Re: Where can you get a Minor in Mainframe?

We didn't have punched cards, we had chiseled rocks. A sort took 40 people all day... Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This

Re: Where can you get a Minor in Mainframe?

I know there are lots of folks out there who surpass my time in the field. It's always fun to see what types of responses we can elicit. Our entire mainframe support staff here for the systems side is in the 50+ bracket, and that is a kind estimate. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Progr

Re: Where can you get a Minor in Mainframe?

OK, if we're going to start the who is the grayest in the crowd, let me toss in my hat. 1968 - started correspondence classes in IBM through American Automation Training Center, Columbus, Ohio. 1969 - residence in same. Learned 402/403, punch, interpreter, PL/1, RPG, COBOL, etc. Due to a littl

Re: IE7 ? Experiences or otherwise.

IE7 leads to another question. Do you use pop-up stoppers or spy-bot sweepers or adaware sweepers? Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompan

Re: IE7 ? Experiences or otherwise.

We were told not to download on our work systems because of problems with some applications. I use it at home with no ill results. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: IBMLINK Failures -- Attention of IBM Management

Thanks, Steve. I should have known better, but was thinking of fire by night. I am now ending my responses to this off-subject thread... Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EM

Re: IBMLINK Failures -- Attention of IBM Management

Nope, not the man behind the curtain. Think Exodus. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This transmission is intended exclusivel

Re: ARC0103I when adding STK VSM to virtual tape esoteric.

Currently most of our HSM work is going to an IBM virtual tape system. We are in the process of migrating off of IBM and going to STK. To get a jump on this we decided we would add the STK Virtual Tape drives to the Esoteric that's currently used by for the IBM VTS. When we did this HSM Lo

Re: IBMLINK Failures -- Attention of IBM Management

So if Alan is from z/VM and we are not alone in the wilderness, he must be the pillar of smoke. h Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawforda

Re: IBMLINK Failures -- Attention of IBM Management

Ah, peaceful resistance. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This transmission is intended exclusively for the individual or ent

Re: link to a real, working IBMLINK ?

I've been in and out of the manuals area several times today and have had 0 problems with the PDF stuff. Are you being limited at your site by the network settings? Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fa

Re: Maximum DDStatements in a Job and/or Step

guptae wrote: Hi , MAX. NO OF DD STATEMENTS IN A JOB:3273 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STEPS IN A JOB=255 Taken from: http://www.ibmmainframes.com/post-52810.html Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-6

Re: In A Box - Fini (Was All Boxed Up)

Good idea, Ed. We're about to upgrade that particular box to the higher density drives, which should prompt a microcode update as well. I'll insist that the CE check that out. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-6

Re: In A Box - Fini (Was All Boxed Up)

I guess we can all take a tip from squatty box support. <<< snipped Yeah, the BSOD ain't elegant, but at least you know there is a problem. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [E

In A Box - Fini (Was All Boxed Up)

The condition was caused by the bottom part of the controller/tape unit being powered off. Naive me thought that when one recycled the power on a tape unit like that all components and sub-components would come up. Time + $$ consumed on this was ridiculous. Two senior level sysprogs fighting me

Re: All Boxed Up

We've just spent 45 minutes on phone with the CE. He conceded and is on his way in. Thank you all for many good suggestions. Sometimes things break. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237

Re: All Boxed Up

What about the Enable on the Magstar console? --- OK, that's a new one for mewhat would that look like because I don't think we have one. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [

Re: All Boxed Up

We've about exhausted the MVS type commands, next will be the HMC approach. Thank you for the suggestion. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawforda

Re: All Boxed Up

Yep...all them options. Just IPL'd the sandbox to see could we get them up there. Same results. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.c

All Boxed Up

Tried to hit the archives to look for similar conditions, but it seems to be running a bit sluggishly this morning. Situation: Operator somehow hit the enable interface switch on a bank of 3590 drives. They went boxed and no matter what we have done, we cannot get them back. We have powered off

Re: CA Solve : Access V4R0 & FTS V3R0 and Unicenter NetMaster 7.0 under z/OS 1.7

If nothing else, the vendor, CA, has a matrix of what OS will support which product. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This t

Re: IBMLink (Internet) "Out to Lunch" again?

Maybe it ought to run on Linux in a Z-box Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This transmission is intended exclusively for

Re: IBMLink (Internet) "Out to Lunch" again?

The staff went out to vote? Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This transmission is intended exclusively for the individual or

Re: IBM Support Phone Number (USA)?

respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: IBM Support Phone Number (USA)? > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Daniel A. McLaughlin > > [ snip ] > IBM hardware, software, and systems support 1-

Re: IBM Support Phone Number (USA)?

Directory of worldwide contacts United States Find local contact and support information for United States. Worldwide directory by: Alphabetical order | Region General information: United States IBM North America 1133 Westchester Avenue White Plains, NY 10604 United States Tel:

Re: Assembler question

ond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: Assembler question On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 10:52 -0500, Daniel A. McLaughlin wrote: > picked up too much code of various stripes where the person thought X1, > X2, etc., made good variable names. Oh, don't be

Re: Assembler question

Don't write as much assembler as I used to, but my personal feeling always has been write it for the next PDS who will have to maintain it. I've picked up too much code of various stripes where the person thought X1, X2, etc., made good variable names. Then there was the one who indexed everyth

Re: HSM DELVOL

Have you checked the EDM options in TLMS? Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This transmission is intended exclusively for the

Re: FW: The PSI Letter V4

The PSI letter is intriguing. Will it reduce software costs? Will it perform as well as its Big Blue cousin? Will it become a very viable alternative to the server farm? Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-325

Re: Linux Experiences?

Snippet: Most customers are using SuSE because they were the really the first out of the box. Redhat resisted having OCO (OSA drivers) in their distributions. Redhat is now gaining ground on SuSE. End Snippet User leaning toward Linux (RedHat) in its own LPAR. We already have Z/VM, but the

Re: NEVERMIND :Question on extending a VSAM ESDS

>>> Dumb coding error. Was trying to CLOSE it twice, instead of a CLOSE followed by an OPEN. No, you were simply eliminating a method that didn't work. Thomas Edison used the same process to create his light bulb. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Ro

Re: Linux Experiences?

Looks like the Linux under VM project is about to kick off. The user wants to move an Oracle application onto our Z/890 using that scenario. Out of curiosity, is there a preponderance of one Linux over another under VM? One of the Redbooks discusses SUSE, other signs point towards Redhat. Danie

Re: IBMLINK down again

Client/Server = 20,000 chickens pulling a plow. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcompany.com This transmission is intended exclusively fo

Re: Mainframe News

My green screen never got the blue screen of death or a virus However, word processing using a PC is easier than using Script was to write documentation. Toolboxes need more than hammers. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30

Re: SHARE in Tampa Florida, February 11-16, 2007

Z/OS 1.9 sounds like an innocent error. We should not be quick to zap if someone makes a faux pas. What about a code name like pterodactyl? Daniel McLaughlin     Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email:

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

My response was vague. I use those numbers primarily with JCL DD. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company This transmission is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is confidenti

Re: FileSeq Number on Tape

Don't know about all that, I use (01, 02, 15, etc) with no problem. Dan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: Linux Experiences?

Sorry, that first question: 1. Have any of you experienced this? was not well thought out. Must be Monday Daniel McLaughlin     Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.cra

Linux Experiences?

Question came up here about moving to Linux from a host of servers. 1. Have any of you experienced this? 2. Did you go native LINUX or 3. Multiple issues of Linux under Z/VM? Not really in need of technical answers, just basic why you did what you did, if you are willing to share. Thank you in

Re: Resume cover letters.

And would it matter what your bank was called? I've dealt with one that has been acquired up the chain three times. Fleecem and Run Savings and Trust might be Bread, Butter, and Toast (BB&T) tomorrow unless it's a mega-bank. Daniel McLaughlin     Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4

Re: IBM 3Q2006 Earnings: Mainframes Strong (Again)

And they want YOU to pay THEM for the privilege <<< Case in point. Recruiting firm tried to lure me by calling my wife since it was close to her hometown. Company offer: $15k paycut, a check for $5k to move my house from one state to another. Nope Daniel McLaughlin     Z-Series Syste

Re: IBM 3Q2006 Earnings: Mainframes Strong (Again)

What gets me about the MF job situation is reading some of the postings. You must be able to build it, tune it, program it, repair it, and so on. Then, while you have nothing else to do, support a server world as well. I said SOME, not all... Daniel McLaughlin     Z-Series Systems Programmer C

Re: Collisions between converter(?) and TSO?

I built some EXECs for our DR process, and modified some others, that build JCL on the fly. If you contact me off post I can send some examples. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email

Re: $T PROCLIB

Personally, I'd build a new PROCLIB, copy everything into it, adjust my JES2 startup PROC and re-ipl. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.crawfordandcom

Re: Storage Philosophy Question

Considering the numbers of things that can go wrong, I think we're all susceptible to some sort of disaster. 9/11 alone proves that out. Daniel McLaughlin Z-Series Systems Programmer Crawford & Company 4680 N. Royal Atlanta Tucker GA 30084 phone: 770-621-3256 fax: 770-621-3237 email: [EMAIL

Re: Send In The Clones

RE: Archives I will do so, Tom. Thank you for your advice. (like many, I don't often think of that first) Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar --

Send In The Clones

Good day to all. We are preparing for ZOS 1.7 and need to move a ton of maintenance for our 1.4 system prior to the IPL. The philosophy in play here was developed under the cloak of secrecy and, personally, it's been a long time since I've had to clone a new set of residence packs. Would anyone

Re: How is the mainframe like the opera?

Why is this thread like the opera? Just when you think it's about to wrap up, it starts up again. Send in the fat lady and let her sing. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Zig

Re: What's a programming language

What about REXX as an alternative? Well, there are limitations...so is JCL really all that bad? Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar -

Re: What's a programming language

Snipped: And according to this JCL is not a programming language, correct? Well, the "L" being language is more a bit of convenient identity. It could just as easily have been JCC - Job Control Constructs, or JCS - Job Control Statements. I tend to think of a programming language as commands

Re: Another BIG Mainframe Bites the Dust

As for the remarks from the gentleman from Samsung, very well written and explained without apologies. He said it worked for them. Now how many CEO's have seen that are contemplating the same thing? Could part of the fear of big iron be the age of the caretakers along with the burgeoning cost o

Re: What's a programming language

I like, to paraphrase from way back in time: "A sequence of vague instructions and obscure algorithms employed to manipulate data from various sources into reports of dubious usage to be foisted upon disparate organizations that were crazy enough to ask for them in the first place." Daniel M

Re: How is the mainframe like the opera?

It is becoming one big voracious vicious cycle and I know my boss tears his hair out every month reconciling numbers. New mainframe, lower cost of power, maintenance. Higher horsepower, more costs for software. CIO hates the budget, wants to whack it and send it all to the tinker toy brigade

Re: help with 878-10

Chris, No, I'm sorry, I didn't pick up on that. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar -- For

Re: help with 878-10

Explanation: The error occurred when the system was trying to do one of the following: Satisfy a request made through the STORAGE macro Process an RU or VRU form of the GETMAIN macro Process an RU form of the FREEMAIN macro A reason code in the SDWACRC field of the system diagnostic work area

Re: FW:A Letter To The FLEX-ES Community

Million Intructions Per SECOND! OR Meaningless Indicator of Processor Speed Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar --

Re: z/OS downloads

Snippets:: BTW, you *do* know that pills are not downloadable? Even though they are required? They are also priced. Obviously. [Official name is "IBM toleration feature". :-) ] But, however, you can't download pills unless you have cookies enabled! Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Pr

New System SMPe

Any suggestions on when in the install/pre-ipl/first ipl phase to receive the RSU tape? I responded earlier to a lister who was having allocation problems. If your RACF on the driving system isn't up to snuff, you'll get these errors. Run the RACF job using the USERID of the installer in the pl

Re: Job Descriptions

Funny how this went from a request for job descriptions to stories about Texas. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar -

Operations Schedules

My boss asked me to find out information on how other sites schedule their folks for the operations area. Number of shifts per day: Average number of operators on duty: Length of shift: Rotation frequency: All information will be kept strictly confidential. Your company name will not be inclu

Re: RACF simple doubt ...

It has it by being allowed at the superior level, if the original rule was alter for PROD.*.** Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar --

Re: Does SMS complex, SMSplex, require GRS

Having just stumbled down the same road, it starts with the RACF permissions job. Inside is default user IBMUSER which needs to be changed to the ID used for the installation. I actually massaged RACF on my driving system by hand until I beat it into submission. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS System

Re: Linkage Editor

Isn't that now called the binder? Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar -- For IBM-MAIN subscrib

ZOS 1.7 Install Gotcha

If you don't have enough RACF clout, allocations will get you. If you don't have enough time/lines in your ALLOC job, that will get you as well. Maybe clear to the rest of you, but this is my first out-of-the-box install of a ZOS. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company P

Re: 1.7 Install RACF

Well, I tried to add stuff by hand it RACF and see this now. (Am I making progress? Quien sabe!) ICH408I USER(DMMCLA1 ) GROUP(SYS1) NAME(DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN ) CPACZ17.SYS1.RACF CL(DATASET ) VOL(Z11CT2) DEFINE - RESOURCE NOT PROTECTED IEF344I DMMCLAL ALCONTIG RACFPRIM - ALLOCATION FA

Re: 1.7 Install RACF

There is no user CPACZ17 and there is no user CPAC which was the previously used SSA for another install done before my time. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar

1.7 Install RACF

Greetings to All, I'm doing my 1.7 install and keep ramming into the wall in RACF. I want my SSA to be CPACZ17 but RACF won't add that as a group. I've had our RACF guy look into it, but he doesn't see anything that really sticks out. We get this: ADDGROUP CPACZ17 SUPGROUP(SYS1) IKJ56702I IN

Re: SVM4000I

Check his disposition parms. Maybe his will delete it even if it's there. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you aim at nothing you will hit it every time. - Zig Ziglar

Re: Overhead caused by LE options with (XREF, MAP, LET)

??? Snipped I would be 99.9% certain that they have no effect on run-time performance, except that LET might lead to S0C1s and such. They have a HUGE effect on compiler performance. XREF may double the amount of output produced, and that will double the EXCPs, and certainly increase the CPU cycles.

Re: EE Pdf

Vague reference. Please elaborate. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: Overhead caused by LE options with (XREF, MAP, LET)

I understand the OP asked about overhead. My implication was do you value XREF enough to withstand the overhead. Not trying to start a thread-war, just a poorly stated response on my part. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you a

Re: SDSF Display

Isn't that the ST option? Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: VTOC trashed?

I would attempt to migrate as much data off as possible, or backing up, before anything else. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: SYS1.BRODCAST security?

SNIP It is documented in SAG (RACF Security Admin. Guide) Appendix: Security for System Data Sets. However the recommendation has changed. Now (z/OS 1.7) it is READ. I suspect the change is because of application changes - you can define "personal" BRODCAST datasets. END SNIP Did this same thin

Re: SDSF Question

Isn't it like that other operating system that runs the computers that people can pick up? Wouldn't you have to do a power on/reset to stop it? Back to Friday... Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: Interesting Challenge

Why to alter CBRUXENT? What TMS? <<< snipped As it turns out, we didn't have to change the exit. I entered the tape and TLMS allowed the mount with no squawking. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---

Re: IPL with future date

We did an extensive date progression test for Y2K. We went to the DR site, rented extra time, and played with it for a week. I'm fairly certain we got extended keys from our vendors to avoid that problem. Once we started moving forward, though, we never fell back. Beware the SIBW!!! Dani

Re: Interesting Challenge

Also found out that I had to alter the attributes of my volumes. Alter Private SGTAPLIB for our site. Then it's good to go. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: Interesting Challenge

You may have to alter the CBRUXENT Cartridge Installation Exit to allow foreign tapes at your site as well. Also, if memory serves me, you also have to go to the "Unassigned Tapes" and do an "Insert" then click "Take Action" to get it in the ATL database. The "Unassigned Tapes" panel usu

Re: Interesting Challenge

The answer is: Go to the operator console on the ATL, hit the Commands pull down. Select "Insert Unlabeled Cartridges", enter the VOLSER to be used in the related cell slot for the convenience door, and load the tapes in there in that order. Select OK and away it goes. When it's done, cancel o

Re: Interesting Challenge

Thanks to Mark I have an answer! Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PR

Interesting Challenge

We got in our 1.7 order, 3 compressed 3590 tapes. Challenge: we have no external drives capable of this density. If the tapes have internal labels, and I have no matching bar-coded external labels to affix to them, how can I read them in my ATL? Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawf

Re: ICKDSF ERASE VOLUME Too Slow

My only intent was to play devil's advocate on this. Case in point. We had the last active Honeywell 800 in the Air Force. It used 1" metal reel tapes with plastic leaders. We started to run low, the call went out and we got about 10,000 in from another site. We started out to check all headers

Re: ICKDSF ERASE VOLUME Too Slow

However one of the methods to erase data is to destroy the media. Destroying disk modules could be quite easy. I understand that, but in a litigious world, and with SOX, etc., there may be a directive to purge before destruction. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH

Re: ICKDSF ERASE VOLUME Too Slow

No, seriously. What's a RAMAC 3 worth today? << snippage How much is the data that is on the RAMAC 3 worth is probably the underlying question. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Sun DTrace

Maybe it's solar powered... GROAN It is Friday! Mazel Tov. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructi

Re: CICS Serverpac and Variables

Did you do the GENSKEL process? Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: PDSE's in LINKLIST and LLA

Yes I did mean lnklist at IPL and you answered the question by interpolation, extrapolation, and stipulation. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-M

Re: PDSE's in LINKLIST and LLA

OOH, OOH, question:: But the OP was asking about converting his "user" LNKLST PDS to PDSE just for the sake of eliminating the need to COMPRESS. Here's my ask for I know not the answer and deem this question germane to the discussion. I have a LLA PDSE of 10 cyl. I am adding to it, or replacin

Re: Need Firehose Document

Thanks to two listers, I have this once again. Good bunch of folks here, even if we can't agree on semantics. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-M

Re: PDSE's in LINKLIST and LLA

So is this an optional copy of the JES library, or the new and recommended one? Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / arch

Need Firehose Document

A while back there was a Share presentation "Drinking From a Firehose" that talked about the 1.4 to 1.7 move. I printed my copy and then deleted it. Now we have a couple of team members who want the PDF. Does anyone have the link for this? TIA Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawfo

Re: SHARE attendance

Chairs, chairpersons, sponsors, speakers, and pundits aside, maybe it's time for SHARE to virtualize. A company could opt for a video conference into a specific session, or sessions, and pay a usage fee. Between travel costs and extra security measures, it is getting quite costly, isn't it?

Re: 3480 to 3490

I've done a lot of analysis on the 3480 in the last couple of days. We have things like files extending to 15 reels or tapes with up to 20 files stacked on them. I think we're going to use an esoteric of SYS3480R to allow them to be read on the 3490s, but no more writes on the 3480s. Daniel

Re: 3480 to 3490

>>> There is a tool on the CBT tape to fix the catalog entries. Watch for anything that adds data onto an existing tape, DISP=MOD or FSEQ +1, it will break. After those 2, I think it's pretty easy. We had UNIT=CART in our JCL, so IODF change covered that. <<< I think we're going to go the e

Re: Upgrade from Z/OS 1/4 to Z/OS 1.7 or Z/OS 1.8 ?

According to recent announcements, R9 starts the n-2 or n+2 (depending on your personal preference). Currently 3 is the factor. Source: Share session 2892: One Last Drink from the Firehose: Migrating from z/OS R4 to R7. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621

Re: Upgrade from Z/OS 1/4 to Z/OS 1.7 or Z/OS 1.8 ?

Tom's point is well taken and I omitted that point. If you touch your 1.4 system with a 1.8 system, you won't be going back without massive restores. Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 * ---

Re: Upgrade from Z/OS 1/4 to Z/OS 1.7 or Z/OS 1.8 ?

>>> What does this actually mean in the real world? At one point I was under the impression that this only came into effect if you were sharing spool space or other datasets between LPARs. In a simple configuration like ours (3 LPARs, no sharing of anything except the hardware), what specifically

3480 to 3490

Greetings to all. We are trying to dump our 3480 drives. Knowing that 3490 can read 3480, we'd like to facilitate a way to do that that would not entail a bazillion JCL changes. Options being considered: Esoteric magic in the IODF Uncatalog and recatalog via IEHPROGM o

Re: Upgrade from Z/OS 1/4 to Z/OS 1.7 or Z/OS 1.8 ?

yes, it's outside the parameters of n+3 Daniel McLaughlin ZOS Systems Programmer Crawford & Company PH: 770 621 3256 * Meganen Naidoo - BCX - Data Centre Services <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 09/13/2006 09:30 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discuss

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