Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

Tom, good points. However, I've been working with the SMF data, and have to say it's not very helpful. Similar in fact to the system-level health check. The SMF record only says that User Key common storage was allocated by some program in this address space. But which program in this address

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 17:57:14 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: >Personally in REXX I use a list with SPACE between each arg and a blank comma >at the end > >VAR =' a b c ' , > ' d e f ' > That is just one variable, a 15-charater string. And if passed to a function would be just one argument.

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On 4/6/18, 2:18 PM, "IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Edward Finnell" wrote: >> What century is this? > 5081 on the Hollerith calendar. 13.0.5.6.12 12 Eb' 5 Pop G6 on the Maya calendar (following

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

Personally in REXX I use a list with SPACE between each arg and a blank comma at the end VAR =' a b c ' , ' d e f ' Next, if you did not know, there is a TSO/REXX group can you also post these kinds of questions to To join, if you have not done so, TSO REXX

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 23:13:36 +, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >I guess, like usual, I did not give enough details in my original post. But >you are correct, Gil, I was wanting this feature in "JCL only". So anything >programmatic would not work (at least not with a lot more effort and changes

Re: CICS - Online vsam file space issues

Since this is related to CICS, have you posted on the CICS list as well? Perhaps they have more details as it applies to CICS To join, if you have not done so, CICShttp://www.listserv.uga.edu/archives/cics-l.html Second have you checked your ISMF definitions? Check your SMS CDS Base

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

On 6/04/2018 10:57 PM, Charles Mills wrote: Now ... for data traffic purposes, I don't disagree with anything you wrote, but the message I replied to said "the signature on messages he sends is encrypted using Andrew's private key. The recipient verifies the signature using the public key

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

I guess, like usual, I did not give enough details in my original post. But you are correct, Gil, I was wanting this feature in "JCL only". So anything programmatic would not work (at least not with a lot more effort and changes than I am wanting). Thanks for all ideas. This would have been

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

Don Grinsell wrote: >Start your continuation lines with a comma: > RS=ALERTSN(SEV,TYPENAME,ELEMENT,DESC,STATUS,STSDESC , > ,SUBSRC,SOURCE,LOCATION,SYSTYPE,PLTFTYPE,IMPACT,HOST , > ,MONENV,RESOURCE,EXTRINFO,ACTIVE,CLOSING,FTPERR , > ,APPLTYPE,APPLNAME,UNIQUE) Ooh. Never even

Any C++ regex template class gotchas?

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Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 13:13:45 -0500, John McKown wrote: >On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Frank Swarbrick < >frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> wrote: > >> Is there some way I could specify a DD concatenation where the system >> would search the DD's in order until it found a named member? >> >

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 14:45:47 -0500, John McKown wrote: > >What would be nice would be if IBM were to build a callable service around >this function and put it in as part of LE so that it could be used by any >of IBM's HLLs. > In assembler, the FIND macro does much of this. In ISPF services,

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

I have a REXX EXEC named ZOOM. While in edit mode type in ZOOM and put the cursor on the DD name (in the example anywhere under the name PARMS) and hit enter. Then it will display the member where it is found. When you end out of that member it continues the search. I am not sure who the

IEE042I in OPERLOG - why no century?

First let me state we are copying the hardcopy log to disk in two ways: 1. External writer proc, SLOGWTR, which writes to a GDG 2. OPLOGCPY job which copies from system Logger OPERLOG to disk I haven't convinced others to rely on OPERLOG yet :-(. In any case, I have a small issue.

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 1:16 PM, Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 13:13:45 -0500, John McKown wrote: > >> > >​You did not indicate a language. For HLASM, I like this system macro: > >IEPRMLB > >ref: >

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Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 17:50:48 +, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >I'm pretty sure the answer to this is no (at least not easily), but can't hurt >to ask. > >The following, of course, works: >//PARMS DD DISP=SHR,DSN=PROD.APPLIB.PARMS(ABC) > >Is there some way I could specify a DD concatenation where the

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

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Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 13:13:45 -0500, John McKown wrote: >> >​You did not indicate a language. For HLASM, I like this system macro: >IEPRMLB >ref: >https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieaa900/iea3a9_REQUEST_READMEMBER_option_of_IEFPRMLB.htm > >This is a macro

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 17:50:48 +, Frank Swarbrick wrote: >I'm pretty sure the answer to this is no (at least not easily), but can't hurt >to ask. > >The following, of course, works: >//PARMS DD DISP=SHR,DSN=PROD.APPLIB.PARMS(ABC) > >Is there some way I could specify a DD concatenation where the

Re: Finding a member in a DD concatenation

On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 12:50 PM, Frank Swarbrick < frank.swarbr...@outlook.com> wrote: > I'm pretty sure the answer to this is no (at least not easily), but can't > hurt to ask. > > The following, of course, works: > //PARMS DD DISP=SHR,DSN=PROD.APPLIB.PARMS(ABC) > > Is there some way I could

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

llo...@gmail.com (Lou Losee) writes: > Yes you are correct that you have to initiate your trust somewhere. The > paradigm is that you trust the vendor that delivers the CA certificates to > you (e.g., Mozilla, Microsoft, IBM, etc.) > Hand delivering keys defeats the purpose of using certificates.

Finding a member in a DD concatenation

I'm pretty sure the answer to this is no (at least not easily), but can't hurt to ask. The following, of course, works: //PARMS DD DISP=SHR,DSN=PROD.APPLIB.PARMS(ABC) Is there some way I could specify a DD concatenation where the system would search the DD's in order until it found a named

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 15:55:48 +, Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) wrote: >This worked - the comma's needed to be literals: > >/* REXX*/ > parse value '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22' with, >SEV TYPENAME ELEMENT DESC STATUS STSDESC SUBSRC SOURCE LOCATION SYSTYPE , >

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

Start your continuation lines with a comma: RS=ALERTSN(SEV,TYPENAME,ELEMENT,DESC,STATUS,STSDESC, ,SUBSRC,SOURCE,LOCATION,SYSTYPE,PLTFTYPE,IMPACT,HOST, ,MONENV,RESOURCE,EXTRINFO,ACTIVE,CLOSING,FTPERR, ,APPLTYPE,APPLNAME,UNIQUE) -- Donald Grinsell, Systems Programmer Enterprise

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Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

On 4/6/2018 12:10 PM, Martin Packer wrote: And Marna Walle and I discussed this in our Podcast Episode (18) "What We Won't Have In Common Anymore" (

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

Farley, Peter wrote, in part: >Use SPACE COMMA at the end of each separate line of arguments except the last line with the closing parenthesis. Doesn't actually need the space, of course, though my personal style would use it for readability. It's just a trailing comma that makes it

Re: CICS - Online vsam file space issues

12 extents on the index. Hervey From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Mike Schwab Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 12:14 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CICS - Online vsam file space

Re: CICS - Online vsam file space issues

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1OA46366 How many Index extents? On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 11:03 AM, Hervey Martinez wrote: > We had an issue where an online was had problems due to space. > > The VSAM file had 50 extents across 12 volumes and had several

Re: WLM and Dispatching Priority

Likewise SMF 30. Cheers, Martin Martin Packer zChampion, Systems Investigator & Performance Troubleshooter, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker Podcast Series

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

And Marna Walle and I discussed this in our Podcast Episode (18) "What We Won't Have In Common Anymore" ( https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/MartinPacker/entry/Mainframe_Performance_Topics_Podcast_Episode_18_What_We_Won_t_Have_In_Common_Anymore?lang=en ) Which is one of the

CICS - Online vsam file space issues

We had an issue where an online was had problems due to space. The VSAM file had 50 extents across 12 volumes and had several candidate volumes available with plenty of space. The error IEC070I 209-220. A file was migrated off of one volume that the VSAM file was currently using. Several years

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

I thought you had but couldn't find it on a quick search of the archives. My bad. Thanks John! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John Eells Sent: Friday, April 06, 2018 11:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject:

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

Richards, Robert B. wrote: I may have missed it, but in all these posts, did anyone provide the drop dead date for ServerPac delivery on tape? I did. But, here it is again: "IBM plans to discontinue delivery of z/OS platform products and service on magnetic tape on July 1, 2018. This

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

This worked - the comma's needed to be literals: /* REXX*/ parse value '1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22' with, SEV TYPENAME ELEMENT DESC STATUS STSDESC SUBSRC SOURCE LOCATION SYSTYPE , PLTFTYPE IMPACT HOST MONENV RESOURCE EXTRINFO ACTIVE CLOSING FTPERR,

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

trying this RS=ALERTSN(SEV,TYPENAME,ELEMENT,DESC,STATUS,STSDESC, SUBSRC,SOURCE,LOCATION,SYSTYPE,PLTFTYPE,IMPACT,HOST, MONENV,RESOURCE,EXTRINFO,ACTIVE,CLOSING,FTPERR, APPLTYPE,APPLNAME,UNIQUE) got me RS=ALERTSN(SEV,TYPENAME,ELEMENT,DESC,STATUS,STSDESC,

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 15:27:19 +, Farley, Peter x23353 wrote: >Use SPACE COMMA at the end of each separate line of arguments except the last >line with the closing parenthesis. > >Comma at the end of a Rexx line says concatenate the next line with the >current

Re: TS7700 Copy/Export Jobs

Sorry, forgot to mention I run the li export,volser after running the job. (It's automated in a job stream for a weekly export, I am trying to run manually since it has not produced any output or noticeable errors the past few weeks) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: TS7700 Copy/Export Jobs

Unless something has changed in the last five years, this job will simply copy the three input records in SYSUT1 to the new dataset specified by SYSTU2. The command EXPORT does not appear anywhere in the IEBGENER chapter of my utilities manual. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

Jim - this is all great info but it requires each installation to write their own code for the analysis - could you provide code in samplib or for download to do it for us? -- Lionel B. Dyck (Contractor) < Mainframe

Re: Mini recovery system build

Yep. He just emailed me that the links were now fixed. Tony Thigpen Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote on 04/06/2018 10:58 AM: Try again, it just worked for me. Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer III UF Information Technology East Campus P.O. Box 112050 Gainesville, FL. 32611 (e) ajn...@ufl.edu (p)

Re: Many arguments to a Rexx function call

Use SPACE COMMA at the end of each separate line of arguments except the last line with the closing parenthesis. Comma at the end of a Rexx line says concatenate the next line with the current line, so your ARGUMENT comma is taken as a CONTIUATION comma. Adding SPACE COMMA after the ARGUMENT

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

SMF type 30 records are address space specific. And there is a RAX (mapped by SYS1.MODGEN(IARRAX), pointed to by ASCBRSME) for each address space. RAX_SMF30_SAPFlagsDS BL1 SMF Type 30 Storage and Paging *Flag byte @0EA

Many arguments to a Rexx function call

Dear Listers, How can I make this: RS=ALERTSN(SEV,TYPENAME,ELEMENT,DESC,STATUS,STSDESC, SUBSRC,SOURCE,LOCATION,SYSTYPE,PLTFTYPE,IMPACT,HOST, MONENV,RESOURCE,EXTRINFO,ACTIVE,CLOSING,FTPERR, APPLTYPE,APPLNAME,UNIQUE) actually work? What happens is that the values of STSDESC and SUBSRC get

Re: TS7700 Copy/Export Jobs

This document goes on to mention a sequence of steps, those to occur after creating the tape-volume, of course with the various correct/expected attributesone being "Initiating the Copy Export Operation" via a z/OS command. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=tss1wp101092=1

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

CA trust is important. See what @Gil asked about that earlier on the thread and my reply. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Pew, Curtis G Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 9:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: WLM and Dispatching Priority

On Fri, 6 Apr 2018 06:05:03 -0700, Gerhard Adam wrote: >If we display the address space, then only the address space service class >and dispatching priority should be shown. If those are different, then it >suggests a problem with the display. The display should also indicate whether WLM

Re: Mini recovery system build

Try again, it just worked for me. Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer III UF Information Technology East Campus P.O. Box 112050 Gainesville, FL. 32611 (e) ajn...@ufl.edu (p) (352) 273-1298 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

Lou - you may be right but if they can record it in SMF records then they can expose it in some way that doesn't require each individual installation to write code to analyze the records. If they can detect it then one would hope they can at least tell which address space did it.

Re: IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

Lionel, Couldn't it be the case that IBM knows where the use of common storage occurred but not who the offender is? Lou -- Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity - Unknown On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 9:31 AM, Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) wrote: > IBM provides a

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

I may have missed it, but in all these posts, did anyone provide the drop dead date for ServerPac delivery on tape? Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

Curtis, Yes you are correct that you have to initiate your trust somewhere. The paradigm is that you trust the vendor that delivers the CA certificates to you (e.g., Mozilla, Microsoft, IBM, etc.) Hand delivering keys defeats the purpose of using certificates. If you were going to hand deliver

IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

IBM provides a new Health Check - IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM But it is worthless (see below) - it tells me we have an issue that is HIGH *BUT* it does not tell me who/what. If you can detect it then provide more info otherwise it's a near useless health check - it's like going to

TS7700 Copy/Export Jobs

Listers; I am at a slight loss here...I am running the following JCL: //J10 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER //* //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD DUMMY //SYSUT2 DD DSN=NATHPFI.PDRSW901.COPY.EXPORT, // UNIT=V3490,DISP=(NEW,CATLG),LABEL=(1,SL), // VOL=(,RETAIN),STORCLAS=SCVTS,MGMTCLAS=NODUPLEX, //

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

> On Apr 6, 2018, at 7:57 AM, Charles Mills wrote: > > Your certificate contains the public half of a public-private key pair. You > generated that pair and keep the private part private. > > The entire certificate is signed by a certificate authority. In other words, > it

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Friday Conundrum (aka Soap Box)

The "new tools" are neither as reliable, functional, or available, as the "old tools" being replaced. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 8:25 AM To:

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Friday Conundrum (aka Soap Box)

John - the Operating System box only asks for z/OS, z/VM, AIX, etc. and not a specific version/release level. Thus when I open an SR to ICSF and indicate HCR77C0 and z/OS 2.2 the Operating System box should be pre-filled with z/OS. For ISPF when I select ISPF for z/OS 2.2 the Operating System

Re: Friday Conundrum (aka Soap Box)

Dyck, Lionel B. , TRA wrote: Has anyone else gotten frustrated when opened an IBM Service Request in having to select the Operating System, which should have been automatic after selecting the Product and the applicable operating system release level? For example, I just opened a SR to ICSF.

Re: Friday Conundrum (aka Soap Box)

I find the font size of the history to be way too small compared to the rest of that web page. I emailed a complaint about that using https://www.ibm.com/scripts/contact/contact/us/en and they did answer me asking for more details. Details provided, they said they'd direct the request to the

Re: WLM and Dispatching Priority

Agreed. That's not a problem and with multiple service classes, one would expect multiple dispatching priorities to be assigned to the enclaves. However, that suggests that when the address space is displayed, such considerations shouldn't matter. We aren't displaying the enclave or any other

Re: Software Delivery on Tape to be Discontinued

I wish SHARE would get the Sacto presentations up; then I could refer you to my session there. Your certificate contains the public half of a public-private key pair. You generated that pair and keep the private part private. The entire certificate is signed by a certificate authority. In

Re: Friday Conundrum (aka Soap Box)

It should prepopulate based upon customer and or known serial numbers Sent from my iPhone Sorry for the autocorrect issues > On Apr 6, 2018, at 07:18, Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) wrote: > > Has anyone else gotten frustrated when opened an IBM Service Request in > having to

Friday Conundrum (aka Soap Box)

Has anyone else gotten frustrated when opened an IBM Service Request in having to select the Operating System, which should have been automatic after selecting the Product and the applicable operating system release level? For example, I just opened a SR to ICSF. I had to select the ICSF

Re: WLM and Dispatching Priority

Right, enclaves are independent units of work (running under pre-emptible SRBs), running with their own DP's, not the DP of the owning address space. Kees. Grtn, Kees. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Gabriel

Re: WLM and Dispatching Priority

Sorry, I spoke to soon. I believe a new application environment address space is created to serve different service classes. Thanks, Gabe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: WLM and Dispatching Priority

But the address space can be servicing multiple enclaves with different service classes. Granted that the DP is generally adjusted to the highest goal, but it's a moving target that would lead to inaccuracies. Thanks, Gabe

Re: FW: Archive Questions

Phillip, I'm guessing this is related to your previous post about adding volumes to a FDR ABR archive pool? I believe the dataset you refer to is a "special" FDR dataset. From what I remember (and it's been a while), to add a volume, you use ICKDSF to initialise the volume, then the FDR panels