLWHlpVgswdsboZHk1KewyAo&e= > > Dulcius ex Asperis > > > On 07 February 2020, at 06:26, Lionel B Dyck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > For an automation tool at no cost, other than your time/resources, > > take a look on the cbttape at TSSO - it works with z/OS, is free, and > > does some of what OPS does - perhaps most since you can write your own > rexx for it. > > Balance the cost of your time/resources with the cost of a vendor > > product and as usual ymmv. > > > > Good luck > > > > > > Lionel B. Dyck <sdg>< > > Website: > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- > 3A__www.lbdsoftware.co > > m&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8LdrrvxQb- > Je7sw&r=u9g8rUevBoy > > CPAdo5sWE9w&m=KN-T011gdEnU1Kwzdq_xDtDCiXu1gRfiry1tImk- > aaI&s=kXNlhWRhwp > > Eu7WqRkjLuO-Y7y-ebLHXJdImeFqOwdMU&e= > > > > "Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is > > what you are, reputation merely what others think you are." - John > > Wooden > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On > > Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > > Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:00 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Downsizing? - OPS? > > > > The direction is clearly set. My z/OS 2.1 installation is heading > > for a sunset, sometime in the next several years. The Student Systems > > were ERP's to cloud systems not quite a decade ago. The remaining > > (HR/Financial/Etc.) are scheduled for migration to Workday (again, in cloud) > July 1. > > There is still archive/historical data that wasn't moved and more > > that isn't moving. There is a need/plan to run reduced/read-only for > > an as yet undetermined time. We moved our 4 LPARs (Production, > > Development, 2 > > sandboxes) to a MFaaS provider at the end of 2017. Part of the plan is > > to reverse the path we took from 1 LPAR to 4 LPARS, back to 1 LPAR. > > > > Now, I need to plan to reduce the footprint expenses. In > > particular, we probably won't be renewing ISV contracts. > > I have z/OS alternatives to some (DF/SORT, DFSMSrmm, etc.) And, > > z/OS is part of the MFaaS contract. Although we do plan to consolidate > > LPARs and reduce the overall footprint. > > > > Which brings me to my question and request for advice. Given the > > constraints (free or native z/OS 2.1) what alternatives to CA-OPS > > would the community recommend. I know there's some in the firehose > > that is https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- > 3A__www.cbttap.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8Ld > rrvxQb-Je7sw&r=u9g8rUevBoyCPAdo5sWE9w&m=KN- > T011gdEnU1Kwzdq_xDtDCiXu1gRfiry1tImk-aaI&s=bZe- > U_AAzWvh7xppHTg9iaGyKSoQm4T2H8RPvEwb74Y&e= > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http- > 3A__www.cbttap.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=C3yme8gMkxg_ihJNXS06ZyWk4EJm8Ld > rrvxQb-Je7sw&r=u9g8rUevBoyCPAdo5sWE9w&m=KN- > T011gdEnU1Kwzdq_xDtDCiXu1gRfiry1tImk-aaI&s=bZe- > U_AAzWvh7xppHTg9iaGyKSoQm4T2H8RPvEwb74Y&e= >. > > > > I eventually need to leave WSU (in about a year) with a system that > > can coast 3 to 7 years with minimal skilled care. > > > > Dave Gibney > > Information Technology Services > > Washington State University > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
