IBM appear to have a similar mandate in Europe. They have a data centre in
Brno in the Czech Republic. I asked of the salary was per day or per week?
Turns out it was per month - speaks volumes.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 5:23 AM, Bobbie Justice golds...@yahoo.com wrote:
let me put it this way, I
1995 cards were still being used on a UNIvac system in the Middle
East.
Like others I loved using them for making notes as they were a perfect fit
for my shirt pocket.
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote:
In
Hi
Does anyone have any stories (good or bad) of experiences in migrating from
IBM
ESS800 to IBM DS8000 - in our case it will be to DS8700's. As this is a
new box any DS8000 migration stories would be of interest.
Are there any gotchas with regards to GDPS?
thanks
Jim S.
Steve
Had on old Ops manager from Dallas TX who regaled me with stories of these
'portable machine rooms' in Vietnam.
How big they were is irrelevant - they did a job at the time.
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Chase, John jch...@ussco.com wrote:
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From: IBM
Luke
Was playing with this in the sandbox a few weeks back.
Basically we changed the JES2 proc member - commented out PROC00. Defined
PROC00 in the JES2 parms. member. Then issued a $PJES2,ABEND followed by a
hot start on each MAS member.
If you are making the change in PROD you may want to
Meganen
How you doing - take a look at www.brocade.com we are currently talking to
the, about their DCX backbone for a customer with an issue similar to yours.
Jim Smith
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Meganen Naidoo mnaid...@csc.com.au wrote:
Hi All,
I need some advise concerning the
we have a customer panicking because an IBM presenter 'suggested' that you
should not use Mod-27 devices for critical data UNLESS you have hyper PAV
installed as you are likely to see problems with IOSQ times. Not sure about
the validity of the comments so I thought I would seek out opinions on
Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of james smith
Folks
I am experiencing a new problem using IRRUT200 which is used
to make a copy of our RACF database. We have been running
this job for eons then suddenly we started getting D37-04
abends. What appears to be happening is no matter what
Folks
I am experiencing a new problem using IRRUT200 which is used to make a copy
of our RACF database. We have been running this job for eons then suddenly
we started getting D37-04 abends. What appears to be happening is no matter
what SPACE value we specify it is being 'clobbered' and we end
Scott
Good call - that did the trick. I'm on vacation starting next week - I
think my 'brain cells' must have already left :-)
Thanks
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Scott Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 13:28:20 +0300, james smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Folks
I am
This is the kind of question that should be easy to find the answer. But the
obvious places do not provide it. Also I feel I should know the answer but
have forgot - getting old!
We have page datasets with 40% allocated slots. We do not page (have lots of
free memory). D ASM,ALL
But the
SYS1.VOLCAT.VGENERAL is generally the default name for the TCDB tape
configuration dataset.
A general VOLCAT contains all tape library entries and any tape volume
entries that do not point to a specific VOLCAT. Each system can have access
to only one general VOLCAT. You must define the general
Bob
Like you I encountered a couple of exceptionally talented and helpful SE's
in the 80's - perhaps it was location dependent. Later, arriving in the
Great White North I was saddened to find the position had been reduced to
that of a 'Sales Expediter'.
James F. Smith
-Original
I set up an IBM ID for two customers recently. Then began the process of
registering for Shopzseries. Didn't get very far as neither customer number
was found in the database!!! Gave up.
James F. Smith
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL
Try reading Effective zSeries Performance Monitoring Using RMF (Redbook)
All you need to know about RMF and much more.
James F. Smith
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Ted MacNEIL
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 8:04 AM
To:
Well my two cents worth has a more positive beat.
At the moment we are installing a considerable portion of the BMC Mainview
suite... I find the CD's easy to use, you launch one file and all the
documents are presented in a logical easy to understand sequence. The
documentation is well
And I thought Shane had some strange expressions..
Still it appears to adequately describe the gentlemen you mentioned.
James F. Smith
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Pinnacle
Sent: 13 February 2007 23:24
To:
Why don't you use RACF or whatever security package you have in place?
1) I don't want anyone to create files with any name they come up with.
Except for the systems staff.
In RACF use PROTECTALL - not sure about ACF2 or TS.
2) I would like to be able to restrict the renaming or deletion of
Subject: Re: Is anyone still running..
james smith wrote:
Given the global nature of this list I was curious if any list members
were
aware of any financial organization(s) still running Os/390 V2.10 and/or
still running on G5/G6 processors. Nice to hear all comments
Given the global nature of this list I was curious if any list members were
aware of any financial organization(s) still running Os/390 V2.10 and/or
still running on G5/G6 processors. Nice to hear all comments but mainly
interested in the financial sector.
Regards
James F. Smith
Funny how as we 'mature' these viruses seem to strike more often :-))
James F. Smith
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of R.S.
Sent: 06 January 2007 22:48
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: SYSlog to OPERLIB
james smith
RS/Mike
What does SETLOGRC (the SET LOGREC command) have to do with OPERLOG?
OPERLOG is controlled via the VARY OPERLOG command.
You can also use OPERLOG as a DASD-only log stream. This method is only
suitable for a single system sysplex. I believe IBM has announced that
OPERLOG is mandatory
It's Christmas Time
In the Spirit of Giving - Holiday Gift Suggestions!
To a Friend, Your Heart.
To your Enemy, Forgiveness.
To an Opponent, Tolerance.
To a colleague, Honesty Respect
To a Customer, Great Service.
To Those in Need, Generous Donations.
To a Stranger, a
Sadly Ed - and despite IBM promoting such services - not yet available on a
worldwide basis.
James F. Smith
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Edward Jaffe
Sent: 21 December 2006 22:27
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject:
If it helps blind people - then well done judge.
As a sighted person the notes in the US are a pain and I have not personally
visited any other country where all denominations of currency were the same
color and same size
James F. Smith
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe
Tivoli Omegamon XE for Storage
James F. Smith
Skype jamesfs1 -Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Antonio Cecilio
Sent: 29 November 2006 01:36
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Z/Os Storage Mgmt products
Hello,
does anyone
I remember a long time ago in another world when the company basement
flooded -- the water then proceeded onwards and upwards stopping only upon
reaching the bottom of the TOP (a wee shout) 3330 drawer
Fortunately all the disks had been removed, when the water started to enter
the computer
Ted
The major Canadian banks all sell insurance and have done so since, IIRC,
the early 90's. However I don't believe they can as yet use their branch
networks to market insurance -- you can certainly buy direct from their
Internet sites.
James F. Smith
-Original Message-
From:
My bank TD/Canada Trust does - as does CIBC, Royal Bank of Canada and BMO
James F. Smith
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Ted MacNEIL
Sent: 22 October 2006 12:31
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: INTERNET Banks (WAS:
I would question some of the claims being made on the Tmaxsoft website
http://www.tmaxsoft.com/news/news/2006_08_02.shtml
1 second improvement in online response time, 'improved' security?
That said - it is another customer gone and like the 'dodo' will probably
never come back!
James F.
Oh we had the CE request we power down one of our two stand alone CF
processors. All of the appropriate structures etc. were moved, using
documented procedures, from CFA to CFB.
Unfortunately at power off time CFB was selected, on the HMC, rather than
CFA - this was all done by the sysprog -
Tommy
Why assume - we all know what that does.
The test cases you specify can be built and tested using the ISMF panels and
or the Naviquest (where did that name come from??) dialogs..
Build and run your own test cases
James F. Smith
Skype jamesfs1 -Original Message-
Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for Storage on z/OS given you already have OMEGAMON
products would seem a reasonable bet. Certainly covers all the areas
you mention and can be used for your Windoze, AIX, and LINUX environments
where appropriate.
James F. Smith
Skype jamesfs1 -Original
Joe
I hope you know more about RMF than malt whisky!!!
Glenmorangie is actually from the Northern Highlands and a much 'milder'
flavor than that of the Islay malts which are characterized by a heavy peat
flavor and a not insignificant touch of iodine
Back to RMF - the redbook 'Effective
Ron
First of all it wasnt Steve who quoted the number it was me and I did so
based on my own experiences. I was talking about mainframe shops running
z/OS - I did not include universities.
The number of actual mainframe shops in China has dropped significantly
since 2001 as the banks
Stephen
In relation to the size of the country and population base there are not
many mainframe shops in China. Now that the VSE ones have all but
disappeared there are no more that 20 sites spread across less than 10
companies.
James F. Smith
Skype jamesfs1 -Original Message-
I received this question and don't know the answer so I thought I'd send it
out to a wider audience. The customer does not run PSplex and they do not
have a sysplex timer.
I want to set a time server to synchronize the time of all servers including
OS/390 and AIX servers.
In AIX, I just
Could there be another IEASYSxx member 'higher up' in your PARMLIB
concatenation?
James F. Smith
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Doug Fuerst
Sent: 02 July 2006 05:36
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Moving Page Datasets.
Thanks for your reply at least that verifies my original thought that
47476 was the 'track capacity' as published by IBM and that my memory may be
still partially functioning
James F. Smith
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
I saw some clients up here demonstrate an initial interest after the first
'sales pitch'. Once it dawned on them that installing z/VM to host linux
wasn't quite the same as installing windoze the interest waned
One client even mentioned running z/OS under z/VM until 'the penny dropped'
and
Also not fair to totally point the finger at IBM who are probably paying, AT
LEAST, double the money being quoted.
I believe head-hunters, or at least the ones I have spoken with, in North
America have as much integrity of your average lawyer.
Jim S
-Original Message-
From: IBM
Can anyone recommend any tools on the market which compete with IBM C/C++
Productivity Tools for z/OS??
Vendors feel free to email me privately so as not to clutter up the list
with advertising.
Regards
Jim S.
Problem is we don't know which resources he is talking about. Then again
perhaps neither does he. It may or may not be datasets - could be CPU,
storage, tape units, printers -- did I forget anything??
Jim S
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ed
I actually agree with parts of your argument but as an outsider you lose a
lot of credibility with your constant negative ranting about SHARE. Was it
not you who told a poster to refrain from constantly reminding us of his
ex-wife? Perhaps you should heed your own advice and substitute
Dave
I have seen numerous new operating system releases being installed as well
as software installs (CICS, DB2, vendor products etc.,) where the people
involved often do a great job of installing, testing, customizing etc...
only they then somehow 'forget' to tell the 'end user' (be they
No I think the question then would have been how do I mount a dead parrot?
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Ed Gould
Sent: 02 February 2006 10:41
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Mount a tape
Are we up for the
Ron
I doubt that you'll find any company in this country with more than 10
employees without workplace access..
You mean the Brits never established 'post codes' in Hong Kong - pretty
slack if you ask me! :-)
Oh well another year almost over -- is the time between New Year
celebrations
December 2005 16:48
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Myopia ...
From: James Smith
Sometimes it's difficult to get IBM to acknowledge that the whole world is
not North America and the North America is not the whole world.
A little bitter and twisted Jim ... ???
Welcome to the real world
Thanks to all who responded. The feedback and comments have been very
useful and raised issues which may otherwise have been omitted.
Jim S
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Jim Mooney
Sent: 30 November 2005 00:22
To:
IIRC DFSMShsm backups its CDS and Journal files to pre-defined sequential
datasets. Is it safe to assume that these datasets are available to
DFSMShsm at your shop??? What do you mean by 'bypasses the CDS backups' are
you seeing any error messages?
Jim S
-Original Message-
From: IBM
I was impressed by the numbers of people in attendance though I was
expecting a few more faces from overseas especially Europe. Without
mentioning names I personally thought some of the speakers were excellent
and I was also impressed by the responsiveness of a few IBMers with whom I
managed to
Could there be sysmods / usermods that were perhaps not copied from the V2.8
system or have not been applied to your z/os system?
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Jaco Kruger
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 2:32 PM
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