Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

See here for Microsoft's Web browser support policy: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/microsoft-internet-explorer/en-us On very specific Microsoft operating systems that are still supported (still within their Extended Support periods), Microsoft is still providing security patches for old

Re: EREP Symptom and/or Software Records

Hello Cheryl, check out the Logrec Viewer exec - https://www.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/tools/downloads/logrec-viewer.html also you can monitor the PFA_LOGREC_ARRIVAl_RATE healthcheck to tell you when you get a burst of LOGREC events. Regards Bruce On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:24:34 -0500, Turner

Re: ISPF variable selection menu

On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:24:59 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: >There is an ISPF List which might also be able to help > >To join, go to this url > >ISPF https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=ispf-l > Good idea. I wish ISPF-L weren't so quiet. Same for MVS-OE and TSO-REXX. -- gil

Re: ES/9000 microcode

No, the console is an IBM PC750 (I think an early Pentium machine), so just about any VGA or XGA tube will work. I assume the original console was a PS/2 of some flavor. -- Will On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 11:01 PM, Edward Finnell <000248cce9f3-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > What was

Re: ISPF variable selection menu

There is an ISPF List which might also be able to help To join, go to this url ISPFhttps://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=ispf-l Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Donald Likens > Sent: Wednesday, June

Re: ES/9000 microcode

What was the little box- Info Window 319x? COAX in VGA out. After our CRT's started fading we replaced all the consoles with the boxes and 19" VGA monitors. Huge improvement. There were also the PCI emulator cards In a message dated 6/14/2017 9:29:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: ES/9000 microcode

Yep. Mainframe Services. If you got the stickers, you got the number. Boy, do we understand the 'old CRT' problem. Most of the old PCs will not sync with newer LCD based monitors. (We keep those in stock too.) Tony Thigpen William Donzelli wrote on 06/14/2017 11:13 AM: Is that Mainframe

Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/arcaos-screenshots/ Firefox 38.8ESR in distribution, 45.5ESR available soon. On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 7:42 PM, David Crayford wrote: >> On 15 Jun 2017, at 8:22 am, Mike Schwab wrote: >> >>

Re: IBM customer anchor

We have several products on the market and while we exclusively used to use the anchor when we start(ed) our Syzygy subsystem, it's now just one of several way we keep track of things. We still support it being there (after all we "own" the registration of the slot), but we mostly use the

Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

> On 15 Jun 2017, at 8:22 am, Mike Schwab wrote: > > https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos-5-0-now-available/ > OS2 Warp for 2017, still 32 bit, updated drivers for newer hardware. > Includes Win 3.1 compatibility. > What browser runs on OS/2? >> On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at

Re: Odd request of the day

Nightwatch RenBand wrote: I need a copy of CSF.SCSFMOD0(CSFIQF2) Any assistance would be most appreciated. If the module was somehow deleted and you need to replace it, then as long as ACCJCLIN was set when the ICSF FMID and its service were installed, you can ACCEPT all the service for that

Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos-5-0-now-available/ OS2 Warp for 2017, still 32 bit, updated drivers for newer hardware. Includes Win 3.1 compatibility. On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 8:14 AM, David Crayford wrote: > On 14/06/2017 5:54 PM, R.S. wrote: >> >> W dniu 2017-06-14 o

ISPF variable selection menu

I am attempting to create something like what you see on a PC. I would like to have my rexx display on the terminal something like the following: Option (view of edit) System Parameters Monitor Event Event Monitor … Each of

Re: EREP Symptom and/or Software Records

Hopefully DAE has kicked in and you are just getting symptom records. IPCS DAE(3.5) you can get a little insight into who's waving their hands. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1OA08663 In a message dated 6/14/2017 8:47:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time,

Re: set

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Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

I won't try to justify EBCDIC, but big-endian rules! :-) From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 3:44 PM To:

Re: Odd request of the day

It would also be a mistake to add this )or any module) outside of the control of SMP/E. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 2:50 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >

Re: Odd request of the day

If you are licensed for ICSF then you should have the module. If not, you should open an SR to IBM to find out why it is missing. Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Nightwatch RenBand > Sent: Wednesday,

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:29:22 +, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >There are big-endian machines other than z. Shouldn't you investigate how the >issue is dealt with outside of z before asking for z exclusive language >extensions? > Yes. But big-endian is a vanishing breed. Motorola 68K is gone;

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Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

There are big-endian machines other than z. Shouldn't you investigate how the issue is dealt with outside of z before asking for z exclusive language extensions? From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of John McKown

Odd request of the day

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Re: SMFLIMxx sample?

On Jun 14, 2017, at 11:29 AM, Al Shing wrote: > > IBM has examples on Page 40 of the Init and Tuning Guide. > > It is also here in the Knowledge Center. > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieae100/smflim04.htm >

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 11:52 AM, Charles Mills wrote: > Might be able to implement using __lrv() and friends. > > Charles > ​Excellent! Many thanks, got the pointer to: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.cbcpx01/cbc1p2374.htm for all

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

Might be able to implement using __lrv() and friends. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Harminc Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 9:14 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: RFE? xlc compile option for

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:30:39 -0500, John McKown wrote: > >I would like a way to specify that either specific integer variables be in >"Little-Endian" format instead of the IBM z's "Big Endian". It seems to me >that this should be "simple" by just using the "Load Reverse" and "Store >Revere"

Re: SMFLIMxx sample?

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Re: SMFLIMxx sample?

On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 21:14:42 +, Pew, Curtis G wrote: >I’m going through our SMF exits and reviewing them. I was able to eliminate >most of what IEFUSI was doing; all that was left was setting the REGION >limits. >Then reading the manual more carefully I

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

On 14 June 2017 at 11:20, Charles Mills wrote: > Would be a very amusing C++ exercise to build some structs littleend16_t > and so forth and develop overrides for +, =, ++, etc. If you did it right > it would be very cute. For all these proposals other than actual built-in

Re: Any IBM pSeries gurus out there?

Mike Myers wrote: >I have a contact who is looking for a pSeries expert for a temporary >assignment. AIX? Hardware? What do you mean "pSeries" - that's been dead since 2005; Power? Again, hardware or software? And what generation, if hardware? -- ...phsiii Phil Smith III Senior Architect &

Re: IBM customer anchor

On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 10:25 AM, Charles Mills wrote: > NAME/TOKEN would be a lot more flexible and would not require IBM's > involvement but I have to think the code path for the anchor is a heck of a > lot shorter, at least not counting any validation of version, length,

Re: IBM customer anchor

NAME/TOKEN would be a lot more flexible and would not require IBM's involvement but I have to think the code path for the anchor is a heck of a lot shorter, at least not counting any validation of version, length, etc. L 15,16Load CVT from PSA L

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

Would be a very amusing C++ exercise to build some structs littleend16_t and so forth and develop overrides for +, =, ++, etc. If you did it right it would be very cute. I guess something ditto for a string_ascii_t type but I am less enamored of that exercise. Charles -Original

Re: ES/9000 microcode

Is that Mainframe Services? They have stickers all over this machine. So far, the only problem is that I do not have an old working CRT for use with the console PC, so I really can not even start! That should be resolved this weekend, and I can start screwing around with it. -- Will On Wed, Jun

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

What you really would need is an attribute on the variable definition (in addition to a compile option) which tells if a variable is BIGENDIAN or LITTLEENDIAN or in case of a char variable or string, what encoding is has. PL/1, AFAIK, has all that. If you mix BIGENDIAN and LITTLEENDIAN variables

Re: RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

On 06/14/2017 10:30 AM, John McKown wrote: This is just a kind of "speculation" on my part. It is to avoid problems when doing transfers of data between z/OS and Intel based platforms. I.e. when I want to do a binary transfer of a file from Linux or Windows to z/OS for processing, perhaps due

RFE? xlc compile option for C integers to be "Intel compat" or Little-Endian

This is just a kind of "speculation" on my part. It is to avoid problems when doing transfers of data between z/OS and Intel based platforms. I.e. when I want to do a binary transfer of a file from Linux or Windows to z/OS for processing, perhaps due to the complexity of the data and the "non

Re: ES/9000 microcode

For those interested, we still have some parts for and some complete Integrated Servers and MP3000s in our warehouse. One of our divisions is a 3th party maintenance provider and we would purchase compete used units for parts for many years. Now, we no longer have any customers with the stuff,

Re: EREP Symptom and/or Software Records

Turner Cheryl L wrote: I was hoping you'd chime in John (and I appreciate the responses from Skip, Lizette and EdG, as well). Since I am the person that does the maintenance and OS upgrades now, I was taking it upon myself to be a bit proactive (or creating busy work?) and looking at the

Re: ES/9000 microcode

So the ES/9000 is mostly in its new home. I took a roadtrip to inspect and prep the machine for shipment, and ended up taking the processor and DASD cabinets home. The console and tape are quite safe - now I need to get that stuff backed up and verified. Anyway, I did not get much in the way of

Re: EREP Symptom and/or Software Records

I was hoping you'd chime in John (and I appreciate the responses from Skip, Lizette and EdG, as well). Since I am the person that does the maintenance and OS upgrades now, I was taking it upon myself to be a bit proactive (or creating busy work?) and looking at the EREP reports for potential

Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

Internet browsers are a major attack vector for cyber criminals. I would suggest that any major company or government agency running out of support browsers or operating systems need to pull their heads in. We saw what happened recently with the WannaCry ransomware attack. On 14/06/2017 4:21

Re: EREP Symptom and/or Software Records

Turner Cheryl L wrote: Greetings. Our former sysprog, who paid attention to the more finer system details, has left the building for greener pastures. So now we seem to have to step up our game. However, I'm not sure what to do or how. We are running several EREP reports to see what

Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

On 14/06/2017 5:54 PM, R.S. wrote: W dniu 2017-06-14 o 10:21, Styles, Andy (ITS zPlatform Services) pisze: Classification: Public I would hazard a guess that the answer to that is the same answer as to why Windows XP (and probably NT!) is still in use! Not to mention anyone running

Re: SMFLIMxx sample?

On Jun 14, 2017, at 4:40 AM, Larre Shiller <0102cb4997b0-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > We use SMFLIMxx... here's a sample of the REGION statement: > > REGION SUBSYS(JES3) > REGIONABOVE(NOLIMIT) > REGIONBELOW(NOLIMIT) > EXECUTE(YES) > > ...it's

Re: Customer is Using CPACF (Crypto) purchased Crypto Express

As Phil said: > (arguably the firmware is slightly less secure than the tamper-resistant HSM, > but the memory > used in the firmware to hold that key is protected-it's apparently not even > visible in HMC dumps) That is correct. The memory where the key is held is associated with the CPACF

Re: Customer is Using CPACF (Crypto) purchased Crypto Express

Since I design some of this stuff, I can help clarify - but others have already done a pretty good job of explaining the various alternatives. What I'd like to ask is what you are actually trying to do? What is the reason for installing the Crypto Express and trying to use it instead of or in

Any IBM pSeries gurus out there?

I have a contact who is looking for a pSeries expert for a temporary assignment. Mike Myers Mentor Services Corporation -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Notify Type in Apar

What was the APAR number you got the notification on? Rex On Jun 13, 2017, 12:35 PM -0400, Gilson Cesar de Oliveira , wrote: > > > > > Dear list: > Does anyone know the meaning of Notify Type= Hyper DEL in apar?? > > I have received a notification today but I could not find

Re: Help with invalid XML code issue

On Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:26:32 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: > >I was supplied with an xml file to use to install a product. When it runs it >fails with the following error message. This is done on the mainframe in the >OMVS function. Try uploading it in binary mode

Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

W dniu 2017-06-14 o 10:21, Styles, Andy (ITS zPlatform Services) pisze: Classification: Public I would hazard a guess that the answer to that is the same answer as to why Windows XP (and probably NT!) is still in use! Not to mention anyone running out-of-support mainframe software (and

Re: SMFLIMxx sample?

Hi Curtis - We use SMFLIMxx... here's a sample of the REGION statement: REGION SUBSYS(JES3) REGIONABOVE(NOLIMIT) REGIONBELOW(NOLIMIT) EXECUTE(YES) ...it's fairly free-form. Note that a complete description and syntax can be found in APAR OA47062 and here:

Re: "New" Java-less Operating System Messages blips like crazy

Classification: Public I would hazard a guess that the answer to that is the same answer as to why Windows XP (and probably NT!) is still in use! Not to mention anyone running out-of-support mainframe software (and hardware for that matter).. Andy Styles z/Series Systems Programmer