Re: Soft Capping an LPAR
Thanks for your suggestions, all good. I am aware of the RMFPM product and have been using it from time to time but I can't afford to have someone sitting around monitoring these graphs (eyes on glass). Is there any facility within RMFPM that will set an SNMP trap once a particular metric has changed or exceeded a predefined value? We use CA Sysview to monitor z/OS on this particular system but I am not aware that it will provide this functionality that I require. -- 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: SHARE Attendance
What if we had 'smart dots' on the SHARE badges? Oh well, just trying to help meld the techies and management aspects. The old trick used to be a business card for a copy of the session handouts or added to the 'mailing list'. Think I've still got a business card folder with a few recognizable names. In a message dated 8/13/2011 11:15:59 A.M. Central Daylight Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com writes: Later, I realized I probably should have asked for his business card to pass along to the SHARE Marketing folks. Oh well... I guess that's why I'll always be a technician. ;-) -- 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: SHARE Attendance
Ed, Are you suggesting that each badge holder have a spot reader or the spot reader be stationed throughout SHARE? I would object to the later. Possible alternative might be one of those square(ish) UPC type encoded with your name and address for proceeding handouts? Ed -- 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: Soft Capping an LPAR
You may want to take a look at MSUMON, by Angel Luis Dominguez. It issues WTOs to console when the LPAR MSU/h mean consumption for the last 4 hours equals or exceeds the user specified threshold. You may find it here: http://perso.wanadoo.es/rptv2005/msumon/en/index.html HTH. Rafa. -- 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: SHARE Attendance
I like the UPC type square encoding my vcard information. Or just an index number into a Share attendance database of vcard information, available to all Share members or only those attending (I don't care which, but it must not go outside of those boundaries). /Tom Kern On 8/14/2011 14:59, Ed Gould wrote: Ed, Are you suggesting that each badge holder have a spot reader or the spot reader be stationed throughout SHARE? I would object to the later. Possible alternative might be one of those square(ish) UPC type encoded with your name and address for proceeding handouts? Ed -- 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: SHARE Attendance
There's probably an APP to do this, just requires a smart phone and an insertable antennae for broader coverage.vbg. In a message dated 8/14/2011 3:21:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, tlk_sysp...@yahoo.com writes: Or just an index number into a Share attendance database of vcard information, available to all Share members or only those attending (I don't care which, but it must not go outside of those boundaries). -- 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
HSM 3490 Percent Full
After converting from OS/390 1.3 to z/OS 1.11, the HSM LIST BVOL and LIST MVOL commands are showing asterisks for the Percent Full fields. The Storage Administration manual states this means the value is unknown. We transferred the four existing CDS files to the new system and used the same ARCCMD00 initialization file, just updating a few name fields such as disk pack volumes. The problem exists for old tapes created before the conversion and for new ones created after. It plays havoc with our attempts to RECYCLE tapes. A search of the Implementation and Customization Guide shows 3490 appearing only in the context of emulation by other devices. Can anyone suggest what I might be missing or a different document to look at? -- 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: CAMLST LOCATE and SCRATCH
On 8/11/2011 2:08 PM, DanD wrote: Scott, To handle SMS you need to SCRATCH first then UNCAT (can't have uncataloged SMS data sets). Or you can invoke IDCAMS to do the DELETE and do it all at once. Actually if you issue a scratch SVC specifying an SMS volume, it will look up the data set in the catalog, and scratch all multivol pieces and then uncatalog it, so you don't need to issue the uncatalog. See Sytem_managed-Storage Considerations under the Deleting a Data Set from the VTOC in DFSYSdfp Advanced Services. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dgt2s370.pdf -- 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
Re: Soft Capping an LPAR
The WTO would have to be used in unison with automated ops, IMO. One place I worked they had a message appear on the console and it was a really critical message. Even though they were non delete able. The instructions were extremely clear that if these messages were to appear that bells and alarms were so supposed to go off. The operators ignored them. Automated ops should have been used. Ed -- 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
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Re: Soft Capping an LPAR
Strong agreement! We don't even have operators any more. The help desk people can barely reset RACF ids even given the Web interface that I wrote (OK, that may be my bad - I'm not a web designer.) The production control people actually have VTAM SMCS consoles up on their desktop to monitor z/OS because they are our first line of defense any more. We use CA-OPS/MVS to capture messages and send SNMP traps to something called Orion which can interface to CA-UniCenter to create tickets. We also use OPS to send TSO messages to our production control people who are logged on. But we run totally dark starting Saturday night until Monday morning. The on call production support person does do a logon from home on occasion just to see what is going on. On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 17:22 -0700, Ed Gould wrote: The WTO would have to be used in unison with automated ops, IMO. One place I worked they had a message appear on the console and it was a really critical message. Even though they were non delete able. The instructions were extremely clear that if these messages were to appear that bells and alarms were so supposed to go off. The operators ignored them. Automated ops should have been used. Ed -- 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 -- John McKown Maranatha! -- 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: SHARE Attendance
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Rob Schramm I really hope that your skepticism is unfounded and that SHARE attendance is up. If attendance at the various receptions is any indication, SHARE attendance was definitely DOWN in Orlando. Crowds at the CICS sessions I attended were definitely smaller than I've seen in the past, and the only z/OS 1.13 sessions I attended that were close to running out of seats were the ones held in tiny rooms. Despite my perception of decreased attendance, the sessions I attended were timely for our shop because we either have upgrades in progress or scheduled to start within the next month or so. -jc- Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant Imperium Group On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com wrote: Wow! SHARE sold out its room allocation at the Dolphin. Overflow at the Swan also sold out. Some people are staying at an off-site hotel. So did it appear that attendance was up for this SHARE? Any real numbers? Or was there just lack of hotels for other reasons. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.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 -- 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
TS7740 questions:fast ready logical volumes definiton
Hi all, I have one question regarding logical volumes definition in TS7740 in a grid configuration, let's suppose this is a dual cluster grid, and all logical volumes had RR as consistency point, I had looked at red book regarding ts77x0 implementation, I found logical volumes are defined at grid level, so my question is: how can I define which cluster own what range of fast ready logical volumes? Regards Victor -- 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: SHARE Attendance
Maybe it is even on a track-by-track basis. In the MVS-Storage track, attendance was up. We must have had at least a half-dozen sessions that filled the room to standing room only. Of course, the rooms were smaller then before; but we normally don't have 60+ at anything except the IBM next-release session and the whats new in HSM session. This time, there many others that also hit the 60+ mark. So from the MVS-Storage track, attendance was up in Orlando. Russell Witt MVSS Project Manager -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 9:59 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SHARE Attendance -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Rob Schramm I really hope that your skepticism is unfounded and that SHARE attendance is up. If attendance at the various receptions is any indication, SHARE attendance was definitely DOWN in Orlando. Crowds at the CICS sessions I attended were definitely smaller than I've seen in the past, and the only z/OS 1.13 sessions I attended that were close to running out of seats were the ones held in tiny rooms. Despite my perception of decreased attendance, the sessions I attended were timely for our shop because we either have upgrades in progress or scheduled to start within the next month or so. -jc- Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant Imperium Group On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com wrote: Wow! SHARE sold out its room allocation at the Dolphin. Overflow at the Swan also sold out. Some people are staying at an off-site hotel. So did it appear that attendance was up for this SHARE? Any real numbers? Or was there just lack of hotels for other reasons. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.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: Soft Capping an LPAR
John: Off topic a little. I had a WORD question on how to do something surprising simple. None of the help screens helped. OK call the help desk. They were useless so I tried a couple of secretaries . They sort of knew out to do it but it was like six steps. I gave up and went home and used word perfect and did it in one or two steps. I could never get over how stupid Word was that it took 5 or 6 steps and it sort of half worked. WP is far superior over Word any day. Ed From: John McKown joa...@swbell.net To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:22 PM Subject: Re: Soft Capping an LPAR Strong agreement! We don't even have operators any more. The help desk people can barely reset RACF ids even given the Web interface that I wrote (OK, that may be my bad - I'm not a web designer.) The production control people actually have VTAM SMCS consoles up on their desktop to monitor z/OS because they are our first line of defense any more. We use CA-OPS/MVS to capture messages and send SNMP traps to something called Orion which can interface to CA-UniCenter to create tickets. We also use OPS to send TSO messages to our production control people who are logged on. But we run totally dark starting Saturday night until Monday morning. The on call production support person does do a logon from home on occasion just to see what is going on. On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 17:22 -0700, Ed Gould wrote: The WTO would have to be used in unison with automated ops, IMO. One place I worked they had a message appear on the console and it was a really critical message. Even though they were non delete able. The instructions were extremely clear that if these messages were to appear that bells and alarms were so supposed to go off. The operators ignored them. Automated ops should have been used. Ed -- 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 -- John McKown Maranatha! -- 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: SHARE Attendance
JC: This has always amazed me and its been true for both GUIDE and SHARE. It is a *GIVEN* that any release of MVS is going to have a high attendance. Why on earth do they find the smaller rooms to stick it in? It would be one thing if its repeated (its almost never). I used to plan my day about getting to the session early and a seat. Ed From: Chase, John jch...@ussco.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 9:58 PM Subject: Re: SHARE Attendance -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Rob Schramm I really hope that your skepticism is unfounded and that SHARE attendance is up. If attendance at the various receptions is any indication, SHARE attendance was definitely DOWN in Orlando. Crowds at the CICS sessions I attended were definitely smaller than I've seen in the past, and the only z/OS 1.13 sessions I attended that were close to running out of seats were the ones held in tiny rooms. Despite my perception of decreased attendance, the sessions I attended were timely for our shop because we either have upgrades in progress or scheduled to start within the next month or so. -jc- Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant Imperium Group On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com wrote: Wow! SHARE sold out its room allocation at the Dolphin. Overflow at the Swan also sold out. Some people are staying at an off-site hotel. So did it appear that attendance was up for this SHARE? Any real numbers? Or was there just lack of hotels for other reasons. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.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 -- 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
