Re: 2 versus 4 processors

2010-07-16 Thread Staller, Allan
As Steve Samson would say, this sounds like a techno-political decision. Translation: How do I get more "power" for me and make it look good to others For an objective view, check the IN/READY queue in the RMF CPU report. If work is queuing, you need more engines. If little or no queuing is presen

Re: Any ROT for DASD Response time

2010-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Your DBA's are not even close. Unless the DB2 address spaces are waiting for DFHSM services(unlikely), faggedabouditt! Your normal tuning should insulate DB2 from any vagaries of DFHSM processing. IMO the most likely cause (if there is DASD interference) would be in the cache. I don't know if E

Re: Any ROT for DASD Response time

2010-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
YMMV! That would be a "no". We now "live happily together" here again on a VMAX. Once upon a time in Symmetrix land we tried having both on the same box, but the technology just didn't live up to it's billing. We went to seperate boxes until March of this year, where management saw it fit t

Re: U11-011 for periodic jobs after sadump - Head Up

2010-07-26 Thread Staller, Allan
Declare a Sev 1. and ask for the L1 or L2 support manager. If that fails ask for the product manager or the client base owner (It will probably take a while to get ahold of these people. How does one escalate CA problems? -- Fo

Re: OMVS copy files

2010-07-26 Thread Staller, Allan
This is most likely an error in BPXPRMxx. Possibly some sort of catalog error. The x'7A; return code in the BPXF029E message indicates an IO error In addition: Verify the correct mount attributes in BPXPRMxx (R or R/W) Verify that you have started the ZFS address space correctly. Verify the VSAM

Re: EMC Timefinder Snap and Dealloc

2010-07-26 Thread Staller, Allan
Don't even need a proc. Just issue 'S X'. That is enough to drive allocation. So, every shop had a PROC named "X" or "Z" or something that the operators could remember, so all that had to do was type "S X". The "X" PROC included only a single EXEC statement, For PGM=IEFBR14. ---

Re: Enhancements coming to ETR function in IBMLINK

2010-08-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Stand by for a bumpy ride if this works as well as the other recent "improvement" efforts! Announcement of Enhancements to the ETR Function We are pleased to announce that the next generation of IBM's ETR electronic tool is launching during 4Q 2010 with the enhanced IBM Service Request (SR) tool

Re: Enhancements coming to ETR function in IBMLINK

2010-08-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Exactly! BOHICA ? > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:35 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Enhancements coming to ETR function in IBMLINK &g

Re: Question on size of IEFBR14 and z/OS V1.11

2010-08-04 Thread Staller, Allan
As one of the other posters recommended. USE VSMCHECKREGIONLOSS in DIAGxx. I checks for fragmentation and automatically drains/restarts the initiatior thus, you do not have to review the dump. HTH, Most likely the problem is going to be storage fragmentation for below the line. Barbara's answe

Re: Who are the TOP Mainframe Tapesubsystems Vendors?

2010-08-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Oracle just bought SUN. SUN recently bought STK. The VSM and SL8500 were developed by STK, not ORACLE. Our agency just replaced 10 (ten) STK 9310 silos with 2 (two) Oracle VSMs (Virtual Storage Manager) and 2 (two) Oracle SL8500 tape subsystems. They are working GREAT!! --

Re: Region Size - Step or Jobcard

2010-08-04 Thread Staller, Allan
In days of yore, long, long ago, and far, far, away, it made sense to code at the step level. OS/MVT used a contiguous storage algorithm and reserved that storage for the life of a job step.. If STEPB required more storage that STEPA, the possibility existed for significant execution delays un

SMS question

2010-08-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Esteemed Listers, After RTFM'ing, testing and googl'ing I have been unable to come up with an answer to the following question: Is there any way (other than recreating the dataset) to alter or remove the SMS DATACLAS currently assigned? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide, --

Re: SMS question

2010-08-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Unfortunately, I do not have Tivoli/ACM <> On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Staller, Allan wrote: > Esteemed Listers, > > After RTFM'ing, testing and googl'ing I have been unable to come up with > an answer to the following question: > > Is there any way (oth

Re: SMS question

2010-08-05 Thread Staller, Allan
I am attempting to retire the DATACLAS entirely Why is it that you think you need to change the dataclass? Once the dataset has been allocated, changing the dataclass should have no effect that I can think of. -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: SMS question

2010-08-05 Thread Staller, Allan
Yes. In every test case, the DATACLAS was copied from the original file. -Original Message- did you try use DFDSS ? you have the option to copy with delete and specify bypassacs with storclas keywords -- For IBM-MAIN su

Re: SMS question

2010-08-05 Thread Staller, Allan
I have already been through the aging process. I am down to about 75 files (out of the original 1.2 million). There is no deadline as to when this must be accomplished. Do you have a particular time frame to clean it up? I don't think it would be much overhead to stop assigning the dataclass to

Re: CPU time variance

2010-08-11 Thread Staller, Allan
IIRC there is a statement in the SMF manual about CPU time not being repeatable. HTH, -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Searc

Re: IBM Data Encryption Facility?

2010-08-12 Thread Staller, Allan
Several releases ago (circa z/OS 1.7) IBM offered DF/DSS "direct" encryption (in turn used by DFHSM). Works great for HSM dumps. NO FUNCTIONALITY is available for DFHSM backups. Check the fine manual for details. The potential drawback is using software for the encryption, drives up total MSU's c

Re: JES2 MAS member restriction

2010-08-12 Thread Staller, Allan
Scheduling environments *COMBINED* with job class will provide the requested function;. See SCHENV= on the JES2 JOBCLASS definition. If this is not done, either JCL will need to be changed or an exit coded to provide the correct SCHENV for this work. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Ma

Re: Announcement/FCS dates for IOCP and MVSCP

2010-08-18 Thread Staller, Allan
IIRC, IOCP was concurrent w/ the 308x series of processors. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 10:15 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Announcement/FCS dates for IOCP

Re: API or visibility into PR/SM for Vendor-written programs?

2010-08-19 Thread Staller, Allan
See "CPCs with the Sysplex Failure Manager (SFM)" on page 3-20. Use the Customize/Delete Activation Profiles task available from the CPC Operational Customization tasks list to open a reset or image profile to enable cross-partition authority for an LP. The Cross partition authority selection is l

Re: JCL "Mass Editor"

2010-08-19 Thread Staller, Allan
1) PDS COMMAND from CBT tape 2) Use DATASET ALIAS to keep the same name in JCL but point to a "different" file. I am is seeking a JCL "Mass Editor" (basically, multiple file search and replace in an LPAR). We have 3,000 JCL scripts and are seeking to make changes to upgrade SAS versions. Would yo

Re: SDSF and z/OS 1.11

2010-08-20 Thread Staller, Allan
TCP/IP default's? TN/3270 defaults? Unformatted Systems Services? DLOGMODE in VTAM? SDSF bug? Does the 62x160 display work for other than SDSF? You might also try this query on the TCP/IP list. Chris Mason, the font of all Comm Server knowledge usually hangs out over there. HTH, We recently u

Re: Test DASD performance tools

2010-08-25 Thread Staller, Allan
PA/IODRIVER http://www.perfassoc.com/ Our shop needs to compare the EMC & IBM DASD performance. Is there any free tools to test the DASD performance? such as online CICS/Batch performance? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signof

Re: H/w vs S/W Encryption?

2010-08-30 Thread Staller, Allan
Any Crypto Assist processors present? Makes a big difference! Yes. We used DFDSS both with the software encryption on and off. The performance with the encryption turned on was unacceptable and we ended our testing shortly after we tried the product. By unacceptable I mean that the resource

Re: H/w vs S/W Encryption?

2010-08-30 Thread Staller, Allan
I agree. However, the OP was reporting multiples of the un-encrypted data. I can readily believe this for software encryption functions. Of course the whole point of the crypto co-processors was to offload Z-cycles. >From the z-cycles viewpoint outboard encryption is by far the cheapest. IIRC, DF

Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software)

2010-09-01 Thread Staller, Allan
Forgot Burma Shave - Take it off! Take it all off! How about the commercials? Ovaltine, N-E-S-T-L-E-S, 20 Mule Team Borax, Brylcreem (A Little Dab'll Do Ya!), Ipana Toothpaste with Bucky Beaver (Brusha... Brusha... Brusha. Get the New Ipana - it's dandy for your teeth!), LSMFT, Show us your L

Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software)

2010-09-01 Thread Staller, Allan
Correction: I that was Noxzema, not Burma Shave. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Nostalgia (was 3270 Emulator Software

Re: Need to get unix file to zos dataset

2010-09-02 Thread Staller, Allan
OGET? IND$FILE? Have unix file that I can browse, get error when editing "Record too large" If I browse the file I can access it and it formats ok -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email t

Re: help with error bpxp006e

2010-09-09 Thread Staller, Allan
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/lookat/index.html and specifically: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2M3A1/SPTM 004277 found 21 hits here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/advsrch.wss?rs=0&loc=en_US use BPXP006E as the keyword. I get this error ever

Re: Disable Wait After Maintenance

2010-09-09 Thread Staller, Allan
>From the MVS Systems Codes: xrr00www 00600075 is Wait State 75 Reason code 6 00900074 is Wait State 74 Reason code 9 >From the description for Wait State 74: 09 Code was loaded from a new restart PSW. This code will be loaded when a restart is issued on a processor that has a zero pref

Re: Jobclas Protection - IEFUJI

2010-09-10 Thread Staller, Allan
HASPUX06 also I need to manage the use of classes when users submit their batch processes . . . I have been researching the topic and found that I can do it using the exit IEFUJI and defining a special class in RACF. Has anyone done this implementation before ? Grateful if you can help

Re: Jobclas Protection - IEFUJI

2010-09-10 Thread Staller, Allan
Both IEFUJI and HASPUX06 will be called for all jobs submitted. HASPUX06 will not be called if you are JES3, but I am sure there is an equivalent exit (any JES3 types jump in here and help me out!). HTH, You are right, but I have any way to submit jobs, from TSO, ROSCOE, TWS, F

Re: How does VTAM handle duplicate MODEENT names in a logmode table?

2010-09-13 Thread Staller, Allan
Just to further complicate things, the customer who wants EE implemented tells me that EE was working between his system and our test system last year. So I investigated. I found that the test system is using the default IBM ISTINCLM LOGMODE table, and does not have a customized version of it in p

Re: How to disable a product?

2010-09-14 Thread Staller, Allan
SYS1.PAMRLIB(IFAPRDxx)? Scenario: system with several product is installed from ServerPac, then cloned on several LPARs, including PROD and DEV. Some products like Debug Tool or COBOL compiler are not in us on PROD. Q: How to "disable" such products in a manner which should be satisfactory fo

Re: symbolic date parameter

2010-09-17 Thread Staller, Allan
A shell script will also work just fine to extract the system date in just about any format practical. See the MAN pages for the UNIX DATE command. HTH, I came up against this and now build the whole ftp job using a batch initiated REXX program. ---

Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 19 Sep 2010 to 20 Sep 2010 (#2010-263)

2010-09-21 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK ANYNET is no longer supported. Replaced w/Enterprise Extender There is another one, i an ware of Anynetwhether it is used any more, I dont know. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: BCPII MESSAGE HWI014I

2010-09-27 Thread Staller, Allan
BCPii is a cooperative activity between the Service Element of your processor and the HMC. Based on the below, the security definitions appear to be correct. The Service Element/HMC portion of BCPii has apparently not been set up. Check the install doc. HTH, -Original Message- From: I

Re: SORT question

2010-09-29 Thread Staller, Allan
At E15 time, the file has not yet been sorted. Maybe try using an E15 exit to read the input file. Stop passing the records when you reach the date higher than required.. I am not sure how I would pass the date to the E15. Could it be a parm. Or it could be read from a separate single record i

Re: PLPA Data set size

2010-10-01 Thread Staller, Allan
Agreed! >Is it still preceived wisdom that the size of the PLPA data set should be minimal so that the LPA flows over to the COMMON data set? >If so, what was/is the reason for that? Snippage... I say leave it alone. If you're still doing it, don't bother changing. If you're not doing it, do

Re: Jobwait time

2010-10-01 Thread Staller, Allan
TIME=1440 will disable the SMF wait time value. Most shops I have been in, use /.. EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,TIME=1439 and SMF wait time in combination, to time out/logoff idle TSO users. IEFU83 (IIRC) can be use to grant or deny exceptions to the SMF job wait time. HTH, Hello all, we z/os V1.11. I wa

Re: Jobwait time

2010-10-01 Thread Staller, Allan
Correction. Make that IEFUTL, not IEFU83. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 3:55 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Jobwait time TIME=1440 will disable the SMF wait

Re: Potential z/OS MPF behavior change -- comments please

2010-10-18 Thread Staller, Allan
I concur w/Robert Rosenberg's position. Maintain the current behavior as a default, with the option (via parmlib or other) to invoke the new behavior. To make a long story short: we are proposing to change MPF processing so that it no longer forces matching messages to hardcopy. If a message

Re: Posting URLs (Was: Shutdown and dependencies)

2010-10-20 Thread Staller, Allan
Then quit PUN-inshing us! .One benefit of this can be that the URL characters may no longer[1] need more than one line in order to be presented. Chris Mason [1] I really need to give up this punning habit! -- For IBM-MAI

Re: SYSPLEX names in a CPC

2010-11-02 Thread Staller, Allan
Does anyone have any idea where I might find documentation that will tell me whether it is possible to have multiple sysplexes in a CPC share the same sysplex name? I have no idea where/if this is documented. That being said, AFAIK, the CEC(CPC) does not know anything about the SYSPLEX names.

Re: NETSTAT STACK and Rexx exec

2010-11-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Is TCPIP.SEZALOAD available via LINKLIST or LPA? NETSTAT appears to be an alias for EZACDTNE which resides in that dataset. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Gonzalo Cengotita Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 10:43 AM

Re: TCPIP startup message, just curious

2010-11-08 Thread Staller, Allan
No prob. Just wait Or defer TCPIP startup until later in the IPL process. HTH, On my sandbox, I am working of a full "lights out" IPL automation. I have CAS9 start up via COMMND00. It starts up CA-OPS/MVS. It starts up JES2 on the OPS0123O message. Then everything else starts up based on m

Re: JES2 Output and Status column in SDSF

2010-11-17 Thread Staller, Allan
What does $DOUTCLASS(B) say? Is it a held output class? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.u

Re: And you ask why I hate OMVS?

2009-06-23 Thread Staller, Allan
When all else fails: F OMVS,SHUTDOWN It will kick the skids out from under anything that is running! Not graceful, but effective. I've never had to issue it more that twice in a shutdown cycle... HTH, Subject: And you ask why I hate OMVS? This past weekend I had the dubious honour of shutti

Re: anynet SNA over TCPIP

2009-06-24 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK, Anynet is no longer supported. As of z/OS 1.8 See http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/e0z2m151.pdf pp 133-134 Subject: anynet SNA over TCPIP When configuring z/OS 1.9 I find that the "VBUILD TYPE=TCP" vtam definition no longer exists. Is there any replacement function for Anynet S

Re: Get LOOKAT messages

2009-06-25 Thread Staller, Allan
Try http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/lookat/index.html -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Miklos Szigetvari Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Get LOOKAT messages Hi Try to g

Re: SDSF Batch command size limit

2009-06-25 Thread Staller, Allan
Change the lrecl of the dataset containing the batch jcl. (although it seems that 80 bytes should be sufficient from the example shown). I would like to submit a batch job to issue a catalog command. However, I find that the total command exceeds the size that one can issue on SDSF command lin

Re: OA29560

2009-06-30 Thread Staller, Allan
Can you provide a little more information about the components and symptoms? Just wanted everyone to be aware. This is a open apar. We have 20 plus images running on 1.10 but last weekend when attempting to move 1 additonal we hit this problem. We had to back down to 1.9 after multiple attempt

Re: How to convince not to over initiate?

2009-07-02 Thread Staller, Allan
Sounds to me to be more of an installation configuration issue, not a problem w/WLM inits. I am not going to second guess the way you operate, but in order to handle this you can use SYSAFF or WLM Scheduling Environments. ... It took me quite a while to figure out that the job had been routed

Re: Offload work to ziip

2009-07-02 Thread Staller, Allan
Of course, now that the cat is out of the bag, since this is not a GUPI, expect Big Blue to change something so it will no longer work! Isn't there something in the licensing that preclude reverse engineering? >From zPrime press release > > NEON zPrime is 100 percent compliant with IBM specific

Re: JES 2 Output limiting

2009-07-02 Thread Staller, Allan
Look at the OPT parameter of ESTLINE/ESTBYTE/ESTPAGE. In conjunction w/J2EXIT9 you should be able to do what you want. HTH, Is there a JES parameter that will abend a job that exceeds some output threshold? I looked at ESTBYTE, but I want to positively, absolutely *NOT* affect started tasks. O

Re: MSU question z800 vs. z9BC

2009-07-14 Thread Staller, Allan
IIRC, the z800/z890/z900/z990 are "near death". I seem to recall the NO CHANGES announcement. i.e. no model conversions or MES's. The z/10's are out and this is 2 hardware generations back. Even in your situation, this seems to be a bad idea. Point out the financial's. The z9/BC is "paid for". Af

Re: JES and large volumes

2009-07-15 Thread Staller, Allan
We are z/os 1.9 and have some research that suggests that our JES does not support large volumes (Mod 27's). Other than just trying, is there any way to tell if we have the large volume support or not? Support for large spool was introduced in z/OS 1.7. 'Sorry I can't give you a direct referen

Re: Complexity (was Re: Convert DB2 on z/OS to Oracle on z/Linux?)

2009-07-15 Thread Staller, Allan
I am quite curious as to how our GL system conversion will come out. Interestingly, our developer who was primary on our mainframe GL system for the last few years has transfered to the "packaged applications" team and will implement the packaged GL application (Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Genera

Re: What is the current philosophy on running SMP/E ACCEPT on z/OS?

2009-07-17 Thread Staller, Allan
Subject: What is the current philosophy on running SMP/E ACCEPT on z/OS? In today's environment and IBM's ever changing methods of delivering/offering maintenance and upgrades to z/OS - what are your common best practices? Generally speaking, I perform general maintenance quarterly and roll fro

Re: Converting CPU Time to MIPS

2009-07-17 Thread Staller, Allan
Where did the 48.5 number come from? A bit late on this maybe but: Determine the SU per second of your machine You can get this with the following REXX code CVT = STORAGE(10,4) RMCT = STORAGE(D2X(C2D(CVT)+604),4) SU = STORAGE(D2X(C2D(RMCT)+64),4)

Re: ALLOCATION OF USERCAT MYSTERY - URGENT

2009-07-20 Thread Staller, Allan
Check the definition of the SMS management class assigned and see if 'PARTIAL RELEASE' is specified. I am trying to understand why the space allocation was changed when I allocated the USERCAT.  The USERCAT is SMS managed and resided on vol PLN902 before I reallocated on PLN906.   In the CLUST

Re: DFHSM MARKFULL any easier way to do it.

2009-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
HSEND LIST TTOC SELECT(NOTFULL) So, is creating a REXX to read the list and do DELVOL ... MARKFULL the way to get all of the ML2 tapes into FULL status so that I can make my copies with TAPECOPY? or is there a better way? --

Re: Any gotchas going from 1.4 to 1.9?

2009-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
I can't think of any show stoppers, however, some items to be aware of (they should all be in the migration manuals). JES2 $ACTIVATE. This adds some control blocks to the checkpoint. It was available IIRC at z/OS 1.4. Of course sharing spool is "unsupported" between 1.4 and 1.9. I presume you wer

Re: Any gotchas going from 1.4 to 1.9?

2009-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
A separate stack is required to operate TN3270 as of z/OS 1.9. The TELNETPARMS, TELNETGLOBALS and BEGINVTAM blocks *MUST* be removed from the TCP profile. A new task, (in my case TN3270) processes these parameters. Check the 1.9 migration book under ' Migrate to the TN3270E Telnet server that runs

Re: What's the difference in SMP/E between the SOURCEID's called RSUnnnn and PUTnnnn ???

2009-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
1) delete/define/copy the failed dataset to a larger size with the original name. The failing datasets will be identified in SMPLOG. 2) Re-run the apply, unchanged. OR 1) Create/copy to NEW 2) UPDATE SMP DDDEFs to point to NEW 3) Re-run the apply unchanged 4) UNDO steps 1 and 2. I.e. rename .ne

Re: What's the difference in SMP/E between the SOURCEID's called RSUnnnn and PUTnnnn ???

2009-07-22 Thread Staller, Allan
1) Create the new dataset, copy and load. 2) Uncat the new dataset 3) rename the original dataset on the ALTERNATE RESVOL with volser reference a) expect dsn in use conflict message. Reply to proceed. b) if using ISPF you will see: "Enter new name below: (The data set will not be cataloged.)

Re: ZHPF - Cost/Benefit Analysis

2009-07-23 Thread Staller, Allan
Has Pat Artis weighed in on this yet? We have done extensive in-house testing comparing standard non-zHPF DX/LR[E], non-zHPF PFX, and zHPF channel programs. The tests measure elapsed time, connect time, and throughput. We see *significant* differences between these three approaches, with zHPF

Re: Of link lists and application programs

2009-07-27 Thread Staller, Allan
A little while ago I had posed a question about having "applications" libraries in the system LNKLST. Some were for it, some were against it. One of the prominent reasons for being against it was the need to do an LLA refresh after implementing any changes to an application library. I agreed tha

Re: CA Mainframe 2.0

2009-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
CA View/Deliver (or whatever they are called now) were famous for bypass. Not sure which CA products you had such a bad experience with; but in the 23 years I have been with CA I have never been involved with a product that required the use of BYPASS. CA-1, never. CA TLMS, never. The Sterling sto

Re: Print disk map?

2009-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
DF/DSS Defrag - TYPRUN=NORUN to get cchhr of original dataset AMASPZAP or IDCAMS w/ABSTR allocation to print the contents of that location I need to show that some deleted datasets have been 'cleared' (using RACF erase-on-scratch). I only have a 'standard' set of IBM utilities, no 'optional ex

Re: Enforcing CPU Time

2009-07-28 Thread Staller, Allan
Jes2 exit 6? IEFUSI (of course). JES init parms to provide a default if no TIME= coded. Since you mention a restriction to prime shift, one of the exits would be the way to go. Management here has requested that we determine a way to enforce a CPU time limit on test jobs during the prime shift.

Re: Special RACF users and message ICH301I

2009-07-30 Thread Staller, Allan
I believe there is a "freebie" automation product on the CBT tape. Try CBT708. It's on my list of things to do, but I haven't had time... HTH, This didn't used to be a big deal  when we had 24x7 operations support, but those were the days.  Now we just have dayshift and swing.  We don't have a

Re: How to encrpyt DFHSM Tapes

2009-08-03 Thread Staller, Allan
Depends on who(m) you want to do the encryption. DFHSM or the Tape Drives. See the ENCRYPT keyword on the DUMPCLASS definitions. BTW, AFAIK, this is not available for DFHSM BACKUP or MIGRATION. IIRC, this came in about the z/OS 1.7 time frame via an APAR ( I wasn't able to locate it w/a quick s

Re: How to encrpyt DFHSM Tapes

2009-08-04 Thread Staller, Allan
AFAIK, there should be no reason you can't do that. The details are left as an exercise for the reader! Sorry, I should have included z/OS V1.9 RSU0902 Using TS3500 with 1120 E05 tape drives. We would like to be able to encrypt the DFHSM Mig tapes. We prefer using our DATACLAS but I am not

Re: How to encrypt DFHSM Tapes

2009-08-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Sounds about right. IIRC, that is what we had to do also... Okay, after spending more than a few seconds on this, I think my answer is that we use the SETSYS USERUNITTABLE parm. This specifies ATL. Then we have a couple of other SETSYS parms SETSYS USERUNITTABLE(ATL)

Re: DASD: to share or not to share

2009-08-05 Thread Staller, Allan
There is no reason not to share *EVERYTHING* possible at the physical level. All of the integrity/performance issues perceived by the OP's management occur when concurrent ACCESS occurs, not concurrent CONNECTION, the fact that the devices are cabled to two (or more) LPARS, CECS, I agree w/J

Re: SDSF SORT

2009-08-06 Thread Staller, Allan
IIRC, the change was made in 1.9. SDSF changed from direct read of spool to the SAPI interface. There are a few apars out there on SDSF. The bottom line is WAD. The only way to guarantee a particular sequence is to sort. Also an item from personal observation. After all of the pre 1.9 output is p

Re: DELVOL PURGE - CORRECTION

2009-08-06 Thread Staller, Allan
HSEND DELVOL X MIGRAT(PURGE) Don't forget to clean up the user catalogs! Sorry,  the command should have read HSEND DELVOL 048924 MIGRATION?   I have a broken DFHSM ML2 cartridge volser 048924 (3590-1).  Unfortunately there is no DUPLEXING performed in this LPAR (as per client's wishes).   

Re: DASD: to share or not to share

2009-08-06 Thread Staller, Allan
A basic sysplex will provide z/OS availability, an improvement over single image. This can be done for the cost of a few CTC connections between LPARS. If you have the spare channels to define as CTC's, this is fairly easy to do. IIRC, (I know someone will correct me if I am wrong) a basic sysplex

Re: DELVOL PURGE - CORRECTION

2009-08-06 Thread Staller, Allan
If all of the DSN's associated with that tape are deleted HSM will not mount the tape during recycle. Specifically this means *ALL* dataset including any preceeding or trailing datasets that span volumes are also "deleted". If the prior volume in the chain has a spanned dataset (the last dataset

Re: HSM duplexing for ML2 Tapes

2009-08-11 Thread Staller, Allan
>Question 1 (Is this correct?) >If you specify MIGRATION(REUSE) an ML2 tape is not selected for >duplexing. If you want an ML2 to be duplexed, you need to either >specify SETSYS PARTIALTAPE(MIGRATION(MARKFULL)) or generate a list >of partialtapes >LIST TTOC SELECT(ML2 NOTFULL) ODS(OUTPUT.DATASE

Re: how-to Sysplex? [was "Re: DASD: to share or not to share"]

2009-08-12 Thread Staller, Allan
We have 3 LPARs configured as monoplex. One for our Production environment, one for our Test/QA environment, and one for our Application Development environment. >From this discussion, it sounds like everybody is saying even we would benefit from Sysplex. The purpose of a sysplex is z/OS avail

Re: how-to Sysplex? [was "Re: DASD: to share or not to share"]

2009-08-12 Thread Staller, Allan
Afterword: And what about the non-IBM components? We run ADABAS/Natural from Software Ag. Most major software vendors have had to coexist in or with a SYSPLEX environment for at least 10 years. I would expect them to be able to cope! Check with the vendor for specific information. HTH, -

Re: how-to Sysplex? [was "Re: DASD: to share or not to share"]

2009-08-12 Thread Staller, Allan
I agree. 1 sysplex for all is not a good design point for the O/P. I believe he could still benefit from a 2 sysplex design in the same box. 1 for Prod, and 1 for DEV/TEST/QA. Two LPARs for each. The OP was asking about using Sysplex to join his three monoplexes into a single Sysplex. Availabili

Re: how-to Sysplex? [was "Re: DASD: to share or not to share"]

2009-08-12 Thread Staller, Allan
I am curious why you would need to take an outage to "harden any dynamic changes to the IODF"? It was IODF and microcode. I am limited to a single CEC (a Z/9). Eventually, dynamic IODF changes will fail when the allocated HSA fills up. Either that, or an LPAR won't activate because the HSA has e

Re: Migrating ML2 Tape content to ML2 DASD Volume

2009-08-13 Thread Staller, Allan
RECYCLE execute volume(nn) I am trying to migrate one VTS ML2 Tape to ML2 DASD Volume. I was trying FREEVOL command but I am getting message "MIGRATION OF A TAPE VOLUME IS NOT SUPPORTED" -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signof

Re: Any Utilities to Archive Members of a PDS/PDSE - Load Libraries, Not Source

2009-08-14 Thread Staller, Allan
Archiver on the CBT Tape WWW.CBTTAPE.ORG FILE 147 I have been tasked with finding a utility that can archive members of a PDS/PDSE data set, Not the entire data set but individual members. The utility should be able to keep a number of copies or generations of the load modules. --

Re: Console Logon timeout?

2009-08-18 Thread Staller, Allan
Barbara Nitz wrote: ...Unfortunately, they all come up with del=rd and rtme=1, which isn't really nice during IPL and usually leads to WTO buffer shortages. At which point automation issues the commands. I just ran into the same issue. Check out the INIT LOGLIM( ) statement in CONSOLExx HTH, B

Re: Where to find statistics for fetched programs?

2009-08-18 Thread Staller, Allan
Using SMF30 subtype 4 Calculate top 100 cpu consuming steps (Total of TCB/SRB) by program name (EXEC PGM=) over some period of time. Add any appropriate filters and retry. E.G. IEBGENER - IBM code, can't do much about it in the short run, so ignore. Calculate for the top 100 CPU consumed/IO (ex

Re: Where to find statistics for fetched programs?

2009-08-19 Thread Staller, Allan
That is the purpose of the STROBE, GTF, ETC. step. You have to start someplace. The stuff under the covers is the fun part! >Using SMF30 subtype 4 > >Calculate top 100 cpu consuming steps (Total of TCB/SRB) by program name (EXEC PGM=) ove

Re: IBM halves mainframe Linux engine prices

2009-08-19 Thread Staller, Allan
What can be expected if we *drop* the IFL when migrating to the new machine? Is there a discount of some sort? For reasons I shall not get in to (as I probably don't have all of the facts) we are planning on eliminating the IFL we currently have when we go to our next machine. Why would you wan

Re: Replicate, Imbed & KeyRange

2009-08-20 Thread Staller, Allan
The only thing that has changed is that IBM has decided not to remove KEYRANGE. IMBED and REPLICATE are still scheduled for removal (eventually). See: http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/5cb5ed706d254a818625 6c71006d2e0a/f680f3f4fd0205b7862573fc00268efb/$FILE/Tool%20Bag%20Austin%

Re: How to Find FMIDs

2009-08-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Can someone tell me how I can go into SMP/E and locate the DFSMShsm FMID? In batch: SET BDY(targetzone). LIST MOD(ARCCTL). Online from the SMP dialog: Select option 3.2 (Cross zone query). MOD, ARCCTL The FMID for DFHSM will be the same as for DFSMS. HTH, ---

Re: It's Official: z/OS Now 110% Modern

2009-08-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Does IDCAMS likewise bypass RECALL of migrated data sets?) -- gil YUP! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archi

Re: How to Find FMIDs

2009-08-21 Thread Staller, Allan
... but I do have a couple of questions, how does one know to check ARCCTL and are there MODs that I need to know from each product, to get the FMID? ARCCTL is the main program in DFHSM. (look at your startup procedure). In SMP terms ARCCTL is a LMOD which is made up of (one or more) MODS. The

Re: Dumb Question - Credit Card Number Scanner

2009-09-01 Thread Staller, Allan
This would seem to be a violation of the PCI standard. The CC#/PIN (among other things) should be accessable in the clear only to those with a need to know. Smells like a 'audit trap' to me. Tell them yes and you will fail the audit. I would tell the auditor's no. HTH, Subject: Dumb Question -

Re: DFHSM QUESTION - CHANGING PRIORITY OF RECALL REQUEST

2009-09-01 Thread Staller, Allan
That command is new w/z/OS 1.8. The manual referenced SC35-0422-04 is z/OS 1.7 (specific). Try SC26-7402-07 or newer.. I did a search for ALTERPRI but I came up empty again.  I am looking at  z/OS DFSMShsm Storage Administration Reference manual : SC35-0422-04.  Maybe I am looking at the wrong

Re: Convert DB2 on z/OS to UDB on z/Linux

2009-09-02 Thread Staller, Allan
Why not DB2 for Z/Linux. IIRC, it does exist. DB2 will run in almost as many environments as ORACLE! Tim Sipples, can you jump in here! Hth, A while ago I mentioned on this forum that a friend of mine works for a company that is considering a conversion from DB2 on z/OS to Oracle on z/Linux. I a

Re: Sysplex Basic Question

2009-09-09 Thread Staller, Allan
Can you set up a sysplex so that both machines have everything running on each CPU in the plex, and when one system crashes the other will automatically take over everything? Say you have SYSA and SYSB YES! It takes some work and some money. There are application changes to be made to support t

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