Re: Does z/VM have a product/tool which can send backup to the Cloud ?
On Fri, 27 Oct 2023 05:13:38 +, Timothy Sipples wrote: >I wrote: >> IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS > >David Crayford wrote: >>That�s one of our products. Our team was only talking about >>it this week. One of the team had just returned from customer >>visits in SE Asia and quite a few muti-national banks are using >>CTC so they can recover to data centers in different countries >>continents. Everybody uses AWS S3. As you already mentioned, >>you can use zones and also replicate to other zones in different >>locales. > >Amazon (AWS) S3 is one of the popular choices, but to be clear you don�t have >to use Amazon specifically. Or a public commercial cloud. The cloud object >storage APIs are reasonably well standardized, and IBM Cloud Tape Connector >for z/OS has broad coverage. Out of interest then, how do you get around the various data privacy rules such as GDPR which may not allow storage of certain data outside of a certain sphere? If AWS or another cloud provider is set-up to automatically transfer this data out of that sphere, wouldn't the company in question be subject to multiple privacy lawsuits? Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Strange results for the PS1 prompt with z/OS Unix
On Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:33:03 +0800, David Crayford wrote: >I'm feeling a bit puzzled here! Bash doesn't come pre-installed with >z/OS; rather, it's a tool ported by Rocket, so there shouldn't be any >compatibility problems, right? If IBM decides to include zsh, which is >considered superior to bash, this could be a game-changer. Currently trying this one out, not too sure if there is any Rocket influence or not: https://github.com/ZOSOpenTools/bashport Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe Makers.... WAS: Ars Technica: The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
On Wed, 2 Aug 2023 01:18:53 -0500, Sebastian Welton wrote: >On Tue, 1 Aug 2023 15:53:57 -0400, Steve Thompson wrote: > >>How about we change from Mainframe to zFrame? >> >>Yeah, I know, then when IBM comes up with a new Architecture... >>How long will it take to need > 64bit addressing? >> >> > >Here you go: > >http://hammocktree.us/flexes/zFrameOV.pdf > >https://vtda.org/docs/computing/CornerstoneSystems/MVMUA_ZFrameSlideDeck_Oct2005.pdf > I forgot, the z14 had a Z Frame too: https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/ibm/microarchitectures/z14 Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe Makers.... WAS: Ars Technica: The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
On Tue, 1 Aug 2023 15:53:57 -0400, Steve Thompson wrote: >How about we change from Mainframe to zFrame? > >Yeah, I know, then when IBM comes up with a new Architecture... >How long will it take to need > 64bit addressing? > > Here you go: http://hammocktree.us/flexes/zFrameOV.pdf https://vtda.org/docs/computing/CornerstoneSystems/MVMUA_ZFrameSlideDeck_Oct2005.pdf Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe Makers.... WAS: Ars Technica: The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
On Tue, 1 Aug 2023 23:09:15 +0200, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: >This is former Siemens product, very similar to IBM mainframe. >I saw such machine around 2001 in National Bank of Austria. >Connected to Symmetrix CKD DASD using ESCON channels. >There was at least one installation in Poland. However it was popular in >DACH countries (Deutschland, Austria, Confederiatio Helvetica). >Now it is as moribound as Nec - Bull - GE - Honeywell Gecos. > Not quite as dead as people think, I know of a few still in Germany and then there is this one in the UK: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/fujitsu-retains-mainframe-support-contract-for-uks-police-national-computer/ The latest user group meeting in May: https://server41.der-moderne-verein.de/portal/veranstaltungsmanager/index_direkt.php?MANDANT_KEY=635cb726889f125958900974e9ea6d26_KEY=f34eea1fe3c96348d5d0911e8ebc8c2b Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe Makers.... WAS: Ars Technica: The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives
https://www.fujitsu.com/de/products/computing/servers/mainframe/bs2000/ Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Is there a USS-file compatible equivalent to the SUPERC OVSUM compare yet?
On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 16:39:26 +, Collinson, Shannon wrote: >I think there was a USS tools thing (fscp?) that'd compare the contents >of two filesystems that I used to run when converting those from HFS to ZFS >years ago, but the tools page is gone now so I can't grab that to check. >Pretty sure it wouldn't work for what I want to do anyhow, which is to compare >the files/directories/etc in two paths that could be in different locations in >their filesystems. Is there something else that says "this guy's missing, >this one's new, the attributes (or better yet contents) of these are >different" for USS? I cobbled together this from something a coworker had >that compared just directories-and made it compare the listings of those >directories-but the output's a little ugly. Do you have or know of anything >better? The Tools and Toys, including fscp can now be found here: https://github.com/IBM/IBM-Z-zOS/tree/main/zOS-Tools-and-Toys There is also grep: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.3.0?topic=descriptions-grep-search-file-specified-pattern With a good write up here by Lionel Dyck: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/ibmz-and-linuxone/blogs/lionel-dyck2/2021/07/24/using-grep-with-zos-data-sets Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe REXX (Re: Badmouthing Rexx and ooRexx - again (Re: zOSMF and zOWE for non-mainframers
On Thu, 2 Mar 2023 06:57:01 -0600, Jay Maynard wrote: >I haven't tried to write anything in Rexx, let alone a TCP server. I'd >probably be inclined to use Go for that, though. > Start here and it is reasonably simple: - TCPIP.SEZAINST(RSSERVER) - TCPIP.SEZAINST(R6SERVER) Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Rexx function STORAGE with weird behavior on Netview
Also ensure that it is not being called as a DATA REXX as described here, this has hit me previously: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/z-netview/6.2.0?topic=overview-netview-restrictions-rexx-functions Sebastian >This is exactly what I was going to point to: >REXXSTRF: ENABLE > >https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/z-netview/6.4.0?topic=statements-defaults >https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/z-netview/6.4.0?topic=descriptions-defaults-nccf > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: TNZ 3270 Emulator: Any Experiences?
>And now through consolidation, There's really only two TN3270 vendors left: >Micro Focus and IBM! > I think people have mentioned that there are quite a few TN3270 clients still out there, on my (Windows) system I have the following installed as each has something I require on it or can only use it on certain systems: PCOM; - rather old version but I quite like it Vista TN3270 - emulator of choice wc3270 - the Windows version of x3270 MochaSoft - the only emulator I've come across that doesn't have IND$FILE support but I have to have it As for other opensource, I think everyone knows the x3270 range but I've been using this one on Linux on and off for quite a while: https://github.com/PerryWerneck/pw3270 pw3270 is a modern, GTK-based, completely free tn3270 emulator. Created originally for Banco do Brasil, it's now an official Brazilian Government Public Software project, and is used worldwide. Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Finding uncatalogued datasets
I'm just wondering if NaviQuest might help here: DFSMS NaviQuest is a data and storage management tool for implementing, testing, and verifying the SMS environment. NaviQuest is installed under the Interactive Storage Management Facility (ISMF) Primary Option Menu and uses the standard Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) panel interface. I use it for extracting lists of volumes and the information about them which I feed into other programs, but it is also possible to get dataset reports. There are numerous samples for ISPF or batch described here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=administration-using-naviquest Sebastian >Thank you Lionel, >It will definitely take some time. >I tried going through the DCOLLECT output with IGGCSIRX ant it took almost >six hours. >But using listdsi may be an interesting approach. >Regards >Jack -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Own your own Z13 and Z16
On Fri, 1 Jul 2022 09:05:57 -0600, Grant Taylor wrote: > >Does using a Lenovo Z13 / Z16 to host IBM's zD or zPDT count? > I do actually do do that, on a Lenovo W520 and W530 and both have the original z13 model labels (big plastic stuck on things, like on a car) on them...Need to get some z16 ones for when I upgrade... Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: HS student with question about small mainframe DASD
I would have thought that if you're serious about learning z/OS, in the USA and qualify then surely this is much cheaper than anything else out there: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zdt/13.3.x?topic=learners-edition On Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:35:04 +, Enzo D'Amato wrote: >Nothing in particular about the z114, other than the seller is offering it to >me at an unbeatable price. In terms of the zD, I have messed around in >Hercules before, and it would probably be more expensive than buying the unit >that I am looking at. I am also hoping to learn more about the 'care and >feeding' of the hardware. I agree that there are certainly concerns, which is >why I am posting here :-). > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: how to IPL z/OS by JCL
This maybe what you're looking for: https://www.ibm.com/docs/pt/z-system-automation/4.2.0?topic=guide-sa-bcpii-use-cases Sebastian. On Tue, 5 Apr 2022 20:38:03 -0500, Jason Cai wrote: >HI all > In our shop, there are many z/OS members with GDPS and SA. > we need to logon HMC to IPL z/OS members > Could you tell us how to IPL z/OS by JCL or script? > Any suggestions are highly appreciated! >Thanks a lot! > >Jason Cai > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: z/PDT
Dallas - ISV which means zPDT and tends to get the ADCD a bit quicker Passport Advantage - means ZD systems and this ADCD is packaged slightly differently. In fact an ISV wouldn't be able to use it and vice-versa Sebastian >Just opened a ticket was told will get a response by tommorow > >Thank you > > > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MVS in the CLOUD
>Hi there, > >I have seen one can create a DB2 env in the cloud, but can one get a basic >MVS system up there, or is that a bit much to ask? > >Tia > >James Yes you can however it depends upon what you want to do with it. Production is basically a 'no no' but development and testing are fine and you have many choices although why you want cloud based is beyond me: - ZD (or zPDT) can easily be run in the various cloud providers, I've done it personally with AWS and MS Azure but they run much better natively on x86 - There was the WAZI aaS announcement this week but this has actually been around for a while as WAZI Sandbox albeit on x86 which is basically ZD under the covers. The new WAZI aaS is running directly on z and doesn't (apparently) use emulation Seb -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: More of LOG4J
Or something similar to this: https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/9/22874949/developer-corrupts-open-source-libraries-projects-affected Sebastian On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 12:35:59 -0800, Tom Brennan wrote: >Those are things we don't like to talk about :) And even less talked >about: What's to stop a trusted ISV or even IBM from being hacked or >having a rogue employee that does the same? > >On 1/26/2022 11:41 AM, Gibney, Dave wrote: >> If I was a long term bad actor, or perhaps a nation/state, I might consider >> evaluating open source for useful/popular components. Then, contribute to >> their development, spread, and usefulness, while inserting subtle >> exploitable defects. >> > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: AWS is down.
I do this occasionally (and in Azure): https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/deploying-ibm-mainframe-z-os-on-aws-with-ibm-zd-and-t/ Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: RSS feed from SYSLOG - RACF messages
I've done similar with AF/Operator but many, many years ago. I wonder if this is the future of doing this: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/z-chatops/1.1.0?topic=overview Sebastian On Mon, 6 Dec 2021 10:15:58 -0500, IBM user wrote: >Has anyone implemented a feed from Syslog using RSS and AF/OPER? > >The idea is to present RACF messages to our service desk so they can have >immediate knowledge of users getting revoked, etc. > >I'm thinking I can write an exit program to use in AF/OPER that feeds RSS. > >Anybody done that? Any other ideas to use without purchasing anything new? > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF
On Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:03:01 +0800, David Crayford wrote: >Didn't CA create the Chorus Software Manager that was generally very >well received by the community. I haven't used it but I heard that >installing mainframe software using SMP/E was as easy as installing a >browser add-on using the Web UI. As for Linux package managers, they are >so simple to use. I use debian systems and can install a complex >software product such as >Docker simply by using the "sudo apt install docker" command. Even >Windows has a package manager now and "winget install python" from >PowerShell is much simplier than downloading an MSI installer or fussy >around with a GUI like Windows Store. > Installing software on Ubuntu, you can use: - Ubuntu software center - APT - Synaptic Package Manager - Downloadable packages (.deb) - Installing with APT - Installing with dpkg - Installing via the GUI - Compiling from source code If like me you support various distros, then you're going to have to remember some of these, and this is a very cutdown list of installers: - apk-tools (apk): Alpine Package Keeper, the package manager for Alpine Linux; - Flatpak: A containerized/sandboxed packaging format previously known as xdg-app; - netpkg: The package manager used by Zenwalk. Compatible with Slackware package management tools; - Nix Package Manager: Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks, side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a package, multi-user package management and easy setup of build environments; - OpenPKG: Cross-platform package management system based on RPM Package Manager; - opkg: Fork of ipkg lightweight package management intended for use on embedded Linux devices; - Pacman: Used in Arch Linux, Frugalware and DeLi Linux. Its binary package format is a zstd-compressed tar archive (file extension: .pkg.tar.zst) built using the makepkg utility (which comes bundled with pacman) and a specialized type of shell script called a PKGBUILD; - PETget: Used by Puppy Linux; - RPM Package Manager: Created by Red Hat. RPM is the Linux Standard Base packaging format and the base of a number of additional tools, including apt4rpm, Red Hat's up2date, Mageia's urpmi, openSUSE's ZYpp (zypper), PLD Linux's poldek, Fedora's DNF, and YUM, which is used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Yellow Dog Linux; - probably the one most people know of but each distro seems to have it's own implementation so you have to know how to use each different one - slapt-get: Which is used by Slackware and works with a binary package format that is essentially a xz-compressed tar archive with the file extension .txz; - Smart Package Manager: Used by CCux Linux; - Snappy: Cross-distribution package manager, non-free on the server-side, originally developed for Ubuntu; - Zero Install (0install): Cross-platform packaging and distributions software. It is available for Arch Linux, Debian, Knoppix, Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo, OpenSUSE, Red Hat and Slackware; So now I've installed python using the package manager for the distro, I then want to install packages at an application level. For example, if I want to install python packages, I then have to use pip and so on (Go, Gradle, Maven, Yam, et.) and now on z/OS we have miniconda...When will it ever stop? Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Asking for a friend - reported NPM/node.js vulnerabilities
On Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:29:53 -0500, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. wrote: >Correct. We installed node.js on our PCs in as part of the ZOWE CLI >installation. That is what we are concerned about. We do not understand >whether the reports I linked to may negatively affect us or not. > From the Zowe mailing list and I suspect we will see more and more of this as more and more opensource software ends up on z/OS: Hello Zowe Users, We were informed of a published vulnerability in NPM dependencies which affected Zowe CLI’s secure-credential-store during the time period of Nov 4th to Nov 5th. If you installed the plugin from npmjs.org during the vulnerable window of time via a direct command line install, you should follow the recommended resolution steps from the security advisory here: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2q5-5433-rhrf. You are not affected if you downloaded the secure credential store plugin from zowe.org or a Zowe support conformant vendor (IBM or Broadcom). You are not affected if you downloaded from any source prior to Nov 4. The following component versions were affected: @zowe/secure-credential-store-for-zowe-cli@zowe-v1-lts @zowe/secure-credential-store-for-zowe-cli@latest If you issued one of these commands Nov 4 or Nov 5, you should follow the above resolution steps: “zowe plugins install @zowe/secure-credential-store-for-zowe-cli@zowe-v1-lts” “zowe plugins install @zowe/secure-credential-store-for-zowe-cli@latest” Hello Zowe Developers, We found additional Zowe components which the above vulnerability affects at development time, during the same time period of Nov 4th - Nov 5th. There was a second hijacked dependency, https://github.com/veged/coa/issues/99, which contained the same exploit. Conditions for vulnerability: Zowe API Mediation Layer, Frontend Catalog (path: api-catalog-ui/frontend) If you issued an “npm install” for the first time in this directory Nov 4 or Nov 5, you may have been compromised. If you deleted any existing “package-lock.json” and then issued “npm install” for the first time Nov 4 or Nov 5, you may have been compromised. Zowe Desktop Sample React Application (path: webClient) If you issued an “npm install” for the first time in this directory Nov 4 or Nov 5, you may have been compromised. If you deleted any existing “package-lock.json” and then issued “npm install” for the first time Nov 4 or Nov 5, you may have been compromised. Zowe CLI If you deleted “package-lock.json” and then issued “npm install” for the first time Nov 4 or Nov 5, you may have been compromised. Imperative If you deleted “package-lock.json” and then issued “npm install” for the first time Nov 4 or Nov 5, you may have been compromised. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBM ZDNT Learner's Edition - beware
On Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:15:06 +1300, Laurence Chiu wrote: > >I get a response and since I am not in the US I have to wait until the end >of the year; It would be cool to spin up an Ubuntu VM in the cloud >somewhere and load ZD and then play around from anywhere :-) > There is nothing stopping you doing that now if you're willing to buy the Personal Edition. Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM ZDNT Learner's Edition - beware
Although the product is called ZD - Z Development and Testing, this version has the suffix 'Learners Edition' and it quite categorically states the following on the various websites: ZD for Learners Edition is for personal, individual learning use only. It is not for the test and development of commercial products. It enables a qualified learner to run an IBM® Z distribution on a personal computer. ... ZD for Learners Edition enables a single user to run an IBM® Z distribution on a personal computer. ZD for Learners Edition can create an environment to learn about mainframe technologies without Z mainframe hardware. It enables z/OS®, middleware, and other z/OS software to run on Intel and other compatible computers. ... This license is for personal, individual learning use only and not for test and development of commercial products. ... ZD for Learners Edition can only be used for personal education and training. ... ZD for Learners Edition is for personal, individual purchase and learning only and cannot be used for employee training. ... So as everything pretty much states, learning only, no development and although it only mentions commercial, I wonder how much opensource goes into commercial products now? Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Asking for a friend - reported NPM/node.js vulnerabilities
On Sun, 24 Oct 2021 05:40:29 -0500, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. wrote: The only area where this could possibly be used under z/OS is with node.js and I don't know if the version which runs on z/OS uses this version or is one just for z/OS. You would be running node.js if you run ZOWE and some other opensource based products... Sebastian >I know very little about the technical side of anything Java. Those of you who >are wiser, could be please look at these 2 articles and help the rest of us to >understand how and where - if at all - this poses risks on the z/OS machine >side, as well as on the platforms connected to z/OS and to our non-MF work >environments in general (mine is Win10). Thanks. > >https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/qdlela/breaking_npm_package_uaparserjs_with_more_than_7m/ > >https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-npm-library-hijacked-to-install-password-stealers-miners/ > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: How to compare parameters in one z/Os with parameters in another z/OS
Although not exactly what the OP wants, it could be used as as a basis for a new tool to do some of this work or as the tool to run manual checks. I've always found the SPP tool provided in SYS1.SAMPLIB to be very helpful in checking the various PARMLIB members on various systems. Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: zPDT question
Not quite true. ZD only supports RHEL and Ubuntu as that is what the installer checks for. If you look at the current Redbook for zPDT you will see that the installer contains: The Red Hat (RHEL, Fedora) version of zPDT. The Novell (SLES, openSUSE) version of zPDT The Ubuntu version of zPDT. If you look at the chapter on releases you will see where they tested and although there are formal and informal test, OpenSUSE is informally tested and then again, zPDT doesn't have any support anyway so theoretically, if you can get it working, you can run it on any Linux distro. I personally primarily only use OpenSUSE but did try CentOS which was fine until they became a rolling release (like Tumbleweed) and Ubuntu was just rubbish. I'm currently running some RHEL systems which seem to be fine as well. Sebastian On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 17:04:15 -0400, Tom Conley wrote: >On 6/1/2021 4:52 PM, Itschak Mugzach wrote: >> Best place to ask is z...@groups.io. The system requirement was enterprise >> Linux few years ago. We use (free) Centos. >> >> בתאריך יום ג׳, 1 ביוני 2021 ב-23:30 מאת Lionel B. Dyck : >> >>> Does anyone know if a zPDT will run under Windows 10 WSL2 (Ubuntu) ? >>> > >Hi Lionel, > >The only supported Linux distributions for zPDT are RHEL and Ubuntu. >They will pry my OpenSUSE (which they used to support but pulled the >plug, even though they support SLES on the mainframe, HELLO McFLY, >HELLO!!) out of my cold dead hand. Tried Ubuntu, it bricked my laptop, >had to do a bare metal restore back to OpenSUSE. If you try Ubuntu, I >wish you luck. > >Regards, >Tom Conley > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: How can I tell the zFS files being used by my application
On Fri, 14 May 2021 13:03:17 -0400, Matt Hogstrom wrote: >It takes z/OSMF about an hour to fully initialize on my ZD … same behavior >(lots of SIOs and CPU) IBM says its fixing this but its been quite a while. >Its Java related. > >Matt Hogstrom >m...@hogstrom.org Wow, that's a long time. I have it running on a laptop and only takes between 10-12 minutes before I can get in and work with it. I used it to deploy zCX on the system with no problems and now have Zowe running (that also takes some time starting). There were serious problems with zOSMF starting on these systems but it has got better in fact it's even mentioned here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=configurations-setting-kcindex-parameter Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: REXX assistance
I run some IDCAMS processing under NetView for collecting certain data and have
never seen such a problem. The following are some old examples of the code and
this runs a LISTCAT and puts everything into a stem:
Do i = 1 To dsn.0
lc.1 = ' LISTCAT -' /* LISTCAT SYSIN statements */
lc.2 = 'LVL('dsn.i') -'
lc.3 = 'NONVSAM -'
lc.4 = 'VOLUME '
lc.0 = 4
'PIPE STEM lc.' , /* Run a PIPE with LISTCAT */
'| COLLECT' ,
'| NETV MOE DSIVSMX IDCAMS' ,
'| STEM lvl. APPEND'
End
The following runs DCOLLECT and writes the output to a dataset:
'ALLOCATE DATASET('"'"outpdsn"'"') FILE(OUTDS) OLD'
dc.1 = ' DCOLLECT -'
dc.2 = 'OFILE(OUTDS) -'
dc.3 = 'NODATAINFO -'
dc.4 = 'VOLUME('dasd_type')'
dc.0 = 4
'PIPE STEM dc.' ,
'| COLLECT' ,
'| NETV MOE DSIVSMX IDCAMS' ,
'| STEM vs.'
'FREE DATASET('"'"outpdsn"'"') NOHOLD'
To then read that dataset, I just use the QSAM stage:
'PIPE QSAM (DSN)' outpdsn ,
'| STEM uv.'
Do i = 1 To uv.0
Hopefully this gives some ideas on what to do. I don't use EXECIO in NetView
but the QSAM stage to read datasets so that might be causing your problem.
Sebastian
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Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company
I have one of these which I connect to a Windows 10 and an Ubuntu laptop and so far it works a dream. Has made my life so much easier. Sebastian On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 07:44:08 -0500, Steve Beaver wrote: >It will arrive here in a couple of days so I will let everyone know how well >it does or not work > > > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >Behalf Of Bob Bridges >Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 11:09 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: OT: Mandatory Work From Home at my company > >I'd be interested in hearing a quick review, Steve, once you've tried it out >and have an opinion. I don't know how serious I am about it, but it sounds >convenient. > >--- >Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > >/* That sort of wit which employs itself insolently in criticizing and >censuring the words and sentiments of others in conversation is absolute >folly; for it answers none of the ends of conversation. He who uses it >neither improves others, is improved himself, nor pleases anyone. -Poor >Richard's Almanack, 1756 */ > > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >Behalf Of Steve Beaver >Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2020 13:06 > >I ordered the following from amazon > > UGREEN USB 3.0 Sharing Switch Selector 4 Port 2 Computers Peripheral >Switcher Adapter Hub for PC, Printer, Scanner, Mouse, Keyboard with One >Button Sw > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: CBPs (processors) - what is it?
This is actually documented in the SA4.1 documentation: OA55159 – Additional IBM z14 Exploitation Support (November 2018) OA55159 provides additional new function support for IBM z14. The following hardware automation commands are enhanced to support new special purpose processor type Container Based Processor (CBP): ISQCCMD TCM (Temporary Capacity Management) The TCM command now allows to add or remove CBP resources for specific target hardware. ISQCCMD ICNTL (Image Control query and modify) The ICNTL command now allows to query and update image control settings for images using CBP resources. ISQCCMD PROFILE (Activation Profile query and modify) The PROFILE command now allows to query and update activation profile settings for images using CBP resources. Sebastian. On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 17:37:08 +, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >If you were responding to me, I beg to differ: > >++ PTF (UA97969)/* >//UA97969 JOB 5698-97969,SA300,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),CLASS=A */ . >++ VER (Z038) > FMID(HWRE410) > PRE (UA97308,UA96965,UA95433,UA92819) > SUP (UA97081,BA55159,BA55157,AA55159,AA55157) > /* > PROBLEM DESCRIPTION(S): > OA55159 - > > * USERS AFFECTED: All System Automation for z/OS customers of * > * the releases V3.5 and V4.1 using the * > * Processor Operations function of the product * > * to monitor and control their processor * > * target hardware / target systems.* > * * > * All System Automation for z/OS customers of * > * the releases V3.5 and V4.1 using the BCP * > * Internal Interface (BCPii) function of the * > * product to monitor and control their * > * processor target hardware / target systems. * > > * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: New Function support for IBM z14, * > * D/T3906 and D/T3907.* > > New Hardware support. > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >Behalf Of R.S. >Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:16 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: CBPs (processors) - what is it? > >No, this is different CBP. In this case it is sysplex link, obsoleted for >several CPC generations. >It is typical, an acronym can have multiple meanings. >(no, I don't want to re-start war about USS) > >-- >Radoslaw Skorupka >Lodz, Poland > > > > > > >W dniu 2019-11-05 o 21:43, Mike Schbab pisze: >> The only reference I could find was in >> https://www.google.com/url?sa=t=j==s=web=35=2ahUKEwj-w5G99tPlAhUEWqwKHWHNBfw4HhAWMAR6BAgBEAI=https%3A%2F%2Fshare.confex.com%2Fshare%2F118%2Fwebprogram%2FHandout%2FSession10691%2FIntroToSharedQueues.pdf=AOvVaw3QyWMZhBU9yTFG9-57yysI >> , where it is a 10 meter Cluster Bus (?Port?). >> >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 1:43 PM Tony Harminc >> mailto:t...@harminc.net>> wrote: >>> On Tue, 5 Nov 2019 at 09:12, R.S. >>> mailto:r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl>> >>> wrote: >>> We know the following types/flavours of mainframe processors: regular CP, zIIP, IFL, SAP, ICF, older zAAP ...and CBP This CBP is visible on Support Element panels. Help says it is "CBPs - Displays the active/unassigned container based processors installed on your system." Container sounds like zCX, however as far as I know zCX use CP or zIIP. So, what is CBP? Any clue? >>> I've never heard of this, and I have no access to current Support >>> Element stuff, but my first guess is that it's for the "z/VSE Network >>> Appliance" (VNA). This is a lean TCP/IP stack that runs in some kind >>> of container LPAR (SSC?)and talks to z/VSE in its own LPAR (whatever >>> kind that is) via HiperSockets, and to the outside world via the >>> standard network interfaces. I believe it comes as "firmware" that is >>> loaded into the container LPAR by some SE magic, i.e. not using z/OS >>> or z/VSE style of administration. More like the way ICF code is >>> loaded? Maybe a CBP *processor* is available only for such container >>> LPARs? All just guessing... >>> >>> Google finds mainstream z/VSE books and various presentations to user >>> groups and such, with nice diagrams. But VNA seems to have been >>> discontinued in Sept 2019. We z/OS people rarely think about VSE, but >>> it's still going strong, and with some very innovative ideas. >>> >>> Second related guess is that the Secure Service Container (SSC) for >>> other things (IBM Cloud Private appliance?) can use this processor >>> type. That doc says you can use only CPs
Re: Mainframe environment on AWS
Some comments inserted, very basic ones though, but overall, you can do pretty much all of what you require... On Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:16:30 +1300, Laurence Chiu wrote: >That's very interesting. > >Looks like the personal edition might be a good tool to get new developers >familiar with the environment. And then maybe Enterprise edition if we want >to offload some development work from the host. The PE version is only limited to one user so possibly not ideal for a company. The EE version does have single user licensing if you want to go that way but also multiple users and can work in tandem with Rational tokens for CPU licensing. In fact with the EE version you could have multiple users who could spin up their own z/OS systems whenever they want or you could just have one larger system with multiple users. It also allows you to extract CICS and DB2 artifacts from your Z so you can even narrow it down further as to what each user would have in their z/OS image. There are quite a few possibilities there > >However is not clear to me how you would do applications development on the >platform if you were using a third party source code management product. >Would you be able to install that on the environment or have to download >all the source code and copy books to this environment to be able to do >test compiles? > Many companies offer licensing for their products on the ZD platform, it's just a question of asking them. You would probably have to copy the SCM data over to the ZD environment in order to use it unless there is a way of, say, network connectivity to it. Alternatively, just move your whole development environment over to ZD return the development LPAR resources back to production :-) >Also does all IBM software run on the environment or only a subset? > Practically all z/OS software runs in this environment however there are some limitations to the emulation side, not everything Z can be emulated although IBM have performed an admirable task here. As a ZD user you would also be licensed to use the ADCD stack which includes nearly all IBM middleware products and more: http://dtsc.dfw.ibm.com/MVSDS/'HTTPD2.ADCD.GLOBAL.SHTML(A23DREAD)' >Also one of the projects we would be looking at is spinning up our first >sysplex. It would be cool to be able to do that using ZDG Parallel >Sysplex but the application we want to test in this Plex is not from IBM >and I have no idea how you would get it to run. The Parallel Sysplex offering requires that you run z/VM, one of the ares where zPDT cannot perform all emulation. Documented here: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSTQBD_12.0.4/com.ibm.zsys.rdt.guide.adcd.doc/topics/c_node_zvm_adcd.html Once again, for a 3rd party product, you would just need to talk to the supplier about licensing. There are a lot of resources on the web from IBM about ZD Sebastian > >On Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 9:44 PM Sebastian Welton wrote: > >> They are pretty much the same product, ZD uses zPDT as the underlying >> emulator but depending upon which version you use, has many enhancements to >> provide a DevOps experience. As already pointed out, zPDT is only for ISVs >> and ZD is available to commercial entities but you are bound by the usage >> which tends to be only development, testing and education: from IBM: >> >> >> It creates an environment for mainframe application demonstration, >> development, testing, and employee education without Z mainframe hardware >> >> ZD cannot be used for production workloads of any kind, nor robust >> development workloads, production module builds, preproduction testing, >> stress testing, or performance testing. >> >> >> There are 3 versions of ZD: >> >> ZD Personal Edition - this enables a single user to run an IBM® Z >> distribution on a personal computer. >> ZD Enterprise Edition - this enables enterprises to host an IBM Z >> distribution on low-cost Intel-based x86 machines. Enterprise Edition >> provides a web-based interface. You can extract, deploy, and manage the >> application images from an existing Z or ADCD packages. >> ZD Parallel Sysplex - can be used to enable a Sysplex environment that >> is running within z/VM >> >> zPDT on the other hand, provide qualified PartnerWorld Independent >> Software Vendors (ISVs) with z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and associated middleware >> products. You need to go through an approval process in order to get it. >> >> Sebastian >> >> -- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > >---
Re: Mainframe environment on AWS
Yes there is for both: zPDT - https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/z1090/info ZD - https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/forum?id=----2283 Sebastian On Thu, 10 Oct 2019 17:37:25 +, Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote: >Bill, > >Is there a support forum for zPDT and/or zD? > >Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw�|�Security Lead�|�RSM Partners Ltd�� >Web:��www.rsmpartners.com >'Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.' > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >Bill Ogden >Sent: 10 October 2019 15:15 >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Mainframe environment on AWS > >> I'm new to z/OS in X86. What's the difference between zPDT and ZD? >> The documentation I could find is not clear. > >> Looks like something that might be useful in the shop where I'm >currently > >See IBM publication SG24-8205-04 for a detailed discussion. In short, the >terms and conditions (and sales plans) are completely different, but the >actual emulation program and functions are the same, with very slight >differences. zPDT (for ISVs) includes z/VM and z/VSE, whereas z/VM is an >extra feature for zD They use different tokens (IBM types 1090 and >1091); software-only licenses are only for zD Very minor differences. > >Unless you are an ISV, a member of the IBM Partnerworld, and eligible for >the z Systems developer discount program, your path would be to zD > >Bill Ogden > > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe environment on AWS
They are pretty much the same product, ZD uses zPDT as the underlying emulator but depending upon which version you use, has many enhancements to provide a DevOps experience. As already pointed out, zPDT is only for ISVs and ZD is available to commercial entities but you are bound by the usage which tends to be only development, testing and education: from IBM: It creates an environment for mainframe application demonstration, development, testing, and employee education without Z mainframe hardware ZD cannot be used for production workloads of any kind, nor robust development workloads, production module builds, preproduction testing, stress testing, or performance testing. There are 3 versions of ZD: ZD Personal Edition - this enables a single user to run an IBM® Z distribution on a personal computer. ZD Enterprise Edition - this enables enterprises to host an IBM Z distribution on low-cost Intel-based x86 machines. Enterprise Edition provides a web-based interface. You can extract, deploy, and manage the application images from an existing Z or ADCD packages. ZD Parallel Sysplex - can be used to enable a Sysplex environment that is running within z/VM zPDT on the other hand, provide qualified PartnerWorld Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) with z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and associated middleware products. You need to go through an approval process in order to get it. Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe environment on AWS
I've run both zPDT and ZD succcessfully in both AWS and Azure. In fact ZD, if not PE (Personal Edition) only works with a remote license server although all versions of zPDT and ZD will also work with a remote license server. ZD EE (Enterprise Edition) does not allow for the use of a hardware token. Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MPF Exit calling System REXX - S0C4 abend
For some reason, the message being trapped was also defined in EDGRMM with the MNTMSG command which if I understand the manual correctly, updates the message so presumably it must be intercepting the message at some point to make the changes. Seb. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MPF Exit calling System REXX - S0C4 abend
Thanks to everyone who responded and although he tried out all the options provided, nothing actually worked however it looks like it is working now. The first step was to implement the original it was based upon from the Redbook and that worked fine out of the box. I then looked at what messages he was processing via MPF and saw a couple that looked familiar as being used by another subsystem which also 'traps' messages. Once I removed the startup of the STC and all references to it in PARMLIB (IEFSSN in particular), no more abends occurred. So it basically wasn't the fault of the code (apparently he has coded MPF exits before, just wanted to try a different method and to use System REXX) but the interaction with other subsystems. Personally I could have done this with System Automation in a couple of minutes but this is a good learning curve for both of us in particular during the investigation. Once again, many thanks to everyone who took the time and effort to reply, it was much appreciated and did help in furthering our education (particularly me.) Seb. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MPF Exit calling System REXX - S0C4 abend
Thanks Tom, I agree with all of that which is why he is doing it on what could be termed a 'sandbox' system. As I said, I have found the original code by searching Google for keywords and it seems to have come from a Redbook: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4590.html?Open which was written by IBM'ers however this was on a lot older version of z/OS so I've asked him to check what differences there are between that version and the one he is working on. He should also back out the changes he made and try the original code to see if that works on the test system. Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: MPF Exit calling System REXX - S0C4 abend
Definitely, see below (formatting is probably stuffed I'm afraid), compiled using the standard ASMAC found in PROCLIB (no overriding ASMAOPT or other parameters) and link with RENT, INCLUDE(ASMAOBJ) and SETCODE AC(0). I have now found out where the original came from and am doing further research on it as well, thanks. Sebastian. GENMSGTR TITLE 'GENMSGTR' GENMSGTR CSECT GENMSGTR RMODE 31 GENMSGTR AMODE ANY R0 EQU 0 REGISTER 0 R1 EQU 1 REGISTER 1 R2 EQU 2 REGISTER 2 R3 EQU 3 REGISTER 3 R4 EQU 4 REGISTER 4 R5 EQU 5 REGISTER 5 R6 EQU 6 REGISTER 6 R7 EQU 7 REGISTER 7 R8 EQU 8 REGISTER 8 R9 EQU 9 REGISTER 9 R10 EQU 10 REGISTER 10 R11 EQU 11 REGISTER 11 R12 EQU 12 REGISTER 12 R13 EQU 13 REGISTER 13 R14 EQU 14 REGISTER 14 R15 EQU 15 REGISTER 15 STM R14,R12,12(R13) SAVE CALLERS REGS USING GENMSGTR,R12ADDRESSABILITY LRR12,R15 SET BASE ADDRESS LRR2,R1 SAVE PARAMETER REGISTER L R1,=A(@DSECTE-@DSECT) CALCULATE STORAGE LENGTH STORAGE OBTAIN,LENGTH=(R1)GET SOME VS STR1,8(,R13) FORWARD POINTER STR13,4(,R1) BACKWARD POINTER LRR13,R1 POINT TO SAVE AREA LRR1,R2 RESTORE PARAMETER REGISTER B EYEBALLESKIP CONSTANTS EYEBALL DS0H DCC'=> GENMSGTR D= T= ROB ' EYEBALLE DS0H USING @DSECT,R13 ADDRESSABILITY SRR11,R11 CLEAR RETURN CODE * L R9,0(,R1) POINT TO CTXT USING CTXT,R9 ADDRESSABILITY L R8,CTXTTXPN WAS THERE A MESSAGE? LTR R8,R8 SINGLE OR FIRST LINE WTO? BNZ RETURN NO - EXIT L R8,CTXTTXPJ POINT TO MAJOR USING CTXTATTR,R8 ADDRESSABILITY LAR7,@ARGLST POINT TO AXREXX ARG LIST USING AXRARGLST,R7ADDRESSABILITY MVI @ARGLST,X'00' MVC @ARGLST+1(AXRARGLST_LEN),@ARGLST MVC AXRARGLSTID,=A(AXRARGLSTACRO) MOVE IN EYECATCHER LAR1,AXRARGLSTCURVER VERSION 0 STR1,AXRARGLSTVER SAVE VERSION LAR1,1SINGLE ARGUMENT STH R1,AXRARGLSTNUMBER SAVE NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS SLR R1,R1 CLEAR ERROR FLAG STH R1,AXRARGLSTENTRYINERROR SAVE ERROR FLAG STR1,AXRARGLSTRSV2SAVE RESERVED VALUE LAR6,@ARG1POINT TO ARGUMENT 1 USING AXRARGENTRY,R6 ADDRESSABILITY MVI @ARG1,X'00' MVC @ARG1+1(AXRARGENTRY_LEN),@ARG1 SLR R1,R1 CLEAR ADDRESS HIGH STR1,AXRARGADDRHIGH SAVE ADDRESS HIGH LAR1,CTXTTMSG POINT TO WTO STR1,AXRARGADDRLOWSAVE ADDRESS LAR1,L'CTXTTMSG POINT TO LENGTH OF WTO STR1,AXRARGLENGTH
MPF Exit calling System REXX - S0C4 abend
A colleague of mine has been developing an MPF exit which calls System REXX but this seems to have thrown up a weird type of error. The program compiles fine, is placed in LNKLST, MPFLST is updated and so on however upon the first two invocations of the exit a S0C4 with reason code 11 abend occurs but after reactivating the exit again, it all works fine. Neither of us is an experienced assembler programmer but looking through the code it seems fine: Eventually I managed to get a dump which throws up the following information: Dump Title: COMPON=CNZ,COMPID=SC1CK,ISSUER=CNZMIREC,MODULE=CNZS1MPF+1B46CF1A,ABEND=S00C4,REASON=0011 PIDS/5752SC1CK RIDS/GENMSGTR#L AB/S00C4 PRCS/0011 REGS/0C0DA RIDS/CNZMIREC#R Symptom Description --- --- PIDS/5752SC1CK Program id: 5752SC1CK RIDS/ITCAUTOT#L Load module name: GENMSGTR AB/S00C4System abend code: 00C4 PRCS/0011 Abend reason code: 0011 REGS/0C0DA Register/PSW difference for R0C: 0DA RIDS/CNZMIREC#R Recovery routine csect name: CNZMIREC OTHER SERVICEABILITY INFORMATION Recovery Routine Label: CNZMIPCE Subfunction: Consoles SERVICEABILITY INFORMATION NOT PROVIDED BY THE RECOVERY ROUTINE Csect name Date Assembled Module Level Time of Error Information PSW: 07041000 8000 1ECDE102 Instruction length: 06 Interrupt code: 0011 Failing instruction text: 60224110 D088D7D7 10001000 Translation exception address: _1F701800 Breaking event address: _1ECDE05E Basically the MPF exit just traps certain messages which are then passed to a System REXX, evaluated and then an action is performed depending upon certain criteria so nothing really too complex and as I said, it works once the initial 2 failures have gone by. We've looked at the CTXT Data Areas and the code looks fine in regards to that so we're going on the possibility that the error lies elsewhere. Just for information, this is running on z/OS 2.3 but on a ZD system (allows him to develop this type of stuff without affecting anyone else) with 24GB of memory allocated. Looking at the S0C4 error code, we also suspect that it is the second problem although the program does obtain storage: • Page-translation exception. This error is caused by one of the following: o A program that was running disabled attempted to reference storage while that storage was paged out. To correct the error, page-fix the storage before a program running disabled attempts to reference it. o A program attempted to reference storage that had not been obtained. To correct the error, allocate the storage before attempting to reference it. o A program running in a subspace attempted to reference storage that was not accessible to the subspace at the time of error. To correct the error, ensure that the program running in a subspace references only the storage assigned to that subspace, or storage that can be referenced by all subspaces. I'm not too sure where he obtained the initial assembler program from but am told that it worked elsewhere and I can post excerpts here if required. Any pointers, hints or tips would be gratefully accepted. Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: [External] Re: Strange FTP issue
Well you're not going to get any prompts for members to download because you've entered 'prompt off'...After you've done the 'cd' command, do a 'dir' to actually see that you're in the correct PDS and there are in fact members there to download Sebastian On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 18:58:32 +0400, Peter wrote: >I am doing > > >Cd .. >Cd 'somethin.pds' >Prompt off >Mget * >200> After this point it doesn't prompts for the members to download. > >It just comes out with > >FTP> > >There is nothing in SYSLOG too > > >On Thu, 11 Jul, 2019, 6:46 PM Pommier, Rex, wrote: > >> >> >> Peter, >> >> The "200 representation..." message is normal, just telling you that it's >> going to translate from ebcdic to ascii. I just tried it and got that >> message - right before it downloaded the members. >> >> What is the sequence of commands you're running? >> >> Are you doing a "cd" into the PDS you're trying to download then just >> doing a "mget *" or are you doing a "mget pds(*)"? >> >> Rex >> >> > -Original Message- >> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On >> > Behalf Of Peter >> > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 10:26 PM >> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> > Subject: Strange FTP issue >> > >> > Hi >> > >> > I am trying to download some PDS member to submit to vendor. >> > >> > I am trying to do ftp via dos and I am able to list the PDS from DOS. >> > When I do mget * I get a message as '200 representation type is ASCII >> nonprint' >> > and after that it is not showing up any member to download and it just >> > goes to a ftp prompt like FTP>. >> > >> > I don't find a error message in lpar SYSLOG too. >> > >> > I tried sending file via 3270 emulator and it works but just through >> > dos it fails >> > >> > Any clue where I might be looking ? >> > >> > Peter >> > >> > -- >> > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >> > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> -- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email >> to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> >> The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from >> disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is >> not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for >> delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified >> that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action >> omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If >> you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately >> by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, >> whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. >> >> >> -- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Search for utility
On Wed, 12 Sep 2018 18:52:30 +, McCabe, Ron wrote: >Hello, > >Question from our developers...is there an easy way to search for a string in >all COBOL programs except for 1 or 2? So what they would like to do is search >for a string in all but 1 or 2 of the COBOL programs in a PDS and they don't >want to have to "select" the programs from the list since there are over 400 >programs in the PDS. > Maybe QWIKSCAN on the CBTTAPE might help: CBT603. This allows for IF, AND and NOT search along with various other parameters... Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: DASD Utilization Trigger
Have a look in SYS1.SACBCNTL: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.idas200/job.htm - Create a DASD volume list with the data you require using ACBQBAI4 - Sort the list with ACBQVAR1 - As last step create a REXX to parse the data and output a console message Sebastian On Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:37:55 +0300, saurabh khandelwal wrote: >Hello Group, > >Do we have any free tool available in Mainframe ISMF or any other place to >track dasd utilization . > >Ex . If any of dasd utilization reached more then threshold( Ex. 80%) >limit, we should get alert on operator console. > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM ZD
zD (previously RD) is basically just zPDT under the covers with a few more additions. zPDT is primarily for ISVs whereas zD is more for your corporate world but no production work, just development and testing and even that is subject to some quite strict specifications. zD comes in basically 2 versions, the Personal Edition where each user has their own zD and license or via software licensing (which has confused the hell out of me, like all IBM software licensing). You can run it on a standalone x86 server, in a virtualized environment (which makes it easy to clone images, ala DevOps) and in a managed services such as a cloud based system. It runs all the z operating systems that we all love (not older ones though) although z/VM is required for Sysplex operation and has some restrictions. There are various options on the amount of processors (zPDT is restricted here) and it does support IFLs and ZiiPs, in fact in the latest version of zPDT, the ZiiPs are 'free'. There is a wealth of information out there although trying to find the wheat from the chaff can be time consuming, the best starting point is the zPDT Redbook: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248205.html?Open Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Question on WRITE statements in ACS and Automation
I suspect that this it is possible to trap these messages with System Automation 3.4 which has a new function: Joblog Monitoring - Messages produced by an application and written to the Joblog or a spooled data set but not WTO'ed to syslog can be made available for automation. We use this to monitor the job logs of certain STCs where the messages do not go to the SYSLOG, etc but are only seen in sysout. Previously we had to use the REXX-SDSF API on a timer basis but this has made life a lot easier. Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: How can I find out ITM version in z/OS.
I tend to look in the RKLVLOG of the CMS and the first message should be KLVST045, a bit like the following: BASIC SERVICES DRIVER: tms_ctbs623fp4:d3203a which tells me it is version 6.2.3 with fixpack 4 and the driver level. Also doing a search for 'Component: kds' in the RKLVLOG will point you to this information. If it was installed using ICAT then starting that will also get you to this information. HTH, Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Executing a remote TSO command or CLIST with FTP?
I do something similar but do have to use a batch job on the remote system and although not XMIT I'm creating a sequential dataset from a PDS and then transferring that over and then moving it back to a PDS along with allocating new GDGs. I run a REXX in batch on one system which dynamically creates the JCL to run on the remote system, I then FTP the data over to the remote system and also create a temporary dataset containing this JCL which is run and the output sent back to the host system. A rough (very rough) look at my FTP statements show: 'type e' 'mode b' 'Site pri=120 sec=24 Tracks' 'Put dataset_unload +' 'acf_dataset_reload' 'Site pri=1 sec=1 Tracks' 'Put 'temp_dsn +' 'dataset_reload_jcl' 'mode s' 'Site filetype=jes' 'Locsite lrecl=255' 'get 'dataset_reload_jcl +' 'dataset_reload_report (REPLACE' 'site filetype=seq' 'mode b' 'delete 'sa_acf_dataset_reload_jcl' 'Close' 'Quit' Oh, and for passwords I use NETRC which is heavily secured! Sebastian On Thu, 3 Apr 2014 14:03:24 -0700, Charles Mills charl...@mcn.org wrote: Just confirming what I RTFM: there is no way for an FTP client to directly execute a TSO command on a remote z/OS system - is that right? Is there some clever hack that I am missing? This would be real useful, no? The ability - in this case, what I am trying to do - to upload a TSO XMIT file and then run a RECEIVE on it. Yes, I know I can run a job on the remote machine and the job could be batch TSO. I am looking for something a little more straightforward than that. Thanks, Charles -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Deleting multiple data sets
On Fri, 21 Feb 2014 03:16:19 -0600, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Thanks for writing this. I couldn't find it anywhere although I knew it existed...It now exists in my list of notes of things not to forget, ever! Why? Use //D before first DSN and // at last one in =3.4 list. Turn off confirmation before that or just at the first DSN. Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
SDSF REXX and stem variables
I have a need to get how many lines are on the output queue for a certain class and couldn't find a JES2 or other command to provide me with this information so looked at other avenues. One way is to use SDSF with REXX and the ISFTLINE variable will give me this information: OUTPUT CLS V ALL FORMSLINES 1,127 This is just what I require but maybe I want to see more classes so the code looks like this to get this information: oclass.1 = 'V' oclass.2 = 'X' oclass.0 = 2 ...(other stuff required for SDSF REXX) ... Do i = 1 To oclass.0 output_class = oclass.i cmd = 'O'!!output_class Address sdsf 'ISFEXEC' cmd Parse Var isftline . . . . . . . lines . Say 'Output class' output_class 'has' lines , 'lines of output on the spool.' End But this doesn't work as when it goes through the second iteration, the stem oclass. does not change so it always stays as 'V': first iteration - Do i = 1 To oclass.0 1 2 output_class = oclass.i OCLASS.1 V cmd = 'O'!!output_class O V OV Address sdsf 'ISFEXEC' cmd ISFEXEC OV ISFEXEC OV second iteration - Do i = 1 To oclass.0 output_class = oclass.i OCLASS.2 V cmd = 'O'!!output_class O V OV Address sdsf 'ISFEXEC' cmd ISFEXEC OV ISFEXEC OV Is there something special needs to be done with SDSF/REXX as I couldn't see anything in the manuals (only for special variables) or am I missing something? Many thanks Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SDSF REXX and stem variables
Hallo, before going into the loop where Address SDSF 'ISFEXEC' is issued the stems are fine, oclass.1 is 'V' and oclass.2 is 'X'. However after doing the call to SDSF, oclass.2 is 'V' which is wrong. Also, after the whole loop is ended and I check both stems, they are both 'V' so it looks like something to do with the call to SDSF... (The other stuff in the REXX is just the ISFCALLS and error checking) Sebastian On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:09:31 +0100, Miklos Szigetvari miklos.szigetv...@isis-papyrus.com wrote: Hi Works for me, what about the other stuff? Seems oclass.2 is V here. Are you sure the stem is correct before the loop ? On 26.02.2013 12:57, Sebastian Welton wrote: I have a need to get how many lines are on the output queue for a certain class and couldn't find a JES2 or other command to provide me with this information so looked at other avenues. One way is to use SDSF with REXX and the ISFTLINE variable will give me this information: OUTPUT CLS V ALL FORMSLINES 1,127 This is just what I require but maybe I want to see more classes so the code looks like this to get this information: oclass.1 = 'V' oclass.2 = 'X' oclass.0 = 2 ...(other stuff required for SDSF REXX) ... Do i = 1 To oclass.0 output_class = oclass.i cmd = 'O'!!output_class Address sdsf 'ISFEXEC' cmd Parse Var isftline . . . . . . . lines . Say 'Output class' output_class 'has' lines , 'lines of output on the spool.' End But this doesn't work as when it goes through the second iteration, the stem oclass. does not change so it always stays as 'V': first iteration - Do i = 1 To oclass.0 1 2 output_class = oclass.i OCLASS.1 V cmd = 'O'!!output_class O V OV Address sdsf 'ISFEXEC' cmd ISFEXEC OV ISFEXEC OV second iteration - Do i = 1 To oclass.0 output_class = oclass.i OCLASS.2 V cmd = 'O'!!output_class O V OV Address sdsf 'ISFEXEC' cmd ISFEXEC OV ISFEXEC OV Is there something special needs to be done with SDSF/REXX as I couldn't see anything in the manuals (only for special variables) or am I missing something? Many thanks Sebastian. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SDSF REXX and stem variables
A bit embarressed but after a couple of days fiddling with it, ithe problem is now resolved. Changing the oclass.n stem variable name to o_class.n did the trick. Its probably because oclass, although not a special SDSF/REXX variable as such, is in fact a column name in SDSF which you would use if performing other tasks with SDSF/REXX and somewhere along the line it didn't like me using that... Sebastian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Nigel's utility issue
It may be: C:\Program Files\ Quite a few programs don't like the space in a directory name. Try it in another directory, i.e. C:\racf Sebastian On Wed, 9 Jan 2013 13:17:40 +0530, saurabh khandelwal sourabhkhandelwal...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I am trying to setup Nigel�s RACF tool but getting below issues. To resolve this issue, I created racfdd and racfcert subdirectory under C:\Program Files\racf path. But still issue is same. I also created PROD and DEV directory and copied racf.ini file from C:\Program Files\racf\examples\ini path and modified input_file=C:\Program Files\racf\DEV\racfdev output_jcl_file=C:\Program Files\racf\DEV\JCL output_text_file=C:\Program Files\racf\DEV\Text C:\Program Files\racfracf05 * WARNING = racf.ini specifies a drill down subdirectory of 'racfdd' which is invalid, please check directory exists and is accessible * * WARNING = racf.ini specifies a certificate subdirectory of 'racfcert' which is invalid, please check directory exists and is accessible * Validating unload file racfdev... Date of unload file = Wed Dec 26 14:44:29 2012 Error: Unable to open / create file racf05.jcl But not sure, what else I am missing it. Can you please help me to resolve this issue. -- Thanks Regards Saurabh Khandelwal -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
