Re: Migration from z114 to z14ZR1, CF structure sizes

2019-09-06 Thread Allan Staller
You did not indicate if you are using an ICF or not. I would run the sizer for the CF22 level. Update your current policies to match, and add the new CF to the policies. The major difference between CF17 and CF22 is the size of the structures. Options: 1) Add (I guestimate) 20% To your current s

Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4 [EXTERNAL]

2019-09-03 Thread Allan Staller
To the OP. I will concur with the earlier recommendation to (at least) order z/OS 2.3. Just in case. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 10:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4 [EXTERNA

Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4

2019-09-03 Thread Allan Staller
Still n-2 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 5:10 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4 As long as you don't have any USERKEYCSA or USERKEYCAD applications to remediate, you will probabl

Re: Case TS002648607 (PMR 76523,082,000) - Compiler abend

2019-08-29 Thread Allan Staller
Found another instance of the same thing many years ago. I forget if it was COBOL-E or COBOL-F. A missing period caused the compiler to abend. Ah! The good old days. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 12:37

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

2019-08-28 Thread Allan Staller
ry using &SYSR1 to Catalog SYS1.PARMLIB on the SYSRES and let me know if it works. In z/OS 2.1 it didn't. Regards, David On 2019-08-28 08:35, Allan Staller wrote: > I have never has a problem using &SYSR1 anywhere ** could have been used. > Actually, the resolution of &SY

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

2019-08-28 Thread Allan Staller
D mod conversion of SYSRES Hi Allan, Try using &SYSR1 to Catalog SYS1.PARMLIB on the SYSRES and let me know if it works. In z/OS 2.1 it didn't. Regards, David On 2019-08-28 08:35, Allan Staller wrote: > I have never has a problem using &SYSR1 anywhere ** could have been used. >

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

2019-08-28 Thread Allan Staller
I have never has a problem using &SYSR1 anywhere ** could have been used. Actually, the resolution of &SYSR1 occurs very early in the IPL, long before CAS is initialized. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM Sent: W

Re: Clarification on DASD mod conversion of SYSRES

2019-08-28 Thread Allan Staller
Volume &SYSR1. and volume ** are equivalent. HLQ &SYSR1.. is a whole different matter. i.e. DEF NVSAM(NAME(datasetname) DEVT(3390) VOL(&SYSR1.)) and DEF NVSAM(NAME(datasetname) DEVT(3390) VOL(**)) Should resolve identically. The "advantage of &SYSR1 is that it is easily extensible to &S

Re: Reverse map Adsadmp parms

2019-08-28 Thread Allan Staller
This seems to be a lot of work to recover a very small amount of data. There are so few options in the SADMP program, that it would probably be faster to code it up from scratch. Check the fine manuals for details on the macro coding. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe D

Re: CLASS parm for EXEC statement?

2019-08-26 Thread Allan Staller
Nope. The controls are at the JOB level. There is no way to run stepXY on any other LPAR. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of K Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 1:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: CLASS parm for EXEC statement? Dear all, I am runn

Re: GIM38201E and GIM31901I

2019-08-26 Thread Allan Staller
You are trying to install a down-level PTF. Did your run an accept prior to the apply check? The best time to ran an accept, is just before the next apply. I suspect that UI46897 SUPS UI34556 (haven't checked). Running an successful accept prior to the apply will cause UI34556 to be deleted fr

Re: S0C4 XL C Compiler

2019-08-26 Thread Allan Staller
I would suggest hard coding (at least) a 150M or greater region. This optimizer code is about 120M. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 8:40 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: S0C4 XL C Compiler R

Re: SMF PUZZLE

2019-08-26 Thread Allan Staller
Try the DAF program from the CBTTAPE FILE094. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of willie bunter Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 12:30 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: SMF PUZZLE Good Day, I am trying to find the user/job which created a dsn. I ru

Re: Integrated 3270 Console in HMC 2.12 in web browser

2019-08-22 Thread Allan Staller
Are you referring to the "Integrated 3270 Console" DEVNUM(HMCS) in CONSOLxx which requires no reference to JAVA Or "Operating System Messages" DEVNUM(SYSCONS) in CONSOLxx which is JAVA dependent. This integrated 3270 console is especially useful in early IPL before the SMCS consoles have in

Re: IBM "opens" OpenPower ISA

2019-08-22 Thread Allan Staller
I have seen a couple of ZBB [1] analyses. The break even point was generally in the range of about 100 servers. [1] Zero based budgeting. Pretend nothing is there and the "build" the environment from the ground up using the same assumptions on both sides. This differs from many other analyses I

Re: zOS 2.4 availablity ?

2019-08-19 Thread Allan Staller
End of Sept. 2019 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Peter Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2019 2:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: zOS 2.4 availablity ? Hi Group, When can we expect zOS 2.4 serverpac to be available in shopz ? Regards Peter --

Re: Local time in C on z/OS

2019-08-15 Thread Allan Staller
You can supply TZ via JCL parm, (LE) parm or OVMS shell variable or /etc/init or /etc/rc -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 5:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Local time in C on z/OS I have a C

Re: CPU time cost of dynamic allocation

2019-08-06 Thread Allan Staller
ation. SMF30ICU = SMF30ICU_STEP_INIT (for this step) + SMF30ICU_STEP_TERM (from the previous step) Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 3:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re

Re: CPU time cost of dynamic allocation

2019-08-06 Thread Allan Staller
me is in the SMF 30? Can you be more specific? Your last sentence seems to say the opposite? Or ... ? Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 12:54 PM To: IBM

Re: CPU time cost of dynamic allocation

2019-08-06 Thread Allan Staller
This allocation time can be calculated from SMF type 30. I am sure time is tracked. I am not sure the associated CPU is tracked. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 11:45 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject:

Re: IBM KC "The request cannot be fulfilled by the server"

2019-08-06 Thread Allan Staller
Repeating my refrain! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 11:45 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: IBM KC "The request cannot be fulfilled by the server" I attempt to go to https://apc01.safelinks.protect

Re: Question about new IBM support site

2019-07-29 Thread Allan Staller
The "new tools" are neither as reliable, available or functional as those they replace. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lopez, Sharon Sent: Monday, July 29, 2019 10:00 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Question about new IBM support site My DB

Re: Silly DFSMShsm questions

2019-07-29 Thread Allan Staller
I suspect a case of fat finger syndrome (outside of dfHSM). As an alternative, you could have recataloged them to MIGRAT -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex Sent: Monday, July 29, 2019 8:25 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Silly DFSMS

Re: "merging" 2 RSU levels

2019-07-29 Thread Allan Staller
I suggest APPLY CHECK SOURCID(RSU1905 RSU1906). -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2019 9:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: "merging" 2 RSU levels Thank you both for your responses! I can see now when I

Re: Sharing PDSEs in shared DASD Environment

2019-07-24 Thread Allan Staller
PDSESHARING=EXTENDED and start SMSPDSE1 SMSPDSE (address space) is for "system tasks" SMSPDSE1 is for "user tasks" Check the fine manuals. This is an SMS issue, not a MIM issue. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of S B Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 10:23 A

Re: Using Google Chrome to open IBM z/OS 2.4 Library Index ???

2019-07-24 Thread Allan Staller
Windows File Associations? Try w/IE or other to see if it is unique to Chrome -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lionel B Dyck Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 9:24 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Using Google Chrome to open IBM z/OS 2.4 Library I

Re: Shopz product orders will NOT be available between August 16, 2019 and August 22, 2019 inclusively

2019-07-24 Thread Allan Staller
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:38 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: FW: Shopz product orders will NOT be available between August 16, 2019 and August 22, 2019 inclusively What is wrong with this picture? Their Flagship

Re: Shopz product orders will NOT be available between August 16, 2019 and August 22, 2019 inclusively

2019-07-24 Thread Allan Staller
Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Allan Staller > Sent: 24 July, 2019 14:38 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: FW: Shopz product orders will NOT be available between August > 16, > 2019 and August 22, 2019 inclusively > > What is wron

FW: Shopz product orders will NOT be available between August 16, 2019 and August 22, 2019 inclusively

2019-07-24 Thread Allan Staller
as those that are being replaced. IMO, there is usually less function as well. From: shop...@us.ibm.com Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2019 8:41 PM To: Allan Staller Subject: Shopz product orders will NOT be available between August 16, 2019 and August 22, 2019 inclusively To our Valued IBM Clients

Re: Where put the notional constant in a condition (Was RE: JCL COND Parameter)

2019-07-18 Thread Allan Staller
" Why won't FORTRAN square a negative number? Is this behavior peculiar to FORTRAN?" It did when I learned FORTRAN (circa 1971). Haven't touched FORTRAN in about 35 years. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 3

Re: Determine level of fragmentation in VTOCIX?

2019-07-12 Thread Allan Staller
". Odds are real strong that we will be off of z/OS by January 2021, July at latest." I've heard that one before. Usually about 5-10 years after the previous "we'll be off by" -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave Sent: Thursday, July 11,

Re: Determine level of fragmentation in VTOCIX?

2019-07-12 Thread Allan Staller
Reserve/Release processing? Check GRSRNL00 for SYSIGGV2 (catalog) SYSZVTOC (obvious) SYSZVVDS (obvious), Service class/dispatch priority of the CSSMTP task? You might also try rebuilding the VTOCIX on the volume. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf

Re: XMIT manager unable to decode INMR02

2019-07-11 Thread Allan Staller
Input/Output to XMIT be any of the "standard" file formats. Attributes will be restored during the RECEIVE process. XMIT will convert the "input file" to FB/80. What XMIT cannot handle is any file format other that FB/80 for the converted file. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainfra

Re: XMIT manager unable to decode INMR02

2019-07-11 Thread Allan Staller
I have most often seen this where there an intervening non-Z/OS box in the transfer. However, this could even occur w/ z/OS-Z/OS transfers. I suggest you re-send the file from the original source with any intervening transfers also in BINRY (MODE I (eye)). HTH -Original Message- From:

Re: SMS Question

2019-07-10 Thread Allan Staller
Since you are receiving an IGD message, I am going to presume your TMS is RMM (as opposed to CA1). RMM AFAIK does not allow reading of a scratch tape. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Kayhan Tanriverir Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 1:53 AM To: I

Re: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
Gilmartin wrote: > On Fri, 5 Jul 2019 09:35:49 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: > >> Allan Staller wrote: >> >>> This typically happens (in my experience) when a single ISPPROF dataset is >>> shared across multiple images (last update wins). >> >> T

Re: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
tasets. No need for the prompt. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Friday, July 5, 2019 10:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile On Fri, 5 Jul 2019 09:35:49 -0500, Elardus Engel

Re: Job abend with S722

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
And then he will get Sx37 abends because no dataset can be made large enough to contain the output. The OP need to go back to the source of the problem (Application Program) and find out why so much output is being produced. This must be corrected. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
This typically happens (in my experience) when a single ISPPROF dataset is shared across multiple images (last update wins). A)Code/install ISPF EXIT 16 to change the name of the ISPPROF dataset being used to something image specific. B)Live with it HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Ma

Re: Job abend with S722

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
Subject: Re: Job abend with S722 This will not impact the overall spool usage right?? Regards, Raji On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 7:29 PM Joe Monk wrote: > Or, you could try OUTLIM=16777215 on the DD SYSOUT card. > > Joe > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 8:56 AM Allan Staller > wrote: >

Re: Job abend with S722

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
JES might also be supplying the OUTLIM. It does not necessarily come from JCL. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Friday, July 5, 2019 8:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Job abend with S722 If you don't care how many line

Re: Job abend with S722

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
Can't help you from this side. The system is doing what it is supposed to do. You need to look at the job (application pgms, ) and find out why so much output is being produced. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of raji ece Sent: Friday, July 5, 201

Re: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
Multiple images? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2019 9:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Who is changing a user's ISPF profile Hi, A user is complaining that 'someone' is changing their ISPF profile and

Re: SMF for cataloged procedures and INCLUDEs. WAS Re: "Trapping" messages written to JESYSMSG?

2019-07-05 Thread Allan Staller
The might be some issues w/volume of the type 80's collected. Otherwise it works fine. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: Thursday, July 4, 2019 4:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMF for cataloged procedures and

Re: SMPE ACCEPT options

2019-07-03 Thread Allan Staller
Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: SMPE ACCEPT options It is a common practice to back up everything before the accept. In my case, the entire SMP/e ENV is on one volume, so I just use df/dss

Re: SMPE ACCEPT options

2019-07-03 Thread Allan Staller
It is a common practice to back up everything before the accept. In my case, the entire SMP/e ENV is on one volume, so I just use df/dss. Any method that works for the backup is acceptable. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Wednesda

Re: SMPE ACCEPT options

2019-07-03 Thread Allan Staller
Try ACCEPT CHECK GROUPEXTEND. It might reduce the number of passes. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 10:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPE ACCEPT options Thank you for your help! So I am tr

Re: Disquieting comment in a Wall Street Journal article.

2019-07-03 Thread Allan Staller
The whole discussion seems to me to be the typical Ivory Tower pontification. Does they even realize, that despite Mobile Access the transactions are still being processed by a Mainframe? Remember, the last mainframe was supposed to be turned off in 1995 or thereabouts! -Original M

Re: SFTP SSH Client Issues

2019-07-02 Thread Allan Staller
tp client software either free or commercial we can look at? All involved think it's the open ssh client because it's the only one having the problem, well that we know of. Thanks Matt -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent

Re: SFTP SSH Client Issues

2019-07-02 Thread Allan Staller
Check the service your SSH client is receiving. If I understand the reported symptoms, you can get this behavior if z/OS does not dispatch the SSH Client. Many of the same items vis-à-vis (network and FTP) also apply to SSH. Routing? Class of Service? What is happening at time of observed issues

Re: getting a list of FMIDS and the product description

2019-07-02 Thread Allan Staller
LIST SYSMOD FUNCTION on the target zone. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 4:14 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: getting a list of FMIDS and the product description I am trying to get a list of the FM

Re: [External] Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
ibution library. Any aliases specified for such a module must exist in the LKLIB or relative file in order to be copied. I am pretty sure he won't be able to ACCEPT DB2 11 unless/until he can find the missing RELFILES. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On

Re: How to allow a user HFS to be mounted on different LPAR's at different times?

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
1) change the auto mount convention to include a system symbols (e.g. &SYSUID..&SYSNAME..USER.ZFS) and rename all *.*.USER.ZFS as needed. 2) Investigate OMVS SYSPLEX sharing. One file will be used for all participating images. See the USS Planning Guide for details. -Original Message- F

Re: [External] Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 10:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [External] Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files Perhaps that will solve the OP's problem. Run the accept w/NOPURGE and then manu

Re: [External] Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
You can use the NOPURGE to ACCEPT SYSMODS into the first DLIB zones then change to PURGE to accept into the last DLIB. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 10:34 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subjec

Re: [External] Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
ACCEPT will absolutely clean up the relfiles. I do not recall if there is an SMPE configuration option to override this. If DB2 V12 is installed in the same SMPE environment as DB2 V11, I expect problems. The SMPE MCS for DB2V12 FMIDs most likely contains ++DELETE statements for DB2V11 FMIDS.

Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
Immediately after the successful apply of the FMID's -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 9:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files Thinking forward to my v1

Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
IIRC, the RELFILEs are not used in the accept process. You can just allocate them if they are lost. Kurt Q, Can you comment? HTH, -Original Message- From: Allan Staller Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 8:59 AM To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: RE: zOSMF software validation looking

Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
You might get a RC8 from the accept related to deleting the files. Otherwise you should be OK. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 9:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: zOSMF software validation lookin

Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
You should be able to accept the base functions with a minimum of additional maintenance. In my shop, I would: Accept the base functions and any required maintenance. ACCEPT CHECK S(FMID1, FMID2,..). Resolve any error holds. This will of course require that the .F* files be recalled. Accept

Re: zOSMF software validation looking for *.F files

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
*.F1 seems to match the convention for SMP RELFILES. Perhaps you need to run an accept of the base function, which will clean up the RELFILES. Not a lot to go on from the info provided. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Monda

Re: Using bpxbatch to compress an MVS dataset

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
AMATERSE should provide what you want for a "classic" or "unix" file. Of course this is only useful if the remote site is also z/OS. AFAIK tar, pax, in Unix System Services are compatible with their non-z/OS counterparts, If support for "classic" files in not available, there are OGET, OPUT

Re: SMPE APPLY CHECK CC 04

2019-07-01 Thread Allan Staller
Perfectly acceptable. IIRC BYPASS(HOLDSYS(.)) automatically generates a CC4 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 4:37 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: SMPE APPLY CHECK CC 04 I downloaded Db2 maintenanc

Re: Dataset encryption question

2019-06-28 Thread Allan Staller
Nope! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 6:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Dataset encryption question Outside of using dataset conditional access rules is there anyway

Re: IBM SR going away?

2019-06-24 Thread Allan Staller
on and function from the public problem database. Need I go on? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 10:16 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM SR going away? On 6/24/2019 8:12 AM, Allan Staller wrot

Re: IBM SR going away?

2019-06-24 Thread Allan Staller
Like I said before. More "new tools", less function, less availability. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 10:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM SR going away? On 6/24/2019 5:59 AM, All

Re: IBM SR going away?

2019-06-24 Thread Allan Staller
More "new tools", less function, less availability. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 7:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: IBM SR going away? I'm sure many of you have seen this. I'm trying to boil dow

Re: delete volume and unit information form DDDEF

2019-05-30 Thread Allan Staller
I prefer to keep the SMP/E targets uncataloged. The prevents inadvertent updating of any running system. Extremely cheap (but effective) insurance. The SMP/E targets are used *ONLY* as SMP/E targets and *NEVER* on a running system. "Clones" are used by the running system. My 0.02 USD worth -

Re: delete volume and unit information form DDDEF

2019-05-30 Thread Allan Staller
Read up on the SMPE ZONEEDIT command. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2019 9:34 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: delete volume and unit information form DDDEF Hi, I have DDDEFs that have volume and unit inf

Re: ADRDSSU

2019-05-29 Thread Allan Staller
RESTORE NSC NMC BPYASSACS(**) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Nai, Dean Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 12:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: ADRDSSU Hi, Running a DR test. Trying to restore an SMS managed dataset on a floor

Re: ICHRDSNT Table. RACF in sysplex communications mode

2019-05-24 Thread Allan Staller
I just went through this. There are 2 "levels" of RACF sharing SYSPLEX Data Sharing (CF required) and SYSPLEX Communications (no CF required). SYSPLEX Data Sharing is b'10001100' (x'8C') SYSPLEX Communication is b'10001000' (x'88'). What you have set up is SYSPLEX Communication. RACF will not be

Re: DFDSS copy to pre-allocated dsn

2019-05-23 Thread Allan Staller
STORCLAS(desired storclas) BYPASSACS(**) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Elaine Beal Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 11:57 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DFDSS copy to pre-allocated dsn I'm copying disk to disk. source file is 2 volumes and

Re: Moving a large ZFS to another volume

2019-05-22 Thread Allan Staller
1) CATALOG s/b RECATALOG(*) 2) I believe a data set of that size must be extended format and SMS managed. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 6:00 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Moving a large ZFS to ano

Re: Convert ZFS to Expanded format

2019-05-20 Thread Allan Staller
This will require unload/delete/allocate/reload of the original dataset. I presume you mean either Extended Addressability or Extended Format. In either case, these are attributes of the DATACLAS which can only be modified at dataset allocation time. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM M

Re: DFDSS copy to pre-allocated dsn

2019-05-17 Thread Allan Staller
Presuming this is an HFS, (and based on the supplied dsn) I believe you are correct. If this is a mis-named ZFS, IIRC it can span volumes. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jackson, Rob Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 6:43 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU S

Re: [External] Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PHYSICAL DATASET BACKUP

2019-05-16 Thread Allan Staller
. is there something else I should tack on? On Thursday, 16 May 2019, 4:54:38 pm UTC, Allan Staller wrote: Try this: //INDD1 dd //INDD2 dd . //OUTDD1 dd //OUTDD2 dd . //SYSIN DD * Parallel DUMP DSN=datasetname1. Inddd=indd1outdd=outdd1 DUMP DSN=datasetname2. Inddd=i

Re: [External] Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PHYSICAL DATASET BACKUP

2019-05-16 Thread Allan Staller
,I'll try it out.  The only drawback is that I will be using more than 1 tape to backup the dsns.In your example I will be using 2 tapes. On Thursday, 16 May 2019, 4:54:38 pm UTC, Allan Staller wrote: Try this: //INDD1 dd //INDD2 dd . //OUTDD1 dd //OUTDD2 dd . //SYS

Re: [External] Re: DFDSS QUESTION - PHYSICAL DATASET BACKUP

2019-05-16 Thread Allan Staller
Try this: //INDD1 dd //INDD2 dd . //OUTDD1 dd //OUTDD2 dd . //SYSIN DD * Parallel DUMP DSN=datasetname1. Inddd=indd1outdd=outdd1 DUMP DSN=datasetname2. Inddd=indd21outdd=outdd2 HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Joh

Re: [External] Re: Ancient DASD connectivity

2019-05-16 Thread Allan Staller
DWIN was superesed by DWIM - Do what I meant! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 9:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [External] Re: Ancient DASD connectivity On Thu, May 16, 2019 at 8:08 AM Pommier,

Re: File 228 CBT tape - HSM panel recovery

2019-05-16 Thread Allan Staller
%2B4%3D&reserved=0 ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Thursday, May 16, 2019 8:14 AM, Allan Staller wrote: > HSM is VERY PICKY about the actual DCB characteristics of the ODS. > If the ODS does not match what HSM expects, HSM gives up and produces nothing. > > I don’t remember what DCB ch

Re: File 228 CBT tape - HSM panel recovery

2019-05-16 Thread Allan Staller
HSM is *VERY PICKY* about the actual DCB characteristics of the ODS. If the ODS does not match what HSM expects, HSM gives up and produces nothing. I don’t remember what DCB characteristics are required, but it must be documented somewhere. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Di

Re: Ancient DASD connectivity

2019-05-15 Thread Allan Staller
The first device to support "disconnect" was the 3330 which also connected to a 3830. Prior to that IO in both directions tied up the entire path from CPU to device and back for the duration (2314, 2311 dasd). The flow of a "typical" IO request: Channel passes commands to 3830 and disconnects. 3

Re: Logrec Logstream name

2019-05-15 Thread Allan Staller
In the logger policy, and IIRC, in LOGREC= in IEASYS00. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 7:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Logrec Logstream name Thanks Where do I define the name of the l

Re: Logrec Logstream name

2019-05-15 Thread Allan Staller
With no coupling facility, you are limited to DASD-Only logstreams. DASD-only logstreams *CAN NOT* be shared. It is (IMO) not worth the effort to convert to logstreams for EREP when DASD only. EREP, these days, is pretty much limited to software records, and thus there is limited value to a logs

Re: TCPIP.DATA file

2019-05-15 Thread Allan Staller
Set up the Resolver function. Pretty straightforward. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 5:57 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: TCPIP.DATA file Currently, all the TCPIP jobs have to specify the //SYSTCPD DD

Re: LE question

2019-05-14 Thread Allan Staller
On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 2:55 PM scott Ford wrote: > Alan, > > A big thanks ..A Common Dataspace is good , i will have to find how to > anchor ..homework. > > Regards, > Scott > > On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 2:45 PM Allan Staller > wrote: > >> That is why I sp

Re: LE question

2019-05-14 Thread Allan Staller
me if i am correct ? Scott On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 2:28 PM Allan Staller wrote: > Common Data Space? This is kind of what data spaces were invented for. > An init routine to run more or less @ IPL time to create, anchor and > load the data space. > Cobol to access/update the data via

Re: LE question

2019-05-14 Thread Allan Staller
Common Data Space? This is kind of what data spaces were invented for. An init routine to run more or less @ IPL time to create, anchor and load the data space. Cobol to access/update the data via the dataspace Optional routine to save the dataspace @ shutdown. HTH, -Original Message-

Re: COBOL 6.2 and ARCH(12)

2019-05-06 Thread Allan Staller
The actual arch level should be somewhere in the Job listing from the Cobol Compile. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Abell Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2019 9:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: COBOL 6.2 and ARCH(12) I am a bit behi

Re: Crazy concatenation mystery

2019-05-03 Thread Allan Staller
No. See my previous reply to an earlier email in this thread. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 5:08 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Crazy concatenation mystery Hi Greg, If someone uses BLKSIZE=32760,

Re: Crazy concatenation mystery

2019-05-03 Thread Allan Staller
You said: "... but the received wisdom is that all load libraries should have blksize=32K-8. ..." For optimal space usage, however, the BLKSIZE should be 27998 (i.e. half-track blocking). On Behalf Of David Spiegel Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 9:16 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re

Re: IBM Lookat Down?

2019-04-25 Thread Allan Staller
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Re: IBM Lookat Down?

2019-04-25 Thread Allan Staller
It seems to be back. -Original Message- From: Allan Staller Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2019 12:54 PM To: 'IBM Mainframe Discussion List' Subject: IBM Lookat Down? https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/lookatkc?OpenDocument Receive 504 Gateway Error

IBM Lookat Down?

2019-04-25 Thread Allan Staller
https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/lookatkc?OpenDocument Receive 504 Gateway Error - Backend Application Server Unreachable when attempting to access. Cmon' IBM. When are you going to provide some reliable, functional and available tools for us? ::DISCLAIMER::

Re: Running JES2 under JES3 and logon to TSO under JES2

2019-04-25 Thread Allan Staller
I would guess your USSTAB (USSMSG10) screen need to be updated to support the SUBSYS parameter. The assembled USSTAB in use can be found in the TELNET parms or VTAMLST. The source code is another matter. HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Edgingto

Re: Invalid links from IBM Granular APAR search website ?

2019-04-22 Thread Allan Staller
Looks like a database update timing issue. I had the same problem with the IBM support portal. The apar shows up in the search results list, but give me the 404 message when I attempt to view the detail. The "new tools" are neither are reliable, available, or functional as the tools being repl

Re: CSSMTP

2019-04-17 Thread Allan Staller
a=oDaF1aIDYjh%2Fch5crsF0IB79FgWFrVJet%2BoeL8FgdQM%3D&reserved=0 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Allan Staller Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSSMTP Almost none. The only thing ISTR is CSSMTP

Re: CSSMTP

2019-04-17 Thread Allan Staller
Almost none. The only thing ISTR is CSSMTP is not very happy with square brackets "[" and "]". HTH, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 3:01 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: CSSMTP I am a Db2 Systems

Re: OpenSSH upgrade option

2019-04-15 Thread Allan Staller
"The ssh command performs ASCII<->EBCDIC conversion (for pedants, 1047<->819). I'd expect that to be IBM-specific. Probably not relevant to security, but additional code that must be supported in an IBM instance, or conditionally bypassed if the sources are merged." SSH defaults to binary tra

Re: OpenSSH upgrade option

2019-04-12 Thread Allan Staller
Paul Gilmartin wote: " Would IBM do better to apply IBM patches to the newest distribution rather than trying to upgrade an outdated version with APARs? There's yet no assurance that IBM's patching won't regress a needed security patch Is EBCDIC a culprit?" This has nothing to do w/EBCDIC.

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