Re: Command program from the cbt
Hi Ken, The doc is all available on the company web site www.SyzygyInc.com or www.SyzygyInc.net. The product you have/want is now called SyzCMDZ (was Command and then Command/z), and you can download the user guide from there as well. (on the left side of the page). Your version must be at least 4 or 5 years old, there have been a lot of changes and improvements since then, (IF nesting, Pause, more WAITs, more IF's). The nice thing about it is that your old scripts can run unchanged (but there are a lot of new features that you might still want to use). The new version in beta will allow you to create a virtual console and read all of the responses back from the commands that you issue so that you can set up the script to work interactively. It opens up a whole new world of automation. If you decide to buy it, don't forget to remind them that you are a member of IBMMAIN so that you get the discount. Brian Westerman -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Command program from the cbt
It is a very handy utility. the more expensive utilities like Zeke/Zakk, AutoOps, etc. are quite nice as well, but the expense is very high for what they are providing. Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment
Lucy, Do you have any profiles in the RACF FIELD class that are limiting access? Do a SR CLASS(FIELD) NOMASK and see what profiles you have.Look for a profile prefixed USER., then do an RL FIELD profile_name and see if the auditor has access. Mark On 07/07/2009 02:45, Lucymarie Ruth lucymarie.r...@safeway.com wrote: Hi. The z/OS V1R10.0 RACF Security Server RACF Administrator's Guide says that The user who has the AUDITOR attribute can list all of the profile information that is available to the SPECIAL user, as well as information that is available to auditors. In table 40 in the same manual, it says that a userid with AUDITOR authority can also specify all operands of the RACF LISTUSER command. However, one of our user's with AUDITOR authority received a message that she did not authority to view an OMVS segment when issueing this: LU user-id NORACF OMVS Is this a bug, a feature, or just an anomaly that needs to be explained? Anyone else noticed this? Lucymarie Ruth, Safeway, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Data class with expiration date doesn't work
I never used expdt/retpd of the dataclass. I think they set the EXPDT in the F1 dscb, which historically caused problems when you update a non-expired datasets. In the Mgmtclas there is a RET LIMIT parameter that limits the EXPDT of the JCL or the Dataclass. Maybe this blocks your retpd=20? Kees. Tommy Tsui tommyt...@gmail.com wrote in message news:152969820907060743i1ba85e41je8f70a72a9b0e...@mail.gmail.com... so why we needs the data class for expiration date and what is it used for ? I have some confused about the data class and management class expiration date On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Vernooij, CP - SPLXMkees.vern...@klm.com wrote: Tommy Tsui tommyt...@gmail.com wrote in message news:152969820907060343l763557e0xe4e70f9d65c38...@mail.gmail.com... Hi all,, How comes I activated the data class with expiration date = 20, but the expiration date desn't work when I allocated a new dataset? The new dataset is assigned to a correct data class with expiration date = 20, but the expiration field still shows NONE??? thousand thanks Tommy, 1. SMS expiration dates / retention periods are a function of the Managemnt class, not the Data class. 2. The expdt in the dataset is a different item, which is not controlled by the SMS expdt/retpd. 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ** 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: TS7740 media types
pauls2...@yahoo.com wrote in message news:f9281777-a544-4af0-8f4d-580cef7a8...@12g2000pri.googlegroups.com... On Jul 2, 10:28 am, Bruce McKnight mcknight-...@excite.com wrote: Greetings all, Does a TS7740 VE support 3590 as a virtual tape capacity? We would like to make our DFHSM MIGRAT2 tapes go to virtual instead of real. The references we could find in the doc indicate that 3490e was the biggest tape that can be virtualized. The tape emulated is a 3490E but you can set the cartridge emulation of the tape to 800MB instead of 400MB in the VTS. -- You can set it to a maximum size of 4 GB. Kees. Ps.: this newsgroup is a mirror of a list-server, where most IBM-MAIN users reside and read the postings. You won't get much response when posting to the newsgroup. See the attached info below. ** 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Left Right Scrolling in ISPF
Ray, As others have mentioned, the ISPF command table helps support scrolling left and right via use of PASSTHRU. However, you really, I think, need to use a variable. The variable is initially set to SETVERB and only when you want to support scrolling left/right, set it to PASSTHRU. See this ISPF book http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ispzu270/5.10.1? ACTION=MATCHESREQUEST=PASSTHRUTYPE=FUZZYSHELF=EZ2ZBK0G.bks DT=20080613002317CASE=searchTopic=TOPICsearchText=TEXTsearchI ndex=INDEXrank=RANKScrollTOP=FIRSTHIT#FIRSTHIT RMM uses this technique. Mike Wood RMM Development On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:31:24 -0400, Baraniecki, Ray ray.baranie...@morganstanley.com wrote: About two years ago with the help of a very smart IBMer I wrote an ISPF application that allowed for Left and Right scrolling when displaying table entries. Now I look at the Rexx code and it seems like an alien wrote this code. I cannot recall what had to be done to get horizontal scrolling to work. I need to make some changes to this Rexx and I got curious. I recall that I had to set up something to pass through the PF10 (Left) and PF11 (Right) to my program. Although, at this time I cannot recall, can someone enlighten me? Thanks, Ray Baraniecki Morgan Stanley Smith Barney -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
How to analyze/monitor VLF
Hello, any idea how best to monitor/analyze VLF's implementation. Obviously there is no MVS DISPLAY command available. I am mostly interested in the managed CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC) and its hit rate. Thanks in advance Jochen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to analyze/monitor VLF
VLF statistics are recorded in SMF Type 41 (subtype 3) records every 15 minutes. So SAS/MXG or something similar will get you the answers you're looking for. If that's too hard, you could dump the VLF address space, and use IPCS to look at the RETRIEVE statistics using the VLFDATA command. Have a look at Chapter 28 in the z/OS Diagnosis Reference. David Stephens Lead Systems Programmer d...@longpelaexpertise.com.au www.longpelaexpertise.com.au http://www.longpelaexpertise.com.au/images/logo.gif Ph. 0404 757 821 (from Australia) (Longpela Expertise Logo) Longpela Expertise - zSeries Mainframe Consultants Read new expert Mainframe articles every quarter in our LongEx Mainframe Quarterly http://www.longpelaexpertise.com.au/ezine Jochen Roehrig wrote: Hello, any idea how best to monitor/analyze VLF's implementation. Obviously there is no MVS DISPLAY command available. I am mostly interested in the managed CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC) and its hit rate. Thanks in advance Jochen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
Hi all, I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. Regards. Cordialement, Yann Cuny Groupe GENERALI Industrialisation et Gestion des Environnements * 01 58 34 12 64 * yc...@externe.generali.fr P Pensez « environnement », n'imprimez ce mail que si cela est nécessaire... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment
Lucymarie, Does this user have System-level AUDITOR authority or Group-level AUDITOR authority? If you execute an LU command on her ID and AUDITOR appears in the first couple of lines associated with ATTRIBUTES, she has System-level AUDITOR and should be able to execute the command. If instead you see AUDITOR associated with CONNECT ATTRIBUTES in one or more of her group connections, she only has Group-level authority and will not be allowed to examine segments unless she is given FIELD class profile permissions. To allow her examine OMVS segment information, you might need to define a profile like USER.OMVS.* in the FIELD class and give her READ access. You'll first need to review any other profiles you may have defined in the FIELD class to determine what is appropriate. Bear in mind that this would enable her to list the OMVS segments of all users, not just those within her otherwise limited scope of groups. BTW, if you happen to know Juanita Dean, Jenny Kwok, or Cindy Skeim on the security staff, please give them my regards. Regards, Bob - Robert S. Hansel | 2009 RACF Training Lead RACF Specialist | Intro Basic Admin - Boston - SEPT 22-24 RSH Consulting, Inc. | Audit for Results - Boston - NOV 3-5 www.rshconsulting.com | Visit our website for registration details 617-969-8211 | - -Original Message- Date:Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:41:23 -0500 From:Lucymarie Ruth lucymarie.r...@safeway.com Subject: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment Hi. The z/OS V1R10.0 RACF Security Server RACF Administrator's Guide says that The user who has the AUDITOR attribute can list all of the profile information that is available to the SPECIAL user, as well as information that is available to auditors. In table 40 in the same manual, it says that a userid with AUDITOR authority can also specify all operands of the RACF LISTUSER command. However, one of our user's with AUDITOR authority received a message that she did not authority to view an OMVS segment when issueing this: LU user-id NORACF OMVS Is this a bug, a feature, or just an anomaly that needs to be explained? Anyone else noticed this? Lucymarie Ruth, Safeway, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Question about REUS=NONE
All, once upon the time, we had to write an application (in VS COBOL II) that uses subtasks. Because this old COBOL release did not support subtasks, we did a trick: We've attached from an ASM driver a little ASM stub that did just one thing: call the wanted COBOL prog. We had to link all COBOL-Modules statically to get all this stuff working. The COBOL progs are also using some ASM Subs for some special things (i. e. doing a GETMAIN, FREEMAIN, STIMERM and so on). They are also statically linked. So the initial ATTACH attaches a really big thing... Now we are just about 13 years later and I have to convert this application. We want to use Enterprise COBOL and dynamic CALLs. Now. I guess all the COBOL-Stuff will work pretty well (I guess that the WOKING-STORAGE gets getmained for every new copy of the COBOL-Prog within each subtask). But I wonder how to migrate the ASM-Subs nearly painless I could rewrite all this ASM-Subs and use dynamic Saveareas but I wonder if just using REUS=NONE would do the same job... So bring it to a question: What is the scope of the REUS-Option? (Sub)Task-Level? Then using REUS=NONE would bring up a new copy of the ASM-Stubs for every Subtask - just what I need I don't care for the wasted memory because the ASM-Subs are mostly rather small (and well, today they are all statically linked together with some really big COBOL-Subs) Thank you for hints Bye, Michael -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Michael Knigge Entwicklung S.E.T. Software GmbH Lister Straße 15 30163 Hannover Tel. +49 511/3 97 80-23 Fax +49 511/3 97 80-65 michael.kni...@set-software.de Handelsregister: HRB52778 Amtsgericht Hannover Geschäftsführer: Till Dammermann, Klaus Stöhr -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
We use a program called PDSCLEAR which I think I got from the CBT site Regards Paul -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of CUNY Yann Sent: 07 July 2009 11:07 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL Hi all, I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. Regards. Cordialement, Yann Cuny Groupe GENERALI Industrialisation et Gestion des Environnements * 01 58 34 12 64 * yc...@externe.generali.fr P Pensez « environnement », n'imprimez ce mail que si cela est nécessaire... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ___ Atos Origin and Atos Consulting are trading names used by the Atos Origin group. The following trading entities are registered in England and Wales: Atos Origin IT Services UK Limited (registered number 01245534) and Atos Consulting Limited (registered number 04312380). The registered office for each is at 4 Triton Square, Regents Place, London, NW1 3HG.The VAT No. for each is: GB232327983 This e-mail and the documents attached are confidential and intended solely for the addressee, and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you receive this e-mail in error, you are not authorised to copy, disclose, use or retain it. Please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your systems. As emails may be intercepted, amended or lost, they are not secure. Atos Origin therefore can accept no liability for any errors or their content. Although Atos Origin endeavours to maintain a virus-free network, we do not warrant that this transmission is virus-free and can accept no liability for any damages resulting from any virus transmitted. The risks are deemed to be accepted by everyone who communicates with Atos Origin by email. ___ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 12:06:55 +0200 CUNY Yann yc...@externe.generali.fr wrote: :I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). There is no way to delete a PDS member via pure JCL. // DD DSN=PDS(MEMBER),DISP=(OLD,DELETE) will delete the entire PDS, not just the specified member. :I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. -- Binyamin Dissen bdis...@dissensoftware.com 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
Delete and define the data set. Regards, Herman Stocker Snip I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. /Snip The sender believes that this E-mail and any attachments were free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts full responsibility for taking protective and remedial action about viruses and other defects. The sender's employer is not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
With SAS: PROC PDS; Kees. CUNY Yann yc...@externe.generali.fr wrote in message news:d1486524d2677a4fa8a3ae049a70f0950336b...@evs2.groupe.generali.fr... Hi all, I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. Regards. Cordialement, Yann Cuny Groupe GENERALI Industrialisation et Gestion des Environnements * 01 58 34 12 64 * yc...@externe.generali.fr P Pensez « environnement », n'imprimez ce mail que si cela est nécessaire... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ** 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
With the PDS command, //TSO EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN DD * pds 'your.pds.name' fixpds stowinit Regards, John K IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 07/07/2009 05:06:55 AM: CUNY Yann yc...@externe.generali.fr Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 07/07/2009 05:06 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Left Right Scrolling in ISPF
The PDS command uses variables for table scrolling. It sets them to PASSTHRU before table displays and immediately resets them to blank after the display. Regards, John K VERB T ACTION DESCRIPTION LEFT 0 USRLEFT USER CONTROLLED VARIABLE FOR LEFT LEFT 0 SETVERB SCROLL LEFT RIGHT 0 USRRIGHT USER CONTROLLED VARIABLE FOR RIGHT RIGHT 0 SETVERB SCROLL RIGHT IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 07/07/2009 02:48:50 AM: Mike Wood mikew_w...@uk.ibm.com Ray, As others have mentioned, the ISPF command table helps support scrolling left and right via use of PASSTHRU. However, you really, I think, need to use a variable. The variable is initially set to SETVERB and onlywhen you want to support scrolling left/right, set it to PASSTHRU. See this ISPF book http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ispzu270/5.10.1? ACTION=MATCHESREQUEST=PASSTHRUTYPE=FUZZYSHELF=EZ2ZBK0G.bks DT=20080613002317CASE=searchTopic=TOPICsearchText=TEXTsearchI ndex=INDEXrank=RANKScrollTOP=FIRSTHIT#FIRSTHIT RMM uses this technique. Mike Wood RMM Development -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Left Right Scrolling in ISPF
Mike; Thanks for responding, I now understand how it works. I found the NEWAPPL command table with the LEFT RIGHT with PASSTHRU. Thanks, Ray Baraniecki Morgan Stanley Smith Barney 18th Floor 1 New York Plaza New York, NY 10004 Office - 212-276-5641 Cell - 917-597-5692 ray.baranie...@morganstanley.com BE CARBON CONSCIOUS. PLEASE CONSIDER OUR ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING THIS E-MAIL. -Original Message- From: Mike Wood [mailto:mikew_w...@uk.ibm.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 3:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu; Baraniecki, Ray (M/F INFRASTRUCTURE) Subject: Re: Left Right Scrolling in ISPF Ray, As others have mentioned, the ISPF command table helps support scrolling left and right via use of PASSTHRU. However, you really, I think, need to use a variable. The variable is initially set to SETVERB and only when you want to support scrolling left/right, set it to PASSTHRU. See this ISPF book http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi- bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ispzu270/5.10.1? ACTION=MATCHESREQUEST=PASSTHRUTYPE=FUZZYSHELF=EZ2ZBK0G.bks DT=20080613002317CASE=searchTopic=TOPICsearchText=TEXTsearchI ndex=INDEXrank=RANKScrollTOP=FIRSTHIT#FIRSTHIT RMM uses this technique. Mike Wood RMM Development On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:31:24 -0400, Baraniecki, Ray ray.baranie...@morganstanley.com wrote: About two years ago with the help of a very smart IBMer I wrote an ISPF application that allowed for Left and Right scrolling when displaying table entries. Now I look at the Rexx code and it seems like an alien wrote this code. I cannot recall what had to be done to get horizontal scrolling to work. I need to make some changes to this Rexx and I got curious. I recall that I had to set up something to pass through the PF10 (Left) and PF11 (Right) to my program. Although, at this time I cannot recall, can someone enlighten me? Thanks, Ray Baraniecki Morgan Stanley Smith Barney -- Important Notice to Recipients: It is important that you do not use e-mail to request, authorize or effect the purchase or sale of any security or commodity, to send fund transfer instructions, or to effect any other transactions. Any such request, orders, or instructions that you send will not be accepted and will not be processed by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. The Global Wealth Management Group of Morgan Stanley Co. Incorporated and the Smith Barney division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. have combined into Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a new investment adviser and broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The sender of this email is an employee of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Important disclosures on Morgan Stanley and Citi Investment Research Analysis research reports may relate in part to the separate businesses of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Morgan Stanley that now form Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. To view these important research disclosures, go to http://www.morganstanley.com/researchdisclosures and https://www.citigroupgeo.com/geopublic/Disclosures/index_a.html. If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. We may monitor and store emails to the extent permitted by applicable law. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to analyze/monitor VLF
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 04:27:43 -0500, Jochen Roehrig jochen.roeh...@baloise.ch wrote: Hello, any idea how best to monitor/analyze VLF's implementation. Obviously there is no MVS DISPLAY command available. I am mostly interested in the managed CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC) and its hit rate. The data is in the SMF 41 records. If you have MXG (and SAS) it's as simple as this: %INCLUDE SOURCLIB(TYPE41); RUN; PROC SORT NODUP DATA=TYPE41VF OUT=T41; BY SYSTEM SMF41CLS SMFTIME; PROC PRINT LABEL SPLIT='*'; VAR SMFTIME SYSTEM SMF41LRG SMF41MVT SMF41USD SMF41ADD SMF41DEL SMF41TRM VLFHITPC; BY SYSTEM SMF41CLS; ID SMF41CLS; FORMAT SMFTIME DATETIME18.; TITLE 'VITUAL LOOKASIDE FACILITY'; TITLE2 'AS REDUCED FROM SMF TYPE41'; FOOTNOTE 'ZELDEN-(MXG41VLF)'; -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:41:53 -0500, John P Kalinich jkali...@csc.com wrote: With the PDS command, //TSO EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN DD * pds 'your.pds.name' fixpds stowinit I've always used: //TSO EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTSIN DD * pds 'your.pds.name' fix reset What level did stowinit come in at? I'm 8.6.08 still. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html Mark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Guy Gardoit Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 5:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Alert and Resolve price changes Completely agree.No one does it better and no vendor uses the Internet for release and service delivery better than IBM - at least none that I've found in over 30 years. It's just plain foolish to think otherwise. /rant Personnaly, I'm glad the green screen IBMLINK is gone - old-fashioned and doesn't do a quarter of what the Web IBMLINK can do. Plus, on another support note, ShopzSeries is brilliant in organizing and delivering such a wide aray of products and options. Very much agreed! I get my RSUs via ShopzSeries and it is almost brain-dead simple! I guess some people out there would rather (and probably do) get their products and maintenance via tapes and order hard-copy manuals!! Unreal. Oh, you know the others in my group? I have one guy who, quite literally, downloads PDFs, then prints them locally. Now, part I can understand. You can't write margin notes in a PDF. Well, ..., I can if I put the PDF on my Kindle! In reading all the complaints about USS, WLM initiators and other items that perhaps aren't very well understood by the complainers, IBM just can't win with some folks My main problem with z/UNIX (which I now use to avoid the USS is not the right acronym! people) is simply that the bundled utilities (sed, awk, grep, ...) appear to do little more than what is demanded to be POSIX compliant. I use the GNU versions on Linux and the z/UNIX are pure junk compared to them. Of course, the others in my group still hate any mention of z/UNIX. Discouraging because there is some groovy stuff in there. /unrant -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 07/07/2009 07:33:38 AM: Mark Zelden mark.zel...@zurichna.com What level did (fixpds) stowinit come in at? I'm 8.6.08 still. This is in PDS 8.6.09, but update 10 is available on the CBT updates page. The STOWINIT option was added for regular PDS datasets. It uses the STOW STOWDCB,,I macro which is also used for PDSE's. Regards, John K -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Question about REUS=NONE
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Knigge Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 5:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Question about REUS=NONE SNIPPAGE But I wonder how to migrate the ASM-Subs nearly painless I could rewrite all this ASM-Subs and use dynamic Saveareas but I wonder if just using REUS=NONE would do the same job... So bring it to a question: What is the scope of the REUS-Option? (Sub)Task-Level? Then using REUS=NONE would bring up a new copy of the ASM-Stubs for every Subtask - just what I need I don't care for the wasted memory because the ASM-Subs are mostly rather small (and well, today they are all statically linked together with some really big COBOL-Subs) SNIPPAGE FIRST: what I am about to say applies to the address space, not just to a specific subtask. The LOAD of a module affects the whole address space, not just a subtask. REUSE=NONE means that every time you issue LOAD you will get a new copy. So if you do multiple LOADs, you will get as many copies as you have issued LOAD for. This will result in BTL (Below The Line) storage creep because of the system control blocks that are built in LSQA, which means that you might take a short on storage ABEND if you are not also issuing DELETE for the module. IF you use REUSE, or RENT, AND the ASM stubs are actually ReENTrant, you MAY care if you are not also issuing DELETE, because only one copy will get loaded, but each subsequent LOAD will result in the use count being incremented by 1 (DELETE decrements by 1). When the count rolls over, you will ABEND. If you do LINK with REUSE or RENT and those stubs are not actually Reentrant (or effect serial reusability), results will probably be unpredictable -- the assumption being that the DSA within the program is YOUR DSA (your return registers), but meanwhile, your task has not been dispatched while another has, so that when you start dispatching again, where you return to... I hope this answers your questions. Regards, Steve Thompson -- Opinions expressed by this poster may not reflect those held by poster's employer. -- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment
Lucymarie, RACF questions are always best asked on the RACF-L. That is the forum for RACF related questions. Now to your specific question... Auditor (system level or group level) gives the user the ability to list any RACF base segment within scope. What it does not do is give the ability to view segments (OMVS, TSO, CICS, etc...) outside the base. To give your auditor the ability to list the content of the TSO segment, you would need to define FIELD USER.TSO.*, and permit them to the resource with READ. Sample commands (assumes you've never used FIELD): SETROPTS GENERIC(FIELD) GENCMD(FIELD) RDEF FIELD USER.TSO.* UACC(NONE) OWNER( specify an owner here ) /* let users see their own TSO segment */ PE USER.TSO.* ID(RACUID) ACCESS(READ) /* let group AUDITORS view all users TSO segments */ PE USER.TSO.* ID(AUDITORS) ACCESS(READ) SETROPTS CLASSACT(FIELD) RACLIST(FIELD) Hayim _ Hayim Sokolsky, CISSP Mainframe Security Architect DTCC Corporate Information Security 18301 Bermuda Green Dr, MS 1-CIS Tampa FL 33647-1760 Tel. (813) 470-2177 Lucymarie Ruth lucymarie.r...@safeway.com Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 2009.07.06 21:41 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment Hi. The z/OS V1R10.0 RACF Security Server RACF Administrator's Guide says that The user who has the AUDITOR attribute can list all of the profile information that is available to the SPECIAL user, as well as information that is available to auditors. In table 40 in the same manual, it says that a userid with AUDITOR authority can also specify all operands of the RACF LISTUSER command. However, one of our user's with AUDITOR authority received a message that she did not authority to view an OMVS segment when issueing this: LU user-id NORACF OMVS Is this a bug, a feature, or just an anomaly that needs to be explained? Anyone else noticed this? Lucymarie Ruth, Safeway, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html DTCC DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the email and any attachments from your system. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment
Lucymarie, RACF questions are always best asked on the RACF-L. That is the forum for RACF related questions. (Sorry got distracted and posted stuff for TSO segment instead of OMVS segment.) Now to your specific question... Auditor (system level or group level) gives the user the ability to list any RACF base segment within scope. What it does not do is give the ability to view segments (OMVS, TSO, CICS, etc...) outside the base. To give your auditor the ability to list the content of the OMVS segment, you would need to define FIELD USER.OMVS.*, and permit them to the resource with READ. Sample commands (assumes you've never used FIELD): SETROPTS GENERIC(FIELD) GENCMD(FIELD) RDEF FIELD USER.OMVS.* UACC(NONE) OWNER( specify an owner here ) /* let users see their own OMVS segment */ PE USER.OMVS.* ID(RACUID) ACCESS(READ) /* let group AUDITORS view all users OMVS segments */ PE USER.OMVS.* ID(AUDITORS) ACCESS(READ) SETROPTS CLASSACT(FIELD) RACLIST(FIELD) Hayim _ Hayim Sokolsky, CISSP Mainframe Security Architect DTCC Corporate Information Security 18301 Bermuda Green Dr, MS 1-CIS Tampa FL 33647-1760 Tel. (813) 470-2177 Lucymarie Ruth lucymarie.r...@safeway.com Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 2009.07.06 21:41 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment Hi. The z/OS V1R10.0 RACF Security Server RACF Administrator's Guide says that The user who has the AUDITOR attribute can list all of the profile information that is available to the SPECIAL user, as well as information that is available to auditors. In table 40 in the same manual, it says that a userid with AUDITOR authority can also specify all operands of the RACF LISTUSER command. However, one of our user's with AUDITOR authority received a message that she did not authority to view an OMVS segment when issueing this: LU user-id NORACF OMVS Is this a bug, a feature, or just an anomaly that needs to be explained? Anyone else noticed this? Lucymarie Ruth, Safeway, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html DTCC DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the email and any attachments from your system. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
her eis an alternative we developer years ago (not the best but it works) step 1 - IEHLIST - to punch a list of member names step 2 - report writer to remove unwanted lines from output and format for next step step 3 - IEHPROGM - to delete member by member step4 - IEBCOPY to itself to free up directory entries Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com you only need to test the programs that you want to work correctly From: CUNY Yann yc...@externe.generali.fr To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/07/2009 06:09 Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Delete all members of a PDS with JCL Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Hi all, I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. Regards. Cordialement, Yann Cuny Groupe GENERALI Industrialisation et Gestion des Environnements * 01 58 34 12 64 * yc...@externe.generali.fr P Pensez « environnement », n'imprimez ce mail que si cela est nécessaire... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Question about REUS=NONE
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Knigge Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 6:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Question about REUS=NONE Snipped Now we are just about 13 years later and I have to convert this application. We want to use Enterprise COBOL and dynamic CALLs. Now. I guess all the COBOL-Stuff will work pretty well (I guess that the WOKING-STORAGE gets getmained for every new copy of the COBOL-Prog within each subtask). AFAIK, WORKING-STORAGE still only gets created once per COBOL program, on first call of the COBOL program. I think that what you need to use is called LOCAL-STORAGE, which is re-allocated on every call. However, that is not your only problem. COBOL (even Enterprise-level) is still NOT guaranteed or warranted by IBM to work in a real multi-tasking environment. In particular, the output message file, normally SYSOUT, cannot be shared among subtasks and you still may need an assembler stub to keep each subtasks's messages displayable somewhere. But I wonder how to migrate the ASM-Subs nearly painless I could rewrite all this ASM-Subs and use dynamic Saveareas but I wonder if just using REUS=NONE would do the same job... You do not need GETMAIN/FREEMAIN subroutines any more (LE has them), and you may or may not need the STIMERM subroutine either, depending on what your application needs to do (LE has a DELAY function, but only for integer seconds). There are LE callable subroutines to do at least some of functions that we used to write our own ASM routines to do. Check out the LE Programmer's Reference manual for your level of z/OS, it has a lot of interesting information you can use. It may be possible you that don't need *any* of your in-house ASM routines any more, so you would not have to migrate them at all. HTH Peter P.S. - Feel free to contact me off-list if you want to discuss these things in more detail. This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Sysplex timeout problems.
Has anyone seen a problem with distributed systems timing out when connected to a mainframe when one of the lpars is shutdown and ipled. In the 60 seconds from the reply down message to getting the reply typed in we had 100 timeouts show up on a system connected to the production lpar, which was not the one ipled. Ken Klein Sr. Systems Programmer Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Louisville kenneth.kl...@kyfb.com 502-495-5000 x7011 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Question about REUS=NONE
Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Knigge Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 6:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Question about REUS=NONE Snipped Now we are just about 13 years later and I have to convert this application. We want to use Enterprise COBOL and dynamic CALLs. Now. I guess all the COBOL-Stuff will work pretty well (I guess that the WOKING-STORAGE gets getmained for every new copy of the COBOL-Prog within each subtask). AFAIK, WORKING-STORAGE still only gets created once per COBOL program, on first call of the COBOL program. I think that what you need to use is called LOCAL-STORAGE, which is re-allocated on every call. You need to be careful with dynamic call vs. attaching. Enterprise COBOL programs can appear in a multitasking environment if they are compiled with the THREAD option. Each task will have its own copy of working-storage. COBOL programs cannot do the attach, but they may be attached. Otherwise, in a classic dynamic call environment, working-storage is created once for the first dynamic call of a routine. The values in working-storage variables remain in their last used state across subsequent calls unless a) you explicitly reset values or b) the program has the INITIAL attribute specified on the program-id paragraph. LOCAL-STORAGE, on the other hand, as Peter points out, is created fresh each time the routine is entered. You can mix and match; that is, you can have a working-storage section and a local-storage section, which can be a useful arrangement sometimes. If you have a local-storage section, it must appear after any wokring-storage section and before any linkage section. However, that is not your only problem. COBOL (even Enterprise-level) is still NOT guaranteed or warranted by IBM to work in a real multi-tasking environment. In particular, the output message file, normally SYSOUT, cannot be shared among subtasks and you still may need an assembler stub to keep each subtasks's messages displayable somewhere. There I must disagree, to a degree :). Compile with THREAD; and you can set your runtime to include MSGFILE(ddname,,,ENQ); this should allow multiple tasks to share SYSOUT (although the outputs are likely to be intermixed!). But I wonder how to migrate the ASM-Subs nearly painless I could rewrite all this ASM-Subs and use dynamic Saveareas but I wonder if just using REUS=NONE would do the same job... You do not need GETMAIN/FREEMAIN subroutines any more (LE has them), and you may or may not need the STIMERM subroutine either, depending on what your application needs to do (LE has a DELAY function, but only for integer seconds). There are LE callable subroutines to do at least some of functions that we used to write our own ASM routines to do. Check out the LE Programmer's Reference manual for your level of z/OS, it has a lot of interesting information you can use. All of the above is true. ad We discuss all the LE callable services in our three day course Using LE Services in z/OS, which includes lecture and labs in any or all (your choice) of Assembler, COBOL, PL/I, and C. This will give you a solid handle for taking advantage of the available facilities. See here for more details: http://www.trainersfriend.com/Language_Environment_courses/m512descr.htm In addition, the two day course Enterprise COBOL Update I: Essentials covers all the enhancements and changes to the IBM COBOL compiler for MVS, OS/390, and z/OS since COBOL II through Enterprise COBOL V4R1. Here you can learn about features such as INITIAL, LOCAL-STORAGE, as well as compiler options such as THREAD, and much more. See: http://www.trainersfriend.com/COBOL_Courses/d704descr.htm In just five days you can get a comprehensive, practical update that it would take you weeks to get on your own; and you get hands on experience that is carefully structured to let these features unfold in a natural progression. /ad It may be possible you that don't need *any* of your in-house ASM routines any more, so you would not have to migrate them at all. Maybe. But if you really need the multi-tasking, you'll need to use some ASM (or PL/I or C) to get that done. If you don't really need to have multiple tasks, then I agree. HTH Peter P.S. - Feel free to contact me off-list if you want to discuss these things in more detail. P.S. - Feel free to contact me off-list if you want to schedule an offering of Using LE Services in z/OS and Enterprise COBOL Update I: Essentials. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and
VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)
Hello, is LLA STC required to benefit from VLF's CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)? We think about running our system with no LLA STC, because we use some ISV's solution instead of LLA. But my first tests with VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC) and no LLA up an running fail. Means: it looks like that VLF does not cache members from IKJEXEC EDSN definitions. Any prerequisites required to benefit from VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)? Thanks in advance, Jochen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
COBOL multitasking / threading (was:RE: Question about REUS=NONE)
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Question about REUS=NONE snip You need to be careful with dynamic call vs. attaching. Enterprise COBOL programs can appear in a multitasking environment if they are compiled with the THREAD option. Each task will have its own copy of working-storage. COBOL programs cannot do the attach, but they may be attached. The COBOL manual mentions POSIX threading along with the THREAD option. I wonder if that means that a COBOL program could use the UNIX pthread services such as BPX1PTC to create a new pthread (similar to ATTACH, but different) and BPX1PTJ to wait for that thread to end (similar to WAIT on the ECB for ATTACH, but different). snip -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Antwort: Sysplex timeout problems.
Hi Ken, I remember a lecture about TCPIP issues in a parallel sysplex which was held at zSeries Technical Conference in Salzburg some years ago. It was about distributed source VIPA and WLM. In very short words: one can set up WLM and Communication Server so that the TCPIP related address spaces may be moved off from the MVS image that is going to be IPLed. Thanks to VIPA, the TCPIP-adress is bound to the entire sysplex. As long as there is one MVS image up and running, the TCPIP services are still intact. I am not the network guy, never tried out and even might remember falsely. But may be this is worth a look at, e.g. http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/julyaugust04/tipstechniques/9918p3.aspx;. Well, I have no clue if it is still supported. Cheers Michael Klein, Kenneth kenneth.kl...@kyfb.com Gesendet von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 07.07.2009 16:37 Bitte antworten an IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU An IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Kopie Thema Sysplex timeout problems. Has anyone seen a problem with distributed systems timing out when connected to a mainframe when one of the lpars is shutdown and ipled. In the 60 seconds from the reply down message to getting the reply typed in we had 100 timeouts show up on a system connected to the production lpar, which was not the one ipled. Ken Klein Sr. Systems Programmer Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Louisville kenneth.kl...@kyfb.com 502-495-5000 x7011 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000
Actually, you can call IBM. They will happily quote you a price to get things running. You'll have to decide if it is worth the price or not. Just place a service call and you should get a call back from someone that can fix you up. HTH and good luck. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Wilson Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 12:56 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000 Hi, Does anyone know how to discard a whole bunch of pinned data on a 2107? We have suffered a power failure in our office and our 2107 has some pinned data. Unfortunately, I don¹t have the box on maintenance so I cannot call IBM... This is my development/training box. Mark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:48:12 -0400, Hayim Sokolsky hsokol...@dtcc.com wrote: Now to your specific question... Auditor (system level or group level) gives the user the ability to list any RACF base segment within scope. What it does not do is give the ability to view segments (OMVS, TSO, CICS, etc...) outside the base. To give your auditor the ability to list the content of the OMVS segment, you would need to define FIELD USER.OMVS.*, and permit them to the resource with READ. Sample commands (assumes you've never used FIELD): Sorry, Hayim, but users with AUDITOR do not need FIELD authority at least according to our documentation. From the RACF Command Language Reference: quote Listing the other segments of a user profile: To list information from segments other than the RACF segment for a user profile, including your own, one of the following conditions must be true: * You have the SPECIAL or AUDITOR attribute * You have at least READ authority to the desired field within the segment through field-level access checking. /quote I agree, of course, that RACF questions should be on RACF-L rather than IBM-MAIN. -- Walt Farrell, CISSP IBM STSM, z/OS Security Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
You can't write margin notes in a PDF. Well, ..., I can if I put the PDF on my Kindle! Actually, you can. There is a comment bar in ADOBE for windows. You have to have document rights enabled. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:46:47 -0500, Jochen Roehrig jochen.roeh...@baloise.ch wrote: Hello, is LLA STC required to benefit from VLF's CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)? We think about running our system with no LLA STC, because we use some ISV's solution instead of LLA. But my first tests with VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC) and no LLA up an running fail. Means: it looks like that VLF does not cache members from IKJEXEC EDSN definitions. Any prerequisites required to benefit from VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)? It's documented that the operation of LLA is not dependent on VLF (although it can benefit from VLF by using the CSVLLA class), but the opposite isn't documented. So if starting LLA is required for VLF to work at all, this is the first I've heard of it. But I'm pretty sure at shops I've been at that ran something like PMO/Quickfetch still ran LLA also. Do you have any other classes defined that you can check? What about IGGCAS (catalog) or any of the RACF classes. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment
Walt, I stand corrected. I assume that reference is for System-Special and System-Auditor only. It does looks like a documentation conflict between the Command Language Reference and the RACF Security Administrator's Guide. In the SAG, under 7.3 Field-level access checking there is a statement: Note: If you do not activate the FIELD class and activate SETROPTS RACLIST processing for the FIELD class, only SPECIAL users can access fields in segments (other than the base segment) of RACF profiles. As I didn't have time to test, I assumed this implied that AUDITOR users would not have READ access. My bad. Hayim _ Hayim Sokolsky, CISSP Mainframe Security Architect DTCC Corporate Information Security 18301 Bermuda Green Dr, MS 1-CIS Tampa FL 33647-1760 Tel. (813) 470-2177 Walt Farrell wfarr...@us.ibm.com Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 2009.07.07 11:45 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:48:12 -0400, Hayim Sokolsky hsokol...@dtcc.com wrote: Now to your specific question... Auditor (system level or group level) gives the user the ability to list any RACF base segment within scope. What it does not do is give the ability to view segments (OMVS, TSO, CICS, etc...) outside the base. To give your auditor the ability to list the content of the OMVS segment, you would need to define FIELD USER.OMVS.*, and permit them to the resource with READ. Sample commands (assumes you've never used FIELD): Sorry, Hayim, but users with AUDITOR do not need FIELD authority at least according to our documentation. From the RACF Command Language Reference: quote Listing the other segments of a user profile: To list information from segments other than the RACF segment for a user profile, including your own, one of the following conditions must be true: * You have the SPECIAL or AUDITOR attribute * You have at least READ authority to the desired field within the segment through field-level access checking. /quote I agree, of course, that RACF questions should be on RACF-L rather than IBM-MAIN. -- Walt Farrell, CISSP IBM STSM, z/OS Security Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html DTCC DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the email and any attachments from your system. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)
In a message dated 7/7/2009 11:04:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, mark.zel...@zurichna.com writes: the first I've heard of it. But I'm pretty sure at shops I've been at that ran something like PMO/Quickfetch still ran LLA also. Do you have any other classes defined that you can check? What about IGGCAS (catalog) or any of the RACF classes. I'll send both of you copies of Mary de Vries' paper on LLA/VLF. I'm with Mark. Seems like the OEM vendor would have more complete knowledge of the issue. Is VLFAID still available? Can't find it on IBM site-my notes say available from SE-ha,ha,ha **Looking for love this summer? Find it now on AOL Personals. (http://personals.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntuslove0003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:46:47 -0500, Jochen Roehrig jochen.roeh...@baloise.ch wrote: Hello, is LLA STC required to benefit from VLF's CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)? We think about running our system with no LLA STC, because we use some ISV's solution instead of LLA. But my first tests with VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC) and no LLA up an running fail. Means: it looks like that VLF does not cache members from IKJEXEC EDSN definitions. Any prerequisites required to benefit from VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)? Thanks in advance, Jochen LLA is written to use the interface to VLF. Any APF program can use VLF to cache whatever by executing the correct COFxxx macro. So, I would say that your LLA replacement product does not attempt to interface to VLF, or you have not set up VLF properly to allow caching. I would bet the former (VLF interface does not exist). http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2A890/12.0 -- John -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)
But I'm pretty sure at shops I've been at that ran something like PMO/Quickfetch still ran LLA also. When we got LLA (XA?). I led the charge to get rid of Q/F. It saved us a large chunk of change, and it performed quite well. VLF (ESA?) made it even better. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: COBOL multitasking / threading
McKown, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Question about REUS=NONE snip You need to be careful with dynamic call vs. attaching. Enterprise COBOL programs can appear in a multitasking environment if they are compiled with the THREAD option. Each task will have its own copy of working-storage. COBOL programs cannot do the attach, but they may be attached. The COBOL manual mentions POSIX threading along with the THREAD option. I wonder if that means that a COBOL program could use the UNIX pthread services such as BPX1PTC to create a new pthread (similar to ATTACH, but different) and BPX1PTJ to wait for that thread to end (similar to WAIT on the ECB for ATTACH, but different). snip I thought about that, but I don't think it works; my guess is that a COBOL program can't handle signal events and there may be some other restrictions that make it either impossible or unwieldy to drive multithreading from a COBOL program. Might make for some interesting testing though, although I hope Tom Ross will chime in with his perspective and insights. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques == Ask about being added to our opt-in list: == == * Early announcement of new courses == == * Early announcement of new techincal papers == == * Early announcement of new promotions == -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VLF CLASS NAME(IKJEXEC)
The last to appends don't seem to address what I think the OP is asking. If I understand correct, the issue is this: 1) The OP has a product that replaces LLA functionality and does not run LLA (but does run VLF. 2) The OP is using the IKJEXEC VLF class, but does not see it being used 3) The OP is questioning if the LLA STC is required in order for VLF to work (for the other non LLA classes) As far as I know, it shouldn't matter. LLA is a VLF exploiter and just because the OP doesn't run LLA doesn't mean other VLF classes shouldn't work. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname?
actually, I think it's LPARNAME ; you can do something like lpar_name=$(sysvar LPARNAME) and get to it that way ... /s/ tuco bonno; graduate, college of conflict management; University of Southeast Asia; I partied on the Ho Chi Minh trail -- tiến lên !! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Miklos Szigetvari Sent: Friday, 03 July, 2009 10:00 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname? Use sysvar LPAR , you will get LPAR name Klein, Kenneth wrote: I thought it would be in /etc... Ken Klein Sr. Systems Programmer -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- Miklos Szigetvari Development Team ISIS Information Systems Gmbh tel: (+43) 2236 27551 570 Fax: (+43) 2236 21081 E-mail: miklos.szigetv...@isis-papyrus.com Info: i...@isis-papyrus.com Hotline: +43-2236-27551-111 Visit our Website: http://www.isis-papyrus.com --- This e-mail is only intended for the recipient and not legally binding. Unauthorised use, publication, reproduction or disclosure of the content of this e-mail is not permitted. This email has been checked for known viruses, but ISIS accepts no responsibility for malicious or inappropriate content. --- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Command program from the cbt
I forget what the original poster was really looking for. If it's just a way of issuing commands in batch why not use a batch TMP and the CONSOLE SYSCMD(...) command? You could create a simple proc and have the command passed in the parm field. Of course, if you're looking for IF/PAUSE and other automation functions then a purchased product is the way to go. Dan - Original Message - From: Brian Westerman Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:27 AM Subject: Re: Command program from the cbt It is a very handy utility. the more expensive utilities like Zeke/Zakk, AutoOps, etc. are quite nice as well, but the expense is very high for what they are providing. Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
What about to rename the Dataset and create a new one with the same characteristics (model). 2009/7/7 Chris Hoelscher choelsc...@humana.com her eis an alternative we developer years ago (not the best but it works) step 1 - IEHLIST - to punch a list of member names step 2 - report writer to remove unwanted lines from output and format for next step step 3 - IEHPROGM - to delete member by member step4 - IEBCOPY to itself to free up directory entries Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com you only need to test the programs that you want to work correctly From: CUNY Yann yc...@externe.generali.fr To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/07/2009 06:09 Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Delete all members of a PDS with JCL Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Hi all, I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. Regards. Cordialement, Yann Cuny Groupe GENERALI Industrialisation et Gestion des Environnements * 01 58 34 12 64 * yc...@externe.generali.fr P Pensez « environnement », n'imprimez ce mail que si cela est nécessaire... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
we have run into may situations where when we are upgrading to a new release of a product (say IDMS or DB2) - we warn all users that ad-hoc jobs that access the runtime-loadlibs will mis-behave during the upgrade additionally - many jobs have JCL included for libraries they simply don;t need however - many dont listen and submit jobs anyhow - we chose not to take the time to cancel these jobs so we can rename or delete - we just empty the PDS and then re-load with the newer contents! Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com you only need to test the programs that you want to work correctly From: carlos roberto visconde cvisco...@ig.com.br To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/07/2009 13:45 Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Delete all members of a PDS with JCL Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu What about to rename the Dataset and create a new one with the same characteristics (model). 2009/7/7 Chris Hoelscher choelsc...@humana.com her eis an alternative we developer years ago (not the best but it works) step 1 - IEHLIST - to punch a list of member names step 2 - report writer to remove unwanted lines from output and format for next step step 3 - IEHPROGM - to delete member by member step4 - IEBCOPY to itself to free up directory entries Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com you only need to test the programs that you want to work correctly From: CUNY Yann yc...@externe.generali.fr To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 07/07/2009 06:09 Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Delete all members of a PDS with JCL Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Hi all, I would like to delete all members of a PDS with JCL but I don't want to specify the members names. (The job will be submitted every day : I don't know the members names and how much members are in this PDS). I don't want to use REXX even if it's easier. Regards. Cordialement, Yann Cuny Groupe GENERALI Industrialisation et Gestion des Environnements * 01 58 34 12 64 * yc...@externe.generali.fr P Pensez « environnement », n'imprimez ce mail que si cela est nécessaire... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: RACF AUDITOR authority and OMVS segment
Sorry for the confusion. When I tested this the first time, I gave my alternate userid AUDITOR authority, and apparently did not log off and log back on before testing the LISTUSER command. Now when I logon with my alternate userid (which still has AUDITOR authority), I do see the OMVS segment. so the RACF System Admin manual is telling the truth. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Communications Server
Hello all, I have been tasked to move our old sna\sdlc communications controllers to a Windows communications server environment. We currently have z\os V1.7 with VTAM and TCP\IP. We will be getting Windows Communications Server V6 for the windows server that will take the place of the old LU0 controllers at remote locations. I'm not sure where to start in setting up communications from our VTAM environment to this Windows environment. We currently use DLSW and Cisco routers to do the sna/polling of the old controllers. Are there any books red or otherwise that can help me with this? I have searched the IBM site for Windows Communications server and LANDP, but I mostly get z/os communications server books there. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Symbolic parameters inside SYSIN
Henrique,
The below PROC is a sample of what you'd like to accomplish as it deletes a
passed VSAM ds-name. The method is useful when SYSIN has only several
VARIABLE cards. Also the PROC is easily convertable to plain JCL with the SET
symbols:
//DELVSAM PROC VDSN='?' - VSAM DSN
//*/
/* (1) GENERATE TEMP INSTRUCTION WITH THE DSN:
//*/
/GENTEMP EXEC PGM=ASMA90,X
// PARM=('SYSPARM( VDSN -)')
//SYSINDD DSN=your.source.pds(PARMTODD),DISP=SHR
//SYSUT1 DD SPACE=(4096,(2,2)),UNIT=VIO
//SYSLIB DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT DD DUMMY
//SYSLIN DD UNIT=VIO,DISP=(,PASS),SPACE=(TRK,1,1)),
// DSN=amp;WORK,
// DCB=(BLKSIZE=80,LRECL=80,RECFM=FB)
//*/
/* (2) RUN IDCAMS TO DELETE CLUSTER
//*/
/DELDEFIN EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=skeleton(DELDEF1) - DELETE ( -
// DD DISP=(SHR,PASS),DSN=amp;WORK- VDSN
// DD DISP=SHR,DSN=skeleton(DELDEF2) - ) PURGE SCRATCH
//PEND
where member PARMTODD is the following 2-line program placed in your source
library
PUNCH 'SYSPARM'
END
Hope this helps,
-Victor-
On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:05:52 -0500, Henrique Seganfredo
henri...@seganfredo.com wrote:
Hello,
I am trying to optimize some tasks I perform with my MQ Series. My idea is to
delete a bunch of MQ objects just passing am unique number reference that
identifies our partners.
The JCL would look like this:
//DLPARTNR PROC REF=
//CSQUTIL1 EXEC PGM=CSQUTIL,REGION=0M,
//PARM='BCMH'
//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SSTP.HZ19.MQS600.SCSQANLE
// DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SSTP.HZ19.MQS600.SCSQAUTH
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SSTP.SYSIN(DEL1)
//CSQUCMD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SSTP.SYSIN(DEL2)
So I have several MQ-delete commands contained inside of the DEL1 and
DEL2
SYSIN datasets, somewhat like this:
DELETE CHANNEL(MYCOMPANY.TO.REF)
I ended up discovering that symbols parameters I submit do not replace the
ones contained on SYSIN data, is this true? Is there any workaround?
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Re: Command program from the cbt
You can code an assembler program with svc 34. carlos. 2009/7/7 DanD mvs-j...@sympatico.ca I forget what the original poster was really looking for. If it's just a way of issuing commands in batch why not use a batch TMP and the CONSOLE SYSCMD(...) command? You could create a simple proc and have the command passed in the parm field. Of course, if you're looking for IF/PAUSE and other automation functions then a purchased product is the way to go. Dan - Original Message - From: Brian Westerman Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:27 AM Subject: Re: Command program from the cbt It is a very handy utility. the more expensive utilities like Zeke/Zakk, AutoOps, etc. are quite nice as well, but the expense is very high for what they are providing. Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname?
Don't know whether you are trying to get SYSNAME via REXX or via shell command. If you are using shell commands, try uname -n That returns the SYSNAME specified at IPL time. If you want to create a variable set the that value, try this: sysname=`uname -n` -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Communications Server
Sounds like you have Windows issues, not z/os. Also sounds like you also have some serious political issues in insisting on spending a lot of money just so you can use Windows servers. Not too sure we can be of much help. Doesn't make much business or technical sense when everything you need is available for free. Anyway, the doc you will be needing would be furnished with the Windows Communications Server V6 product and not any IBM site. That would include any and all VTAM or TCP/IP configuration options needed to make their product work. HTH and good luck (you are going to need it). -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Communications Server Hello all, I have been tasked to move our old sna\sdlc communications controllers to a Windows communications server environment. We currently have z\os V1.7 with VTAM and TCP\IP. We will be getting Windows Communications Server V6 for the windows server that will take the place of the old LU0 controllers at remote locations. I'm not sure where to start in setting up communications from our VTAM environment to this Windows environment. We currently use DLSW and Cisco routers to do the sna/polling of the old controllers. Are there any books red or otherwise that can help me with this? I have searched the IBM site for Windows Communications server and LANDP, but I mostly get z/os communications server books there. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. == NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
IMS came with a utility that did exactly that and I adopted the empty-and-repopulate process with very good results for a number of products. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Hoelscher Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL we have run into may situations where when we are upgrading to a new release of a product (say IDMS or DB2) - we warn all users that ad-hoc jobs that access the runtime-loadlibs will mis-behave during the upgrade additionally - many jobs have JCL included for libraries they simply don;t need however - many dont listen and submit jobs anyhow - we chose not to take the time to cancel these jobs so we can rename or delete - we just empty the PDS and then re-load with the newer contents! Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
Have you looked at IEHMOVE to an TEMP datasets. IEHMOVE will MOVE the members to another PDS ( A TEMP dataset) and it would remove the original members in the original PDS. Thus clearing the PDS. I don't recall if You can substitue generic or wild cards. Get your dream car or truck. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTLa8ua2DG0gg7mtyEjwXC45rhzNy77jaD3eRjqIpIDTcSc7zrNhss/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname?
If you're looking for the actual LPAR name cat /proc/sysinfo Manufacturer: IBM Type: 2096 Model:J01 R07 Sequence Code:000xx Plant:02 Model Capacity: J01 CPUs Total: 7 CPUs Configured: 1 CPUs Standby: 0 CPUs Reserved:6 Capability: 4920 6480 Adjustment 02-way:245 249 Adjustment 03-way:238 241 Adjustment 04-way:232 235 Adjustment 05-way:226 229 Adjustment 06-way:226 229 Adjustment 07-way:226 229 Secondary Capability: 1760 LPAR Number: 1 LPAR Characteristics: Shared *LPAR Name:IT* LPAR Adjustment: 1000 LPAR CPUs Total: 1 LPAR CPUs Configured: 1 LPAR CPUs Standby:0 LPAR CPUs Reserved: 0 LPAR CPUs Dedicated: 0 LPAR CPUs Shared: 1 VM00 Name:SLES001 VM00 Control Program: z/VM5.4.0 VM00 Adjustment: 1000 VM00 CPUs Total: 1 VM00 CPUs Configured: 1 VM00 CPUs Standby:0 VM00 CPUs Reserved: 0 On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Lucymarie Ruth lucymarie.r...@safeway.comwrote: Don't know whether you are trying to get SYSNAME via REXX or via shell command. If you are using shell commands, try uname -n That returns the SYSNAME specified at IPL time. If you want to create a variable set the that value, try this: sysname=`uname -n` -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
You can use iebupdte. 2009/7/7 Hal Merritt hmerr...@jackhenry.com IMS came with a utility that did exactly that and I adopted the empty-and-repopulate process with very good results for a number of products. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Hoelscher Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL we have run into may situations where when we are upgrading to a new release of a product (say IDMS or DB2) - we warn all users that ad-hoc jobs that access the runtime-loadlibs will mis-behave during the upgrade additionally - many jobs have JCL included for libraries they simply don;t need however - many dont listen and submit jobs anyhow - we chose not to take the time to cancel these jobs so we can rename or delete - we just empty the PDS and then re-load with the newer contents! Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname?
Mark Pace wrote: If you're looking for the actual LPAR name cat /proc/sysinfo Manufacturer: IBM Type: 2096 Model:J01 R07 Sequence Code:000xx Plant:02 Model Capacity: J01 CPUs Total: 7 CPUs Configured: 1 CPUs Standby: 0 CPUs Reserved:6 Capability: 4920 6480 Adjustment 02-way:245 249 Adjustment 03-way:238 241 Adjustment 04-way:232 235 Adjustment 05-way:226 229 Adjustment 06-way:226 229 Adjustment 07-way:226 229 Secondary Capability: 1760 LPAR Number: 1 LPAR Characteristics: Shared *LPAR Name:IT* LPAR Adjustment: 1000 LPAR CPUs Total: 1 LPAR CPUs Configured: 1 LPAR CPUs Standby:0 LPAR CPUs Reserved: 0 LPAR CPUs Dedicated: 0 LPAR CPUs Shared: 1 VM00 Name:SLES001 VM00 Control Program: z/VM5.4.0 VM00 Adjustment: 1000 VM00 CPUs Total: 1 VM00 CPUs Configured: 1 VM00 CPUs Standby:0 VM00 CPUs Reserved: 0 Not for everybody === cat /proc/sysinfo cat: /proc/sysinfo: EDC5129I No such file or directory. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques == Ask about being added to our opt-in list: == == * Early announcement of new courses == == * Early announcement of new techincal papers == == * Early announcement of new promotions == -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname?
Ah, sorry, I was not aware of that. Mine from a SLES 10 or 11. On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.comwrote: Mark Pace wrote: If you're looking for the actual LPAR name cat /proc/sysinfo Manufacturer: IBM Type: 2096 Model:J01 R07 Sequence Code:000xx Plant:02 Model Capacity: J01 CPUs Total: 7 CPUs Configured: 1 CPUs Standby: 0 CPUs Reserved:6 Capability: 4920 6480 Adjustment 02-way:245 249 Adjustment 03-way:238 241 Adjustment 04-way:232 235 Adjustment 05-way:226 229 Adjustment 06-way:226 229 Adjustment 07-way:226 229 Secondary Capability: 1760 LPAR Number: 1 LPAR Characteristics: Shared *LPAR Name:IT* LPAR Adjustment: 1000 LPAR CPUs Total: 1 LPAR CPUs Configured: 1 LPAR CPUs Standby:0 LPAR CPUs Reserved: 0 LPAR CPUs Dedicated: 0 LPAR CPUs Shared: 1 VM00 Name:SLES001 VM00 Control Program: z/VM5.4.0 VM00 Adjustment: 1000 VM00 CPUs Total: 1 VM00 CPUs Configured: 1 VM00 CPUs Standby:0 VM00 CPUs Reserved: 0 Not for everybody === cat /proc/sysinfo cat: /proc/sysinfo: EDC5129I No such file or directory. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques == Ask about being added to our opt-in list: == == * Early announcement of new courses == == * Early announcement of new techincal papers == == * Early announcement of new promotions == -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Communications Server
The communications server is an IBM product so I would have guessed that on the z/os side a guide would show me how to connect the CS as an APPN node or better yet, how I could continue to use the DLSW\CISCO connectivity already there. It's not an issue as much as it's what should I do first and how. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Communications Server Sounds like you have Windows issues, not z/os. Also sounds like you also have some serious political issues in insisting on spending a lot of money just so you can use Windows servers. Not too sure we can be of much help. Doesn't make much business or technical sense when everything you need is available for free. Anyway, the doc you will be needing would be furnished with the Windows Communications Server V6 product and not any IBM site. That would include any and all VTAM or TCP/IP configuration options needed to make their product work. HTH and good luck (you are going to need it). -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Communications Server Hello all, I have been tasked to move our old sna\sdlc communications controllers to a Windows communications server environment. We currently have z\os V1.7 with VTAM and TCP\IP. We will be getting Windows Communications Server V6 for the windows server that will take the place of the old LU0 controllers at remote locations. I'm not sure where to start in setting up communications from our VTAM environment to this Windows environment. We currently use DLSW and Cisco routers to do the sna/polling of the old controllers. Are there any books red or otherwise that can help me with this? I have searched the IBM site for Windows Communications server and LANDP, but I mostly get z/os communications server books there. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. == NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
Greg, Since nobody really responded to your inquiry - other than to not hijack the thread... :-) I can't find any price hike notification either, but I just got a bill from IBM starting July 1 that sure looks like it is a price adjustment to raise my monthly Resolve bill from $165 to $190 as well. My quarterly bill started June 23, so apparently the date of the hike is 7/1. I vaguely recall seeing something talking about the price hike a while back but the spider webs that used to be my brain aren't working too well. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Greg Shirey Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 2:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Alert and Resolve price changes Hello all, Was there a recent announcement from IBM that the charges for zSeries Alert and/or zSeries Resolve were going up? I don't remember one, and searching for one has not turned up anything, so I'm turning to the group for help. The following link on IBM's website shows the price for Resolve is $165 a month per user ID, but our most recent invoice indicates it is $190 a month. (a 15% increase!) Alert has gone up similarly. http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/its/a1000175/dt005 I'd appreciate it if someone can point me to an announcement I have missed or any other information that sheds light on this situation. Thanks, Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Co. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname?
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname? Ah, sorry, I was not aware of that. Mine from a SLES 10 or 11. Mark, OP was not for z/Linux but z/UNIX aka UNIX System Services for z/OS. Well, at least that's what I assumed. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
SHOWzOS 7.19 ready
Hi folks, as of now I deliever the final release of SHOWzOS 7.19. It will be ready at cbttape.org soon. Please verify the update link on the left. This version tolerate z/OS R11. Whats new *$719RS0309 * Implement enhancements contributed by Roland Schiradin RS0309 * Report wrong ECVTEORM setting (potential real storage) RS0609 * APAR OA18766 cause ASMA057E in IOSDIOFC z/OS R7 and R8 RS0609 * Apply OA29017 to fix this problem RS0609 * Support IWMWSYSQ EXTENDED_DATA=YES z/OS R9 (HBB7740) RS0609 * Apply OA27032 RS0609 * Report GDATotalCSAHWM and GDATotalECSAHWM z/OS R10 RS0509 * Includes also the converted CSA/ECSA RS0509 * Use CVTMAXMP instead of hardcoded value. Report also RS0509 * ECVT_Installed_CPU_HWM for z/OS R10RS0509 * Show dynamic CDT (RACFDATA) and a bit more for RS0409 * RACF Classes z/OS R6 RS0409 * Support for 24bit LX (LXINFO and PCINFO) z/OS R6 RS0409 * DFHRPL/STEPLIB concatination could be wrong RS0309 * Use SSAIR among other to support REUSASID(YES) RS0309 In case of problems/abends please email PSW and Regs only. No dump is needed unless I ask for it. Pleas also note I'll held a presentation about SHOWzOS and COBANAL at the share confer in denver´. I hope to see and meet your there. Don't hesitate to drop me an email or discuss your issue at share. I'll be s SCIDS mostly hanging at the CICS table. Rgeards Roland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Where does z/unix store each lpar's hostname?
Oh, DUH! You're probably correct. I subscribe to to many lists. Trying to be helpful without fully paying attention. On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 3:27 PM, McKown, John jmck...@healthmarkets.comwrote: Ah, sorry, I was not aware of that. Mine from a SLES 10 or 11. Mark, OP was not for z/Linux but z/UNIX aka UNIX System Services for z/OS. Well, at least that's what I assumed. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
I can't really shed any light on the original question, but I am curious - can IBM raise rates without telling anyone? If your shop had 3 users, and they raised the price $35 per user, you probably won't go broke. If you had 100 users, that would be $3,500 a month - something that might get noticed. Of course if you had 100 sysprogs all with userids, you'd be a mighty big shop! I know the last shop I worked at didn't subscribe to any of the pay for services. The few times I had problems, I had to call the support center. Never quite made sense, as I'm sure they could have givin me the internet access and saved money by not having to take my calls. But then, IBM is primarily a marketing company, and very skilled at making the most money for the goods and services they provide. Eric Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 - Original Message - From: Pommier, Rex R. rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com Greg, Since nobody really responded to your inquiry - other than to not hijack the thread... :-) I can't find any price hike notification either, but I just got a bill from IBM starting July 1 that sure looks like it is a price adjustment to raise my monthly Resolve bill from $165 to $190 as well. My quarterly bill started June 23, so apparently the date of the hike is 7/1. I vaguely recall seeing something talking about the price hike a while back but the spider webs that used to be my brain aren't working too well. Rex -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000
I hate to ask a dumb question, but what is pinned data? I'm sure I once knew the answer to that question, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000 I hate to ask a dumb question, but what is pinned data? I'm sure I once knew the answer to that question, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Eric Bielefeld Data in cache which cannot be flushed onto the physical DASD, IIRC. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
The problem with many simple delete-member processes for PDS--DSORG(PO)-- is that while the result is a PDS with no members, it may not be not truly 'empty'. That is, the data portion of the allocation is still occupied by whatever content was there before member deletion. In order to finish the process, you need to compress the memberless PDS to reclaim the space. Programs like PDSCLEAR or StarTool FIX RESET render a PDS truly empty is a single user operation. PDSE behaves differently. Deleting a member makes previously occupied space available for the next member to be added. . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com carlos roberto visconde cvisco...@ig.com To .BR IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent by: IBM cc Mainframe Discussion List Subject ibm-m...@bama.ua Re: Delete all members of a PDS .edu with JCL 07/07/2009 12:06 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List ibm-m...@bama.ua .edu You can use iebupdte. 2009/7/7 Hal Merritt hmerr...@jackhenry.com IMS came with a utility that did exactly that and I adopted the empty-and-repopulate process with very good results for a number of products. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Hoelscher Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL we have run into may situations where when we are upgrading to a new release of a product (say IDMS or DB2) - we warn all users that ad-hoc jobs that access the runtime-loadlibs will mis-behave during the upgrade additionally - many jobs have JCL included for libraries they simply don;t need however - many dont listen and submit jobs anyhow - we chose not to take the time to cancel these jobs so we can rename or delete - we just empty the PDS and then re-load with the newer contents! Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
Eric, At this link: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/its/a1000175/dt005 which describes the pricing details for Resolve for zSeries ($165 a month per user), it states: *Price is U.S. only, subject to change without notice and does not include tax. Additional shipping charges may apply. So, I guess IBM can change the price without notifying anybody, since they say they can. I'm just used to them announcing things like this ahead of time. You make a good point about shops with multiple users. They may want to re-evaluate the number of subscriptions they have in these tight economic times... Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Co. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:35 PM I can't really shed any light on the original question, but I am curious - can IBM raise rates without telling anyone? If your shop had 3 users, and they raised the price $35 per user, you probably won't go broke. If you had 100 users, that would be $3,500 a month - something that might get noticed. Of course if you had 100 sysprogs all with userids, you'd be a mighty big shop! I know the last shop I worked at didn't subscribe to any of the pay for services. The few times I had problems, I had to call the support center. Never quite made sense, as I'm sure they could have givin me the internet access and saved money by not having to take my calls. But then, IBM is primarily a marketing company, and very skilled at making the most money for the goods and services they provide. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
PDS86 is a free version (subset) of StarTool that supports both PDS and PDS/E. You can get it from the CBT tape (http://www.cbttape.org) file 182. Dennis Roach GHG Corporation Lockheed Martin Mission Services Facilities Design and Operations Contract NASA/JSC Address: 2100 Space Park Drive LM-15-4BH Houston, Texas 77058 Mail: P.O. Box 58487 Mail Code H4C Houston, Texas 77258 Phone: Voice: (281)336-5027 Cell: (713)591-1059 Fax:(281)336-5410 E-Mail: dennis.ro...@lmco.com All opinions expressed by me are mine and may not agree with my employer or any person, company, or thing, living or dead, on or near this or any other planet, moon, asteroid, or other spatial object, natural or manufactured, since the beginning of time. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Skip Robinson Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 3:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL The problem with many simple delete-member processes for PDS-- DSORG(PO)-- is that while the result is a PDS with no members, it may not be not truly 'empty'. That is, the data portion of the allocation is still occupied by whatever content was there before member deletion. In order to finish the process, you need to compress the memberless PDS to reclaim the space. Programs like PDSCLEAR or StarTool FIX RESET render a PDS truly empty is a single user operation. PDSE behaves differently. Deleting a member makes previously occupied space available for the next member to be added. . . JO.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com carlos roberto visconde cvisco...@ig.com To .BR IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent by: IBM cc Mainframe Discussion List Subject ibm-m...@bama.ua Re: Delete all members of a PDS .edu with JCL 07/07/2009 12:06 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List ibm-m...@bama.ua .edu You can use iebupdte. 2009/7/7 Hal Merritt hmerr...@jackhenry.com IMS came with a utility that did exactly that and I adopted the empty-and-repopulate process with very good results for a number of products. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Hoelscher Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL we have run into may situations where when we are upgrading to a new release of a product (say IDMS or DB2) - we warn all users that ad- hoc jobs that access the runtime-loadlibs will mis-behave during the upgrade additionally - many jobs have JCL included for libraries they simply don;t need however - many dont listen and submit jobs anyhow - we chose not to take the time to cancel these jobs so we can rename or delete - we just empty the PDS and then re-load with the newer contents! Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
Wow. I'd never want to follow such a, well, non-standard, practice. But, to each his own.Ever consider using SYMBOLICRELATE?? Guy Gardoit z/OS Systems Programming On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Chris Hoelscher choelsc...@humana.comwrote: we have run into may situations where when we are upgrading to a new release of a product (say IDMS or DB2) - we warn all users that ad-hoc jobs that access the runtime-loadlibs will mis-behave during the upgrade additionally - many jobs have JCL included for libraries they simply don;t need however - many dont listen and submit jobs anyhow - we chose not to take the time to cancel these jobs so we can rename or delete - we just empty the PDS and then re-load with the newer contents! Chris Hoelscher Senior IDMS DB2 Database Administrator Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Anynet
Hello all, is anynet incorporated into z/os vtam like enterprise extender is? Or is there any way to communicate with an SNA Gateway(Communications Server) from z/os 1.7 using the enterprise extender functions? Thanks. == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
I have never found reliable pricing information of the various SoftwareXcel features. It was hard enough finding ANY information on them. Matrix of SoftwareXcel features (no prices though) http://www.vm.ibm.com/service/zmatrix.pdf IIRC we always got SoftwareXcel bundled with our hardware maint contract. Supposedly if you do this you get a break (10%?) on the hardware side. The savings on the hardware easily pays for the SwXcel features (at least for one user anyway. We were able to save a bundle by getting prices for the individual components. SwXcel Basic SwXcel Enterprise Alert Resolve I think we ended up with just Alert Resolve so I gave up ASKQ and premium response but the savings were over 6 figures for just one userid. -Original Message- Greg Shirey Eric, At this link: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/its/a1000175/dt005 which describes the pricing details for Resolve for zSeries ($165 a month per user), it states: *Price is U.S. only, subject to change without notice and does not include tax. Additional shipping charges may apply. So, I guess IBM can change the price without notifying anybody, since they say they can. I'm just used to them announcing things like this ahead of time. You make a good point about shops with multiple users. They may want to re-evaluate the number of subscriptions they have in these tight economic times... Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Co. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
Greg, Thanks for the info. I didn't find the part about raising rates at any time that you quoted (I didn't look too hard), but I really think they shouldn't quote the $165 / month rate and then charge you more! That just seems to be a bad business practice. Eric Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 - Original Message - From: Greg Shirey wgshi...@benekeith.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 3:33 PM Subject: Re: Alert and Resolve price changes Eric, At this link: http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/its/a1000175/dt005 which describes the pricing details for Resolve for zSeries ($165 a month per user), it states: *Price is U.S. only, subject to change without notice and does not include tax. Additional shipping charges may apply. So, I guess IBM can change the price without notifying anybody, since they say they can. I'm just used to them announcing things like this ahead of time. You make a good point about shops with multiple users. They may want to re-evaluate the number of subscriptions they have in these tight economic times... Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Co. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000
John - Thanks for the definition. That brings furthur questions. How does data get into the cache that can't be written to disk? Is that something caused by a power failure for the device, or some other failure? Also, I would think that if that condition can cause the 2107 not to work, that there should be some easy way for the customer to push a button or type in something on the service console to clear the cache. To me it sounds like a design flaw, although I haven't kept up with the technical details of the 2107 as well as I should be. Eric Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 - Original Message - From: McKown, John jmck...@healthmarkets.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000 I hate to ask a dumb question, but what is pinned data? I'm sure I once knew the answer to that question, but I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Eric Bielefeld Data in cache which cannot be flushed onto the physical DASD, IIRC. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:17:24 -0700, Skip Robinson wrote: PDSE behaves differently. Deleting a member makes previously occupied space available for the next member to be added. But perhaps not immediately, if other jobs are holding the PDSE OPEN. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:26:55 -0500, Eric Bielefeld eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com wrote: John - Thanks for the definition. That brings furthur questions. How does data get into the cache that can't be written to disk? Is that something caused by a power failure for the device, or some other failure? Also, I would think that if that condition can cause the 2107 not to work, that there should be some easy way for the customer to push a button or type in something on the service console to clear the cache. To me it sounds like a design flaw, although I haven't kept up with the technical details of the 2107 as well as I should be. Device end came back , power went off before data for thre track was hardened onto the disk . The command to use is setcache with the proper parameters cfw pendingoff or else The problem is that this was tried by the OP but did not succeed . But it is normaly the simple way to do it so there is no design flaw. Perhaps there is a hardware problem. Bruno Sugliani zxnetconsult(at)free(dot)fr http://zxnetconsult.free.fr -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Communications Server
I stand corrected. Here's your doc: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/network/commserver/windows/ It seems to be a -network- product, not a z/os product. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Communications Server The communications server is an IBM product so I would have guessed that on the z/os side a guide would show me how to connect the CS as an APPN node or better yet, how I could continue to use the DLSW\CISCO connectivity already there. It's not an issue as much as it's what should I do first and how. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 1:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Communications Server Sounds like you have Windows issues, not z/os. Also sounds like you also have some serious political issues in insisting on spending a lot of money just so you can use Windows servers. Not too sure we can be of much help. Doesn't make much business or technical sense when everything you need is available for free. Anyway, the doc you will be needing would be furnished with the Windows Communications Server V6 product and not any IBM site. That would include any and all VTAM or TCP/IP configuration options needed to make their product work. HTH and good luck (you are going to need it). -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Communications Server Hello all, I have been tasked to move our old sna\sdlc communications controllers to a Windows communications server environment. We currently have z\os V1.7 with VTAM and TCP\IP. We will be getting Windows Communications Server V6 for the windows server that will take the place of the old LU0 controllers at remote locations. I'm not sure where to start in setting up communications from our VTAM environment to this Windows environment. We currently use DLSW and Cisco routers to do the sna/polling of the old controllers. Are there any books red or otherwise that can help me with this? I have searched the IBM site for Windows Communications server and LANDP, but I mostly get z/os communications server books there. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance. == NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO
Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000
On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 16:26 -0500, Eric Bielefeld wrote: Also, I would think that if that condition can cause the 2107 not to work, that there should be some easy way for the customer to push a button or type in something on the service console to clear the cache. To me it sounds like a design flaw, although I haven't kept up with the technical details of the 2107 as well as I should be. Allow customers yet another way to easily destroy their own data. I don't think so - they seem to find enough ways on their own. Pinned data has (potentially) existed for as long as (nonvolatile) cached controllers have. If the data haven't made it out to the (customer) disk, it is kept until it can be destaged cleanly. During that time, the data on the disk is not current/valid. The problem is that the application has been told otherwise. Ron (and others no doubt) will be able to give some idea of what will cause pinned events on current kit. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Alert and Resolve price changes
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:21:42 -0500, Eric Bielefeld eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com wrote: Greg, Thanks for the info. I didn't find the part about raising rates at any time that you quoted (I didn't look too hard), but I really think they shouldn't quote the $165 / month rate and then charge you more! That just seems to be a bad business practice. Another common practice in Europe, is to receive a letter saying that in order to adjust rates of change between USA and Europe as well as reducing price differences between european country , some of the product will be reajusted in a range of -3 % to + 6% ( it is an example) They normally provide a target date. You have no say in the matter. Bruno Sugliani zxnetconsult(at)free(dot)fr http://zxnetconsult.free.fr -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anynet
On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:03:10 -0500, Ward, Mike S mw...@ssfcu.org wrote: Hello all, is anynet incorporated into z/os vtam like enterprise extender is? Or is there any way to communicate with an SNA Gateway(Communications Server) from z/os 1.7 using the enterprise extender functions? ANYNET is no longer supposed (as of 1.8 I think). I'm not sure what you mean by SNA Gateway(Communications Server). There are a number of products called SNA Gateway. They only one(s) I know of that are Communication Servers are the IBM one for AIX and maybe for AS/400. I think both AIX and AS/400 support EE, but I'm not sure what the software is called. Do you maybe mean the microsoft SNA gateway? I think it supports EE. So do Cisco routers through the Cisco SNASwitch. SNASw and DLSw can run in the same router with a virtual LAN between them. That is sort of the standard was of supporting DLSW-connected SNA devices. If your remote routers are powerful enough you can run SNASw out at the remote sites and benefit from HPR APPN all the way out to those devices, but I think it is more common to replace the FEP with a DLSw/SNASw router. Pat O'Keefe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Computerworld: London Stock Exchange to Abandon Windows
On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:28:29 -0500, McKown, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe But, Linux runs on z. Windows doesn't. It's a big step in the right direction. Proportedly, Windows can run on z. z/VOS (CMS based) from Mantissa is said to allow MS Windows (unmodified) to run under z/VM. It is some sort of jit type intepreter / compiler for x86. http://www.mantissa.com/SHARE-conference But why would anyone choose to run Windows on z? Aside from: o He can afford a z, but not a PC (stranger things have happened). o He's titillated by the sheer irony of running notoriously unreliable software on outstandingly reliable hardware. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Delete all members of a PDS with JCL
Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:17:24 -0700, Skip Robinson wrote: PDSE behaves differently. Deleting a member makes previously occupied space available for the next member to be added. But perhaps not immediately, if other jobs are holding the PDSE OPEN. Does anyone know how to find who has connections to members in a PDSE? I looked for an API or command once, but didn't find anything. Maybe I just didn't look in the right place. If a PDSE is in LNKLST, is there a connection to each member? If so, the library might need to be much larger to allow replacing members without an IPL. I guess the safe thing would be to create a new library and dynamically add it to LNKLST, but then if you want running jobs to use it you have to issue SETPROG LNKLST,UPDATE,JOB=name or *. -- Richard -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Preview: z/VM V6.1; IBM Declares New Architecture Level Set (ALS)
IBM has released a preview announcement of z/VM Version 6.1, Statements of Direction, an FAQ list, and other details here: http://www.vm.ibm.com/zvm610 z/VM Version 6.1 has planned general availability in the fourth quarter of 2009. Through this preview announcement, IBM is declaring a second architecture level set (ALS) for z/Architecture. The System z10 (EC and BC) machines implement the new ALS. z/VM V6.1 requires the new ALS. Reminder: what I post is only what I say. What IBM posts is what IBM says. These two categories are completely different, so please don't confuse them. Thanks. - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Symbolic parameters inside SYSIN
All of you Unix-haters, please look away :-)
It turns out that the Unix shell has nice variable substitution
capabilities, and with our free Co:Z Batch utility (think BPXBATCH without
the warts), you can run it to tailor data with variable substitution.
Here's Victor's example reworked to do this:
//*/
/* (1) Run an inline shell to tailor input using env vars
//*/
//DELVSAM PROC VDSN='?' - VSAM DSN
//S1 EXEC PGM=COZBATCH,PARM='/VDSN=VDSN'
//STDIN DD * Input to the Unix shell
cat EOF
DELETE ( $VDSN ) PURGE SCRATCH
EOF
//STDOUT DD UNIT=VIO,DISP=(,PASS),
// SPACE=(TRK,1,1)),
// DSN=WORK,
// DCB=(BLKSIZE=80,LRECL=80,RECFM=FB)
//*/
/* (2) RUN IDCAMS TO DELETE CLUSTER
//*/
/DELDEFIN EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=WORK
//PEND
Another feature of COZBATCH is its ability to deal with the 100 character
PARM limit by stringing multiple steps together that set environment
variables. See example #6 here:
http://dovetail.com/docs/cozbatch/examples.html
OK - Pardon me if I sound like the Sham-Wow guy, but what if you wanted to
delete all the clusters that matched a certain catalog search pattern
(IGGCSI00)? The following combines COZBATCH with our catsearch shell
command (also included the free Co:Z Toolkit) and the Unix awk command:
//*/
/* (1) Run an inline shell to generate IDCAMS stmnts
//*/
//DELVSAM PROC PAT='HLQ.TEST.**.KSDS'
//S1 EXEC PGM=COZBATCH,PARM='/PAT=PAT'
//STDIN DD * Input to the Unix shell
catsearch $PAT |
awk '{ print DELETE ( $1 ) PURGE SCRATCH }'
//STDOUT DD UNIT=VIO,DISP=(,PASS),
// SPACE=(TRK,1,1)),
// DSN=WORK,
// DCB=(BLKSIZE=80,LRECL=80,RECFM=FB)
//*/
/* (2) RUN IDCAMS TO DELETE CLUSTERS
//*/
/DELDEFIN EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=WORK
//PEND
Kirk Wolf
Dovetailed Technologies
http://dovetail.com
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Victor Gil victor@broadridge.comwrote:
Henrique,
The below PROC is a sample of what you'd like to accomplish as it deletes a
passed VSAM ds-name. The method is useful when SYSIN has only several
VARIABLE cards. Also the PROC is easily convertable to plain JCL with the
SET
symbols:
//DELVSAM PROC VDSN='?' - VSAM DSN
//*/
/* (1) GENERATE TEMP INSTRUCTION WITH THE DSN:
//*/
/GENTEMP EXEC PGM=ASMA90,X
// PARM=('SYSPARM( VDSN -)')
//SYSINDD DSN=your.source.pds(PARMTODD),DISP=SHR
//SYSUT1 DD SPACE=(4096,(2,2)),UNIT=VIO
//SYSLIB DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT DD DUMMY
//SYSLIN DD UNIT=VIO,DISP=(,PASS),SPACE=(TRK,1,1)),
// DSN=amp;WORK,
// DCB=(BLKSIZE=80,LRECL=80,RECFM=FB)
//*/
/* (2) RUN IDCAMS TO DELETE CLUSTER
//*/
/DELDEFIN EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=skeleton(DELDEF1) - DELETE ( -
// DD DISP=(SHR,PASS),DSN=amp;WORK- VDSN
// DD DISP=SHR,DSN=skeleton(DELDEF2) - ) PURGE SCRATCH
//PEND
where member PARMTODD is the following 2-line program placed in your source
library
PUNCH 'SYSPARM'
END
Hope this helps,
-Victor-
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Re: Communications Server
Mike, Any chance you could sketch out a mental picture for us of your network and application architecture? I think I understand that you have something that currently requires an LU0 connection to your mainframe. (What is that something? How many of them are there? And what's on the mainframe end?) I think the concern is that you might be doing extra work (and adding extra cost) that is unnecessary. Gateways of various kinds were very common a couple decades ago, but at least an awful lot of them are no longer required since so much of that function is built-in now. So people kind of get worried when somebody asks about rolling out lots of new gateways. IBM Communications Server for Windows has its uses, but (since I speak only for myself anyway) I'd be happy to tell you whether or not you actually need it. I'm like the Santa who works at Macy's. :-) - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Computerworld: London Stock Exchange to Abandon Windows
Because the Window Server Application is not available in native z or Linux and they want the reliability of the zHardware :) Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 3:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Computerworld: London Stock Exchange to Abandon Windows On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:28:29 -0500, McKown, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe But, Linux runs on z. Windows doesn't. It's a big step in the right direction. Proportedly, Windows can run on z. z/VOS (CMS based) from Mantissa is said to allow MS Windows (unmodified) to run under z/VM. It is some sort of jit type intepreter / compiler for x86. http://www.mantissa.com/SHARE-conference But why would anyone choose to run Windows on z? Aside from: o He can afford a z, but not a PC (stranger things have happened). o He's titillated by the sheer irony of running notoriously unreliable software on outstandingly reliable hardware. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Pinned data on 2107 aka DS8000
To me it sounds like a. design flaw, although I haven't kept up with the technical details of the 2107 as well as I should be. Pinned data is not new with the 2107. It's been around since the 3990-3, at least. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Messages as Programming Interfaces
On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:07:54 -0500, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: It is my understanding that IBM discourages the use of message texts as programming interfaces. Can anyone point me to a clear statement of this in IBM documentation? (Notwithstanding that IBM is very reluctant to change messages lest that disrupt automated operations.) Your understanding is correct -- but I doubt that there has ever been a formal pronouncement to that effect. I wouldn't say that we are very reluctant to make changes to messages so much as we want to make sure that the change is necessary, and if necessary, is done in the least disruptive way possible both for people and automatons. We have made changes to certain messages so that they are more easily automatable. W. Kevin Kelley IBM POK Lab -- z/OS Core Technical Development -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Bo Decker III is out of the office.
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Question about REUS=NONE
Others may have given you most of the answers that you want, but you should check out: Handling COBOL limitations with multithreading at: http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/igy3pg40/4.4.6 and THREAD at http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/igy3pg40/2.4.54 and Comparison of WORKING-STORAGE and LOCAL-STORAGE at http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/igy3pg40/1.1.3.2 and Sharing data in recursive or multithreaded programs at http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/igy3pg40/1.1.3.3.3 * * * * * * In general, I think that when you convert (upgrade) to Enterprise COBOL, you will find that (as long as you keep using an Assembler driver to start the threads), that you can have supported COBOL applications that do what you want. Michael Knigge michael.kni...@set-software.de wrote in message news:4a531f8e.6060...@set-software.de... All, once upon the time, we had to write an application (in VS COBOL II) that uses subtasks. Because this old COBOL release did not support subtasks, we did a trick: We've attached from an ASM driver a little ASM stub that did just one thing: call the wanted COBOL prog. We had to link all COBOL-Modules statically to get all this stuff working. The COBOL progs are also using some ASM Subs for some special things (i. e. doing a GETMAIN, FREEMAIN, STIMERM and so on). They are also statically linked. So the initial ATTACH attaches a really big thing... Now we are just about 13 years later and I have to convert this application. We want to use Enterprise COBOL and dynamic CALLs. Now. I guess all the COBOL-Stuff will work pretty well (I guess that the WOKING-STORAGE gets getmained for every new copy of the COBOL-Prog within each subtask). But I wonder how to migrate the ASM-Subs nearly painless I could rewrite all this ASM-Subs and use dynamic Saveareas but I wonder if just using REUS=NONE would do the same job... So bring it to a question: What is the scope of the REUS-Option? (Sub)Task-Level? Then using REUS=NONE would bring up a new copy of the ASM-Stubs for every Subtask - just what I need I don't care for the wasted memory because the ASM-Subs are mostly rather small (and well, today they are all statically linked together with some really big COBOL-Subs) Thank you for hints Bye, Michael -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Michael Knigge Entwicklung S.E.T. Software GmbH Lister Straße 15 30163 Hannover Tel. +49 511/3 97 80-23 Fax +49 511/3 97 80-65 michael.kni...@set-software.de Handelsregister: HRB52778 Amtsgericht Hannover Geschäftsführer: Till Dammermann, Klaus Stöhr -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Command program from the cbt
The main problem is security. How do you keep someone from doing things you really didn't intend them to do? Auditors get kind of upset with utilities that don't have built-in security, and tend to become happy when you point out a interface to the security system, (that you are actually using). It's fairly easy to circumvent static Userids in the programs, and much more difficult to fool RACF or ACF/2, (though not entirely impossible, but auditors don't think that way:) ). You're right though, if all you want to do is stream a bunch of commands with no logic to drive them, then there are lots of ways to accomplish that. Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Offload work to ziip
Here is a link to a whitepaper from CA on zIIP exploitation, so it is not product marketing as such but may shed some light on the discussion... (or raise a whole lot more questions). http://www.ca.com/files/WhitePapers/ziip_exploitation_wp3.pdf Cheers, DOC -Original Message- From: McKown, John [mailto:jmck...@healthmarkets.com] Sent: Tuesday, 7 July 2009 3:30 AM Subject: Re: Offload work to ziip -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Shannon Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 12:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Offload work to ziip Some people seem to think they are going to get something for nothing. IBM provides specialty engines for limited purposes. Does anyone really believe they will purchase a specialty engine at reduced cost and then be able use it to run unlimited work? Specialty engines do not count against aggregated CPU capacity. Does anyone really believe that every other vendor (including IBM) will allow their products to run on specialty engines without paying an upgrade fee? Bob Shannon That's my feeling as well. IBM created IFLs, zIIPs, and zAAPs for specific purposes. Getting around that, even if legal (as I assume it is), is simply going to invite some sort of retaliation from IBM and vendors. Such as discontinuing their use or charging for MSUs, or (my way) doing something sneaky in the microcode to cause the bypass functionality to fail. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
TCO calculator saves mainframe MIPs
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/07/07/236797/tco-calculator-saves-mainframe-mips.htm (watch wrap) Businesses running IBM zSeries mainframes can now see how much they could save by offloading workloads to IBM's add-on zIIP processor.The z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) is a lower-cost alternative for running certain mainframe applications.Analyst company WinterGreen Research has built a web-based calculator to measure the total cost of ownership of mainframe service oriented architecture (SOA) applications that use zIIP in combination with DataDirect Shadow integration middleware from DataDirect Technologies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
