Re: Old blank tape cartridges
Hi David, I forget, but I remember who to ask. :) Probably have an answer for you tomorrow. Linda - Original Message - From: David Andrews d...@lists.duda.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, May 7, 2012 6:19:11 AM Subject: Re: Old blank tape cartridges On Sun, 2012-05-06 at 16:17 -0400, Linda Mooney wrote: Many jurisidctions have, in the last few years, made putting tapes into the trash illegal. It is that way where I am. A couple of years ago I tried hard to find a recycler for my ancient 3480 library. I came up empty-handed, and when I rang up my local (central Florida) waste management authority the nice lady told me to simply dump 'em. I was astonished and asked her to confirm, which she did. Weird. When we dispose of old tape we have to send it to an eWaste company. Can you name the company? -- David Andrews A. Duda Sons, Inc. david.andr...@duda.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
On 8/05/2012 1:25 PM, Timothy Sipples wrote: One point I'd like to highlight is that a zBX is *not* simply another blade server chassis. One of the key reasons it's not the same is the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager (URM). For example, URM is able to coordinate resource allocations and provisioning dynamically across multiple operating systems, in effect extending some of z/OS's Workload Manager (WLM) capabilities out into the blades. That's unique. More information available here: Unfortunately, the automated load balancing doesn't seem applicable to the x86 blades. http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/hardware/zenterprise/unifiedresourcemanager.html Another point... Yes, you *could* replicate some of the functions of a zBX by building something else out of various parts. In practice, that's hard. (George highlighted a common problem among many: networking run amok.) In principle you could also write and maintain your own operating systems, relational databases, transaction managers, service management tools, etc., but in practice you'd probably do it rather badly, and it would necessarily require more labor than buying something complete and ready-to-go. Lots of big companies out there quite happy to put together their own infrastructure. In fact maybe that's an advantage, being able to choose a HS23 bladecenter as opposed to a HX5 for example. As for operating systems and other software. Well there are some very clever (and lucky) chaps out there forming start-ups and then selling them for $1B dollars without owning any hardware and running a completely open source software stack. Timothy Sipples Resident Enterprise Architect (Based in Singapore) 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: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
FTP Parameters in Batch
Can anyone assist please. I am looking for the FTP parameters to overwrite the default size of a Z9 dataset that is created in 'Tracks' and not in 'Cylinders'. //INPUT DD * ascii GET Z9JobsDAY17APR2012.txt 'FASPT01.MXG.EDW.APR12.DAY17.FTP' quit //* Regards Sarel Swanepoel Please Note: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal notice which can be viewed at http://www.sars.gov.za/Email_Disclaimer.pdf -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: FTP Parameters in Batch
I am looking for the FTP parameters to overwrite the default size of a Z9 dataset that is created in 'Tracks' and not in 'Cylinders'. just add LOCSI CY after the ASCII option. Walter Marguccio z/OS Systems Programmer BELENUS LOB Informatic GmbH Munich - Germany -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Presentation to Students
Esteemed list, I have a non technical request for information. I have been asked to help create a 10 – 15 minute presentation for a talk to a group of IT students in the UK. I have some thoughts on what I would say given the brief below, but was wondering what others might cover: I would very much like someone representing GSE to present at the event about the GSE view of System z in the IT industry, importance of System z and large systems thinking. Has anyone ever seen a session like this before? Would you be willing to shed any thoughts, comments or even copies of slides we could crib for such a session? Regards, Mark Chairman GSE Large Systems Groups (UK) __ This message was delivered by EPA Hosted Exchange and has been certified virus-free. For more information please visit http://www.epacloud.com/exchange __ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Implementing CA-MIM using FCTC
All, Thanks for your help thus far. Mark Z, Thanks for having a go at this for me. good to know what it's supposed to do! Yes, the FCTC's are online at both ends. Binyamin - that's all there is! There is nothing else. Mark D, Hmm, I'll check that now - thnaks! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
XPAF replacement
Hi all, We are XPAF users and XEROX told us that this product is no longer supported in Latin America. Do you know any replacement for this product ? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Atenciosamente / Regards / Saludos Ituriel do Nascimento Neto BANCO BRADESCO S.A. 4254 / DPCD Engenharia de Software Sistemas Operacionais Mainframes Tel: +55 11 3684-2177 R: 42177 3-1402 Fax: +55 11 4197-2814 AVISO LEGAL br...Esta mensagem é destinada exclusivamente para a(s) pessoa(s) a quem é dirigida, podendo conter informação confidencial e/ou legalmente privilegiada. Se você não for destinatário desta mensagem, desde já fica notificado de abster-se a divulgar, copiar, distribuir, examinar ou, de qualquer forma, utilizar a informação contida nesta mensagem, por ser ilegal. Caso você tenha recebido esta mensagem por engano, pedimos que nos retorne este E-Mail, promovendo, desde logo, a eliminação do seu conteúdo em sua base de dados, registros ou sistema de controle. Fica desprovida de eficácia e validade a mensagem que contiver vínculos obrigacionais, expedida por quem não detenha poderes de representação. LEGAL ADVICEbr...This message is exclusively destined for the people to whom it is directed, and it can bear private and/or legally exceptional information. If you are not addressee of this message, since now you are advised to not release, copy, distribute, check or, otherwise, use the information contained in this message, because it is illegal. If you received this message by mistake, we ask you to return this email, making possible, as soon as possible, the elimination of its contents of your database, registrations or controls system. The message that bears any mandatory links, issued by someone who has no representation powers, shall be null or void. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Implementing CA-MIM using FCTC
Mark D, You could be on to something here. Our current CUADD is a single digit, which refers to the system the FCTC is communicating with, i.e cuadd=2 I'll change it to 02 on our test system, and see what happens. Vince. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Get JES[2|3] Output from a job with REXX
Hi, after asked Google for several hours but haven't found anything really useful. Is it possible to use REXX to get a complete (!) job output incl. SYSPRINT and whatever DD card was used in the JCL? I'm not talking about a SDSF REXX since I need a solution which is independent of JESx and SDFS, IOF, EJES I know the FTP JESx solution but I would like to use REXX. Hopfully someone have a hint or an example for me. Thank you in advance. Regards from Germany, Uwe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Get JES[2|3] Output from a job with REXX
I know the FTP JESx solution but I would like to use REXX. Uwe, would SDSFEXT at http://www.lbdsoftware.com/ help ? Walter Marguccio z/OS Systems Programmer BELENUS LOB Informatic GmbH Munich - Germany -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: FTP Parameters in Batch
Look at the file pointed to by the //FTPDATA dd statement snip Can anyone assist please. I am looking for the FTP parameters to overwrite the default size of a Z9 dataset that is created in 'Tracks' and not in 'Cylinders'. //INPUT DD * ascii GET Z9JobsDAY17APR2012.txt 'FASPT01.MXG.EDW.APR12.DAY17.FTP' quit //* /snip Regards Sarel Swanepoel Please Note: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal notice which can be viewed at http://www.sars.gov.za/Email_Disclaimer.pdf -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Implementing CA-MIM using FCTC
Nope, that didn't work. Even though I type '02', it keeps reverting to '2'. Back to the drawing board Thnaks though! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
AW: Presentation to Students
Hi Mark, this is normally something IBM should have and provide. I have no slides which I can provide but I have a good IBM rep. I can ask. If this is what is in your mind then send me a priv. mail. Thx Regards from Germany, Uwe -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] Im Auftrag von Mark Wilson Gesendet: Dienstag, 8. Mai 2012 13:49 An: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Betreff: Presentation to Students Esteemed list, I have a non technical request for information. I have been asked to help create a 10 - 15 minute presentation for a talk to a group of IT students in the UK. I have some thoughts on what I would say given the brief below, but was wondering what others might cover: I would very much like someone representing GSE to present at the event about the GSE view of System z in the IT industry, importance of System z and large systems thinking. Has anyone ever seen a session like this before? Would you be willing to shed any thoughts, comments or even copies of slides we could crib for such a session? Regards, Mark Chairman GSE Large Systems Groups (UK) __ This message was delivered by EPA Hosted Exchange and has been certified virus-free. For more information please visit http://www.epacloud.com/exchange __ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Old blank tape cartridges
Can you name the company? Here in Minneapolis ( surrounding 'burbs), we use a company called 'Shred-It' - they come out with a truck shred the tapes onsite for secure disposal. I've heard that Iron Mountain has the same service. ddk // This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Convert CPU time to MSUs
Hello all We would like to convert CPU seconds copnsumed by an address space in 1 hour (CPUSECs) to Service Units (SU). Our machine has 5 engines. Is it true that we have available 18000 CPU seconds? SU = CPUSECs * SU_SEC where SU_SEC = SU_HOUR / (ENGINES * 60 * 60) Where SU_HOUR is the number of our machine available Service Units per Hour and SU_SEC is the equivalent Service units /sec factor. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Convert CPU time to MSUs
On Tue, 8 May 2012 08:33:18 -0500, K Zafirop wrote: We would like to convert CPU seconds copnsumed by an address space in 1 hour (CPUSECs) to Service Units (SU). The system performs this calculation. Are you sure you want to do it yourself? Our machine has 5 engines. Is it true that we have available 18000 CPU seconds? yes SU = CPUSECs * SU_SEC so far, so good where SU_SEC = SU_HOUR / (ENGINES * 60 * 60) Service units per second for processors is documented in the Initialization and Tuning Guide. The latest information is at https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/lib03060.nsf/pages/srmindex?OpenDocument . If you are using advertised MSU to compute SU/second, you will not get good results. I don't remember which control block contains the CPU/second value that SRM uses. Also beware that if you make dynamic changes for the processor, such as with capacity on demand, the SU/second value will change. SRM is aware and its calculations of SU usage are adjusted accordingly. -- Tom Marchant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: VSAM RLS
Theo, We have been using RLS extensively since 2001. Hit many ussues [like skipping records at a CI boundary, getting inapplicable VSAM response codes, etc., see related APARs] most of which are resloved by now. But even last year we had a production problem with a CICS RLS scanner receiving a premature EOF response [resolved by closing, copying and re-opening the file]. We also had several more recent cases where an RLS file closed to ALL online regions lost some trailing records while being copied by a batch job. However, my biggest problem with RLS is the current implementation of the NOSUSPEND option - it waits for at least 1 second before CICS returns the RECORDBUSY response. With our current transaction volume and processing speed at least 1 second is eternity, so instead of using the built-in record-level-sharing feature our applications now wrap all RLS I/O in a pair of Global ENQ/DEQ which allows to perform UNCOMMITTED reads without loosing read integrity. Ugly, but serves the purpose. Overall I woud say RLS is great step forward from the previous CI-level-locking version, just make sure you stress-test all your scenarios. HTH, -Victor- Hi All, In our shop the VSAM RLS functionality was enabled. SMSVSAM is running with only DFHSM using this functionality. I need to convince the application and CICS owners to consider using the RLS for their VSAM files. Those who are already running with RLS for a while, what improvements have you noticed, and what would you say the real benefits are? Also what problems have you encountered with RLS. I would appreciate your input here. Regards Theo -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Xerox LCDS to Postscript/PDF converters
Thank you Martin and Timothy, I'll look into your suggestions. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
Not sure if this forum is the appropriate place to ask this question, so please advise. We have been requested by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as a part of our mainframe compliance program (using NIST and DISA STIGs) , to use the national vulnerability database http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search to identify vulnerabilities which affect the zOS operating system running on the IBM mainframe. Is the National Vulnerability Database the right place to look for zOS vulnerabilities in the first place? We are primarily looking for vulnerabilities for zOS operating system, but would also be interested in searching for vulnerabilities in third party software packages from vendors such as CA Technology. Any guidance and/or the appropriate keyword search(es) for the NVD which can be used to meet this objective would be appreciated. -Ray Raymond M. Pascoe, CISSP Risk, Compliance and Monitoring *Office: 412-544-6261 *e-mail: raymond.pas...@highmark.com This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
Take a look at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/security/integrity_sub.html This page sets forth the current process for providing a System z customer and/or its authorized representative with access to security/integrity information for System z (currently z/OS and z/VM), including HOLDDATA for z/OS. On 05/08/12 11:06, Pascoe, Raymond M wrote: Not sure if this forum is the appropriate place to ask this question, so please advise. We have been requested by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as a part of our mainframe compliance program (using NIST and DISA STIGs) , to use the national vulnerability database http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search to identify vulnerabilities which affect the zOS operating system running on the IBM mainframe. Is the National Vulnerability Database the right place to look for zOS vulnerabilities in the first place? We are primarily looking for vulnerabilities for zOS operating system, but would also be interested in searching for vulnerabilities in third party software packages from vendors such as CA Technology. Any guidance and/or the appropriate keyword search(es) for the NVD which can be used to meet this objective would be appreciated. -Ray Raymond M. Pascoe, CISSP Risk, Compliance and Monitoring *Office: 412-544-6261 *e-mail: raymond.pas...@highmark.com -- Mark Jacobs Time Customer Service Tampa, FL Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. - Albert Einstein -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
You can also try http://secunia.com/community/advisories/ -- This email message and any accompanying materials may contain proprietary, privileged and confidential information of CIT Group Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates (collectively, CIT), and are intended solely for the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, any use, disclosure, printing, copying or distribution, or reliance on the contents, of this communication is strictly prohibited. CIT disclaims any liability for the review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or the taking of any action in reliance upon, this communication by persons other than the intended recipient(s). If you have received this communication in error, please reply to the sender advising of the error in transmission, and immediately delete and destroy the communication and any accompanying materials. To the extent permitted by applicable law, CIT and others may inspect, review, monitor, analyze, copy, record and retain any communications sen! t from or received at this email address. -- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 11:28 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities Take a look at http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/security/integrity_sub.html This page sets forth the current process for providing a System z customer and/or its authorized representative with access to security/integrity information for System z (currently z/OS and z/VM), including HOLDDATA for z/OS. On 05/08/12 11:06, Pascoe, Raymond M wrote: Not sure if this forum is the appropriate place to ask this question, so please advise. We have been requested by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as a part of our mainframe compliance program (using NIST and DISA STIGs) , to use the national vulnerability database http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search to identify vulnerabilities which affect the zOS operating system running on the IBM mainframe. Is the National Vulnerability Database the right place to look for zOS vulnerabilities in the first place? We are primarily looking for vulnerabilities for zOS operating system, but would also be interested in searching for vulnerabilities in third party software packages from vendors such as CA Technology. Any guidance and/or the appropriate keyword search(es) for the NVD which can be used to meet this objective would be appreciated. -Ray Raymond M. Pascoe, CISSP Risk, Compliance and Monitoring *Office: 412-544-6261 *e-mail: raymond.pas...@highmark.com -- Mark Jacobs Time Customer Service Tampa, FL Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. - Albert Einstein -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
Just searching the NVD with the argument 'z/OS' yields 20 or 21 vulnerabilities, almost all of which appear to have already been addressed/remedied in current releases of the components involved and some of which are quite old. You should of course check the fix levels for these vulnerabilities against the levels you are using in relevant production (excluding any components you are not using). John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Kerneels ( was RE: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .)
In 3ebf9c9d119fd847b3a096c515a018f6947ea...@surfsdvmp35.cnasurety.net, on 05/07/2012 at 02:50 PM, Pommier, Rex R. rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com said: And they both hated Fox channel with a passion, That's reasonable. and both bring their hatred into completely unrelated topics That's not. But is it any worse than, e.g., lengthy discussions of cricket matches? I'd rather not see them either, unless there is a mainframe connection. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Comments on DFSMS verbose messages?
In 4fa7ede9.2060...@trainersfriend.com, on 05/07/2012 at 09:44 AM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com said: LOAD is a system service; it will set the bits to the AMODE of the program issuing the service call. Are you sure? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Multiple waiting tasks, one control block?
In p06240802cbcce7984fc4@[192.168.1.11], on 05/06/2012 at 11:12 PM, Robert A. Rosenberg hal9...@panix.com said: You start with an EXC ENQ with the resource not yet Available. Once it is available, you DEQ. Everyone who wants the resource ?does a SHR ENQ (and will fire off when the DEQ is done). How do you limit the number? Why not a FIFO queue? Or is the exit in a task that can't be dubbed? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Confused on DFSORT SORTWK
Mark, In your case the reason code on the ICE083A was 970C but in Scott's case it was 064K. So your ICE083A issue had nothing to do with not being allocated as large format and exceeding 64K tracks. Rather, you didn't have volumes with enough space because the sortwork allocation was only being spread across 4 volumes. Did you retry your sort using dynamic allocation after your parmlib options were activated to increase DYNALLOC to SYSDA,8? Dave Betten -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Comments on DFSMS verbose messages?
Sort of. It does not set the AMODE of the currently executing program, true. Actually it returns the AMODE of the LOAD'ed module in GPR0. Perhaps the OP was a bit loose in his phrasing. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2A9C0/ -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * 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 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Comments on DFSMS verbose messages? In 4fa7ede9.2060...@trainersfriend.com, on 05/07/2012 at 09:44 AM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com said: LOAD is a system service; it will set the bits to the AMODE of the program issuing the service call. Are you sure? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Comments on DFSMS verbose messages?
On 5/8/2012 11:05 AM, McKown, John wrote: Sort of. It does not set the AMODE of the currently executing program, true. Actually it returns the AMODE of the LOAD'ed module in GPR0. Perhaps the OP was a bit loose in his phrasing. Quite. Sorry about that. Of course, LOAD doesn't set any PSW amode bits, since the service does not run the loaded module. But if the AMODE of the loaded module is any, then the returned amode bits (in GPR0) are based on the AMODE of the invoker. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2A9C0/ -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * 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 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Comments on DFSMS verbose messages? In4fa7ede9.2060...@trainersfriend.com, on 05/07/2012 at 09:44 AM, Steve Comstockst...@trainersfriend.com said: LOAD is a system service; it will set the bits to the AMODE of the program issuing the service call. Are you sure? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; seehttp://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Old blank tape cartridges
Cheryl, You might want to check with Magnetic Products Service, Inc. http://www.mpsinc.org/ as they have buy back eradication services. Their phone # is 866-626-2054. On 5/6/2012 7:38 AM, Cheryl Watson wrote: I have 50 or so blank, unused, 3480 cartridges from 2005 (IMATION - 3M Royal Guard 3480, 210 MB). Are they only worthy of the dump at this point? If you want to ship, they come with storage racks. ;-) Thanks, Cheryl -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- | Jim Phoenix | Voice: (310) 338-0400 x316 | | Senior Software Developer| Fax: (310) 338-0801| | Phoenix Software International || | 831 Parkview Drive North | jimphoe...@phoenixsoftware.com | | El Segundo, CA 90245 | http://www.phoenixsoftware.com | Opinions expressed by this individual are not necessarily those of the Company. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: FTP Parameters in Batch
:: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On :: Behalf Of Walter Marguccio :: Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 2:33 AM :: To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu :: Subject: Re: FTP Parameters in Batch :: :: I am looking for the FTP parameters to overwrite the default size of a :: Z9 dataset that is created in 'Tracks' and not in 'Cylinders'. :: :: just add :: :: LOCSI CY :: :: after the ASCII option. And if the default quantities need to be changed, you can PRI=xxx and SEC=yyy to the above command. There are also other options, such as DCB parameters, which can also be added. Check the FTP Subcommands chapter of your Comm Server IP User Guide -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Confused on DFSORT SORTWK
I'm pursuing conversion to PARMLIB from ICEAMx usermod. Is it possible via ICEPRMxx to reset all options to IBM defaults? It appears from my testing that the 'clear' process (empty ICEPRMxx) only resets options to the combination of IBM+ICEAMx usermod. In order to get back to the IBM default starting point, do I have to redo ICEAMx first? . . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Dave Betten bet...@us.ibm.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 05/08/2012 10:06 AM Subject:Re: Confused on DFSORT SORTWK Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Mark, In your case the reason code on the ICE083A was 970C but in Scott's case it was 064K. So your ICE083A issue had nothing to do with not being allocated as large format and exceeding 64K tracks. Rather, you didn't have volumes with enough space because the sortwork allocation was only being spread across 4 volumes. Did you retry your sort using dynamic allocation after your parmlib options were activated to increase DYNALLOC to SYSDA,8? Dave Betten -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
IT versus the in-flight magazine
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Re: IT versus the in-flight magazine
On 5/8/2012 11:55 AM, Kirk Talman wrote: http colon //www.infoworld.com/t/it-strategy/it-versus-the-in-flight-magazine-192066 Oooh! I like it! Thanks, Kirk. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-355-2752 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: FTP Parameters in Batch
Example: LOCSITE PRI=5 SEC=10 RETPD=0 LRECL=80 BLKSIZE=3120 RECFM=FB CYL Kay Rozeboom Information Technology Enterprise Iowa Department of Administrative Services Telephone: 515.281.6139 Fax: 515.281.6137 Email: kay.rozeb...@iowa.gov -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of retired mainframer Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: FTP Parameters in Batch :: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On :: Behalf Of Walter Marguccio :: Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 2:33 AM :: To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu :: Subject: Re: FTP Parameters in Batch :: :: I am looking for the FTP parameters to overwrite the default size of a :: Z9 dataset that is created in 'Tracks' and not in 'Cylinders'. :: :: just add :: :: LOCSI CY :: :: after the ASCII option. And if the default quantities need to be changed, you can PRI=xxx and SEC=yyy to the above command. There are also other options, such as DCB parameters, which can also be added. Check the FTP Subcommands chapter of your Comm Server IP User Guide -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IT versus the in-flight magazine
Interesting read, but Mr Lewis has obviously never worked at any of the sites I have worked at (and I'm guessing many of my fellow mainframers on the list). I know many people over the years who have tried unsuccessfully to get the ears of upper management, and they take the comments made in the airline magazines as gospel while ignoring internal staff. I think they use the thoughts that these people have been published so they must be right! I can't tell you how many times we've told management to go down a certain path, and they ignore us until Charlie the tuner shows up as a consultant (from a minimum of 50 miles away and $300 per hour wages) shows up and tells them the exact thing we've already tried to tell them. Then suddenly this is the best thing since sliced bread! OTOH, we've all also been in the situation where some hare-brained scheme comes down the pipe from either the afore-mentioned Charlie or the airline mag, and we've tried to talk mgmt into not following the consultant's half-baked advice, only to be ignored, and then having had to pick up the pieces and try to make the scheme work. Mind you, I'm not bashing all consultants and contractors, but Mr Lewis trying to place the blame all on the staff when mgmt conveniently ignores us (the very people they are paying to know these things) and placing so much emphasis on the airline magazine is misguided at best. My $.02. Rex -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Clearing installation options Was: Confused on DFSORT SORTWK
Skip Robinson wrote at IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 05/08/2012 10:55:02 AM: I'm pursuing conversion to PARMLIB from ICEAMx usermod. Is it possible via ICEPRMxx to reset all options to IBM defaults? It appears from my testing that the 'clear' process (empty ICEPRMxx) only resets options to the combination of IBM+ICEAMx usermod. In order to get back to the IBM default starting point, do I have to redo ICEAMx first? If you've made any changes with ICEMAC, then you'll either have to undo them, or override them back to the defaults with ICEPRMxx. For example, if you have the following via ICEMAC: ICEMAC JCL,RESALL=8000 and you want the shipped default of RESALL=4096, you can either change ICEMAC back via: ICEMAC JCL or override the RESALL value via ICEPRMxx JCL RESALL=4096 DFSORT will use any changed ICEMAC options that you don't override with ICEPRMxx. Does that answer your question? Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Development Team (IBM) - yae...@us.ibm.com Specialties: JOINKEYS, FINDREP, WHEN=GROUP, ICETOOL, Symbols, Migration = DFSORT/MVS is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IT versus the in-flight magazine
We've all been there. Before we were acquired some time ago, we had basically the owner (who was a multimillionare and quite smart, actually) who would make some major decisions based, as best as we could tell, simply on talking to someone in First Class about what they were considering or had heard was the new thing. The man was very good, started many companies, and make jobs for thousands. But could still try to fly by the seat of his pants. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * 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 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Rex Pommier Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 2:12 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IT versus the in-flight magazine Interesting read, but Mr Lewis has obviously never worked at any of the sites I have worked at (and I'm guessing many of my fellow mainframers on the list). I know many people over the years who have tried unsuccessfully to get the ears of upper management, and they take the comments made in the airline magazines as gospel while ignoring internal staff. I think they use the thoughts that these people have been published so they must be right! I can't tell you how many times we've told management to go down a certain path, and they ignore us until Charlie the tuner shows up as a consultant (from a minimum of 50 miles away and $300 per hour wages) shows up and tells them the exact thing we've already tried to tell them. Then suddenly this is the best thing since sliced bread! OTOH, we've all also been in the situation where some hare-brained scheme comes down the pipe from either the afore-mentioned Charlie or the airline mag, and we've tried to talk mgmt into not following the consultant's half-baked advice, only to be ignored, and then having had to pick up the pieces and try to make the scheme work. Mind you, I'm not bashing all consultants and contractors, but Mr Lewis trying to place the blame all on the staff when mgmt conveniently ignores us (the very people they are paying to know these things) and placing so much emphasis on the airline magazine is misguided at best. My $.02. Rex -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Clearing installation options Was: Confused on DFSORT SORTWK
Question asked and answered. Thanks Frank! . . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Frank Yaeger yae...@us.ibm.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 05/08/2012 12:16 PM Subject:Re: Clearing installation options Was: Confused on DFSORT SORTWK Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Skip Robinson wrote at IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 05/08/2012 10:55:02 AM: I'm pursuing conversion to PARMLIB from ICEAMx usermod. Is it possible via ICEPRMxx to reset all options to IBM defaults? It appears from my testing that the 'clear' process (empty ICEPRMxx) only resets options to the combination of IBM+ICEAMx usermod. In order to get back to the IBM default starting point, do I have to redo ICEAMx first? If you've made any changes with ICEMAC, then you'll either have to undo them, or override them back to the defaults with ICEPRMxx. For example, if you have the following via ICEMAC: ICEMAC JCL,RESALL=8000 and you want the shipped default of RESALL=4096, you can either change ICEMAC back via: ICEMAC JCL or override the RESALL value via ICEPRMxx JCL RESALL=4096 DFSORT will use any changed ICEMAC options that you don't override with ICEPRMxx. Does that answer your question? Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Development Team (IBM) - yae...@us.ibm.com Specialties: JOINKEYS, FINDREP, WHEN=GROUP, ICETOOL, Symbols, Migration -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
On Fri, 4 May 2012 22:19:07 -0700, Edward Jaffe edja...@phoenixsoftware.com wrote: On 5/4/2012 6:11 PM, George Henke wrote: When you say You can couple up to eight nodes, do you mean 8 CECs to a zBx, that 8 CECs can share a zBx? Each node has its own zBX. Each zBX consists of 1 to 4 frames, each with one or two BladeCenter chassis, and a set of ethernet switches. The zBX is owned by a single z196 or z114 CPC. Up to 8 CPCs, each with its attached zBX can join together into an ensemble. The virtual servers (guests or LPARs) on any of the CPCs can connect to the virtual servers on any blade, subject only to IEDN configuration. There is also a zero zBX ensemble configuration that has a single z196 or z114 CPC, with no zBX attachment. Alan Altmark IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
why not ask CA? From: Pascoe, Raymond M raymond.pas...@highmark.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:06 AM Subject: Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities Not sure if this forum is the appropriate place to ask this question, so please advise. We have been requested by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as a part of our mainframe compliance program (using NIST and DISA STIGs) , to use the national vulnerability database http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search to identify vulnerabilities which affect the zOS operating system running on the IBM mainframe. Is the National Vulnerability Database the right place to look for zOS vulnerabilities in the first place? We are primarily looking for vulnerabilities for zOS operating system, but would also be interested in searching for vulnerabilities in third party software packages from vendors such as CA Technology. Any guidance and/or the appropriate keyword search(es) for the NVD which can be used to meet this objective would be appreciated. -Ray Raymond M. Pascoe, CISSP Risk, Compliance and Monitoring *Office: 412-544-6261 *e-mail: raymond.pas...@highmark.com This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
Wow, tyvm, Alan, great to hear from you again. Have not spoken to you since last year. Then you were at ib...@vm.marist.edu. But it looks like ibmvm has been taken over by uark.edu since then. tyvm for the great zBx info. It is very helpful Nice to see Chuckie is still alive and well. It has been a while since I had the privilege have , but it's great to see you over here from the IBMVM Marist LIstserv with your usual amazing technical prowess. On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.comwrote: On Fri, 4 May 2012 22:19:07 -0700, Edward Jaffe edja...@phoenixsoftware.com wrote: On 5/4/2012 6:11 PM, George Henke wrote: When you say You can couple up to eight nodes, do you mean 8 CECs to a zBx, that 8 CECs can share a zBx? Each node has its own zBX. Each zBX consists of 1 to 4 frames, each with one or two BladeCenter chassis, and a set of ethernet switches. The zBX is owned by a single z196 or z114 CPC. Up to 8 CPCs, each with its attached zBX can join together into an ensemble. The virtual servers (guests or LPARs) on any of the CPCs can connect to the virtual servers on any blade, subject only to IEDN configuration. There is also a zero zBX ensemble configuration that has a single z196 or z114 CPC, with no zBX attachment. Alan Altmark IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
Timothy, The links you sent are great, especially the Redbook for Solaris to Linux migration. I will read it word4word. You recommended doing the easy things first which is probably the Windows x86 moves. But after that is it best to migrate by: Application Server: Application, Data Language: JAVA, .NET, C/C++ Also, we have CITRIX. Can that be moved the the zBx? I was thinking of using the 80/20 rule. Probably 80% of the processing is done by 20% of the mid-range (MR) servers be it by: application, server type (application, data), or language (JAVA, .NET, C/C++). IOW: 20% of the applications do 80% of the processing. 20% of the servers do 80% of the processing. 20% of the languages do 80% of the processing. So which would be the best approach? ByPros Cons Application Subsystem isolation C/C++ dependencies ServerBusiest workload Fragment the appl cross platform Language Target zVM or zBxFragment the appl cross platform I would think critical systems like AD should probably be handled last. On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Timothy Sipples timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com wrote: Migration isn't really the word I'd use for moving Microsoft Windows-based applications to the zBX. (Moving is a better word.) It's fundamentally the same process as replacing an X86 server with another, because that's what it is. Note that the new X86 environment on zBX is virtualized, and it's also based on today's X86 cores rather than yesterday's (or before yesterday's), so it's extremely likely you'll be reducing core counts in making that move. You'll want to plan accordingly. It's also a managed environment, so that could be new (in a good way). As for Solaris to Linux on z, that too is a very well traveled path. Some sample documentation: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247186.pdf http://www.ibm.com/systems/migratetoibm/oracle/solaristolinuxtoolkit.html If you're moving some standard piece(s) of middleware -- WebSphere Application Server, Oracle Database, etc. -- then it's unlikely to be a challenging exercise for the workload itself. You'll mainly be focused on the operational aspects, which are a bit different but only a bit. The toolkit (above) gets more relevant if you're moving custom C/C++ applications -- and those would need to be recompiled. Note that a phased approach is generally possible and a good idea. Or, in other words, do the easy things first since that'll demonstrate you've got the environment set up correctly and the operational aspects ironed out. Note that OpenSolaris for System z is still available as is: http://distribution.sinenomine.net/opensolaris If you've got something particularly tricky to migrate then that could be part of your strategy as a stopgap. Yes, you can upgrade either a z114 or a z196 to include a zBX (one to four frames). I'm not sure I understand the SYSPLEXed question. Could you rephrase that? If you're asking what happens to the zBX in the extremely rare event its parent z114 (or z196) is offline (when does that ever happen?), the answer is not much. It continues to run. As for the other major scenario, what most people do with zBX-based applications -- Microsoft Windows, in your case -- is they still use software-based clustering as/if available across two or more different physical blades in different chassis. That sort of availability engineering doesn't fundamentally change, although you do pick up some management and server/network pre-fabrication benefits that can contribute to better availability. But if you're running a single instance of an application and it falls over, there will be a service interruption as it is restarted -- no great surprise. Timothy Sipples Resident Enterprise Architect (Based in Singapore) 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: INFO IBM-MAIN -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
What does CA have to do with the NVD? :: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On :: Behalf Of Cris Hernandez #9 :: Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:29 PM :: To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu :: Subject: Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe :: Vulnerabilities :: :: why not ask CA? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
I think that response was in reply to this : We are primarily looking for vulnerabilities for zOS operating system, but would also be interested in searching for vulnerabilities in third party software packages from vendors such as CA Technology. From: retired mainframer retired-mainfra...@q.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu, Date: 05/08/2012 05:34 PM Subject:Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu What does CA have to do with the NVD? :: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On :: Behalf Of Cris Hernandez #9 :: Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 1:29 PM :: To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu :: Subject: Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe :: Vulnerabilities :: :: why not ask CA? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
Alan, You mentioned ethernet switches. Does that mean I can eliminate my external switches? Is there any effort to include firewalls also in the future? Right now we have a maze of firewalls and switches and it would really be nice if we could port them all up to the zBx along with the servers. Also can you point me to a doc source the provides the info you gave about the IEDN and the sharing of zBxes across CPCs? ty On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:49 PM, George Henke gahe...@gmail.com wrote: Wow, tyvm, Alan, great to hear from you again. Have not spoken to you since last year. Then you were at ib...@vm.marist.edu. But it looks like ibmvm has been taken over by uark.edu since then. tyvm for the great zBx info. It is very helpful Nice to see Chuckie is still alive and well. It has been a while since I had the privilege have , but it's great to see you over here from the IBMVM Marist LIstserv with your usual amazing technical prowess. On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.comwrote: On Fri, 4 May 2012 22:19:07 -0700, Edward Jaffe edja...@phoenixsoftware.com wrote: On 5/4/2012 6:11 PM, George Henke wrote: When you say You can couple up to eight nodes, do you mean 8 CECs to a zBx, that 8 CECs can share a zBx? Each node has its own zBX. Each zBX consists of 1 to 4 frames, each with one or two BladeCenter chassis, and a set of ethernet switches. The zBX is owned by a single z196 or z114 CPC. Up to 8 CPCs, each with its attached zBX can join together into an ensemble. The virtual servers (guests or LPARs) on any of the CPCs can connect to the virtual servers on any blade, subject only to IEDN configuration. There is also a zero zBX ensemble configuration that has a single z196 or z114 CPC, with no zBX attachment. Alan Altmark IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
On 8 May 2012 11:06, Pascoe, Raymond M raymond.pas...@highmark.com wrote: Not sure if this forum is the appropriate place to ask this question, so please advise. It's a fine place to ask. We have been requested by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, as a part of our mainframe compliance program (using NIST and DISA STIGs) , to use the national vulnerability database http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search to identify vulnerabilities which affect the zOS operating system running on the IBM mainframe. Is the National Vulnerability Database the right place to look for zOS vulnerabilities in the first place? I doubt that most of the discovered vulnerabilities get into it, but it doesn't hurt to look there. We are primarily looking for vulnerabilities for zOS operating system, but would also be interested in searching for vulnerabilities in third party software packages from vendors such as CA Technology. Any guidance and/or the appropriate keyword search(es) for the NVD which can be used to meet this objective would be appreciated. IBM publishes a series of documents with titles like Security Target for IBM z/OS Version 1 Release nn, which I believe are intended for Common Criteria evaluation by various governments. The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) publishes what it has evaluated, and there may be others. They are referenced in the _Planning for Multilevel Security and the Common Criteria_ book, and you can also simply plug in release numbers and such and see what your favorite search engine comes up with. (Do watch out for bogus sites that collect anything they think will get them search engine points and/or serve ads to you.) Take note also that there are similar documents for some other IBM operating systems, and for hardware. One can learn quite a bit from these published documents, not least lists of fixes that must be applied in order to pass the claimed security specifications, from which one might reasonably infer that the fixes are for software vulnerabilities. Obviously IBM has much jucier internal versions of these documents. I don't know if there is an official way to get hold of this kind of material, either from IBM or from your national government. In any case, the weaknesses described are almost certainly long since fixed. Tony H. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
On Tue, 8 May 2012 18:31:56 -0400, Tony Harminc t...@harminc.net wrote: One can learn quite a bit from these published documents, not least lists of fixes that must be applied in order to pass the claimed security specifications, from which one might reasonably infer that the fixes are for software vulnerabilities. Sometimes the fixes that IBM lists in that document represent vulnerabilities, but sometimes they are merely PTFs that provide late-shipping functional changes. IBM is required for Common Criteria purposes to run the tests with the final version of the system, and if functional changes to a component are made via PTF after the GA ServerPac tape is produced then the customers who want to run the evaluated/certified version of z/OS are also required to install those PTFs if IBM used them during testing. (Note: in the latter years of my career with IBM I was the technical architect for our z/OS Common Criteria certification efforts and was the person responsible for the Security Target and for input to the Planning Guide.) Obviously IBM has much jucier internal versions of these documents. I don't know if there is an official way to get hold of this kind of material, either from IBM or from your national government. In any case, the weaknesses described are almost certainly long since fixed. As IBMers have mentioned here in the past, and as Mark Jacobs mentioned earlier in this thread, IBM has a web site that provides -some- information about integrity and security fixes for z/OS and z/VM, but the information is not made public. It is made available only to authorized representatives of z/OS and z/VM customers, and even then you do not learn what the actual exposure is; only that a problem exists, the CVSS score for the vulnerability, and the APAR/PTF you should install to close the exposure. Even the general rank-and-file IBM population does not have access to details about security vulnerabilities for z/OS and z/VM, and even most IBMers developing software for z/OS and z/VM do not have access to it except possibly for the system components they work on. IBM treats information about vulnerabilities in z/OS and z/VM as confidential and highly sensitive, as part of their efforts to protect their customers. And that is done in large part at the request of the IBM customer base. As Mark mentioned, you can visit http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/security/integrity_sub.html if you are an authorized representative of a z/OS or z/VM site, and learn how to become authorized to view the web site that has the Security/Integrity information for z/OS or z/VM. -- Walt (who no longer has access to that kind of information) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
Tony Harminc has made explicit a point that I made much too obliquely. The chief uses of the NVD and that ilk is to ensure that the operational software one has in current use includes fixes for the vulnerabilities listed. Note also that for the search argument 'z/OS' NVD output does include at least one vulnerability of a CA product used under z/OS. It is certain that other entities---government agencies, auditors, and the like---will also require reassurance about these NIST vulnerabilities and the state of a shop's operational software; and for this reason I have recommended to clients that they prepare and update weekly a standard report that provides this information. This process can be automated in significant part, at least for software that is maintained using SMP/E; and having such a report and the machinery for generating it in hand will save much time in the future. (It will also make sysprogs who anticipate this requirement look.) John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
John, Thank you for the tip about MONO. It appears that with MONO, .NET applications can be run under zLinux, zVM. This would be preferable to x86 zBx, because the CHPID, not the IFL, does the I/O, more bang for the buck. Why would I NOT port all .NET to zLinux instead of x86 zBx? If so, what does that leave to run on zBx x86, other than some C/C++ code? On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:39 PM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.comwrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . . and the dinosaurs are very hungry. I need to migrate 50 Solaris servers to zLinux under z/VM on a z114 and about the same number of Windows servers to zBx. Congrats! Does anyone have experience with this, some ideas? Experience, no. Ideas, sure! Why not? grin Need a migration path. Some questions: Can z114 be upgraded to include zBx or must I upgrade to a z196 for that? I am not sure. Can zBx be SYSPLEXed between 2 CECs? No. a zBx can be attached to at most 1 CEC. If not, how do I eliminate the SPF, how do I do failover for the blade servers? SPF? Single point of failure? You need to have multiple z114s with and associated zBX. I think you'd do failover just like you would with any other racked mounted servers. If the rack fails, all the servers fail. So you need the same techniques with a zBX rack. I'm not a PC person, but I think this involves TCP connections between a server and it's failover twin. How do I convert Solaris to zLInux under z/VM? Solaris is not supported by zBx. Must I recompile the applications running under Solaris to run them under zLinux? Yes, you must recompile. z/Linux runs on the z/Architecture instruction set. Solaris runs on Intel or SPARC(?). You can't run Intel or SPARC instructions on a z. However there are two exceptions that I can think of which __may__ not need recompilation. The first is Java code. The .jar and .class files should run on any compatible JVM, regardless of the underlying hardware architecture. Another possibility is .NET applications. They __might__ run on a z/Linux using Mono. Again, because they don't run native, but on an instruction emulator. Shell scripts may need some changing. Perl, Python, Ruby and other intepreted language may need some changing, depending on the levels of the intepreter on z/Linux versus the one on Solaris. -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 I wish we were doing something like this. But we're z/OS only and IT management would like to go MS-Windows only. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * 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: INFO IBM-MAIN -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Search for Mainframe Vulnerabilities
On 8 May 2012 18:57, Walt Farrell walt.farr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 8 May 2012 18:31:56 -0400, Tony Harminc t...@harminc.net wrote: One can learn quite a bit from these published documents, not least lists of fixes that must be applied in order to pass the claimed security specifications, from which one might reasonably infer that the fixes are for software vulnerabilities. Sometimes the fixes that IBM lists in that document represent vulnerabilities, but sometimes they are merely PTFs that provide late-shipping functional changes. IBM is required for Common Criteria purposes to run the tests with the final version of the system, and if functional changes to a component are made via PTF after the GA ServerPac tape is produced then the customers who want to run the evaluated/certified version of z/OS are also required to install those PTFs if IBM used them during testing. One can get some idea of the relative numbers of each kind of fix by searching the publicly available APAR database for each one listed. While there may occasionally be other reasons, generally the non-appearance of a fix suggests that it is on IBM's integrity list. There is also the in between case where a fix (presumably of a vulnerability) has a co- or pre-req that doesn't fix a vulnerability, but is needed to cope with changed behaviour from the first that does. This leads to the amusing situation where the second fix is viewable, but its links to the first go to a 404 page, or the even stranger one where the first is findable as text in the second, but cannot itself be seen. (Note: in the latter years of my career with IBM I was the technical architect for our z/OS Common Criteria certification efforts and was the person responsible for the Security Target and for input to the Planning Guide.) [...] As Mark mentioned, you can visit http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/advantages/security/integrity_sub.html if you are an authorized representative of a z/OS or z/VM site, and learn how to become authorized to view the web site that has the Security/Integrity information for z/OS or z/VM. -- Walt (who no longer has access to that kind of information) Did you feel like Smiley signing his documents back in to Registry, and then walking out of the Circus for the last time...? Tony H. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
So Anton finally emerges from his hiding place but still too shy for a public place like IBM-MAIN. Come on Anton ... don't be so afraid. Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 17:18:48 -0600 From: an...@absoftwareconsultants.com To: ronjhawk...@sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . . snip f) Mohammed Not the way I spell my name but Anton lives in his own world. What does your dislike for cricket have to do with any of this ? I didn't say that I dislike cricket, I just have no interest in Pakistani cricket. Should I send you instructions to disable DRONES ? As you see Anton your drones aren't having any effect on me so I don't care. On the other hand if you can send the instructions to disable the mindless drone named Anton Britz a lot of folks on IBM-MAIN will appreciate. Note: 1) If you innocently got pulled into RON's distribution list.. I do apologize.. .I do actually go to Church on Sunday's Oh how pious of you ! That might get you some point at your church but on this list it does not count. and I do have people that think, I am a nice guy... And these people also post under multiple names ? Hate FOX ? Accuse someone asking an appropriate question of lying ? Were the changes in South Africa really this traumatic ? Mohammad -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Get JES[2|3] Output from a job with REXX
How about the old OUTPUT command. Using the STATUS command you can trap the jobname and number. OUT command is ancient but still works. Output is written to userid.OUTLIST by default. Example: /* REXX */ ADDRESS TSO OUT JOBNAME(J0063459) PR(J0063459) HO K HOld Keep to leave the job on the queue while you experiment... On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Uwe Oswald uwe.osw...@zit-consulting.com wrote: Hi, after asked Google for several hours but haven't found anything really useful. Is it possible to use REXX to get a complete (!) job output incl. SYSPRINT and whatever DD card was used in the JCL? I'm not talking about a SDSF REXX since I need a solution which is independent of JESx and SDFS, IOF, EJES I know the FTP JESx solution but I would like to use REXX. Hopfully someone have a hint or an example for me. Thank you in advance. Regards from Germany, Uwe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Wayne V. Bickerdike -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Presentation to Students
IBM have a series of Powerpoint slides. I used this material while teaching via the Academic Initiative. I have the slides but I would suggest you ask IBM academic initiative folks for copies. The first slide show is Titled: Introduction to the new mainframe Large-Scale Commercial computing. There are eight in the series: Capacity, Scalability, Integrity and security, Availability, etc. You can fit most of this into a 15 minute presentation. On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Mark Wilson ma...@rsmpartners.com wrote: Esteemed list, I have a non technical request for information. I have been asked to help create a 10 – 15 minute presentation for a talk to a group of IT students in the UK. I have some thoughts on what I would say given the brief below, but was wondering what others might cover: I would very much like someone representing GSE to present at the event about the GSE view of System z in the IT industry, importance of System z and large systems thinking. Has anyone ever seen a session like this before? Would you be willing to shed any thoughts, comments or even copies of slides we could crib for such a session? Regards, Mark Chairman GSE Large Systems Groups (UK) __ This message was delivered by EPA Hosted Exchange and has been certified virus-free. For more information please visit http://www.epacloud.com/exchange __ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Wayne V. Bickerdike -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
On 5/05/2012 2:55 AM, George Henke wrote: tyvm, John, Mark, Edward. Mark, Do I need an Enterprise Class z114 box or will a Business Class one suffice? John, A compelling reason for server consolidation on zBx as IBM pointed out in their z Summit is that zMIPS GCPs are totally dedicated to regular workload processing, no I/O - that is done by the channels, CHPIDs. Whereas all other servers use the GCPs for both normal processing and I/O. So all MIPS are not equal. What IBM didn't mention in the Z Summit was that offloading I/O to peripheral hardware hasn't been exclusive to mainframes for a very long time. Let's take the platform you want to replace (SPARC) as an example. http://developers.sun.com/solaris/developer/support/driver/wps/pci/html/Sun_SPARC.doc.html The terminology may be different but it sure looks like all the I/O, including interrupts, is offloaded to peripheral processors. Even the much maligned (on this forum) Intel x86 has DMA and the new E5 range even has integrated 10GBe and PCIe-3 on the board. Mainframe didn't get PCIe-2 until last year, which it re-branded FICON Express8S. Years ago when my wife was working for HDS and I had a lively discussion at a Christmas lunch with some of her colleagues about the the mainframes superior I/O. They scoffed at me like I had been living in a cave for the last decade. I was respectfully informed that the high-end UNIX boxes easily kept pace with the mainframes wrt I/O performance. Most embarrassing was the fact that mainframes were still huffing and puffing away on half-duplex ESCON when the competition was racing away on super fast fibre channel. That was a very humbling experience for me. Since most commerical workloads are I/O, not CPU, bound this amounts to substantial CPU savings. Also, it is the IBM operating system architecture, FLIH, that enables this to happen and there is no other server in the world that is configured thus. Maybe I'm missing the point but what does a z/OS FLIH have to do with porting workloads to zLinux? On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:39 PM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.comwrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:02 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . . and the dinosaurs are very hungry. I need to migrate 50 Solaris servers to zLinux under z/VM on a z114 and about the same number of Windows servers to zBx. Congrats! Does anyone have experience with this, some ideas? Experience, no. Ideas, sure! Why not?grin Need a migration path. Some questions: Can z114 be upgraded to include zBx or must I upgrade to a z196 for that? I am not sure. Can zBx be SYSPLEXed between 2 CECs? No. a zBx can be attached to at most 1 CEC. If not, how do I eliminate the SPF, how do I do failover for the blade servers? SPF? Single point of failure? You need to have multiple z114s with and associated zBX. I think you'd do failover just like you would with any other racked mounted servers. If the rack fails, all the servers fail. So you need the same techniques with a zBX rack. I'm not a PC person, but I think this involves TCP connections between a server and it's failover twin. How do I convert Solaris to zLInux under z/VM? Solaris is not supported by zBx. Must I recompile the applications running under Solaris to run them under zLinux? Yes, you must recompile. z/Linux runs on the z/Architecture instruction set. Solaris runs on Intel or SPARC(?). You can't run Intel or SPARC instructions on a z. However there are two exceptions that I can think of which __may__ not need recompilation. The first is Java code. The .jar and .class files should run on any compatible JVM, regardless of the underlying hardware architecture. Another possibility is .NET applications. They __might__ run on a z/Linux using Mono. Again, because they don't run native, but on an instruction emulator. Shell scripts may need some changing. Perl, Python, Ruby and other intepreted language may need some changing, depending on the levels of the intepreter on z/Linux versus the one on Solaris. -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 I wish we were doing something like this. But we're z/OS only and IT management would like to go MS-Windows only. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * 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
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
George Henke writes: Also, we have CITRIX. Can that be moved the the zBx? Sure. It's the same IBM HX5 blade running the same Microsoft Windows operating system. Timothy Sipples Resident Enterprise Architect (Based in Singapore) 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: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .
Microsoft Windows sounds very generic. zBX can run only ONE version of Windows: 64-bit edition of 2008 Enterprise (or so). g If your application require 32-bit edition, or other version - then you ...can still use blade, for example IBM HX5 outside of zBX. You'd loose legendary Enssemble capabilities, you won't be able to manage it from HMC (what management? Why would you need it???) and the most secure piece of 10G Ethernet (you can set up your own in a similar manner). -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland P.S. I'm not zBX enemy. I'm not biased - I don't sell neither Dell blades, nor zBX. I only say the king is naked (hope you know The Emperor's New Clothes by Andersen). W dniu 2012-05-09 06:54, Timothy Sipples pisze: George Henke writes: Also, we have CITRIX. Can that be moved the the zBx? Sure. It's the same IBM HX5 blade running the same Microsoft Windows operating system. Timothy Sipples Resident Enterprise Architect (Based in Singapore) 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: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Tre tej wiadomoci moe zawiera informacje prawnie chronione Banku przeznaczone wycznie do uytku subowego adresata. Odbiorc moe by jedynie jej adresat z wyczeniem dostpu osób trzecich. Jeeli nie jeste adresatem niniejszej wiadomoci lub pracownikiem upowanionym do jej przekazania adresatowi, informujemy, e jej rozpowszechnianie, kopiowanie, rozprowadzanie lub inne dziaanie o podobnym charakterze jest prawnie zabronione i moe by karalne. Jeeli otrzymae t wiadomo omykowo, prosimy niezwocznie zawiadomi nadawc wysyajc odpowied oraz trwale usun t wiadomo wczajc w to wszelkie jej kopie wydrukowane lub zapisane na dysku. This e-mail may contain legally privileged information of the Bank and is intended solely for business use of the addressee. This e-mail may only be received by the addressee and may not be disclosed to any third parties. If you are not the intended addressee of this e-mail or the employee authorised to forward it to the addressee, be advised that any dissemination, copying, distribution or any other similar activity is legally prohibited and may be punishable. If you received this e-mail by mistake please advise the sender immediately by using the reply facility in your e-mail software and delete permanently this e-mail including any copies of it either printed or saved to hard drive. BRE Bank SA, 00-950 Warszawa, ul. Senatorska 18, tel. +48 22 829 00 00, fax +48 22 829 00 33, www.brebank.pl, e-mail: i...@brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237, NIP: 526-021-50-88. Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2012 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 168.410.984 zotych. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: XPAF replacement
Ituriel do Nascimento Neto wrote: We are XPAF users and XEROX told us that this product is no longer supported in Latin America. That's odd. Xerox posted some XPAF updates this very week, and I think XPAF 5.0 debuted only last year. What printers (and models) must you continue supporting? Timothy Sipples Resident Enterprise Architect (Based in Singapore) 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: INFO IBM-MAIN
