ML1 datasets in limbo

2009-03-30 Thread Brian Westerman
Hi, I have some datasets on ML1 that have been there for apparently several years without going to ML2. Nothing really big and only about 30 of them. It looks like they are datasets that were not supposed to have migrated at all (in our NOMIG MGMTCLS), but because of some space management

Re: HMC API - hwmcaapi library for zLinux

2009-03-30 Thread Mauri Kanter
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Install z/OS from scratch

2009-03-30 Thread גדי בן אבי
Hi, What are the options of installing a z/OS system from scratch, where there is no driving system available? TIA Gadi -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Install z/OS from scratch

2009-03-30 Thread Itschak Mugzach
Install on another system, DSS physical backup, Create a S/A DSS tape. Then IPL from tape to DSS and restore tapes. Then IPL from the new system... Keep HCD simple and update after IPL. Itschak 2009/3/30 גדי בן אבי gad...@malam.com Hi, What are the options of installing a z/OS system from

Re: System z10 Articles in IBM Journal of RD

2009-03-30 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
Hi Thank you very much for the link. I have read , till now only IBM System z10 performance improvements with software and hardware synergy The CPMF is seems to us very interesting feature , as we try to optimize our C++ code, and the Performance Analyzer reports are not very usefull for

Re: Install z/OS from scratch

2009-03-30 Thread R.S.
גדי בן אבי pisze: Hi, What are the options of installing a z/OS system from scratch, where there is no driving system available? BTDT. You have to order a Driver. AFAIR it's called Customized Driver Offering. This is pre-installed very basic and compact system. It is in ADRDSSU dump

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Walt Farrell
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:44:18 -0700, Smith, Sean M sean.m.sm...@bankofamerica.com wrote: I am modifying an assembler program and I have a need to have a single digit unique identifier for a system within a SYSPLEX. Don't forget that a parallel sysplex can have 32 systems. I think that will make

Re: ML1 datasets in limbo

2009-03-30 Thread Spencer, Mike
Brian, An interesting question. The data sets were placed in a NOMIG MGMTCLAS for a reason, and that original reason may be lost. Regardless, the data sets were migrated through user initiated command migration to get them to ML1. The data sets have not been recalled, which begs the

Re: System z10 Articles in IBM Journal of RD

2009-03-30 Thread esst...@juno.com
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Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Rich Greenberg
In article listserv%200903300738193647.0...@bama.ua.edu you write: On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:44:18 -0700, Smith, Sean M sean.m.sm...@bankofamerica.com wrote: I am modifying an assembler program and I have a need to have a single digit unique identifier for a system within a SYSPLEX. Don't forget

Re: ML1 datasets in limbo

2009-03-30 Thread O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
I would do the following: 1. Recall the datasets 2. Alter their Mgmtclass to one which will migrate them to ML2 in a reasonable period of time. Alternatively one could Migrate / ml2 after altering the Mgmtclass. Dave O'Brien NIH Contractor From: IBM

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:57:06 -0400, Rich Greenberg wrote: Your thinking of just digits. Keep in mind that a byte can contain any of 256 values (x'00' - x'FF'). If you want to stick to printable, the letters and numbers give you 36 different values. 62? (What code page are you using?) -- gil

Re: Install z/OS from scratch

2009-03-30 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 3/30/2009 6:48:26 A.M. Central Daylight Time, r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl writes: 1. Prepare IOCDS (text file) 2. Run ICKDSF standalone program (from tape) - init some devices. 3. Run ADRDSSU SA restore (from tape) - restore Driver 4. Run Driver, log on to TSO start

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Don't forget that a parallel sysplex can have 32 systems. I think that will make it difficult to have a single-digit identifier that will work in all possible configurations :-) Are numerics, alphas, and nationals supported? Alphas -- 26 Alphas numerics -- 36 Alphanumerics nationals -- 39.

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Your thinking of just digits. Keep in mind that a byte can contain any of 256 values (x'00' - x'FF'). If you want to stick to printable, the letters and numbers give you 36 different values. 62? (What code page are you using?) Where did 62 come from? I see 256, x'00', x'FF', 36 in the post.

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Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Horne, Jim - James S
62 = 10 (numeric + 26 (alphabetic upper case)+ 26 (alphabetic lower case). I had to do some arithmetic on it myself, to figure it out. Jim Horne Systems Programmer Large Systems Engineering Messaging IS7-5 Lowe's Companies, Inc. 401 Elkin Highway North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 336-658-4959

Re: Smoking Power Supply Alarms Net Brokerage House

2009-03-30 Thread Kelman, Tom
Agree. I think that this statement in the article So IBM, Fujitsu, Sun Microsystems, and EMC, which all have their own gear in the TD data centers, are having a good laugh at HP's expense this morning. Is very poor reporting. I truly doubt that anyone was laughing over this type of situation.

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
62 = 10 (numeric + 26 (alphabetic upper case)+ 26 (alphabetic lower case). I had to do some arithmetic on it myself, to figure it out. Yes, but! I saw no 62 in the original post, and I admit I was lower-case challenged, too. PS: if nationals are supported, then it's 65. - Too busy driving to

RMF VSAM Datasets

2009-03-30 Thread Lieven Borgs
Hello, Is it possible to load RMF records (SMF type 7x) that are in a VBS dataset to a RMF vsam file so I can use the RMF monitor to look for some info? Lieven -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

More Layoffs ?

2009-03-30 Thread esst...@juno.com
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Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Thomas H Puddicombe
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Re: MSTC Terminal Server Connection, RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)

2009-03-30 Thread John McKown
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:46:28 -0400, Michael liberatore vze2q...@verizon.net wrote: Would like to know how I could use MSTC to submit or start a bat or rexx process from another server. Such As RDP from server A to server B to start a process? Could return codes be passed back to server A? Thanks

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Smith, Sean M
Thank you for the suggestion Ed. I'll look into IXCQUERY as another option and learning experience. Regarding the use of a single digit, the digit will be used as part of a CONSOLE name so numbers and upper-case alpha and #, $ and @ are the only valid characters. 10 numbers + 26 Upper-Case + 3

Re: MSTC Terminal Server Connection, RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)

2009-03-30 Thread Kirk Wolf
Michael, You might want to take a look at our (free) Co:Z Toolkit. Not only can you have a batch z/OS job run a job on Linux/Unix/Windows and return return codes, but the job that runs on the remote platform can securely reach back into the launching job and read or write z/OS datasets through a

Re: RMF VSAM Datasets

2009-03-30 Thread Rick Fochtman
No. Just use the PostProcessor control statements to pick out what you need. Lieven Borgs wrote: Hello, Is it possible to load RMF records (SMF type 7x) that are in a VBS dataset to a RMF vsam file so I can use the RMF monitor to look for some info? Lieven

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Walt Farrell
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:57:06 -0400, Rich Greenberg ric...@panix.com wrote: In article listserv%200903300738193647.0...@bama.ua.edu you write: On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:44:18 -0700, Smith, Sean M sean.m.sm...@bankofamerica.com wrote: I am modifying an assembler program and I have a need to have a

Re: Pushing Your Product

2009-03-30 Thread Thomas Kern
I happen to like the kind of product posting that was done in this particular case. The vendor responded to a specific question about a specific functionality by telling the questioner that a particular product does exactly that function. This is exactly what I want from vendor product SUPPORT

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Edward Jaffe
Smith, Sean M wrote: Thank you for the suggestion Ed. I'll look into IXCQUERY as another option and learning experience. Regarding the use of a single digit, the digit will be used as part of a CONSOLE name so numbers and upper-case alpha and #, $ and @ are the only valid characters. The

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:14:37 -0700, Edward Jaffe wrote: Paul Gilmartin wrote: How do I tell Allocation (JCL DD or SVC 99) that I want to allocate 1,000,000 bytes of DASD space with SDB choosing the blocksize? Using the AVGREC= keyword, you can specify your size in K or M. Now on to the TSO

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Gibney, Dave
AVBLOCK AVGREC Can't find the doc, but I would guess that multiple subparameters as you show would use either the first or last specified. Probably the last. Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
BTW, isn't 65535 TRKS pretty restrictive for some modern DASD? You have to go into extended function datasets, which is not the default. Non-EF files are still restricted. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Edward Jaffe
Ted MacNEIL wrote: BTW, isn't 65535 TRKS pretty restrictive for some modern DASD? You have to go into extended function datasets, which is not the default. ITYM Extended FORMAT data sets. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Edward Jaffe
Edward Jaffe wrote: Ted MacNEIL wrote: You have to go into extended function datasets, which is not the default. ITYM Extended FORMAT data sets. BTW, I should have also mentioned that there is now DSNTYPE=LARGE... -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
ITYM Extended FORMAT data sets. Yes, but I've heard both terms. It's like what did ISPF stand for: System Programmer Facility Structured Productivity Facility Integrated SPF Interactive SPF But, you're right. I was at a non-disclosure, aeons ago, where function was the F-word. And, regardless,

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
BTW, I should have also mentioned that there is now DSNTYPE=LARGE... Exactly my point. If you don't specify stuff you get stuck with 65535. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Edward Jaffe
Ted MacNEIL wrote: BTW, I should have also mentioned that there is now DSNTYPE=LARGE... Exactly my point. If you don't specify stuff you get stuck with 65535. Yes, but DSNTYPE=LARGE are not Extended Format data sets. They are ordinary data sets with support for 64K tracks. --

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Dan D
Maybe I'm missing something. You could take that 1 byte from the IXCQUERY and unpack convert it to a 2 byte decimal number to generate a unique console name. ie. x'01' to identify CONSOL01. This way you have the ability to uniquely identify 100 consoles. You could also expand this to

Re: Need single character unique identifier for each system in a sysplex. 0-F is fine.

2009-03-30 Thread Walt Farrell
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:40:56 -0400, Dan D mvs-j...@sympatico.ca wrote: PS. Why aren't people sending to the list so that everyone gets to contribute/critisize? I've seen the original message and 13 replies before yours via the web site, so it looks to me like people are sending it to the list.

Re: YA SDB Question

2009-03-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Exactly my point. If you don't specify stuff you get stuck with 65535. Yes, but DSNTYPE=LARGE are not Extended Format data sets. They are ordinary data sets with support for 64K tracks. Yes, but I didn't say they were EF (I hope). All I said was, 'if you don't specify stuff you get stuck

SMPJHOME: Java level(s) for SMP/E 3.5?

2009-03-30 Thread Chase, John
Hi, All, Nothing in the archives about this since March 2007, so: What level(s) of Java is/are supported with SMP/E 3.5? All the examples I can find specify the 1.4.2 level, which went EOM last September. TIA, -jc- --

Re: SMPJHOME: Java level(s) for SMP/E 3.5?

2009-03-30 Thread Edward Jaffe
Chase, John wrote: Hi, All, Nothing in the archives about this since March 2007, so: What level(s) of Java is/are supported with SMP/E 3.5? All the examples I can find specify the 1.4.2 level, which went EOM last September. Don't know if it's the latest, but we're using this version with

Re: SMPJHOME: Java level(s) for SMP/E 3.5?

2009-03-30 Thread Bohn, Dale
If your SMP/E 3.5 is at UO00864, you should be able to use Java 5.0 (31 or 64 bit) or Java 6.0 (31 or 64) without any problems. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

DSNTYPE= ( was: YA SDB question)

2009-03-30 Thread john gilmore
The syntax of the DD-statement DSNTYPE = JCL parameter, viz., DSNTYPE= {LIBRARY} {HFS} {PDS} {PIPE } {EXTREQ } {EXTPREF} {LARGE} {BASIC} is such

Mainframe Charge Back Software

2009-03-30 Thread Tom Eden
What software are people using for mainframe chageback? Is there anything besides JARS or MICS out there. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message:

Re: DSNTYPE= ( was: YA SDB question)

2009-03-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:11:08 +, john gilmore wrote: The syntax of the DD-statement DSNTYPE = JCL parameter, viz., DSNTYPE= {LIBRARY} {HFS} {PDS} {PIPE } {EXTREQ } {EXTPREF}

Re: ENQ a member of a PDS

2009-03-30 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
All of us whose workload would still fit on a 4381 but had to upgrade to get around maintenance and support issues. Plus anyone still using a P390 or a FLEX-ES if I remember the literature correctly. And on the z9 I support we have only one LPAR also. -Original Message- From: Paul

Re: More Layoffs ?

2009-03-30 Thread Howard Rifkind
Tell me about it. The ax fell on Friday, for me it's the second time in less then 18 months. Banking industry is in trouble all around. --- On Mon, 3/30/09, esst...@juno.com esst...@juno.com wrote: From: esst...@juno.com esst...@juno.com Subject: More Layoffs ? To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: Mainframe Charge Back Software

2009-03-30 Thread Scott Barry
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:55:18 -0500, Tom Eden tbe2...@comcast.net wrote: What software are people using for mainframe chageback? Is there anything besides JARS or MICS out there. Yes. SAS Institute has SAS ITRM suite solution/approach. IBM has zTDS and the successor to CIMS, now called Tivoli

Re: ENQ a member of a PDS

2009-03-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:56:31 -0700, Schwarz, Barry A wrote: All of us whose workload would still fit on a 4381 but had to upgrade to get around maintenance and support issues. Plus anyone still using a P390 or a FLEX-ES if I remember the literature correctly. And on the z9 I support we have

Re: ENQ a member of a PDS

2009-03-30 Thread Gibney, Dave
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: ENQ a member of a PDS On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:56:31 -0700, Schwarz, Barry A wrote: All of

Re: ENQ a member of a PDS

2009-03-30 Thread Schwarz, Barry A
The z9 BC we have has only 1 CPU and no ZIIP/ZAAP as near as I can tell. -Original Message- From: Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: ENQ a member of a PDS On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:56:31 -0700, Schwarz, Barry A wrote: All of us whose

Re: ENQ a member of a PDS

2009-03-30 Thread Richard Peurifoy
Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:56:31 -0700, Schwarz, Barry A wrote: All of us whose workload would still fit on a 4381 but had to upgrade to get around maintenance and support issues. Plus anyone still using a P390 or a FLEX-ES if I remember the literature correctly. And on the

Re: More Layoffs ?

2009-03-30 Thread Rick Fochtman
---snip--- Tell me about it. The ax fell on Friday, for me it's the second time in less then 18 months. Banking industry is in trouble all around. ---unsnip- Sorry

Re: ML1 datasets in limbo

2009-03-30 Thread Brian Westerman
I see your point, but in this case the objects meet the dataset naming conventions of nonmigratable datasets, and I do know how they did get migrated, but I was wondering why they would have just sat in ML1 instead of going to ML2 after a period of time. I can see that the nonmigrate mgmtclas

Re: FTP of VSAM file

2009-03-30 Thread Frank Swarbrick
On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:13:40 -0500, Hal Merritt hmerr...@jackhenry.com wrote: I think I see what you mean. This will not work for a z/OS to z/OS VSAM transmission, since VSAM is not supported under z/OS FTPD. But it will allow you to: 1) Retrieve a flat file from anywhere and, as long as it's

Re: Install z/OS from scratch

2009-03-30 Thread John Eells
גדי בן אבי wrote: Hi, What are the options of installing a z/OS system from scratch, where there is no driving system available? snip The IBM-supported options are the Customized Offerings Driver, which you can order, restore, and then use to install a z/OS ServerPac or CBPDO, and the

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