iggcsirx to retreive data set size?

Can I use iggcsirx to retrieve dataset size like listdsi does? Is there any example? Regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO

Execute certian steps based on input parm

Hello, I want to achieve: if input parm is A: execute job step1 else execute job step2 Is it possible to do it using if/then/else or other methods without coding a program? regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: Execute certian steps based on input parm

Ok, the proc is like: //ABC PROC VER='620' //PGMNAME EXEC PGM=PGM //STEPLIB DD DNS=LOADMOD.V620 IF VER NOT = '620' i want proc be: //PGMNAME EXEC PGM=PGM //STEPLIB DD DNS=LOADMOD.V710 So I code: //ABC PROC VER='620' //IF620 IF (VER=620) THEN //PGMNAME EXEC PGM=PGM //STEPLIB DD DNS=LOADMOD.V620

Re: Questions regarding SMS compacted dataset

Yifat, Thank you very much, very help. One more question: Does both physical dump and logical dump NOT decompress extended compacted PS dataset OR Does physical dump NOT decompress extended compacted PS dataset OR Does copy decompress extended compacted PS dataset? Regards Victor

Re: Questions regarding SMS compacted dataset

Chris, Thanks for the reply. Using dss is to back extended files to tape/virtual tape. Your answer said the data read will be expanded. So even by setting compact as N, the amount of data written to tape/virtual tape will be same, right? My another question is: If I set compact=N for storage

Questions regarding SMS compacted dataset

Hello, One simple question#65306; If the PS data set's SC is defined with COMPACT= YES, then when host read the file, will the PS data be rehydrate or not? I mean will uncompressed data be return to z/os? Regards Victor -- For

Re: Questions regarding SMS compacted dataset

Hi all, Sorry, forgot to mention is if the program trying to read compressed extended physical sequential file is ADRDSSU, will only compressed data be returned? How about IEBGEN program? Regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN

Caculate size of tap dataset using rmm

Hi all, Anyone tried to use rexx to interface with rmm to calculate size of a tape dataset? I tried to use: file_size=edg@blkc * edg@blks / 1000 /*kb*/ But it seems to be incorrect. I don't know edg@blkt meaning. Should I use edg@dss6? And the size in dss6

Restore db2 image copy backup efficiently

Hello experts, During backup data image to virutal tape, to same virtual tape volume, tape stacking is normally used, ie more than one datasets will be written to one virtual volumes,that's ok for backup. But DB2 lacks control to direct backup to which virutal volumes, which cause backup are

Re: Restore db2 image copy backup efficiently

To save virtual volume name space, there are thousands of table spaces that need backup. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: REXX:trying to write a rexx interface with rmm

Hi all, use following rexx code to achieve what I want: run_under_mvs = 1 vol_cnt. = 0 /*vol cnt*/ vol_seq. = 0 /*vol seq*/

Re: REXX:trying to write a rexx interface with rmm

Gonzalo, Thanks for your reply. What I want to achieve is: Input: dsn name, that can contain ** or * or % Output: volser,xxx,yyy where xxx is volume count number and yyy is volume sequence number. For example for a dsn spanned 3 volume, the report will end with: vol001, 3, 1 vol001, 3, 2

REXX:trying to write a rexx interface with rmm

Hello experts, I am trying to write a simple rexx program interfacing with rmm. Input is dsn, with can contain **,% output is the volumes that the dsn occupied. I searched rmm manual and found SD is best preferred method to do this. However, I have several questions: Is there any existing code out

SYSIEFSD.Q4 resource

Hello experts, One question regarding to SYSIEFSD.Q4 resource: What is it used? Where can I find information about it? If a job tried to allocate a tape drive, will iOS tries to communicate with tape drive first before it can get share access of SYSIEFSD.Q4? Or allocation only related with

Re: SYSIEFSD.Q4 resource

Hello experts, So based on your replies, can I get a conclusion like this: The process of getting SYSIEFSD.Q4 has nothing to do with hardware, it is purely an OS control block manipulation? Regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: TS7740 questions:fast ready logical volumes definiton

Minor, Thank you. May you answer another question: Can multiple TS7740 share a physical ts3500 within a GRID? Is it documented? regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

TS7740 questions:fast ready logical volumes definiton

Hi all, I have one question regarding logical volumes definition in TS7740 in a grid configuration, let's suppose this is a dual cluster grid, and all logical volumes had RR as consistency point, I had looked at red book regarding ts77x0 implementation, I found logical volumes are defined at

Re: Rexx command to execute MVS console commands

Thanks for your reply, now the problem solves by unquoting command from console command. But I have a new problem, when I use following jcl to execute the rexx: //MVSJCL JOB (ACCNT#), // CLASS=T, // MSGCLASS=X,

Rexx command to execute MVS console commands

Hi, I want to write a rexx program to execute several mvs commands serially. I have tested following: /*REXX*/ CONSOLE ACTIVATE CONSOLE SYSCMD(D U,,,A20,1) CART('DA01')

Please comment:What's so special about parallel sysplex

Hello experts here, Found a blog trying to comparing UNIX technology with mainframe, please comment: http://www.c0t0d0s0.org/archives/6775-Whats-so-special-about-the-Parallel-Sysplex.html And answered questions asked by author: What's so special with parallel sysplex? Regards Victor

DB2 image copy and dss dump cocurrent run problem

Hi, I have a backup performance problem: All data was written to STK VSM5, which has 4 ficon channel allocated as front end channels. There are two types of backup jobs: One and the only one is file backup job which is using ADRDSSU to backup lots of files(including some large VSM clusters).

Q:Writing data via CNT-USD to tape device

Hi, Anyone has ever writting data from CPU to remote tape device(virtual or physical) via CNT-USD by single FICON channel? I want to know your throughput compared to local writing. Appreciate your feedback. Regards Victor -- For

Propagate systems enq

Hi experts, One of software will use a dataset to store locking information. The software uses SYSTEMS enq to get exclusive use of the dataset. The software is storagetek's library station, and the manual said: To prevent the corruption of the PDF, LibraryStation issues a SYSTEMS ENQ. The ENQ

Update datasets defined in lnklst

Hi, If I am going to apply ptf to datasets that's in lnklst, after the application, should I also refresh lnklst besides refreshing lla? What I mean to refresh lnklst is to define new lnkst, copy current to new one, activate it, then update job(*) using new defined/activated lnklst? Is it

(off topic):Suppressing PCOMM printing request

Hi all, Is there a way to prevent PCOMM from printing when I logon to host? I remember there is a setting in .ws file but I can't remember exactly what it was. Regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Erase tape data securely

Hi all, I have a T9840 tape drive and lots of carts that need to be erased the data on them. I know that there is an option in T9840 CSE panel that can be turned on/off:DSE(Data security erase), my question is: if I turned it on, what utility or software can I use to erase the data on those

Deferred mount and device allocation

Hi experts, One question regarding tape deferred mount and device allocation, supposing following JCL statements: //STEP1 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU,REGION=6144K //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ODOC1 DD DISP=NEW,DSN=TEST1.FILE1, // LABEL=(1,SL),UNIT=VTAPE,RETPD=3,VOL=(,,,255) //ODOC2 DD

HSM tape devices selection

Hi HSM experts, One question regarding TAPE device selection for HSM: Suppose there are A000-A00F(total 16) devices defined in this systems and all 16 devices are 3490 devices, they are compatible. Suppose EDT name VTAPE defined and contains only first 8 devices(A000-A007), and when HSM requires

Sharing catalog among systems,benefits or trouble?

Hi all, We have a shared dasd that hold a shared user catalog and there are a third party software installed on that dasd, occasionally we met a problem that a LPAR will reserve the dasd and there are IOS071I meesage appeared in syslog/operlog, how can we avoid the problem? Is it suggested to

HSM and temporary dataset prefix

Hi all, I heard that in newer version of hsm, it will not allocate temporary dataset name(SYS9) to open a datasets,I want to know from what version of HSM the change happened? Regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Multi channel connection to VTS

Hi all, If VTS have more than one channels connected with CPUs, and if a backup job is initiated, will next IO still tries to connect the initiating channel or will it use any available channel coded in hcd or iocds? CHPID PATH=(4A,96),TYPE=CNC,SHARED CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=F100,PATH=(0B,0D,30),

DSS can't backup to tape drive

Hi, This is an old OS/390 2.10, and when DSS runs it will return following error messages: *IEC501A M 7010,PRIVAT,SL,COMP,BK1FILE,BACKUP,STK.TESTBK1.D0806021 IEC502E K 7010,A00703,SL,BK1FILE,BACKUP

OS/390 2.10 TCPIP problem

Hi, First please forgive me to ask question regarding so outdated OS. I have a problem that we found the resolver in OS/390 2.10 resolve hostname to two IP address, one of them is never defined. FQN=: SDMF1 host_alias: host_addr: 171.17.0.3 host_addr: 3.211.230.193 Our hostname is SDMF1, first

SMP/E version and OS release?

Hi all, I have a software that states it requires SMP/E V3R1 if the installation media is CDROM,my question is what's the assoicated OS level? Is it OS/390 V2R10? Is fllowing guess true? SMPLIST OUTPUTSMP/E version OS level 27.xx-? OS/390 V2R7

Re: Old version of smp/e require superceded ptf

Hi, The control statement is: APPLY PTFS GROUPEXTEND BYPASS(HOLDSYSTEM) FORFMID( SMC6100/* SMC 6.1.0 Base*/ SOS6100/* SMC 6.1.0 Base*/ SWS6100/* SMC 6.1.0 Base

Re: Old version of smp/e require superceded ptf

Hi, And the same set of PTFs can be applied to z/OS 1.6 or 1.7 without any problems. I mean no need to download the missing ptfs which are superseded by other available ptfs. Thanks and regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Old version of smp/e require superceded ptf

Hi all, I noticed that some version of smp/e like in os/290 2.10 or z/os 1.5, when applying ptf, smp/e will complain that some ptf are missing, in fact those ptfs are superceded. One method I know is to download those ptf and receive them, anyone notice this? 1PAGE 0001 - NOW SET TO TARGET ZONE

How to delete sysmods by accept automatically

After I accepted a product, I found a lot of datasets with suffix like F1,F2 are left on dasd, how to let accept to delete automatically, in global zone option I found: ADD OPTIONS(TARGOPT) AMS(IDCAMS) ASM(ASMA90) COMP(IEBCOPY)

Q:Protect production tape from writing by testing system

Hi all, I am going to implement racf to not allow virtual tapes created by production to be written by testing system, the tape ranges are well setup,ie P0-P9 are exclusively used by production,should I add 100,000 command in testing system: RDEFINE TAPEVOL P0 UACC(NONE) RDEFINE

HSM dump volume migration

Hi all, Is there a way to migration/copy old DFSMShsm dump volumes from old tapes to new tapes? Is there any DFSMShsm utility to accomplish it? Regards Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Q(HSM):Remove alternative/original backup/migration volume

Hi HSM experts, I have one question that is regarding HSM: If a backup/migration volume has alternative volume,can I delete one volume(either original or alternative)? Is it possilbe? Thanks Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Defining alternate path to a tape drive

Hi all, I have a requirement that should define two FICON channels connecting one FICON tape drive via directors, can I define using following statements to provide maximum redundancy: CHPID PATH=(50),PARTITION=((CELVMP),(CELVMP)),SWITCH=00,TYPE=FC CHPID

Ditto to copy 3480 to 3590 tape

Hi all, Is it possible to ditto to copy all files residing on 3480 tape to 3590 tape? Of course the source tape drive is 3480/3490 tape drive and target drive is 3590 drive. I have an installation media that will be used in a datacenter where there is no 3480/3490 tape drives. Regards Victor

Dump 3490 tape contents to 3590 tape,possible?

Hello, Is it possible to dump 3490 tape contents to 3590 volume using ditto tape to tape copy function? If the answer is yes, could anyone send paste a sample jcl? Thanks Victor -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: DASD owned by *master*

Hello all, Below is the TIOT of *master* address space showed in IPCS: TIOT: 00C8DFE8 JOB.. MSTJCL00 STEP. INIT

Re: DASD owned by *master*

Hello, Thanks for quick response. My statement is unclear. I should add the following to original post:Even after I removed the two loadlibs from lnklst using dynamic lnklst commands,the volume is still owned by *master*,any ideas? One of my collegues IPLed a system after removing two

Re: Confusing IEC507D

Hello Russel, Thanks for quick response. The volume that caused IEC507D issued is indeed CA1 managed,see below: 00.05.00 S0065485 MONDAY,03 APR 2006 00.31.59 S0065485 IECTMS9 A844,860268,HSMBT ,SYS17000,PERMANENT ,0001,.HMIGTA 00.31.59 S0065485 *IEC507D E