Re: Different Security Products in a Sysplex

2015-07-31 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi, Yes, you can run multiple Top-Secret and multiple RACF environments in a single SYSPLEX. For multiple RACF environments it is best not to do SYSPLEX DATASHARING - just remember you need to REFRESH manually on all systems after change. Commands issued from TOP-SECRET systems via MVS ROUTE

Re: Datapacker for VSAM

2015-07-31 Thread Thomas Conley
On 7/31/2015 4:43 PM, Richard Pinion wrote: We are z/OS 2.1 and our customer is z/OS 1.11. Below is the description of our situation. We are receiving customer VSAM data sets that have been dumped by DF/DSS (dump by data set), the DF/DSS dump data set is tersed, and then SFTP'ed (binary mode)

Re: Different Security Products in a Sysplex

2015-07-31 Thread Craig Pace
Dennis, Not current today; however, at one time I was working in an environment that did and we are moving back to that environment. We had a single Sysplex with 12 LPARs and within those LPARs we 3 JESPlexes, 3 Shared Security DBs, 3 Shared Master Catalog's and USERCAT Structures, etc. We

OT: New type of flash memory announced.

2015-07-31 Thread John McKown
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2954492/computer-hardware/that-new-3d-xpoint-memory-could-last-forever.html http://www.micron.com/about/innovations/3d-xpoint-technology ComputerWorld reports that this new form of flash memory is 1000 times as fast and has 1000 times the write cycles of

Re: Optimus - COBOL binary optimizer

2015-07-31 Thread Cheryl Watson
Here's some more about it (see item #4) - http://www.watsonwalker.com/Clist184.pdf Cheryl Cheryl Watson Watson Walker, Inc. 100 Central Ave, Suite 1013 Sarasota, FL 34236 P-941-924-6565, F-941-924-4892 www.watsonwalker.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: OT: New type of flash memory announced.

2015-07-31 Thread Mark Post
On 7/31/2015 at 09:18 AM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2954492/computer-hardware/that-new-3d-xp oint-memory-could-last-forever.html http://www.micron.com/about/innovations/3d-xpoint-technology Hmm. From this: Each memory cell stores

Re: 3480/3490 Tape Migration Services

2015-07-31 Thread Carlos Bodra - Pessoal
Luminex, has virtualization appliance and provides migrations services *Carlos Bodra IBM Certified zEnterprise Sao Paulo - SP - BRAZIL* Em 30/07/2015 14:58, Tony Harminc escreveu: On 30 July 2015 at 13:02, Pfister, Nathan

Re: Aliases (was: z/OS 2.2 announcement)

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 1abe014b-9527-4921-9960-ce86e3a8b...@aim.com, on 07/29/2015 at 10:14 AM, Paul Gilmartin 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu said: o Must a symbol replace an entire qualifier, No. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see

Re: Article on COBOL's inevitable return

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 20150729161156.5509204.53960.43...@yahoo.ca, on 07/29/2015 at 12:11 PM, Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca said: Why is it so ludicrous? Because it's contrary to fact, The USDOD did develop COBOL for some reasom. They encouraged its use, but didn't mandate it. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.)

Re: Article on COBOL's inevitable return

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 6820716805403537.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu, on 07/29/2015 at 11:20 AM, Paul Gilmartin 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu said: I know a programmer who argued that his assignment could not be accomplished in ADA. Possible but unlikely. He was given an exemption

Re: Different Security Products in a Sysplex

2015-07-31 Thread Givens, Dennis W.
Thanks Tom and yes Metro Mirror will be used. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Conley Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:33 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Different Security Products in a Sysplex On

Re: z/OS V2.2 PDFs available on the web

2015-07-31 Thread Marna WALLE
Lutz, Ditto for SMFLIMxx. It's not in there now, but will be in a PTF so watch for ++HOLD DOC. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Datapacker for VSAM

2015-07-31 Thread Richard Pinion
We are z/OS 2.1 and our customer is z/OS 1.11. Below is the description of our situation. We are receiving customer VSAM data sets that have been dumped by DF/DSS (dump by data set), the DF/DSS dump data set is tersed, and then SFTP'ed (binary mode) to our SFTP server. When I reverse the

Re: replacement CRTs for 3278s

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 20150730231354.cffa74874...@lara.ugcs.caltech.edu, on 07/30/2015 at 04:13 PM, glen herrmannsfeldt g...@ugcs.caltech.edu said: Does anyone know where to get replacement, either new or with lots of life left, CRTs for 3729 3279? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO

Re: OT: New type of flash memory announced.

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 55bb458c026d00198...@prv-mh.provo.novell.com, on 07/31/2015 at 07:53 AM, Mark Post mp...@suse.com said: Apart from the (IMHO) misuse What about up to 1,000 times lower latency? An all to common meaningless piece of technobabble. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT

Re: Article on COBOL's inevitable return

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 55b90553.3020...@gmail.com, on 07/29/2015 at 05:54 PM, Vince Coen vbc...@gmail.com said: and in Europe OK, the U.K., ICL (ICL), English Electric BULL. Possibly Siemans as well. There were also some in the Eastern Block. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO

Re: Aliases (was: z/OS 2.2 announcement)

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 4520252983585371.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu, on 07/30/2015 at 08:51 AM, Paul Gilmartin 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu said: It appears to me that DEFINE ALIAS (NAME(aliasname) RELATE(entryname) ... ) DEFINE PATH (NAME(entryname) PATHENTRY(entryname)

Re: BPXWDYN - standard or installed?

2015-07-31 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 4263711172798630.wa.rjkinsmanhotmail@listserv.ua.edu, on 07/30/2015 at 09:21 AM, Roland Kinsman rjkins...@hotmail.com said: I'm afraid this is an awfully dumb question, No. Dumb question: the one you should have asked but didn't. Can I expect to find BPXWDYN in any typical z/OS shop,

Optimus - COBOL binary optimizer

2015-07-31 Thread David Crayford
I attended a presentation today at IBM and there was a bit talk about a new binary optimizer called Optimus. At the moment it is for COBOL only but in the future will support C/C++ and PL/1. It basically scans an old module and creates a new one replacing the old instructions with new ones

Re: Datapacker for VSAM

2015-07-31 Thread Lizette Koehler
You might to wish to post this to the IMS List as well. They may have more insight on DataPacker. If your VSAM dataset is an IMS database, then there might be other considerations. IMS Compression for example. Use this link to join IMS

Re: Optimus - COBOL binary optimizer

2015-07-31 Thread Wayne Bickerdike
Does it produce an ASM cross-reference listing, similar to COBOL? Now we're on a Z13, there's an awful lot of code that was compiled on Z10 or even earlier hardware using older compilers. Could be less risky than recompiling. Also wonder why it would care what compiler produced the module. On

Re: tcpip.tcpip.data and NSINTERADDR

2015-07-31 Thread Ed Finnell
The IBMTCP-L Archives appear up but not taking postings since Wed. _IBMTCP-L-request@VM.MARISTS.EDU_ (mailto:ibmtcp-l-requ...@vm.marists.edu) should ding the owner. In a message dated 7/30/2015 12:25:34 P.M. Central Daylight Time, tbr...@cenhud.com writes: Thanks, I was subscribed

Re: tcpip.tcpip.data and NSINTERADDR

2015-07-31 Thread Mike Wawiorko
On the original question of how to pick up changes to TCPIP.DATA you need to refresh your resolver with a modify command. I’m assuming this is a z/OS system as you don’t say in your question. With the default resolver: F RESOLVER,REFRESH Or with your own customised resolver: F