ty all, Stephen, Mike, Dave: I have now tried both VMFINFO and SERVICE ALL STATUS VM...... and I must say MVS was never like this.
Very nice indeed. Dave Jones <[email protected]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> 09/22/2010 04:34 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: Checking For Maintenance Drat this small keyboard....yes, Mike, there should be an extra "f" in the command name....vmfinfo. Thanks for pointing it out. DJ On 9/22/2010 3:20 PM, Mike Walter wrote: > > DJ actually meant: VM*F*INFO > It's in the VMSES/E Introduction and Reference manual. Online, enter: > *HELP VMSES VMFINFO* > > My "VMSES HELPME" file, displayed by entering: HELP ME VMSES > contains: > ---<snip>--- > Useful commands to find z/VM service/maintenance information: > > SERVICE ALL STATUS > > SERVICE ALL STATUS ptfnumber (e.g. UM#####) > > SERVICE ALL STATUS aparnumber (e.g. VM#####) > > VMFINFO ZVM componentname (SETUP > - place a non-blank character to: PTFs/APARs > - press ENTER > - displayed next (in part): > PTF number ...... (PF1 to select from list of PTFs) > APAR number ..... (PF1 to select from list of APARs) > - place the cursor on the PRT or APAR line and press PF1. Woohoo! > ---<snip>--- > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > *"Dave Jones" <[email protected]>* > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> > > 09/22/2010 03:05 PM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> > > > > > To > [email protected] > cc > > Subject > Re: Checking For Maintenance > > > > > > > > > George, try using the VMINFO tool...it's a menu driven method of seeing > what service is on your system. > > DJ > > On 9/22/2010 2:58 PM, George Henke/NYLIC wrote: > > > > Sorry to ask a simple question, but . . . > > > > What is the fastest way to check that certain specific APARs and/or PTFs > > are on? > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents > may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if > this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately > alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including > any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the > contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is > strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address > may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to > ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our > business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error > free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain > viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate > with us by e-mail. >
