If you need to cap a single application, put it in a Resource Group and give
that a cap.
Kees.
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From V1.13 Hiperdispatch is default. This means that logical processors can be
parked and do nothing for some time.
Kees.
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Of Donald Likens
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A reason code 8, if that is to be believed, indicates an 0C4 while validating
user pointers, or a pointer was set to zero.
Set a SLIP trap to capture a dump for your 66D abend and diagnose the problem.
Ant.
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I sysudump as I allocated it to my TSO session
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On Aug 21, 2014, at 2:57 AM, Anthony Thompson anthony.thomp...@nt.gov.au
wrote:
A reason code 8, if that is to be believed, indicates an 0C4 while validating
user pointers, or a pointer was set to zero.
Set a SLIP
Barry Merrill wrote:
There is no separate SMF record written when data is sent to the JES SPOOL.
Indeed.
And Type 6 records are be written by JES2 or by some SYSOUT processing
packages; some packages that manage spooled output for viewing and/or printing
write their own SMF User SMF records.
Herring, Bobby wrote:
Thank you, that's what I needed to know.
Excellent!
We are trying to limit two problem ISV's that are MIPS based charging. We need
to do a major CPU upgrade and these two products are making it too painful.
One can't be gotten rid of easily. The other can be replaced
Not sure that addresses the licence cost issue. BTW hello Bobby!
Cheers, Martin
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Blog:
Is this whole limiting number of DD's thing a (lack of) XTIOT thing?
By the way I've thought for some time DFSORT needs a BUCKET ICETOOL
operator like this. But perhaps as a sample it'd be good. How about it Sri
Hari?
Cheers, Martin
Martin Packer,
zChampion, Principal Systems Investigator,
This way one can keep the single application under control, without impacting
other applications in the LPAR.
Kees.
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On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:18:29 -0500, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com
wrote:
In the future, I plan to try to answer such questions as completely as
possible.
Great. But from what I have read so far on the list, you are already doing
this. Thanks for that.
answer a question is with a
Many Thanks Wayne,
We send them the corresponding request. But I really think this is not the
issue. STCK to LRSN Delta is usually defined as no more than a number of
seconds, and we are dealing with years...Moreover, as well as I understand
some (described below) inputs, this is not a clock at
I wished I asked the list a long time ago on how to do this. I used the
TESTAUTH macro for a long time to determine the mode entered. However this
invokes an SVC and to avoid the overhead I now use my own macros that sets a
flag in memory as well as mod so all I need to do is check the flag.
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 5:34 AM, Jantje. jan.moeyers...@gfi.be wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:18:29 -0500, John McKown
john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote:
In the future, I plan to try to answer such questions as completely as
possible.
Great. But from what I have read so far on the list,
SYNCH is the right method if you are attempting to decrease authority from
supervisor state to problem state (such as your program is running in
supervisor state and now needs an exit to get control in problem state
which is the ESTAE case). It is not an efficient method otherwise. I'll
point
Date:Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:00:07 -0400
From:Thomas Conley pinnc...@rochester.rr.com
Subject: Re: RDT features
On 8/20/2014 6:06 AM, Mainframe Newbie wrote:
Thank you, Thomas for the crisp answer.
On a similar note, do we know if RDT works on 1 Core / 1 RVU license?
AFAIK, RDT is only
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:16:25 +0800, ibmmain wrote:
There are more than 10 batch jobs runing during the daytime.How to use WLM
to assign 5% CPU to
these jobs?
As mentioned elsewhere, resources classes can do this. May adversely impact the
batch - especially if the run concurrently.
Note
Slightly OT Does the base offering have the Rexx compiler?
Respectfully,
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WAD. You can reduce the delay via a setting. If you're still having delay
problems, check your JES3 performance.
What type of setting are you referring to?
This problem only occurs at a few random times,
and not on all files, so I would not think it is
a direct result of one parameter setting
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:51:20 -0500, John McKown wrote:
Perhaps I am out-of-date. What I was trying to do by using github was to
reduce the number of copies of things flying around on the Internet and
thus to decrease bandwidth on the backbone networks. And to not shove
large, possibly unwanted,
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:21:00 -0500, Shane Ginnane wrote:
awk '{print hlq.$1.file}' dfsort.input
Even OMVS should be able to achieve that. Can't see any reason for a sort.
Limit on number of open files? OP said hundreds or thousands.
-- gil
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 7:35 AM, Paul Gilmartin
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
On Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:21:00 -0500, Shane Ginnane wrote:
awk '{print hlq.$1.file}' dfsort.input
Even OMVS should be able to achieve that. Can't see any reason for a sort.
Limit on
On 21/08/2014 8:35 PM, Shane Ginnane wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:51:20 -0500, John McKown wrote:
Perhaps I am out-of-date. What I was trying to do by using github was to
reduce the number of copies of things flying around on the Internet and
thus to decrease bandwidth on the backbone
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:35:05 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
Limit on number of open files? OP said hundreds or thousands.
Rebuke accepted - maybe I can (now) see a need for a sort.
Shane ...
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++ HFS (MCKL001J) /* $java_home/lib/security/java.security.sklm */
DISTLIB (AAJVHFS)
SYSLIB (SAJV17K)
PARM (PATHMODE(0,6,4,4))
LINK ('../lib/security/java.security.sklm')
SHSCRIPT (MCKL001S,POST)
TEXT .
The shellscript MCKL001S in my case handles the pre-copy backup of
Donald J. wrote:
WAD. You can reduce the delay via a setting. If you're still having delay
problems, check your JES3 performance.
What type of setting are you referring to?
Some possible settings, YMMV:
INTERVAL=(MMSS,HHMM) INTERVAL FOR CERTAIN VPS FUNCTIONS
MRDINTVL=MMSS MISSING
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jantje.
[ snip ]
My company (and I guess many others) blocks access to all such file-sharing
services, unfortunately.
Maybe you could consider using attachments to the posts?
I believe the listserv is
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:35:18 -0500, Shane Ginnane wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:51:20 -0500, John McKown wrote:
Perhaps I am out-of-date. What I was trying to do by using github was to
reduce the number of copies of things flying around on the Internet and
thus to decrease bandwidth on the
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Paul Gilmartin
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 07:35:18 -0500, Shane Ginnane wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 06:51:20 -0500, John McKown wrote:
Perhaps I am out-of-date. What I was trying to do by using github was to
I am not sure, either. We were hoping they would negotiate if we limited them
to the single severely crippled LPAR.
I'd like to name then here but that might complicate things later.
We've had good luck with every other vendor except these two.
Both are single use products that don't grow with
In 04dd01cfbc7d$5ba33430$12e99c90$@mcn.org, on 08/20/2014
at 03:47 PM, Charles Mills charl...@mcn.org said:
What would be the performance difference?
The SVC path length for the SVC 12 (SYNCH) and SVC 3 (EXIT), in
addition to the path length of the SVC routines themselves. The EPSW
and
In
caajsdjgtufra_ld0x2zscipzbrafavjgm_kd6rxs-cbuqe1...@mail.gmail.com,
on 08/20/2014
at 09:18 AM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com said:
Especially if the answer includes complicated code. I really don't
much like posting much code in email because many (most?) email
clients canl
In op.xkwasag27u3...@hawk01.hsd1.il.comcast.net, on 08/20/2014
at 09:34 AM, TonyIcloud-OPERA tonybabo...@icloud.com said:
I have a dataset that contains records with a field, by which I need
to create a separate dataset that would contain all occurrences of
that field.
ITYM a separate file
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote:
In op.xkwasag27u3...@hawk01.hsd1.il.comcast.net, on 08/20/2014
at 09:34 AM, TonyIcloud-OPERA tonybabo...@icloud.com said:
I have a dataset that contains records with a field, by which I need
to
On 8/20/2014 6:47 AM, Charles Mills wrote:
Ah! Interesting. Thanks. Never used it before. SYNCH = CALL with MODESET
and Return as you were.
Usually SYNCH is used to call a problem state routine from a supervisor
state routine (that's how we use it), but it can be a convenient way to
restore
Hi
I am not sure whether this is a CICS issues, a PLI Issue or just general
ignorance on my part.
I have written a suite of programs in COBOL for use with a CICS Command
Level class and am now attempting to convert them so that I have a PLI
version of the programs.
Focusing on one of the
The problem was that the file was not showing up yet
in the JES3 queue. A display of the printer showed
nothing queued, yet user said a transaction had been
queued to the printer 10 minutes ago. 5 minutes later
the file is queued to JES3 and VPS immediately
printed it after 1 millisecond. Not
Before I tried the solution cited below (TYVM BTW), I set up a test
manually with some interesting results. The input file is not sorted, and
I'm only doing SORT FIELDS=COPY. All I want to do is to break up the file
into a bunch of little files.
Test #1. Read my input file, 229,762
I'm sorry to disturb you. I'm invesgating some forum formatting issues.
This line is prefixed with 10 blanks.
This line is prefixed with 5 blanks. And this part is prefixed by
10 blanks.
Last line begins on position1.
--
Peter Hunkeler
Okay, let me say up front, I know nothing about the abilities of SORT other
than simple sort this file on these keys and give me the output in this file.
Okay, we're good?
Here's my question. If (can) sort insert records into its output on a break in
key?
If so, why not sort the input file
The TYPE 26 Record contains several timestamps, including the
Start and End of SYSOUT Processing for the JOB, and the
Purge time, and it has the SYSTEM on which of the JES events
SYSREAD SYSCVRT SYSEXEC SYSOUTP and SYSJPUR.
Barry
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Chuck, not only will I entertain the idea, I'll try it.
I always have had the option of creating PS datasets but over the years
I've gotten spoiled for writing to a PDSE because the JCL is simpler. I
also became spoiled for getting a quick record count for each member by
3.5ing the MSL.
Hi
Sorry to have raised this and thanks in anticipation but my issue is resolve
via a combination of ALLOCATE with SET.
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Outgoing e-mails have been scanned, but it is the
Geez, I really should read:
1. the sample provided.
2. the book
RC=0
Now I need to find out more about ODMAXBF. I feel like the guy who bought
the toaster and didn't plug it in.
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:35:25 -0500, Sri h Kolusu skol...@us.ibm.com
wrote:
Tony,
Did you have the
Tony,
ODMAXBF specifies the maximum buffer space DFSORT can use for each OUTFIL
data set. Since you are creating so many OUTFIL files, it is a good idea
to lower the buffer space for each OUTFIL. Check this link which explains
about ODMAXBF parameter in detail (search for ODMAXBF on that
Hi
Is there a tool to analyze a corrupted hfs dataset ?
Recently one of our hfs was corrupted then a restore helped. The error
message was mvs internal error message. Code 157.
I believe copytree can only verify a path but I am lookinh to analyze hfs
dsn.
Z/os 1.13
Peter
Here's my question. If (can) sort insert records into its output on a
break in key?
If so, why not sort the input file and, on each key break, generate an
IEBUPDTE add control card and the write the record that belong to that
card until the next key break. Do this for each key break and the
In
ofc0b4db2c.78c2d3bf-on85257d3a.005a6377-85257d3a.005ac...@csc.com,
on 08/20/2014
at 12:34 PM, Leonard Sasso lsa...@csc.com said:
We are able to send email from our mainframe (z/OS 1.13). Is it
possible to send an email with an attachment, from our mainframe?
Yes, and I believe that there
In 0944307717662460.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu, on
08/20/2014
at 12:13 PM, Paul Gilmartin
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu said:
Strange DSN syntax,
Have you checked the TRAILER3 keyword of OUTFIL in the DF/SORT
documentation?
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz,
For in general
declare 1 struc based(strucp),
2 . . .
2 . . . ;
the statement
allocate struc ;
sets struc's default pointer, here strucp. If you want to set another
pointer p then you write
allocate struc set(p) ;
If you wish to use struc only as a template, to map storage, call it
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250527/
Meet_Cobol_s_hard_core_fans?source=CTWNLE_nlt_shark_2014-08-21
Computerworld - With the long-anticipated Cobol skills shortage
starting to bite, many businesses have been steadily migrating
applications off the mainframe. Blue Cross Blue
You might find some other ideas on http://share.org/ISVCOSTS list. Vendors
are not allowed on the list, so customers can talk more freely to one another.
This is the typical approach to attempt to get an unruly vendor to negotiate.
Some vendors will be very resistant. You may find that someone
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:16:33 -0500, Ed Gould wrote:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250527/
Meet_Cobol_s_hard_core_fans?source=CTWNLE_nlt_shark_2014-08-21
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250527/Meet_Cobol_s_hard_core_fans?source=CTWNLE_nlt_shark_2014-08-21
Computerworld -
But I'm not surprised to see that Gartner is still predicting mass migrations
off the mainframe in 3 to 5 years:
For these mainframe-centric businesses, the Cobol application suite that runs
the heart of the business isn't going anywhere. But they still need to deal
with the declining Cobol
On 21 August 2014 16:48, Greg Shirey wgshi...@benekeith.com wrote:
As for the other 90% of businesses running mainframes today, Vecchio thinks
the Cobol brain drain will be the
catalyst for more extensive migrations off the platform, through rewrites,
moves to packaged applications or
On 8/21/2014 at 05:47 PM, Tony Harminc t...@harminc.net wrote:
Not entirely clear to me how the COBOL brain drain is addressed by
recompiling and re-hosting Cobol on distributed computing platforms.
It's magic, I guess. Suddenly someone other than a long-time COBOL developer
will be able to
On 8/21/2014 at 04:19 PM, Paul Gilmartin
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
I'm somewhat surprised to see an IBM employee publicly disclosing
such business statistics.
IBM executives get away with a lot of !@#$ like that. Pre-announcing stuff,
etc. IBM executive
On 08/21/2014 03:19 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
On Thu, 21 Aug 2014 13:16:33 -0500, Ed Gould wrote:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9250527/
Meet_Cobol_s_hard_core_fans?source=CTWNLE_nlt_shark_2014-08-21
Some 23 of the world's top 25 retailers, 92 of the top 100 banks,
and the 10 largest insurers all entrust core operations to Cobol
programs running on IBM mainframes, says Deon Newman, vice
president, IBM System z. Since 2010, around 50 to 75 customers
have left the
I think I have to disagree. I can't see where there is any evidence that
altering the LINKLIST while things are running would not work. If that were
the case, I think there would be a lot of angry people opening problems with
IBM support, and I would be one of the first on that list of
Please guide me further to resolve the below message.
ISGECM1 Job 'GTF ' on system 'SYS2' is holding 'SYS1.TRACE'; other jobs
are waiting to use it.
Regards
Harish C
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On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:28:22 -0400, Peter Relson wrote:
The only thing that is truly safe is to let new address spaces and
jobs
use the new lnklst while old ones continue to use the old one.
This has always been my approach - protect the long running address
spaces.
Of course, on a
This is a very simple issue.
The TASK - GTF has a datasets called SYS1.TRACE with either DISP=(,CATLG) or
DISP=OLD
Another task needs it.
Issue the MVS Command D GRS,Cand see what else needs the data set.
Next, contact your system programmer in your shop for assistance.
Lizette
I forgot to mention that you can reduce the risks of using
SETPROG LNKST,UPDATE
by specifying the DELAY=nnn parameter. This causes
the processing to wait for nnn seconds after doing the update before
freeing control blocks for now unused LNKLSTs. This allows time for
operations against
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