Re: JZOS on open systems question

Frank Swarbrick wrote: >We're also interested in any solution NOT requiring z/OS. I understand IBM is working on data teleportation, or what some people call the "psychic engine." This technology will be able to read the "minds" of server systems without server involvement OK, my point

Re: SYSPLEX distance

> On Jan 3, 2018, at 7:55 PM, Mike Schwab wrote: > > Searched for ibm zos cryptography. First 10 results seemed useful. A > share expo, some intros, some PDF manuals. > https://www.google.com/search?q=ibm+zos+cryptography > (off list) I glanced through the google list

Re: SYSPLEX distance

Please make sure you take one recent (late 2016) innovation into consideration: Asynchronous CF Lock Duplexing. My understanding is that this recently introduced Coupling Facility feature offers performance improvements in many scenarios, including some distance "stretched" Parallel Sysplexes. IBM

Re: migration to new z/OS release

Hi, The z10 supports up to z/OS 2.2 so you can be relatively current, but you ahve to order it pretty soon, or there will be an extra charge from IBM to do so, and if you decide to save money by moving to a z/13 or z/14 down the road (the software cost is cheaper), then you will be staged

Re: Security PTFS

In describing this process to 'outsiders', I use the analogy of a broken door lock. Locksmith cannot come right away. So you put up a sign saying that the door cannot be locked, but it's only temporary. You apologize for the any inconvenience. Not. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California

Re: SYSPLEX distance

Searched for ibm zos cryptography. First 10 results seemed useful. A share expo, some intros, some PDF manuals. https://www.google.com/search?q=ibm+zos+cryptography On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 6:53 PM, Edward Gould wrote: >> On Jan 3, 2018, at 3:42 PM, Mike Schwab

Re: SYSPLEX distance

> On Jan 3, 2018, at 3:42 PM, Mike Schwab wrote: > > It says global, but limited intercontinental links limit you to one continent. > > On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:31 PM, Edward Gould wrote: Mike, At one previous employers place wanted to span

Re: JZOS on open systems question

I'm never confidant in my assumptions. :-) What are you thinking? Certainly if we can do something "without coding" we would be interested. We're also interested in any solution NOT requiring z/OS. (Seems an odd requirement to discuss on ibm-main, but there you have it.)

Re: JZOS on open systems question

For reasons I won't get in to, we don't want to touch this data on our mainframe. We want the distributed system(s) to be able to handle the data directly from the vendor. Whether this is reasonable or not is not at the moment under discussion. :-) From: IBM

Re: Problem creating file of combined records with SORT

Bill, Here is a JCL which will give you the desired results. SORTOUT will have your Mainframe File and CSVFILE will have the comma separated data //STEP0100 EXEC PGM=SORT //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //SORTIN DD DISP=SHR,DSN=YOUR INPUT FB 80 BYTE FILE //SORTOUT DD SYSOUT=* //CSVFILE DD

Re: SYSPLEX distance

It says global, but limited intercontinental links limit you to one continent. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 3:31 PM, Edward Gould wrote: >> On Jan 3, 2018, at 2:51 AM, Mike Schwab wrote: >> >> https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/technologies/gdps

Re: SYSPLEX distance

> On Jan 3, 2018, at 2:51 AM, Mike Schwab wrote: > > https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/technologies/gdps > > >

Re: migration to new z/OS release

> On Jan 2, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Tony Thigpen wrote: > > I am just now starting the research on migrating an os/390 machine to z/OS. > Currently, it is running on a z/10, and we will use an z/OS that is > compatible with the z/10, so a hardware conversion is not an issue. > >

Re: Intel Chip flaw

Are zArch CPUs free of these attacks? any IBM info? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Intel Chip flaw

Ouch. https://www.pcmag.com/news/358249/intel-chips-have-a-major-design-flaw-and-the-fix-means-slowe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message:

Re: Problem creating file of combined records with SORT

Hi Kolusu, I took a look at this, and think I may have confused you by not being clear about the scope of the hierarchy. Please see the attached file for more details about the structure of the data, and a better input set (with my expected output) - I hope, provided I typed this correctly. I

Re: Security PTFS

I don't see how IBM could provide those data without compromising shops that have not yet installed the PTF. Certainly when I submit whatever the current name for an ETR is, I ask IBM to withhold any compromising details on, e.g., the START command. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz

Re: Hot off the press

While I have no doubt that a lot of them are unskilled, I see a lot of scare quotes in, e.g., wiki, that have no obvious rationale. If anything, it's the word "onerous" that should have been in scare quotes. Certainly if there really were a shortage of skilled personnel then requiring a minimum

Re: Hot off the press

There are many stories from across many industries that people on this list and other mainframe lists have told about being forced to train H1B replacements where the replacement was not skilled at all, just cheaper to hire. It may not be universal but it has occurred and is occurring every

Hot off the press

"India may be looking at upwards of 500,000 of its "skilled" work force returning home..." To me personally, the guy who wrote this article is kind of corroborating the US admin's view that people coming in aren't as skilled as they're portrayed. Really? 'Skilled' in quotes?

Re: SYSPLEX distance

Also keep in mind if you are reading old Redbooks if they reference Sysplex timers. The change from Sysplex Timer to STP changed timer signalling from discrete ETR links to using CF links for timing signals. This may have influence on distances and latency planning. Dana On Wed, 3 Jan 2018

Re: MPF exit question

Thanks all. I was using the wrong book. (I was using MVS Planning: Operations) Tony Thigpen John McKown wrote on 01/03/2018 09:39 AM: On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 8:28 AM, Tony Thigpen wrote: I know this seems a simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer in the doc.

Re: MPF exit question

On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 8:28 AM, Tony Thigpen wrote: > I know this seems a simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer in > the doc. > > When utilizing the MPFLST00 member, what is the maximum length for the > message id? And, what characters can it contain? > ​

Re: MPF exit question

See: "Statements and parameters for MPFLSTxx" in initialization and tuning reference, chapter MPFLSTxx. There is the complete definition of MSGID. Grtn, Kees. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Tony Thigpen >

MPF exit question

I know this seems a simple question, but I can't seem to find an answer in the doc. When utilizing the MPFLST00 member, what is the maximum length for the message id? And, what characters can it contain? I have some application programs that put out messages where the first word on the

Re: Security PTFS

Hi, Sorry, please ignore my earlier comment. Just realising that PTFs for those components also will be covered under the SECINT portal's publications. – Vignesh Mainframe Infrastructure -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf

Re: Security PTFS

Red alery? בתאריך 3 בינו׳ 2018 4:04 אחה״צ,‏ "Jousma, David" כתב: > You are right, IBM doesn’t tell us, nor do I really need them too. My > only wish was that if a PTF is flagged for SECINT, and I click on the > associated APAR link, that I'd get some kind of APAR

Re: Security PTFS

You are right, IBM doesn’t tell us, nor do I really need them too. My only wish was that if a PTF is flagged for SECINT, and I click on the associated APAR link, that I'd get some kind of APAR information, not just "document cannot be found".

Re: Security PTFS

Gadi wrote: >Does IBM publish a list of PTFs that are related to security, Sort of, but you got good replies, especially from J Eels who kindly posted an URL for you. You can also subscribe to "Red Alerts" and you will get emails in case there is an "Red Alert". If I remember correctly,

Re: Security PTFS

You can also consider 'open' components such as Java, IBM HTTP Server for Apache, and OpenSSL etc. (part of Ported Tools). – Vignesh Mainframe Infrastructure -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: 03

Re: Security PTFS

Yes, and works relatively well. The problem is our audit/risk people here want to try to tie commonly known vulnerabilities in the wild identified on windows/unix platforms to specific actions/fixes in the mainframe space. I have not figured out a way to do that. So, while we are in a

Re: Security PTFS

The Security and Integrity Portal on ResourceLink should have what you're looking for. > גדי בן אבי > January 3, 2018 at 7:18 AM > Hi, > > Does IBM publish a list of PTF’s that are related to security, > especially preventing unauthorized access from outside the

Re: Security PTFS

גדי בן אבי wrote: Hi, Does IBM publish a list of PTF’s that are related to security, especially preventing unauthorized access from outside the mainframe. No. My understanding is that our clients have asked us (emphatically) not to do that. Please go here, and follow the link to register

Security PTFS

Hi, Does IBM publish a list of PTF’s that are related to security, especially preventing unauthorized access from outside the mainframe. Gadi לתשומת ליבך, בהתאם לנהלי חברת מלם מערכות בע"מ ו/או כל חברת בת ו/או חברה קשורה שלה (להלן : "החברה") וזכויות החתימה בהן, כל הצעה, התחייבות או מצג מטעם

Re: SYSPLEX distance

Alan, after the redbook the team and I have been involved in many projects to distribute workloads across distance. The main issue is the secondary effect of distance, which depends on how your applications are written. In my experience this is mainly related to data access and

Re: SYSPLEX distance

Some additional sources of info: System z Parallel Sysplex Best Practices: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg247817.html Parallel Sysplex on IBM Z: https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/technologies/parallel-sysplex

Re: SYSPLEX distance

https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/technologies/gdps https://www.infoworld.com/article/2614033/disaster-recovery/data-centers-under-water--what--me-worry-.html On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 12:18 AM, Alan(GMAIL)Watthey wrote: > I have had a strange request from management as

AW: JZOS on open systems question

Hi, we're offering a product called HostDrive that would be able to do what you're searching for at a reasonable price (http://www.xps-software.com). Using HostDrive you're able to automate the file transfer process from IBM z to a Java platform where our Java server application will receive the