IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
So what do you folks have to say about IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)? We have zos1.13 up and running and considering configuring IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF). Looking to see find out how hard it is to configure and how useful it is? Or any other info you might find useful. Thanks Matthew Dazzo Sr MVS Systems Programmer Publishers Clearing House Port Washington NY 516-944-4816 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
Do it. If you do any policy based networking you'll be happy you did. Incident packaging is nice, we don't use it a ton because we haven't seemed to have had too many incidents for a while but it does make it simpler to get all the diagnostics wrapped up with a bow. It looks like there's a fair amount of development going on with it, it is not like the old wizard setup that disappeared a while back and I already forgot the name of. Even the first iteration of zOSMF was far more useful than that interface, whatever it was called. Take good notes on your sandbox install and the rest is child's play. Upgrades at maintenance time are no big deal if you... took good notes in your sandbox install. Thomas Ambros Operating Systems and Connectivity Engineering 518-436-6433 From: Dazzo, Matt mda...@pch.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 05/24/2012 10:58 Subject:IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF) Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu So what do you folks have to say about IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)? We have zos1.13 up and running and considering configuring IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF). Looking to see find out how hard it is to configure and how useful it is? Or any other info you might find useful. Thanks Matthew Dazzo Sr MVS Systems Programmer Publishers Clearing House Port Washington NY 516-944-4816 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of this information. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. This communication may contain nonpublic personal information about consumers subject to the restrictions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. You may not directly or indirectly reuse or redisclose such information for any purpose other than to provide the services for which you are receiving the information. 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 If you prefer not to receive future e-mail offers for products or services from Key send an e-mail to mailto:dnereque...@key.com with 'No Promotional E-mails' in the SUBJECT line. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
On 5/24/12, Tom Ambros thomas_amb...@keybank.com wrote: Do it. If you do any policy based networking you'll be happy you did. Incident packaging is nice, we don't use it a ton because we haven't seemed to have had too many incidents for a while but it does make it simpler to get all the diagnostics wrapped up with a bow. It looks like there's a fair amount of development going on with it, it is not like the old wizard setup that disappeared a while back and I already forgot the name of. Even the first iteration of zOSMF was far more useful than that interface, whatever it was called. Take good notes on your sandbox install and the rest is child's play. Upgrades at maintenance time are no big deal if you... took good notes in your sandbox install. Thomas Ambros Operating Systems and Connectivity Engineering 518-436-6433 From: Dazzo, Matt mda...@pch.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 05/24/2012 10:58 Subject:IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF) Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu So what do you folks have to say about IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)? We have zos1.13 up and running and considering configuring IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF). Looking to see find out how hard it is to configure and how useful it is? Or any other info you might find useful. Thanks Matthew Dazzo Sr MVS Systems Programmer Publishers Clearing House Port Washington NY 516-944-4816 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of this information. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. This communication may contain nonpublic personal information about consumers subject to the restrictions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. You may not directly or indirectly reuse or redisclose such information for any purpose other than to provide the services for which you are receiving the information. 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 If you prefer not to receive future e-mail offers for products or services from Key send an e-mail to mailto:dnereque...@key.com with 'No Promotional E-mails' in the SUBJECT line. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- 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: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
z/OS MF also includes a new web service API, the z/OS jobs REST interface - http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zosmf/vxrx/topic/com.ibm.zosmf.configguide.help.doc/IZUHPINFO_API_RESTJOBS.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
Matt, I think it is a really good tool. The security, however, is very complex. If you are a RACF shop then you are in good shape. We are Top Secret and it was a real struggle. ..Larry -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Dazzo, Matt Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 10:57 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF) So what do you folks have to say about IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)? We have zos1.13 up and running and considering configuring IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF). Looking to see find out how hard it is to configure and how useful it is? Or any other info you might find useful. Thanks Matthew Dazzo Sr MVS Systems Programmer Publishers Clearing House Port Washington NY 516-944-4816 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Prince George’s County Government or Prince George's County 7th Judicial Circuit Court proprietary information or Protected Health Information, which is privileged and confidential. This E-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited by federal law and may expose you to civil and/or criminal penalties. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail and any printout. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
On 5/24/2012 8:46 AM, Martin, Larry D wrote: I think it is a really good tool. The security, however, is very complex. If you are a RACF shop then you are in good shape. We are Top Secret and it was a real struggle. Lol! z/OSMF security has been a struggle for RACF shops too! :D This is primarily due to the fact that there are many components (CIM, CEA, WebSphere, etc.) that most shops have never configured before. Doing it all from scratch can be quite a bit of work. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
On Thu, 2012-05-24 at 11:51 -0400, Edward Jaffe wrote: Lol! z/OSMF security has been a struggle for RACF shops too! :D MSM had its own set of security demands... -- 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
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
z/OS role of Explorer Eclipse GUI was updated to use that in V1.1.1 but it does require z/OS 1.13. That combination will let you look at running jobs with Explorer. The price on Explorer is right... Free. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/htp/cics/explorer/ Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Team Leader mailto:sknut...@geico.com (office) 301.986.3574 (cell) 301.996.1318 Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Kirk Wolf Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF) z/OS MF also includes a new web service API, the z/OS jobs REST interface - http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zosmf/vxrx/topic/com.ibm.zosmf.configguide.help.doc/IZUHPINFO_API_RESTJOBS.html This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
On 5/24/2012 9:44 AM, Knutson, Sam wrote: z/OS role of Explorer Eclipse GUI was updated to use that in V1.1.1 but it does require z/OS 1.13. That combination will let you look at running jobs with Explorer. The price on Explorer is right... Free. I don't think CICS Explorer depends on any interfaces provided by z/OSMF. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF)
V1.1.1 adds a new connection type which z/OSMF and is required to view active jobs. This depends on z/OSMF and specifically requires z/OSMF at 1.13. V1.1.1 still supports FTP connections but with the limitations they have had previously which are relieved with the new connection type. If you try it with 1.12 or earlier you get in Explorer IZE0105E Connection failed with exception null. The response from the support forum for Explorer was RESTful access to the JES facilities in z/OSMF requires z/OSMF V1.13, so I'm not surprised it doesn't work on V1.12. That said, I'd have hoped that the error message might have been more helpful. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Team Leader mailto:sknut...@geico.com (office) 301.986.3574 (cell) 301.996.1318 Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:09 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM(r) z/OS(r) Management Facility (z/OSMF) On 5/24/2012 9:44 AM, Knutson, Sam wrote: z/OS role of Explorer Eclipse GUI was updated to use that in V1.1.1 but it does require z/OS 1.13. That combination will let you look at running jobs with Explorer. The price on Explorer is right... Free. I don't think CICS Explorer depends on any interfaces provided by z/OSMF. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftware.com http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
