Re: WLM Capping

2012-02-09 Thread Staller, Allan
That is why IBM created the ERV parameter in SYS1.PARMLIB(IEAOPTxx). This defines a period of time at for which the address space may not be swapped to allow Enques, locks, etc. to be released ...snippage A second reason was that in several occasions we saw the system allow itself to be tied u

Re: Turning on additional CPs

2012-02-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Yes. Especially if the jobs are CPU bound. Going back to the discussion of dedicated vs. shared CPs. Etc. There is a well know impact of additional CP's known as the "MP effect". Going from 1 to 2 engines does not get you twice as much horsepower. Only 1.9 times as much. In the early days 360/65 A

Re: Workload Manager Performance

2012-02-14 Thread Staller, Allan
Cheryl Watson's Quick Start policy is a good place to begin for the WLM policy. RMF Mon III (SYSPLEX SUMMARY) and RMF Mon I (Post Processor) SYSRPTS(WLMGL(SCLASS,SCPER)) will show you how things are running. HTH, Is there any utilities that can be used to monitor WLM? Also, is there any util

Re: Changing sysplex hardware

2012-02-14 Thread Staller, Allan
It is not clear if you are moving the entire SYSPLEX, or merely one or more of the members. It you are moving the entire SYSPLEX, perhaps a SYSPLEX wide restart is appropriate. However, even if you are moving one or more members of the SYSPLEX, why not use the "standard" SYSPLEX facilities to ass

Re: Z/architecture I/O questions

2012-02-15 Thread Staller, Allan
A lot to go through here, but let's take it one step at a time. Comments interspersed. I've got a few questions about How z hardware handles I/Os and LPAR dispatching. I've done a fair bit of reading, but still some things I don't understand. We are on Z9's We are using shared CPs. We are not us

Re: zSeries Manpower Sizing

2012-02-17 Thread Staller, Allan
The largest MF shop I have worked for supported 10 sysplex, 44 lpars, at least 20 processors, across 3 continents. The support staff was (as best I can recall) z/OS and program products including most vendor software (9), CICS/VTAM/TCPIP (6), IMS/DB2/MQ (sysprog only) (5) DBA's and other were und

Re: Does HBDELETE forces tape mount??

2012-02-17 Thread Staller, Allan
HBDELETE does not require a tape mount. BTW, ,HBDELETE deletes a dataset backup, not the tape. This is handled by other processes. HTH, can you pls tell me if doing hbdelete against a tape volume does it forces a tape mount ??? -

Re: Does HBDELETE forces tape mount??

2012-02-17 Thread Staller, Allan
HDELETE and how about ML2 dsns??? If i do HRECALL against MIGRAT2 volume ??? is there a way of just invalid the entry in MCDS avoiding tape mounting ?? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send ema

Re: HSM Recall Failure

2012-02-24 Thread Staller, Allan
Decode the following to find the explanation: ARC1001I PNGG00.IT3PCK.CSDITB.D0.KS250 RECALL FAILED, RC=0069, REAS=0477 HTH, I'm trying to recall a data set migrated to ML2. The recall fails due to errors found in either the VVDS or VTOC. Is there somebody that would be able to point me in the

Re: Duplicating SYSOUT output to another DD/DSN in realtime ? (JCL)

2012-02-27 Thread Staller, Allan
YES!. Define multiple output statements //out1 output. //out2 output... And refer to them //sysprint dd output=(*.out1,*.out2) HTH, -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists..

Re: Duplicating SYSOUT output to another DD/DSN in realtime ? (JCL)

2012-02-27 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK, this will not work with a dataset. > YES!. > > Define multiple output statements > //out1 output. > //out2 output... > > And refer to them > > //sysprint dd output=(*.out1,*.out2) > > HTH, > That is what I thought first, but I think he wants it to both sysout and a dataset.

Re: DFHSM QUESTION : EXPIRE NON-USAGE

2012-02-28 Thread Staller, Allan
I have noticed that server dsns are being retained by DFHSM and my suspicion is that the EXPIRE NON-USAGE and EXPIRE DATE/DAYS are in conflict in MANAGEMENT class. For example MGMTCLAS EXPIRE EXPIRERETPARTIAL PRIMARY NAME NON-USAGE DATE/DAYS

Re: HSM recover backup from an missing tape

2012-03-01 Thread Staller, Allan
There is no easy way to do this short of "brute force". However, Brute force is just what computers were designed for! Generate a clist/rexx to issue the commad 'HLIST DA('datasetname') BOTH for each dataset on the TTOC listing. This will tell you if there is a backup for this dataset. Use this i

Re: Retired

2011-04-01 Thread Staller, Allan
Enjoy your leisure time, sleeping in, and grandchildren! From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Joel Ewing Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 2:20 PM Subject: Retired Effective as of the end of yesterday (3/31), at 65+ I am now officially retired from Data-Tron

Re: Encryption, compression, etc.

2011-04-05 Thread Staller, Allan
z/OS Encryption Facility. Should be distributed with z/OS 1.9 and above. I believe this is ziip enabled/ FTPS or SFTP (can never remember which is which). Both should be available with z/OS ported tools AT-TLS feature of z/OS Comm Server. (I believe this is zip enabled) HTH, I'm looking for some

Re: Encryption, compression, etc.

2011-04-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Is z/OS Encryption Facility different from ICSF ? A link to the app prog guide here : http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r10/topic/com.ibm.zos.r10 .csfb400/toc.htm YES! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: ADRDSSU issue

2011-04-06 Thread Staller, Allan
VSAM datasets If I remember are always SMS Managed and. NO. I have several z/OS datasets on my SYSRES volume sets that are not SMS managed. ...z/OS V1.12 that you can use indirect VSAM cataloging. I am not sure. I will have to go look this up. ---

Re: Serverpac GIMUNZIP

2011-04-06 Thread Staller, Allan
ISTR a PDSE is required for SMPPTS. Check the SERVERPAC doc... HTH, Trying to install z/OS 1.11 but the RESTORE job gags on the restore of SMPPTS -rwxrwxr-x 1 CNMSTASK NEWUSERS1680 Oct 14 20:45 ./GIMFAF.XML -rwxrwxr-x 1 CNMSTASK NEWUSERS 2719681281 Oct 14 20:45 ./MVSFILE It appears

Re: Identifying Latest zOS Fixes

2011-04-08 Thread Staller, Allan
Job Security! ...confirms my worst suspicions in that it will be a full time job. Oh joy! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN I

Re: moving extends for allocated VSAM linear data set

2011-04-12 Thread Staller, Allan
z/OS TCPIP will work just fine with only the "default root" (the root that is mounted if there is an error in BPXPRM**). It also supports a "altroot" file system. This sounds to me like a planning/data placement failure, not a sysplex design point failure. I was told a "Softek" product may prov

Re: Purging and Cancelling own jobs... Need better documentation for SDSF

2011-04-12 Thread Staller, Allan
as how to allow USER to cancel their own jobs, but not others. Can certainly be done in the user exit(as I do), but should also be doable w/SAF -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to li

Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 11 Apr 2011 to 12 Apr 2011 (#2011-102)

2011-04-13 Thread Staller, Allan
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Frisbie, Jim Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 7:38 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 11 Apr 2011 to 12 Apr 2011 (#2011-102) I would submit that the plural of "virus" is probably "Windows". Mor

Re: posting commands across systems in a plex

2011-04-14 Thread Staller, Allan
No. You must have appropriate authority to issue the command. Without the RO prefix on the command, the destination of the output is up to the command processor. Without using FTP / XEQ / Route (in Batch / SDSF) is there a way possible to route a command to another system in a Plex and receive t

Re: Z196 BC ?

2011-04-19 Thread Staller, Allan
I have heard (from a well placed IBM source) there will definitely be a z/196 BC but have no date. If IBM runs true to form I would expect to see the announcement sometime in Q4 of this year Has anyone heard when or if a z196 BC will be announced? ---

Re: Deleting post

2011-04-21 Thread Staller, Allan
I believe the original quote is : "Common sense is not so common." and is attributed to Voltaire circa 1725 The more things change, the more they stay the same As in "Common sense is becoming an uncommon virtue" ?? :-) -- For

Re: Deleting post

2011-04-22 Thread Staller, Allan
See "I,Robot by Issac Asimov" I quote from the first law of robotics; A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instru

Re: Anyone Still Using OLTEP?

2011-04-25 Thread Staller, Allan
1) I know what it is. Not currently in use. 2) I probably haven't used it in 20 years or more. (actually, I never did, It was only run at Customer Engineer request). Is anyone still using OLTEP...and if so...what for? Note 1: If you haven't been a sysprog for 20 years or more, my guess is that

Re: SMPPTS run out of Space

2011-04-28 Thread Staller, Allan
It is not necessary to create a DDDEF for SMPPTS1, . You already have a DDDEF for SMPPTS. The code will automatically look for SMPPTS1, SMPPTS2,... All you have to do is provide JCL that points to the additional data set 2. If the above is not possible then you can use another method:

Re: Notified on Slip Fire

2011-04-28 Thread Staller, Allan
I do not believe so with native z/OS. Any of the auto-ops packages can scan the log and do this. I would like to know if there any way I can get a notification eg .email when a mainframe slip gets fired. -- For IBM-MAIN subs

Re: FTP time out

2011-05-03 Thread Staller, Allan
Are the FTP control and data ports referring to the same stack? I'm trying to ftp between two z/os in the same network, when i ftp from one z/os to another I reach the ip and can logon with a valid user but when i send any command the system don't response and finish with a time out. --

Re: SDSF REXX stops working in z/os 1.10

2011-05-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Either, or a combination of the two may be used. Although why anyone would want the headaches of a combination us beyond me. Is SDSF still using ISFPRM to determine group membership or is it using RACF? -- For IBM-MAIN subscri

Re: DFHSM OBSERVATION - RECYCLE

2011-05-11 Thread Staller, Allan
1) Check the console routecde's i.e. Console A accepts routcde x; Console B does not accept routcde x 2) Check the fine manual for an HSM SETSYS that might affect which messages are produced (I am not particularly aware of any that might cause this behavior). HTH, I noticed that when I exec

Re: DFHSM OBSERVATION - RECYCLE

2011-05-11 Thread Staller, Allan
Thanks for the update. I was not aware of that! On Behalf Of O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C] Explanation: ACTLOGMSGLVL(FULL | EXCEPTIONONLY | REDUCED) is an optional parameter specifying the message log level for the activity log required for recording data sets processed by volume and level fu

Re: DFSMShsm question

2011-05-18 Thread Staller, Allan
No. Incremental backups can be done on both SMS and Non-SMS managed data. The mechanism's for specification are different. Check the ADDVOL command. HTH, I'm looking at setting up incremental backups with DFSMShsm. In the DFSMShsm Managing Your Own Data (SC35-0420) manual, it seems that incr

Re: Running a SYSPLEX - what's needed

2011-05-18 Thread Staller, Allan
A CF absolutely *NOT REEQUIRED*. It is only *HIGHLY DESIRABLE* . A SYSPLEX can be implemented with only XCF (over CTC). I speak from experience. I am doing this today. There are many functions available with a CF that will have to be forgone (e.g. VTAM persistent nodes, HSM common recall queue,...

Re: Running a SYSPLEX - what's needed

2011-05-19 Thread Staller, Allan
Also beware of a non-dedicated processer for the CF LPAR. This does many poor things to performance. Also, last I heard the Rule of Thumb (ROT ) for logical to physical processors was between 2 and 3 logical to one physical. Beware of defining too many LPARs on a single physical CP, by creating

Re: ShopZ

2011-05-24 Thread Staller, Allan
Agreed >ShopzSeries is scheduled to resume normal operations by Saturday, October 24th at 12:00 AM MDT / 06:00 GMT. Haven't the IBMLINK and ShopZ >heard about the ability of z to do 24/7/365.24 availability? ShopzSeries is temporarily unavailable for maintenance. > Reading about these things

Re: Glossary of Terms for HLQ

2011-05-25 Thread Staller, Allan
This is "application defined" by the development team for a particular component. The only way to determine, AFAIK, is to look at the Program Directory for your ServerPac or CBPDO. I am not aware of any "on-line" reference that matches these prefixes to components. HTH. Is there any IBM docum

Re: Glossary of Terms for HLQ

2011-05-25 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK, the module prefix does not necessarily match the dataset HLQ. Try this: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r9/index.jsp?topic=/com.i bm.zos.r9.ieav200/bpfind.htm -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Mainframe C Link Step Error - using pthread (POSIX)

2011-05-27 Thread Staller, Allan
The IEW2456E says module not in SYSLIB/SYSLIN. I checked the C and LE libraries and could not find PTHREAD@ (lots of refs in the COMPILER/RUN TIME LIB docs). This can most likely be fixed in one of 2 ways depending on what is desired. If you really want PTHREAD@ hard-linked in you LMOD, I wou

Re: DFHSM QUESTION - SDSP DSNS

2011-05-31 Thread Staller, Allan
SDSP is defined in the HSM parms for small data sets, and the SDSP file is actually a VSAM data set allocated to one of the ML1 volumes. If the SDSP file does not occupy the entire logical ML1 volume, the volume is eligible for other ML1 migration activity. If SDSP is specified, a SDSP vsam f

Re: RMM ?

2011-06-03 Thread Staller, Allan
The convention is to code EXPDT=98000 on the DD statement that references this tape. This convention causes RMM to IGNORE the tape... HTH, I am trying to read a 3490 tape that is the duplicate of a VOLSER in our tape library. I am using the CBT program TAPEMAP to try to find out what is on this

Re: can limit JES2 RJE work?

2011-06-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Response time needs to be measured at 2 locations for proper problem determination. These 2 places are the boundary of the CPU and the NETWORK and the end-point of the communication. You indicated that CPU consumption by the JES address space, attributed to RJE processing seems to be causing the d

Re: Virtual Tape at Recovery Site

2011-06-09 Thread Staller, Allan
In our case, this has been handled by our DR Vendor. I would check with your DR vendor to see what is offered. HTH, How do others handle the requirement to not leave sensitive data behind when using a VSM with a 3rd party recovery provider? ---

Re: DCBs and DCBEs - Could IBM have done it any worse?

2011-06-10 Thread Staller, Allan
Ed, Can you provide a link, of post the text? TIA, On 6/8/2011 1:14 PM, David Cole wrote: > What's got me going today is this. For very good reasons, I have created my > DCB and DCBE (as well as a host of other data areas and control blocks) in > key-9 storage. But my code (z/XDC), when runnin

Re: jes2 cold Start

2011-06-10 Thread Staller, Allan
In SDSF, (If you can get logged on), set your profile to sysname *, prefix * and issue the st command. Follow this with sort tgnum d. Examine the resulting list for possibly looping jobs creating output. Cancel/purge any of the "abusers" TGNUM is the number of spool blocks allocated to a partic

Re: retraction ...

2011-06-10 Thread Staller, Allan
And let us *NOT* go back to the USS vs. USS debate! During some previous lives of MIM, it was called MSM, hence probably the confusion. To add more confusion, we have a Multi Session Manager called MultSess, guess what it was called in its previous lives? Right: MSM. ---

Re: retraction ...

2011-06-13 Thread Staller, Allan
Duquesne ? -> Legent ? -> CA Goal systems -> Duquesne ? -> Legent ? -> CA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists.

Re: When is performance really an issue? Was: Running an ISPF applicction from one pds

2011-06-13 Thread Staller, Allan
" A CPU pipeline is the hardware advance that makes measuring program CPU time a gambler's game, since there is no longer any guarantee at all that a program will consume the same CPU time from one execution to the next, even with totally identical inputs." For a long as I can remember (IIRC MVT

Re: Catalog Mapping.

2011-06-13 Thread Staller, Allan
1) REPRO MERGECAT LEVEL() IDS("NEW MASTER CATALOG") ODS("NEW USER CATALOG"). Check the fine manual for exact syntax. This will MOVE entries from the "new master cat" to the "new user cat". 2) DEF ALIAS(NAME() RELATE("NEW USER CATALOG") CAT("NEW MASTER CATALOG") The data should

Re: Contention... II

2011-06-13 Thread Staller, Allan
How may spool volumes? Is the CHKPT defined in the CF (real or virtual). HOLD=1000 seems a bit long for multi-access spool. I would reduce this to about 50 and retry. ISTR (from ancient and decaying brain cells) that there is some "VM magic" that dramatically improves MVS performance under VM (pre

Re: CAMLST MACRO question

2011-06-15 Thread Staller, Allan
ISTR a few releases ago (z/OS 1.4?) that a larger workarea would be *required*. IIRC 1476 bytes. LOCATE if successful will return a volume list (remember it might be a multi-volume dataset). I think LOCATE may be limited in how many volumes it will return, the return area is only 265 bytes. I th

Re: Sysplex Enabled z/OS Unix File System Question

2011-06-16 Thread Staller, Allan
We're beginning our conversion process to a sysplex enabled file system environment and was wondering if there's any real value in adding the SYSNAME() option to application related file system mount commands in our shared BPXPRMxx member or just accept IBM's recommendation to use the default

Re: Inactive WLM CDS Information

2011-06-20 Thread Staller, Allan
There is no format program for the WLM CDS. The WLM CDS is formatted when a policy is installed/activated, or the CDS's are migrated. Create the CDS's using the documented procedures and all should be well. HTH, > In order to check if a CDS would be suitable to be activated, is there > any way

Re: JES2 Initiation equivilant of $TJOBCLASS XEQMEMBER

2011-06-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Check $TJOBCLASS,XEQCOUNT=n This will limit the maximum number of active jobs in the class sysplex-wide. Try XEQCOUNT=MAX=n for the JES init deck. HTH, I can limit the number of jobs running in a certain WLM class by using the $TJOBCLASS commands XEQMEMBER parameter. Is there an equivalent pa

Re: Inactive WLM CDS Information

2011-06-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Agreed. My previous response was poorly worded. My escape clause is/was: Create the CDS's using the documented procedures and all should be well. >There is no format program for the WLM CDS. The WLM CDS is formatted >when a policy is installed/activated, or the CDS's are migrated. >Create the

Re: SDSF question

2011-06-27 Thread Staller, Allan
Active on a JES output writer. e.g. I have many TCP/IP attached printers accessed through a 3rd party product. This product uses the SAPI interface to "print" the job to the 3rd party product (which actually drives the printers). During the transfer from JES to the 3rd party product, the job will

Re: Run Time and Compiler Libs.

2011-06-27 Thread Staller, Allan
Workload Manager Scheduling Environments. Ensure job card for PL/I or COBOL speciifes SCHENV= ThruPut Manager Security Product as others have suggested. IIRC, The charges only apply to the compilers. The run times are part of Language Environment which is included in the z/OS base license. HTH,

Re: Syslog problem

2011-06-27 Thread Staller, Allan
A "V SYSLOG,HARDCOPY,ROUTE=ALL" command should do the trick (or at least give you a message for problem determination). Check the MVS System Commands Manual SA22-7627-21 available here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2G1A0/CCON TENTS?SHELF=IEA2BKA0&DN=SA22-7627-21&

Re: DD mystery

2011-06-28 Thread Staller, Allan
Check the default sysout class for STC: $DJOBCLASS(STC). Either override the default on startup S XXX,,,MSGCLASS=(some non purge sysout class) or change the jcl to //VSHDEBUG DD SYSOUT=(some non purge sysout class) SYSOUT=* means use the same sysout class as the MSGCLASS in effect. HTH, I

Re: DFHSM QUESTION - ARC1245I MIGRATE FAILED, RC=0045 REAS=0115

2011-06-29 Thread Staller, Allan
The application programmer response seems to be spot on! Apparently you have a migration exit that is preventing migration of this dataset. Check your init parms for SETSYS EXIT/EXITOFF/EXITON commands related to ARCMMEXT and perform the appropriate commands Or Modify the exit HTH, Could

Re: PROBLEM COPYING PDS MEMBER TO A PANVALET LIBRARY

2011-07-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Panvalet does not use a PDS to store the data. I have extensive experience w/Librarian. Librarian had a SUBSYS feature which allowed the Librarian file to be accessed as thought it were a PDS. The general rule was to refer to the Librarian dataset with SUBSYS=xxx (usually LAM... Librarian Access

Re: Trapping the LPAR Deactivate signal on z/OS?

2011-07-05 Thread Staller, Allan
>From the z/OS 1.11 annnouncement (209-242. Dated Aug 18, 2009). The sysplex failure management (SFM) component of XCF used in a Parallel Sysplex to manage failures and reconfiguration has been enhanced in z/OS V1.11. It is now designed to use new Base Control Program internal interface (BCPii) se

Re: z/OS 1.13 preview (was: Lines, Bars and ... mini-bars???)

2011-07-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Try here: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an &supplier=897&letternum=ENUS211-007 or search ibm.com for 211-007 HTH, > The z/OS 1.13 preview (Feb 15, 2011) says: > I must have been napping about then. But I checked the IBM-MAIN archives around mid-Febr

Re: Ads on IBM-MAIN

2011-07-06 Thread Staller, Allan
I do not feel that Shai has violated the spirit of this list. He is not charging for his product. There have been occasional posts from one of the major software vendors (actually an individual working at that vendor) that come far closer to "crossing the line" than Shai. But again, they were pro

Re: Trapping the LPAR Deactivate signal on z/OS?

2011-07-06 Thread Staller, Allan
Yes it does need an SE. Not sure about the z/VM guest angle. Not having played with the BCPii, my understanding is that it can't be invoked by a (z/VM) guest, and needs a SE to talk to. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / arc

Re: How many CPU seconds can I consume per 10minutes?

2011-07-08 Thread Staller, Allan
Represent the capacity of each CEC in 'SU's'. Perhaps with a reference line for the "base" configuration. IMO, the base configuration would be: N = # of Physical CPs Rate - Capacity rating (per engine). E.G. -Y02 has less capacity that -Z02. Relative processor ratios are available from

Re: ENQ/DEQ for CICS Transaction ID - now for Shared Resource

2011-07-11 Thread Staller, Allan
IIRC, this would be a bad thing for CICS. CICS does not like OS waits which would be caused by ENQ/DEQ (CICS waits are another thing). I am not a CICS person, but I would think that there are EXEC CICS equivalents to ENQ/DEQ that would be better for this purpose. Now we are trying the approach

Re: smf14 and ds cache read

2011-07-11 Thread Staller, Allan
For program load I think you want SMF 42 Subtype 6(?). Possibly with the use of an LLA exit. AFAIK, there is no "native" method to determine this information. Several of the 3rd-party products that existed before LLA provide statistical and loadlib information for a specific module "out of the box

Re: Binder error in SMPE Apply of IBM PTF

2011-07-12 Thread Staller, Allan
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1OA34001 UA56309 Can someone suggest a method for correcting the problem the Binder is reporting. I confirmed that the PTF UA56011 has a ++MOD for HWICHAPI. As near as I can tell, the Binder control statements are generated by SMPE. z/OS V1 R

Re: JCL Question

2011-07-12 Thread Staller, Allan
IIRC, static system symbols can be substituted in JCL. Check the Init & Tuning Guide for details as what the static system symbols are. Try: //SYSPRINT DD DSN=STRG.SRDF.INVTRKS.&SYSDATE., //STORCLAS=BASE,MGMTCLAS=MEDIUM, //DISP=(,CATLG), //SPACE=(TRK,(15,15),RL

Re: performance differences between java versions

2011-07-13 Thread Staller, Allan
http://www.cmg.org/measureit/issues/mit78/m_78_5.pdf It does take quite a bit longer to load the newer versions, and the 64 bit take longer to initially load than the 31bit ones, but the actually "execution" of "your" user Java code under the newer versions is quite a bit faster, especially betw

Re: DFHSM QUESTION - PRIMARY SPACE MANAGEMENT

2011-07-13 Thread Staller, Allan
Expire after Days Non-usage . : 540 Expire after Date/Days . . . . : NOLIMIT Retention Limit . . . . . . . : 0 Indicates to delete the dataset 540 days after last use. The NOLIMIT allows the user to override the defa

Re: DFHSM QUESTION - PRIMARY SPACE MANAGEMENT

2011-07-13 Thread Staller, Allan
Again, if the dsn was deleted by a TSO user wouldn't it show up in the SMF records? Absolutely. Since you indicated in another post the data set was "in use" as of July 10th by an STC, I would go back at least to the start date/time of that STC for you SMF hunt. Again, DAF is your friend. Jus

Re: Z196 Cobol pgm with higher CPU

2011-07-14 Thread Staller, Allan
My first thought is data proximity to instructions. That is data being modified within the width of the processor I-cache. The data modification will cause cache flush of the I-cache, and many processor cycles to re-establish the cache and various pipelines. This happened with SAS when the z/90

Obscure Harware question

2011-07-15 Thread Staller, Allan
Does anyone know the cache line size for the z9/BC processor? Citation? Google, etc. are not turning up anything. I am track an obscure performance problem with enormous elongation of elapsed time when moving between a z9/BC and a z10/BC. Thanks in advance, --

Re: Obscure Harware question

2011-07-15 Thread Staller, Allan
Thanks To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Obscure Harware question 256 bytes m...@bama.ua.edu> Subject: Obscure Harware question Does anyone know the cache line size for the z9/BC processor? -- For IBM-MAIN su

Re: need help trying to apply PSP bucket ptf's for z/OS 1.9

2011-07-15 Thread Staller, Allan
There are some more messages in the SMPLOG that will give you more info. Does SMPLOG indicate a failure. Also, read the PTF descriptions in your SMPPTS. There is most likely an hold (action, uclin) on one or more of the PTF's. IIRC, an unresolved reference with NCAL will always generate an RC=4 (w

Re: PR/SM Logical CP issues

2011-07-18 Thread Staller, Allan
Our CPC (2094-S18-708) now has 8 Physical CP and has 1 production LPAR, 2 maintenance LPARs, 2 ICF LPARs and 2 test LPARs running at the moment. Currently, all LPARs are equipped with shared CPs and have weight values assigned. The details are as follows. production LPAR 1 initial LCP

Re: PR/SM Logical CP issues

2011-07-18 Thread Staller, Allan
> > Our CPC (2094-S18-708) now has 8 Physical CP and has 1 production LPAR, > 2 maintenance LPARs, 2 ICF LPARs and 2 test LPARs running at the moment. > Currently, all LPARs are equipped with shared CPs and have weight values > assigned. The details are as follows. > > production LPAR 1 > initial

Re: PR/SM Logical CP issues

2011-07-18 Thread Staller, Allan
Thanks for correcting my erroneous impression. >ASHARED CPs *may* be dispatched on "DEDICATED processors if resource is available (I am sure someone will correct me this is not true). Assuredly. Dedicated processors are just that. Dedicated! Only the lPAR they're assigned to may run work on them

Re: Main memory usage

2011-07-19 Thread Staller, Allan
We wanted to find out the Main memory usage of our production LPAR for a particular day. We have allocated 15GB of main memory and we wanted to find out this 15GB is enough or more memory need to added. We have printed RMF Paging activity report but is there any specific parameter needs to be loo

Re: z/OS 1.12 data areas

2011-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Try here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/iea2bkb1 I am currently hunting for the data areas for z/OS 1.12. All I am able to find as a .boo book stops at z/OS 1.12. 1) Are there data areas for z/OS 1.12? 2) If so, is IBM now forcing me to use the much more space c

Re: U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers

2011-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Chicken feed as far as the money goes. I went through the same thing woring for a large Gov't contractor in the 90's >snip> Subject: U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/technology/us-to-close-800-computer-da ta-centers.html?nl=technology&emc=techupdateema3

JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
I am in the process of draining a couple of JES2 spool volumes. They are now down to 1% utilization. Is there a command to display the remaining jobs on a particular spool volume? Thanks in advance! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / s

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
> Is there a command to display the remaining jobs on a particular spool volume? > > Thanks in advance! > Look at the $DSPL command ($D SPOOL) There are a variety of sub parms to do what you want. I did not find a command for this in the FM. BTW I am at z/OS 1.11. ---

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
No jobs shown. I guess something like an initiatior is holding the volume. I guess I'll have to wait for my next JES restart. Thanks for your time, I use the following: $D JQ,SPOOL=(volumes=spool3) I am in the process of draining a couple of JES2 spool volumes. They are now down to 1% utiliza

Re: U.S. to Close 800 Computer Data Centers

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Are you referring to the Federal Air Transportation Air Security Service? Just think FATASS is looking after your security! Sayy ... what does TSA stand for ... oh .. please don't ask me ... I'm liable to get kicked off if I said what it really stood for. -

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
I have the percentage and I know the volume is draining. I am trying to find the remaining individual items on the volume so that they can be purged! I have used $DSPL,V(jesv01),PERCENT What I think works better is $DSPL,PERCENT,STATUS=DRAINING

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html Al Staller | Z Systems Programmer | KBM Group | (Tel) 972 664 3565 | allan.stal...@kbmg.com Perhaps not the same as intended but ... it's a fictitious compound chemical... there were multiple papers written ... but don't think that the 'actual compound' was eve

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Agreed. I am at that point! OP's motivation is to "find the remaining individual items on the volume so that they can be purged". In my experience, it's nigh impossible to completely drain a spool volume without an IPL. There are fragments of forever-running tasks scattered across all spool vo

Re: JES2 Commands

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Way Cool! Thanks... >From SDSF, enter command SP to display the spool volumes. >From the Spool volume list, type "J" next to the desired entry. SDSF will issue the command: $DJOBQ,SPL=V=(H8SPL3) - Try: $DJOBQ,SPOOL=(PERCENT>0,VOLUME=jesv01)

Re: SMPE accept command

2011-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
Edward Jaffe wrote: > On 7/22/2011 9:20 AM, Starr, Alan wrote: >> I believe the following would be a good beginning: >> >> ACCEPT PTFS FUNCTIONS APARS GROUPEXTEND BYPASS(ID) >> CHECK . > > APARS? BYPASS(ID)? Are these standard parameters used in customer > environments? No! Bo

Re: TCPIP Resolver Question

2011-07-27 Thread Staller, Allan
> That means the HOMETEST still couldn't get the HOSTNAME specified in the //SYSTCPD DD in TCPIP procedure. I also guessed - to myself - that this might just possibly have been your problem. I don't want to take away from Chris's excellent posts, but at a 30,000 foot level. 1) Place all valid

Re: Eight Position TSO Logonid

2011-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
Not impossible, just prohibitively expensive! And will not generate a dime in additional revenue to Big Blue! It's so buried in assumptions, code & control blocks that it'd be impossible to change. Check the archives. It was discussed a year or so ago. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @

Re: 2nd question about SORT: only taking the last n records into SORTOUT

2011-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK, this cannot be done (easily) without knowing the total number of records in advance. You might be able put some logic together using sort exit 15. HTH, does any of you have a recommendation on advising SORT to only take the last n records into SORTOUT. problem is, for STARTREC=xxx you wo

Re: Q for SORT gurus: identifying unprintable chars via "INCLUDE COND="

2011-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
Exit 15 is your friend! (or maybe one of the other E1* exits, I don't have the manual in front of me). does any of you SORT gurus have a recommendation on "efficiently" identifying records including unprintable chars in a given range of columns. something like: "is there any char lower than x'40'

Re: disclosing "business" information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
1) paranoia. I would ask what specific security exposure is he trying to obfuscate/mitigate? His concern appears to center around social engineering? He defeats his own argument by " The content Frank is positing does not appear to be specific to our environment..." This statement seems (to me)

Re: Ignorant DATACLAS question

2011-08-01 Thread Staller, Allan
AIX's are generally relatively small compared to base clusters. I would not expect to see much benefit from compressing the AIX. I do not *know* if compression for the AIX is required when the base cluster is compressed. I believe that the AIX is opened as a "separate dataset" under the covers, a

Re: Time On Mainframe Emails

2011-08-02 Thread Staller, Allan
If you are using "vanilla" SMTP (e.g. SYSOUT=(A,INTRDR)) look at the TIMEZONE operand in the SMTP parms. Does it match the z/OS offset in SYS1.PARMLIB(CLOCKxx). If you are using CSSMTP, there is a separate configuration file to set environment variables. If you are using SMTPNOTE, there is a cust

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