Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread Bill Fairchild
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) < shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread Vernooij, CP - SPLXM
"zMan" wrote in message news:... > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) < > shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net> wrote: > > > In , on 05/23/2012 > >at 08:54 AM, Clark Morris said: > > > > >On a logical basis I agree with you but has the 24/7/365 shortcut > > >for continuous avai

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread zMan
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) < shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net> wrote: > In , on 05/23/2012 >at 08:54 AM, Clark Morris said: > > >On a logical basis I agree with you but has the 24/7/365 shortcut > >for continuous availability become so pervasive that it is the > >sho

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 05/23/2012 at 08:54 AM, Clark Morris said: >On a logical basis I agree with you but has the 24/7/365 shortcut >for continuous availability become so pervasive that it is the >shorthand way for saying it Shorthand? How is 24/7/365 shorter than 24/7? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Met

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 05/21/2012 at 11:24 PM, Ed Gould said: >I vaguely remember an IBM product (INFO-MVS) which was (if memory >serves me) was a single (??) reel 6250 tape sent monthly by IBM. INFO-MVS was another product in the same family. There was also INFO-ACCESS, which let you ship dumps to IBM el

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread R.S.
f Clark Morris Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 On 22 May 2012 20:04:42 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: In, on 05/21/2012 at 03:51 PM, Clark Morris said: I'm the last to see my own

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:03 +, Bill Fairchild wrote: >And the general public, many Dilbertian managers, and even some of us >professional nitpickers, think that a job running 1 hour instead of 10 is 900% >faster, > I believe that's correct usage, even as an airplane that flies from New Yor

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Bill Fairchild wrote: > And the general public, many Dilbertian managers, and even some of us > professional nitpickers, think that a job running 1 hour instead of 10 is > 900% faster, and that 1 is 10 times smaller than 10.  2+2 no longer = 5; now > it equals c

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
lynn/2012g.html#29 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 Volcker in discussion with civil engineering professor about significantly decline in infrastructure projects (as institutions skimmed funds for other purposes & disappearing civil engineering jobs) resulting in universities

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Bill Fairchild
: bfairch...@rocketsoftware.com * w: www.rocketsoftware.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca (Clark Morris) writes: > On a logical basis I agree with you but has the 24/7/365 shortcut for > continuous availability become so pervasive that it is the shorthand > way for saying it and is it the way that the general public as opposed > to us professional nitpickers be

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Mike Liberatore
YES enough said!!! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Bill Ashton Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:11 To: Reply-to: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 In

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Bill Ashton
In actuality, isn't 24x7 comprehensive enough? The 24 infers that the availability is round the clock, as opposed to most operating schedules that embrace a single day shift of 8 hours (banker's hours), or a day of 14 or 16 hours. The 7 infers that availability is every day of the week, as opposed

24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Clark Morris
On 22 May 2012 20:04:42 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >In , on 05/21/2012 > at 03:51 PM, Clark Morris said: > >>I'm the last to see my own errors. Hopefully it was obvious I >>meant 24/7/365 > >That's no better. Either 24/7/52 or 24/365 would be approximately >correct. > On a

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-22 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 05/21/2012 at 03:51 PM, Clark Morris said: >I'm the last to see my own errors. Hopefully it was obvious I >meant 24/7/365 That's no better. Either 24/7/52 or 24/365 would be approximately correct. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-21 Thread Ed Gould
This brings back memories pre IBMLINK. I vaguely remember an IBM product (INFO-MVS) which was (if memory serves me) was a single (??) reel 6250 tape sent monthly by IBM. I was the one designated to load the tape into an VSAM dataset. The team was 8 (or was it 9) sysprogs and all of us

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-21 Thread Clark Morris
On 21 May 2012 13:27:19 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main Sam Knutson wrote: >My consideration is many applications in IBMLink don't seem to merit the cost >of true continuous operations. I think it is unreasonable to ask for >24/7/365(6), for all of IBMLink. As someone who has

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-21 Thread Mike Schwab
Actually, in 24 / 7 / 365, why are days listed twice? 24 hours a day, 365 days a year would cover it (ignoring leap day). 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year covers it a more sensible way (ignoring the extra day or two past 364 days). 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 weeks? What hap

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-21 Thread Knutson, Sam
My consideration is many applications in IBMLink don't seem to merit the cost of true continuous operations. I think it is unreasonable to ask for 24/7/365(6), for all of IBMLink. We need high availability for applications that enable us to effectively support our own high availab

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-21 Thread Bill Fairchild
: Monday, May 21, 2012 1:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 On 20 May 2012 20:18:55 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >24/7/265? That hurts, sounds more like my tyres. I'm the last to see my own errors. Hopefully it was obvious I meant 24/7/365 (o

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-21 Thread Clark Morris
sage- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of >Clark Morris >Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 1:10 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 > >On 20 May 2012 18:28:50 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: > &g

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-20 Thread Mark Douglas (CITEC)
24/7/265? That hurts, sounds more like my tyres. MARK DOUGLAS -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 1:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 On 20 May 2012 18

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-20 Thread Clark Morris
;> >> Of course, things look far worse if you consider weekends -- when most >> customer >> scheduled outages take place -- to be 'prime time' for IBMLink availability. >> :-\ >> >> -- >&

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-20 Thread Thomas Conley
, 98.4%, 97.5%, 97.4%: clearly trending in the wrong direction. The average up-time so far in 2012 is 98.46% ... not even two nines. Of course, things look far worse if you consider weekends -- when most customer scheduled outages take place -- to be 'prime time&

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-20 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
he wrong direction. The average up-time so far in 2012 is 98.46% ... not even two nines. Of course, things look far worse if you consider weekends -- when most customer scheduled outages take place -- to be 'prime time' for IBMLink availability. :-\ -

Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-19 Thread Edward Jaffe
you consider weekends -- when most customer scheduled outages take place -- to be 'prime time' for IBMLink availability. :-\ -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 310-338-0400 x318 edja...@phoenixsoftwar

IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-19 Thread Pinnacle
I compiled the following list of IBMLink outages in 2012, and the % availability (total hours - outage hours/total hours * 100) for calendar year 2012. February 18-19 (12-hour outage)99.0% availability March 2-3 (12-hour outage)98.4% availability May 4-7 (54-hour outage

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-03 Thread Bob Rutledge
Edward Jaffe wrote: On 5/2/2012 7:27 PM, John Gilmore wrote: IBM should explain what it expects to accomplish during this--on the face of it--absurdly long interval. Absurd indeed! When was the last time one of IBM's mainframe customers enjoyed a 54-hour maintenance/upgrade outage window? I

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-03 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
4184 If you feel in control you just aren't going fast enough. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Finnell Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7 Yeah, I&#x

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-03 Thread Ed Finnell
Yeah, I've done push/pulls on 3090's in under 48. Can't imagine what's involved. Seems like a contractual violation, maybe if their monthly stipend is similarly late they might be more motivated. In a message dated 5/3/2012 12:38:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com

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 th

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-03 Thread McKown, John
nne Matyaz > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:39 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7 > > "Makes you feel good about all that work we've been doing with IBM, > doesn't it?" > > You betcha. I think what aggravates me the most

SV: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-03 Thread Thomas Berg
n 2 maj 2012 19:53 > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Ämne: IBMLink Outage May 4-7 > > 27 April 2012 > > This is to inform you that IBMLink will have a planned outage for a > system > upgrade starting on Friday, May 4th at 9:00 PM MT through Monday, May > 7th at > 3:00 AM

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 5/2/2012 7:27 PM, John Gilmore wrote: IBM should explain what it expects to accomplish during this--on the face of it--absurdly long interval. Absurd indeed! When was the last time one of IBM's mainframe customers enjoyed a 54-hour maintenance/upgrade outage window? I have never seen anythi

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread John Gilmore
IBM should explain what it expects to accomplish during this--on the face of it--absurdly long interval. If IBMLink's deplorable availability will be very much improved after it, this outage may well be justifiable. If not, not. In general, it is time for more transparency about these issues; pr

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Clark Morris
On 2 May 2012 17:40:01 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >"Makes you feel good about all that work we've been doing with IBM, >doesn't it?" > >You betcha. I think what aggravates me the most is that can still say it's up >24x7, because 'scheduled maintenance windows' don't count. Maybe

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
"Makes you feel good about all that work we've been doing with IBM, doesn't it?" You betcha. I think what aggravates me the most is that can still say it's up 24x7, because 'scheduled maintenance windows' don't count. MA -- Fo

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Gibney, Dave
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Edward Jaffe > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:11 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7 > > On 5/2/2012 3:35 PM, Gibney, Dave wro

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 5/2/2012 3:35 PM, Gibney, Dave wrote: With the new ERP system they are moving us to, scheduled outages of this length are routine. :( but it's better than the working legacy :) Double standard. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Pinnacle
On 5/2/2012 2:34 PM, Edward Jaffe wrote: On 5/2/2012 11:24 AM, Mary Anne Matyaz wrote: Wow. That's...a lot of downtime. :( Do you know if that includes SR? No idea. The news article is very brief. (See below.) https://www.ibm.com/ibmlink/news/NewsServlet.wss?referrer=newsMain&co

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Pinnacle
On 5/2/2012 2:25 PM, Mary Anne Matyaz wrote: Wow. That's...a lot of downtime. :( Do you know if that includes SR? Thanks, MA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Pinnacle
On 5/2/2012 5:05 PM, Jerry Whitteridge wrote: I've complained to our IBM account team repeatedly that having IBMLink have down time during the weekend when we have our changes scheduled is a big exposure. I'd love to see them move out of the window most customers have their chan

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Gibney, Dave
In all the time I've been doing this, I would never have dared ask for outages of this magnitude. The worst I ever was part of was a couple 12-14 hour unexpected weekend days when we didn't have fall back ready. I think that was also the time after VM and before we did a sandbox LPAR, so we did

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Clark Morris
On 2 May 2012 14:05:30 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >I've complained to our IBM account team repeatedly that having IBMLink have >down time during the weekend when we have our changes scheduled is a big >exposure. I'd love to see them move out of the window

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
I've complained to our IBM account team repeatedly that having IBMLink have down time during the weekend when we have our changes scheduled is a big exposure. I'd love to see them move out of the window most customers have their change windows - maybe other accounts could also raise

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 5/2/2012 11:24 AM, Mary Anne Matyaz wrote: Wow. That's...a lot of downtime. :( Do you know if that includes SR? No idea. The news article is very brief. (See below.) https://www.ibm.com/ibmlink/news/NewsServlet.wss?referrer=newsMain&command=Get&news_item_id=5446&lc=en&a

Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
Wow. That's...a lot of downtime. :( Do you know if that includes SR? Thanks, MA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

IBMLink Outage May 4-7

2012-05-02 Thread Edward Jaffe
27 April 2012 This is to inform you that IBMLink will have a planned outage for a system upgrade starting on Friday, May 4th at 9:00 PM MT through Monday, May 7th at 3:00 AM MT. During this time IBMLink will be down. Thank you for your patience and understanding. -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix

Re: IBMLink FEEDBACK loop.

2012-01-17 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:48:43 -0600, Mary Anne Matyaz wrote: >Gil, did you try going in to 'View ETR Record' and putting in the pmr number >and branch? > >https://www-304.ibm.com/ibmlink/etr/etrViewSubmit.wss > >I did, and I am not authorized to view that record,

Re: IBMLink FEEDBACK loop.

2012-01-17 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
Gil, did you try going in to 'View ETR Record' and putting in the pmr number and branch? https://www-304.ibm.com/ibmlink/etr/etrViewSubmit.wss I did, and I am not authorized to view that record, but it *is* t

IBMLink FEEDBACK loop.

2012-01-16 Thread Paul Gilmartin
: Hello, Feedback, I have received the following email notification: This mail is from a Service Machine, please do not reply. If you have any questions or need further assistance regarding this IBMLink notification, please go to: https://www-304.ibm.com/ibmlink?lc=en&cc=US

Re: IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Mike Schwab
Not necessarily. A communication line between you site and the target site could be down and IP has not figured out a re-route yet. On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 10:14 AM, Glen Gasior wrote: > * > I am getting a 505 for IBMLINK. I have also been getting disconnected > multiple times while

Re: IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Glen Gasior
* I am getting a 505 for IBMLINK. I have also been getting disconnected multiple times while trying to order a ServerPac, although a test order CBPDO worked fine. Something bad is happening at POKL1, I imagine, and they do not seem to be informing anyone

Re: IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLINK We must not have paid our billlol For PTF research, etc... try here: http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/search/ For all other activities, Pay your Bill! -- For IBM

Re: IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Staller, Allan
We must not have paid our billlol For PTF research, etc... try here: http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/search/ For all other activities, Pay your Bill! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instru

Re: IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
We must not have paid our billlol -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Shannon Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 8:15 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLINK Works for me Jon. Bob Shannon

Re: IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Eatherly, John D
I placed an order for maintenance this morning without issues. John Eatherly -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Veilleux, Jon L Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 6:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: IBMLINK Is anyone

Re: IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Bob Shannon
Works for me Jon. Bob Shannon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.

IBMLINK

2011-11-02 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
Is anyone else having issues getting to IBMLINK? Thanks, Jon This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this e-mail immediately. Thank you. Aetna

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Skip Robinson
a.edu Date: 09/27/2011 03:11 PM Subject:Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List The expired cetificate is back. I was gone for a while. :-( Anybody else? Linda - Original Message - From: "Linda Mooney"

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Linda Mooney
The expired cetificate is back.  I was gone for a while.  :-(  Anybody else? Linda - Original Message - From: "Linda Mooney" To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:29:16 AM Subject: Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK Hi Sam,

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Linda Mooney
al Message - From: "Sam Knutson" To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:40:09 AM Subject: Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK Advice from the IBMLink feedback apparently they did correct something.   Cleared cache and cookies as instructed and ex

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Linda Mooney
Hi Mike, I usually use www.ibmlink.ibm.com support asked me to try www.ibm.com/ibmlink so I did and it didn't make any difference.  Tryed after I got home on a fresh boot, no diff.  This morning, no expired cert and I don't have to log in.  I type the URL and it takes me right in!

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Ed Gould
Skip, Sigh macs are even more security concuss and we get a similar message that is hard to ignore. Ed -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Knutson, Sam
Advice from the IBMLink feedback apparently they did correct something. Cleared cache and cookies as instructed and exited the browser (IE) completely and a valid non-expired certificate is now being served. https://www.ibm.com/ibmlink Best Regards, Sam Knutson -NARAYANAN, SREENATH A

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Ward, Mike S
What URL are you using? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Mooney Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 3:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK Hi Mike, And they&#x

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Chase, John
rity Certificate error message at IBMLINK > > Yipes! let me try this again.  I don't know what happened. > > > > > Greetings! > > > > Anybody else getting the following message trying to access IBMLINK this > today?  All was well > yesterday, but t

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Knutson, Sam
I also opened a Feedback PMR# 40016,499,000 in IBMLink. I would encourage everyone who is seeing this to put in a Feedback using IBMLink Feedback or SR till this is resolved. This is basic certificate management off the rails. An SSL certificate expired for 3 days is still being served to

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Shane
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:27:48 -0300 Clark Morris wrote: > Amazing how unreliable IBMLINK, the support function for the 24/7 > mainframe seems to be. Is it hosted on z? Should it be hosted on z? Unfortunately the platform, even a good one, isn't going to resolve inherent frailties

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-27 Thread Linda Mooney
row. Thanks, Linda - Original Message - From: "Skip Robinson" To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 8:47:06 PM Subject: Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK This bump in the road has not impeded my business, merely added an extra

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Skip Robinson
gram Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Clark Morris To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 09/26/2011 05:28 PM Subject:Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List On 26 Sep 2011 13:

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Clark Morris
On 26 Sep 2011 13:56:27 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Thanks Skip, I appreciate it.  The just closed my SR for the third time and >I'm getting plenty steamed > Amazing how unreliable IBMLINK, the support function for the 24/7 mainframe seems to be. Is it hosted on

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Linda Mooney
rror message at IBMLINK I've been getting the message since yesterday Sunday. Everyone here is. . . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From:

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Skip Robinson
IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 09/26/2011 01:48 PM Subject:Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List Hi Mike, And they're telling me that it ain't so, that I must be doing something to cause it. They even closed my

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Linda Mooney
2:46 PM Subject: Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK The digital certificate expiring has been reported to IBM. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Linda Mooney wrote: > Yipes! let me try this again.  I don't know what happened. > > Greetings! > > Anybody e

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Mike Schwab
The digital certificate expiring has been reported to IBM. On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 3:32 PM, Linda Mooney wrote: > Yipes! let me try this again.  I don't know what happened. > > Greetings! > > Anybody else getting the following message trying to access IBMLINK this &g

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Linda Mooney
Yipes! let me try this again.  I don't know what happened.  Greetings!   Anybody else getting the following message trying to access IBMLINK this today?  All was well yesterday, but this today -   The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is   not yet

Re: Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread zMan
Am I the only one for whom this didn't unencode? On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Linda Mooney wrote: > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > CgpHcmVldGluZ3MhIAoKCgpBbnlib2R5IGVsc2UgZ2V0dGluZyB0aGUgZm9sbG93aW5nIG1lc3Nh > Z2UgdHJ5aW5nIHRvIGFjY2VzcyBJQk1MSU5L

Security Certificate error message at IBMLINK

2011-09-26 Thread Linda Mooney
��z{S���}�ĝ��xjǺ�*'���O*^��m��Z�w!j�

Re: IBMLINK Planned Outage Today

2011-05-21 Thread Clark Morris
On 20 May 2011 12:50:01 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Fixpack #2 - Outage Communication >9 May 2011 > >This is to inform you that IBMLink will have a planned outage starting >on Friday, May 20th at 8:00 PM Eastern Time through Saturday, May 21th >at 8:00 AM

Re: IBMLINK Planned Outage Today

2011-05-20 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 5/20/2011 3:57 PM, Gibney, Dave wrote: Nice, and I have a total machine room power-outage and chiller improvement starting tonight at 00:00 Pacific :) You couldn't have timed it better. It's almost as if you deliberately planned it that way... -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software Internatio

Re: IBMLINK Planned Outage Today

2011-05-20 Thread Gibney, Dave
Behalf Of Ken Porowski > Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 12:48 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: IBMLINK Planned Outage Today > > Fixpack #2 - Outage Communication > 9 May 2011 > > This is to inform you that IBMLink will have a planned outage starting > on Friday, May

Re: IBMLINK Planned Outage Today

2011-05-20 Thread Scott Rowe
frame. > > Some gratuitous advice for the IBMLINK zoo keepers: a 'friendly page' > reminding clueless users like me would be a far more professional way to > manage a planned outage than what we actually got. handed. > > > . > . > JO.Skip Robinson > SCE Infrastruct

Re: IBMLINK Planned Outage Today

2011-05-20 Thread Skip Robinson
Nice catch. I glanced at this notice a while back but failed to zero in on the weekday time frame. Some gratuitous advice for the IBMLINK zoo keepers: a 'friendly page' reminding clueless users like me would be a far more professional way to manage a planned outage than what we ac

IBMLINK Planned Outage Today

2011-05-20 Thread Ken Porowski
Fixpack #2 - Outage Communication 9 May 2011 This is to inform you that IBMLink will have a planned outage starting on Friday, May 20th at 8:00 PM Eastern Time through Saturday, May 21th at 8:00 AM Eastern Time This planned outage will occur because of the installation of our Janyary fixpack

Re: IBMLink just shot craps again

2011-05-20 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Skip Robinson > > Like many others, I could not reach IBMLINK today. IE 8 failed altogether. > Firefox got to the sign-in page but then failed afterward. > > It's magically back now. Th

Re: IBMLink just shot craps again

2011-05-20 Thread Skip Robinson
Like many others, I could not reach IBMLINK today. IE 8 failed altogether. Firefox got to the sign-in page but then failed afterward. It's magically back now. This was never a user 'issue'. . . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Pad

Re: IBMLink just shot craps again

2011-05-20 Thread Barkow, Eileen
M To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLink just shot craps again Curious. I normally access it from IE. Can't get to it just now with IE, but I can with firefox. :( MA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acces

Re: IBMLink just shot craps again

2011-05-20 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
Curious. I normally access it from IE. Can't get to it just now with IE, but I can with firefox. :( MA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET I

Re: IBMLink just shot craps again

2011-05-20 Thread Scott Rowe
Yup, same here in Akron. On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Chase, John wrote: > Unable to reconnect from Chicagoland USA, although I was signed in > earlier today. > > > >-jc- > > > > > -- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

IBMLink just shot craps again

2011-05-20 Thread Chase, John
Unable to reconnect from Chicagoland USA, although I was signed in earlier today. -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAI

Re: IBMLINK Down?

2011-02-04 Thread Mark Jacobs
Looks like its back up. On 02/04/11 09:14, Staller, Allan wrote: Don't have access to IBM link, however try http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Troubleshooting for "normal" research. ETR's, etc. of course will require IBMLINK. Getting an 500 Internal Server Er

Re: IBMLINK Down?

2011-02-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Don't have access to IBM link, however try http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Troubleshooting for "normal" research. ETR's, etc. of course will require IBMLINK. Getting an 500 Internal Server Error this morning. Is anyone else ge

Re: IBMLINK Down?

2011-02-04 Thread Stan Weyman
Behalf Of Veilleux, Jon L Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 8:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLINK Down? Here in CT also -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 8:16 AM To

Re: IBMLINK Down?

2011-02-04 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
Here in CT also -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 8:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLINK Down? > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion L

Re: IBMLINK Down?

2011-02-04 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs > > Getting an 500 Internal Server Error this morning. Is anyone else > getting the same error? Same error in Chicagoland. I'm SO-O-O surprised. :-| -jc-

IBMLINK Down?

2011-02-04 Thread Mark Jacobs
Getting an 500 Internal Server Error this morning. Is anyone else getting the same error? -- Mark Jacobs Time Customer Service Tampa, FL Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: IBMLink f*ed up again??

2011-02-01 Thread Stan Weyman
ation lives It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: IBMLink f*ed up

Re: IBMLink Update ... SR replacing ETR

2011-02-01 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
I notice that the titles of the ETRs have not been converted. That's quite a pain. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 2:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBMLink U

Re: IBMLink Update ... SR replacing ETR

2011-02-01 Thread Edward Jaffe
On 1/31/2011 10:56 AM, David Magee wrote: I noticed the slightly new format on the web page I get to with my old bookmark for IBMLink ... its now called ServiceLink and the web page has the ETR application moved to the bottom with a sunset date. In its old position we now see the Service Request

  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   >