SVC 56 (ENQ) GTF TRACE
Has anyone any documentation as to how to interpret the GTF trace of SVC 56? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mark load module non-executable
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:45:26 -0500 Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :It was briefly mentioned here that users should not put :SMP/E distribution libraries in their TASKLIB catenations. :We suspect one of our consumers has done this. How can we, :as suppliers discourage this? Is there any way to force :the non-executable attribute on a load module? The closest :I can find is only-loadable, which at least should prevent :use of EXEC PGM= to invoke the module. Why not simply protect the files? Or uncatalog them and have the VOLSERs in the DDDEFs? -- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SVC 56 (ENQ) GTF TRACE
On Tue, 1 May 2007 01:32:18 -0500 Anthony Fletcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :Has anyone any documentation as to how to interpret the GTF trace of SVC 56? Diagnosis: Reference has the SVC formats. -- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SVC 56 (ENQ) GTF TRACE
:Has anyone any documentation as to how to interpret the GTF trace of SVC 56? Diagnosis: Reference has the SVC formats. What problem are you trying to solve ???. Have a look at the (GRS) ENQ/RESERVE/DEQ monitor tool. Much less grief IMHO. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: sysdsn enq
Paul Gilmartin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... In a recent note, Edward Jaffe said: Subject: Re: sysdsn enq Ted MacNEIL wrote: After all, batch processing FREEs all data sets between steps, but continues to hold the ENQ if a subsequent step uses the same data set name. I don't thinks that's accurate. DSN allocation is not cleared until EOJ. Deallocated and the ENQ released after the last job step that uses it. I'll agree with the unattributed quotation, FREEs all data sets between steps, rather than Ed and Ted here. From: Title: z/OS V1R6.0 MVS JCL User's Guide Document Number: SA22-7598-04 4.2.1.1 Data Set Integrity Processing When the system has secured control of all permanent data sets, it allocates and unallocates resources for each step of the job. The job terminates after the system has unallocated all resources for the last step in the job. The phrasing unallocates resources for each step makes it clear enough for me, taking FREE as synonymous with unallocate. -- gil That is correct, as long as you don't take DEQ as synonymous with FREE. Kees. ** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ** -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays?
Greg, Most of what I have done in the past centred on aggressive use of space recovery software. I used ACC/SRS, but the same or similar can be achieved with Stop-X37 (whatever it is called now) and SMS. I've run development systems with average 4% free space this way. 1) Fewer and Larger Storage Groups - I generally work with five core storage groups. I worked in shops with 80+ STORGRUPs, (128 is my record) and consolidating these down to 5 was the single largest change that reduced X37 abends 2) Everything is multivolume. Combined with large Storage Groups, allocation is encouraged to overflow on many volumes. I set the default for all allocations to 5 volumes in the DATACLAS and with ACC, and used the ADDVOL rules in SRS to automatically add volumes as a file grew. Files in 20-30 extents across 10-20 volumes are normal. This also helped reduce IOSQ for large datasets. 3) Smallish primary allocation sizes. If everything can be multivolume and multi-extent then why try and allocate everything in one extent. I used ACC and Datclasses to reduce primary allocation sizes - the largest was 500 Cyls. 4) Primary Space reduction in SRS (Stop-x37, whatever). If you can't get it the first time, try again. Reduction percentage should not be too small or you spend a lot of MIPS redriving the allocation - I like 25%. 5) Secondary extents for everything and make them bigger. If I reduce the primary then I also increase the secondary. Large datasets are allocated as CYLS(500 500). 6) Secondary space reduction. So you can use all those little pieces of free space that DEFRAG cleans up 7) Increase secondary allocation. This is an SRS (and STOP-X37) rule that increases the secondary request as the file grows. If the dataset is growing as it is used then ask for more space for each extent, and then trim it with secondary space reduction if you can't get it. Helps stop datasets from running out of extents. 8) In SMS use the secondary space value for allocation on subsequent volumes. 9) Enforce SDB. I used ACC to add DSORG=PS and BLKSIZE=0 in all eligible allocations. 10) Enable Space release on Management Classes. 11) Use extended format for VSAM so that space release works. 12) Convert CYL to track allocations. I used ACC to do this. 13) Use DFHSM MAXEXTENTS to consolidate PDS. This helps stop ordinary PDS from blowing the 16 extent limit as they grow. Only single volume non-EF non-VSAM datasets are selected. 14) Monitor dataset extents. Look for files exceeding 50 extents as some tweaking of rules or JCL may be required. Many of these cases work together - you just can't do Primary space reduction without add volume processing. One thing that became obvious as I designed this is that fragmentation will persist, and with tools like space release it would probably get worse. Rather than fight it, I looked at ways to make sure free space could be used. The site that drove this plan went from two X37 abends a night to 2 per month with no additional DASD. The Production system was running at about 15-20% free space and development was at 4% free space. The only problems in development system were occasional DFHSM recall failures, but this was 3 or 4 per month. YMMV but this worked for me. And yes there were exceptions and special cases, but only a few. Ron PS we stopped doing DEFRAGS the day I started consolidating the Storage Groups -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Shirey Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2007 3:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays? Ron, I'd be curious what some (or all) of those dozen are, if you have the time. We're still running DEFRAGs, but if there's something more effective we could be doing, I'd like to hear about it. TIA, Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Company -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays?
Ron, I have no arguments with what you wrote except I probably would add five DEFRAGs to it. One defrag of one volume per storage group per day or per week. I would defrag the volume with the largest frag index. No harm, no foul there and it may just handle one of those monthly space abends. Call this plan a compromise between arguments from both camps. A placebo if you will. grin There, I feel better already! g,dr Bob Richards -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 4:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays? Greg, snipped a great write up LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays?
Bob, No problems with that. It's a lot better than the mid-afternoon religious observation to DEFRAG that I have seen in too many sites. At 5 volumes a day some volumes may get their 2nd defrag after 2 or 3 years g,d,r back at ya :-) And the thought of using FCTOPPRCPRIMARY with random DEFRAGS scares my pants off. Ron -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richards.Bob Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2007 4:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays? Ron, I have no arguments with what you wrote except I probably would add five DEFRAGs to it. One defrag of one volume per storage group per day or per week. I would defrag the volume with the largest frag index. No harm, no foul there and it may just handle one of those monthly space abends. Call this plan a compromise between arguments from both camps. A placebo if you will. grin There, I feel better already! g,dr Bob Richards -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IEW2766S
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 04/30/2007 at 09:44 AM, Paul Gilmartin [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Irrelevant; in this case I did not have unlike attributes. How is Not unless everything in the SYSLIN concatenation is an HFS. not relevant, other than the fact that it should have read *FS? 3.9.7 Concatenating UNIX Files and Directories Read the text more carefully. It doesn't say that it will convert record formats. On the contrary, I have generally opposed this sort of prior censorship; It isn't censorship to say I don't have code to support that. the application should attempt the OPEN and report the result Not in the case where the result is that the OPEN appears successful but the application will later ABEND or produce incorrect results. Well enough for me. Only because you're not doing what you want the binder to do. Try concatenating SYSUB with *FS files where the record formats are different and see how well it works. It appears Appearances are decieving. that the DFSMS group has done its job well here; the Binder group simply has a deficiency of faith in DFSMS. The BINDER is part of DFSMS. The problem isn't a lack of faith in OPEN, it's that they know something that you don't know. They probably should allow concatenations that are strictly Unix files, but mixing Unix with conventional QSAM would require more code than that. Not rocket science, but still work that has to be justified with customer requirements and a business case. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: NL Usage for Tapes
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 04/30/2007 at 09:19 AM, Paul Gilmartin [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: A counterexample: Not really. (CDC supported only 7-track at that time). Actually they supported 14-track tapes as well. After some RTFM and job log inspection, I learned that my counterpart had used TRTCH=TE; That was the sin for which there is no forgiveness. If he questioned your judgement then he should have asked for confirmation rather than changing the specifications without your knowledge or consent. even (E) was the presumptive mode for data transfer. For him; that doesn't make it universal. But that will leave 8-bit bytes spanning 6-bit data frames on the tape; you'll never be able to process it on foreign equipment! When he says anything so obviously wrong, why would you trust his judgement of what is universal, or even common? So, yes, in days of yore, apparently one programmer considered even parity universal. I can find programmers who considered the Moon landings to be hoaxes. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RES: Counting occurrences of a string in loadlib
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 04/29/2007 at 03:14 PM, Ira Broussard [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: It sure seems to work. It found all occurrences of the string in each load module. Try a load module with large CSECT's. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: even parity
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 04/29/2007 at 10:07 PM, glen herrmannsfeldt [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I believe, though, that even parity was all to common for 7 track tape. Even parity was common on the decimal computers, e.g., 650, 1401, 1410, 7010, 7070, 7080. Odd parity was mandatory for binary data on, e.g., 7040, 7090. I don't know specifically which systems allowed/used even parity seven track, but I do recall that it was used. Used, yes; universal, no. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: LX and ASN reuse
CVTALRS indicates that z/OS support for ASN-and-LX reuse is present. This means, among other things, that you can use such things as the LXSIZE operand of LXRES. This bit is on for all still-supported z/OS releases (i.e., z/OS 1.6 and follow-on). CVTALR indicates that the architecture is enabled. That means that you will actually get a reusable LX if you request one (and thus must meet the usage requirements for that such as setting the high half of GPR 15 with the proper value before using that LX in issuing a PC). And if we had actually enabled ASN reuse, and if your address space were architecturally reusable, you would not be able to SSAR or PT to it but would need to use SSAIR / PTI if the architecture demanded it. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
Hi All, I tried to FTP from my Windows PC to Mainframe with the help of command prompt. It did work. Could any one suggest my if the FTP from a PC to a Mainframe sequential file is possible with 'Wise FTP' or any other such FTP software. DISCLAIMER: This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
No reason why it should not work. There are some FTP clients that are more mainframe friendly. One is called Seagull FTP and can be downloaded from http://www.seagullsoftware.com/ Gadi -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pradeep_Vasudevan Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server Hi All, I tried to FTP from my Windows PC to Mainframe with the help of command prompt. It did work. Could any one suggest my if the FTP from a PC to a Mainframe sequential file is possible with 'Wise FTP' or any other such FTP software. DISCLAIMER: This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays?
Ron, Obviously my suggestion has to take into consideration what else is going on in one's shop. I wouldn't exactly recommend this for shops doing data movement either (as we are). I cannot remember the last time I saw a DEFRAG here. We also have DTS Software in house. Works fine, lasts a long time. Bob Richards -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:12 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays? Bob, No problems with that. It's a lot better than the mid-afternoon religious observation to DEFRAG that I have seen in too many sites. At 5 volumes a day some volumes may get their 2nd defrag after 2 or 3 years g,d,r back at ya :-) And the thought of using FCTOPPRCPRIMARY with random DEFRAGS scares my pants off. Ron LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mark load module non-executable
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:45:26 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: It was briefly mentioned here that users should not put SMP/E distribution libraries in their TASKLIB catenations. We suspect one of our consumers has done this. How can we, as suppliers discourage this? Is there any way to force the non-executable attribute on a load module? The closest I can find is only-loadable, which at least should prevent use of EXEC PGM= to invoke the module. I'd be cautious about that. You wouldn't want to have those attributes make it into your target libraries. I don't know of a way to get SMP/E to assign different attributes to a load module in a distribution zone than what is assigned in the target zone. You could perhaps discourage it by informing them that it is an unsupported configuration. -- Tom Marchant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: LX and ASN reuse
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 07:13 -0400, Peter Relson wrote: And if we had actually enabled ASN reuse, and if your address space were architecturally reusable, you would not be able to SSAR or PT to it but would need to use SSAIR / PTI if the architecture demanded it. Should this be read as stayed tuned ... ???. Not having a need for such, I must admit to not having stayed on top of these reuse developments. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
determining cause of deadlock
Is there any way to determine who was holding a reserve after the fact? I had a situation where systemA was holding an exclusive enq on a catalog but systemB had the volume reserved. The job holding the catalog enq on systemA was cancelled, thus resolving the contention, before I could issue the appropriate commands to determine who was holding the reserve. I'd still like to know, however, who/what was holding the reserve on systemB so I can possibly avoid the problem in the future. systemA is at z/OS 1.7 and systemB is at z/OS 1.4. TIA, Debbie Mitchell -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
At my shop I have a function called FTPMVS. I open a DOS command prompt and the issue the command FTP FTPMVS. It then prompts me for USERID and PASSWORD. Not sure if this is valid at other shops or not. But by using this from my PC DOS Command window, I created several Batch FTP processes to grab mvs data sets down to the server of my dreams. Lizette - -- -- --I tried to FTP from my Windows PC to Mainframe with the help --of command prompt. It did work. Could any one suggest my if the FTP from --a PC to a Mainframe sequential file is possible with 'Wise FTP' or any --other such FTP software. -- -- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OS/390 Catalog in z/OS V1R7
Thanks all for the help. John was correct. The new master catalog will be created using OS390 1.4 and not used by it - only in zOS 1.7 and higher. There is no chance that any co-existence of toleration maintenance is available. Any suggestions on what to do with the user catalogs. My thought is to repro them using the OS390 system and then not touch them with OS390 after zOS uses them. Again, thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: determining cause of deadlock
Debbie Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Is there any way to determine who was holding a reserve after the fact? I had a situation where systemA was holding an exclusive enq on a catalog but systemB had the volume reserved. The job holding the catalog enq on systemA was cancelled, thus resolving the contention, before I could issue the appropriate commands to determine who was holding the reserve. I'd still like to know, however, who/what was holding the reserve on systemB so I can possibly avoid the problem in the future. systemA is at z/OS 1.7 and systemB is at z/OS 1.4. TIA, Debbie Mitchell Debbie, If both systems are in the same sysplex, you shoud have received messages IOS431I and commands D U,VOL=vv and D GRS,DEV=vv issued automatically on SystemB. Kees. ** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ** -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
I've used WS-FTP Pro a lot. It has an option to let it figure out the remote target. I used to specify what the remote target was myslef versus the automatic mechanism, depending on whether I was going to HFS/ZFS versus a native dataset. I'm sure other, free, ftp clients will work equally as well. John -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pradeep_Vasudevan Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 05:20 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server Hi All, I tried to FTP from my Windows PC to Mainframe with the help of command prompt. It did work. Could any one suggest my if the FTP from a PC to a Mainframe sequential file is possible with 'Wise FTP' or any other such FTP software. DISCLAIMER: This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: LX and ASN reuse
On Tue, 1 May 2007 07:13:52 -0400 Peter Relson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :CVTALRS indicates that z/OS support for ASN-and-LX reuse is present. This :means, among other things, that you can use such things as the LXSIZE :operand of LXRES. This bit is on for all still-supported z/OS releases :(i.e., z/OS 1.6 and follow-on). : :CVTALR indicates that the architecture is enabled. That means that you will :actually get a reusable LX if you request one (and thus must meet the usage :requirements for that such as setting the high half of GPR 15 with the :proper value before using that LX in issuing a PC). And if we had actually :enabled ASN reuse, and if your address space were architecturally reusable, :you would not be able to SSAR or PT to it but would need to use SSAIR / PTI :if the architecture demanded it. To break it down: CVTALR is off - you cannot use SSAIR/PTI/ESTA 5 CVTALR is on, CVTALRS is off - the instructions SSAIR etc. can be used. Will the high order word of the result of ESAIR/ESTA 5 be guaranteed to be safe so that an SSAIR can be used? Or might it be garbage? Both on - SSAR/PT may fail. ESAR will work. Do I understand it? -- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: determining cause of deadlock
After the fact may be more difficult. But the things I would do are: 1) See if there might be any SVC Dumps taken during the time. They may contain information on GRS even if the dump was not specific to this issue. 2) See if there are any LOGREC data produced. Sometimes yes, Sometimes no. 3) Look in SYSLOG (OPERLOG) during the time the Contention messages are produced on both systems. See what batch jobs or other issues might be happening at that time. Sometimes you get lucky and see a process that will give a clue to the issue. Otherwise, definitely put in automation processes that get triggered on the messages you saw and do the D U and D GRS commands. You may also wish to do a F CATALOG command to list the tasks currently in process in the automation. It may show what is being held in the CAS. Lizette -- Is there any way to determine who was holding a reserve after the --fact? I -- had a situation where systemA was holding an exclusive enq on a --catalog but -- systemB had the volume reserved. The job holding the catalog enq on --systemA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Changes in HFS
Moving to ZOS 1.7 in a couple of weeks. Don't know what, if anything, has ever been changed in the HFS. Is there a way to list out what might be local changes? We are not heavy users and all changes precede my arrival by years. Thank you in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: determining cause of deadlock
SMF record type 77 (RMF enqueue activity) may have information about the event. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. Debbie Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news: Is there any way to determine who was holding a reserve after the fact? I had a situation where systemA was holding an exclusive enq on a catalog but systemB had the volume reserved. The job holding the catalog enq on systemA was cancelled, thus resolving the contention, before I could issue the appropriate commands to determine who was holding the reserve. I'd still like to know, however, who/what was holding the reserve on systemB so I can possibly avoid the problem in the future. systemA is at z/OS 1.7 and systemB is at z/OS 1.4. TIA, Debbie Mitchell -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
In a message dated 5/1/2007 6:30:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a PC to a Mainframe sequential file is possible with 'Wise FTP' or any other such FTP software. Long time user of ws_ftp and Whatsup from _www.ipswitch.com_ (http://www.ipswitch.com) . ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Changes in HFS
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 07:57 -0500, Daniel McLaughlin wrote: Moving to ZOS 1.7 in a couple of weeks. Don't know what, if anything, has ever been changed in the HFS. Is there a way to list out what might be local changes? We are not heavy users and all changes precede my arrival by years. Presumably this is the /var and /etc issue. Caused me a fair bit of work. See the migration guide, and Marnas (excellent) Share paper. diff is your (if somewhat verbose) friend. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: LX and ASN reuse
In a message dated 5/1/2007 7:09:47 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not having a need for such, I must admit to not having stayed on top of these reuse developments. The Romulons and Klingons never sleep! My suspicion that the battle bots will have interfaces for data mining to determine weather and other sidereal adjustments to fine tune the battle loads for maximum effectiveness. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Ulterior Motive for IBM's Lawsuits
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 8:57 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Ulterior Motive for IBM's Lawsuits Steve, North of NZ - you mean New Caledonia and Vanuatu? SNIP Uh, I guess I suffer from a related problem in navigation as a certain US made fighter did. While upon crossing the equator on autopilot rumor has it that a formation flight collectively did immediate aileron rolls to inverted (after all, their autopilots had determined they were now upside down and needed to correct that situation) -- and surprised the __ out of the pilots. Me, I just reversed east/west as I mentally crossed the equator and had NZ on the wrong side of Australia. Good thing airlines don't use military spec autopilots. Good thing I don't fly one either. Later, Steve Thompson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
Hi Ed, We use WhatsUp Gold in our network monitoring and it provides a lot of bang for the buck. Personally I used to use WS-FTP-Pro for years. I found the licensing terms and activation technology the adopted in recent releases a put off. Now I only recommend SeaGull FreeFTP or Filezilla and that is what I use. Seagull FTP Freeware http://www.seagullsoftware.com/products/bluezone/free-ftp.html Filezilla http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ Cyberduck on Max OS X though I have not connected to z/OS from my Mac desktop since I don't have support for the corporate VPN configuration http://cyberduck.ch/ Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO Performance and Availability Management mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (office) 301.986.3574 Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Finnell Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 9:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server In a message dated 5/1/2007 6:30:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: a PC to a Mainframe sequential file is possible with 'Wise FTP' or any other such FTP software. Long time user of ws_ftp and Whatsup from _www.ipswitch.com_ (http://www.ipswitch.com) . This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
I haven't tried it very much, but FireFox now has a ftp client (plug in) that looks fairly nice. Much like FileZilla, in fact. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Ulterior Motive for IBM's Lawsuits
Hey, watch it there! To broad of a sweeping statement! :-) Bob Richards (Ex-USAF Autopilot Specialist on C5As, C141s and C130s) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thompson, Steve Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 9:34 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Ulterior Motive for IBM's Lawsuits Good thing airlines don't use military spec autopilots. Good thing I don't fly one either. LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: determining cause of deadlock
On Tue, 1 May 2007 07:22:09 -0500, Debbie Mitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way to determine who was holding a reserve after the fact? I had a situation where systemA was holding an exclusive enq on a catalog but systemB had the volume reserved. The job holding the catalog enq on systemA was cancelled, thus resolving the contention, before I could issue the appropriate commands to determine who was holding the reserve. I'd still like to know, however, who/what was holding the reserve on systemB so I can possibly avoid the problem in the future. systemA is at z/OS 1.7 and systemB is at z/OS 1.4. TIA, Debbie Mitchell -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html If you are running RMF with ENQ(DETAIL) as an option, you should be able to execute the RMF post-processor with REPORTS(ENQ). This won't tell you exactly what is causing the problem, but it should get you close enough that you can surmise what's going on. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
In a message dated 5/1/2007 8:59:54 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We use WhatsUp Gold in our network monitoring and it provides a lot of bang for the buck. Personally I used to use WS-FTP-Pro for years. I found the licensing terms and activation technology the adopted in recent releases a put off. Yeah, the Candleonians went a little goofy with Command Center or whatever they wanted to call it. Think whatsup did about 97% and had easier interface for the operators at about 1/8 the cost. The committee selected Hummingbird's Host Explorer for site emulator and it's evolved into a fairly decent package. Fortunately I went to high school with the auditor and they still like ws_fpt for gathering stuff from all around. I usually just get a complimentary copy to keep up with the Jones. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays?
Ron, Thanks for the list - and it's more than a dozen! I'm happy to see we're doing a lot of this already but since we have no product like ACC/SRS (or even HSM) to help, you've mentioned several things we can't do. Also, we have no production control staff, so JCL is all in the hands of the programmers, and they have no time to go through and modify it to do better data set allocations. sigh.. I did wonder about your number 8 suggestion - this is for extended format VSAM only, isn't it? I thought that for all other data sets, you get the primary when you extend to a new volume. Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Company -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays? snip 8) In SMS use the secondary space value for allocation on subsequent volumes. snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RES: Counting occurrences of a string in loadlib
I tried it with modules that had multiple CSECTs up to 8K per CSECT in length and it worked. Since I can guarantee that a CSECT is never larger than 8K (since I wrote the code), I don't have to worry about CSECTs larger than that, although I don't understand why you think there would be a problem. One of my test load libraries contains a block size of 6160 resulting in CSECTs spanning multiple records, and it still works. Ira In a message dated 5/1/2007 5:53:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 04/29/2007 at 03:14 PM, Ira Broussard [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: It sure seems to work. It found all occurrences of the string in each load module. Try a load module with large CSECT's. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Ulterior Motive for IBM's Lawsuits
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richards.Bob Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 9:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Ulterior Motive for IBM's Lawsuits Hey, watch it there! To broad of a sweeping statement! :-) Bob Richards (Ex-USAF Autopilot Specialist on C5As, C141s and C130s) SNIPAGE Good thing airlines don't use military spec autopilots. Good thing I don't fly one either. SNIP If memory serves me correctly, it was the F16 on the first flight that went south of the equator. And someone from the Lazy-L told me it was a variable that had the wrong sign. I don't drive anything larger than a single engine piston land aircraft at this point (nothing military). Later, Steve Thompson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Ulterior Motive for IBM's Lawsuits
Wasn't it the F-16 that rebooted when the Israeli's were doing test flights over the dead sea? didn't have code to support a negative altitude and the dead sea is about 1500 feet below sea level. Mike -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays?
Greg, VSAM gives you a new primary extent when you go to a new volume. Setting this to Secondary will change this behavior for extended format VSAM. For DSORG=PS you get the secondary allocation when you go to a new volume. ACC is a a very kewl way to undo whatever your programmers have done to their JCL without actually having to change the JCL itself. Ron -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Shirey Sent: Tuesday, 1 May 2007 10:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FW: Do we have to defrag MVS volumes on newer generation disk arrays? Ron, Thanks for the list - and it's more than a dozen! I'm happy to see we're doing a lot of this already but since we have no product like ACC/SRS (or even HSM) to help, you've mentioned several things we can't do. Also, we have no production control staff, so JCL is all in the hands of the programmers, and they have no time to go through and modify it to do better data set allocations. sigh.. I did wonder about your number 8 suggestion - this is for extended format VSAM only, isn't it? I thought that for all other data sets, you get the primary when you extend to a new volume. Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Company -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mark load module non-executable
On Tue, 1 May 2007 06:57:46 -0500, Tom Marchant wrote: On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:45:26 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: I'd be cautious about that. You wouldn't want to have those attributes make it into your target libraries. I don't know of a way to get SMP/E to assign different attributes to a load module in a distribution zone than what is assigned in the target zone. In this case, the target libraries are built with Binder JCLIN rather than IEBCOPY, so different PARM values in UTILITY entries for the target and DLIB zones can cause the load modules to have different attributes. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
Okay, I have forgotten so much about TSO/VTAM I need to little refresher course. We have 160 for Max Usr defined. We have 256 VTAM Applids defined for TSO usage. Yet we are getting IKT011I Message TCAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT LOGON RC=100 We use TCPIP to logon to TSO but that is about the only difference I can think of. What would I need to look at to see why the IKT011I message is being produced? From the message I am at a loss to explain the lack of TCAS Logons. 100 No more TSO user APPLIDs are available. You may have defined too few TSO user APPLIDs. Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IEW2766S
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:21:55 -0300, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: that the DFSMS group has done its job well here; the Binder group simply has a deficiency of faith in DFSMS. The BINDER is part of DFSMS. The problem isn't a lack of faith in OPEN, it's that they know something that you don't know. They probably should allow concatenations that are strictly Unix files, but mixing Unix with conventional QSAM would require more code than that. Not rocket science, but still work that has to be justified with customer requirements and a business case. The code to handle concatenations mixed of UNIX files and Classic data sets already exists in QSAM; they do not appear as unlike attributes in the formal sense. In fact it requires more code to perform separate handling of UNIX and Classic as Binder apparently does. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
In a message dated 5/1/2007 10:10:15 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What would I need to look at to see why the IKT011I message is being produced? From the message I am at a loss to explain the lack of TCAS Logons. Hard to tell w/o more info. Normally TCP recycles APPLIds. Are you experiencing network problems? D net,pending or a few NETSTAT commands ought to give you a clue. ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
No - no network issues, the D NET,PENDING has nothing queued. NETSTAT does not show any issues. We are at z/OS V1.7. We made no changes to any parms. Our MAX Address space in IEASYS00 is 375, we currently have 363 address spaces running. In TSOKEY00 our USERMAX=160 (D TS indicates only 80 out of 160 being used). We show VTAM TSO Appl display with 256 appls but up to 80 show ACT/S the rest are CONCT. Confusion abounds. There are no additional error messages indicating a problem. I may open an ETR to IBM if I am unable to resolve this issue. Do you think any USS processes may be affecting my MAX Address Space information? Or am I barking up the wrong O'Ladder? So - other than VTAM TSO Appl definitions and USERMAX, anything else to look at for TSO? Lizette Hard to tell w/o more info. Normally TCP recycles APPLIds. Are you experiencing network problems? D net,pending or a few NETSTAT commands ought to give you a clue. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FTP from a Windows PC to Mainframe server
On Tue, 1 May 2007 16:50:00 +0530, Pradeep_Vasudevan wrote: I tried to FTP from my Windows PC to Mainframe with the help of command prompt. It did work. Could any one suggest my if the FTP from a PC to a Mainframe sequential file is possible with 'Wise FTP' or any other such FTP software. The FTP interface specified in RFC 959 was never designed for the sort of automated hierarchy traversal performed by GUI FTP clients. It's remarkable not that such products work well, but that they work at all. RFC 959 provide (among others) the following commands: NLST, which returns a list of file names, one per line. The reply from NLST does not distinguish between directory names and base file names. LIST, which returns a display, intended to be human readable, of file names with unspecified descriptive information. Implementors generally cause LIST to return the directory listing characteristic of some command prompt option familiar to users of the host system. SYST, which returns a description of the host operating system. The z/OS FTP server nowadays returns: 215 UNIX is the operating system of this server. FTP Server is running on z/OS. ... Smart GUI FTP clients can use this reply to select a scheme to parse the output of the LIST command to infer information not provided by NLST. But here z/OS provides a rude surprise for the smart client: the format returned by LIST depends strongly on the last CWD performed. If the user does CWD to a UNIX directory, the format returned is that of the UNIX ls -l command; after CWD to a Classic prefix, the format is that of (I'm guessing) that returned by the TSO LISTDS command. So the smart GUI client can't rely on the value in the 215 UNIX ... response, but must further guess the format to parse based on content. And this depends on the client's considering z/OS prevalent enough to be worthy of the support resource. It's remarkable that they work at all. HTTP is a protocol more suited to automated traversal: HTML is better formally specified than the response to FTP LIST. Regardless, before the ascendancy of the WWW and its search engine crawlers, there were analogous crawlers such as Archie that traversed the FTP (and NNTP?) universe. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: LX and ASN reuse
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU wrote on 05/01/2007 08:43:03 AM: On Tue, 1 May 2007 07:13:52 -0400 Peter Relson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :CVTALRS indicates that z/OS support for ASN-and-LX reuse is present. This :means, among other things, that you can use such things as the LXSIZE :operand of LXRES. This bit is on for all still-supported z/OS releases :(i.e., z/OS 1.6 and follow-on). : :CVTALR indicates that the architecture is enabled. That means that you will :actually get a reusable LX if you request one (and thus must meet the usage :requirements for that such as setting the high half of GPR 15 with the :proper value before using that LX in issuing a PC). And if we had actually :enabled ASN reuse, and if your address space were architecturally reusable, :you would not be able to SSAR or PT to it but would need to use SSAIR / PTI :if the architecture demanded it. To break it down: CVTALR is off - you cannot use SSAIR/PTI/ESTA 5 CVTALR is on, CVTALRS is off - the instructions SSAIR etc. can be used. Will the high order word of the result of ESAIR/ESTA 5 be guaranteed to be safe so that an SSAIR can be used? Or might it be garbage? Both on - SSAR/PT may fail. ESAR will work. Do I understand it? CVTALR is on, CVTALRS is off will never occur. CVTALRS is always on for z/OS 1.6 or higher, and never on for a lower release. CVTALR is never on for a release lower than z/OS 1.6. Jim Mulder z/OS System Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie, NY -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
Think we found it. In our VTAMLST definition for TSO, we had this IST080I TSOH878 ACT/S TSOH879 ACT/S TSOH880 ACT/S IST080I TSOH8H8 CONCT TSOH882 CONCT TSOH883 CONCT IST080I TSOH884 CONCT TSOH885 CONCT TSOH886 CONCT After TSOH880 comes TSOH8H8. And that is where we are stopping. So I am guessing that VTAM stopped because the TSOH8H8 was not acceptable for some reason. At least that is what coincidence is telling me. We will change the TSOH8H8 to TSOH881 and cycle the TSO ACB tonight. Will let you know how it works. Lizette No - no network issues, the D NET,PENDING has nothing queued. NETSTAT does not show any issues. We are at z/OS V1.7. We made no changes to any parms. Our MAX Address space in IEASYS00 is 375, we currently have 363 address spaces running. In TSOKEY00 our USERMAX=160 (D TS indicates only 80 out of 160 being used). We show VTAM TSO Appl display with 256 appls but up to 80 show ACT/S the rest are CONCT. Confusion abounds. There are no additional error messages indicating a problem. I may open an ETR to IBM if I am unable to resolve this issue. Do you think any USS processes may be affecting my MAX Address Space information? Or am I barking up the wrong O'Ladder? So - other than VTAM TSO Appl definitions and USERMAX, anything else to look at for TSO? Lizette Hard to tell w/o more info. Normally TCP recycles APPLIds. Are you experiencing network problems? D net,pending or a few NETSTAT commands ought to give you a clue. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Mark load module non-executable
Paul Gilmartin asked Is there any way to force the non-executable attribute on a load module? File-AID 3.1 can do this. Use option I and disposition OLD - you can then overtype the attributes, including EXEC (executable). Gene Lynd -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100 Think we found it. In our VTAMLST definition for TSO, we had this IST080I TSOH878 ACT/S TSOH879 ACT/S TSOH880 ACT/S IST080I TSOH8H8 CONCT TSOH882 CONCT TSOH883 CONCT IST080I TSOH884 CONCT TSOH885 CONCT TSOH886 CONCT After TSOH880 comes TSOH8H8. And that is where we are stopping. So I am guessing that VTAM stopped because the TSOH8H8 was not acceptable for some reason. At least that is what coincidence is telling me. We will change the TSOH8H8 to TSOH881 and cycle the TSO ACB tonight. Will let you know how it works. Lizette If you need this RIGHT NOW, then you can create a temporary VTAMLST member containing only the TSO881 entry and V NET,ACT,ID=... to activate it. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100 No - no network issues, the D NET,PENDING has nothing queued. NETSTAT does not show any issues. We are at z/OS V1.7. We made no changes to any parms. Our MAX Address space in IEASYS00 is 375, we currently have 363 address spaces running. In TSOKEY00 our USERMAX=160 (D TS indicates only 80 out of 160 being used). We show VTAM TSO Appl display with 256 appls but up to 80 show ACT/S the rest are CONCT. SNIP I have been away from this aspect for a bit, but something to think about: While you did not say ADDRESS SPACE create failure was happening, a quick look at the numbers, you only have 13 address spaces available. Now, if you have a certain number in reserve for system usage... So you might want to up your number of address spaces a bit to give yourself just a bit more wiggle room. Regards, Steve Thompson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
Okay, one last help, My vtam is very weak. If I create a new member in VTAMLST with the TSOH881 will that allow vtam to use the remaining 100+ appls, or are they unavailable until I fix my ACB? Lizette If you need this RIGHT NOW, then you can create a temporary VTAMLST member containing only the TSO881 entry and V NET,ACT,ID=... to activate it. -- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
We are planning to drop the MAX Address space from the individual IEASYS members (one per LPAR) and let the IEASYS00 member rule. It has 1000 specified. Therefore, wiggle room will be obtained. We have IPLs scheduled for this weekend, so it will go in with those. Thanks for the advice. Lizette I have been away from this aspect for a bit, but something to think about: While you did not say ADDRESS SPACE create failure was happening, a quick look at the numbers, you only have 13 address spaces available. Now, if you have a certain number in reserve for system usage... So you might want to up your number of address spaces a bit to give yourself just a bit more wiggle room. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: latest Principles of Operation
On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:55:24 -0300, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... *All* instructions should be used with care and with adequate documentation. You don't need new instructions to write obscure code; it's been done with BXH and BXLE. ... From a binary search routine I inherited about 35 years ago. This calulates the offset of the middle element of a table FSVO middle. r2 = table entry length r3 = (non-zero) table length BXLE R2,R2,* DOUBLE OFFSET UNTIL TAB SIZE SRL R2,1GET MIDDLE ELEMENT It works. It might even be efficient for small tables. But BXLE is not an instruction I associate with numerical calculations. It also has a BXH a few instructions later used for calculation and loop control (but a bit more obvious than R2,R2,*). And the code came with no comments. Pat O'Keefe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
In a message dated 5/1/2007 10:56:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: We will change the TSOH8H8 to TSOH881 and cycle the TSO ACB tonight. Will let you know how it works. So the VTAM def and the TCP LUs don't match up? Guess you could vary inact H8H8 in vtam and TCP and see if it continued with the existing defs... ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Changes in HFS
You might want to checkout the IBM Migration Checker for Z/OS at http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/downloads/ There are some specific checks for USS. Daniel McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Moving to ZOS 1.7 in a couple of weeks. Don't know what, if anything, has ever been changed in the HFS. Is there a way to list out what might be local changes? We are not heavy users and all changes precede my arrival by years. Thank you in advance. - Ahhh...imagining that irresistible new car smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mark load module non-executable
On Tue, 1 May 2007 11:59:09 -0400, Lynd, Eugene (Contractor) (J6C) wrote: Paul Gilmartin asked Is there any way to force the non-executable attribute on a load module? File-AID 3.1 can do this. Use option I and disposition OLD - you can then overtype the attributes, including EXEC (executable). Alas, File-AID is not among the utilities supported by SMP/E. (I know, I didn't make that requirement explicit; it may have been implicit in my use of SMP/E terminology.) -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 11:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100 Okay, one last help, My vtam is very weak. If I create a new member in VTAMLST with the TSOH881 will that allow vtam to use the remaining 100+ appls, or are they unavailable until I fix my ACB? Lizette They should then be available immediately. What is happening is that TSO is trying to use the TSOH881 value, when it gets a bad RC from VTAM (applid doesn't exist), it assumes that it ran out of possibilities and just stops. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IEW2766S
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 05/01/2007 at 10:13 AM, Paul Gilmartin [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The code to handle concatenations mixed of UNIX files and Classic data sets already exists in QSAM; FSVO. The code to handle mixed object module formats does *NOT* exist in QSAM. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RES: Counting occurrences of a string in loadlib
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 05/01/2007 at 10:44 AM, Ira Broussard [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I tried it with modules that had multiple CSECTs up to 8K per CSECT That's still fairly small, although it is posible to hit the problem even so. I don't understand why you think there would be a problem. Because the linkage editor and the BINDER can split text at arbitrary locations. One of my test load libraries contains a block size of 6160 resulting in CSECTs spanning multiple records, and it still works. Try searching for a string that straddles text records. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RES: Counting occurrences of a string in loadlib
An 8K CSECT is fairly small? That seems odd to me. 99.99% of my CSECTs are less than 8K. Load modules (which are what I am scanning) are a different story -- most all of my load modules are much larger than 8K due to multiple CSECTs in the load module. I understand the linkage editor can split a record anywhere it wants. However, why does that cause a problem if I am concatenating all of the records for a load module into a single variable and scanning that variable? For example... searcharea = do until EOF read record into newrecord searcharea = searcharea || newrecord end scan searcharea I haven't done exhaustive testing, but the testing I did shows that the result is what I expected (including when the records had an odd number of bytes, e.g., not on a fullword boundary). If my search string was split across the previous record and the new record, it is correctly un-split in the concatenated storage area. Ira In a message dated 5/1/2007 12:19:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 05/01/2007 at 10:44 AM, Ira Broussard [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I tried it with modules that had multiple CSECTs up to 8K per CSECT That's still fairly small, although it is posible to hit the problem even so. I don't understand why you think there would be a problem. Because the linkage editor and the BINDER can split text at arbitrary locations. One of my test load libraries contains a block size of 6160 resulting in CSECTs spanning multiple records, and it still works. Try searching for a string that straddles text records. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
Make changes to the current member of VTAMLST, issue V NET,ACT,ID=,UPDATE=ALL and it should implement your changes on the fly. VTAM has quite a bit of update-while-running functionality, rarely mentioned, but it is documented. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Couple Datasets
Is there a procedure to move these datasets while the system is active? Any help would be appreciated. We are z/os V1R7. Thank You -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file
I need to print the contents of an HFS file. Can IEBGENER do it or what would you suggest? Thansk John Norgauer University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004 Hardware eventually breaks - Software eventually works anon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Couple Datasets
Yes. DO you have both primary and alternate datasets? Do you want to move both? Use the SETXCF COUPLE SWITCH to switch from primary to alternate. Delete and define a new primary. SETXCF SWITCH to make the new dataset the primary Delete and define the alternate, use SETXCF command to make it the alternate This is the general idea, check the command syntax. We've done this plenty of times with no problems. Alan Subject: Couple Datasets Is there a procedure to move these datasets while the system is active? Any help would be appreciated. We are z/os V1R7. Thank You -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with IKT011I Message RC=100
I would also switch to using VTAM Generic resource definitions for TSO. Once this is in place you never will have problems with VTAM and TSO applids. On Tue, 1 May 2007 13:48:08 -0400, Tim Hare [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make changes to the current member of VTAMLST, issue V NET,ACT,ID=,UPDATE=ALL and it should implement your changes on the fly. VTAM has quite a bit of update-while-running functionality, rarely mentioned, but it is documented. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Couple Datasets
Easiest method is to define new couple datasets, then use the V XCF,SWITCH commands as documented in the System Commands manual. Also search the archives. We've been down this road many times. On Tue, 1 May 2007 13:02:17 -0500, Mark Steely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a procedure to move these datasets while the system is active? Any help would be appreciated. We are z/os V1R7. Thank You -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Couple Datasets
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Steely Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Couple Datasets Is there a procedure to move these datasets while the system is active? Any help would be appreciated. We are z/os V1R7. Thank You Yes, there is Oh! You want to know what it is. Create the new COUPLE datasets where you want them to be. Then use the SETXCF command: SETXCF TYPE=...,ACOUPLE=new.couple.dsn2 SETXCF TYPE=...,PSWITCH SETXCF TYPE=...,ACOUPLE=new.couple.dsn1 SETXCF TYPE=...,PSWITCH SETXCF TYPE=...,ACOUPLE=new.couple.dsn2 After the above, new.couple.dsn1 is the primary couple dataset and new.couple.dsn2 is the alternate. Update the appropriate members in PARMLIB as well. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Norgauer Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:09 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file I need to print the contents of an HFS file. Can IEBGENER do it or what would you suggest? Thansk John Norgauer Yes //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD DUMMY //SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=* //SYSUT1 DD PATH='...',FILEMODE=TEXT, // LRECL=???,RECFM=?? Put in appropriate values for LRECL and RECFM. Yes, they are needed because UNIX files don't have such attributes. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Best practices for software delivery
On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:30:30 -0500, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Driscoll Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 11:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Best practices for software delivery I have to agree with John. I would suggest building an install package from XMIT output (or even do a 2 stage XMIT, ie create a PDS with XMIT's of the different libraries, then XMIT the PDS to a flat file), and make it available from the internet. If the customer can't get the file via the internet from the mainframe, they probably can get it onto a PC. I would only cut tapes as an absolute last measure. At a past company, we had our mainframe software available on the internet, and we never once had to cut a tape. Wayne Driscoll This is how stuff is distributed on the CBTTape site. XMIT all the files which make up the package. Put those XMIT'ed files into a PDS. Put one or more members into this PDS which can expand (RECEIVE) the members back into individual files. XMIT that PDS to another sequential file. Then zip that sequential file in order to conserve space. I even did this with some files that resided on UNIX. You use pax to create an archive, and direct it out to a z/OS legacy dataset with LRECL=1,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=?. Then XMIT the pax archive and put it in the aforementioned PDS. OK, I seem to be having an Alzheimer's moment. I want to put a PDS in XMIT format (PS), so I can transfer it to the PC and go from there. I don't seem to have any JCL left laying around for that, and can't remember how to do it. This would be similar to the CBTTAPE format methodology. Any and all helf would be appreciated. I'm sure it's just a few lines of XMIT/RECV commands, right?! THANX, Mark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Best practices for software delivery
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark H. Young Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Best practices for software delivery SNIP OK, I seem to be having an Alzheimer's moment. I want to put a PDS in XMIT format (PS), so I can transfer it to the PC and go from there. I don't seem to have any JCL left laying around for that, and can't remember how to do it. This would be similar to the CBTTAPE format methodology. Any and all helf would be appreciated. I'm sure it's just a few lines of XMIT/RECV commands, right?! THANX, Mark XMIT (NODE.USER) DSN(input.pds) OUTDSN(output.seq) NOLOG NONOTIFY SYSOUT(Z) -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Couple Datasets
In Setting Up A Sysplex (SA22-7625-12) page 31 states ...if a couple dataset must be moved to another volume, you cannot simply copy the old dataset to the new volume. You must format a new couple dataset on the desired volume, and bring it into service using SETXCF COUPLE,ACOUPLE and PSWITCH commands. Mark Steely [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 05/01/2007 02:04 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Couple Datasets Is there a procedure to move these datasets while the system is active? Any help would be appreciated. We are z/os V1R7. Thank You -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file
Hi John - Got the following: UNIDENTIFIED KEYWORD FILEMODE KEYWORD DCB IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WITH KEYWORD PATH ON THE DD STAT I used these JCL's per your example: 07 //SYSUT1 DD PATH='/sysjcn/bpxerr.txt',FILEMODE=TEXT, 08 //DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=80) John Norgauer University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004 Hardware eventually breaks - Software eventually works anon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
PGP
What are folks using for data transfers to/from the mainframe using PGP? Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683 This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file
John Norgauer wrote: Hi John - Got the following: UNIDENTIFIED KEYWORD FILEMODE KEYWORD DCB IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WITH KEYWORD PATH ON THE DD STAT I used these JCL's per your example: 07 //SYSUT1 DD PATH='/sysjcn/bpxerr.txt',FILEMODE=TEXT, 08 //DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=80) It should be FILEDATA=TEXT, and you can't specify DCB, but you can specify LRECL and BLKSIZE by themselves. Here is a job I use: //* //GENER EXEC PGM=IEBGENER //* //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSUT1 DD PATH='/tmp/gsk.fmt', // PATHOPTS=(ORDONLY), // FILEDATA=TEXT, // RECFM=VB,LRECL=256,BLKSIZE=260 //SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=A //SYSINDD DUMMY -- Richard -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: PGP
Zip390 from Data21. The pricetag is pretty reasonable and the support is outstanding. Debbie Mitchell Utica National Insurance Group Veilleux, Jon L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 05/01/2007 02:29 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject PGP What are folks using for data transfers to/from the mainframe using PGP? Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683 This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Norgauer Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:28 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file Hi John - Got the following: UNIDENTIFIED KEYWORD FILEMODE KEYWORD DCB IS MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE WITH KEYWORD PATH ON THE DD STAT I used these JCL's per your example: 07 //SYSUT1 DD PATH='/sysjcn/bpxerr.txt',FILEMODE=TEXT, 08 //DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=80) John Norgauer Damn! It is FILEDATA=TEXT, not FILEMODE. Bad fingers! -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Best practices for software delivery
On Tue, 1 May 2007 13:21:51 -0500, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark H. Young Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Best practices for software delivery SNIP OK, I seem to be having an Alzheimer's moment. I want to put a PDS in XMIT format (PS), so I can transfer it to the PC and go from there. I don't seem to have any JCL left laying around for that, and can't remember how to do it. This would be similar to the CBTTAPE format methodology. Any and all helf would be appreciated. I'm sure it's just a few lines of XMIT/RECV commands, right?! THANX, Mark XMIT (NODE.USER) DSN(input.pds) OUTDSN(output.seq) NOLOG NONOTIFY SYSOUT(Z) -- Thank you very much John. Worked fine. Take a cold 12-pack out of petty cash on me. TTFN, Mark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: PGP
We're running Upstream to move our files to a MFL (MainFrameLinux) image for pgp encryption and then ftp them from it. We also go the reverse with the process, ftp, pick up the file, decrypt and then move to z/OS. At 02:29 PM 5/1/2007, you wrote: What are folks using for data transfers to/from the mainframe using PGP? Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683 This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Brian W. France Systems Administrator (Mainframe) Pennsylvania State University Administrative Information Services - Infrastructure/SYSARC Rm 25 Shields Bldg., University Park, Pa. 16802 814-863-4739 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Best practices for software delivery
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 13:18 -0500, Mark H. Young wrote: I want to put a PDS in XMIT format (PS), so I can transfer it to the PC and go from there Coming in late on the conversation, sorry, but I've recently become enamored of AWS format for things I want to move. It's directly readable by the museum-piece Hercules system you've got running on your desktop. -- David Andrews A. Duda and Sons, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Will IEBGENER handle a HFS file
Thanks Richard - your sample worked great! John Norgauer University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004 Hardware eventually breaks - Software eventually works anon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
SMS problem
Thanks for all the info on switching the COUPLE datasets. I have a problem with SMS and calling in a tape dataset that is received from an outside vendor. The tape volser does match a in-house volser. I am doing a gener and have the volser, dsn, expdt=98000, and dataclas specified. When the job is submitted it allocates the VTS drives and calls for the in-house tape. When I change the input volume (SYSUT1) from disp=shr to disp=new it calls for the correct tape device and tape volume. This seems to only happen when the outside tape matches an in-house volser. We are z/OS V1R7. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS problem
Mark, If this is a standalone mount request. Than your UNIT= should be a group of non-acs devices. This would be my first solution attempt. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Steely Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:55 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: SMS problem Thanks for all the info on switching the COUPLE datasets. I have a problem with SMS and calling in a tape dataset that is received from an outside vendor. The tape volser does match a in-house volser. I am doing a gener and have the volser, dsn, expdt=98000, and dataclas specified. When the job is submitted it allocates the VTS drives and calls for the in-house tape. When I change the input volume (SYSUT1) from disp=shr to disp=new it calls for the correct tape device and tape volume. This seems to only happen when the outside tape matches an in-house volser. We are z/OS V1R7. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Best practices for software delivery
Put this in a SYSPROC/SYSEXEC library and use it as a line command in
3.4
/* REXX MAKEXMI */
/* Xmit PDS into data set for FTP */
PARSE UPPER ARG dsn
@dsn = dsn
@dsn2 = STRIP(@dsn,B,')
say 'Processing' @dsn 'into XMIT format'
Address TSO
XMIT MVS.IBMUSER,
PDS,
NOLOG,
SYSOUT(X),
DATASET( || @dsn || ),
OUTDATASET(' || @dsn2 || .XMI')
Return 0
You can make any variation that works for you locally for instance I
also have
/* REXX MAKEXMIU */
/* Xmit PDS into data set for FTP with userid prefix */
PARSE UPPER ARG dsn
@dsn = dsn
@dsn2 = STRIP(@dsn,B,')
@who = sysvar(SYSUID)
say 'Processing' @dsn 'into XMIT format'
Address TSO
XMIT MVS.IBMUSER,
PDS,
NOLOG,
SYSOUT(X),
DATASET( || @dsn || ),
OUTDATASET(' || @who || '.' || @dsn2 || .XMI')
Return rc
Thanks, Sam
-Original Message- OK, I seem to be having an Alzheimer's
moment. I want to put
a PDS in XMIT
format (PS), so I can transfer it to the PC and go from
there. I don't seem to
have any JCL left laying around for that, and can't remember
how to do it.
This would be similar to the CBTTAPE format methodology.
Any and all helf would be appreciated. I'm sure it's just a
few lines of
XMIT/RECV commands, right?!
THANX,
Mark
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Re: RES: Counting occurrences of a string in loadlib
Ira Broussard wrote: I understand the linkage editor can split a record anywhere it wants. However, why does that cause a problem if I am concatenating all of the records for a load module into a single variable and scanning that variable? For example... searcharea = do until EOF read record into newrecord searcharea = searcharea || newrecord end scan searcharea I haven't done exhaustive testing, but the testing I did shows that the result is what I expected (including when the records had an odd number of bytes, e.g., not on a fullword boundary). If my search string was split across the previous record and the new record, it is correctly un-split in the concatenated storage area. There is a little problem with your scheme. A load module contains control records and text records. Disregarding modules with the Only Loadable and Scatter Load attributes, each text record is preceded by at least one control record. To identify split strings, you need to examine the record type and not store the control data. And if you ever consider using something similar to compare load modules, you need to be aware that depending on the sequence of events during linking/binding the module, CSECTs need not appear in the same order in functionally identical modules. Gerhard Postpischil Bradford, VT new e-mail address: gerhardp (at) charter (dot) net -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS problem
On Tue, 1 May 2007 13:54:55 -0500, Mark Steely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for all the info on switching the COUPLE datasets. I have a problem with SMS and calling in a tape dataset that is received from an outside vendor. The tape volser does match a in-house volser. I am doing a gener and have the volser, dsn, expdt=98000, and dataclas specified. When the job is submitted it allocates the VTS drives and calls for the in-house tape. When I change the input volume (SYSUT1) from disp=shr to disp=new it calls for the correct tape device and tape volume. This seems to only happen when the outside tape matches an in-house volser. We are z/OS V1R7. Any help would be appreciated. From the DFSMSdfp Storage Adminitration Reference: With [EMAIL PROTECTED] and DISP=OLD and VOL=SER=nn specified in the JCL, you can access an imported tape outside an automated library for input if you have another tape with the same volser in a system-managed library. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group: G-ITO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] z/OS and OS390 expert at http://searchDataCenter.com/ateExperts/ Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS problem
From the DFSMSdfp Storage Adminitration Reference: With [EMAIL PROTECTED] and DISP=OLD and VOL=SER=nn specified in the JCL, you can access an imported tape outside an automated library for input if you have another tape with the same volser in a system-managed library. Mark -- It appears that DEVICE ALLOCATION is confused. Perhaps a UNIT= override in your ACS or an EDT definition. Kevin -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Best practices for software delivery
On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:46:24 -0400, Wayne Driscoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, time for me to spend some time on the soap box. What is the TECHNICAL reason for not allowing the Mainframe to access the network? I don't understand this at all. Every PC in your company probably can access the internet, allowing employees to spend time browsing the web, yet the mainframe can't be connected to the internet to allow for you to QUICKLY get maintenance? ... Sorry to be late to a sopbox sub-thread ... especially one on a favorite topic of mine. Wayne must have limited experience with corporate paranoia. Every PC in our company probably DOES have access to the internet, but only through a proxy and only for well-known HTTP ports. No FTP. No news servers.No anything but HTTP HTTPS. Some of use have access to an unathorized wireless access point that is not on our LAN, but we have software that disables wireless communication if an ethernet connection is active. And all of the PCs are locked down so that we cannot change such things. (All software is downloaded from a corporate server.) We can freely FTP between mainframes and PCs but have to go off LAN to transfer to/from remote sites. It's a royal pain! Pat O'Keefe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS problem
Thanks for the information this worked as designed. Here is the information I found for this STORCLASS: Problem Duplicate Tape Volser Bypass - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Solution SMS does not support duplicate tape volsers. In an SMS environment where an IBM ATL or VTS exists, the mount will always be directed to the IBM library that contains the duplicate volume regardless of any unit / device parm specified. This is because SMS detects that they are in an IBM Library environment early in the allocation process by calling OAM to determine if the volser in question might be a library volser. If a TCDB entry is found, or the Tape Mgmt. System (ie. RMM / CA / TLMS / ZARA) indicates it is a library volser via CBRUXVNL, then the mount will be directed to an associated library drive. This will result in either a RC8 RSN51 failure indicating that 'you cannot do a specific mount of a scratch volser within an ATL' (if the duplicate ATL volume is in SCRATCH status), or worse, the mount of the wrong volume inside the ATL. Library users that need the ability to mount foreign tapes with duplicate volsers on NON-SMS Standalone drives now have a way to bypass this restriction. With SMS's introduction of the reserved storclas [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OW39564), customers can now request that the allocation be forced to the NON-SMS standalone allocation path. As long as the customer specifies DISP=OLD and [EMAIL PROTECTED], SMS will force the allocation to NON-SMS. Note: [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a reserved SC name. It must not be defined in the SCDS. The use of storageclass [EMAIL PROTECTED] is preferred to the use of a dummy volser and BLP in the JCL. Thanks for the assistance. Thank You -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 2:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMS problem On Tue, 1 May 2007 13:54:55 -0500, Mark Steely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for all the info on switching the COUPLE datasets. I have a problem with SMS and calling in a tape dataset that is received from an outside vendor. The tape volser does match a in-house volser. I am doing a gener and have the volser, dsn, expdt=98000, and dataclas specified. When the job is submitted it allocates the VTS drives and calls for the in-house tape. When I change the input volume (SYSUT1) from disp=shr to disp=new it calls for the correct tape device and tape volume. This seems to only happen when the outside tape matches an in-house volser. We are z/OS V1R7. Any help would be appreciated. From the DFSMSdfp Storage Adminitration Reference: With [EMAIL PROTECTED] and DISP=OLD and VOL=SER=nn specified in the JCL, you can access an imported tape outside an automated library for input if you have another tape with the same volser in a system-managed library. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group: G-ITO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] z/OS and OS390 expert at http://searchDataCenter.com/ateExperts/ Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Sizing CPU
Hello, I am running a Z890 with 5 LPARS (3 Production, 1 Test and 1 SysProg). I need to get some Peak CPU numbers to determine if/when I need a New Processor. I can only seem to get Averages and my Management is not happy with those numbers. What are others that are running multiple LPARs on a Single Processor doing to get these numbers? We converted from VSE to z/OS about 2 years ago and they were able to get these kinds of numbers from Explorer under VSE. I am not a Performance or Capacity Person and only have SYSVIEW, RMF and SMF to get this information from. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Guy Gates TTI System Programmer II -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
z/OS Health Check XCF exceptions
The z/OS 1.7 Health Checker is reporting two XCF settings to be corrected: 1. The recommendation to have two TRANSPORT classes with different message lengths defined. How can suitable mesage lengths be defined? 2. The recommendation for the XCF_FDI (INTERVAL) is based on the SPIN settings, and the calculated default is 85. The actual setting is 180 which is there because of a common belief that at some stage IBM recommended the value of 180 rather than letting the system default. Does anyone remember this recommendation of 180 being made, and why, and/or whether there is a more current recommendation, eg use the defaults that come with the system. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: z/OS Health Check XCF exceptions
For question 1 this is IBM recommendation: CLASSDEF CLASS(LARGE) CLASSLEN(16316) GROUP(UNDESIG) CLASSDEF CLASS(DEFAULT) CLASSLEN(956) GROUP(UNDESIG) LOCALMSG MAXMSG(2000) CLASS(DEFAULT) Thank You -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Fletcher Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 5:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: z/OS Health Check XCF exceptions The z/OS 1.7 Health Checker is reporting two XCF settings to be corrected: 1. The recommendation to have two TRANSPORT classes with different message lengths defined. How can suitable mesage lengths be defined? 2. The recommendation for the XCF_FDI (INTERVAL) is based on the SPIN settings, and the calculated default is 85. The actual setting is 180 which is there because of a common belief that at some stage IBM recommended the value of 180 rather than letting the system default. Does anyone remember this recommendation of 180 being made, and why, and/or whether there is a more current recommendation, eg use the defaults that come with the system. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Sizing CPU
Guy, No matter what monitor you are using you can only ever get averages. The difference is the period of time used to get that average. In reality the CPU is either 100% busy or 0% busy, and you are just reporting the average of those states. The PR/SM CPU activity reports from RMF have everything you need to report on total CPU activity. Ron -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Guy Gates Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2007 6:06 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Sizing CPU Hello, I am running a Z890 with 5 LPARS (3 Production, 1 Test and 1 SysProg). I need to get some Peak CPU numbers to determine if/when I need a New Processor. I can only seem to get Averages and my Management is not happy with those numbers. What are others that are running multiple LPARs on a Single Processor doing to get these numbers? We converted from VSE to z/OS about 2 years ago and they were able to get these kinds of numbers from Explorer under VSE. I am not a Performance or Capacity Person and only have SYSVIEW, RMF and SMF to get this information from. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Guy Gates TTI System Programmer II -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Sizing CPU
PARTINFO in Sysview will give you the Physical Utilization of all the engines (including zIIPs and zAAPs). RMF can collect and report on it for you. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 SYSN 4:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Sizing CPU Guy, No matter what monitor you are using you can only ever get averages. The difference is the period of time used to get that average. In reality the CPU is either 100% busy or 0% busy, and you are just reporting the average of those states. The PR/SM CPU activity reports from RMF have everything you need to report on total CPU activity. Ron -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Guy Gates Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2007 6:06 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Sizing CPU Hello, I am running a Z890 with 5 LPARS (3 Production, 1 Test and 1 SysProg). I need to get some Peak CPU numbers to determine if/when I need a New Processor. I can only seem to get Averages and my Management is not happy with those numbers. What are others that are running multiple LPARs on a Single Processor doing to get these numbers? We converted from VSE to z/OS about 2 years ago and they were able to get these kinds of numbers from Explorer under VSE. I am not a Performance or Capacity Person and only have SYSVIEW, RMF and SMF to get this information from. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Guy Gates TTI System Programmer II -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Sizing CPU
Ron wrote on 02/05/2007 09:43:34 AM: No matter what monitor you are using you can only ever get averages. The difference is the period of time used to get that average. In reality the CPU is either 100% busy or 0% busy, and you are just reporting the average of those states. The PR/SM CPU activity reports from RMF have everything you need to report on total CPU activity. There is also the RMF Spreadsheet Reporter. See http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/rmf/rmfhtmls/rmftools.html#spr_win Check the overview pdf to get an idea of what you can do. Pretty graphs the whole deal. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: even parity
Someone asked the question about what good are reading tapes NL. There are valid reasons and these go back to the early years before diskettes, etc, when people wanted to tansfer data. Early, early on the universal mode of transfer was 7-track tape, BCD, Even-parity with no labels. Even parity universal? I'm practically positive that you go back to the 7090 and 7094, where odd parity was the norm. For NRZI, which was common before phase encoding of 1600BPI, odd parity is best. I believe, though, that even parity was all to common for 7 track tape. With even parity, one can't write the character with all bits zero, as it results in no magnetic transitions on the tape. A character is recognized by at least one track having a magnetic transition. I don't know specifically which systems allowed/used even parity seven track, but I do recall that it was used. There was the fortune or maybe misfortune in the US Government of having IBM lose a court case for 35+ IBM systems in the Dept of Defense back in the late 1960s or early 1970s. A Federal judge ruled it stifled competition and therefore he carved up the award to so many Honeywell, RCA, CDC, SDS, DEC, etc, and a few IBM thrown in for good measure. So I there was a need to send data from one computer to another. 7trk, BCD, Even Parity, and no labels worked the best for me if indeed the other computing center said they could do 7 track tapes. Just simply asking for 9 track might bring some unknown type from a Brand-X system. Even with IBM systems the tape might have a paper label saying it was 9-trk and could not be read. My first shot was to try to 7-trk and most time I got lucky indeed it was. Those were very interesting times. Jim -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Sizing CPU
Guy wrote on 02/05/2007 08:06:08 AM: I am running a Z890 with 5 LPARS (3 Production, 1 Test and 1 SysProg). I need to get some Peak CPU numbers to determine if/when I need a New Processor. This is not a good metric for determining upgrade requirements. WLM tends to run the LPARs at 100% - you'll probably find the CEC right up there most of the time as well. As to what *is* a good (simple) metric, debate swirls. When important work starts to miss its goals people tend to sit up and take notice. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: LX and ASN reuse
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU wrote on 05/01/2007 08:09:25 AM: On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 07:13 -0400, Peter Relson wrote: And if we had actually enabled ASN reuse, and if your address space were architecturally reusable, you would not be able to SSAR or PT to it but would need to use SSAIR / PTI if the architecture demanded it. Should this be read as stayed tuned ... ???. Not having a need for such, I must admit to not having stayed on top of these reuse developments. The z/OS 1.9 manuals will document the mechanism for creating an architecturally reusable address space under z/OS and the programming issues for making use of these address spaces, so that may make the picture a bit clearer (although since I wrote the documentation, it may not be clear at all :-) ). However, actually being able run in an architecturally reusable address space may require changes to the product you want to run in such an address space, and may also require changes in other products (IBM, ISV, homegrown, etc.) which provide services to that address space. So the capability to exploit reusable address spaces will be likely remain quite limited for a while. Jim Mulder z/OS System Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie, NY -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Sizing CPU
-snip I am running a Z890 with 5 LPARS (3 Production, 1 Test and 1 SysProg). I need to get some Peak CPU numbers to determine if/when I need a New Processor. I can only seem to get Averages and my Management is not happy with those numbers. What are others that are running multiple LPARs on a Single Processor doing to get these numbers? We converted from VSE to z/OS about 2 years ago and they were able to get these kinds of numbers from Explorer under VSE. I am not a Performance or Capacity Person and only have SYSVIEW, RMF and RMF to get this information from. Can anyone help me? -unsnip-- IMHO, the best measure is whether or not important work is getting finished in a timely fashion. RMF CPU and LPAR reports can help in determining which LPARs are getting enough resources and the overall busyness of your CEC, but the bottom line is whether the business workloads are getting done in a timely fashion. If that's the case, then ask the same question about the TEST/Development workloads. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
