Re: mainframe = superserver

2007-06-08 Thread Shane
jacked up the fee (four-fold if I remember). Basically lost the case, and got $1 in damages I think. I though it had sent Bristol to the wall, but I see on the home page that HP brought them out earlier this year. Shane

Re: PR/SM -- WLM Capping

2007-06-13 Thread Shane
tell them that... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: SMP/E, IEBUPDTE, and SuperC (was: CA-1 install - user exits?)

2007-06-14 Thread Shane
IEAEYEBALL. IBM included - would have gotten nailed by LE a couple of releases back if I hadn't checked. For the rest of the post, agree wholeheartedly. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: DB2 Data Bases and Central Storage

2007-06-15 Thread Shane
to the business, do it. From my point of view, this functionality seems to be demanded by (and benefit to) the big end of town. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: How to monitor CPU peaks from an exec?

2007-06-15 Thread Shane
had a play with the (RMF) CIM data yet ???. When I first looked at it I didn't have access to a system at the appropriate level. Still on my gotta try this one day list. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: PR/SM -- WLM Capping

2007-06-15 Thread Shane
. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: Multiple TSO logons

2007-06-16 Thread Shane
should be smart enough to know it has nothing at all to do with running SUB=MSTR. ISV are *always* up to no good ... :0) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: Migration from z/800-0B1 to z9BC-703

2007-06-19 Thread Shane
the extra processors (in the LPAR) ???. Shane ... :confused: -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http

Re: Migration from z/800-0B1 to z9BC-703

2007-06-19 Thread Shane
On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 08:10 +1000, Shane wrote: That 703 reference makes no sense at all to me. Aahhh - o.k., now I get it. Amazing the clarity that first dose of caffeine of the morning engenders. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Migration from z/800-0B1 to z9BC-703

2007-06-20 Thread Shane
you are being impacted by short engines. Doesn't help if you hit the roof on the new engines, but I'd think that unlikely. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Off Topic But Concept should be Known To All

2007-06-21 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 07:18 -0500, Staller, Allan wrote: LOL, To carry this argument to it's logical conclusion, each application would have it's own OS M - must be that time of year again for a(nother) microkernel vs. monolithic flame-fest. Shane

Re: Interpretation of the D LLA,STATISTICS

2007-06-23 Thread Shane
? ... but you're not prepared to do a refresh yourself to find this out. ? Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: Operating systems are old and busted

2007-06-23 Thread Shane
into the minix3 site - what goes around comes around. Kernel is around 4000 lines - IP and X included. Will have to give it a go, just for the experience. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: Testing System Programmer Capabilities

2007-06-26 Thread Shane
. Tsk, tsk Bruce - you don't have a minimal proc to enable a panic logon ???. Shame on you ... ;0) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message

Hardware withdrawal: z/890

2007-06-26 Thread Shane
Just got the isource notification. IBM is really churning stuff these days it seems. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

Re: IBM obsoleting mainframe hardware

2007-06-28 Thread Shane
don't like having to junk their investments every couple of years. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: IBM withdraws Z890 ?!?!?!

2007-06-29 Thread Shane
be getting too pedantic :-) /snip Yep generally agree, but you'd have to say that Walt is sailing pretty darn close with that ... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: SHARE meeting

2007-07-04 Thread Shane
, and I didn't know a soul by face. Mind you, I got to meet a few people I *really* didn't know ;-) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message

Re: PL/I will rule the world . . . not

2007-07-04 Thread Shane
become somewhat enamoured of perl of late. Must get a copy onto big iron one day so I can have a play. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Re: PL/I will rule the world . . . not

2007-07-05 Thread Shane
to be a customer. I do work for some of IBMs customers, but I ain't actually an employee of one. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM

Re: SHARE meeting

2007-07-05 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 07:54 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: You probably can't see it in the picture, but I have a pony tail which makes me pretty easy to pick out. Glad you weren't standing next to Barry when I was looking for people I (sorta) knew ... ;-) Shane

Re: IBM to Break Petaflops Barrier with Blue Gene/P

2007-07-06 Thread Shane
support) maybe it could run IBMs new (no so) super secret emulator and support a decent operating system. If not, maybe IBM could drop along to one of Jays sessions at Share about ... er, um, ... A - then again, maybe not. Shane

Re: Group Capacity

2007-07-06 Thread Shane
III will report on it, which to me says same sysplex. Haven't had the opportunity to look for myself yet though ... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Group Capacity

2007-07-06 Thread Shane
(in the group) suffers. What are you looking for - an ability to hard cap particular LPAR(s) (as a member of a capacity group) ???. Sounds reasonable to me - why don't you raise a requirement ???. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: SAS Affordability

2007-07-10 Thread Shane
to their senses with pricing model. Maybe even they recognise the goose has been all but strangled. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Re: A mod 27 is small was Re: 3390 Model 27

2007-07-12 Thread Shane
but dream ... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: Track size and maximum single volume data set size

2007-07-17 Thread Shane
) USS, er *nix-ish filesystems (initially). Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu

Re: SMP/E question - how to find dsname ?

2007-07-17 Thread Shane
On Tue, 2007-07-17 at 16:37 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: Does anyone here besides me perceive an aching need for a Rexx-friendly flavor of the SMP/E API? Maybe it was looked at and tossed in the too hard basket. Using that particular API is seriously ugly. Shane

Re: zIIP and zAAP Reporting - projection and otherwise

2006-12-08 Thread Shane
On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 09:10 +1000, I wrote: ... if I take the RMF data from such a system and run it through z/OS 1.7 RMF, I start to see some (potentially) useful zIIP eligible numbers. And I should know better than to post from home without checking. Ignore the above. Shane

Re: WAS on zAAP versus pSeries

2006-12-08 Thread Shane
a good one for Walt and his people ... or a decent sized customer ... Maybe a bank ;o) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

Re: OA14409 / OA14318 / MCCAFCTH

2006-12-08 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 11:37 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: I am starting to get dizzy from all the times I've added/changed/removed MCCAFCTH since 64-bit came along in OS/390 2.10. :-) Oh I don't know - I reckon CPENABLE still gets my Groundhog Day nomination. Shane

Re: Sysplex without GRS on a LPAR

2006-12-08 Thread Shane
(discernable) damage to the 'plex either. Observation only, not advice. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives

Re: IBM sues maker of Intel-based Mainframe clones

2006-12-09 Thread Shane
intrigues me is - what happens when the dongles expire ???. Yearly license and all. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: If you need to delete a UCB

2006-12-13 Thread Shane
Anyone else detect a smidgen if annoyance in Barbs post ???. A customer being pissed off with the apathy of Catalog support. How unusual ... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: LPAR with GRSRNL=EXCLUDE can be added to a normal GRSplex? Please help!!!

2006-12-13 Thread Shane
is asking for too much. There is any alternate suggestion for this approach? Don't. A wait state is the most likely (and best) outcome. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: Confused About Channel Path Reconfiguration from HMC

2006-12-15 Thread Shane
vary CHPIDs offline from the hardware if it is possible to do so from the operating system. Even the Engineers are paranoid about this - rightly so IMHO. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: Plurals and language confusion

2006-12-19 Thread Shane
a similar response, but discarded it. My immediate response to Johns Mc's post was go the judge !!!. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Re: SMF Type 19 and IPL Hang

2006-12-21 Thread Shane
exposures I guess - especially on big volumes. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu

Re: SMF Type 19 and IPL Hang

2006-12-24 Thread Shane
is dumped. This is (primarily) what I was referring to in my earlier post. Bigger volumes exacerbate this exposure. Can be accommodated but takes some planning. Mumble .. grumble .. mutter ... I'm starting to sound like Shane ... grumble ... mutter ... ;-) And a merry Christmas to you too

Re: SMF Type 19 and IPL Hang

2006-12-25 Thread Shane
Christmas to OZ! Ready to do a little more water skiing, my dear? Must be rough. ;-) Not bloody likely !!! I wouldn't wear one of those stupid hats in a fit ... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Heads-Up: OA19281 PSA Overlay for z/OS 1.8, and bad HOLDDATA for Everyone

2006-12-25 Thread Shane
On Mon, 2006-12-25 at 16:54 -0600, Brian Peterson wrote: when I tried to download service using RECEIVE ORDER. Job ended RC=8, due to syntax error in the HOLDDATA file. I thought, Huh?. Cute, very cute. Look at the time on Brians post !!!. Man, I hope they are paying you plenty. Shane

Re: GRS alternatives

2006-12-29 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2006-12-28 at 23:33 -0800, Gibney, Dave wrote: ... or you broke it on some occasion or other :) Or both vbg and maybe on purpose mbG) Nope - anyone smart enough to break it, wouldn't have been so stoopid as to do it deliberately. Then again ...

Re: How to write a full-screen Rexx debugger?

2006-12-30 Thread Shane
And here I was thinking Dave may be going to drop some pearl of wisdom - say the critical half dozen or so lines of code that constitute a bedugger ... ;o) BTW, in all fairness to Binyamin, I think you should the get attribution correct. Shane

Re: ISGAMF00 problem

2007-01-05 Thread Shane
favorite flame mechanism. I'd suggest a RCF. I was in the process of testing for Radoslaw when this post came in. Given your admission above, why does it even need a bloody RCF ???. Sorry mate, not acceptable. Shane

Re: CPU Contention

2007-01-06 Thread Shane
Contention ? Ideally speaking if CPU Usage is not 100% then there should not be CPU Contention. Like Rick, I too am interested in which report (and data) you are basing this on. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Just another example of mainframe costs.

2007-01-08 Thread Shane
the best. No contest. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: Correct RACF groups for ZFS userid

2007-01-11 Thread Shane
(DFS). Pretty quick and seamless cutover in the sandpit - the real world will convert in time now 1.7 is fully deployed. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Is anyone still running..........................

2007-01-11 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 14:41 -0600, Dave Kopischke wrote: I thought the highest you can go on z/OS is 1.4 on a non-64-bit machine ??? 1.5. I have it on an MP3K still idling away in the office - no DB2 V8, so no-one's interested in it any more. Shane

Re: Is anyone still running..........................

2007-01-15 Thread Shane
rubbed the wrong way by Timothy spouting the company line. Especially those of us that have customers deserting the platform. But he does offer a different perspective. Maybe the new age has arrived. I just hope it can keep us all (me in particular) in the business. Shane

Re: Status Stop and REXX

2007-01-16 Thread Shane
unmolested (because it never hit UTL for CPU expiration) - user batch got unilaterally cancelled if it was in the wrong class and used too much CPU for the performance profile it was designated. Complaints were curtly dealt with. Rules is rules ... Shane

Re: Status Stop and REXX

2007-01-17 Thread Shane
, but couldn't find it documented at the time. Cheers ... Shane -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http

Re: SYSPLEX for PDS-E Sharing

2007-01-17 Thread Shane
for problems initially. Here's a vote for XCF - if you haven't done GRS setup before, it'll probably be *much* easier to get your head around XCF rather than GRS CTC. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Mainframe vs. Server (Was Just another example of mainframe costs.)

2007-01-18 Thread Shane
distributions have any relation to the count of installed systems ???. I'd be contending not based on my experience. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message

Re: Mainframe vs. Server (Was Just another example of mainframe costs.)

2007-01-19 Thread Shane
as unloading the module, maybe not. I'm well aware of the difference between Linux and a Linux distribution. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Re: LPAR performance questions ?

2007-01-20 Thread Shane
- with at least one having two logical engines defined. Makes for a bad logical~physical ratio. So ... as the others have said, get the number of MVS LPARs down. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Conversion experience from MP3000 to z9 BC

2007-01-23 Thread Shane
on Wintel: a wonderful topic to take up with me at SCIDS. Seems that could make for an interesting beer or two. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: ECSA and Common Page Size

2007-01-25 Thread Shane
) region problems due to ECSA (over-)allocations. And it will continue to happen, even in this 64-bit world. However, I must admit I don't see the point in playing nickel and dime with the common page dataset. Disk is cheap - just over allocate it and forget about it. Shane

Re: LPAR performance questions ?

2007-01-25 Thread Shane
(dedicated) CF engines. And yes, people still consider it an option. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: ECSA and Common Page Size

2007-01-25 Thread Shane
assuming we should allow for growth. Always pays to drift to the conservative side when looking at things that needs an outage to fix. Personally I wouldn't be making it any smaller. If push comes to shove later, tweak it some more then. Shane

Re: GRS RING QUESTION: Two lpars at different weights

2007-01-25 Thread Shane
unless you restart DB2 regions on Prod during peak load. Not very likely. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: HTTP server and JAVA Serverpac question

2007-01-26 Thread Shane
On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 22:02 +0100, Schiradin,Roland wrote: Not sure about SETUP.SH but we set the JAVA_HOME in /etc/profile As do we. Useful for setting up the PATH if the Java version is also changing. Shane ... -- For IBM

Re: HTTP server and JAVA Serverpac question

2007-01-26 Thread Shane
downloadable, but (later ???) the SMP packaged version needed to be ordered. Too long ago to remember exactly I'm afraid. For us the 64-bit had to be specifically added to the 1.7 order. BTW, those echo and export (and similar) commands need tobe in lower case. Obvious I know, but ... Shane

Re: Scratch orphaned PS files

2007-01-29 Thread Shane
On Mon, 2007-01-29 at 13:05 -0800, Carl Edwards wrote: Amazing how easy it is once you know how Here's another easy solution - just recat them and delete them as normal. Can all be done from ISPF unless there are already catalog entries for the same. Shane

Re: Getting control

2007-01-29 Thread Shane
, open, ... See recent (ongoing ???) thread. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu

Re: IBM to Acquire Softek

2007-01-29 Thread Shane
So - take some IP from the old Amdahl days, get a start-up going, and wait for IBM to throw (presumably) large buckets of money at you to acquire the company. Maybe there's hope for the PSI folks yet ... :0) Shane ... (no Ed, them other ones

Re: Who intercepted SVC 26?

2007-02-01 Thread Shane
don't get the choice. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: Cascaded FICON and HCD

2007-02-02 Thread Shane
to your data in transit. Shane ... (awesome album - and album cover ...) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives

Re: LookAt

2007-02-02 Thread Shane
On Fri, 2007-02-02 at 10:50 +0100, Chris Mason wrote: Am I somehow alone or is LookAt down for everybody? I've always been a bit ho-hum re LookAt. Probably spoilt by QuickRef. I go straight to the the manual(s) rather than LookAt. And yes, it appears to be down. Shane

Re: IBM changed its mainframe URLs once more

2007-02-02 Thread Shane
bloody laughable. At least ServiceLink seems to still be there - for now. Pity about the public face of zSeries. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: JESPARM Symbolic

2007-02-05 Thread Shane
of course. JES2 (nowadays) is remarkedly robust I've found. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http

Re: End of service an pricing data

2007-02-05 Thread Shane
a revelation :) I can't imagine you'd have any problem convincing some-one to give you a price. I think we have our MP3K on parts and materials - don't know what it costs, but it never needs attention anyway. As for new kit, if you believe Timothy, IBM are almost giving it away. Shane

Re: OA17708: Unable to IPL systems back into a Sysplex

2007-02-06 Thread Shane
them ring me before replying I - in any circumstances. I'll make no comment in the local fix. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM

Re: WLM and WLC

2007-02-08 Thread Shane
pretend to understand IBMs pricing regimes. Maybe the safest way to accomplish what (I think) you are trying to do is capacity groups. See the z/OS 1.8 announcement letter. I haven't had the opportunity to try it yet as I don't have access to a 1.8 system. Shane

Re: BookManager READ

2007-02-08 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 18:08 -0600, Rick Fochtman wrote: I have problems with Book Server due to conflicting JAVA versions. Now there's a surprise - say it ain't so ... Sorry, can't help as I refuse to use it. Shane

Re: WLM and WLC

2007-02-08 Thread Shane
), but also to a group of LPs running on the same server, called a capacity group. S Anyone with 1.8 like to chime in ???. I am happy to stand corrected. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: RMM to CA-1 or CA-1 to RMM

2007-02-09 Thread Shane
by corporate fiats. This produces some *really* inappropriate (SMP) packaging. As to the original subject, nothing to contribute as I've never been responsible for a site using RMM. Yep - an indication of how CA1 owned this segment of the market previously. Shane

Re: BookManager READ

2007-02-09 Thread Shane
On Fri, 2007-02-09 at 10:52 -0600, Rick Fochtman wrote: JAVA or BookMangler ?? :-) Yes. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM

Re: Shop Zseries

2007-02-09 Thread Shane
in need) were on the Shopz site as well as in the jobs themselves. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives

Re: More questions. Now HFS-SMS

2007-02-10 Thread Shane
nowadays anyway. Each to their own. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm

moving on

2007-02-12 Thread Shane
mentioned you had left - I wonder why. Good luck with whatever you're doing now. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: Shop Zseries

2007-02-12 Thread Shane
On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 08:19 -0700, Paul Gilmartin wrote: I'm curious: assuming you're running an FTP client on the host to download, can't you simply do a RECEIVE FROMNETWORK? The choice is not always mine to make. Shane

Re: CA and zIIPs

2007-02-14 Thread Shane
On Tue, 2007-02-13 at 23:20 -0500, Ed Finnell wrote: Wonder if it's correlated to today's announcements? Limited to locales close to North America only fella ... What about the rest of us ???. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: How to delete structure from disconnected CF

2007-02-14 Thread Shane
new, and move everything into the new box. Same serial number. For contingency I had defined a new CF so things could be set up in advance. Subsequently, the third CF ghost was always with us until the 'plex was finally dismantled completely. Learn to live with it Kees. Shane

Re: Interesting PDF doing the rounds

2007-02-15 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 09:06 +, Phil Payne wrote: http://www.isham-research.co.uk/T3Feb13.pdf 404 Phil ???. The beaks got to you already ???. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: XCF Performance Question

2007-02-15 Thread Shane
a couple of presentations at Share - have a look there. One was by a Mark (Brooks ???) - he seemed to have some idea of what he speaking about ... :o) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: Interesting PDF doing the rounds

2007-02-15 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 07:26 -0600, Chase, John wrote: It's visible from Chicago Yeah, he finally got his act together ... Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: Interesting PDF doing the rounds

2007-02-16 Thread Shane
On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 11:03 -0500, Ed Finnell wrote: I'll dig around, all I know is where it isn't. Speaking for Eric??? So Ed, now that you mention it, how is Eric these days ??? :0) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: K E,1 Alternatives

2007-02-16 Thread Shane
was reminiscent of days gone by. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives

Re: License keys for ISV products

2007-02-17 Thread Shane
On Sat, 2007-02-17 at 09:26 +0100, Birger Heede wrote: http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/lum/ You looking for a z/OS port? Nope. ILM was an unmitigated bloody disaster. Somehow I can't see all the ISVs trusting their entire (z/OS) income to Tivoli. Shane

Re: License keys for ISV products(What alternatives are there?)

2007-02-17 Thread Shane
to get okay'ed ???. - stop all updates, switch to batch mode, re-cycle. Huh ??? See comment above. - unpack the XMIT'd load module, copy to running system(s) ... I have one customer that I do all of the above (and more) for. Telling the customer to swap out these products is not an option. Shane

Re: Did schools ever teach systems programming

2007-02-23 Thread Shane
of the above applies today. Shane -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: License keys for ISV products(What alternatives are there?)

2007-02-25 Thread Shane
Am I a little harsh? Perhaps. Sounds suspiciously like platitude to me. Being patronising to customers with broken systems is rarely appreciated. Vendors with visions of forward sales would do well to be cognisant of this. Shane

Re: Jes exit05 - $repexit/$addexit

2007-03-01 Thread Shane
. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

Re: FBA rant

2007-03-02 Thread Shane
have been even more enlightening to have been a fly on the wall at IBM. And yep, we'd probably all like FBA support to have been taken up. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: FBA rant

2007-03-02 Thread Shane
be just the boy - right guy, right place, right time. Greg, are you listening ... ;-) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

Re: SMP/E packaging for RECEIVE ORDER?

2007-03-07 Thread Shane
. I re-ordered and demanded 3490 so they might put some thought into it. And they expect payment for (so called) support - sheesh. There is also issues with getting holes punched in firewalls. My latest attempt to download MXG failed as Barry now seems to use a different IP than last time. Shane

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

2007-03-08 Thread Shane
On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 06:38 -0800, Charles Mills wrote: Dumb question: does IBM only distribute various fixes electronically, or can you get an entire newly-ordered product via the Internet? Depends on where you are. Shane

Re: Outsourcing perils was Re: sysprog demand in USA

2007-03-10 Thread Shane
your services fella :o) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm

Re: Any DST Problems Yesterday?

2007-03-12 Thread Shane
Any horror stories out there? The rest of the world deals with this on a regular basis. Enough of the Chicken Little syndrome from the yanks already. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: Who uses IEE899I for Automation?

2007-03-14 Thread Shane
changed before it was noticed. Happened again a few weeks later - different shift, different people. Damn. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message

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