Detecting IFL while running in z/VM

2009-05-26 Thread Arye Shemer
Thanks for all of you for the replies. Arye.. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: Detecting IFL while running in z/VM

2009-05-26 Thread Shane
On Tue, 2009-05-26 at 00:17 +0200, Ivan Warren wrote: The instruction (SERVC (B220) instruction subcodes 0x00020001 and subcodes 0x00120001) may be secret but it is used in the linux kernel which source is legally available for anyone to examine/modify/discuss ! H - a guest asking a

Re: FTP and SMS (and DYNALLOC)

2009-05-26 Thread Dave Quinton
Don't know if this means anything, but DFP Storage Administration Reference documents this: ALLVOL The volume serial numbers specified for data set allocations when ACSENVIR is not recall or recover. ANYVOL The volume serial numbers explicitly specified for the volumes if ACSENVIR is not recall

Re: Is there any RACF audit report to list all datasets activities

2009-05-26 Thread Hal Merritt
RACF comes with an assortment of ICETOOL reports. You should be able to locate and modify one of those to suit. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tommy Tsui Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 8:06 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

MSGIEC710I with 1.9 for PS DASD DSN

2009-05-26 Thread John Kelly
FYI Going from 1.7 to 1.9 found that we were getting MSGIEC710I for old PS DASD DSNs. The message indicates that the last volume indicator is not on for this single volume data set. All of the 'problem' DSNs were one block DSNs and that was a short block. Solution was to Opening the data sets

Re: ups batteries draining, can't switch to generators

2009-05-26 Thread Hal Merritt
I would respectfully disagree. I posed this question to the group a while back and the consensus was to let it crash. I believe the thought was that there was just not enough time or information to make an informed decision. Plus, anytime someone is frantically banging on a keyboard, screw ups

APAR PTF...Which one to use

2009-05-26 Thread Howard Rifkind
Applicable component levels R400 PSY UK40432 UP08/10/08 P F810 R500 PSY UK40433 UP08/10/08 P F810 I'm in the process of installing CICSTS32 and need one of the above PTF's however I don't understand which one to pick. Can someone tell me what the difference is between the

Dataset FLASH/SNAP question

2009-05-26 Thread Jennifer Currell
We have a project which wants to copy about 1tb of data from prod to dev. All the data will be in the same EMC DMX. All the data will be in the same sysplex/SMSplex. The datasets will be renamed when copied. The data is DB2 and IMS - so lots of little files. The process will be repeated every

Re: DFHSM QUESTION - RELEASE BACKUP COMMAND

2009-05-26 Thread John Dawes
David,   I saw in the manual the following commands : RELEASE BACKUP(DSCOMMAND) RELEASE BACKUP(DSCOMMAND(TAPE))   Would that just release my backup and not the automatic backup? --- On Tue, 26/5/09, O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] obrie...@mail.nih.gov wrote: From: O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT)

Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Mark Pace
I've installed the IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS V6 but the verification process is failing. export the path and display # echo $PATH /usr/lpp/java/J6.0_64/bin:/bin # echo $DISPLAY xx.xx.xx.xx:0.0 # # java -version Error: Port Library failed to initialize Could not create the Java virtual machine.

DFHSM how to synch CDS with MVS catalogs

2009-05-26 Thread John Mattson
I have inherited a disaster recovery system which I cannot change quickly enough, so I have to make due. I have looked at it and realized that restoring the HSM CDS', ML1 packs, and pointing at the ML2 volume copies should generally work, but our current system does not back up the

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
Hi z/OS 1.6 was the first release with 64 bit support. We have never used Our actual version is z/OS 1.9, but starting from bin: MV19:/u/java/J6.0_64/binÄ272Ü:java -version java version 1.6.0 Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build pmz6460sr1-20080416_01(SR1)) IBM J9 VM (build 2.4, J2RE 1.6.0

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Gray, Larry - Larry A
How big is your region? Larry Gray Large Systems Engineering Lowe's Companies 704-758-5337 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Java V6

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Mark Zelden
On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:56:13 -0400, Mark Pace mpac...@gmail.com wrote: I've installed the IBM 64-bit SDK for z/OS V6 but the verification process is failing. export the path and display # echo $PATH /usr/lpp/java/J6.0_64/bin:/bin # echo $DISPLAY xx.xx.xx.xx:0.0 # # java -version Error: Port

Re: APAR PTF...Which one to use

2009-05-26 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Applicable component levels R400 PSY UK40432 UP08/10/08 P F810 R500 PSY UK40433 UP08/10/08 P F810 I'm in the process of installing CICSTS32 and need one of the above PTF's however I

Re: ups batteries draining, can't switch to generators

2009-05-26 Thread Rick Fochtman
--snip I would respectfully disagree. I posed this question to the group a while back and the consensus was to let it crash. I believe the thought was that there was just not enough time or information to make

Re: APAR PTF...Which one to use

2009-05-26 Thread Barkow, Eileen
the ones for R500 - cics 6.5 comes with cics ts 3.2 r400 is cics 6.4 for cics ts 3.1 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: APAR PTF...Which one

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Rick Fochtman
--snip A while back I posted something on punched cards here and got a private email what does punched cards have to do the the mainframe? so I'm half expecting a what does Poughkeepsie NY have to do with the mainframe?.

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Mark Pace
# ./rexxstor V I R T U A LS T O R A G EU S A G E --- Region requested: 55296K Max Priv Region Region Region Region Reg Size Limit Size

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Pace # ./rexxstor V I R T U A LS T O R A G EU S A G E --- Region requested: 55296K

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Mark Zelden
It looks like you have plenty of 64-bit virtstor, but not enough 31-bit. I can't recall how much you may need (check the Java doc or archives perhaps), but I think you need at least 64M if not more and you only have 32M. How are you executing this? From TSO OMVS, telnet into OMVS? If TSO,

Re: APAR PTF...Which one to use

2009-05-26 Thread Howard Rifkind
Thanks all for your quick replies. The fog has clared...thanks again. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Chase, John jch...@ussco.com wrote: From: Chase, John jch...@ussco.com Subject: Re: APAR PTF...Which one to use To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 11:31 AM -Original

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Mark Pace
I determined that I don't require the 64bit version of JAVA, so removed it an installed the 32bit version instead. That runs just fine. Thanks for everyone's input. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Mark Zelden mark.zel...@zurichna.comwrote: It looks like you have plenty of 64-bit virtstor,

Re: Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V4

2009-05-26 Thread Tom Ross
XMLSS actually broke one of our application's programs. They had to re-compile to change it to COMPAT for that program to make the application work properly. Also, in COBOL 3.4, we used to specify TEST=(NONE,NOSYM). There is no equivalent in 4.1 other than to specify TEST=NO. Anything else,

Re: FTP and SMS (and DYNALLOC)

2009-05-26 Thread Lester, Bob
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: FTP and SMS (and DYNALLOC) I just read that in detail again. The automount lead me to

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Peter X. DeFabritus
Actually, 10M is not much storage above the bar - you might want to specify at least 2G, the default for z/OS 1.10, if you wanted to try the 64-bit version again. On Tue, 26 May 2009 13:31:35 -0400, Mark Pace mpac...@gmail.com wrote: I determined that I don't require the 64bit version of JAVA,

MFC? (was: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Tue, 26 May 2009 11:18:58 -0500, Rick Fochtman rfocht...@ync.net wrote: ... the 1442 Multifunction Card Machine, also known as Mother Fletcher's Card Mulcher? ... I remember things a bit differently. Back in the late '60s I was an operator in an IBM Datacenter and Busuness System

Re: Java V6 install problem

2009-05-26 Thread Mark Zelden
Good catch... I didn't even notice is said 10M and not 10G. My default is 10G so my mind just saw the 10 and missed the M. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS

Re: APAR PTF...Which one to use

2009-05-26 Thread Burrell, C. Todd (CDC/OCOO/ITSO) (CTR)
Most of the time if I am not real sure, I just order both. The RECEIVE process will ignore the extra PTF, so it's no big deal. IBM's nomenclature can be very confusing. C. Todd Burrell, PMP, MCP Lead z/OS Systems Programmer ITSO (404) 723-2017 (Cell) -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Jack . Hamilton
I remember 80-column punch cards. I don't remember the model of the keypunch machine, but I do remember that it was large, heavy, and unforgiving. -- Jack Hamilton Management Information Analysis - Analytic Information Services Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. 1950 Franklin Street,

Re: APAR PTF...Which one to use

2009-05-26 Thread Ken Porowski
If you pull up the PTF entry you can see the FMID and PRE/REQ info that you can compare against your SMP environment. A little tedious but once you find the right one you'll know to look at the Rxxx version from then on. -Original Message- Burrell, C. Todd Most of the time if I am not

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I remember 80-column punch cards. I don't remember the model of the keypunch machine, but I do remember that it was large, heavy, and unforgiving. I remember two models -- KP-26 KP-29. I had my own (as probably did others) card 'programmed' for certain stops, so I didn't have to space over.

Re: How to SUSPEND Migration by HSM?

2009-05-26 Thread Larry Burch
Actually, I'm just totally surprised that there has *not* been a lot of thrashing in the migrate/recall process for this storage group. I think I'm gonna be content with things as they are (until something changes my mind). I had already put a lot of effort into moving all of the always-open

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well. rfocht...@ync.net (Rick Fochtman) writes: Consider, if you will, the sweet innocence of childhood. ;-) How many of us remember the days of punched cards, either

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well. eamacn...@yahoo.ca (Ted MacNEIL) writes: I remember two models -- KP-26 KP-29. I had my own (as probably did others) card 'programmed' for certain stops, so I

Re: Dataset FLASH/SNAP question

2009-05-26 Thread Amerigo Baldassarri
Take a look at www.mainstar.com They have tools that clone DB2 and IMS -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Jennifer Currell Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 1:46 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Dataset FLASH/SNAP question

Re: FTP and SMS (and DYNALLOC)

2009-05-26 Thread Neil Duffee
On 2009-05-22 at 16:15, concerning Re: FTP and SMS (and DYNALLOC), Bob Lester bles...@oppcom wrote to IBM-Main: We have an ftp batch job that reaches down to a squatty box and pulls some data. The LOCSITE parms are: LOCSITE LRECL=8996 BLKSIZE=9000 RECFM=VBA + unit=sysda

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Scott T. Harder
Punch cards were pre-me, but I do remember when someone told me why we code JCL in 80 column data sets (or members). It's just an online punch card, of sorts, right? I remember thinking that was so cool, so I hope it is true. ;-) Never heard of 96-column cards, though. Just some ignorance on

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Field, Alan C.
The 96 column card was actually 3 rows of 32, almost a square card. Tiny round holes. I used them on a System/3 in the early 70sm. - Original Message - From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tue May 26 22:37:49 2009

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Tue, 26 May 2009 23:37:49 -0400, Scott T. Harder scottyt.har...@gmail.com wrote: ... Never heard of 96-column cards, though. Just some ignorance on my part with that one. ... The 96-column card was really 3 tiers of 32 columns. 6 bits per logical column.It was small (3-1/4 inch wide by

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Scott T. Harder
VBG. Too funny. I've heard many stories about card decks being dropped every which-way, but what did you have to do when that happened? Were they numbered or denoted in some way where you could put the deck back together? Must have been, but what a job; like trying to find a mis-filed tape.

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Gibney, Dave
And now you know the origin of sequence numbers in columns 73-80. Card reader/sorter/punch/printer machines predate these fancy new computers :) I never saw them (I started at a remote reader/printer attached to a 370), but I'm told we did have the machines that you rewired a circuit board

Re: Book on Poughkeepsie

2009-05-26 Thread Ted MacNEIL
The 96-column card was really 3 tiers of 32 columns. 6 bits per logicalcolumn.It was small (3-1/4 inch wide by 2-5/8 inch high) with small round holes.) It was used on the S/3. I'm not sure it was used by anything else. We used to joke about how IBM found a way to get rid of all their