Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread R.S.
Edward Jaffe wrote: Kelman, Tom wrote: I thought this was interesting. What do you guys working in Georgia, Virginia, and Idaho think about being in states which are less developed and when are you going to start working for $1000/year? [...] As far as the numbers go, you couldn't survive

Re: A security question

2007-09-27 Thread LAMARE Didier
Perhaps best would be to simply delete the old CICS libraries. That, together with the lack of APF authorization for user copies of DFHSIP and related programs/tables, should absolutely prohibit the old version(s) from being executed It is what we do now.

Re: IEFBR14 and the bar [was:RE: Writing 23FDs]

2007-09-27 Thread Hunkeler Peter (KIUK 3)
Bottom line is that code can run above the bar if you put it there yourself and if that code never gets interrupted, as z/OS interrupt handler save areas are not yet enhanced for the larger registers, PSW, etc. The only thing that is not properly saved is the PSW. The registers are properly

Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread Gerhard Adam
As far as the numbers go, you couldn't survive anywhere in the United States on $1000/yr. Heck, the federal minimum wage is currently $5.85/hr which translates to $16,380 if you work 40 hours a week, fifty weeks per year. Here in California, In-N-Out burger (http://www.in-n-out.com/) starts

PSI files response to IBM's amended complaint

2007-09-27 Thread Roger Bowler
September 21st, 2007 - Platform Solutions, Inc. files response to IBM's amended complaint: In a spurious effort to call attention away from its own abusive and predatory behavior by denigrating PSI's reputation, IBM, in its Amended Complaint, has made the sweeping assertion that PSI's business

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Ed Gould
On Sep 26, 2007, at 11:38 PM, Robert A. Rosenberg wrote: At 13:20 -0500 on 09/26/2007, Chase, John wrote about Re: Writing 23FDs: How long has it been since the last APAR against IEFBR14? I think that there was only 1 and it was soon after OS/360 was released. It added an instruction to

HC (IBMCNZ,CNZ_CONSOLE_MSCOPE_AND_ROUTCODE)

2007-09-27 Thread Walter Marguccio
Hello there, this is a minor issue, but I still want to understand what's wrong with what HC says. We have three z/OS.e 1.7 LPARs in basic Sysplex. HC complains that : 'CNZHF0003I One or more consoles are configured with a combination of message scope and routing code values

Re: CUNUNIxx IMAGE keyword

2007-09-27 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
First time I see attachments in an IBM-MAIN post. Darren, did you lifted the limit on attachments on posts to IBM-MAIN? Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht PS: Darren is the IBM-MAIN caretaker... ;) -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread CICS Guy
Kind of like an 029's undo... -Original Message-From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew StittSent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 4:10 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Writing 23FDs snip The biggest pain was that ICCF editor had no undo command.

Re: HC (IBMCNZ,CNZ_CONSOLE_MSCOPE_AND_ROUTCODE)

2007-09-27 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 04:31 -0700, Walter Marguccio wrote: HC has a different opinion, though. Anyone can shed some light on this ? It seems the HC authors don't consider a base sysplex a reasonable arrangement. Prepare yourself to be pilloried. Shane ...

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 07:56 -0400, CICS Guy wrote: Kind of like an 029's undo... Yep, that would have been nice. I seem to recall plenty of redo ... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: HC (IBMCNZ,CNZ_CONSOLE_MSCOPE_AND_ROUTCODE)

2007-09-27 Thread Barbara Nitz
Walter, I thought a Sysplex master console *should* have MSCOPE=*ALL and its route code 1-10,12-128 were more than appropriate. HC has a different opinion, though. Actually, *that* check says: Checks that each MCS/SMCS/EMCS console is not defined with multi-system message scopes AND receiving

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Re: IEFBR14 and the bar [was:RE: Writing 23FDs]

2007-09-27 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 9/26/2007 10:21:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wouldn't it depend on home many DD's were defined and the location of the datasets? My first post said that (in z/OS) you can't execute any code above the bar unless you move it there yourself.

VSMLIST

2007-09-27 Thread ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO
Hi all, If i have an address space running with REGION=2M (or whatever), i would like to find out how much of these 2Mb are still available (i'm interested specifically in PVT). I've done some tests with VMLIST but i'm problably doing something wrong. Here goes a piece of code :

CA-DISK QUESITON

2007-09-27 Thread willie bunter
Hallo, Does CA-DISK provide some utility to inquire about dsns which have been archived. I checked the doc but I did not find much info. I found something about LISTDMS. I tried the command but it keeps searching for my userid. It returns back with : ADSDM484 3543 NO RECORDS

Netview SA

2007-09-27 Thread arun kumar
Dear Listers I am quite new to automation using System Automation Netview. I am trying to implement a simple scenario for the sake of understanding before I go to real implementation. What I want to implement is trap a message like IEA631I and make the automation issue an MVS command D

Re: HC (IBMCNZ,CNZ_CONSOLE_MSCOPE_AND_ROUTCODE)

2007-09-27 Thread Walter Marguccio
- Original Message From: Barbara Nitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, *that* check says: Checks that each MCS/SMCS/EMCS console is not defined with multi-system message scopes AND receiving all routing codes (or all except routing code 11). Correct. The only console in the sysplex

Re: CA-DISK QUESITON

2007-09-27 Thread Jeffrey Deaver
Does CA-DISK provide some utility to inquire about dsns which have been archived. I checked the doc but I did not find much info. Look at the LISTD utility. Jeffrey Deaver, Engineer Systems Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] 651-665-4231(v) 651-610-7670(p)

Re: VSMLIST

2007-09-27 Thread Rob Scott
Hi, You might like to consider examing the LDA control block (IHALDA in MODGEN) pointed to by ASCBLDA. This control block has various fields that describe the private area above and below the line. As for your VSMLIST attempt : (1) You are not checking the RC from VSMLIST. (2) STCM is not

Re: Netview SA

2007-09-27 Thread Barkow, Eileen
A simpler way to do this is to just edit the SA message table to trap your messages and execute whatever commands or clist you want. In this case, CICS DFH* msgs are trapped and the clist KIXDOFEM is executed by auto operator AUTCINT. IF (MSGID='DFHAP0001' | MSGID='DFHSM0103') TEXT=MESSAGE

Re: CA-DISK QUESITON

2007-09-27 Thread John Kington
Willie, DSNAME = O00130./ The command I tried is : LISTDMS ARC. You can try LISTD DSNAME=(/) to see if you can find any datasets. You need to point to the correct files dataset if you have more than one. Regards, John --

Re: IEFBR14 and the bar [was:RE: Writing 23FDs]

2007-09-27 Thread John Eells
, IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote: In a message dated 9/26/2007 10:21:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wouldn't it depend on home many DD's were defined and the location of the datasets? snip The old trick of allocating vol specific temp dsn to turn on

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
Raymond Noal wrote: Dear List: An IBM 4361 Model Group 5 had the ECPS feature - Extended Control Program Support (ECPS) -- offers VSE mode, VM/370 mode, and MVS/370 mode. These modes provide microcode assists that make the system control programs operate more efficiently. ECPS was

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Warner Mach
William Donzelli wrote: I have just started to fool around with a 4331-2 (and 3830), and the IPL floppy is just plain tired. Not the drive, but the floppy media itself! But then, what can one expect from a 30 year old disk. Anyway, is there anyone out in IBM land that can write a 23FD 8 inch

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread William Donzelli
OK ... Here is a real long shot ... I expect that I will be jumped all over (But what the heck - live dangerously) as to why this is not possible ... How about picking up an old Radio Shack TRS-80 on E-bay to do the copying (TRS-80 used 8-inch drives). . The only reason I mention this is

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Gary D. Maxwell
Ah yes... the Model 2 had one built in, with an optional 3-bay extension. Gary On 9/27/07, Warner Mach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William Donzelli wrote: I have just started to fool around with a 4331-2 (and 3830), and the IPL floppy is just plain tired. Not the drive, but the floppy media

Re: IEFBR14 and the bar [was:RE: Writing 23FDs]

2007-09-27 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 9/27/2007 7:22:31 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: don't understand why you would want to turn on the DIRF bit. I used to have to Disables broken IXVTOCs ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Ed Gould
snip OK ... Here is a real long shot ... I expect that I will be jumped all over (But what the heck - live dangerously) as to why this is not possible ... How about picking up an old Radio Shack TRS-80 on E- bay to do the copying (TRS-80 used 8-inch drives). . The only reason I mention this

Re: Netview SA

2007-09-27 Thread Chris Mason
Eileen Please! - simpler? Arun is new to automation and he/she is trying, as far as I can judge since it is something with which I have never worked - but is supported by your response, to use a technique for building message automation table (MAT) entries. It was indeed my reaction to

Re: Netview SA

2007-09-27 Thread Chris Mason
Arun Please see my reply to Eileen. You don't have to restart address spaces just for a simple change to the message automation table (MAT). In the days when I used to have fun with system automation there used to be a command for reloading the MAT. Surely there still is. That may be all you

Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread Edward Jaffe
Gerhard Adam wrote: As far as the numbers go, you couldn't survive anywhere in the United States on $1000/yr. Heck, the federal minimum wage is currently $5.85/hr which translates to $16,380 if you work 40 hours a week, fifty weeks per year. Here in California, In-N-Out burger

Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread Steve Comstock
Edward Jaffe wrote: Gerhard Adam wrote: As far as the numbers go, you couldn't survive anywhere in the United States on $1000/yr. Heck, the federal minimum wage is currently $5.85/hr which translates to $16,380 if you work 40 hours a week, fifty weeks per year. Here in California, In-N-Out

Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Whoever did the math below greatly overestimated the minimum wage. 40 X 50 X $5.85 is $11,700, not $16,380. 40 X 50 X $9.50 is $19,000, not $26,600. I should have commented on that yesterday, but when it was quoted again, I couldn't let it go. Eric Bielefeld Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer

Re: IEFBR14 and the bar [was:RE: Writing 23FDs]

2007-09-27 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 9/27/2007 9:56:17 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: don't understand why you would want to turn on the DIRF bit. I used to have to I got it backwards. I also used to zap the DIRF bit on, then allocated a meaningless temporary data set to

Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread Dave Kopischke
On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:30:27 -0600, Steve Comstock wrote: I see in the current New Yorker there is a movie coming out called Outsourced, described as a comedy about a man whose job is outsourced to India and he must go to India to train his replacement. H. Barrel of laughs, I can see. Gee,

Re: Netview SA

2007-09-27 Thread Barkow, Eileen
Actually, i did not even know that you can generate messages using the method that was listed. I just do the CICS automation around here and other people do the heavy stuff. However, we did not even start using the SA panels until we were forced into it in release 2 (or maybe 1.3) - we just copied

Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread SRUSASH
India's per capita income may be less than $1,000 a year, but average salary for IT newbie starts at $20,000 and for IT specialist (probably 15+ years with specialization), in India, is 24 lakhs per annum, which translates to $62,500 per annum at the current currency rate with an average of 12

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
Matthew Stitt wrote: Because the FBA's and 8809's were boat anchors. And the 3350's and 3420 gave interchangeability with MVS. With things connected to normal channels the sky was the limit with what could be done with the 4331. Using the ICA severely limited your devices. The 3350 and 3420

Re: IEFBR14 and the bar [was:RE: Writing 23FDs]

2007-09-27 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 9/27/2007 10:42:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It would be turned on in allocation and then turned off at the end of the allocation process. You have to turn it on by hand before you do the allocation in order to cause the cleanup.

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Rick Fochtman
-snip How long has it been since the last APAR against IEFBR14? I think that there was only 1 and it was soon after OS/360 was released. It added an instruction to clear R15 to the original BR 14. ---unsnip-- There

Re: India is outsourcing jobs as well

2007-09-27 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
Edward Jaffe wrote: I have family all over Virginia. Less developed is probably a good thing. It's a beautiful state. Lots of history. There's something very wrong with and/or not being stated in the premise here. They probably need people in the United States because things aren't working

Re: IEFBR14 and the bar [was:RE: Writing 23FDs]

2007-09-27 Thread Rick Fochtman
--snip--- The DIRF (DADSM Interrupt Recording Facility) bit was once (and is likely still) turned on prior to every DADSM VTOC update and turned off after completion. If a new data set allocation happened and the bit was on, DFP would rebuild the

Increasing the size of the ACDS SCDS

2007-09-27 Thread Dean Montevago
Hi, Is there a best practice to doing this ? I was thinking of allocating two new larger files, reproing the contents and IPL'ing with the new names. Does anything have to be done to the COMMDS prior to the IPL. If this isn't a viable approach, does anyone have a better method. TIA Dean Dean

RMF reporting on PATHIN/PATHOUT CF

2007-09-27 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am trying to pull an RMF Post Processor report for CF paths. I have the following control cards with the following message: ERB103I PPS: OPTIONS IN EFFECT ERB103I PPS: SYSOUT(R) -- SYSIN ERB103I PPS: REPORTS(XCF) --

Re: Increasing the size of the ACDS SCDS

2007-09-27 Thread Traylor, Terry
No IPL is required. ACDS Reallocation Procedure A1. Allocate spare ACDS. A2. Issue SETSMS SAVEACDS(spare.acds) to copy ACDS to spare ACDS. A3. Issue SETSMS ACDS(spare.acds) to activate spare ACDS. A4. Reallocate ACDS.

Top Secret to RACF conversion.

2007-09-27 Thread Richbourg, Claude
Good afternoon all. We are looking into the possibility of converting from Top Secret to RACF for our security product on the mainframe, z/OS 1.7. I am interested in hearing from anyone who has made this conversion. What I would like to know from those that have are; timelines in getting it

Re: Increasing the size of the ACDS SCDS

2007-09-27 Thread Dean Montevago
Thanks Terry ! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Traylor, Terry Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Increasing the size of the ACDS SCDS No IPL is required. ACDS Reallocation

Re: Writing 23FDs

2007-09-27 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 9/27/2007 11:59:16 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: aditor, and a third to address AMODE/RMODE issues, shortly after MVS/XA hit the street. There was no Eye Catcher, alignment something, and it was left out of HBB4410. Don't remember when but

Re: Top Secret to RACF conversion.

2007-09-27 Thread Anthony Saul Babonas
We're currently converting. Contact me off list for specifics. tb -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richbourg, Claude Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:27 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Top Secret to RACF

Re: RMF reporting on PATHIN/PATHOUT CF

2007-09-27 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 9/27/2007 1:09:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does this mean I do not have collection turned on for this particular report? If not, what do I need to turn on in RMF to collect them? Check your record collection. D SMF and see if you

Re: RMF reporting on PATHIN/PATHOUT CF

2007-09-27 Thread Lizette Koehler
Thanks Ed, I do have 70-79 being collected. But cannot tell why I would not have 74-2 in this set. I was thinking perhaps there is an option in RMF that needs to be set on that would produce this particular record. Back to the RMF User's Guide. Lizette Check your record collection. D SMF

Flashcopy on DS6800

2007-09-27 Thread Patty Mabie
We installed a DS6800 to replace our Shark F20 a few weeks ago. We are happy with the change overall and have seen good improvements in batch times. However, we do have an issue with the Flashcopy. On the F20 we did a nightly FDRABR flashcopy with parameter FCOPY=COPY of about 64 3390-9

Re: RMF reporting on PATHIN/PATHOUT CF

2007-09-27 Thread Imbriale, Donald
Monitor III is needed to collect the 74-2. Is it active in your system? Don Imbriale -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 3:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: RMF

Re: RMF reporting on PATHIN/PATHOUT CF

2007-09-27 Thread Lizette Koehler
Don, yes III is running. Do you know specifically which options collects the 74-2? I will be making some modifications and it would help to know what to add. Lizette Monitor III is needed to collect the 74-2. Is it active in your system?

IRX0157E

2007-09-27 Thread jason lowe
I get this message every time I log out of ISPF IRX0157E Routine EAGRTXTR of the run time processor EAGRTPRC was not found., This is my zOS17 system. Where can I find my REXX files? JL Jason Lowe - Mainframe Systems - Cornell Information Technologies [EMAIL PROTECTED] (607) 255-7851 The

Re: IRX0157E

2007-09-27 Thread Barkow, Eileen
This is where EAGRTPRC is over here ,LOAD MODULE EAGRTPRC IS IN DDN LINKLIB SYS1.REXX.SEAGALT, ,LOAD MODULE EAGRTPRC IS IN DDN LPALIB(ALIAS OF EAGRTLIB), , IS IN DATASET SYS1.REXX.SEAGLPA, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

Re: IRX0157E

2007-09-27 Thread Barkow, Eileen
EAGRTXTR should have been linked in with EAGRTPRC in sys1.rexx.seagalt ,** MAP EAGRTPRC, ,EAGRTALT 00 00061E RMODE ANY AMODE 31, ,EAGRTPRC 00, ,EAGRTPRA 04, ,

Re: Flashcopy on DS6800

2007-09-27 Thread Patty Mabie
Correction: 4th paragraph should read:We do 2 flashes, 1 using FDRFLASH with FCOPY=COPY to make full copies to be used by our TESTLPAR. The second is FDRABR with the FCOPY=NOCOPY and these are used for our FDR disaster backups.

Re: RMF reporting on PATHIN/PATHOUT CF

2007-09-27 Thread Imbriale, Donald
According to the RMF manual: Monitor III gathers data for this report automatically. If you want to suppress gathering, you have to disable writing SMF record type 74.2. Don Imbriale -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lizette

Re: alphaWorks : Console Command Generator for z/OS : Overview

2007-09-27 Thread George Fogg
Thanks John. We've been using OECONSOL for several years now. Had one bug that the author corrected and has been working well so far. I'll look into the Command Generator capabilities. OECONSOL is part of the Unix tools site. http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/bpxa1ty2.html

Re: RMF reporting on PATHIN/PATHOUT CF

2007-09-27 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 14:08 -0400, Lizette Koehler wrote: I am trying to pull an RMF Post Processor report for CF paths. Does this mean I do not have collection turned on for this particular report? Do you have data for more than one system ???. Do you sort the data before P/P ???. Shane ...

Listen in to z/VM Security Architecture LVC - Oct 2

2007-09-27 Thread Pamela Christina in sunny and warm Endicott NY
Hello VM and Linux enthusiasts on IBMVM, IBM-MAIN, and LINUX-390... The next in the series of Live Virtual Classes is planned for Tuesday, Oct 2. z/VM Security Architecture presented by Alan Altmark of IBM Date: Tuesday, October 2 Start Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern U.S./5:00 p.m. CET

Moving SMF Virtual tapes from a lpar to sysplex - [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2007-09-27 Thread Kan Diu
Hi all, Does anybody come across the requirement of moving virtual tapes from one lpar to sysplex without import and export license in VTS. My environment is currently using VTS/ATL with DFRMM to manage both physical and virtual tapes. Could anybody give me some guardances on how to do it ?

Re: Listen in to z/VM Security Architecture LVC - Oct 2

2007-09-27 Thread Shane Ginnane
Pamela wrote on 28/09/2007 07:26:37 AM: Start Time: 11:00 a.m. Eastern U.S./5:00 p.m. CET H - that sounds like , let's see, 01:00 Wednesday ... Thanks, but I think I'll wait until it comes out on DVD. Shane ... -- For

Re: Top Secret to RACF conversion.

2007-09-27 Thread Brian Westerman
I've done 11 of these in the past 2 years, it's mostly straight-forward and so long as you plan it well, and make sure that you test, it should go very smoothly. Typically, it takes about a month to perform the conversion. The only really big problems I have run into were when there was user

TJ MAx Settlement Shows Why Compliance Isn't Taken Seriously

2007-09-27 Thread Ed Gould
September 25, 2007 TJX Settlement Shows Why Compliance Isn't Taken Seriously At the beginning of the year, the TJX data breach was making headlines. People were incensed about the massive amount of data lost (46 million individual records) and the length of time that had elapsed since the