Re: rsync anyone?

2016-01-03 Thread Rob Schramm
Pax Directory to dataset on lpar 1, unpax data set to Directory on lpar 2. Add whatever transmission method in between. I resisted pax for a long time.. But it always works for me. I have had some unpleasant surprises using techniques from *nix that don't always do what I think they should on

Re: History question - In what year did IBM first release its DF/DSS backup &...

2016-01-03 Thread Ed Finnell
That's consistent with my recollection. Lots of ESP's(and APARs) back then in prep for XA. Our storage folks were dismayed at performance and abends so quickly switched to FDR and Sterling's DMS(?) In a message dated 1/2/2016 10:14:37 P.M. Central Standard Time,

Re: So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish

2016-01-03 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
I wish you all the best. We will miss your humor. Kees. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Shane Ginnane Sent: 31 December, 2015 15:47 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish Shane ...

Re: Is there a source for detailed, instruction-level performance info?

2016-01-03 Thread Alan Altmark
On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:02:15 -0600, Jerry Callen wrote: >I'm not really after detailed timing. I'm looking for implementation details >of the same sort used by compiler writers to guide selection of instruction >sequences, where the guiding principle is, "How can I avoid

Re: Is there a source for detailed, instruction-level performance info?

2016-01-03 Thread Alan Altmark
On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:08:26 -0600, Jerry Callen wrote: >Bob Rogers (no longer at IBM...) Bob rejoined IBM a while back, working in z/VM. Alan Altmark IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Is there a source for detailed, instruction-level performance info?

2016-01-03 Thread Jack J. Woehr
Alan Altmark wrote: On Mon, 28 Dec 2015 11:02:15 -0600, Jerry Callen wrote: "How can I avoid pipeline stalls?" Not sure how relevant that this is to mainframe programming, but years ago when I designed and executed with a team of nine a data-heavy server in Unix

Re: Fibre Chanel Vs FICON

2016-01-03 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
Kevin Bowling writes: > I'm shortly going to be the new owner of a z800 at home. Looking > forward to booting and playing with this bistro, what kind of disk array > do I need? Is fibre channel storage enough, or is FICON extra special > at the protocol level? Is

Re: IXGLOGR on RSM usage

2016-01-03 Thread Rob Schramm
Sure. Stop using logstreams. The logstream definitions are the only source of behavior change that I am aware of. Rob Schramm On Thu, Dec 31, 2015, 8:36 AM Andrew Metcalfe wrote: > I'm not aware, but that doesn't mean there isn't! > > I seem to remember the