Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread Itschak Mugzach
Funny? It's a shame! Why run websphere (just an example) on a mainframe if even ibm runs on windows? ITschak בתאריך 21 ביול 2015 16:59,‏ George Rodriguez george.rodrig...@palmbeachschools.org כתב: Probably... That's funny! *George Rodriguez* *Specialist II - IT Solutions* *IT Enterprise

Re: Wait in SRB mode

2015-07-21 Thread Peter Relson
z/OS 1.11 provided the ECVTXTSW field as a programming interface. The documentation for the service pointed to by that field is in the commentary for that field (and is only there). Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design --

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread Tony Harminc
On 21 July 2015 at 02:13, glen herrmannsfeldt g...@ugcs.caltech.edu wrote: OK, I forgot that the Usenet gateway doesn't work anymore. Imminent death of the net predicted! I am wondering what software one needs for a 3705 to connect up ordinary ASCII terminals. Typically just EP. But it

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:31:50 -0500, David Evans wrote: This dataset can be deleted using ISMF. It allows you to delete a dataset that has the same name as a cataloged dataset. No rename required. The obstacle isn't the catalog; the obstacle is the ENQ. -- gil

Re: Fast JSON parsing - was Re: opinion? LISTCAT (equivalent) with XML / JSON output

2015-07-21 Thread John McKown
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 5:52 AM, David Crayford dcrayf...@gmail.com wrote: On 20/07/2015 9:37 PM, John McKown wrote: ​Thanks for the pointer. This is a on my own project which has been put on the back burner​. I'm fighting a hardware upgrade issue at home right now. I think the SATA

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread George Rodriguez
I stand corrected... It's actually sad, because the Mainframe not the Window Server would take the hit! *George Rodriguez* *Specialist II - IT Solutions* *IT Enterprise Applications* *PX - 47652* *(561) 357-7652 (office)* *(954) 415-7586 (mobile)* *School District of Palm Beach County* *3348

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
For a company that prides itself on its flagship Operating System offering 6 nines of availability, they should be ashamed. Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of George Rodriguez Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10:54 AM To:

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread Ed Gould
The *OLD* way is to get the address of the format4.dscb of the data set (from iehlist) Use amaspzap with the syslib of format4.dscb (and dcb=keylen=44) the zap statement with something like : ... I am forgetting what the first statement is but I am thinking cchhr 8 hex address you got from

Re: I need a little help using LISTDSI in a REXX program

2015-07-21 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 55ad3edd.3020...@aim.com, on 07/20/2015 at 12:33 PM, Paul Gilmartin 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu said: What's in a name? Wasting lots of time looking things up in the wrong manuals and coding to the wrong rules. BTDT,GTS -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread David Evans
This dataset can be deleted using ISMF. It allows you to delete a dataset that has the same name as a cataloged dataset. No rename required. David Evans, CISSP Systems Programmer Technical Services Trustmark National Bank Office: (601) 208-7930 From: Lizette Koehler

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On 2015-07-21, at 07:20, Burrell, C. Todd (CDC/OCOO/OCIO/ITSO) (CTR) wrote: It's probably a Windows 2003 server :-). They're back; and their headers don't say: 531 $ curl -D /dev/fd/3http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/ 31 /dev/null 0 00 00 0 0 0 --:--:--

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread retired mainframer
You might need to show us the code for your dataclass routine but before that can you confirm that you used ISMF to: translate the routine without error into a working SCDS dataset after updating the source; validate the routine test the routine with the same DSN; activate

Almost emptied SDSP before deleting

2015-07-21 Thread Mike Schwab
After doing the freevol, the SDSP contains the high value record and 6 records for another dataset. Viewing a recent DCOLLECT and searching for the leading part of the dataset name, we found 2 migrated datasets with time stamps over the last 2 months and 4 backups of the dataset over the last 3

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread william janulin
OK, I modified a SMS dataclass to specify datasetype extented and extended addressability. When I run the job to create the linear cluster I still get the  IDC3014I CATALOG ERROR IDC3009I ** VSAM CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 140 - REASON CODE IS   IDC3009I

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:35:40 -0400, Tony Harminc wrote: On 21 July 2015 at 02:13, glen herrmannsfeldt wrote: OK, I forgot that the Usenet gateway doesn't work anymore. Imminent death of the net predicted! I am wondering what software one needs for a 3705 to connect up ordinary ASCII

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
g...@ugcs.caltech.edu (glen herrmannsfeldt) writes: OK, I forgot that the Usenet gateway doesn't work anymore. I am wondering what software one needs for a 3705 to connect up ordinary ASCII terminals. For example, what would be needed to use TSO or Wylbur on ASCII terminals? I know this is

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread Walt Farrell
On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:40:28 -0500, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:31:50 -0500, David Evans wrote: This dataset can be deleted using ISMF. It allows you to delete a dataset that has the same name as a cataloged dataset. No rename required. The obstacle

Re: JES2 SPOOL question

2015-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
It is my understanding that this is the purpose of $MSPL, but I did not have much luck (probably due to a procedural error(?) on my part). I just went through the process in reverse. Migrating Mod 3 spool to Mod 9. I issued a $PSPL prior to the $MSPL. When the $MSPL was issued, very little

Re: JES2 SPOOL question

2015-07-21 Thread Crabtree, Anne D
Bo That's what I was afraid of. :( Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Office of Technology Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Bldg 6, Room B-110 Charleston, WV 25305 (304)957-8292 (304)558-1441 fax -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread John McKown
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 1:13 AM, glen herrmannsfeldt g...@ugcs.caltech.edu wrote: OK, I forgot that the Usenet gateway doesn't work anymore. I am wondering what software one needs for a 3705 to connect up ordinary ASCII terminals. For example, what would be needed to use TSO or Wylbur on

JES2 SPOOL question

2015-07-21 Thread Crabtree, Anne D
In JES2, I have 11 SPOOL volumes but the last two I added were mod 9's, whereas, the others are mod 3's. I did not mean to put the SPOOL volumes on mod 9's. I have issued the drain ($PSPOOLA) to drain that volume but there is obviously a lot of stuff on it and I don't know how long it will

Re: Fast JSON parsing - was Re: opinion? LISTCAT (equivalent) with XML / JSON output

2015-07-21 Thread Jim Carpenter
On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 12:45 PM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: Versus what other distribution? RH was one of the first available. When I first tried, and failed, there was mainly only Slackware. I couldn't get that installed on my XT. Ahhh... Good ol' Slackware. I tried that

Re: Almost emptied SDSP before deleting

2015-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
Are these DCOLLECT entries current? If you have review and/or fileaid, get the mig DSN from the SDSP and browse the MCDS to get the true dsn. THEN : HDEL 'dataset name' Delete SDSP HRECOVER 'dataset name'DSN (from backup) HTH, snip After doing the freevol, the SDSP contains the high

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 20150721061350.bb5994874...@lara.ugcs.caltech.edu, on 07/20/2015 at 11:13 PM, glen herrmannsfeldt g...@ugcs.caltech.edu said: OK, I forgot that the Usenet gateway doesn't work anymore. I am wondering what software one needs for a 3705 to connect up ordinary ASCII terminals. NTO. Why? --

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread Mike Schwab
To bring up APL\360 on MVT 21.8F, they had to fix the Hercules drivers for IBM 1052-7 and IBM 2741. http://wotho.ethz.ch/mvt4apl-2.00/ On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Paul Gilmartin 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:35:40 -0400, Tony Harminc wrote:

Re: Almost emptied SDSP before deleting

2015-07-21 Thread Mike Schwab
The stranded data set has a create date time in the name from 10 months ago. Does not show B or M records in DCOLLECT. Several current datasets have create date time from last week to 2 months ago. Shows several B and M records in DCOLLECT over last 3 months. So the HDEL and HRECOVER on the

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On 2015-07-21, at 11:08, Walt Farrell wrote: On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:40:28 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:31:50 -0500, David Evans wrote: This dataset can be deleted using ISMF. It allows you to delete a dataset that has the same name as a cataloged dataset. No

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread glen herrmannsfeldt
Shmuel Metz , Seymour J. shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In 20150721061350.bb5994874...@lara.ugcs.caltech.edu, on 07/20/2015 (snip, I wrote) OK, I forgot that the Usenet gateway doesn't work anymore. I am wondering what software one needs for a 3705 to connect up ordinary ASCII terminals.

Re: JES2 SPOOL question

2015-07-21 Thread David Magee
Long running STCs that have allocated SPOOL on the mod-9 will be your problem. The $MSPL will not move active stuff. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread Ed Finnell
It's probably a remnant of the infrastructure changes they implemented over the weekend. Somebody forgot something? May help us down the road when they get the kinks out. Lots of goonies out there. Costco Walmart reporting photo site hacked, Apple music 4 1/2 hour outage, etc., ad

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread Lizette Koehler
I would like to add if you are not the storage administrator (the group responsible for SMS/ACS), then contact them for assistance. They can be helpful. Lizette -Original Message- From: retired mainframer retired-mainfra...@q.com Sent: Jul 21, 2015 10:15 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: Almost emptied SDSP before deleting

2015-07-21 Thread Staller, Allan
In that case, you may fire at will, Mr. Gridley -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 2:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Almost emptied SDSP before deleting The

Re: JES2 SPOOL question

2015-07-21 Thread Lizette Koehler
There is nothing wrong with MOD9 and MOD3 Spool volumes. Unless that is the standard in your shop. And some handy JES2 Commands $D JQ,SPOOL=(V=SPLT21,PERCENT10) show stuff less than 10% on Spool $DA,ALL,X,DEV,V=SPL0PHshow active work on Spool I did try the Spool Migration. It

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread glen herrmannsfeldt
(snip, I wrote) To connect terminals to a 3705. Well, maybe a terminal server instead of terminals. I'm posting to Usenet. (Can't be bothered.) That is where I read it, so fine with me. A display? Do you intend to use ISPF, CMS? You need to provide better info. I am hoping to run

Re: JES2 SPOOL question

2015-07-21 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 14:54 -0500 on 07/21/2015, David Magee wrote about Re: JES2 SPOOL question: Long running STCs that have allocated SPOOL on the mod-9 will be your problem. The $MSPL will not move active stuff. IMO, this is a design flaw in MSPL. Most of the allocated spool space is NOT being updated even

HELP COMMANDS

2015-07-21 Thread Steve Coalbran
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3705

2015-07-21 Thread glen herrmannsfeldt
OK, I forgot that the Usenet gateway doesn't work anymore. I am wondering what software one needs for a 3705 to connect up ordinary ASCII terminals. For example, what would be needed to use TSO or Wylbur on ASCII terminals? I know this is what was done 35 years ago, but I don't know now who

RSU APPLY ISSUE

2015-07-21 Thread venkat kulkarni
Hello, We are installing RSU on z/OS 1.13 system and in apply check process we encountered below issue. GIM38201E ** THERE IS A MODID ERROR FOR SRC ENTRY ASMADOPT IN SYSMOD UK81531. GIM31901ISYSMOD UK81531 DOES NOT SPECIFY SP1BAB0 ON THE PRE OR SUP OPERAND. SP1BAB0 IS

Re: Fast JSON parsing - was Re: opinion? LISTCAT (equivalent) with XML / JSON output

2015-07-21 Thread David Crayford
On 20/07/2015 9:37 PM, John McKown wrote: ​Thanks for the pointer. This is a on my own project which has been put on the back burner​. I'm fighting a hardware upgrade issue at home right now. I think the SATA interface on the motherboard of one of my systems is getting flaky. And the old, IDE,

Re: RSU APPLY ISSUE

2015-07-21 Thread Paul Gillis
RESTORE the usermod APPLY the PTF Correct the usermod with PRE(UK81531) and any other logical changes REEIVE the updated usermod Apply the usermod Cheers, Paul Gillis -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of venkat kulkarni

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread Blake, Daniel J [CTR]
Walt's method works, but I have had great success using ISPF Option 3.4 and renaming the data set. I get a confirmation screen telling me that the file is in use but I have the authority to bypass it if I wish. Once renamed I can delete it. Dan -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread גדי בן אבי
Down for me too -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of George Rodriguez Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 2:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down Hi MVS-L, Can you guys check to see in the

Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread George Rodriguez
Hi MVS-L, Can you guys check to see in the Redbooks.ibm.com website is down? TIA! *George Rodriguez* *Specialist II - IT Solutions* *IT Enterprise Applications* *PX - 47652* *(561) 357-7652 (office)* *(954) 415-7586 (mobile)* *School District of Palm Beach County* *3348 Forest Hill Blvd.* *Room

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread George Rodriguez
Then it's not just me... Thanks! *George Rodriguez* *Specialist II - IT Solutions* *IT Enterprise Applications* *PX - 47652* *(561) 357-7652 (office)* *(954) 415-7586 (mobile)* *School District of Palm Beach County* *3348 Forest Hill Blvd.* *Room B-251* *West Palm Beach, FL. 33406-5869*

Re: 3705

2015-07-21 Thread Mike Wawiorko
EP or PEP (NCP + EP) in the 3705. EP terminals corresponded to MVS device addresses. BTAM, TCAM, RTAM or similar in what was MVS There were add-ons to NCP NTO or NPSI with LLC5 PAD that might achieve something similar that made ASCII teletypes appear as SNA LU type 1, 2 or 3. My memory may

SMF-Exit IEFACTRT in SYS1.SAMPLIB does not show step name

2015-07-21 Thread Michael Knigge
[Sorry if some of you may read this twice – I had some trouble with my subscription to this list due to a changed E-Mail address] All, on my zPDT z/OS 2.1 System I’ve recently tried to get the SMF-Exit IEFACTRT provided in SYS1.SAMPLIB up and running. But in vain. I’ve built with this JCL:

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread Blake, Daniel J [CTR]
You got it. Dan Blake 2967 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of william janulin Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: VSAM question Would not modifying an existing DATACLASS to

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread George Rodriguez
Probably... That's funny! *George Rodriguez* *Specialist II - IT Solutions* *IT Enterprise Applications* *PX - 47652* *(561) 357-7652 (office)* *(954) 415-7586 (mobile)* *School District of Palm Beach County* *3348 Forest Hill Blvd.* *Room B-251* *West Palm Beach, FL. 33406-5869* *Florida's Only

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread Lizette Koehler
It will depend on the OP shop on how this will work. So how does the ACS routine handle DBAGDC. Also, does it only include Extended Addressability or more stuff? I also like to have Extended Format with my Extended Addressability. Lizette -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread Lizette Koehler
Have you tried any of the suggestions? IDCAMS RENAME using volser IPLVL2 ISPF 3.4 RENAME using volser IPLVL2 (you should get a pop up panel) If possible, you could just init with ICKDSF your IPLVL2 pack and reload all the datasets that need to be on it again. Lizette -Original

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread william janulin
To list;  OK. I modified a dataclass to specify extended addressability but I still get the 110 error:   DEFINE -    CLUSTER -   ( -      

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread Blake, Daniel J [CTR]
I believe the key is using SMS and setting up a DATACLASS that supports extended addressability (because the total size is greater than 4 GB). Dan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of william janulin Sent: Tuesday,

Re: VSAM question

2015-07-21 Thread william janulin
Would not modifying an existing DATACLASS to specify Extended Addressability do the same thing? On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:32 AM, Blake, Daniel J [CTR] dbl...@fdic.gov wrote: I believe the key is using SMS and setting up a DATACLASS that supports extended addressability (because

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread Robert Haimowitz
The owners of the site have been notified. Robert Haimowitz IBM Development Support Team (DST) Poughkeepsie IBM z Systems and z/OS Enablement -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread Dana Mitchell
This is handy sometimes: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/www.redbooks.ibm.com Dana -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Redbooks.IBM.com is Down

2015-07-21 Thread Itschak Mugzach
The server at publibz.boulder.ibm.com. (IBM publications) is also down for some hours now. Is this a mainframe ;-) ITschak ITschak Mugzach Z/OS, ISV Products and Application Security Risk Assessments Professional On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 3:33 PM, Robert Haimowitz ha...@us.ibm.com wrote: The

Re: Deleting data sets in use

2015-07-21 Thread Fred Kaptein
Any suggestions to get around this problem would be appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN