Re: IXGLOGR

2008-10-23 Thread Paul Dineen
David, I moved IXGLOGR HLQ to a user catalog years ago without any problem. RRST is probably the Resource Recovery Servives address space. Hope this helps, Paul On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:37:14 -0400, Mueller, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We use IXGLOGR as the HLQ for the logger datasets.

Re: Tape Libraries

2008-09-19 Thread Paul Dineen
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:11:20 +0800, Tommy Tsui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >but can EMC tape backup solution can perform a VTS peer to peer mode real >time copy...immedaitely mode? for mainframe platform >From EMC literature: Using EMC replication capabilities, tape volumes stored on Celerr

Re: Tape Libraries

2008-09-19 Thread Paul Dineen
Hello Frank, We've been using the EMC (Bustech) MDL solution for about 9 months now. It's been a nice solution for onsite backups, reducing dump processing time greatly. Paul -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acc

Re: Port assignment for 992 ssl

2008-08-15 Thread Paul Dineen
Hi Melissa, Try: 23 TCP TN3270 ; Telnet Server << TN3270 Hope this helps, Paul On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:01:23 -0500, Melissa Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Setting up (or attempting to set up) ssl for TN3270 using port 992. What >should the 'job' name assigned to th

Re: SCRT LMS site problems?

2008-05-02 Thread Paul Dineen
John, Yes, I'm having difficulties with the SCRT LMS site also. Getting 'page not found' during at signin. Paul -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the mess

Re: SDSF Question - How do you change the system log you are looking at?

2008-02-20 Thread Paul Dineen
Herman, Is it the SDSF 'SYSID' command you're looking for? "SYSID " where "" is the other system in your plex. HTH, Paul On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:52:55 -0500, Stocker, Herman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >G'day, >I'm on a 1.4 JES2 system (PLEX) with SDSF what I would like to do is to l

Re: SYSAFF

2007-12-05 Thread Paul Dineen
Raquel, Is it possible that spool volume SPOO04 is full? I've experienced that if a SYSAFF assigned spool volume fills, other spool volumes in the JES2 MAS will be used so a given JES2 does not halt. IBM has confirmed this as a normal operation. Hope this helps, Paul On Wed, 5 Dec 2007

Re: VVDS Question.

2007-08-24 Thread Paul Dineen
Ulrich, I'm aware this is not a bug, but an authorization configuration choice on SYS1.VVDS* datasets...just teasing Tom a bit on his original response to me. Have a good weekend, Paul -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / arch

Re: VVDS Question.

2007-08-24 Thread Paul Dineen
ri, 24 Aug 2007 12:20:41 -0500, Tom Marchant wrote: >On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:49:57 -0500, Paul Dineen wrote: > >>As others have shared, the VVDS can be created when the first VSAM >>allocation occurs...if the job/user has the authority to allocate SYS1.VVDS.*. > >I never

Re: EMC MDL

2007-08-24 Thread Paul Dineen
Jon, We're preparing to test an MDL implementation (Bustech MDL w/EMC storage) in September. Can't yet offer real experiences other than planning and config. Let me know if interested or check back in a few weeks. Paul On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:59:45 -0500, Jon Koenigs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: VVDS Question.

2007-08-24 Thread Paul Dineen
As others have shared, the VVDS can be created when the first VSAM allocation occurs...if the job/user has the authority to allocate SYS1.VVDS.*. An admin with authority preallocating the VVDS makes it a non-issue. Paul On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:06:45 +0200, R.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >VVD

Re: Migration from z/800-0B1 to z9BC-703

2007-06-20 Thread Paul Dineen
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:35:57 -0500, Dave Kopischke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:23:56 -0700, Gibney, Dave wrote: > >>I might have to look at capping if we go further down the SCRT and >>perhaps zNALC route, but for now, no hard capping. >> > >You might seriously consider ove

Re: ServiceLink is taking the day off

2007-06-08 Thread Paul Dineen
On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 13:30:48 -0500, Robert Justice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >shock and surprise, my sev1 records about web ibmlink "availability" have >magically disappeared. I list all of my records and they don't show up. >Hmm, if all problem records are deleted, does that mean there's been no

Re: Trouble accessing IBM LMS site?

2007-06-04 Thread Paul Dineen
This site 'happily' accepted my SCRT report this morning. It does seem problematic now though. Paul On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 15:20:44 -0400, Ken Porowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Anyone having trouble accessing IBMs LMS site? > >http://www.ibm.com/software/lms > >I've been trying all day and

Re: [META] Is WaveMind spamming entire IBM-MAIN readership?

2007-05-24 Thread Paul Dineen
Yes, I have received the same. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: RRS and IXG256I

2007-05-23 Thread Paul Dineen
) Hope this helps, Paul Dineen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu

Re: T.J. Maxx data theft worse than first reported

2007-04-19 Thread Paul Dineen
Check out the 4/19 Mainstar press release regarding TJX and z/OS: http://www.mainstar.com/pdf/000-0123_Security_PR.pdf -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the me

Re: S.O.S. - VTOC INDEX DISABLED.

2006-10-31 Thread Paul Dineen
Willie, Assuming the valid ICKDSF abreviation for 'IXVTOC' is 'IX', the job looks good. Give it a shot. Paul On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:10:51 -0800, willie bunter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hallo All, > > I have noticed that on 2 of our volumes (3390 -9) the vtoc index got disabled. Below is

Re: Large Format Sequential Data Sets (OA17875 may cause LARGE when not requested)

2006-10-25 Thread Paul Dineen
ich may have been affected by OA17875, but is handy in determining possible problem scope. Other APARs of interest regarding large format support possibly adversely affecting 'non-large' datasets are OA17290 and its companions OA17365 and OA17370. Hope this helps, Paul Dineen On

Re: IPL intervals

2006-08-31 Thread Paul Dineen
Norman, You may want to peruse Redbook "z/OS Planned Outage Avoidance Checklist" published Aug. 21. HTH, Paul -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message

Re: JES2 migration (z/OS 1.4 to z/OS 1.7)

2006-08-22 Thread Paul Dineen
Francois, As long as you've applied coexistence/fallback service and handled any documented migration actions for JES2, there should be no need to reformat your spool for a z/OS 1.4 to 1.7 transition. Just completed the z/OS 1.7 implementations here this weekend and am on the same spools as us

Re: Scripts for HFS Files

2006-08-17 Thread Paul Dineen
Jim, Here is sample of a 'batch TSO' job I use to customize a ROOT mounted at '/newroot' with directory mountpoints and symbolic links: //TSOB EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 //SYSEXEC DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.SBPXEXEC //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSPRINT DD SYSOU

Re: Alert! IBM APAR OA17290 for FDRABR Users on z/OS V1.7

2006-07-26 Thread Paul Dineen
Thanks Ben. This FDRABR customer with an August z/OS 1.7 production implementation planned appreciates the 'heads up'. Just wondering...Did you actually experience the problem or identify the APAR via proactive monitoring of service availability? Paul -

Re: z/OS R7 IEC391I CATALOG NONVSAM.VIPRES5.ICFCAT HAS BEEN AUTOTUNED TO: BUFNI: 6 BUFND: 11 STRNO: 3

2006-05-30 Thread Paul Dineen
Yes Sam, the catalog autotune is cool. It reminds me of a product I had in a previous shop which did the tuning for any VSAM clusters desired. Hmmm...If IBM can do this for catalogs, wouldn't it be a nice z/OS enhancement to buffer tuning for all VSAM datasets (with PARMLIB dataset specification

Re: PDSEs in LNKLST at IPL can't be deleted

2006-05-02 Thread Paul Dineen
Mark, Follow this thread backwards to learn about the DFSMS 'global connect' prohibiting the deletion of a PDSE LNKLST'd at IPL. Also pay attention to the warnings mentioned by many, know the environment you're doing this, etc. Paul ---

Re: PDSEs in LNKLST at IPL can't be deleted

2006-04-20 Thread Paul Dineen
Thanks to all who've offered their thoughts. To Peter Relson, let me apologize if I've added to your frustration level in any way, shape or form. This is/was not my intent, I'm just trying to understand why a new and improved DSORG prohibits actions allowed with an older DSORG. I'm hoping you

Re: PDSEs in LNKLST at IPL can't be deleted

2006-04-20 Thread Paul Dineen
Walt, Regarding the concern of stopping MIM, the LPAR where MIM is stopped is a SYSPROG only environment and MIM is not stopped in test or prod LPARs. Anyone taking the risk of stopping MIM understands the risk, is working alone in the LPAR and the stoppage is for a very short period. Don't

Re: PDSEs in LNKLST at IPL can't be deleted

2006-04-20 Thread Paul Dineen
Jim, Thanks for the reminder about program objects requiring PDSEs, something not when considering the possiblity of converting PDSE's to PDS. Paul >> 3) Converting IBM PDSEs back to PDS (with each version - annually >here). > >You cannot do this. IBM PDSEs may contain members which use

PDSEs in LNKLST at IPL can't be deleted

2006-04-19 Thread Paul Dineen
Hello, I'm wondering if others have had difficulty with PDSE's which are included in LNKLST at IPL time, specifically deletion of them? There have been times where a LNKLST'd PDS needs expansion: the dataset can be 'dequeued' via "SETPROG LNKLST,UNALLOCATE", stopping LLA and (in this shop) MIM

Re: FW: Technical Support Bulletin - Mainframe - Red Alerts subscription ser...

2006-04-13 Thread Paul Dineen
While this problem was not applicable at my site...I too got the IBM EMAIL a week and a half after a potential problem. Thanks to Brian Petersen who reported the issue to this list on 3/31 prior to the clock change. The contributers here continue to deliver daily value, sharing experiences whi

Re: SHOWZOS v712

2006-04-04 Thread Paul Dineen
On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 13:43:53 -0500, Ed Micucci <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Dear Fellow Respirers, > >Has anyone tried SHOWZOS v712? ...under z/OS 1.7? >If so, have you gotten any s0c1's when running it? > >Thanks. > >Ed Micucci > >---

Re: ASID's Questions

2006-03-09 Thread Paul Dineen
On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:44:01 -0600, Mark Steely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Are we going to need to do an IPL or will the system use the free ASID's >to start an Address Space? > If you have sufficient free until next scheduled IPL, you're OK. But as 'Init and Tuning Ref' states: If started ta

Re: ASID's Questions

2006-03-09 Thread Paul Dineen
On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:02:28 -0600, Mark Steely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >We are z/OS V1R4. Last night we received the message: > >IEA061E REPLACEMENT ASID SHORTAGE HAS BEEN DETECTED > >The manual states that the RSVNONR is used to replace entries that are >marked non-reusable. I understand why w

Re: IBMLINK News

2005-11-30 Thread Paul Dineen
The post on IBMLINK has been updated (hacked?). I don't believe IBM will be too happy. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: Map AUXILIARY Storage Slots to TASK

2005-10-20 Thread Paul Dineen
You might also try a GOOGLE search for PUAUXMON (A cheap Auxiliary Storage Monitor) found in a Xephon publication. Paul -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the m

Re: WAS z/OS and 64 bit (was Re: WebSphere/HATS Odyssey)

2005-10-19 Thread Paul Dineen
bSphere, you'll want to assure MQ APAR PQ97936 / PTF UK01506 is in place for MQ 5.3.1. It has reduced our 'above 16MB usage' greatly, by .8 - .9 GB. Paul Dineen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acce

Re: WebSphere/HATS Odyssey

2005-10-04 Thread Paul Dineen
rocks) Zelden described earlier this month that he was setting a MEMLIMIT for z/OS 1.6, WAS 5.1 and DB2 V8. Mark, any insight on whether you have WAS 5.1 exploiting 64- bit? This would be a great patch for a shop with a production problem. Hope this info helps you and we also can gain more ins

Re: MCNVTCAT

2005-09-27 Thread Paul Dineen
On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 04:46:24 -0500, Andy Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Any one got a copy they can bung me? (Ghastly grin) Any format. > > >Yes we have tried RCNVTCAT. For reasons too complex to explain we only >have the LISTCAT output, not the catalog any more. > Andy, I have a copy

Re: z/OS 1.6 and more than 16 processors

2005-07-07 Thread Paul Dineen
> >Mark, > >Care to bet who will be the first? > >Ed > Ed, I'm sure there are others, probably Mark as seem to recall gleaning some info from him during planning, but we implemented one in Feb. In fact, my PHB (just kidding Bruce) had me review his upcoming CMG presentation "Getting zAAPed" this

Re: z/OS 1.6 and more than 16 processors

2005-07-07 Thread Paul Dineen
>> Just curious... do the vendors who charge fees by capacity take the >> zAAP processor into consideration? >> >> Ed Ed, IBM does recommend checking with your vendor, but there are no software charges as zAAP engine is JAVA specific. Now if you're vendor software is JAVA based, I'd guess you ma

Re: z/OS 1.6 and more than 16 processors

2005-07-07 Thread Paul Dineen
Bill, A zAAP (zSeries Application Assist Processor) is a processor engine which absorbs a percentage of JAVA workload, available for z990/z890. A large benefit of a zAAP is that OS software charges don't apply to it's use. http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zaap/ Paul --

Re: Rename VSAM Cluster and its components

2005-06-30 Thread Paul Dineen
It's been a while since I've had access to the product, but believe FILEAID can do VSAM renames via their 'ISPF 3.4' equivalent panel. Can a FILEAID customer validate? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructi

Re: z990 Compatibility for Selected Releases

2005-06-21 Thread Paul Dineen
z990 Compatibilty Support allowed a customer to define the new processor type 2084 (z990) or 2086 (z890) from an existing processor using HCD and then run z/OS on the new processor without taking advantage of new z900 features. The new z990 features would be available under Exploitation Support.

Re: Identifying the Operating System

2005-06-13 Thread Paul Dineen
Charlie, Here's a handy REXX exec which will display values including OS level. Hope this helps. Paul Dineen /* REXX TO DISPLAY SYSTEM INFO: PJD 10/25/99*/ SAY " " SAY " " SAY "MVSID = "MVSVAR('SYSNAME') " SMFID= "MVSVAR(