VIO in 2024

2024-06-05 Thread Mark Jacobs
Does sending small datasets to VIO sill make sense in 2024? The Ministry of Silly Questions thanks you in advance for your reply! Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac

Re: UUID for z/OS Instances

2024-06-05 Thread Mark A. Brooks
It may not help, but be aware that the XCF SysplexID and SystemID have a good chance of being unique if you need to identify an instance of a z/OS IPL across the universe of sysplexes. These IDs are available via IXCQUERY macro using REQINFO=COUPLE. Mark Brooks z/OS Sysplex Development

Re: Coupling Facility List structure versus CIC Data Table

2024-06-02 Thread Mark A. Brooks
I'm not understanding "XCF Notepad won't work as the data structure is a largish Cobol Copybook more than 64 bytes". The "notes' in a note pad can each be up to 1024 bytes. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Coupling Facility List structure versus CIC Data Table

2024-05-31 Thread Mark Jacobs
Take a look at XCF Notepad services. It might do what you're looking for without the need to write lots of code to use a CF list structure. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com

Mounted file systems vs BPXPRMxx

2024-05-28 Thread Mark Jacobs
if someone already cracked that nut. Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Refresh RMFGAT collection settings

2024-05-20 Thread Mark Jacobs
Thanks. That worked. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Saturday, May 18th, 2024 at 1:58 PM, Michael Oujesky wrote: > Correct syntax: > F RMF,F III,MEMBER(04) >

Refresh RMFGAT collection settings

2024-05-15 Thread Mark Jacobs
If I make changes to ERBRMF04 is there any way to refresh what's being collected without restarting RMFGAT? Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com

Re: Restore members in a PDS - how/which tool?

2024-05-08 Thread Mark Jacobs
Look at this. https://cbttape.org/freepds.htm Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 at 9:43 PM, 0619bfe39560-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: JOB card format

2024-05-08 Thread Mark Jacobs
The $HASP308 message being issued for an STC (or any job as a matter of fact), wouldn't be related to the TIME= parameter on the JOB or EXEC card. It's likely being set in a /*JOBPARM (if it's a started job, not a started task) statement in the STC JCL. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail

Re: JOB card format

2024-05-08 Thread Mark Jacobs
Google JCL reference manual. You'll find the documentation there. Or just use this link, https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSLTBW_3.1.0/pdf/ieab600_v3r1.pdf Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac

Moving from nonFIPS gskkyman dB to a FIPS one

2024-04-25 Thread Mark Regan
any certificates is there a simpler way of doing this? Regards, Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: S0c4 creation

2024-04-21 Thread Mark Jacobs
The easiest way that I know is to link a non re-entrant program as re-entrant into an APF authorized library and have the STC execute that program. Easy S0C4 when it modifies itself. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch

Re: Anyone exploiting ZEDC?

2024-04-16 Thread Mark Jacobs
And SMF data in logstreams too. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 at 6:32 PM, Mark Jacobs <0224d287a4b1-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>

Re: Anyone exploiting ZEDC?

2024-04-16 Thread Mark Jacobs
Our storage team would know more about what they've done with zEDC, but I'm using it for compression of zFS file systems and JES2 Sysout written to spool. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac

Re: zOS and z16

2024-04-16 Thread Mark Jacobs
One thing that might give you problems is WLM. It might behave wonky on a z16 processor. Is 2.5 even orderable any longer? Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Tuesday, April

Re: EXPDT added to newly allocated dataset

2024-04-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
Which exits are you thinking about? I can check them out. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 at 4:32 PM, Allan Staller <0387911dea17-dmarc-r

Re: EXPDT added to newly allocated dataset

2024-04-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
Good thought, but no. They're not being used on those systems. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 at 1:29 PM, Ituriel do Neto <03427ec28

Re: EXPDT added to newly allocated dataset

2024-04-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
No, it's not SMS managed. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 at 1:30 PM, Sri Hari Kolusu wrote: > Mark, > > Check if the dataset got a

Re: EXPDT added to newly allocated dataset

2024-04-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
Not on these two systems. On the others we use SRS. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Tuesday, April 9th, 2024 at 1:15 PM, Michael Babcock <05ad4e2d7232-dmarc-r

EXPDT added to newly allocated dataset

2024-04-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
datasets. Does anyone have ideas on where to look? Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com

Re: security fun with z/OSMF install - can't get there

2024-04-03 Thread Mark Charles
I have seen this before. You need to make sure that the Certificate you set up for your production system can also be used on the other system. You can have multiple SANs (IP addresses) defined in the Cert, so add any system that might use the same Cert.

Re: Loss of data for logstream

2024-04-01 Thread Mark Jacobs
Yes, one of them. It's in our systems programmer sandbox so I'm not too concerned, just looking for a procedure that we can follow if it occurs in other sysplexes. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get

Loss of data for logstream

2024-04-01 Thread Mark Jacobs
One of my logstreams is showing a status of LOSS OF DATA. What's the procedure to fix that condition? Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com

GNU COBOL

2024-03-16 Thread Mark Jacobs
GnuCOBOL "has reached an industrial maturity and can compete with proprietary offers in all environments," boasted contributor Fabrice Le Fessant, in a FOSDEM talk. https://thenewstack.io/20-years-in-the-making-gnucobol-is-ready-for-industry/ Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com),

Re: SMP/E can't find APAR

2024-03-13 Thread Mark Jacobs
I just looked on ServiceLink. It's an open APAR, with a current target date of 24/10/25. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 at 1:05 PM, Pommier

Re: What happens in HSM when I change a Management Class

2024-03-13 Thread Mark Jacobs
I believe it'll take affect during your secondary space management cycle. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 at 6:46 AM, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote

Re: Something keeps releasing space on a large (annual) DS

2024-02-21 Thread Mark Jacobs
PS-E (extended format) allows for 123 extents on a single volume. If the allocated dataset is SMS managed its assigned management class is likely the reason why free space is being released. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https

Re: HLQ of Page Dataset Names

2024-02-13 Thread Mark Jacobs
Thanks. That was what I was looking for. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Tuesday, February 13th, 2024 at 9:45 AM, Radoslaw Skorupka <0471ebeac275-dmarc-r

Re: HLQ of Page Dataset Names

2024-02-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
For historical reasons most of our systems don't share MCATS. So I misremembered and there's nothing really special about specific HLQs for page dataset names, correct? Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op

Re: HLQ of Page Dataset Names

2024-02-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
Yes, we're currently using the value of as the HLQ for the page datasets. I was wondering if there's any special powers available for the HLQ of SYS1 or PAGE. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac

HLQ of Page Dataset Names

2024-02-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
I seem to recall, but can't find anything that confirms my recollection that certain HLQs such as SYS1 and PAGE have special powers as relating to systems programmer type management activities. Can anyone point me to the documentation if true, or tell me I'm incorrect if I am? Thanks. Mark

Fwd: Banks migrate from mainframes to AI-driven cloud tech

2024-02-09 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43673/banks-migrate-from-mainframes-to-ai-driven-cloud-tech ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP (1976-1979) Nationwide Insurance, Retired (1986-2017), z/OS Network

Re: SMS MC question

2024-02-07 Thread Mark Jacobs
Yes that's correct. HSM will use the current values of the MC for its activities. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 at 3:18 PM, Todd Burrell

Re: Where are Unix reason codes over 7371 documented

2024-02-04 Thread Mark Jacobs
BPXMTEXT is shipped in SYS1.SBPXEXEC and must be in SYSEXEC or SYSPROC to use. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Sunday, February 4th, 2024 at 3:06 PM, Phil Smith III

Re: SDSF PS Command column

2024-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 2 Feb 2024 23:37:20 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Fri, 2 Feb 2024 15:55:26 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: > >>On Fri, 2 Feb 2024 19:30:39 +, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >> >>>Is there any way to get more than the first 40 characters of the associated >>

Re: SDSF PS Command column

2024-02-02 Thread Mark Zelden
:14 ttyp 0:00 grep IZU Best Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.

Re: ISPF edit - clone a column

2024-02-02 Thread Mark Zelden
s are always omitted. */ /* */ /***/ Best Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programming expert at http://search390.techt

Re: [ISPF-L] Replacement for LMAC program in ISPF 3.1

2024-01-29 Thread mark mzelden.com
called LINEMAC and I also supply the table – LINETBL in XMI format on my web site and CBT file 434. I knew this day would come eventually.  Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities

Re: Custom ISPF command

2024-01-25 Thread Mark Zelden
ay for over 30 years and when I get to a new system and try to work without it, I am not nearly as productive. But more than that, for someone like me that is working on many different sysplexes, clients, etc. all in a short time period of time or constantly switching between them, having a consistent w

Re: Custom ISPF command

2024-01-23 Thread Mark Zelden
ISPF customization is at the shop I'm at. As far as adding them dynamically, on some systems I access rarely, I simply use this CLIST to add all "my stuff" after ISPF invocation. So NO - you do not need to restart ISPF. http://www.mzelden.com/mvsfiles/ispcmdsa.txt Best Regar

Re: How can I keep JES2 from being SYSPLEXed?

2024-01-23 Thread Mark Zelden
ume you had the same OWNNODE also? Because I thought XCFGRPNM defaulted to the OWNNODE.nodename if you don't code it. If you want to connect those two independent JES2 nodes, they are going to need a unique ownnode name. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Service

Re: HEALTH CHECKER (USS_FILESYS_CONFIG)

2024-01-12 Thread Mark Zelden
-checker-zos-users-guide Security setup: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=zos-create-security-definitions Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.

Re: HEALTH CHECKER (USS_FILESYS_CONFIG)

2024-01-12 Thread Mark Zelden
ACE" and the policy and do: F HZSPROC,REPLACE,PARMLIB=xx https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=guide-health-checker-zos Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Ut

Re: ChangeMan ZMF and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-11 Thread Mark Regan
I did get a response. I am waiting for further details about what that will entail. ​Regards, Mark Regan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lionel B. Dyck Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2024 14:09 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ChangeMan ZFS

Re: ChangeMan ZFS and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-11 Thread Mark Regan
will be for CSSMTP, i.e., CSSMTP would be the writer name of choice for us. Anyway, the vendor has not been of any help and suggested posting the question to their community board, which I have. So far, no response. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON

Re: IBM Security Portal

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Jacobs
Not easily. Sometimes in the MCS the APAR description might say Integrity APAR, or when you search for information on the APAR on Service Link it won't be found. That's a flag to me that it's an integrity/security APAR. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public

Re: ChangeMan ZFS and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Regan
Steve, We are on v8.2, Patch 5. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP (CNO SPINTCOMM, 1976-1979) Nationwide Insurance, Retired (1986-2017), z/OS Network Infrastructure Engineering Consultant Email: marktre

Re: IBM Security Portal

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Jacobs
Yes. They make their way into normal RSUs just like all other recommended PTFs. Without access to the security portal they won't be identified as SECINT PTFs though. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get

ChangeMan ZFS and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Regan
What must you change in ChangeMan ZFS to get it to use CSSMTP to send out its email notifications? I know about the sample skeleton CNM$$ENT, which mentions using sample ENOTIFY2, but it lacks details about how to use it with CSSMTP. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired

Re: NFS Export of Data Set File System

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Jacobs
Do you mean the Union File System? Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 at 9:42 AM, kekronbekron <02dee3fcae33-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.

NFS Export of Data Set File System

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Jacobs
Can /dsfs and the directories under it be NFS exported such that Windows/Linux clients can connect to it and then directly read/write z/OS datasets? Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup

Re: EDIT MACRO REQUEST

2024-01-09 Thread Mark Zelden
;EDITREXX" part, see "EDMACALL" on my web site / CBT file 434. URL of my web site below. The source code has a simple example of an edit macro. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 an

Re: SMF Interval

2023-12-29 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:57:35 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: >On Thu, 28 Dec 2023 21:23:18 -0800, Ed Jaffe >wrote: > >>What SMF interval do most folks use? >> > >In my experience (from many shops / clients over the years), it matches the >RMF interval >and the m

Re: SMF Interval

2023-12-29 Thread Mark Zelden
VAL(59) Best Regards and Happy New Year! Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsuti

Re: Stupid JCL question

2023-12-22 Thread Mark Zelden
MVS 3.8 was just *slightly* earlier than "IF / THEN" conditional JCL existed. :-) Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html On F

Re: CSNBENC in LPA?

2023-12-20 Thread Mark Jacobs
I found the same statement in a few documents too. I assume a dynamic load into LPA of the single CSNBENC module would be sufficient. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com

Re: TCPPING for z/OS

2023-12-20 Thread Mark Regan
To all who asked about PINGPORT, I'm checking with the original person who sent it to me to ensure I can share it. He's OOO until the Dec. 28th. He's subscribed to the IBMTCP-L mailing list, which is how I got it in the first place, directly from him. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg

Re: TCPPING for z/OS

2023-12-20 Thread Mark Regan
What you are looking for is called PINGPORT, which was written in REXX. The author is Jeff Beech-Garwood and he had sent me a copy when I asked for something similar back in 2017, on IBMTCP-L. I can send you a copy of it off-list. ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired

Re: SMP/E - Pointing Existing TARG & DLIB Zones To New CSI's

2023-12-14 Thread Mark Zelden
You might want to look at the sysres cloning example on my web site / CBT file 434 also as that clones the SMP/E ZONEs with it. I don't clone the DLIB volser(s) / zones these days (haven't in many years), but you can easily see how it is done. See URL below. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden

Re: Migrating Loadlibs from PDSE to PDS?

2023-12-09 Thread Mark Jacobs
The ADRDSSU COPY command with the CONVERT option will do what you're looking for. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Saturday, December 9th, 2023 at 8:24 AM, Steve Estle

Re: zOSMF install - SDSF ISFPRMxx

2023-12-06 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 6 Dec 2023 08:44:01 +, Rob Scott wrote: >Mark > >The original APAR (PH49811) that introduced the ISFNTCNV tool and the >ISFRACEX sample RACF starter set was rolled back to z/OS 2.4. > Hi Rob, Thanks. I'll have a look and pass on the information to people who ha

Re: zOSMF install - SDSF ISFPRMxx

2023-12-05 Thread Mark Zelden
On Tue, 5 Dec 2023 15:33:16 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: >My only real complaint about all of this is that it caught me by surprise. >The requirement >was announced at the last possible time it could - the last quarterly >announcement for z/OS 2.4 >enhancements (I think)

Re: zOSMF install - SDSF ISFPRMxx

2023-12-05 Thread Mark Zelden
blem with this conversion is you need someone that understands SDSF ISFPRMxx / SDSF external security and RACF (or ACF2 / TOP SECRET). These days that is probably difficult in many shops. I work with a number of good sysprogs that are basically clueless when it comes to RACF (not a big surpri

Re: IEF211I - DATA SET RESERVATION UNSUCCESSFUL on relative GDG

2023-12-01 Thread Mark Zelden
Look into ALOCxx parmlib option - "SDSN_WAIT WAITALLOC(YES)" Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html On Thu, 30 Nov 2023 23:1

Re: JES3plus & TDMF

2023-12-01 Thread Mark Jacobs
Those three APARs are over 20 years old and were fixed in 2001, so yes they're on. Have you looked at the DS QD command with the UCB option to display the UCB, Prefix and Common Extension? Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https

Re: Page Datasets in User Catalog

2023-11-28 Thread Mark Zelden
d now. :) I'm guessing "DFSMS managing catalogs". Best Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html -

Re: Page Datasets in User Catalog

2023-11-23 Thread Mark Jacobs
that if the pageadd failed, it wouldn't work at IPL time either. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 at 7:12 PM, Seymour J Metz wrote: > Are you say

Re: Messaeg IXC531I SETXCF START ALTER REQUEST FOR STRUCTURE REJECTED. REASON: STRUCTURE NOT ALLOCATED

2023-11-23 Thread Mark Jacobs
The structure will become active once the first connection is made. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 at 8:16 AM, Binyamin Dissen wrote

Page Datasets in User Catalog

2023-11-22 Thread Mark Jacobs
Our storage administrator had told me that in a previous organization they successfully used page datasets that were cataloged in a user catalog rather that in the master catalog by using an MLA in the MCAT. I tried it in our sandbox environment (2.5) and it didn't work. I had never heard of

Re: What happens if you IPL a LPAR defined as being in a parallel sysplex but the CF LPAR is not there

2023-11-16 Thread Mark Jacobs
You can change the Load Parameter in the activation profile to have z/OS Prompt for System Parameters Response and then specify GRS=NONE/TRYJOIN there. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac

Re: What happens if you IPL a LPAR defined as being in a parallel sysplex but the CF LPAR is not there

2023-11-15 Thread Mark Jacobs
GRS will attempt to connect to ISGLOCK, fail and z/OS will go into a X'0A3' wait state. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com On Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Suspend/Resume for Paging

2023-11-15 Thread Mark Jacobs
Does z/OS still use this for I/O to its paging devices? Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com

Re: IBM APAR Names

2023-11-04 Thread Mark Zelden
with. I also work with people that don't relationship between the APAR number and the ++PTF that is show for "REL" when looking at IBMLINK or seeing what is in the public domain from an APAR search in google. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS

Re: updated_pause_element_token zero after IEAVPSE

2023-10-30 Thread Mark Henderson
As expected, this turned out to be a user error. I just had to check but thanks for taking the time to respond, Peter, -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

updated_pause_element_token zero after IEAVPSE

2023-10-28 Thread Mark Henderson
Can someone give me a clue as to what IEAVPSE is telling me when it returns rc=0 and updated_pause_element_token as zeros ? A subsequent attempt at using that token results in rc=4. Thanks, Mark. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

JES2 Policy Crafting

2023-10-24 Thread Mark Jacobs
Are there any examples or resources that would help in writing JES2 Policies? I looked at the information in the manuals and it wasn't helpful to me. Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup

Re: DFDSS RFE - Please read / vote

2023-10-16 Thread Mark Zelden
l the text in the RFE (even though I put in my first post). You can also read my comments though. https://ibm-z-hardware-and-operating-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOS-I-3862 Best Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m.

Re: DFDSS RFE - Please read / vote

2023-10-16 Thread Mark Zelden
the copy. I've just never needed to do this with FDR for over 30 years of having ISV datasets (or IBM program products) as an extension of the sysres set. Hence the RFE. I don't know what FDR does behind the scenes to accomplish this, but it does without any issue. Best Regards, Mark -- Mark

Re: DFDSS RFE - Please read / vote

2023-10-16 Thread Mark Zelden
irectly catalogged. No different than SYS1.LINKLIB except they are not part of the OS. Best Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utiliti

Re: DFDSS RFE - Please read / vote

2023-10-16 Thread Mark Zelden
On Sun, 15 Oct 2023 00:31:20 +, Jousma, David wrote: >Mark, > >I have the same cloning process as you logically. I know exactly the problem >you face. Your rfe makes sense. > >I get around it by cloning at the volume level, but there is always the >outlier th

Re: DFDSS RFE - Please read / vote

2023-10-13 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:31:42 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: I've had some offline responses also. Including the suggestion to use TOLERATE(ENQFAILURE) which only applies to the input dataset. Let me explain again and show all the DFDSS control cards. I have an "program products&qu

Re: DFDSS RFE - Please read / vote

2023-10-13 Thread Mark Zelden
s not need access to STGADMIN.DPDSRN.dsn_to_rename in order for it to work with FDRCOPY. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Certified mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programm

Re: Resize a ZFS aggregate

2023-10-11 Thread Mark Jacobs
I use the bpxwmigf tool for zfs resizing activities. Works great, less filling. If you're able to use zEDC compression, that's also something to enable on newly allocated zfs file systems. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https

DFDSS RFE - Please read / vote

2023-10-11 Thread Mark Zelden
one if someone doesn't put in the correct volser on ISPF and they could rename the "real" in use dataset or perhaps one on a different sysres set. --- Please vote this one up! Best Regards, Mark -- Ma

Re: Resize a ZFS aggregate

2023-10-11 Thread Mark Pace
; > On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 2:07 PM Mark Pace wrote: > > > Hmm - never tried repo on an zfs aggregate. I'll give it a try. > Thanks./ > > > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 3:01 PM Michael Babcock > > wrote: > > > > > I usually allocate a .NEW, REPRO from t

Re: Resize a ZFS aggregate

2023-10-11 Thread Mark Pace
Hmm - never tried repo on an zfs aggregate. I'll give it a try. Thanks./ On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 3:01 PM Michael Babcock wrote: > I usually allocate a .NEW, REPRO from the current to .NEW and RENAME. > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 1:59 PM Mark Pace wrote: > > > Same res

Re: Resize a ZFS aggregate

2023-10-11 Thread Mark Pace
Same results using replace or replaceu On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 2:47 PM Mark Pace wrote: > No, I've used REPLACE. I'll give that a try. > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 2:46 PM Art Zeigler wrote: > >> Did you use the REPLACEUnconditional parameter with the restore? Also, >

Re: Resize a ZFS aggregate

2023-10-11 Thread Mark Pace
__ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf > of Mark Pace > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 2:26 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Resize a ZFS aggregate > > I have a zfs file that has grown so large it can't any more extents. > > So the plan wa

Resize a ZFS aggregate

2023-10-11 Thread Mark Pace
restore the dump it deletes the filesystem I created and creates a new one using the old allocations. How do I make adrdssu use the new preallocated filesystem allocation? -- The postings on this site are my own and don’t necessarily represent Mainline’s positions or opinions Mark D Pace Senior

Re: zombie XCF group

2023-10-09 Thread Mark A. Brooks
Hi, See the XCF delete utility, IXCDELUT which should be in SAMPLIB. --Mark Brooks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Creating USSMSG10 ASM code from Screen text using CLIST or REXX

2023-10-05 Thread Mark Regan
5||>>>>>>| ( ~~~ )/ '""""`--' `w---w` `' Please note: For everyone's mutual protection, ALL SYSTEM US

Re: Utility to Read from JES2 spool

2023-09-29 Thread Mark Jacobs
The JES2 external writer will do just that. Proc XWTR in SYS1.PROCLIB. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com --- Original Message --- On Friday, September 29th, 2023

Re: Obscure Websphere question

2023-09-27 Thread Mark Zelden
e symlinks as recommended when installing" that some other things may be hard coded and need to change. So the best recommendation is to open a case with IBM WAS support. Best Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS ITIL v3 Foundation Cer

Re: Risk/Reward ASVT in 31 bit storage

2023-09-22 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:10:37 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote: >On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:50:43 +0000, Mark Jacobs >wrote: > >>So nothing more than that. IMHO it doesn't seem too worthwhile in most >>environments. Thanks however. >> >>Mark Jacobs >> > &

Re: Risk/Reward ASVT in 31 bit storage

2023-09-22 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:50:43 +, Mark Jacobs wrote: >So nothing more than that. IMHO it doesn't seem too worthwhile in most >environments. Thanks however. > >Mark Jacobs > I agree. I never did it except in sandbox environments and usually wait a couple of releases for

Re: Risk/Reward ASVT in 31 bit storage

2023-09-22 Thread Mark Jacobs
So nothing more than that. IMHO it doesn't seem too worthwhile in most environments. Thanks however. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac...@protonmail.com --- Original Message

Re: Risk/Reward ASVT in 31 bit storage

2023-09-22 Thread Mark Zelden
On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:30:31 +, Mark Jacobs wrote: >I know what the risks are in moving the ASVT into 31 bit storage, but I don't >see any benefits. Can someone enlighten me? > >Mark Jacobs > Isn't it obvious? Slightly more 24-bit storage for programs needing below th

Re: SDSF and JESSPOOL

2023-09-22 Thread Mark Zelden
use AUXSAF(NOFAILRC4) on your >> rescue system ... If this happens to be a modified version of my onepack JCL from my web site / CBT file 434, when I put out the z/OS 2.5 version it will have CONNECT AUXSAF(NOFAILRC4) in the ISFPRM00 member that is supplied by default. Best Regards,

Risk/Reward ASVT in 31 bit storage

2023-09-22 Thread Mark Jacobs
I know what the risks are in moving the ASVT into 31 bit storage, but I don't see any benefits. Can someone enlighten me? Mark Jacobs Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com), Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get=markjac

Re: When did the IPCS follow 64 bit pointer character change?

2023-09-20 Thread Mark Zelden
)--All bytes contain X'00' 0080 1004 00020078 00040016 00A0 FE01 1FEDE400 00C0 2800 FBFB FE7C 00E0.:FF. LENGTH(X'20')--All bytes contain X'00' Best Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consult

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