Re: SMSVSAM Sharing control data set - delete and activate
read the relevant IBM's SMS manuals first, Theo. just like altering SYS1.MANx or SYS1.DUMPx datasets, you ADD first, DELETE thereafter. another (terrible) alternative is to get the Sysplex CFRM CDS redefined. this will force SMSVSAM to request re-registration of the SHCDS - the impact of this action is Sysplex-wide. - ravi. On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:30:30 +0200, Buckton, T. (Theo) the...@nedbank.co.za wrote: Please advise: We need to activate new sharing control data sets for SMSVSAM. Our plan is: - terminate the SMSVSAM address space - delete the active and space shcds (v sms,smsvsam(shscds),delete - IPL the machine (reason: new lpar is added to the sysplex) -activate the new shcds on current and new lpar. - display the SMSVSAM address space. Please confirm if these steps are correct and in the correct sequence. Regards Theo -- 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: Anyone with TLMS: please help !
Pierre, i wouldn't be too hasty to find an answer, rather, i'd be troubled by the existence of such jobs. Yes, it is weird. what if some recovery is needed from that dsn=ABCD, and the only copy (on tape) was then clobbered ? what if dsn=ABCD has extended to another tape volume ? - ravi. On Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:31:37 -0700, Starr, Alan alan_st...@calpers.ca.gov wrote: Pierre, Try specifying DBLTIME=24 in TLMSIPO or, alternatively, specify SPACE=(1,(1,3)) on the DD statement that ORIGINALLY creates DSN=ABCD with DISP=(NEW,CATLG). The former permits double OPEN of all tape datasets and the latter restricts double OPEN to a single tape dataset. The documentation isn't clear if double open is restricted to jobs having the same name. Hope that helps, Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Vernooij, CP - SPLXM Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 1:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Anyone with TLMS: please help ! Pierre, I can't help you with TLMS. However, this newsgroup is a mirror of the IBM-MAIN listserver and that is where the majority of the users read posts. I sent this via the listserver, so you will probably get more answers now. Information about joining the listserver will be attached automagically at the bottom of this post. Kees. Pi-R pie...@berrigan.org wrote in message news:2d518eb7-6410-4e6e-b18f-b5c1e45f4...@1g2000yqq.googlegroups.com... Hi, list ! It's been a long time... ! I have this weird situation (at least, *I* think it's weird, until proven otherwise !): - Job JOB1 writes file DSN=ABCD with DISP=(NEW,CATLG) on a tape unit. Tape library is managed by CA-TLMS. - JOB JOB2 attempts to overwrite file DSN=ABCD with DISP=OLD and gets following error: CAT9040I 5V4635 ON 2BDB REJECTED BY CA TLMS CAT9041I VOLUME IS NOT A SCRATCH TAPE IEC148I 713-04,IFG0196N,JOB2,STEP1,SYSUT2,2BDB,,ABCD UserIdS attached to both jobs is the same, therefore, this is not a matter of security rights. Funnily enough, if the JOBNAME of the second job is changed to JOB1 (same as the job that created the file), it gets no error. Also, if the file is on label other than 1 (eg: LABEL=(2,SL)), it also gets no error. Finally, if JOB2 does something with DISP=MOD on the file, subsequent executions of JOB2 can overwrite the file with DISP=OLD without error. I am trying to figure out if this is the making of some obscure forgotten exit put there by a system programmer of a previous generation, or if it's really how TLMS behaves. I was unsuccessful in searching documentation for explanations. If anyone with TLMS can try this and tell me how it goes, it would really help ! TIA ! --- Pierre -- -- 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: Warning: TS7700 spontaneous reboot.
what exact level of microcode will that be ? we're also grappling with the various side-effects of these programs at times. - ravi. On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:37:47 +0100, Vernooij, CP - SPLXM kees.vern...@klm.com wrote: FYI: This week one of our TS7700 clusters had a spontaneous reboot and was unavailable for 22 minutes. The other cluster in the grid operated normally. Investigations by IBM showed that this was a know bug in the V1R5 microcode which is resolved in V1R6. TS7700 users who have intentions to upgrade their 1.5 code to 1.6, might want to review their planning. Regards, Kees. -- 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: VSAM index trap
any additional checks will require more resources to be consumed. this will depend whether data integrity is valued over performance. we've turned it ON for our systems (z/OS 1.9). i believe it's ON by default from z/OS 1.10 onwards ... - ravi. On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:00:21 -0400, Dazzo, Matt mda...@pch.com wrote: In reviewing our health checks the VSAM index trap was set to inactive. I found the VSAM index trap feature is turned off on our system. Looking to use as many health checker checks as possible I'd like to turn this feature on and activate the check. In checking the ibm-main archives there was a thread on this check back in 2007, nothing since. Any system issues turning the VSAM index trap on? Any vsam performance problems? Thanks Matt -- 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: VSAM extended allocation
without seeing the various error messages that may have been issued with this file, it's kinda hard to guess ... what parameters are defined in the Data Class ? by default, VSAM uses Primary space value for allocation onto a new disk volume. read the manual DFSMS Using Data Sets - this is a wonderful book. - ravi. Frank Allan Rasmussen wrote: Hi We have a VSAM extended dataset that have filled a 3390-9 volume and we need to reallocate it. But…… I’m not sure I understand how it was allocated the way it is. Currently: The dataset is on one volume and is 149.700 tracks (data), 308 tracks (index). Data and index are on same volume. The dataclass has a blank volume count. The IDCAMS input used to allocate with is: DEFINE- CLUSTER- (NAME(PROD.AMB.AMBARKIV)- FREESPACE(0,0)- VOLUME(* *) - CYL(12000 50)- SUBAL SPEED NWCK- RECORDSIZE(150,1582)- TO(2049365)- SHR(2)- IXD- DATACLASS(VSAMEXT) - KEYS(14,0))- DATA- (NAME(PROD.AMB.AMBARKIV.DATA)- CISZ(8192))- INDEX- (NAME(PROD.AMB.AMBARKIV.INDX)- CISZ(1024)) What I do not understand is why the dataset do not allocate a secondary extend on a new volume in the storagegroup – there is free space in the storagegroup. The ‘VOLUME(* *)’ parameter should overwrite the volume count attribute in the dataclass or….? I would like to avoid a similar allocation and have the new version allocated on at least 2 volumes. Venlig hilsen Frank Allan Rasmussen IT, It-Drift -- 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: VSAM extended allocation
this is an Extended Format VSAM file. there is another field in the Data Class called Additional Volume Amount - default value is Primary. you can set this to Secondary. i'm assuming that you do not have niche products such as StopX37 or ACC/SRS. i'm curious to know why you have Record Access Bias set to USER ... - ravi. On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:25:02 -0500, Frank Allan Rasmussen frank.allan.rasmus...@regionsyddanmark.dk wrote: Hi There are no error messages as we have not defined the new dataset yet. I was just wondring why a second volume was not used as I think it should. The dataclass is pretty basic: Every thing blank except for: Data Set Name Type . . . . . : EXTENDED If Extended . . . . . . . . : PREFERRED Extended Addressability . . : YES Record Access Bias . . . . : USER Space Constraint Relief . . . : NO Reuse . . . . . . . . . . . : NO Initial Load . . . . . . . . : RECOVERY BWO . . . . . . . . . . . . : Log . . . . . . . . . . . . : Logstream Id . . . . . . . . : FRlog . . . . . . . . . . . : RLS CF Cache Value . . . . . : ALL RLS Above the 2-GB Bar . . . : NO Extent Constraint Removal . : NO But if VSAM tries to use primary space and there are no empty volumes in the storagegroup I guess thats explains why there is no extends. Primary space was defines as 12000 cyls Mvh Frank -- 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: TMM with CA-1 and STK Silo
pity -- giving up a beautiful solution. must be the $$cost$$ ... as your subject header states, use TMM - which i term as a poor man's VSM. there is a manual on Volume Mount Analyzer which will assist in identifying the potential candidates for TMM. HSM will perform the stacking for you. you'll need to reserve sufficient amount of disk space first. - ravi. On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:57:40 -0400, Mike Myers mike.my...@pcmh.com wrote: I am looking for information on how I can do virtual tape using the capabilities of DFSMS in an environment where we have CA-1 as our tape management system and are using a StorageTek silo for our automated tape library. Currently we are using a StorageTek VSM unit, which we would like to get rid of. Does anyone know if it is possible to create and manage virtual tape functions using the above without the VSM hardware? If so, can you provide me some references that would help in the implementation? Mike Myers Pitt County Memorial Hospital -- 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: DFHSM MAXBACKUPTASKS(1) using 2 drives
check: 1. duplexing of tape 2. ARCCMD member for HSM activities at that time 3. any ONLYIF HSMHOST() employed in the ARCCMD 4. ARCINBAK being used by any jobs at that time - ravi. On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:43:10 -0500, Jaime Miranda jamir...@sdccd.edu wrote: Barry, The Setsys DSBACKUP (TAPE (TASKS (1)) and backup is a DASD incremental Backup. Thanks,Jaime -- 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: DFHSM Issue - Critical
Questions: 1. how long does it take for the virtual tape to be recalled from the stacked volume? or is that a native tape drive attached to the ATL of the VTS ? 2. i assume you're running HSM in a Sysplex: what are the values of CDSQ/CDSR? - ravi. On Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:38:52 +, Jacky Bright jacky.bri...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. Backing up directly to VTS Tape. No no Backvol CDS command. HSM itself takes the backup of CDS. Observed that when CDS backup is going on many MIGRATE VOLUME commands issued externally. -- 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: High disconnect betweeen z10 and DMX-4
1. what is the RAID config ? 2. what is the microcode level 3. there is an e-pack needed to support z10 - was that applied ? we're also moving to z10 ... applying the e-pack this weekend to the boxes on test systems. - ravi On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:42:48 -0500, Jorge Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello: We are working in a test project in Montpellier and we have problems with our DMX-4 DASD (or with z10). We are sending 20gb by FTP and at the begining the execution is right. But two minutes later the disconnect time up to 13 milliseconds and when it reachs 30 milliseconds we cancel it. This situacion ocurrs with ficon director and with connect direct channel between DMX-4 and z10. Does anybody know about a fix or apar to solve this problem o similar?. We have revised the hardware configuration and It's ok. Regards Jorge García Juanino Técnico de Sistemas Z/Os/Área de Producción y Tecnología MAPFRE TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Crtra. De Pozuelo nº 52 28220 Majadahonda (Madrid) Tfno: 91 581 27 34/ 618 33 35 59 Fax: 91 581 24 01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Anyone heard of a company called TIBCO ?
used to be called Teknekron Software Systems, a competitor to Reuters Financial services. they had a relatively nimble product then called TIB (Teknekron Information Bus) that provided real-time digital feed, along with a 'portal' called MarketSheet. then Reuters bought them. their competing distribution platform then was Triarch. then they renamed the company based on their product (TIBCO) supporting TIB/MarketSheet was somewhat difficult when calling Reuters help desk. when asking about instrument symbols, Triarch uses the dot '.' as the prefix while TIB uses caret '^'. - ravi. Tony B. wrote: Supposedly they develop mainframe/open systems related products. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Migrate with undefined DSORG
do something like: WHEN ((DSTYPE NE 'TEMP') AND ((DSORG NE 'PO') OR (DSORG NE 'VS') OR (DSORG NE 'DA'))AND (DSORG EQ '')) DO SET DATACLAS = 'DCPS' EXIT END and DCPS just contains DSORG=PS. - ravi. Jack Kelly wrote: snip Already checked the archives, but didn't find a way to migrate dataset's with DSORG=NONE (In my case this datasets's are not SMS managed ) unsnip Just create a minimal Dclass for all DSN and HSM will be happy. But if they're not opened, HSM will migrate them BUT not back them up, so no expire unless the bit is on! Non SMS has Dclass too Jack Kelly 202-502-2390 (Office) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: STK9310 ( PowderHorn ) ATL and STK9840D tape drives
what version of NCS are you on ? - ravi. On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:27:15 -0500, Glenn Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have been trying to upgrade the LMU/LCU on our STK9310 ( PowderHorn ) ATL to support STK9840D tape drives. We currently have microcode level 1.9.26 on the LMU's and we have microcode level 4.2.04 on the LCU's. For the 2nd weekend we attempted to upgrade the microcode level to 1.9.74 on the LMU's and 4.4.08 on the LCU's. The installation/activation of the microcode appears to successful. The LMU's activate successfully, the LSM's activate successfully and all of our tape drives work. We are able to mount/dismount tape cartridges in all of our tape drives. However when we attempt to any type of CAP processing, 'ejects' or 'enters' something goes very wrong and the entire SILO ( the entire ACS ) appears to become unresponsive because the STK HSC host software reports that the ACS is disconnected. Last weekend we were running on the 'new' LMU/LCU microcode for more than 90 minutes before we attempted to perform a CAP 'enter'. The robotics appeared to 'read' 11 tape cartridges before we recieved the ACS Disconnected message on the z/OS consoles. Yesterday we were running for about 30 minutes before we attempted to eject 1 3490 tape cartridge. The robot had retrieved the cartridge from its storage cell, moved it to the CAP cell before we received the ACS Disconnected message on the z/OS consoles. We have engaged STK software support who says they have not encountered any problems with this level of microcode. They are attempting to analyze some HSC 'trace' data we captured yesterday when the problem occrred. I was wondering if anyone has STK9840D tape drives installed in a STK9310 ( PowderHorn ) ATL ( not an SL8500 ) and if so, would you be willing to share with me your LMU/LCU microcode levels and if you do any CAP processing. Thank you in advance for any help you can give us. Glenn Miller -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: EMC Dasd and Performance Issues
Liz, just how were the SNAPs affected ? do you have SRDF/A involved ? - ravi. On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:29:51 -0400, Lizette Koehler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am supporting the DMX3 Disk Array from EMC. We have been experienceing some performance issues with our Timefinder Snap process. According to EMC this issue occurred due to microcode level 5671. We did this upgrade 18 months ago and just now saw this issue and got it resolved. I am just looking to see if anyone else has seen an increase in the Timefinder Snap process after this microcode upgrade? Our SNAP went from 15 mins to 40 mins. Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Virtual tape questions
Provided there is an aggressive expiry plan set in the mgmtclas, and there's healthy status of SCRATCH tapes. in the several sites i've been, everyone's afraid to clear the archeological dust - so they pile up causing grief to TMS. - ravi. On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:25:47 -0500, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip can HSM be run in a mode which does not append to its old tapes snip We have a small LPAR that uses virtual tape only. We send ML2 to virtual tape and it starts a fresh tape each time ML2 migration is done. Since stacking is done on the back end there is no point in possibly recalling a virtual tape from the back end just to mod onto it. Mark -- Mark Zelden -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
index cisz - does it change when cluster is EA/EF?
on z/OS 1.6 i created a KSDS with data cisz 18k (without explicitly coding index cisz). data info with EA/EF: ATTRIBUTES KEYLEN24 AVGLRECL3400 BUFSPACE ---57344 CISIZE-18432 RKP---15 MAXLRECL3400 EXCPEXIT-- (NULL) CI/CA-40 STRIPE-COUNT--- 1 data info without EA/EF: ATTRIBUTES KEYLEN24 AVGLRECL3400 BUFSPACE ---57344 CISIZE-18432 RKP---15 MAXLRECL3400 EXCPEXIT-- (NULL) CI/CA-45 STRIPE-COUNT---1 without EA/EF, the index info seen is: ATTRIBUTES KEYLEN24 AVGLRECL---0 BUFSPACE-- -0 CISIZE---1024 RKP---15 MAXLRECL-1017 EXCPEXIT-- (NULL) CI/CA-33 with EA/EF, the index info is: ATTRIBUTES KEYLEN24 AVGLRECL---0 BUFSPACE-- -0 CISIZE---512 RKP---15 MAXLRECL-505 EXCPEXIT-- (NULL) CI/CA-48 what causes this difference in the index cisz ? - ravi. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Tape Migration
Hello Don. i am interested to know how Tape/Copy stand up to IBM's Tape2Tape. where does it succeed ? also, how does it handle tapes that are managed externally to the TMS, such as DFHSM, DB2, Control-D, and such. - ravi. On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:18:48 -0600, Don Bolton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Barry, Opentech Systems can provide migration services and has for many other customers that are migrating from one VTL to another be it different vendor VTL's are the same vendor. Opentech Systems TapeCopy product can move many proprietary tape datasets during the migration thus saving time and money. Our TapeCopy and VTAR integration can pre-stage the tape datasets into cache to remove the long wait for virtual tapes being recalled from back-end tapes. Please give us a call if you are interested in getting a bid for Migration Services or want to learn more about our solutions. http://www.opentechsystems.com/tape-copy.php http://www.opentechsystems.com/vtar.php Regards, Don Don Bolton Director Technical Services 800-460-3011 Phone www.OpentechSystems.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM VE (TS7740) and foreign tapes
into which VOLCAT - specific, or General ? - ravi. On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:53:49 -0500, Field, Alan C. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ravi, We're doing the same thing. STK to IBM, only we got B20's. The only solution we have found is to define the foreign volumes in the volcats. Use IDCAMS CREATE VOLENT. Alan we're in the midst of migrating our workload out from STK's VSMs to IBM's VE TS7740 (set up in a dual cluster grid). this grid is shared by several SYSPLEX. the problem we now face is this: during the VSM days, the tapes weren't SMS-managed. if there is a need to troubleshoot a job failure in Prod LPAR, the data may be backed up from that Prod LPAR and restored to a Test LPAR for analysis. for that, a simple use of EXPDT=98000 in the restore JCL was sufficient. now with the IBM VE, each SYSPLEX has its own TCDB (the VOLCATs), and the tapes are SMS-managed. the above restore process falls foul, as the virtual volumes in the Prod LPAR are not defined to the TCDBs in the Test LPAR. what can be done to continue using the restoration process ? thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM VE (TS7740) and foreign tapes
as this happens several times (10) a month we're thinking of: 1. let the restoration job have a preamble/postamble steps to define the external tape to VGENERAL, and to remove the entry after the job completes. 2. define all Prod tapes to Devt into specific VOLCATs. arguments: for 1: potential to clobber the VOLCAT with erronous entries for 2: no need to fix the restore jobs, but must continuously maintain the VOLCATs should new ranges are added - painful. - ravi. On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:52:43 +0200, Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you have 2 choises: - if this is an incidental action: define the tape to the TCDB with the Private attribute to make it readable. - if this is done regularly, you can define the entire group of tape from another sysplex in the TCDB with the Private attribute. In that case, SMS will regard each tape as Private and allows you to read it when you want. We did this with the tapes from our VM system, that have to be read incidently on z/OS. Kees. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM VE (TS7740) and foreign tapes
share it across SYSPLEX ? considering whether to define the Prod ranges as private to Devt - but maintenance can be painful. - ravi. On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:28:36 -0500, Darth Keller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you considered sharing the TCDB's? Just brain-storming here, but if you can't share everything, how about one range of tapes in 1 TCDB? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
IBM VE (TS7740) and foreign tapes
we're in the midst of migrating our workload out from STK's VSMs to IBM's VE TS7740 (set up in a dual cluster grid). this grid is shared by several SYSPLEX. the problem we now face is this: during the VSM days, the tapes weren't SMS-managed. if there is a need to troubleshoot a job failure in Prod LPAR, the data may be backed up from that Prod LPAR and restored to a Test LPAR for analysis. for that, a simple use of EXPDT=98000 in the restore JCL was sufficient. now with the IBM VE, each SYSPLEX has its own TCDB (the VOLCATs), and the tapes are SMS-managed. the above restore process falls foul, as the virtual volumes in the Prod LPAR are not defined to the TCDBs in the Test LPAR. what can be done to continue using the restoration process ? thanks. - ravi. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VVDS Question.
non-SMS: when a VSAM file is created SMS: when a file is created in a newly-initialized volume, a newly-defined dataset will occupy space first; after which the VVDS is automatically created. problem is, if the first dataset is removed, there will be a gap that may be hard to be filled. creating VVDS first can help to get around this issue. default size is TRK(10,10); with z/OS 1.7, that can be user-defined - ravi. Howard Rifkind wrote: I haven't been involved in this for a while so I'll as this question: When does the VVDS on a pack get created? When the first VSAM dataset is created on the volume? Thanks. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CA-1 TMC Reblock - recommended size?
interesting this topic should come up - i just did an exercise to reblock the TMC, and to add about 400,000 volume records + 150,000 DSNB records on Sunday (in Production). with BLKSIZE=340, the old copy was 9600 trks with 93% used. with BLKSIZE=8840, i allocated 9000 trks -- used 61% amazing! only hiccup was, the Common Tape Subsystem address space choked (80A-10) when started at REGION=3M. when asked, the regional CA support simply stated to bump it up to 4M, but no calculations offered. - ravi. On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:41:40 -0500, Russell Witt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim, The main reason to block the TMC is space utilization. If you are currently allocated as 340 X 340 and you change to the recommended 340 X 8840 you will end up using only about 1/3 the amount of dasd. The reason that 8840 was chosen was that it gives well over 90% utilization on the DASD track; yet doesn't require a huge amount of ECSA to be reserved. Also, for direct I/O (read a single record, write a single record) we have to read and write a block at each time. So, to read a 340-byte record requires a read of either 8840 bytes of 27880 bytes. Granted, the majority of I/O time is spent on connecting to the device versus actually transferring the data; but still do you really want to xfer 27880 bytes every time you want to read or write a single record. We do have some clients runing with 27880 and they report no problems. So, the choice is yours. But for space utilization, 8840 is close to optimum but only requires a total of 26,520 bytes of ECSA versus 83,640 bytes. Strictly your choice, but the only reason for blocking the TMC is improved space utilization and 8840 will give you a three-fold improvement. Russell Witt CA-1 Level-2 Support Manager -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS Question - Urgent
** DON'T PANIC ** take several deep breaths ... and think ... your 3.2 screen shows: Storage class . . . : PRODVSAM Organization . . . : PS Record format . . . : VB as Tom pointed out, wrong DSORG - should show up as VS (at least). from the ISMF test screen Lizette has wonderfully captured, test your ACS script with additional info: DSN (DSN/Collection Name) . . REFPROD.REF.DNO Dsorg . . . . VS Recorg . . . KS Dsntype . . . . . EXT If Ext . . . . Y to get SMS-managed, the dataset has to have a STORCLAS assigned first; STORGRUP MGMTCLAS follow thereafter (DATACLAS is generally optional). DATACLAS can be assigned to both SMS non-SMS datasets ... let's start tracing from your STORCLAS ACS routine. - ravi. ps: i take it your site does not have ACC/SRS, or StopX37/II ... so the source of the problem is confined only to your ACS routines. Dean Montevago wrote: I just did a 3.2 allocate Data Set Name . . . . : REFPROD.REF.DNO General Data Current Allocation Management class . . : **None**Allocated blocks . : 15 Storage class . . . : PRODVSAMAllocated extents . : 1 Volume serial . . . : VSAM02 Device type . . . . : 3390 Data class . . . . . : PRODVSAM Current Utilization Organization . . . : PS Used blocks . . . . : 0 Record format . . . : VB Used extents . . . : 0 Record length . . . : 251 Block size . . . . : 3120 1st extent blocks . : 15 Secondary blocks . : 2 Data set name type : EXTENDEDSMS Compressible : NO Creation date . . . : 2007/08/17 Referenced date . . : ***None*** Expiration date . . : ***None*** both write statements hit as well. don't know what's going on here, only had 2 hours sleep last night because if this, fading fast. someone please enlighten me -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS Question - Urgent
a genuine concern - but have you checked to see if the growth was not due to bad Index CISZ ? at one site, the Indices are hardcoded to 512 in the IDCAMS statements, which caused the DATA component to grow rapidly. dataclass will take effect at dataset creation time. EF/EA datasets need to be in SMS-managed pool - that pool can be shared with other SMS-managed datasets. - ravi. Dean Montevago wrote: Hi, I have a CICS VSAM file that is reaching it's 4gb limit. I want to create an SMS pool for it. Can I define all the constructs and activate the new rules while the region is up and using this file ? Will they take affect the next time the file is deleted/defined ? Please advise. Thanks Dean Dean Montevago Sr. Systems Specialist Visiting Nurse Service of New York (212) 609 - 5596 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Renaming SMS datasets
refer to chapter in DFSMSdfp Storage Admin Reference: Recovering Storage Management Subsystem Information. - ravi. On Mon, 9 Jul 2007 18:54:27 -0500, Scott Guynes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have experience or a recommendation on how to go about renaming the SMS CDS/COMMDS datasets? I think the only place they are hardcoded is in the IGDSMS00 parmlib member. Please share your thoughts. TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSMShsm tape protection
how are tapes being managed at your site ? - ravi. On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:38:29 +0300, Abdullah AlShaalan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i protect my HSM tapes using RACF. when i use one of those tapes for JES offloading, it bypass the protection and overwrite the data on the tape and relabel it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
ARCINBAK or DFDSS - what's the advantage ?
we have applications that make use of ARCINBAK to backup datasets during their Batch runs (which goes to tape). i often wondered what benefit that gives, when compared to DFDSS. what scenarios will prove beneficial to use ARCINBAK ? as it is, we have a tough time justifying the CPU usage for DFHSM many thanks! - ravi. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IMS at the Crossroads?
overhead ? compared against what ? i used to work at a site that still run IMS DB2. during peak periods (like a month-end on work-day), IMS goes on smoothly, while DB2 resources shoots through the roof. whatever tuning we had been doing then continue to fail to tame this beast. we have to resort to dirty tricks, like telling users not to shoot unnecessary SQLs. so, what are these IMS overheads ? - ravi. On Wed, 31 May 2006 14:12:15 -0700, Anton Britz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lastly, IMS is extremely efficient. ? So is my Hummer , I suppose.. Do you really believe that IMS with all it's overhead has a future in the diminishing mainframe market. As far as I am concerned, IBM tries to hook you into a technology and then they just up the price and IMS is a typical example of this. Have you ever tried various TP monitors and compared the cost involved to run them ? I don't think so... even better then that ... I know you never did this Anton -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Have to reformat IPL volume with IPLTEXT
it's a case of i'm right and the whole world didn't figure it out right anyhow, i'm leaving that place very soon On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:02:38 -0300, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 04/22/2006 at 08:17 PM, Ambat Ravi Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: my current employer believes in doing just that: applying to live system. Who's going to wind up holding the bag when the balloon goes up? -- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Monitoring tool for STK 9310
how was it done prior to XE ? and what sort of monitoring is being conducted ? isn't messages on console sufficient ? else some automation packages (AF/Operator, etc) can help - depending on your needs. the picture still isn't clear to me - sorry. - ravi. On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:10:57 -0700, Roland P. Chung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ambat, one of my client is installing the Omegamon XE for Storage product montorring. We just discovered recently that the product does not provide interface EXIT to monitor the STK tape libraries. This was confirmed by IBM. We need to find another product that can do the job until IBM can provide this function at the end of this year in Omegamon XE. With best regards, ...Roland Chung Senior Technical Specialist (S/390,VM/VSE,DB2/VSEVM) MAXC Consultants Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Have to reformat IPL volume with IPLTEXT
Skip, my current employer believes in doing just that: applying to live system. they don't believe in cloning, nor indirect cataloging. coupled with that, we have a rather nonsupporting security team. there's plenty of landmines to be cleared ... - ravi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cat skinning has always been more about result than process, but some techniques are more trouble than others. We never rebuild IPL text on a 'live' sysres, that is, one that will actually be LOADed from. All maintenance is installed on an SMPE-only target volume. IPL text is rebuilt there, then the volume is cloned to a 'live' volume. I can't recall ever having to dink around with the copy itself. That's why I questioned in an earlier post whether the cloning process is set up properly to include the track that contains the IPL text. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Monitoring tool for STK 9310
what do you mean by monitoring ? Roland Chung wrote: Hi Listers, my client is looking for a software package for monitorring the STK tape libraries. They are at z/OS 1.5. Any suggestion will be appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Have to reformat IPL volume with IPLTEXT
i remember seeing this APAR, as i was prepping my 1.4 with all tolerant fixes, readying for 1.7 anyway, i had about close to 300 PTFs applied, and several of the HOLDACTIONS mentioned re-creating the IPL text, as well as the SADump. had no problems with that - IPLed smoothly 2 weeks ago. did you create the text/bootstrap from the correct NUCLEUS/SAMPLIB prior to IPL ? i vaguely remember this APAR having an impact on EMC devices (or is it?) ... only bugbear i have is waiting on APAR OA15115 - ravi. On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:46:05 -0500, Kok, Howi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, I don't know since which maintenance, could be OA09050, I have been unable to IPL until I reformat the IPL volume even though I initialized it with IPL TEXT. Does anyone has the same problem and how you solve it? We are at z/OS 1.4. Thanks, Howi Kok -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Have to reformat IPL volume with IPLTEXT
i'd suppose you would have: 1. cloned SYSRES (which contained old IPL text) 2. applied fixes to new target libraries in cloned volume 3. rebuilt IPL text onto cloned volume from newly updated target libraries - ravi. Kok, Howi wrote: Dave, I believe writing a new IPL TEXT from the target during the clone process is a standard. But my problem is I have to reformat the cloned pack after the process, even though the cloned pack has been initialized with IPL TEXT from the target. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Data conversion from 3380 to 3390 - H E L P
IDMS has been able to do VSAM as well ... - ravi. Ed Gould wrote: On Mar 20, 2006, at 7:49 PM, Ron and Jenny Hawkins wrote: Ron, Good idea.. but not usually guaranteed. For some reason (historical??) people who created BDAM files usually have dsorg=PS or none specified. I have seen quite a few of those over the years (including Panvalet libraries). I have not had the occasion to look at IDMS databases lately but last time I did they were marked as PS. So don't believe everything you see in the vtoc or SMF or decollect. Ed -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
on CA-1 external security
we're on CA-1 5.2 (SP04, i think); i've been harassed by the security team as they want to implement external security (ACF2) to manage all CA-1 resources/access. i've read all related sections in Systems Programmer Guide - 1.6.3.12 (Options Checklist #37) - 4.23 (TMMSEC) - 6.x but i'm still stumped. i want to know what the security resources that relate to the TMMSEC options/characteristics in: - TINQ (TMC, DSNB, CTL, SEC, OPT, SCR) - TUPD (TMC, DSNB, OPT, SCR) - TUNCT (DEL, ADD, EXT, RET, EXP, CLE, CHE, LBL, CHO, ERA, SCR) - TECUR (ALL, fields in TMC records) - DUNCT (EXP, EXT, RET) - DECUR (ALL, fields in DSNB records) i've raised this to the CA support, but i was instructed to RTFM! how can i get the necessary information ? am i to disable this internal security for ACF2 to gain control ? how do i do this ? must i update TMOOPTxx too ? terribly confused ... many thanks. - ravi. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mount DASD as read-only
my current site is terribly averse to cloning, partly because the security team (ACF2) do not know how to set the rules, and thus do not want these additional tasks ... - ravi. R.S. wrote: [snipped] 2) Share a volume between environments not protected via a integrity manager like GRS or MII. One environment read/write, the other read only. #1 hasn't been a problem in a long time here, but I remember the days when people constantly put their personal JCL libraries on the sysres at other shops I've been at. IMHO first reason is not reasonable. Uneducated people shouldn't be able to allocate anything out of SMS. As additional resort of protection mount attributes (STORAGE, PRIVATE, PUBLIC) and IGGPRE00 can be used. The second reason could be real one, however personally I would consider volume cloning (multiple copies) as an circumvention to sharing, especially when important but relatively small amount of data is being considered - I mean RES volumes. Two mod-9's is not a pain. Just my $0.02 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Heads Up - LE PE - PK15432
it is marked HIPER now ... APAR Identifier .. PK15432 Last Changed 06/02/17 EXEC BINARY SEARCH ALL ... WHEN .. GIVES DIFFERENT RESULT AFTER PQ95214 IF SEARCH ARGUMENT IS LONGER THAN 06/01/19 PTF PECHANGE Symptom .. IN INCORROUT Status ... CLOSED PER Severity ... 2 Date Closed . 06/01/25 Component .. 568819802 Duplicate of Reported Release . 709 Fixed Release 999 Component Name LE COBOL LIB Special NoticePE HIPER Current Target Date ..06/02/22 Flags SCP ... Platform PERVASIVE DATALOSS Status Detail: APARCLOSURE - APAR is being closed. On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:35:03 -0600, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What I don't get is... at least as of right now this APAR is not even marked HIPER (or doesn't IBM do that until the PTF is available?).This has gone to the highest levels of management in our organization and the question has been asked many times by senior management: Doesn't IBM alert you to a problem like this that has potential for this much damage? It's hard to respond to that yes, there was HOLDDATA and normally someone downloads it weekly and reviews SMP/E report errorsysmods to see potential impacts. This one was overlooked. Even if found, by the person looking things over, I doubt the impact would have been realized. In my thinking, this should have been a red alert. It seems that those are reserved to problems that can't be resolved without an IPL or cause an IPL. While no one likes system outages and they can cost real money depending on the business, data corruption is IMHO a *much worse* scenario. We recently went though a recovery effort from a problem caused by another vendor related to data loss/corruption. Took several weeks of 24*7 work by a lot of people. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America and Farmers Insurance Group mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Disk dataset allocation within a pool defined by esoteric
there is VATLSTxx, and there are these DADSM exits - ravi. Tim Hupe wrote: Hello, Other than using SMS, is anyone aware of a system setting or JCL parameter that would bias the allocation of a disk dataset toward a range of volumes within a pool defined by esoteric ? Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Disk dataset allocation within a pool defined by esoteric
fear of the unknown ... at my previous work site, the STGADMIN gods simply refused to believe in SMS, because of some past bad experiences; i'd guessed they didn't set it up properly then. - ravi. Gilbert Saint-Flour wrote: On Friday 10 February 2006 11:23, Tim Hupe wrote: Other than using SMS, . Pardon my asking, but SMS has been around since 1989 and it's a standard component of all OS/390 and z/OS systems. Any particular reason why you're not using it? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS No space errors
DB2 is just another application, requesting space. DB2 does have the concept of having its own storage group; if you have specific volsers defined to this group, and along with a STORCLAS that has GS on, those targetted volumes may not have sufficient space even though the storage group they're in have plenty of room ... for a start, identify all your SMS constructs (DC, MC, SC, SG) and go through their filter lists. - ravi. On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:35:29 -, William Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ron, Since DB2 is doing the allocating under the covers I tried to allocate a multi-volume dataset via ISPF 3.2 and got this error: IKJ56893I DATA SET DBCD8S2.ARCHLOG1.JUNK5 NOT ALLOCATED+ IGD17206I VOLUME SELECTION HAS FAILED - THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH VOLUMES WITH SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR DATA SET which is different from the original (IGD17279I 1 VOLUMES WERE REJECTED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SPACE). Having said that I can allocate datasets via ISPF 3.2 letting the ACS routine select the storage group/storage class and specifying many times more space than DB2 would be asking for (ARCHPRI). So, possibly DB2 is doing something under the covers that is conflicting. I haven't defined a management class, if that might be the problem do you know where I can find an example ACS routine or document on how I would utilize it? Thanks, www -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron and Jenny Hawkins Sent: 31 January 2006 14:11 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMS No space errors William, This is a WAG, but does your STORCLAS have a Guaranteed Space = YES, and your DATACLAS or UNIT parm in JCL have a UNITCOUNT greater than 1? Ron -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mainframe DASD in SAN
John, i've had managed a single HDS 9960 box that had both MVS volumes and OPEN-3 volumes. i had the MVS OPEN-3 vols on separate disk array groups. - ravi. On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:54:50 -0600, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, All, Couldn't find anything in the archives on this topic (since January 2004), so Is anybody using DASD that has been carved out of a Storage Area Network (SAN)? I.e., you have a big SAN box in which your mainframe DASD resides along with your non-mainframe disk? TIA, -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
GRS for monoplexed LPARs - can i do it ?
i'm on z/OS 1.4 with 2 monoplexed LPARs on 2066-OX2. have growing number of shared DASDs, now containing: - STK HSC/VTCS CDS - Endevor files - application files - copies of SYSLOGs - joblog archives - ... (thankfully no JES2 MAS) ... and GRS=NONE in IEASYSxx. am i able to set up a GRS ring to manage this mess ? if possible, how ? the GRS manuals assumes parallel sysplex - so i'm often confused. many thanks! - ravi. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: GRS for monoplexed LPARs - can i do it ?
history - it's my inheritance now ... 8-( what were your steps ? - ravi. On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:33:55 -0400, Mark Jacobs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes you can setup an GRS ring environment between the tso monoplexes using CTC's. If you did have a MAS, you would have to have at least a basic sysplex bewteen the two systems. Is there any reason why you have two monoplexes and yet share so much? --- Mark Jacobs Technical Services Time Customer Service, Tampa FL Time Warner -- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Eliminating HSC with CA-1?
wow! CA-1 can now manage the Powderhorns via LMU ? another case of Software superior by Design ... ? - ravi. Thomas Conley wrote: One of my current clients is telling me that they were told by CA that the new releases of CA-1 allow you to run an STK robotic library without HSC. I can't seem to find any hard doc on this. Does anybody know if this can be done and how? Regards, Tom Conley -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS - HSM invalid DSORG
have a default dataclass for errant allocations; my routine looks something like this: WHEN ((DSTYPE NE 'TEMP') AND ((DSORG NE 'PO') OR (DSORG NE 'VS') OR (DSORG NE 'DA'))AND (DSORG EQ '')) DO SET DATACLAS = 'DCPS' EXIT END DCPS is my naming convention for Dataclass for DSORG=PS; no space values, nothing, except for DSORG=PS. - ravi. On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:48:34 -0500, Mark Steely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are z/OS V1R4. We have several datasets which are allocated but never opened or closed. This leaves the dataset with an invalid DSORG. These datasets are SMS managed, which I thought SMS would prevent from happening. As a result HSM will not back up or migrate these datasets. How do other shop's manage these datasets? Thank You -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Control-D replacement
CA-Dispatch? RMDS ? i'd suppose your query was cost-driven ... - ravi. On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:27:00 +0200, =?windows-1255?B?4uPpIOHvICDg4ek=?= [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I know I've asked this before, but can anyone recommend a product that can replace Control-D. TIA Gadi -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMS Help
how are the ACS routines driven ? by DSN alone, or DSN with other variables (DSORG, DSNTYPE, etc) ? - ravi. On Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:49:31 -0500, Mark Steely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have implemented SMS for our production files. Everything appears to be working correctly except this one file. It is a IEFBR14 and it is allocating the dataset as non-SMS, but every test I do using the same JCL works correctly. All the other files with this hi-level qualifier are working. What can I do to help track this allocation. I have looked at the SMS routines and can't figure out why it is not being SMS managed. Like I said all my test work correctly and even the test under ISMF work correctly. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. We are z/OS v1r4. Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: MULTIVOLUME FILES THRU SMS
use a mixture of: - space constaint relief (with Reduce Space up to) - dynamic volume count (SCR must be Y) - volume count - ravi. On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:35:10 -0400, javier sotela [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone: We are trying to use a disk pool using sms. The idea is assign a file to a storage group with 10 disks for example, and the sms deal with all the volumes to assign the space, according our space requerinment. The problem that we have is that normally sms assign the first extent, but if the file need more that one extent, and the disk is full the job cancel with b-37 error with insuficient disk space. Does anybody can help me hoew to deal with this problem and work with multi extends files in multi volumes TIA. Javier S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: STOPX Question
seems analogous to multiple DDnames referencing the same physical dataset during SPACVOLA (in this case, your job and CICS have references to the same file). one of them need to unallocate the file ... - ravi. Robert Pelletier wrote: Last night we had the following problem: IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4801I REDUCED SPACE FROM 10 CYLS TO 5 IEC070I 104-204,JR161140,U090#240,SLFVREFR,0941,PROD10, IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4801I REDUCED SPACE FROM 10 CYLS TO 4 IEC070I 104-204,JR161140,U090#240,SLFVREFR,0941,PROD10, IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4951I MAXIMUM SPACE ON VOLUME IS ZERO. CANNOT SPACSECR. SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACVOLA FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4463I DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB IEC070I 104-204,JR161140,U090#240,SLFVREFR,0941,PROD10, IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4951I MAXIMUM SPACE ON VOLUME IS ZERO. CANNOT SPACSECR. SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACVOLA FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4463I DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB For hours the message SMS4463I kept coming up. The data set was allocated to CICS so I understand that but might anyone know why STOPX did not abend the job? Once again thanks for any info. Bob Pelletier Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Rocky Hill, Connecticut -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: STOPX Question
btw, have you approached BMC tech support ? - ravi. On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 19:20:39 +0800, Ambat Ravi Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: seems analogous to multiple DDnames referencing the same physical dataset during SPACVOLA (in this case, your job and CICS have references to the same file). one of them need to unallocate the file ... - ravi. Robert Pelletier wrote: Last night we had the following problem: IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4801I REDUCED SPACE FROM 10 CYLS TO 5 IEC070I 104-204,JR161140,U090#240,SLFVREFR,0941,PROD10, IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4801I REDUCED SPACE FROM 10 CYLS TO 4 IEC070I 104-204,JR161140,U090#240,SLFVREFR,0941,PROD10, IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4951I MAXIMUM SPACE ON VOLUME IS ZERO. CANNOT SPACSECR. SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACVOLA FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4463I DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB IEC070I 104-204,JR161140,U090#240,SLFVREFR,0941,PROD10, IEC070I SERVP.SLFVREFR,SERVP.SLFVREFR.DATA,CATALOG.MVSICF1.PSOFT04 SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACSECR FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4951I MAXIMUM SPACE ON VOLUME IS ZERO. CANNOT SPACSECR. SMS4000I JR161140, U090#240, SLFVREFR, ATTEMPTING SPACVOLA FOR SERVP.SLFVREFR.DA SMS4463I DATA SET IS ALLOCATED TO ANOTHER JOB For hours the message SMS4463I kept coming up. The data set was allocated to CICS so I understand that but might anyone know why STOPX did not abend the job? Once again thanks for any info. Bob Pelletier Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Rocky Hill, Connecticut -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Recatalog IODF
why not use DFDSS to back it up from System A and restore it to System B ? - ravi. Miklos Szigetvari wrote: Hi I someone can help: The actual IODF is defined cataloged in system A master catalog (VVDS points to system A's master catalog) I would like to use /recatlog from system B -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ILR005E PLPA PAGE DATA SET FULL
ooo ... if IBM had that motto, the MVS wouldn't have progressed to z/OS. i believe if a change provide benefits that far outweighs the risks, i'd go for it. i've done DDCONS(NO) and used SMS to assign default dataclass to DSORG=PS so that DFHSM can migrate them later - else i end up with DSORG=null and space management headaches. if i went with your motto (as my current employer does), my operators would have had problems while performing an IPL (CICS, DB2, DFHSM taking long time to shut down) - solved with the DDCONS(NO). these were not management problems, but then management didn't need to know the details of the changes either! crucially, they won't bring the house down. these were the better things that i've done 8-) - ravi. Ted MacNEIL wrote: Channel pathing? Why not? If it ain't broke? I have better things to do than to 'split up' things that have been together for years. My point was (all along): who cares? Don't worry! Be happy. And, as for the original poster, why did/does management care? It's like certain assembler coding constructs that are in general use. They're understood: they work: they don't hurt. Even if custom volume are all the rage, I would do it as a volume to fit PLPA @ 1 cylinder, add COMMON. -teD -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: on setting GRSRNL when GRS=NONE
thanks Mark. will get right on it. - ravi. On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:18:54 -0500, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 11:51:52 -0500, Mark Zelden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for Ron's recommendation, you can also implement a DFDSS exit to the ENQ/RESERVE is only for the duration of reading the VTOC instead of the duration of the entire dump. It is discussed in the DFDSS manuals and I've also posted it to IBM-MAIN a long time ago. Search the archives for ADRUNEQ. ~~~ === should be ADRUENQ -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programming expert at http://Search390.com/ateExperts/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
on setting GRSRNL when GRS=NONE
we've 2 monoplexed LPARs (z/OS 1.4) sharing DASDs for among other things, the CDSs for HSC. i'd like to define RNL exclusion list for the STK qnames STKALSQN STKENQNM. our IEASYSxx has the entry GRS=NONE. does this imply GRSRNL=EXCLUDED ? or am i able to do a T GRSRNL=xx ? many thanks. - ravi. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: on setting GRSRNL when GRS=NONE
thanks Mark. our STGADMIN guy ran into problems on Fri night when he set HSM to backup the shared volumes. i was informed one of the settings in ARCCMDxx was HSMSERIALIZATION. suddenly there was *MASTER* pending on both LPARs: HSM on one side, HSC on the other. i was thinking: will it hurt to alter ARCCMDxx to USERSERIALIZATION instead of worrying about GRS parms ? i hope there aren't any drawbacks ... - ravi. Mark Zelden wrote: On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 16:43:04 +0800, Ambat Ravi Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we've 2 monoplexed LPARs (z/OS 1.4) sharing DASDs for among other things, the CDSs for HSC. i'd like to define RNL exclusion list for the STK qnames STKALSQN STKENQNM. our IEASYSxx has the entry GRS=NONE. does this imply GRSRNL=EXCLUDED ? Since you are not running GRS (GRS=NONE), then it is a moot point. There are no RNL lists used. There is no reason to exclude those QNAMEs since there is no propegation of ENQs across systems. But if you were running GRS (or MII) then you would want to exclude those names. I once tried adding them to MII (using CTC communications, not a CF) and STK VSM performance went to the toliet. Good thing I was able to back out the change easily. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programming expert at http://Search390.com/ateExperts/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: on setting GRSRNL when GRS=NONE
hi Brian. so, do i take it that when GRS=NONE, both GRSCNF GRSRNL are ignored ? does it take an IPL to change GRS to anything other than NONE ? how then can i take care of the qnames mentioned below ? thank you. - ravi. Brian Peterson wrote: From z/OS Initialization and Tuning Reference, topic 47.1 Overview of IEASYSxx parameters: The GRSRNL parameter is mandatory when the GRS= parameter is specified as JOIN, TRYJOIN, START, or STAR. The GRSRNL parameter is ignored when GRS=NONE. Brian On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 16:43:04 +0800, Ambat Ravi Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we've 2 monoplexed LPARs (z/OS 1.4) sharing DASDs for among other things, the CDSs for HSC. i'd like to define RNL exclusion list for the STK qnames STKALSQN STKENQNM. our IEASYSxx has the entry GRS=NONE. does this imply GRSRNL=EXCLUDED ? or am i able to do a T GRSRNL=xx ? many thanks. - ravi. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: StorageTek NCS V5
why ? i'm now doing 6.1 in a hurry ... - ravi. Mark Zelden wrote: On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 01:15:13 +0200, Schiradin,Roland HG-Dir itb-db/dc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our MVS folks working on the NCS 6.1 upgrade. Roland, let me know how that upgrade goes. I was unofficially warned aginst going to 6.1 (although that was several months ago), so we are sticking with 6.0 still for now. What library do you use? Do you know if you have the SL8500 or are you still using 9310 (powderhorn) or something smaller? Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programming expert at http://Search390.com/ateExperts/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to know the z/OS version by TSO login.
you're logged into TSO; the READY prompt and IKJ msgs are part of it. D IPLINFO is an MVS system display command. do you have SDSF or its equivalent ? issue it from the SYSLOG screen (if you have the authority). - ravi. On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:23:47 +0800, Bo Xie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Someone told me to type in D IPLINFO in master console to know the z/OS version. But I can not touch the master console and get the following errors by TSO login: - READY D IPLINFO IKJ56500I COMMAND D NOT FOUND READY /D IPLINFO IKJ56621I INVALID COMMAND NAME SYNTAX READY - How to know the z/OS version by TSO login? Thank you! Best Regards, Xie Bo -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: HELP- No Master Console
hi John. how was Sysview used to recover them ? - ravi. On Wed, 25 May 2005 14:50:10 -0500, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snipped] Oh - I got an off-line message that they used Sysview to recover the consoles. Just in case anybody else was interested. Certainly much simplier that my use the interrupt key with its 14 step method. I don't care what anybody says, I miss the older hardware at times. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
