Users access to mainframe applications

Dear listers I have a requirement to produce daily report on user access to Host based applications (CICS + TSO - Green screens). I do have SAS, MXG, RACF and was thinking of using IRRADU00 output and SAS/MXG (SMF type 30 subtype 1 and 80 records) but not sure if it will include CICS

ISPF Panel date validation

Dear Listers I have been requested to modify a panel to verify that user input a valid date (MM/DD/YY) and the input date is no more then 3 months away (roughly speaking). Body section of my panel is + START DATE %===_STRT + REVOKE DATE %===_RVK + and in the PROC, for Date

Re: brand new CF LPAR

Just to add to my previous request, I have to define new coupling facility datasets to enbale support for newer protocols and do not know **yet** how to pouplate them with our exisitng sysplex policies.. May I IPL an LPAR (z/OS 1.13) with the new coupling facility datasets and then definine

Re: brand new CF LPAR

Thank you all. Mr Kawkabani, I will use CFRMPOL to refer to newly created policy. What about ARM and SFM policies that I have created using IXCMIAPU and are named differently. How can I use them. Still searching for how to create new CDS, BPXMCDS, LOGR (hundreds of structures)and WLM policies

brand new CF LPAR

Dear Lister We are replacing our mainframe i.e. Power off old mainframe, rip it apart, move power supply, I/O cages, OSA cards on to the new box and IML/IPL new CF and other LPARs. I have defined brand new Coupling datasets , ARM, BMPXMCDS, CFRM, SFM, LOGR, WLM dataset and have updated

SMTP and attachements

Dear listers Please point me in the right direction.. I am trying to send a small VB, LRECL 500 bytes file as an attachment via SMTP from my z/OS 1.13 without much success.. is it possible? any working smaple? regards Munif

Parallel Virtual tapes

Hello Listers We have virtual tapes, virtual drives and I am submitting a batch job to read data from 40+virtual tapes but our MTL - RMM - zOS 1.13 system is not mounting / using more that 11 tapes in parallel. We have got 120+ virtual drives and available and system is not busy.. regards

Re: Parallel Virtual tapes

Thanks Radoslaw, yes all vurtual devices are online and data volumes available job reads data from different systems / components - CMF / RMF / TMON / IMS/ DB2 / data collectors etc and then sort them. IBM RMM HSM OAM and LUMINEX MTLs defined as Storage class / storage group in SMS.

Re: Multipl Entry Points in PL/1 Load Module

Thanks Rick That’s exactly what I am finding out.. It does not matter what Linkage editor statements I use (Thanks Steve) I cannot create multiple entry points in a PL/1 load module and make them independent runnable unit. If I am not asking for too much, can someone please provide a working

Multipl Entry Points in PL/1 Load Module

Dear Listerr I am trying to create multiple entry point for single PL/1 Load module. My source is MSTST : PROC OPTIONS (MAIN) REORDER; DEFAULT RANGE(*) STATIC; PUT SKIP LIST(' MSTST ENTRY POINT');

SOS - IST1700

Dear Listers I am trying to activate a switched node and its failing with -V NET,ID=X,ACT IST097I VARY ACCEPTED IST489I VARY ACT FOR ID = XX CONTINUES - CANNOT DEFINE NODE: XXPU

3270 and EE

Dear Listers I have been asked to providetelnet 3270 access to an application running on remote host connectned via VPN - Eneterprise extender. Can I define alternate IP for faiolver on that remote PU SWNET. Do I have to open telnet port 23 (7723 for SSL) beside port 12000-12004.. Any other

Re: posting commands across systems in a plex

tried RO CONNECT and got IEE305I CONNECT COMMAND INVALID cheers.. Munif -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

posting commands across systems in a plex

Dear Listers I am sure it must have been discussed before but i can not find any reference.. Without using FTP / XEQ / Route (in Batch / SDSF) is there a way possible to route a command to another system in a Plex and receive the output from the command - Intercatively ..lets say from TSO.

Re: posting commands across systems in a plex

Thanks Chris Problem with Netview solution is, first we do not have it and with our automation tool - BMC solution, we have to authorize console ((S) MCS) for these commandsn and its not interactive (from TSO). regards Munif

smp requirement

to apply a sysmod what are the SMP DATASETS required besides global / target zones CSI and smppts dataset. thanks Munif. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu

Re: VTAM - CICS definitions

Duh!!! my EE connection is still not working.. Did change BN=YES. dfined new ADJCLUST for the remote network on this gateway SSCP. on displaying ADJCLUST IST2207I DEFINED TABLE FOR remote_network IST2209I BNDYN = LIMITED FROM ADJCLUST TABLE

Re: VTAM - CICS definitions

Thank Chris (Mason) You are a living encyclopaedia. I was required another CDRSC entry to get it going. Now my next bigger headache. we are migrating from old DDN link to enterprise extender and Other party will not give *some new* applications (non production) to test it. As a mainframer,

VTAM - CICS definitions

Dear listers I have got CP - CP sessions going between two different mainframe networks, lets say NETA.A and NETB.B using Enterprise extender, and now would like to establish connectivity between two CICS - CICSA (running on NETA.A) and CICSB(running on NETB.B). What do i need to define: A)

VTAM encryption

Dear listers I am interested in implementing some kind of session level encryption for SNA data (LU 6.2 \ Enterprise Extender) but do not have a crypto processor. Is it possible to do Session level encryption. IPSEC still far away for us. regards Munif

db2 data sharing - group attachment

Hi I have started two db2 data sharing members on two different z/OS images in a parallel Sysplex and can connect to them via group attachment name (SSID) in a batch job. My problem is If i shut down one of the member I am not able to use group attachment name on that z/OS image to

Re: db2 data sharing - group attachment

Thanks a lot Terry, We are trying out DB2 data sharing mostly for DB2 availability required by our BATCH (DSN) and CICS (DB2C). I am not sure what are the other components required to achieve this. DDF? Syspelx distributor? Anything else?. Our batch is under WLM but can not find any thing

SYSNAME ON

Dear Listers, I would like to enable SYSNAME ON (ISPF Command ) for all TSO users. So far i could not find a way to issue ISPF command from REXX / CLIST in my logon procs. Even tried to modify ISPCFIGU using TSO ISPCCONF (with increament VERSION_LEVEL_OF_SITEWIDE_DEFAULTS )

CPC replacement

Dear listers, We are *replacing* our Z890 CPU by Z9 BC. Z9 BC does not cick in unless we power off Z890. I would appreciate if you can guide me or provide me pointers in the right direction: a) We are moving our OSA cards and have downloaded OSA configurations using OSA/SF and plan it to

COBOL in sysplex

I am migrating Ent COBOL for Z/OS OS/390 3.4 and z/OS 1.7 in one of our parallel sysplex system replacing IBM COBOL for OS/390 VM 2.2.0 and z/OS 1.4. My concern is about the run time environment and upward compatibility of COBOL /LE especially for CICS – DB2 – COBOL programs compiled in z/OS

DB2/CICS coexistence and Fallback PTFs for z/OS 1.4 to z/OS 1.7 Migration

Is there any easy way to find out coexistence and fallback maintenance required for our CICS/DB2 subsystem for z/OS migration from 1.4 to 1.7. PSP bucket search for ZOSV1R7 does not show anything exclusive for CICS/DB2. Your help is much appreciated. regards, Munif Sadek

JES2 Checkpoint level z/OS 1.2

Please help me in upgarding our production JES2PLEX Checkpoint level from OS/390 R 4 to z/OS 1.2 level. we are at z/OS 1.4 and $HASP895 $DACTIVATE $HASP895 JES2 CHECKPOINT LEVEL IS NOW OS/390 RELEASE 4 $HASP895 A TOTAL OF 1826 4K RECORDS ARE REQUIRED FOR $ACTIVATE. $*HASP895 CKPT2 IS TOO

DUMPSPACE in Coupling Facility

I have been asked to increase DUMPSAPCE in our coupling facility (% Storage allocation vise - existing dumpspace is 1% of coupling facility total space), although we have not seen any problems. Is there any IBM recommedation / ROTs. regards, munif..

HCD problem with CFR-CFS pair

I have defined CFR(Dedicated) and CFS(Shared) channels for my Production CPC and when I am connecting them, its failing with following HCD message: Processor X cannot be connected via different control units to the coupling facility - partition CF01 of processor X. I am afraid I have/can not

Policy Size

Hi Listers, I need to increase size of one of the log stream structure in my CFRM Policy for our production sysplex. Can some one give me list of steps? Can I update structure size in-place and do I need to include statement only for the structure whose size I am changing in my IXCMIAPU job

PLPA + LOCAL + COMMAN on single volume

Hi, Our paging configuration is PLPA 83% OK 9374 PAGE.PROD.PLPA COMMON 2% OK 9374 PAGE.PROD.COMMON LOCAL 0% OK 9374 PAGE.PROD.LOCAL1 LOCAL 0% OK 94CB PAGE.PROD.LOCAL2 LOCAL 0% OK 930F PAGE.PROD.LOCAL3 LOCAL 0% OK 93E4 PAGE.PROD.LOCAL4

SFTP vs FTPS

Dear listers, We have tried sftp and did not like it. OPS hated it and even our job scheduler did not find it very friendly. Now would like to try FTPS. We have been using SSL for Telnet 3270 although no crypto processor on site. I did a quick search in our z/OS 1.7 library and did not find