Re: DFSMS/RMM Tape Copy/Stack

2007-03-09 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:32:45 -0500, Robert Fake wrote: I have a customer who is interested in copying several thousand tapes to new tapes. They are an RMM TMS. Does DFSMS/RMM have a tape copy/stack capability? Any other thoughts? Client doesn't want to purchase any other software. RMM has no

Re: DFSMS/RMM Tape Copy/Stack

2007-03-09 Thread Z1
Take a look at Tape/Copy from OpenTech Systems it is very easy to use and keeps your tape metadata intact. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Radoslaw Skorupka Sent: 09 March 2007 08:02 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DFSMS/RMM

Dynamic CALL from COBOL to C and global variables

2007-03-09 Thread Michael Knigge
All, I encountered some strange things while porting a C-Module to z/OS that needs to be called dynamically from a COBOL Program. The C-Prog is made fetchable by coding #pragma linkage(MYPROG,fetchable) in the prog. Now, when the C-Prog is CALLED, the passed parameters are received correctly

Re: ISAM and/or self-modifying channel programs

2007-03-09 Thread Dave Cartwright
On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:32:31 EST, IBM Mainframe Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is ISAM still used anywhere under MVS/ESA/OS-390/z? I don't quite know if I should admit to this, but we still have seven ISAM files in use under ZOS 1.4 The application guys have been told that 1.7

1.8 Buggier than others?

2007-03-09 Thread Jousma, David
All, Is it my imagination or maybe I'm more aware because I am in the middle of a 1.8 upgrade, but it seems like the amount of noise regarding significant bugs in 1.8 keep surfacing. Mentioned recently on IBM-Main: Robert Justice - JES2 $BR4 abends requiring unscheduled IPL - OA20072 Brian

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-09 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
What ever the reason, the dependence on the web for mission critical applications like IBMLINK is insane. Any 12 year old with a little bit of knowledge can cause a crash. What will you tell your management when your system is down and you can't get on IBMLINK to research the problem? We need to

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-09 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
No, I was told NOT to mark the initial logon screen. The quote from the IBM rep was bookmark any OTHER screen and I can guarantee that it will work 90% of the time Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-09 Thread Robert Justice
On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 07:22:38 -0500, Veilleux, Jon L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, I was told NOT to mark the initial logon screen. The quote from the IBM rep was bookmark any OTHER screen and I can guarantee that it will work 90% of the time Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683

Re: D37 for PDSE in LNKLIST in SYSPLEX

2007-03-09 Thread Peter Relson
Obviously you are welcome to try anything, but please be aware that almost none of the recommendations that have been posted are things that are in any way supported and they could have unknowable effects on your system. There is no approach that will let you safely delete a data set that is in

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-09 Thread Jousma, David
Jon, While what you say here sounds good. I beg to differ. IBM-LINK is important, we cannot be productive in our jobs for long if it is not available. However, let's not forget the old days where we use the good 'ole telephone. Heck, I'm only in my low forties, and have not forgotten. That

web IBMLINK broken again-meanwhile 3270 access working fine and happy

2007-03-09 Thread Robert Justice
web IBMLINK broken again (or is that STILL broken) - meanwhile 3270 access to ibmlink land working fine and happy Which one should IBM be getting rid of? How about the one that's broken all the time? -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: FBA rant

2007-03-09 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 3/9/2007 12:19:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BB in BBCCHH may have been planned for a number of related products ... besides the 2321. i have some vague recollection of discussions related to 1360/pdss which may have also motivated the

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-09 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
I'm not saying to back to the phone. Heaven forbid! My issue is that we will be forced back to the phone when we cannot get to the web when we have a critical problem on our systems. We have a well designed process for change control, but even that cannot prevent all of our problems. No matter how

Re: FBA rant

2007-03-09 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03/07/2007 at 05:29 PM, Anne Lynn Wheeler [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: about the only thing that i remember that would use the 2byte/3mbyte/sec channel was the 2505-1 fixed head disk. That was certainly the first, but I believe that there were two others; one an array

Re: General question on licensing obsolete IBM products

2007-03-09 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03/08/2007 at 06:41 AM, Charles Mills [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: When a customer has hundreds of not recently touched business-critical programs, and no one who knows how they work, and no budget for conversion, and typical corporate tolerance for risk (i.e., near zero)

Re: General question on licensing obsolete IBM products

2007-03-09 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
Great point! Jon L. Veilleux [EMAIL PROTECTED] (860) 636-2683 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 7:06 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: General question on

Re: DITTO/Tape Copy Redux

2007-03-09 Thread Daniel McLaughlin
We do have CA's Dynam/TLMS, and I've pulled some info on Copycat. We'll see what management says. After all, sometimes you gotta buy a tool to do the job! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: ISAM and/or self-modifying channel programs

2007-03-09 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 3/8/2007 9:42:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In my book, that's not *really* a self-modifying channel program. (It's just using the same data area in more than one CCW. I know of at least one ISV product in use today that writes from a buffer

Re: FBA rant

2007-03-09 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 3/9/2007 6:55:20 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: which selected the addressed strip and wrapped it around a drum. Which gave rise to another scurrilous nickname that I heard used for the 2321: Pluck, suck, and wrap. Bill Fairchild Plainfield,

Antwort: Souce Control for z/OS

2007-03-09 Thread Albert Klimek
A low cost solution for z/OS is CVS for MVS (dccmn.com/cvsmvs). You can use it from USS-side via native CVS commands or via Batch-Job from TSO. I wrote a ISPF-frontend in REXX for our needs to control the workflow-levels test, qualitycontrol, integration, production. This tool is for Mainframe

Re: DFSMS/RMM Tape Copy/Stack

2007-03-09 Thread Mike Wood
Bob, HSM and OAM and some other applications provide their own ways to copy their data to new volumes. For the remaining data, a tape copy/stacking tool is required. There are many available on the market, including one from IBM. Look at IBM Tivoli Tape Optimzer.

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY? ( SEV1 Ticket# 31168343)

2007-03-09 Thread Knutson, Sam
I have to say that I am not unhappy with the functionality of IBMLink on the web. The availability of IBMLink through the web is totally unacceptable. If it cannot be resolved IBM should not withdraw IBMLINK 3270. As with other distributed applications it seems like the experience varies. It

Re: ISAM and/or self-modifying channel programs

2007-03-09 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Surely I am not the only site in the world? What about all those US government sites supposedly still running MVS/XA, OS/360, OS2 or something? Don't tell me they are an urban myth? /snip IIRC the last revision of the ATC system was running on MVS/XA and 3350(3380?) dasd as recently as the

Re: SOLVED! Dynamic CALL from COBOL to C and global variables

2007-03-09 Thread Michael Knigge
All, compiling without RENT and linking without REUS=RENT solved the problems Bye, Michael -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Re: General question on licensing obsolete IBM products

2007-03-09 Thread David J. Chase
Re posting from: Timothy Sipples Getting media is another question. IBM may not be able to supply it, so you'll have to find it from another source. As long as you have a valid license this is apparently OK. Most IBM software doesn't have license keys, so no obstacle there. The rest of

Re: IEBCOPY question?

2007-03-09 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 17:58:20 -0800, Edward Jaffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you always CLPA? It takes longer. But, isn't always necessary. Ed, Apples and oranges. CLPA is used once a month (or less) during scheduled outages and the last time I checked CPU utilization on the CPC was pretty

Re: DITTO/Tape Copy Redux

2007-03-09 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
Daniel McLaughlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... We do have CA's Dynam/TLMS, and I've pulled some info on Copycat. We'll see what management says. After all, sometimes you gotta buy a tool to do the job! Well, then your problems are almost over: COPYCAT should

ibmlink

2007-03-09 Thread Jack Kelly
at least now when you call ibmlink, they (does sound like the call went to india) tell you it's down and customers won't be able to use it. hopefully ibm will give us a rebate on our software support costs? just so i can keep track, is this the second or third major (not including those silly

Re: 2 LPARS Sharing 3494 ATL - Why does SY1 always update TCDB ?

2007-03-09 Thread Pinnacle
Michael, This should work the way you've described. I know with RMM that each system is notified, but the tape is given the cat codes of the system where the tape is cataloged in the CDS. CA-1 should work the same way. CA-1 should notify the tape library manager that SY2, not SY1, owns the

Re: ibmlink

2007-03-09 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jack Kelly at least now when you call ibmlink, they (does sound like the call went to india) tell you it's down and customers won't be able to use it. hopefully ibm will give us a rebate on our software support

Re: 2 LPARS Sharing 3494 ATL - Why does SY1 always update TCDB ?

2007-03-09 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
Pinnacle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Michael, This should work the way you've described. I know with RMM that each system is notified, but the tape is given the cat codes of the system where the tape is cataloged in the CDS. CA-1 should work the same way.

Re: ibmlink

2007-03-09 Thread Robert Justice
latest reponse from IBM: Please be advised that we are currently undergoing scheduled maintenance on some of our Web sites. Some abnormalities are occurring due to this. ** Scheduled maintenance, oh okay, so that

Re: ibmlink

2007-03-09 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Robert Justice latest reponse from IBM: Please be advised that we are currently undergoing scheduled maintenance on some of our Web sites. Some abnormalities are occurring due to this.

Re: 1.8 Buggier than others?

2007-03-09 Thread Dave Salt
From: Jousma, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] significant bugs in 1.8 keep surfacing. Mentioned recently on IBM-Main: Robert Justice - JES2 $BR4 abends requiring unscheduled IPL - OA20072 Brian Peterson - JES2 Spool drain problem - spool data loss OA17249 These are just a couple that I kept, it seems

DFSMSHSM Starter Set

2007-03-09 Thread Lester, Bob
Hi Folks, I've got a bad case of brain lock. (Good thing it's Friday!) I'm running the STARTER member and getting the following, which causes a JCL error: 10 IGD01008I SCDFHSM SELECTED 10 IGD302I DATA SET ALLOCATION REQUEST FAILED - INCOMPATIBLE STORAGE

Re: DITTO/Tape Copy Redux

2007-03-09 Thread Gregory, Gary G
The BrightStor CA-Dynam/TLMS Tape Management Copycat Utility is designed to address exactly what you want. Here's the site that gives you an overall product description for Copycat r11.5: http://www3.ca.com/solutions/Overview.aspx?ID=1060 Regards, Gary Garland Gregory, MS CA Storage Management

ibmlink seems to be back bt for how long

2007-03-09 Thread Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly LA Systems @ US Courts x 202-502-2390 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: ibmlink seems to be back bt for how long

2007-03-09 Thread Chase, John
OK, let's all try to log on and see how fast we can crash it again. -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the

Re: ibmlink seems to be back bt for how long

2007-03-09 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- OK, let's all try to log on and see how fast we can crash it again. Well, I got to the Sign in page, but I was there yesterday -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: ibmlink seems to be back bt for how long

2007-03-09 Thread Dean Montevago
Still can't get in. This is very frustrating. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 10:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ibmlink seems to be back bt for how long -Original

Re: 2 LPARS Sharing 3494 ATL - Why does SY1 always update TCDB ?

2007-03-09 Thread Pinnacle
I thinks it works slightly different: supposing both systems are fully separated, the insertion of the tape is presented to both systems and both CA-1's will check their TMC for the tape. If present they will accept the tape and have the TCDB and LM updates. I suspect the test-tapes are also

Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history

2007-03-09 Thread Mark H. Young
On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 17:33:04 -0500, Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SVS was MVT with Virtual Storage (a 16Meg Machine). VS1 was similarly MFT with VS. Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT Atid/2http://patriot.net/~shmuel Seymour, was SVS and/or VS1

Re: DFSMSHSM Starter Set

2007-03-09 Thread Greg Shirey
Bob, What's the applicable STORGRP assignment look like in your ACS routine? Are you doing something like: WHEN (STORCLAS = 'SCDFHSM') SET STORGRP EQ 'SGDFHSM' or something else? Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Company -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf

Re: DFSMSHSM Starter Set

2007-03-09 Thread Lester, Bob
Hi Greg, Looks like: WHEN(STORCLAS = 'SCDFHSM') DO SET STORGRP = 'SGDFHSM' EXIT END Thanks! *BobL* -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Shirey

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-09 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
OK, Sorry Jon and Robert. I read between the lines of your first post (Jon) backwards apparently. I took your post to read something like if I bookmark a different screen it will work most of the time. I didn't see anything specifically about bookmarking (or not) the logon screen. I've been

DFSMSHSM Starter Set

2007-03-09 Thread Lester, Bob
Hi Greg, I also added a WRITE to the SG ACS when SGDFHSM is selected. Looks like it's not being selected as I don't see the message. Thanks! *BobL* -- This e-mail transmission may contain information that is

Re: ibmlink seems to be back bt for how long

2007-03-09 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Must be sporadic, as I just logged in and updated an ETR. Initial logon screen was slow compared to normal, but it went through. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Montevago Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:21 AM To:

Re: IBMLINK DOWN ALL DAY?

2007-03-09 Thread Greg Shirey
Bruce Black posted this a while back: The IBMLINK news from 8/28 says *Do NOT bookmark the Sign In page* This article provides recommendations on how to access IBMLink pages, whether invoking a bookmark you previously created, clicking on a link in a note or document, or entering a URL

Re: ibmlink seems to be back bt for how long

2007-03-09 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R. Must be sporadic, as I just logged in and updated an ETR. Initial logon screen was slow compared to normal, but it went through. My attempt has been clocking on the logon screen for about 20

Re: 2 LPARS Sharing 3494 ATL - Why does SY1 always update TCDB ?

2007-03-09 Thread Jack Kelly
I'm probably going back too far (2-3 yrs) but the d/t 3494 would present the insert to whichever system answered up first not all systems. From what has been said, it appears that's changed? Jack Kelly LA Systems @ US Courts x 202-502-2390 Pinnacle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe

Re: ISAM and/or self-modifying channel programs

2007-03-09 Thread Chris Langford
Wouldn't a regular IPL sequence qualify as a self-modifying channel program? Typically: Read more CCWs from the IPL device then TIC to those CCWs (IBM Mainframe Discussion List) wrote: In a message dated 3/8/2007 9:42:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In

Re: Souce Control for z/OS

2007-03-09 Thread Mark H. Young
Has anyone mentioned WebMethods yet? That's what we use here at the Fairfax County Gov't in Virginia. TTFN, Mark H. Young -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: IEBCOPY question?

2007-03-09 Thread Ted MacNEIL
OTOH, IEBCOPY gets executed thousands a times a day. Including prime shift / hours where CPU utilization is at or near 100% across all our CPCs. Not at our shop. And, not all IEBCOPY's are load libraries. - Too busy driving to stop for gas!

Re: Is IEF686I DDNAME REFERRED TO ON DDNAME KEYWORD ... new?

2007-03-09 Thread Charles Mills
Shmuel! Where ya been? Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 4:08 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Is IEF686I DDNAME REFERRED TO ON DDNAME KEYWORD ... new? In

Re: ISAM and/or self-modifying channel programs

2007-03-09 Thread (IBM Mainframe Discussion List)
In a message dated 3/9/2007 10:04:26 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wouldn't a regular IPL sequence qualify as a self-modifying channel program? Typically: Read more CCWs from the IPL device then TIC to those CCWs Absolutely. I forgot about that one. I didn't

Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history

2007-03-09 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
Mark H. Young wrote: Seymour, was SVS and/or VS1 what you ran on a 360 or 370 processor with a DAT box? Or did MVT or MFT run native on those systems with a DAT box? SVS prototype started out as adding virtual tables and CCWTRANS (from cp67) cut into the side of MVT ... with otherwise

Re: ibmlink

2007-03-09 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Sure; soon as the government starts paying interest on tax refunds. It does in Canada! - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

SDSF Summary command

2007-03-09 Thread Howard Brazee
I thought the SDSF summary command was probably a Rexx program, but I don't see it in my site's *.REXX.APPL.LIB. Where does this command exist? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Can you ID this mainframe?

2007-03-09 Thread Gary Green
I came across this little ditty and chuckled a bit while racking my brain trying to think of what type of mainframe the article refers to. I can't think of one, can you? http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/5145?source=NLT_SHARKnlid=6

zDASD experience

2007-03-09 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
Hi We have jus finished the installation of zDASD (from BusTech) , to change our old Fujitsu disk system to an IBM DS4300 Total Storage connected over zDASD to ESCON. Till now very positive experience. -- For

Re: Can you ID this mainframe?

2007-03-09 Thread Doc Farmer
I don't know if I can ID the mainframe but I'm betting the CE for that site was a special brand of stupid if he let a tape drive sit bad for four [insert favourite expletive here] years. I wonder why the BOFH was allowed to remain employed, though. Unless the company was required to hire the

Re: Can you ID this mainframe?

2007-03-09 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gary Green I came across this little ditty and chuckled a bit while racking my brain trying to think of what type of mainframe the article refers to. I can't think of one, can you?

Re: Can you ID this mainframe?

2007-03-09 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doc Farmer Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 11:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Can you ID this mainframe? I don't know if I can ID the mainframe but I'm betting the CE for

Re: SDSF Summary command

2007-03-09 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 10:08:17 -0700, Howard Brazee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought the SDSF summary command was probably a Rexx program, but I don't see it in my site's *.REXX.APPL.LIB. Where does this command exist? It is a REXX program, but that sounds like a local library - so unless

Re: Can you ID this mainframe?

2007-03-09 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Similar situation at a former, nameless site. Director had dictated no fixed disk drives, and no tapes, and BTW, no need to back up the load modules - if we need to get them back, we can recompile them. Head crash on the backup disk drive, operator panics and places good disk on crashed drive.

Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history

2007-03-09 Thread Rick Fochtman
--snip-- In a message dated 3/8/2007 2:05:22 P.M. Central Standard Time, _patrick.okeefe @ WAMU.NET_ (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: I remember 3 different BPSloaders - 3-card, 7-card, and 12-card versions. There very well could have

Tivoli Optimizer Inclusions/Exclusions Rules?

2007-03-09 Thread Carol Srna
Hi All. I EXCluded a volser from an Optimizer Copy request. The volser was INCluded because its LOCATION is in the INClusion filter list. Does anyone know how I can exclude this voler? TIA Message from output: ReqNo(00068),Attempting to resolve VOLSER chain for VOLUME(911456)

Re: ibmlink

2007-03-09 Thread Rick Fochtman
-snip -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jack Kelly at least now when you call ibmlink, they (does sound like the call went to india) tell you it's down and customers won't be able to use it. hopefully

Re: SDSF Summary command

2007-03-09 Thread Howard Brazee
On 9 Mar 2007 09:52:48 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Zelden) wrote: IBM distributes it in hlq.SISFEXEC as member ISFESUM which has an alias of SUMMARY. Thanks, ISF.SISFEXEC(ISFESUM) is in our ISRDDN path. How does the alias work?

Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history

2007-03-09 Thread Rick Fochtman
-snip-- Seymour, was SVS and/or VS1 what you ran on a 360 or 370 processor with a DAT box? Or did MVT or MFT run native on those systems with a DAT box? unsnip MVT and MFT never knew anything about DAT boxen. IIRC,

Re: Can you ID this mainframe?

2007-03-09 Thread Van Dalsen, Herbie
Well, back in 1999 I was given the task to phase out the usage of reel tapes on what I think was a Motorola 220? Believe it or not, this machine is probably still running. The coil still needs to be wound manually by a Siemens engineer who last time I heard wanted a lot of money to get on the

Tivoli Optimizer Inclusions/Exclusions Rules?

2007-03-09 Thread Carol Srna
I had a typo in the Exclusion list. Corrected typo, and the volser was excluded. ~~Carol -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Re: Download z/OS software protocols (was SMP/E packaging for RECEIVE ORDER?)

2007-03-09 Thread Kurt Quackenbush
IBM's Pacific-basin customers outside the US and Japan cannot get an 'entire newly-ordered product' in this way. (Here I am conjecturing more than I really know: My client in New Zealand cannot; and Shane in Australia cannot.) Why? Because of deficiencies in IBM's ordering and licensing

Accessing CLIST variables in a batch job

2007-03-09 Thread George Dranes
I have a bit of a weird situation in which I'm running a clist in a step of a batch job. In this clist I'm reading an input file containing variables that I would like to use in the following steps of the same job. For example as datasetnames, PARM options etc. I hope I'm making sense. Is

Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history

2007-03-09 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
Rick Fochtman wrote: MVT and MFT never knew anything about DAT boxen. IIRC, the only 360 with a DAT box was the 67, mainly for running CP67/CMS, the predecessor to VM. The early 370 machines, 155 and 165 had no DAT box but they could be upgraded to 155-II and 165-II by adding a DAT box, along

Re: SDSF Summary command

2007-03-09 Thread Dave Kopischke
On Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:17:44 -0700, Howard Brazee wrote: Ahh, ISF.SISFEXEC(SUMMARY) exists as well. I don't find this command in my SDSF manual. What does it do ??? Is it documented somewhere ??? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: SDSF Summary command

2007-03-09 Thread Greg Shirey
Browsing ISF.SISFEXEC(SUMMARY) reveals: /* FUNCTION: Issue ISPF/PDF FIND ALL commands for selected */ /* strings, such as step condition codes. */ /* */ /* OPERATION: This is a sample macro

Re: Accessing CLIST variables in a batch job

2007-03-09 Thread Steve Comstock
George Dranes wrote: I have a bit of a weird situation in which I'm running a clist in a step of a batch job. In this clist I'm reading an input file containing variables that I would like to use in the following steps of the same job. For example as datasetnames, PARM options etc. I hope I'm

Re: Accessing CLIST variables in a batch job

2007-03-09 Thread Tim Hare
I have a bit of a weird situation in which I'm running a clist in a step of a batch job. In this clist I'm reading an input file containing variables that I would like to use in the following steps of the same job. For example as datasetnames, PARM options etc. I hope I'm making sense.

IBM Link

2007-03-09 Thread Alan C. Field
How many have complained here and not followed up with a call to IBM? How many have called 1-800-543-3912 and tried to get a resolution? First they insisted that I use www.ibm.com/ibmlink but I finally convinced them that didn't work either. So they tried it and have now opened a Sev 1. (15:14

www.mainserver.state.mn.us access

2007-03-09 Thread Jack Kelly
i keep running into goggle hits that reference www.mainserver.state.mn.us but it doesn't seem to be a site that's easily accessed? i went to their site which is the state of MN and never found the 'intertech s/390' site. does anyone know if it's available as a source? Jack Kelly LA Systems

Re: Accessing CLIST variables in a batch job

2007-03-09 Thread Scott Barry
I solve this type of data passing requirement by generating JCL SET statements (in job #1, stored in a PDS member) and using those SET (they are symbolics without using a PROC) definitions to substitute PARM= and JCL DD statement parameters. The subsequent job would use a JCLLIB and JCL

Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history

2007-03-09 Thread Bob Halpern
Tss was implemented at Computer Scieces Corp -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne Lynn Wheeler Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 11:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history Rick

Re: IBM S/360 series operating systems history

2007-03-09 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
Bob Halpern wrote: Tss was implemented at Computer Scieces Corp ref: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007f.html#7 IBM S/360 series operating systems history at one time there was this joke about there possibly being 1200 people in mohansic working on tss/360 and total of 12 people at the

Re: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA

2007-03-09 Thread Ron Hawkins
Howard, How about keeping our business inside our country - which also contains sizeable numbers of people who are a threat? Well, just to be fair, how about taking any other country's business out of your country. The model that I come across for many outsourcing companies is that having

AFP font basic question

2007-03-09 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Hi. I have what is probably a basic question regarding AFP fonts. I have dug through the manuals I can find and can't seem to get a good answer to this. In looking at my PSF JCL member for starting a couple virtual printers, I see in the PRINTDEV statement, CHARS=(GT18,GT12). I have figured

Re: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA

2007-03-09 Thread Ted MacNEIL
The model that I come across for many outsourcing companies is that having many customers sharing the same site and infrastructure leads to a lower cost that can be passed on to the customer. Until (when/if) the service providers start cutting costs by getting rid of the (expensive) SME's and

Re: Moving data between Sysplex's

2007-03-09 Thread Ron Hawkins
Gerard, Wouldn't the easiest way be to use Shadowimage, Flashcopy, or Timefinder depending on which storage vendor you are using? Ron -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ceruti, Gerard G Sent: Thursday, 8 March 2007 9:33 PM

UNIT NOT JES3 Dataset attributes change upon open

2007-03-09 Thread Steve Rawlins
What does UNIT NOT JES3 say about dataset allocation and formatting? I am trying to understand why a started-task seems to change the attributes of a dataset when it opens. The dataset is allocated: SPACE=(CYL,(3,1),RLSE),

Re: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA

2007-03-09 Thread Ron Hawkins
Ted, Canada, right? Must be something peculiar going on in your part of the Commonwealth. I have seen companies from outsourced in Australia and Asia that have been happily running that way for 10 years or more. This includes Banks, Finance companies, retail stores, Telcos and Manufacturers. I

Re: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA

2007-03-09 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Canada, right? Must be something peculiar going on in your part of the Commonwealth. Actually, while I'm a Canadian, the company is head-officed in the States. I can't go into too much detail, but our service provider is in the southern states and they are dumbed-down. Plus, we outsourced

Re: AFP font basic question

2007-03-09 Thread Doug Fuerst
B is for bold, I for Italic, T for standard. the number is the points, and the first character indicates the font type. this is in the Font reference guide, I believe. There are also different pel sizes, for print quality. Doug At 06:05 PM 3/9/2007, you wrote: Hi. I have what is probably

MVS NFS Holding Exclusive Enqueue

2007-03-09 Thread Ed Rabara
Has anyone run across a situation where the MVS NFS Server retains its exclusive enqueue against an MVS data set (not a HFS file) created by one of its clients even after the client no longer use the file? NFS clients run on AIX. Because MVS NFS Server holds an exclusive enqueue, MVS batch jobs

Re: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA

2007-03-09 Thread Ed Gould
On Mar 9, 2007, at 5:23 PM, Ron Hawkins wrote: Ted, Canada, right? Must be something peculiar going on in your part of the Commonwealth. I have seen companies from outsourced in Australia and Asia that have been happily running that way for 10 years or more. This includes Banks, Finance

Re: AFP font basic question

2007-03-09 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 3/9/2007 6:24:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the number is the points, and the first character indicates the font type. this is On the old fonts the number is the pitch(or characters per inch). Think part of the PSF post-install is to

BB

2007-03-09 Thread glen herrmannsfeldt
Anne Lynn Wheeler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: part of the reason that i don't really know the definitive answer to your question is that BB in BBCCHH may have been planned for a number of related products ... besides the 2321. i have some vague recollection of discussions related to 1360/pdss

Re: 1.8 Buggier than others?

2007-03-09 Thread Brian Westerman
I agree, I've reported six bugs over the past 3 weeks, on 1.7 I only reported 3 bugs total. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Re: Souce Control for z/OS

2007-03-09 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Steve, There is a very smart system called Proteus available from Fundi Software in Australia site:http://www.fundi.com.au/pr_proteus.html dont work for them, but I like to promote Aussie software. :-) Regards Bruce Hewson

Re: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA

2007-03-09 Thread Ron Hawkins
Ed, I'm talking companies that measure their profits in USD$ with 9 zeroes. I'm talking 100s of Terrabytes. I'm talking Disaster Recovery of 1000s of km. There are some itsy bitsy accounts mixed in with the larger ones, but the shared resources, premises and infrastructure improves the costs of