=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM | Expert Questions of the Week Tip July 3, 2003
Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - VM 101 - Getting a handle on the real storage requirements - Calling in a batch COBOL program 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Ten ways to advance your career - Developer tip: Do you know what a PL/X is? ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VM 101 | VM System and Application Programming Where do I start learning how to set up VM in an LPAR running on a Linux-only CPU? How do I set up my hardware configuration? I know that all this can be done but I don't know how? Any good places to start would be appreciated. >> For Dave Jones' expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid518106_tax293472,00.html >> To ask Dave a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid515499_tax293472,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STORAGE REQUIREMENTS | VM System and Application Programming We have just started a z/VM project and are trying to get a handle on the real storage requirements (ballpark figure) to run z/VM as a host, a test z/VM virtual machine and 6 Linux virtual machines. We will be running Redhat. The configuration will be on an ILF on a z-800. >> For Dave Jones' expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid520989_tax293472,00.html >> To ask Dave a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid515499_tax293472,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BATCH COBOL PROGRAMS | Programming--COBOL, PL/I and LE for S/390 Is there a utility available where I can call in my batch COBOL program that will tell me the system-ID or LPAR I am running under? >> For Tom Ross' expert response, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid533560_tax285603,00.html >> To ask Tom a question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid10_cid376068_tax285603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH390.COM FEATURED TOPIC | Ten ways to advance your career Afraid you might lose your job to overseas outsourcing? Then be sure and click over to our featured topic page this week for ten tips from mainframe careers expert Rick Nashleanas. Rick will show you how it is possible to avoid outsourcing and even advance your career during these tough economic times. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://www.search390.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci906421,00.html >> For a more information-packed featured topics, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid10,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEVELOPER TIP | Do you know what a PL/X is? Quiz time -- PLX (or PL/X) is, a. United Nations weapons inspector, b. Second female interest opposite Tom Cruise in "Legend" or c. IBM's internal, proprietary programming language? If you missed it, you've got to check out this tip by Jim Keohane to find out everything you want and need to know. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid10_gci878340,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::::: SEARCH390.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::::: MARK BRUNELLI, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. MARYANN TRIPP, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and best web links. DAVID GABEL, Executive Tech Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your technical tips and tip ideas. DARA SUCH, Associate Account Executive (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Published by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2003, All Rights Reserved. Unsubscribe from 'Expert question of the week' - Simply Reply to this Email with REMOVE within the Body or Subject > or - Go to: http://search390.techtarget.com/register - Log in to edit your profile. - Click on the link to Edit email subscriptions. - Uncheck the box next to the newsletter you wish to unsubscribe from. - When finished, click "Save Changes to My Profile."
