Re: Unicode services Red alert

[Bill Godfrey]

On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:41:38 -0700, Charles Mills wrote:

>The error I am hoping for is #define CUN_RS_NO_SERV_AVAILABLE  11  /*
>Service not available   */ but it looks like there is no clue here that
>that is it.
>

The "RSNB" in the APAR description means the reason code is 11.

Bill

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T-Mobile Data Hacked

[Aled Hughes]

I have to wonder how long before the media start to blame 'old 
legacy/hardware/software/mainframes' on this situation. No further information 
has been declared yet. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34420879

Experian do use a myriad of back/front office systems as well as mainframes. 
How about a disgruntled employee as a reason? But blaming mainframes is the 
choice of these journalistic experts isn't it? 

Sad.

ALH

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Tom Marchant]

On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:36:49 -0700, Tom Brennan wrote:

>I'm one of the people who doesn't yet understand the Gratis/Libre
>concept.  Once you make your "free speech" source available, that's the
>same as "free beer" for software, unless you're in a parallel universe
>where everyone follows rules.

Mark and John both made excellent points. Consider this, too, perhaps 
it will be easier to understand. There is software that you can obtain at 
no cost that comes with licensing restrictions that limit your freedom to 
use it as you desire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware

You can charge for distributing free software. Red Hat and SUSE both do 
it. You can call it support if you like, but you don't need to. If you want 
to distribute DVDs containing your favorite distribution of GNU/Linux, you 
can charge as much as you want (and can get someone to pay) for them, 
whether or not you provide support.

https://gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html

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Re: How do I setup an DFRMM Vault with VRS

[Mike Wood]

To apply the VRS to a dataset you need to run inventory management (VRSEL), and 
to get moves triggered i.m. DSTORE. Depending on when those are run there are 
different ways to generate the pick list.
You probably dont need the first VRS with COUNT(1) - set it to go 'locdef' for 
35 days, run VRSEL after creation and when you want to create the pick list you 
can do so with SEARCHVOLUME command using REQUIRED(locdef) operand with 
LOCATION(home), and even perhaps use CLIST operand to create the needed 
CHANGEVOLUME commands to set the location to locdef once moved. Then you can 
kinda skip DSTORE. Alternatively run DSTORE and use the movement report to pick 
volumes.

Hope that helps, Mike

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Re: IPA link causing strncpy builtin not being used?

[Jantje.]

On Thu, 9 Jul 2015 05:00:50 -0500, Jantje.  wrote:

>
>Should I do a PMR?
>

So I did a PMR and IBM has been most helpful in dissecting the code. 

Turns out that there was one occurrence of the strncpy() invocation where one 
of the arguments resolved to a null pointer due to dereferencing it once too 
many. That causes the IPA link to revert to calling the library implementation 
instead of the built-in one. And, because of another oversight in the code, 
that code path was never called in the case that pointer resolved to null, it 
did not fall over at runtime either...

Thanks again IBM for digging into this so deep and for pulling me out of the 
mud.

Jantje.

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Re: Watching paint dry ....

[Richards, Robert B.]

I'd love to check out your assertion, but a 2hr flight versus a 15hr flight 
(ignoring cost of course) is a bit much. 

Still, visiting "down under" is on my bucket list. Now back to work for me...

Bob

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Subject: Re: Watching paint dry 

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 08:01:24 -0400, Richards, Robert B. wrote:

>Even if you don't like sailing, the beaches there are some of the best in 
>world due to the finely-grained pink coral.

lol ... 
I can drive to several of the best beaches in the world in less than an hour. 
And if I see more than about 10 people I keep going to the next one.
People still go from here to there, but I'm buggered if I can figure out why.

Each to their own I guess.

Shane  ;-)

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Re: OSMF server startup error

[Donald J.]

The return code 12 / 11060 is because your Java provider list includes
com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider.IBMJCECCA  

zOSMF uses Java SSL, not System SSL.
Java 7 SR3 is minimum requirement for zOSMF.

You probably need some Java overrides to eliminate attempt
to use hardware crypto.

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On Wed, Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Mark Pace wrote:
> Trying to start OSMF for the first time.  It appeared that all the setup
> ran cleanly.

> file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml, Hardware error from
> call CSNDDSV returnCode 12 reasonCode 11060.
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Re: OSMF server startup error

[Mark Pace]

# /usr/lpp/java/J7.0_64/bin/java -version
java version "1.7.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz6470-20110827_01)
IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 z/OS s390x-64 20110810_88604 (JIT enabled,
AOT enabled)
J9VM - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
JIT  - r11_20110810_20466
GC   - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
J9CL - 20110810_88604)
JCL - 20110809_01 based on Oracle 7b147

I can't tell which SR level I have from this.  I'm Java ignorant, so I'll
have to try to figure what these Java overrides you speak of.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Donald J.  wrote:

> The return code 12 / 11060 is because your Java provider list includes
> com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider.IBMJCECCA
>
> zOSMF uses Java SSL, not System SSL.
> Java 7 SR3 is minimum requirement for zOSMF.
>
> You probably need some Java overrides to eliminate attempt
> to use hardware crypto.
>
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>
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Mark Pace wrote:
> > Trying to start OSMF for the first time.  It appeared that all the setup
> > ran cleanly.
>
> > file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml, Hardware error
> from
> > call CSNDDSV returnCode 12 reasonCode 11060.
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Re: OSMF server startup error

[Mark Pace]

Thank you, both.  I think my first step is to get a newer Java, V7.1 or V8.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Donald J.  wrote:

> For the Java override, you probably will need to contact IBM.
> I would guess you need to add a "PROVIDER=" override
> in the   section of your server.xml which is in
> /usr/lpp/zosmf/V2R1/defaults/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml
>
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>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015, at 06:55 AM, Mark Pace wrote:
> > # /usr/lpp/java/J7.0_64/bin/java -version
> > java version "1.7.0"
> > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz6470-20110827_01)
> > IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 z/OS s390x-64 20110810_88604 (JIT
> enabled,
> > AOT enabled)
> > J9VM - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
> > JIT  - r11_20110810_20466
> > GC   - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
> > J9CL - 20110810_88604)
> > JCL - 20110809_01 based on Oracle 7b147
> >
> > I can't tell which SR level I have from this.  I'm Java ignorant, so I'll
> > have to try to figure what these Java overrides you speak of.
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Donald J.  wrote:
> >
> > > The return code 12 / 11060 is because your Java provider list includes
> > > com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider.IBMJCECCA
> > >
> > > zOSMF uses Java SSL, not System SSL.
> > > Java 7 SR3 is minimum requirement for zOSMF.
> > >
> > > You probably need some Java overrides to eliminate attempt
> > > to use hardware crypto.
> > >
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> > >
> > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Mark Pace wrote:
> > > > Trying to start OSMF for the first time.  It appeared that all the
> setup
> > > > ran cleanly.
> > >
> > > > file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml, Hardware error
> > > from
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Re: OSMF server startup error

[Mark Jacobs - Listserv]

You're at base Java 7.0. Mine is at SR3 FP1. It says so in many places 
in the -version display.


Mark Jacobs


Mark Pace 
October 2, 2015 at 9:55 AM
# /usr/lpp/java/J7.0_64/bin/java -version
java version "1.7.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz6470-20110827_01)
IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 z/OS s390x-64 20110810_88604 (JIT enabled,
AOT enabled)
J9VM - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
JIT - r11_20110810_20466
GC - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
J9CL - 20110810_88604)
JCL - 20110809_01 based on Oracle 7b147

I can't tell which SR level I have from this. I'm Java ignorant, so I'll
have to try to figure what these Java overrides you speak of.




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Donald J. 
October 2, 2015 at 9:50 AM
The return code 12 / 11060 is because your Java provider list includes
com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider.IBMJCECCA

zOSMF uses Java SSL, not System SSL.
Java 7 SR3 is minimum requirement for zOSMF.

You probably need some Java overrides to eliminate attempt
to use hardware crypto.

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On Wed, Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Mark Pace wrote:

Trying to start OSMF for the first time.  It appeared that all the setup
ran cleanly.



file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml, Hardware error from
call CSNDDSV returnCode 12 reasonCode 11060.




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September 30, 2015 at 3:54 PM
Trying to start OSMF for the first time. It appeared that all the setup
ran cleanly.

The first task starts up.
CWWKB0056I INITIALIZATION COMPLETE FOR ANGEL

But the IZUSVR1 dies

Launching zosmfServer (wlp-1.0.2.cl0220130714-1602/websphere-kernel_1.0.2)
on IBM J9 VM, version pmz6470-20110827_01 (en_US)
AUDIT ¨ CWWKE0001I: The server zosmfServer has been
launched.

AUDIT ¨ CWWKG0010I: The server zosmfServer is shutting down because of a
previous initialization error.
AUDIT ¨ CWWKE0036I: The server zosmfServer stopped after 2.443
seconds.
ERROR ¨ CWWKG0047E: An error occurred while attempting to verify a
configuration document:
file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml, Hardware error from
call CSNDDSV returnCode 12 reasonCode 11060.

FATAL ¨ CWWKG0044E: Server shutdown because a configuration document does
not contain a valid signature:
file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml

The documentation basically says something did work, fix it. During the
configuration I replied that I wanted a CA to be created. Has anyone seen
this error and point in the right direction?
I also don't get this Hardware error.
CWWKG0044E: Server shutdown because a configuration document does not
contain a valid signature: {0}. *Explanation* The designated configuration
document does not contain a valid signature, or a portion of the document
that is protected by the signature has been modified. This message is
preceded by an error message that provides more information on the 
specific

error in the document. *Action* Correct the error in the configuration
document that was identified in the preceding error message.
CWWKG0047E: An error occurred while attempting to verify a configuration
document: {0}, {1}. *Explanation* An exception was thrown while attempting
to verify that the designated configuration document contains a valid
signature. *Action* Correct the error in the configuration document 
that is

causing the exception to be thrown and then retry starting the server.

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Re: OSMF server startup error

[Donald J.]

For the Java override, you probably will need to contact IBM.
I would guess you need to add a "PROVIDER=" override
in the   # /usr/lpp/java/J7.0_64/bin/java -version
> java version "1.7.0"
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz6470-20110827_01)
> IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 z/OS s390x-64 20110810_88604 (JIT enabled,
> AOT enabled)
> J9VM - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
> JIT  - r11_20110810_20466
> GC   - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
> J9CL - 20110810_88604)
> JCL - 20110809_01 based on Oracle 7b147
> 
> I can't tell which SR level I have from this.  I'm Java ignorant, so I'll
> have to try to figure what these Java overrides you speak of.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Donald J.  wrote:
> 
> > The return code 12 / 11060 is because your Java provider list includes
> > com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider.IBMJCECCA
> >
> > zOSMF uses Java SSL, not System SSL.
> > Java 7 SR3 is minimum requirement for zOSMF.
> >
> > You probably need some Java overrides to eliminate attempt
> > to use hardware crypto.
> >
> > --
> >   Donald J.
> >   dona...@4email.net
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Mark Pace wrote:
> > > Trying to start OSMF for the first time.  It appeared that all the setup
> > > ran cleanly.
> >
> > > file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml, Hardware error
> > from
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Watching paint dry ....

[Shane Ginnane]

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 05:33:14 -0400, Richards, Robert B. wrote:

> For any sailing enthusiasts, America's Cup is there in 2017 and they are 
> already gearing up for it. If interested, accommodation reservations should 
> be made NOW as they are going to go fast as the year approaches. And those 
> that don't go fast are going to be *very* expensive in 2017.

I was in SF after Boston Share, and saw some of the final challenger series for 
that Cup.
Boring.

18 footers might be exciting for multi-hulls, but not these big fellas. Just 
didn't click for me. Nice harbour, but just didn't do it.
Dunno about Bermuda, might have to take Bobs word for it ...

Shane ...

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Re: z/OS 2.2 delayed?

[Richards, Robert B.]

If only.  

Nothing nefarious, John. I just missed the availability fanfare on the day it 
first becomes available. That and a lot of projects completed in the last two 
months that garnered most of my limited attention span. :-)

Mark, I wonder if there are any US jobs where I can telework from Bermuda?  


 For any sailing enthusiasts, America's Cup is there in 2017 and they are 
already gearing up for it. If interested, accommodation reservations should be 
made NOW as they are going to go fast as the year approaches. And those that 
don't go fast are going to be *very* expensive in 2017.

Bob

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>>> On 10/1/2015 at 01:09 PM, John Eells  wrote: 
> Why would you think it was delayed?

Apparently he was stuck in the Bermuda Triangle.  :)


Mark Post

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Re: Watching paint dry ....

[Shane Ginnane]

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 08:01:24 -0400, Richards, Robert B. wrote:

>Even if you don't like sailing, the beaches there are some of the best in 
>world due to the finely-grained pink coral.

lol ... 
I can drive to several of the best beaches in the world in less than an hour. 
And if I see more than about 10 people I keep going to the next one.
People still go from here to there, but I'm buggered if I can figure out why.

Each to their own I guess.

Shane  ;-)

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Re: T-Mobile Data Hacked

[Aled Hughes]

;-)


 

 

 

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Subject: Re: T-Mobile Data Hacked


On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 05:54:40 -0400, Aled Hughes wrote:

> But blaming
mainframes is the choice of these journalistic experts isn't
it?
>
>Sad.

Careful fella, this business may make you cynical.

Shane
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Re: Watching paint dry ....

[Richards, Robert B.]

Even if you don't like sailing, the beaches there are some of the best in world 
due to the finely-grained pink coral.  

Bob

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Subject: Watching paint dry 

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 05:33:14 -0400, Richards, Robert B. wrote:

> For any sailing enthusiasts, America's Cup is there in 2017 and they are 
> already gearing up for it. If interested, accommodation reservations should 
> be made NOW as they are going to go fast as the year approaches. And those 
> that don't go fast are going to be *very* expensive in 2017.

I was in SF after Boston Share, and saw some of the final challenger series for 
that Cup.
Boring.

18 footers might be exciting for multi-hulls, but not these big fellas. Just 
didn't click for me. Nice harbour, but just didn't do it.
Dunno about Bermuda, might have to take Bobs word for it ...

Shane ...

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Re: T-Mobile Data Hacked

[Shane Ginnane]

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 05:54:40 -0400, Aled Hughes wrote:

> But blaming mainframes is the choice of these journalistic experts isn't it?
>
>Sad.

Careful fella, this business may make you cynical.

Shane ...

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Tom Marchant]

On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:45:35 -0600, Jack J. Woehr wrote:

>The original open source software guy was ... Chuck Moore (FORTH).
>
>He decided about 1969 that all software should be distributed in source.

Wasn't SHARE doing that in 1955? And I'm sure that they weren't the first.

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Re: Unicode services Red alert

[Charles Mills]

Many thanks. Perfect. I am travelling and did not realize there was significant 
information in the APAR beyond what John Eels posted. (We're good! We'll only 
generate a warning and fall back to pre-V1R10 mode.)

Charles

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On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:41:38 -0700, Charles Mills wrote:

>The error I am hoping for is #define CUN_RS_NO_SERV_AVAILABLE  11  /*
>Service not available   */ but it looks like there is no clue here that
>that is it.
>

The "RSNB" in the APAR description means the reason code is 11.

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Charles Mills]

Wasn't the CBT the original open source shareware?

And does anyone remember IBM "Type 3's" and "Type 4's" -- "Field Developed 
Programs," the former written by SEs and the latter by customers? Free and open 
source.

Charles

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On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:45:35 -0600, Jack J. Woehr wrote:

>The original open source software guy was ... Chuck Moore (FORTH).
>
>He decided about 1969 that all software should be distributed in source.

Wasn't SHARE doing that in 1955? And I'm sure that they weren't the first.

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Jack J. Woehr]

Charles Mills wrote:

Wasn't the CBT the original open source shareware?
Digressing further & for extra credit: Who recalls who described the future burden of legacy software  writing in 
the 1940's before digital binary computers?


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Fwd: FW: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Tim Lost]

There is a Free Unix, its called Free BSD but due to legal reasons they
can't call it Unix.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeBSD

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On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:24:00 +0800, Timothy Sipples wrote:

>Tom Marchant wrote:
>>Unix is not free software.
>
>UNIX=AE is sometimes free, at least in the colloquial sense of the
>word. Mac OS X, for example, is UNIX=AE (and Open Group certified), and
>it's available free of charge from Apple to everyone who has a
>compatible Macintosh computer.

Mac OS X upgrades may be obtained without an upgrade charge, but to go from
that to claim that Unix is free stretches credulity. The only way you can
get an OS X upgrade is if you have already purchased a license to the
operating system with a computer. And you cannot legally install it on any
other computer.

Aside from that, the free software movement is not about price, but freedom.
In English, the word "Free" has different meanings. One of those has to do
with cost. Another is about freedom.

As Richard Stallman puts it, it is “free” as in “free speech,” not as in
“free beer”.

Unix is not free in either sense. Neither is Mac OSX.

https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
https://www.fsf.org/

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Re: OSMF server startup error

[Mark Pace]

Yes, my Java was the GA version 7.
Updated to V7 SR9 and that error went away.  Now it says
IEF403I IZUSVR1 - STARTED - TIME=11.16.00
IZUG400I: The z/OSMF web application services are initialized.
+CWWKF0011I: The server zosmfServer is ready to run a smarter planet.

But still have errors I need to resolve.  Thanks everyone for your input.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:15 AM, Mark Pace  wrote:

> Thank you, both.  I think my first step is to get a newer Java, V7.1 or V8.
>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Donald J.  wrote:
>
>> For the Java override, you probably will need to contact IBM.
>> I would guess you need to add a "PROVIDER=" override
>> in the  > section of your server.xml which is in
>> /usr/lpp/zosmf/V2R1/defaults/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml
>>
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>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015, at 06:55 AM, Mark Pace wrote:
>> > # /usr/lpp/java/J7.0_64/bin/java -version
>> > java version "1.7.0"
>> > Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz6470-20110827_01)
>> > IBM J9 VM (build 2.6, JRE 1.7.0 z/OS s390x-64 20110810_88604 (JIT
>> enabled,
>> > AOT enabled)
>> > J9VM - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
>> > JIT  - r11_20110810_20466
>> > GC   - R26_Java726_GA_20110810_1208_B88592
>> > J9CL - 20110810_88604)
>> > JCL - 20110809_01 based on Oracle 7b147
>> >
>> > I can't tell which SR level I have from this.  I'm Java ignorant, so
>> I'll
>> > have to try to figure what these Java overrides you speak of.
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Donald J.  wrote:
>> >
>> > > The return code 12 / 11060 is because your Java provider list includes
>> > > com.ibm.crypto.hdwrCCA.provider.IBMJCECCA
>> > >
>> > > zOSMF uses Java SSL, not System SSL.
>> > > Java 7 SR3 is minimum requirement for zOSMF.
>> > >
>> > > You probably need some Java overrides to eliminate attempt
>> > > to use hardware crypto.
>> > >
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>> > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Mark Pace wrote:
>> > > > Trying to start OSMF for the first time.  It appeared that all the
>> setup
>> > > > ran cleanly.
>> > >
>> > > > file:/SYSTEM/etc/zosmf/servers/zosmfServer/server.xml, Hardware
>> error
>> > > from
>> > > > call CSNDDSV returnCode 12 reasonCode 11060.
>> > > >
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Re: Unicode services Red alert

[Dana Mitchell]

We are on z/OS 1.13, I'm still a little unclear of our exposure here.  The apar 
states:
...
In the reported problem, iconv() calls the Unicode Services,
conversion information service, CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF, during a
character conversion and receives RC8 RSNB when the create time
of the UCCB time is D000 000 or greater. 
...
1. Any application or system code that calls iconv() -
 The iconv() service only makes use of the Unicode
 Information Services at z/OS 2.1 and higher releases.
 iconv() is not exposed to this defect on z/OS 1.13 and
 lower.

If I'm understanding this correctly:  
1. The bug makes iconv() fail because CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF fails with RC8.
2. iconv() only calls CUNLINF or CUN4LINF only at z/OS 2.1 and higher.

so at 1.13 the only failure would be any code that calls CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF 
directly?   other than what was stated above, no other IBM components call 
these?

I plan on getting this applied but we probably would not be able to get 
production online lpars IPLed before this date, just want to understand and be 
able to explain the risks.

thanks
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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)]

In <053001d0fd20$6f7f0300$4e7d0900$@mcn.org>, on 10/02/2015
   at 07:41 AM, Charles Mills  said:

>Wasn't the CBT the original open source shareware?

The CBT tape wasn'r shareware and it wasn't the original open source.
Open source was the norm in the 1950's and 1960's.
 
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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Tom Marchant]

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:36:07 -0700, Charles Mills wrote:

>Yes, and of course Linux and GNU are also free UNIX, 

>Linux and GNU and Free BSD do (almost I suppose) everything UNIX does...

If you mean that Linux with GNU is (very much like) Unix, yes.

If you mean that Linux and GNU are both (very much like) Unix, then no.

The GNU project set out in the early 1980's to create a new operating 
system from scratch. It was mostly complete, except for the kernel, when 
the Linux kernel became available. AFAIK the GNU/Hurd kernel is still not 
ready for production use, so most users of the GNU operating system run it 
with the Linux kernel.

The Linux kernel is just that, a kernel. By itself, it is not very useful as an 
operating system.

http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html

>I think Windows Server is also UNIX.

Really? Why do you think that?

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Barry Merrill]

I definitely got free source code software in 1965 from SHARE, 
maybe it was called the SSD - Share Software Distribution?

At Purdue, my EE major professor called me on a Sunday that he had
just returned from the (IEEE?) Conference where the Cooley-Tukey
Fast Fourier Transform paper had been first presented, and by Monday
afternoon I had used the logic described in that paper to write
a FORTRAN program that verified the incredible speed up of the 
FFT algorithm (I recall minimum factors of 256 times faster).

A few months later, my prof called me to say the Computer Center had
received the regular package of card decks of programs from SHARE,
and there was a new FORTRAN FFT Subroutine written by Tukey himself.
I ultimately found the store room with a long wall of card-deck
cabinets, a printed index of what was where, two card duplicators,
and cases of blank IBM cards (all of which were always made in
in Greencastle, IN).

When I looked at Tukey's program, I recall it's inner loop was
a dozen or so instructions, versus the several hundred lines 
of code I had constructed to do the same think, and recognized
the difference between a Programmer and a Coder.

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On Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:45:35 -0600, Jack J. Woehr wrote:

>The original open source software guy was ... Chuck Moore (FORTH).
>
>He decided about 1969 that all software should be distributed in source.

Wasn't SHARE doing that in 1955? And I'm sure that they weren't the first.

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Charles Mills]

I am on a small screen and cannot do teal research. As I said, 'I think." At 
one time posix compliance was necessary or tral helpful for federal sales and I 
believe MS got on the bandwagon. 


CharlesSent from a mobile; please excuse the brevity

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Date: 10/02/2015  10:47 AM  (GMT-08:00) 
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Subject: Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube 

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:36:07 -0700, Charles Mills wrote:

>Yes, and of course Linux and GNU are also free UNIX, 

>Linux and GNU and Free BSD do (almost I suppose) everything UNIX does...

If you mean that Linux with GNU is (very much like) Unix, yes.

If you mean that Linux and GNU are both (very much like) Unix, then no.

The GNU project set out in the early 1980's to create a new operating 
system from scratch. It was mostly complete, except for the kernel, when 
the Linux kernel became available. AFAIK the GNU/Hurd kernel is still not 
ready for production use, so most users of the GNU operating system run it 
with the Linux kernel.

The Linux kernel is just that, a kernel. By itself, it is not very useful as an 
operating system.

http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html

>I think Windows Server is also UNIX.

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Re: Watching paint dry ....

[Ron Hawkins]

LOL, you're trying to tell a Queeenslander there are better beaches somewhere 
else?

You may as well take coal to Newcastle...

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I'd love to check out your assertion, but a 2hr flight versus a 15hr flight 
(ignoring cost of course) is a bit much. 

Still, visiting "down under" is on my bucket list. Now back to work for me...

Bob

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On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 08:01:24 -0400, Richards, Robert B. wrote:

>Even if you don't like sailing, the beaches there are some of the best in 
>world due to the finely-grained pink coral.

lol ... 
I can drive to several of the best beaches in the world in less than an hour. 
And if I see more than about 10 people I keep going to the next one.
People still go from here to there, but I'm buggered if I can figure out why.

Each to their own I guess.

Shane  ;-)

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Re: Unicode services Red alert

[Leonardo Vaz]

What bugs me is that z/OS 1.13 systems are not exposed to this defect yet IBM 
created an aparfix for 1.13.

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We are on z/OS 1.13, I'm still a little unclear of our exposure here.  The apar 
states:
...
In the reported problem, iconv() calls the Unicode Services, conversion 
information service, CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF, during a character conversion and 
receives RC8 RSNB when the create time of the UCCB time is D000 000 or 
greater. 
...
1. Any application or system code that calls iconv() -
 The iconv() service only makes use of the Unicode
 Information Services at z/OS 2.1 and higher releases.
 iconv() is not exposed to this defect on z/OS 1.13 and
 lower.

If I'm understanding this correctly:  
1. The bug makes iconv() fail because CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF fails with RC8.
2. iconv() only calls CUNLINF or CUN4LINF only at z/OS 2.1 and higher.

so at 1.13 the only failure would be any code that calls CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF 
directly?   other than what was stated above, no other IBM components call 
these?

I plan on getting this applied but we probably would not be able to get 
production online lpars IPLed before this date, just want to understand and be 
able to explain the risks.

thanks
Dana

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)]

In <560d4cb9026d001a0...@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>, on 10/01/2015
   at 01:09 PM, Mark Post  said:

>BUT, no one can take away the _freedom_ you have to use that software
>in any way you want. 

The license just trades one set of restrictions for another; you are
not free to markeyna modified version any way that you lioke, and
depending on which license was used you may not even be free to market
a program that calls an unmodified version of the (not reallY free
sofware.
 
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Re: Unicode services Red alert

[Charles Mills]

No problem until you do IPL so you are good either way. 


CharlesSent from a mobile; please excuse the brevity

 Original message 
From: Dana Mitchell  
Date: 10/02/2015  9:56 AM  (GMT-08:00) 
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU 
Subject: Re: Unicode services Red alert 

We are on z/OS 1.13, I'm still a little unclear of our exposure here.  The apar 
states:
...
In the reported problem, iconv() calls the Unicode Services,
conversion information service, CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF, during a
character conversion and receives RC8 RSNB when the create time
of the UCCB time is D000 000 or greater. 
...
1. Any application or system code that calls iconv() -
 The iconv() service only makes use of the Unicode
 Information Services at z/OS 2.1 and higher releases.
 iconv() is not exposed to this defect on z/OS 1.13 and
 lower.

If I'm understanding this correctly:  
1. The bug makes iconv() fail because CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF fails with RC8.
2. iconv() only calls CUNLINF or CUN4LINF only at z/OS 2.1 and higher.

so at 1.13 the only failure would be any code that calls CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF 
directly?   other than what was stated above, no other IBM components call 
these?

I plan on getting this applied but we probably would not be able to get 
production online lpars IPLed before this date, just want to understand and be 
able to explain the risks.

thanks
Dana

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Re: FW: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Charles Mills]

Yes, and of course Linux and GNU are also free UNIX, except they can't call it 
that because they are not. UNIX is a licensed trademark. You and I could build 
cars that do everything Chevrolets do*, but we couldn't call them Chevrolets, 
because they wouldn't be, because Chevrolet is a trademark of GM. Linux and GNU 
and Free BSD do (almost I suppose) everything UNIX does, but they're not UNIX. 
(GNU of course stands for GNU's Not UNIX.) The term sometimes used for these 
systems is UNIX work-alikes.

It's a funny world we live in. z/OS is UNIX and Linux is not. I think Windows 
Server is also UNIX.

*Actually, we would also run into patent problems doing everything Chevrolets 
do, but you get my point.

Charles

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There is a Free Unix, its called Free BSD but due to legal reasons they can't 
call it Unix.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeBSD

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Re: Having the mainframe on YouTube

[Tom Marchant]

On Fri, 2 Oct 2015 11:16:04 -0500, Tim Lost wrote:

>There is a Free Unix, its called Free BSD but due to legal reasons they
>can't call it Unix.

Good point. I stand corrected.

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Re: Unicode services Red alert

[Mike Schwab]

IBM created PTFs for z/OS 1.10 and up.  I believe z/OS 1.10, 1.11, and
maybe 1.12 is out of support

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 1:33 PM, Leonardo Vaz  wrote:
> What bugs me is that z/OS 1.13 systems are not exposed to this defect yet IBM 
> created an aparfix for 1.13.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On 
> Behalf Of Dana Mitchell
> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 12:56 PM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Unicode services Red alert
>
> We are on z/OS 1.13, I'm still a little unclear of our exposure here.  The 
> apar states:
> ...
> In the reported problem, iconv() calls the Unicode Services, conversion 
> information service, CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF, during a character conversion and 
> receives RC8 RSNB when the create time of the UCCB time is D000 000 
> or greater.
> ...
> 1. Any application or system code that calls iconv() -
>  The iconv() service only makes use of the Unicode
>  Information Services at z/OS 2.1 and higher releases.
>  iconv() is not exposed to this defect on z/OS 1.13 and
>  lower.
>
> If I'm understanding this correctly:
> 1. The bug makes iconv() fail because CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF fails with RC8.
> 2. iconv() only calls CUNLINF or CUN4LINF only at z/OS 2.1 and higher.
>
> so at 1.13 the only failure would be any code that calls CUNLINFO or CUN4LINF 
> directly?   other than what was stated above, no other IBM components call 
> these?
>
> I plan on getting this applied but we probably would not be able to get 
> production online lpars IPLed before this date, just want to understand and 
> be able to explain the risks.
>
> thanks
> Dana
>
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Re: CP Assist for Cryptographic Functions (CPACF)

[Greg Boyd]

Just to provide some closure on this, Matt and I continued the investigation 
offline.

We did confirm that he has the crypto enabling microcode (FC #3863) installed.

And we found in IBM's Announcement Letter for the z196, 110-170:

"CP Assist for Cryptographic Function (CPACF) enhancements
The following are exploitation of Message-Security-Assist Extension 4:
New instructions:
. Cipher Message with CFB (KMF)
. Cipher Message with Counter (KMCTR)
. Cipher Message with OFB (KMO)
New function codes for existing instructions:
. Compute intermediate Message Digest (KIMD) adds KIMD, an extension for GHASH
More information on CPACF can be found in "IBM System z10 - Delivering security 
rich offerings to protect your data," Hardware Announcement 109-678, dated 
October 20, 2009.
This Crypto function is exclusive to z196."

I don't always trust announcement letters but our conclusion was that the z10 
does not support the new instructions that are available with MSA-4, and the 
vendor confirmed that the MSA-4 support is a pre-req for the CFB support.

Greg Boyd
Mainframe Crypto
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On Tue, 29 Sep 2015 14:00:52 -0500, Greg Boyd  
wrote:

>As I mentioned in the last post, TechDoc Flash10716 does talk about cipher 
>block chaining support on the CEX3 and I'm pretty sure that support is 
>available when the CEX3 is installed on z10.  But I'm not so sure that the 
>chaining support that is avaliable on the CPACF hardware on the z196/z114 was 
>retrofitted to the z10.  So in fact it may not be available on your machine.  
>Additional research is required.  Does the vendor product claim to support CFB 
>mode on a z10?  Do they call out a specific microcode level?
>
>As Rob Schramm points out, you can start ICSF even if you don't have crypto 
>cards, but if the product does not use the APIs that wouldn't provide any 
>benefit. It is possible the vendor product could query the configuration and 
>provide software routines that use the most efficient resources available.  
>That is, the logic could query the config and if the CFB support is not 
>available in the hardware, it could invoke the ICSF APIs that would perform 
>CFB.  And in your case, since the APIs aren't available it might fall back on 
>it's own software routines that do provide CFB support.  If this is true, then 
>starting ICSF might help.  And you would not need an exit to provide the CFB 
>support.  (I would not 
>advocate using an ICSF exit to support CFB.)
>
>I'm also wondering if they are using System SSL APIs? Does the vendor product 
>specifically say that they are using the native instructions that are 
>available on the CPACF hardware?  System SSL is very efficient and will query 
>the environment to determine how best to service the request and as described 
>above will often provide software routines if the appropriate hardware support 
>or if ICSF is not available.
>
>It would be helpful to know which vendor product you are working with.  If 
>you'd like to take this up offline, we can summarize the results for the list 
>later.  Feel free to send me a note.
>
>Greg Boyd
>Mainframe Crypto
>www.mainframecrypto.com
>
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Re: Unicode services Red alert

[Haselbach, Markus]

I got following in OMVS:

Bnn:/u/bnn:>iconv -f IBM-819 -t IBM-1047   text >  result   

iconv: Conversion from codeset "IBM-819" to "IBM-1047": EDC5121I Invalid 
argument.  

Regards
Markus 



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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf 
Of Leonardo Vaz
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 7:48 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Unicode services Red alert

I am trying the following command after IPLing with a 2016 date and it works 
fine:
iconv -f UTF-8 -t IBM-1047 < my_ascii_file

Could anyone reproduce the error described in the red alert?

Thanks and Regards,
Leo

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Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 9:20 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Unicode services Red alert

You have to install ++Apar oa48941   which belongs to Unicode Services and 
updates one LMOD in each Lpalib, Linklib and Nucleus.  


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Of Jousma, David
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 1:37 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Unicode services Red alert

Anyone have any additional details on this?  Red Alert webpage in ResourceLink 
appears to be non-functional at the moment.

z/OS family - all hardware, OS, and related software: Red Alerts




*


z/OS Unicode Services Conversion Information Service fails after 
12-15-20




Unicode Services conversion information service on all current z/OS releases 
will return incorrect return code on systems IPLed on or after December 15, 
2015 affecting many system services and applications. Action is required to 
prevent failures

To read the complete text of this Red Alert as well as previous Red Alerts 
please use the above link.





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Re: How to limit tiny SMS-managed VSAM KSDS to one volume?

[R.S.]

W dniu 2015-10-01 o 16:24, Longabaugh, Robert E pisze:

SMS VSAM is handled through Media Manager, so even if you bypass or shut down 
an allocation manager product, Media Manager consolidates the extents, which 
gets in the way of VSAM running out of space.

IMHO it is not true for allocation (1,0), that means no secondary extents.
The feature you described regards secondary extent consolidation. But 
secondary extents have to exist, so secondary allocation has to be nonzero.


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Re: Unicode Red Alert

[Bruce Richardson]

Try this URL:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/redAlerts/home.html

This link gets you to the RedAlerts main page; I found it with some Google 
searches.

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