Re: DFHSM Secondary Space Management

2012-06-08 Thread Staller, Allan
Verify the actually assigned management class for the datasets in question. It may not be the one you think it is. Actually, IIRC, by default, the dataset cannot be deleted from ML2 if there is no backup. There is a patch available in the DFHSM Implementation/Customization Guide to change this

Re: JES/2 Proc SYSIN Concat Error??

2012-06-05 Thread Staller, Allan
snip I only receive the DD * data in SYSUT2, not the copied ISCLG.JCL(SHOWIT) proc. * -- * * THIS IS THE PROC YOUR EXECUTING* *

Re: Anyone using MASH (Multiple Address Space HSM)

2012-05-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Look in the Setting up a SYSPLEX manual. It will talk about HSMplex's etc. Should be helpful. I am running a single HSMplex at this time. The only gotcha I recall is be careful with any ADDVOL commands for non-SMS managed volumes. HTH, snip I am working on a conversion document to change our

Re: Servicelink, ETR and SR

2012-05-18 Thread Staller, Allan
I will repeat the gist of many previous attempts to get the attention of IBM. The next generation tools are inferior to their (IIRC, z/VM based) predecessors in terms of performance, reliability and functionality. z/VM, z/OS, and AIX are designed with fault tolerance and hot failover

IBM support Portal

2012-05-17 Thread Staller, Allan
Anybody having trouble getting to actual APAR data? Searches seem to be OK, but technical difficulties when actually attempting to access information. Seems to have been down since 04:00 CST The new support tools fail again in terms of availability, reliability, and performance.

Re: ### of GDG Entries

2012-05-10 Thread Staller, Allan
Short answer... NO. The data can be kept after it rolls off the GDG, but it is just a file at that point and must be referenced by the fully qualified DSN e.g. x.y.x.gvnn snip We have a business application that creates literally 100s of GDGs a day; please don't ask. Is there any way to

Re: FTP Parameters in Batch

2012-05-08 Thread Staller, Allan
Look at the file pointed to by the //FTPDATA dd statement snip Can anyone assist please. I am looking for the FTP parameters to overwrite the default size of a Z9 dataset that is created in 'Tracks' and not in 'Cylinders'. //INPUT DD * ascii

Re: SELECTING SMF RECORDS FOR 1 DAY

2012-05-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Control statements look good to me. Change the BLKSIZE on OUTDD1 to 27998 i.e. ...DCB=(recfm=vbs,lrecl=32760,blksize=27998) Increase the space allocation. There are an awful lot of type14/15 records cut. Michael Cleary's DAF (CBT FILE 094) will be helpful here to decode the records. Don't

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-03 Thread Staller, Allan
In most (if not all) cases I have found the second generation tools (SIS, Support Portal, IBM Link, z/OS Internet Library,) to be inferior to the systems they replaced. Performance, availability, and ease of use have all suffered. The only item I can give a passing grade to is content. (and

Re: WLM : multiple periods not recommended for batch - why?

2012-05-01 Thread Staller, Allan
snip I have read a few articles that say that multiple periods are not recommended for batch service classes. Multiple periods seems to be considered a bit old fashioned. I haven't been able to find anything clearly explaining why. I have always felt that they worked well. My best guess is

Re: Catalog Question

2012-04-30 Thread Staller, Allan
Try here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1II13354 snip I just started receiving the following message on a catalog IEC361I CATALOG CATLOG.MVS.VGEM913 (DATA) HAS REACHED 82% OF THE MAXIMUM EXTENTS The messages are coming out about twice a month. I am running z/OS 1.9 Can

Re: Catalog IDCAMS Verify - IEC161I 032-015

2012-04-25 Thread Staller, Allan
From : http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2M6C0/SPTB B3351 RC148 An unidentified error occurred while VSAM was searching the catalog. Is there a FILE01 DD statement in you IDCAMS JCL? Does it point to the correct volume/dsn? From :

Re: SDSF JES $JOURNAL Can somebody read this ?

2012-04-24 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Is there something important in SDSF JES $JOURNAL and $INTTEXT ? /snip $INTTEXT is the pseudo-code output from the converter (very similar in concept to dynamic allocation text units). It may be displayed/not displayed by use of the SDSF command line entry INPUT OFF/ON. This is almost

Re: PDF vs. Bookie (was: ADATA Exit)

2012-04-23 Thread Staller, Allan
As a general rule, I have found the NEXT GENERATION internet tools to be a step backwards from their predecessors. Witness the IBM Support Portal, Internet Library, ) In functionality, data accuracy and performance. snip And another disparaging remark against IBMs 'Information Center': I'm

Re: Jes job log unavailable in STC

2012-04-19 Thread Staller, Allan
What does $DOUTCLASS(K) show? snip Jon, we've include a job card in IEFJOBS library in MSTJCLxx and it doesn't work. The job card include MSGLEVEL and MSGCLASS. //SMFDUMP JOB MSGLEVEL=(1,1),MSGCLASS=K // JCLLIB ORDER=SYS1.PROCLIB //SMFDUMP EXEC SMFDUMP /snip

Re: Trying to capture JES2 Job Log

2012-04-19 Thread Staller, Allan
From Jorge's original post(which also answers my previous question regarding the output of $DOUTCLASS(K)): snip Hello: We can't view the STC jes job log when our started tasks ended. When they are executing we can view the jes job log, but after they ended we can view only the SYSPRINT. We've

Re: SMS QUESTION

2012-04-17 Thread Staller, Allan
Apparently you have already looked up the relevant return code/reason code (IDC3009I RC140 RSN110). Lots of hits in IBM DB, for RC140, but none w/RSN110 0) Was SMS fully activated w/o errors at the time? 1) is the original dataset SMS managed? And Extended format? 2) Are you sure of you SMS

Re: GO TO cobol

2012-04-16 Thread Staller, Allan
The branch execution logic in modern (s/360 or newer. YES s/360 circa 1963) are among the most efficient in the processor. That still has not changed. Forget anyone ever told you that GO TO increases CPU overhead. snip .. GO TO was made a pariah by an article by Edgar Dijkstra.

Re: SSL FTPing via crypto processor

2012-04-12 Thread Staller, Allan
1) If CPACF is available, I believe it will be used 2) IIRC, TLS uses symmetric key 3) Encryption generally incurs fairly significant overhead. IIRC, TCPIP will offload this work to a zIIP if available. HTH, snip as the subject , a couple of questions to be clarified . from z10+ , with z/OS

Re: SMF from critical application

2012-04-11 Thread Staller, Allan
I agree w/Martin. At the time of IEFU83, all of the processing has been done, and you are merely trying to suppress the writing of the record. The writing of the SMF record is an asynchronous process, handled by the traditional SMF writer, or the System Logger and does not affect application

Re: Questions regarding SMS compacted dataset

2012-04-11 Thread Staller, Allan
Access method snip Other utilities, such as IEBGENER. have to decompress the data set as they are doing a record by record, logical, copy (this may not be true for IDCAMS when using the compression interface, see II14507). Is this done by the utility (ugh!) or by the access method? /snip

Re: Batch utility to show DCB info for files

2012-04-11 Thread Staller, Allan
CLIST function LISTDSI snip Is there a standard IBM batch utility that can show the DCB and Space atributes for a file? I tried LISTCAT, but it didn't give me this data. I would like to generate a report for a whole list of files, so as we shift these to another location, we can have the

Re: Accessing USS on Mainframe thru Telnet

2012-04-06 Thread Staller, Allan
USS plus useful content - Read fully USS acronym wars --Plonk! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: LU0, SNA, TCPIP issue

2012-04-06 Thread Staller, Allan
Lots of ways to go here. Upgrade CICS to use LU2. CICS also (IIRC) speaks TCP directly. TN3270/TN3270E Some emulator client on PC (Rumba, VISTA, PCOMM) HTH, -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads

2012-04-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Last time I looked, AIX with upgrade (required for the OP's described conditions) was a *VERY POOR* performer. However, with the small proportion of updates later described, this does not seem like it would have a disproportionate impact. snip Create an AIX pointing at the file with the AIX key

Re: Trying to capture JES2 Job Log

2012-03-30 Thread Staller, Allan
Check the MSGLEVEL setting in JES2 (JOBCLASS(STC) or JOBDEF). snip I've been away for a while but ready to revisit this at it's a real irritant. It shouldn't be this difficult. I checked a task I can cycle as needed. When I view the stc via SDSF all portions (except internal text) show

Re: Printing limits and userids

2012-03-30 Thread Staller, Allan
I can't think of any way to do this natively with JES, VPS, or other exits. The only thing I can think of is to write a batch program to invoke the SAPI interface and take the appropriate action (run on regular intervals). Doc can be found in: z/OS V1R13.0 MVS Using the Subsystem Interface

Re: Trying to capture JES2 Job Log

2012-03-30 Thread Staller, Allan
Try changing the MSGLEVEL to (1,1) or make this a started job with the MSGLEVEL=(1,1) on the job card. Check the fine manuals for info on STARTED JOBS. snip JOBCLASS(STC) AUTH=(ALL),BLP=YES,COMMAND=IGNORE, CONDPURG=NO,IEFUJP=NO,IEFUSO=NO,

Re: Trying to capture JES2 Job Log

2012-03-30 Thread Staller, Allan
See my previous comment regarding STARTED JOBS. This should allow you to just provide the 1 override. The SDSF XDC command can also be used to capture the JESMSGLG prior to shutdown. I do not currently use started jobs MSGLEVEL=1 is what comes up in my case. This may be the default for

Re: Relocating files in custompac - Z1.13

2012-03-29 Thread Staller, Allan
Go to the dataset summary and reassign the LVOL of the dataset. Move that LVOL to the 2nd PVOL HTH, snip I am working in the modify system layout panels. I have a 3390-9 being used for the dlib libraries and need to relocate some files to a second volume because the mod-9 is full. According to

Re: Malicious Software Protection

2012-03-27 Thread Staller, Allan
Get some new auditors! snip z/OS, with proper security controls (and believe me - we have LOTS!) should not have to worry about such things, at least that's what I've always heard. Any input on this topic would be GREATLY appreciated!! /snip

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Staller, Allan
Best wishes and my the fish be biting Thanks for all of the wonderful contributions to IBM-MAIN and RACF-L over the years. You have been appreciated! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: ACIF in zOS1.12

2012-03-21 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK ... NO ACIF is a chargeable item circa z/OS 1.9... snip Hi all, Does ACIF still free in zOS 1.12 ? We're trying to migrate to zOS1.12 from 1.7 (in which ACIF is Free as part of PSF). /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: Execution Velocity

2012-03-20 Thread Staller, Allan
Try here: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/servers_eserver_zseries_zos_wlm_ pdf_velocity_pdf_velocity.pdf snip Can someone please explain execution velocity for Workload Manager, I'd really appreciate it. We do not seem to be getting the results we thought we would. On this particular

Re: Jes2 checkpoint level/mode

2012-03-19 Thread Staller, Allan
Checkpoint LEVEL and checkpoint MODE are 2 distinct and unrelated parameters. Checkpoint LEVEL is a JES level set required for MAS dependencies on certain functions. If any system in the MAS is not at the required level, or the checkpoint level is insufficient, the new function cannot be used

Re: HSM Recall Failure

2012-03-09 Thread Staller, Allan
VVDS/VVR/CELL ERRORS ENCOUNTERED FOR CLUSTER PNGG00.CSPACK.CSDITB.D0.KS250 seems to be the root cause. At others have suggested run diagnose/examine on the affected vvds's. and catalogs. Correct any errors found and retry. It may be that the original backup was invalid. You might also check

Re: JCL example to relink a CSECT into an existing load module

2012-03-08 Thread Staller, Allan
On the basis of the information provided, below, IMO, the only *SAFE* way to make this change is to recompile the entire application. Perhaps if you provided some additional info about BA4C1426, I might have some additional alternatives. Since you have go through the pain of a mass compile, I

Re: Why _TZ put times 7 minutes off?

2012-03-02 Thread Staller, Allan
I would suggest that the HW clock is 7 minutes off of GMT snip In accordance with an earlier thread I am setting _TZ to 'EST5EDT' rather than the configured null so that strftime(%z) works as expected. I just discovered that that is throwing my local times off by 7 minutes. Does that make ANY

Re: HSM recover backup from an missing tape

2012-03-01 Thread Staller, Allan
There is no easy way to do this short of brute force. However, Brute force is just what computers were designed for! Generate a clist/rexx to issue the commad 'HLIST DA('datasetname') BOTH for each dataset on the TTOC listing. This will tell you if there is a backup for this dataset. Use this

Re: DFHSM QUESTION : EXPIRE NON-USAGE

2012-02-28 Thread Staller, Allan
snip I have noticed that server dsns are being retained by DFHSM and my suspicion is that the EXPIRE NON-USAGE and EXPIRE DATE/DAYS are in conflict in MANAGEMENT class. For example MGMTCLAS EXPIRE EXPIRERETPARTIAL PRIMARY NAME NON-USAGE

Re: Duplicating SYSOUT output to another DD/DSN in realtime ? (JCL)

2012-02-27 Thread Staller, Allan
YES!. Define multiple output statements //out1 output. //out2 output... And refer to them //sysprint dd output=(*.out1,*.out2) HTH, -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Duplicating SYSOUT output to another DD/DSN in realtime ? (JCL)

2012-02-27 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK, this will not work with a dataset. snip YES!. Define multiple output statements //out1 output. //out2 output... And refer to them //sysprint dd output=(*.out1,*.out2) HTH, That is what I thought first, but I think he wants it to both sysout and a dataset. /snip

Re: HSM Recall Failure

2012-02-24 Thread Staller, Allan
Decode the following to find the explanation: ARC1001I PNGG00.IT3PCK.CSDITB.D0.KS250 RECALL FAILED, RC=0069, REAS=0477 HTH, snip I'm trying to recall a data set migrated to ML2. The recall fails due to errors found in either the VVDS or VTOC. Is there somebody that would be able to point me in

Re: zSeries Manpower Sizing

2012-02-17 Thread Staller, Allan
The largest MF shop I have worked for supported 10 sysplex, 44 lpars, at least 20 processors, across 3 continents. The support staff was (as best I can recall) z/OS and program products including most vendor software (9), CICS/VTAM/TCPIP (6), IMS/DB2/MQ (sysprog only) (5) DBA's and other were

Re: Does HBDELETE forces tape mount??

2012-02-17 Thread Staller, Allan
HBDELETE does not require a tape mount. BTW, ,HBDELETE deletes a dataset backup, not the tape. This is handled by other processes. HTH, snip can you pls tell me if doing hbdelete against a tape volume does it forces a tape mount ??? /snip

Re: Does HBDELETE forces tape mount??

2012-02-17 Thread Staller, Allan
HDELETE snip and how about ML2 dsns??? If i do HRECALL against MIGRAT2 volume ??? is there a way of just invalid the entry in MCDS avoiding tape mounting ?? /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Z/architecture I/O questions

2012-02-15 Thread Staller, Allan
A lot to go through here, but let's take it one step at a time. Comments interspersed. snip I've got a few questions about How z hardware handles I/Os and LPAR dispatching. I've done a fair bit of reading, but still some things I don't understand. We are on Z9's We are using shared CPs. We are

Re: Workload Manager Performance

2012-02-14 Thread Staller, Allan
Cheryl Watson's Quick Start policy is a good place to begin for the WLM policy. RMF Mon III (SYSPLEX SUMMARY) and RMF Mon I (Post Processor) SYSRPTS(WLMGL(SCLASS,SCPER)) will show you how things are running. HTH, snip Is there any utilities that can be used to monitor WLM? Also, is there any

Re: Changing sysplex hardware

2012-02-14 Thread Staller, Allan
It is not clear if you are moving the entire SYSPLEX, or merely one or more of the members. It you are moving the entire SYSPLEX, perhaps a SYSPLEX wide restart is appropriate. However, even if you are moving one or more members of the SYSPLEX, why not use the standard SYSPLEX facilities to

Re: Acceptable paging

2012-02-09 Thread Staller, Allan
ADDRESS SPACE! snip From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Acceptable paging In 1910aea19cd2554fb59403184ebe4381044b40a...@mmoexchmbs01.jhacorp.com,

Re: Logical-to-Physical CP ratios, was: Re: Dedicated vs. Shared CPs

2012-02-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Last I heard from IBM and other sources, the official recommendation was not to exceed 2:1 logical to physical. I myself, have run with 3:1 logical to physical with similar results to yours on 9672, z/800, z/9 and z/10(no hiperdispatch). This seems to be a constant! No info on z/196

Re: WLM Capping

2012-02-09 Thread Staller, Allan
That is why IBM created the ERV parameter in SYS1.PARMLIB(IEAOPTxx). This defines a period of time at for which the address space may not be swapped to allow Enques, locks, etc. to be released snip ...snippage A second reason was that in several occasions we saw the system allow itself to be

Re: Turning on additional CPs

2012-02-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Yes. Especially if the jobs are CPU bound. Going back to the discussion of dedicated vs. shared CPs. Etc. There is a well know impact of additional CP's known as the MP effect. Going from 1 to 2 engines does not get you twice as much horsepower. Only 1.9 times as much. In the early days 360/65 AP

Re: Acceptable paging

2012-02-08 Thread Staller, Allan
Demand paging is anathema to multi-user address spaces (e.g. CICS/IMS). It is somewhat less problematic for single user address spaces. (TSO, BATCH) and in-between for DB2. e.g. it may be perfectly acceptable to have a demand paging rate of 100 if CICS/IMS demand paging is zero. Side trip to the

Re: IGD17380I - WARNING MESSAGE

2012-02-07 Thread Staller, Allan
The extract shown does not match the thresholds shown in the message. Based on the message in this case, you should consider raising the High Allocation/Migration Threshold. The exact threshold to be chosen is a function of allocation failure (how many can you stand) and migration threshold

Re: IGD17380I - WARNING MESSAGE

2012-02-07 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Do you see any problems besides the warning messages we could encounter because of the High/Low threshold? /snip Nope! /snip   Allocation/migration Threshold : High . . 55  (1-99)  Low  . . 1   (0-99)   Alloc/Migr Threshold Track-Managed:  High . . 85  (1-99)  Low  . . 1  

Re: DATACLASS NOT BEING RESPECTED

2012-02-07 Thread Staller, Allan
The big question is are your tapes SMS managed? If so, is the dataclas being applied to this tape? Otherwise, check your settings for dynamic volume count. I believe that all will be OK if you code the vol count in JCL (last resort). HTH, snip I am trying to solve the following puzzle. 

Re: DATACLASS NOT BEING RESPECTED

2012-02-07 Thread Staller, Allan
This is an SMS setting, and can be changed via the df/SMS panels. Since your tapes are *NOT* SMS managed, the changing any of the data class settings will have no effect. snip I verified, the tapes are not SMS managed.  You recommended that I check your settings for dynamic volume count.  Would

Re: Why can't the track format be changed? (was: Physical record size query)

2012-02-07 Thread Staller, Allan
Think of all of the code within z/OS that actually depends upon device geometry. The C and H in CCHHR, etc. A hallmark of z/OS has been backward compatibility. If this code were to be changed, all of that backward compatibility would go poof! For what benefit. Customers have revolted against

Re: Prob with DFHMAPS

2012-02-02 Thread Staller, Allan
The SYSLIB ( concatenation if any) will be shown by examination of procedure DFHMAPS in STEP ASSMBL. Ensure all datasets shown are cataloged and available. Post the JESJCL dataset from SDSF for a more precise answer. HTH, snip Trying to assemble a map, my first time but it failed with 'DATA

Re: S0C4 in CEE3DMP

2012-02-01 Thread Staller, Allan
In that case , AMBLIST or browse the load modules. snip I don't have PDS unfortunately. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO

Re: Is there a no cost replacement for EKM?

2012-01-31 Thread Staller, Allan
Try the ISV COSTS list. Al Sherkow should have some information on it. snip I am now wondering what other EKM-like products are out there and what the cost comparison is to ISKLM. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: S0C4 in CEE3DMP

2012-01-31 Thread Staller, Allan
Are CEE.SCEERUN/CEE.SCEERUN2 available via steplib or LNKLSTxx? Mixed versions of the above? snip I am getting a S0C4 (apparently - assuming I am reading the tea leaves correctly) calling CEE3DMP from a C linkage signal handler routine in a C++ program under v1.13. I believe the code used to

Re: S0C4 in CEE3DMP

2012-01-31 Thread Staller, Allan
I would add the datasets CEE.SCEERUN and CEE.SCEERUN2 via steplib and see if your S0C4 goes away snip I am not using a STEPLIB or JOBLIB. How would I tell if I had mixed versions? Charles Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:05 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: S0C4 in CEE3DMP Are

Re: different tape media for ML2 copies in HSM

2012-01-30 Thread Staller, Allan
From: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DGT2I480/1.10 .5.9?SHELF=DGT2BK90DT=20090605105438 (watch the wrap) Topic 1.10.5.9 Or http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/DOWNLOAD/dgt2i480.p df?DN=SC35-0418-10DT=20090605105438 (pp 270) (Acrobat Reader

Re: different tape media for ML2 copies in HSM

2012-01-27 Thread Staller, Allan
Look up the TAPECOPY command in the dfSMS/hsm Storage Admin Guide.. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DGT2S680/2.40 ?SHELF=DGT2BK90DT=20090610113354 HTH, snip Currently we are creating duplex tape copies for ML2 in HSM. We are using logical tape (VTS), and we used to

Re: MCDS Dataset Help

2012-01-27 Thread Staller, Allan
This will not help the MCDS space utilization issue. It will only save the migration time/CPU. snip If they are recalling and migrating datasets quickly, RECONNECT can reuse the migrated copy and save writing out that dataset. /snip

Re: MCDS Dataset Help

2012-01-27 Thread Staller, Allan
This is set up during HSM initialization(or dynamically). Check the fine manuals regarding SETSYS TAPEMIGRATION RECONNECT(ALL) snip Okay, I'll bite. Where does one place the RECONNECT parm? /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: MCDS Dataset Help

2012-01-26 Thread Staller, Allan
I submit that you really need to look at the size of the MCDS, or the free CI/CA freespace percentages. snip From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of George Rodriguez I'm running the export/import process almost daily. It used to run once a week. /snip

Re: change job classes for ones submitted via intrdr

2012-01-24 Thread Staller, Allan
You can provide a default job class for the INTRDR, however, JCL will override any JES2 specified defaults. If the submitter codes CLASS= on the job card, that is what will be used. JES2 Exit 6. Possibly JES2 Exit 2 or 44 can be used to modify the submitted JCL. I do not believe there is a

Re: Going from mod-3 to mod9

2012-01-23 Thread Staller, Allan
snip 1. We just had 3390-9's configured into our EMC box. This box also contains 3390-3's. Given that the hardware is the same throughout and all other things being equal, is there any decrease in response time on the mod-9's? /snip Beware of IOSQ! From the viewpoint of the Operating System, you

Re: Going from mod-3 to mod9

2012-01-23 Thread Staller, Allan
@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 10:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Going from mod-3 to mod9 snip 1. We just had 3390-9's configured into our EMC box. This box also contains 3390-3's. Given that the hardware is the same throughout and all other

Re: Going from mod-3 to mod9

2012-01-23 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Is z/OS unaware of the underlying RAID and designed not to dispatch concurrent operations to what it sees as a single device? /snip Correct! With the exception of PAV (which was invented to address the IOSQ issue!) We could get into a long discussion here, but large datasets that take up

Re: Going from mod-3 to mod9

2012-01-23 Thread Staller, Allan
Generally speaking...Yes snip IOW, the response time is more likely to increase than to decrease, and increased response time is a Bad Thing /snip PAV, Cache, and RAID all have impacts that mitigate the 1:3 (or worse) actuator to data ratio on mod 9 vs. 3 mod 3. These impacts may not be part

Re: Master Catalog query

2012-01-13 Thread Staller, Allan
NO snip My question is to know whether if we can have possible to have multiple master-catalog with multiple user catalog running on a single image ? /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: z/OS Java JVM question

2012-01-12 Thread Staller, Allan
CLASSPATH? snip Having successfully created the JVM I can then find my class and run the main method. However, if I add code the call a JNI routine the class can no longer be found; the source of my class is shown below with the JNI call code commented out. Any idea why the class can't be

Re: Audting PDS Datasets and comparing to find most current member

2012-01-12 Thread Staller, Allan
You have run across Al's fundamental law of Information Technology: Two of anything that do not agree is worse than not having anything in the first place! snip Subject: Audting PDS Datasets and comparing to find most current member I have the need to audit many PDS datasets. I am trying to

Re: ACCOUNT Product

2012-01-11 Thread Staller, Allan
There are several on the market. I also believe there are several on the CBT Tape. Roll Your Own is not too difficult, once you can get management to decide what to charge back for, especially if MXG or MICS is available. Be sure to include on-line disk storage and tape storage if applicable.

Re: ACCOUNT Product

2012-01-11 Thread Staller, Allan
One among many others... snip CA-JARS ? Regards Lim ML /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Internal text

2012-01-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Thanks for the ref... snip I have been tasked with an update to JES2 exit 6. One of the functions I need to implement is to forbid all use of a certain JCL parameter. See the Philips Lighting mods - File 175 on the CBT tape for an exit 6 that does a fair amount of parsing of the JOB and DD cards

Re: Internal text

2012-01-09 Thread Staller, Allan
No. I have been instructed to remove the parameter form the JCL stream. I have been tasked with an update to JES2 exit 6. One of the functions I need to implement is to forbid all use of a certain JCL parameter. What do you mean by forbid? The word is not synonymous with ignore.

Re: Error apply ZAP

2012-01-09 Thread Staller, Allan
I believe it replaces the existing IDR record with a empty one snip If you relink as the AMA120I suggests/instructs the Binder adds another (empty) IDR record so you can use the IDENTIFY statement (think this is automatic although it may be triggered by supplying a Binder command to add more

Re: HSM ML1OVERFLOW(DATASETSIZE(301302))

2012-01-09 Thread Staller, Allan
I would look at the doc for the parm list to ARCBDEXT or ARCMDEXT (dataset backup and dataset migration exits). Try http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DGT2C770/6.10?DT=20090515140011 Topic 6,c and 6.10 HTH. snip Environment: ZOS 1.12 The question: What does HSM

Re: 21st Century Migrates Mainframe with Clerity

2012-01-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Can you say 'doctored demo syndrome' a billion times? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/06/fusion_billion_iops/ The cracking performance needed just eight HP DL370 G6 servers, running Linux 2.6.35.6-45 on two, 6-core Intel processors, 96GB RAM. Each server was fitted with eight 2.4TB

Internal text

2012-01-06 Thread Staller, Allan
I have been tasked with an update to JES2 exit 6. One of the functions I need to implement is to forbid all use of a certain JCL parameter. Initial testing indicates the INTTXT presents the parameter in the order specified in the JCL. Since the forbidden parameter may be in the middle of the

Re: Internal text

2012-01-06 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Have you looked at z/OS V1R11.0 JES2 Installation Exits z/OS V1R10.0 /snip Yes. I was unable to find an answer there either, thus the original post. What would be preferable is to nullify the parameter in the internal text string without shifting the string. (i.e. create a noop) without the

Re: Internal text

2012-01-06 Thread Staller, Allan
Thanks to all that replied. It looks like I will have to manipulate the internal text string. There does not appear to be any no-op parameter available. snip I have been tasked with an update to JES2 exit 6. One of the functions I need to implement is to forbid all use of a certain JCL

Re: Error apply ZAP

2012-01-06 Thread Staller, Allan
First the IDR (forget what the acronym stands for) is an optional list of zaps applied to this module (load module?). Due to the structure of the directory, IIRC, you are limited to 19 IDR entries per module (load module?). The IDR data is set by an AMASPZAP control statement. IDENTIFY. The

Re: Internal text

2012-01-06 Thread Staller, Allan
Thanks for the code. I will look at it ... snip From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Vernooij, CP - SPLXM Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 4:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Internal text From my experience with exit 6 from ages ago: there are

Re: DFHSM QUESTION : Allocation/migration Threshold

2012-01-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Migration will begin when the SG occupancy exceeds the high threshold and continue until less than the SG low threshold, or no additional datasets are eligible for migration. This is subject to additional constraints specified in the MGMTCLAS for migration eligibility. IMO your low thresholds

Re: DFHSM QUESTION : Allocation/migration Threshold

2012-01-05 Thread Staller, Allan
NO snip I should have mentioned that there is no ML0/ML1 migration in this pool as well.  PSM is only being run.  I understand that this is not a good thing but the client insists upon having NO migration of the dsns from this pool this woould explain why the Threshold is low.  Would

Re: 21st Century Migrates Mainframe with Clerity

2012-01-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Last I heard, they were a relatively small Prop/Casualty insurer Certainly not a State Farm, Prudential, Farmers, Allstate,. snip Subject: 21st Century Migrates Mainframe with Clerity Greetings, Here's one I came across a few minutes ago. Not much information as to the size of the

Re: ACCOUNT REPORT

2012-01-02 Thread Staller, Allan
This is trivial if you have SAS/MXG/MICS. There are also several additional COTS products that will provide this info. There are most likely some samples on the CBT Tape, but I am unfamiliar with any specific file. You can also roll your own with HL/ASM or other HLL using SMF30 subtype 5. snip

Re: IEBCOPY in z/OS 1.13

2011-12-16 Thread Staller, Allan
Back in the day, IEBCOPY used to do a conditional getmain for 1meg (1.5 meg?). if it got the storage, SYSUT3 and SYSUT4 were not used, thus reducing I/O and elapsed time. Also (at the time) IEBCOPY would run in a region much smaller than 1 meg. ISTR 64K, but am not positive. I do not know if

Re: Nice article, high level - homegrown vs. vendor basically

2011-12-14 Thread Staller, Allan
Tim, Please expound and elucidate, oh wise and wonderful sage G snip Great Platform Shakeout of the Naughts /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the

Re: zFS parm sysplex=filesys

2011-12-12 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Currently studying the migration guide for z/OS 1.13 (we're running 1.11 now), and note that 1.13 delivers zFS with a default of sysplex=filesys. ...snippage Q1: Has anyone here IPLed a z/OS 1.13 system into a supported back-level sysplex WITHOUT shared file systems AND without having

Re: Is there an IBM program that will tell me what job created a DASD DSN?

2011-12-12 Thread Staller, Allan
There are probably several on the CBT tape (www.cbttape.org) I recommend the DAF utility on the CBT tape (file094). You can look at the SMF 14/15 records using IEHEYEBALL. AFAIK, there is no supplied program with z/OS. HTH,

Re: SMP/E vs. Multi-CSECT MOD Elements?

2011-12-05 Thread Staller, Allan
On 12/2/2011 12:05 PM, Kurt Quackenbush wrote: quote If I APPLY a MOD that has fewer CSECTS than an earlier version, are the omitted CSECTs REPLACEd? The Reference implies that this is done (in a warning, as if it were an extraordinary occurrence). Yes, the APPLY will generate REPLACE

Re: SMP/E vs. Multi-CSECT MOD Elements?

2011-12-02 Thread Staller, Allan
Comments indented. HTH, I am struggling with an ISV compiler that delights in producing multi-CSECT MOD elements. I've never needed to put a CSECT list in ++MOD MCS previously, but now I see that I need to. So, I wonder: If I APPLY a MOD that has fewer CSECTS than an earlier version, are the

Re: JES2 JOBCLASS(TSU)

2011-11-28 Thread Staller, Allan
Yes: From the JES2 INIT/TUNING Ref: SWA= Above|Below SWA=Above specifies that all eligible schedule work area (SWA) control blocks created for jobs in this job class will be placed above 16 megabytes in virtual storage. This parameter defaults to Below, which specifies that all SWA control

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