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IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. Expert Questions of the Week - Need help migrating from OS/390 V2.10 to 64-bit mode? - How to combine IT skills old and new to survive job market? - Is transactional VSAM still in IBM's statement of direction? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Do you have 390 questions? Ask the experts - Discussion: Can you solve the DB2 V6 installation problem? - Poll: What's your take on IBM's mainframe pricing scheme? - Submit a tip, win free stuff ___________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY STORAGE DECISIONS ****************** Reserve your seat for the free Storage Decisions conference coming to the Hilton Chicago Hotel September 17-19. Storage affects every IT budget, including yours. Make the smartest decisions by attending this conference. You can't afford not to! Register today at: http://www.storagedecisions.com/html/registration.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEED HELP MOVING FROM OS/390 V2.10 TO 64-BIT MODE? | by Jim Schesvold Dear Ask the Expert, We are currently at V2.10 and want to migrate to 64-bit mode. One test LPAR is at ARCHLVL 2, but nothing running production work is in 64-bit mode. What is the best migration path to bring all of our production LPARs up in 64-bit mode? What can I do proactively to avoid any problems? >> CLICK for Jim's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid481036_tax292523,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW TO COMBINE IT SKILLS OLD AND NEW? | by Rick Nashleanas Dear Ask the Expert, I have about eight years of experience in the IT field, which includes application programming on the mainframe using COBOL, DB2, CICS, JCL and newer technologies like JSPs and servlets. How can I better prepare to survive this tough job market? Will certifications help? I want to take advantage of my mainframe experience as well as my knowledge in newer technologies. Can you please suggest some areas that I should concentrate if I want to become an enterprise application integration specialist? >> CLICK for Rick's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid480773_tax285449,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IS TRANSACTIONAL VSAM STILL IN IBM'S PLANS? | by Jim Keohane Dear Ask the Expert, Is transactional VSAM still in IBM's statement of direction, as you said it was last year? I work in a big financial company and we are about to install RLS in our production environment. We have OS/390 2.10 and CICS TS 1.3. It's very important to our strategy to know what IBM intends to do in the near future concerning this subject. >> CLICK for Jim's answer: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid481038_tax285032,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | Get answers to your 390 questions Do you have technical and implementation questions? This is the place to get answers from some of the leading authorities in the 390 field. Our experts have been chosen by our editorial team for their knowledge of specific technology areas. Simply choose the appropriate category and send in your question. Our savvy team of 390 pros continually answer as many questions as possible. >> CLICK for Ask the Expert: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390 DISCUSSION FORUMS | Operating Systems Can you solve the DB2 V6 installation problem? This question was posed by Search390 member "Gandolf" in the Operating Systems forum: "We are installing DB2 V6 on a Multiprise 2003 running OS/390 2.10. We are a new DB2 customer. The installation seems to have gone OK but we are having a problem with the IVP. Specifically, job DSNTEJ1 step PH01S22 abends with a 0C4 RC=10. We do not know why we are getting a storage problem when this step only tries to do an "INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(...)" statement." "We have been in contact with IBM, but no resolution so far. If anyone can give us some tips on what to look for it would be much appreciated." Think you can help? 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