Re: switching to new shared sms commds

2012-11-07 Thread Richard Marchant
Dennis, Make sure you allocate a new COMMDS do not try using an existing one. Richard Hello, I want to switch to new sms commds on current environment that has same commds shared by 3 lpars. I come from an older sms environment where each lpar had their own set of cds's so this is

Re: Scratch pool names in rmm

2012-11-07 Thread Mike Wood
Monika, I need to know more about your current implementation with CA-1 to provide a complete answer. You say you have multiple LPARs, are these linked in a JES3 complex with JES3 Global system and 1 or more Local systems? Does CA-1 today modify the IAT messages to overlay the 6 character

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-07 Thread DEBERT Jean-Louis
Ron Hawkins wrote: Use a guaranteed space storage class, and specify a unit count in the JCL - e.g. UNIT=(,5). Specify a VOLSER list if you want the chunks in a particular volume order. This will allocate the primary extent requested on each of five volumes. When you write to it sequentially

Re: switching to new shared sms commds

2012-11-07 Thread O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]
Mike, The OP is referring to the SMS CDSs not the HSM CDSs. Dennis, Are there any common SMS-managed dasd vol sers in the 3 LPARs? If so you will need to maintain the separate SMS CDSs or eliminate the dups. -Original Message- From: Mike Schwab [mailto:mike.a.sch...@gmail.com] Sent:

Re: Keyrings and OPENSSH

2012-11-07 Thread Mark Jacobs
No it didn't. $ ssh aimj@tcs1 FOTS2916 zsshGetKeyFromKeyRing: gsk_get_record_by_label from key ring '*' for label 'SSH-KEY' failed (53817358). Record not found. FOTS2916 zsshGetKeyFromKeyRing: gsk_get_record_by_label from key ring '*' for label 'SSH-KEY' failed (53817358). Record not found.

Re: XML to TEXT data

2012-11-07 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Tue, 6 Nov 2012 12:34:29 -0200 Sérgio Lima Costa sergio.co...@cetip.com.br wrote: :Someone know, if exist a program that run under ZOS 1.12 batch, that convert XML data to TEXT file ? :We Will receive some data with this format, then, a COBOL batch program need read this data, do something,

Re: Who changed the mount attrib of a zFS?

2012-11-07 Thread McKown, John
Which log? And what is the source of the command? I can do an UNMOUNT in TSO (interactive or batch) to remount a filesystem to READ. I can also do a chmount command from a UNIX shell session (interactive or batch) to do the same. I don't think either of these commands writes to the z/OS SYSLOG

Re: Keyrings and OPENSSH

2012-11-07 Thread Kirk Wolf
Are you sure that if you don't specify IdentityKeyRingLabel for this test that the file private key works? If so, then this would seem to be a defect, since the the documentation ( see ssh command, -i option) says: ... To sum it up, the order that identities are tried are as follows: 1.

Re: Keyrings and OPENSSH

2012-11-07 Thread Mark Jacobs
Yes, I'm sure that the private key works. I'll take a look into the -k option, and I did open up a SR with IBM this morning. Thanks again. Mark Jacobs On 11/07/12 09:09, Kirk Wolf wrote: Are you sure that if you don't specify IdentityKeyRingLabel for this test that the file private key

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Also trying to figure out any batch loads that are of not high priority to run over a non-peak hours which might help a bit to it, /snip This is a techno-political question which only the customer can answer snip Any expert advice on the other ways that i can consider to help would be

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread Blaicher, Christopher Y.
Running 100% is not bad. What is bad is missing SLA's. So if you are not missing SLA's, you don't have an immediate problem. If your shop is like most shops, the work load is growing and that can lead to missing SLA's in the future. I would do the following: 1) Look for 'hot spots', first

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread RCG
Appreciate the prompt response and help Chris Allan, I will consider the advises given and look to see those areas of improvement, Thanks again! Regards, RKC On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Blaicher, Christopher Y. cblaic...@syncsort.com wrote: Running 100% is not bad. What is bad is

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread zMan
Don't take this the wrong way, but performance analysis and tuning isn't something you pick up in your spare time. You need to get a professional involved. That's not me, so this isn't self-interested. On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Blaicher, Christopher Y. cblaic...@syncsort.com wrote:

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-07 Thread Ron Hawkins
Jean Louis, I may have misunderstood what you wanted, as you did not mention the RLSE requirement. If that is the case, then use UNIT COUNT in the DATACLAS, do not specify secondary extents, and do not use a guaranteed space storage class. As you write to the file sequentially a new primary

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread Ron Hawkins
Workload Manager is your friend. Cram on this before attempting anything else. It is your primary tool to accomplish your objectives, but you need to understand how the tool works. If you don't know which end of the hammer to hold you'll never drive in the nail. If you don't have SAS and MXG,

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread Dave Salt
Is the mainframe used for production or development? If it's used for development then SimpList could help you free up some CPU cycles. Developers spend much of their time moving from one ISPF panel or vendor product to another, and every command they enter to travel from one place to another

Change SL tape to NL

2012-11-07 Thread Sam Golob
Hi Folks, In answer to Paul Gilmartin's question about whether the COPYMODS program (CBT File 229) is capable of changing VOLSERs of copied tapes, and where it can change them on the copied tape, (the VOL1 label or the HDR1 labels), I have the following detailed answer. The COPYMODS

z/OS region memory (LDA stuff)

2012-11-07 Thread Phil Smith
Dumb Questions time! I've been trying to grok in fullness the various fields in the LDA (SYS1.MODGEN(IHALDA)). I've Googled everything I can think of and read all the docs I can find. I found http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T178, which helps some, but I'm having trouble

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread Adams Anne (DTI)
As has been stated before, Capacity and Performance is not a casual thing that you can do over lunch. That being said, you can look at a few things. 100% is not a bad thing, modern mainframes are designed to run at 100%. The question is whether things are being delayed. If you have access to

Re: z/OS region memory (LDA stuff)

2012-11-07 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:40:49 -0800, Phil Smith p...@voltage.com wrote: Dumb Questions time! I've been trying to grok in fullness the various fields in the LDA (SYS1.MODGEN(IHALDA)). I've Googled everything I can think of and read all the docs I can find. I found

Any Official HMC Screenshots?

2012-11-07 Thread Mark Post
Cross-posted to Linux-390, IBMVM and IBM-MAIN. I'm developing some documentation which deals with Linux installation into an LPAR. I would like to include images/screenshots of the various HMC screens involved so that the end-user can better relate the text to what they're going to see on a

Re: Change SL tape to NL

2012-11-07 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:22:15 -0500, Sam Golob wrote: For most purposes, the z/OS system doesn't seem to use the volser that is in the HDR1 label. ... I've just submitted an RCF on this: Hello, MHVRCFs, In: Title: z/OS DFSMS: Using Magnetic Tapes Document Number: SC26-7412-03

Re: Who changed the mount attrib of a zFS?

2012-11-07 Thread Scott Ford
ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/pdf/r05_unix_file_security.pdf Scott ford www.identityforge.com Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Nov 7, 2012, at 8:45 AM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I don't contribute to this list very much, but I feel I should in this case. Performance/Capacity Management is not learned overnight. Nor is it a subject where a couple of nuggets on a list serve will solve your problems. Is SMP/E learned overnight? Is being a DBA? COBOL programmer? RACF

Re: Any Official HMC Screenshots?

2012-11-07 Thread retired mainframer
Why not generate your own showing your actual screens. The PRINT button works and the HMC includes a screen shot manager that will let you copy them to a USB device. :: -Original Message- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On :: Behalf Of Mark Post

Re: CPU Utilization

2012-11-07 Thread nitz-...@gmx.net
Not sure how Workload Manager is being used or configured at your shop. From the original description, I am assuming that that installation runs more than one lpar on the box, most probably with lpar weights that reflect importance of the lpars. If the OP happens to work on an lpar that is not

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-07 Thread DEBERT Jean-Louis
Ron Hawkins wrote: Jean Louis, I may have misunderstood what you wanted, as you did not mention the RLSE requirement. If that is the case, then use UNIT COUNT in the DATACLAS, do not specify secondary extents, and do not use a guaranteed space storage class. As you write to the file