Nobel prize awarded to COMPUTATIONAL Chemistry

2013-10-09 Thread Mike Schwab
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/2013/10/09/computational-chemistry-wins-2013-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/ -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? --

Re: IDCAMS ALTER to delete MANAGEMENTCLASS

2013-10-09 Thread Mike Schwab
How about setting up a MGMTCLAS named like NO, NONE, NOTHING, etc. with no backups, etc, and assigning that value. On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 11:55 AM, David G. Schlecht dschle...@admin.nv.gov wrote: Thanks, Rob. I've considered this approach as a last resort as it will require multiple DB2

Re: How FTP server assigns DCB attributes

2013-10-14 Thread Mike Schwab
6233 is the default for the various device types available when the code was written in the 1960s. 6144 for the linkage editor. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:19 AM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: I am not sure that the following is the reason, but it is likely. When you do a PUT

Re: How FTP server assigns DCB attributes

2013-10-15 Thread Mike Schwab
Probably. OS/360 sort would not work with anything other that 231X. On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 8:17 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In CAJTOO5-LBoRDs4a7XG0-SzX0FjFc=npwzajwnkaneqrmhvd...@mail.gmail.com, on 10/14/2013 at 10:34 AM, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch

Re: MongoDB

2013-10-15 Thread Mike Schwab
Sounds like a VSAM database. Just a key and data area, meanings are what you assign to them, no database catalog to define the individual fields. On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:51 PM, Ze'ev Atlas zatl...@yahoo.com wrote: Since NoSQL seems to be reigning supreme, I decided to study MongoDB which

Re: z/OS IPL Issue

2013-10-24 Thread Mike Schwab
As long as you accept a complete line at a time, like multiple SDSF operator sessions, it should work, unless two people happen to issue the same command and it causes problems. On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:28 AM, John McDowell jmcd...@gmail.com wrote: Mark, I understand what you are saying,

Re: Getting the SMF time

2013-10-25 Thread Mike Schwab
On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Donald Likens dlik...@infosecinc.com wrote: deleted CONVTOD CONVVAL=CVTD,TODVAL=TODCLOCK,DATETYPE=DDD deleted This returns what looks to me to be a good TODCLOCK TODCLOCK +0 CC208E64 F236F8F4

Is it possible to write an exit to add DEFER to a VTAPE allocation?

2013-10-25 Thread Mike Schwab
We have some job steps that use ICETOOL to copy 50 DASD or VTAPE datasets to two VTAPE datasets. We have not been able to convince the owner of the job to add DEFER to the allocation. So when a couple of these jobs run at the same time, we run out of our 512 VTAPE drives. Holds up other jobs, or

Re: Interested in up to date open source software or low cost utilities?

2013-10-30 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 8:38 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: deleted Also, isn't gcc available for z/OS? http://gccmvs.sourceforge.net/ -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all?

Re: Interested in up to date open source software or low cost utilities?

2013-10-30 Thread Mike Schwab
I get those too. Seems like the message is going two different routes (NSA feed?). Might be interesting to compare the list of IP addresses in the original the rejected duplicate. On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In

Re: Linux on System z (IFL) and Spares

2013-10-31 Thread Mike Schwab
I think IFLs run about 10% of a full speed CP processor. So it doesn't take too much to make them cost effective. On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 10:02 PM, adarsh khanna adarshkha...@yahoo.com wrote: Thanks Timothy.I get it. IFL costing across models is more to do with marketing and product

Re: zIIP simulation

2013-10-31 Thread Mike Schwab
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 8:02 AM, Shane Ginnane ibm-m...@tpg.com.au wrote: deleted Not denigrating anybodies efforts, merely seeking some clarity in a field left deliberately murky by the major vendor. They will give you the details. After you sign a non-disclosure agreement and write a check.

Re: IBM 3584 tape library error

2013-10-31 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1298857 Have you tried a cleaning tape? On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Pommier, Rex rpomm...@sfgmembers.com wrote: Hi, We have an IBM 3584 library. The front panel display is showing error B282. The maintenance manual that we got with the

Re: HSM and changed or archive bit

2013-10-31 Thread Mike Schwab
1. ADRDSSU used to turn off the changed bit after a volume backup by default. It has been changed to not be the default but can be selected by a used. 2. Management class field Backup Required value no allows a dataset to migrate before being backed up. On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 1:51 PM, David G.

Re: Space allocation using OGET

2013-11-01 Thread Mike Schwab
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r13/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r13.idak100%2Fsmsr13.htm 2. Allowing larger data set sizes: In z/OS V1R13, SMS expands the size limit for data sets it supports. The new size limit is X'7FFF' megabytes or higher, which is greater than 2500 million

Re: Is there currently a way to access MongoDB from z/OS LE languages?

2013-11-01 Thread Mike Schwab
As long as the program accepts the data as valid and doesn't check it for valid ASCII characters, it should work for any character set. Let the operating system determine if it is a valid data set name, path, etc. On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Tony Harminc t...@harminc.net wrote: On 1

Re: Interested in up to date open source software or low cost utilities?

2013-11-03 Thread Mike Schwab
I know a couple of load modules were compiled and tested on z/OS then the binary downloaded and run on MVS 3.8 too. On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Rob Schramm rob.schr...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone used it on z/OS? On Oct 30, 2013 5:38 PM, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct

Re: aggressive drivers was: Interesting? How _compilers_ are compromising application security

2013-11-05 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRnlRurTwFg UK Speed camera vandalism. On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com wrote: Elardus, They had cameras on the Autoroute when I lived in Switzerland ...nobody stole things, too many police cars Scott ford

Re: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-07 Thread Mike Schwab
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:15 PM, John Gilmore jwgli...@gmail.com wrote: deleted DASD deleted Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction deleted Doctor in the Art of Spirit Detention? Who you gonna call? -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all?

Re: JCL

2013-11-09 Thread Mike Schwab
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: deleted o Simplify the SPACE parameter. The programmer shouldn't need to specify anything but (maximum) BLKSIZE (to be used in DCB merge for allocating buffers), average block size (to be used by allocation for

Re: Serialization without Enque

2013-11-14 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130723/09543223903/joel-spolsky-stackexchange-thwarts-broad-microsoft-patent-app-using-microsofts-own-prior-art.shtml Submit Prior Art to U.S. Patent office Appilications http://patents.stackexchange.com/ On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Kenneth Wilkerson

Re: SET IBM-Main NOMAIL

2013-11-14 Thread Mike Schwab
Last I heard that was the email address was there but no INFO document to return. On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 12:14 PM, efinnell15 efinnel...@aol.com wrote: send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ^ In a message

Re: SNMP V3 Replacement?

2013-11-15 Thread Mike Schwab
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/9ef8d131-3b39-43d1-9a51-f17973c5d5d1/snmp-in-windows-server-8?forum=winserver8gen On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Hansen, Dave L - Eagan, MN dave.l.han...@usps.gov wrote: Dear Group, I keep hearing SNMP is being replaced. I

Re: ASSIST Assembler

2013-11-18 Thread Mike Schwab
Assist features are included in http://www/z390.org/ . On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Cameron Seay cws...@gmail.com wrote: Anybody know where I can get a copy of the ASSIST assembler for academic only purposes. The Northern Illinois site is no longer active. Thanks.

Re: ASSIST Assembler

2013-11-18 Thread Mike Schwab
Open http://www.z390.org/z390_User_Guide.pdf and search for assist. On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: On Sun, 17 Nov 2013 23:09:03 -0500, John P. Baker jba...@ngssallc.com wrote: It is available at

VVDS delete

2013-11-21 Thread Mike Schwab
I was cleaning up VVDSs from empty volumes. I did one volume too many. The VSAM datasets are still on the volume (MOBIOUS Linear VSAM). Do I DEFINE RECATALOG the VVDS? Do I need to DEFINE RECATALOG to all the various catalogs? After getting the VVDS reset, do I need to DEFINE RECATALOG the

Re: VVDS delete

2013-11-21 Thread Mike Schwab
The DEFINE RECATALOG on the VVDS worked. No catalogs specified. On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com wrote: I was cleaning up VVDSs from empty volumes. I did one volume too many. The VSAM datasets are still on the volume (MOBIOUS Linear VSAM). Do I DEFINE

Re: VVDS delete

2013-11-21 Thread Mike Schwab
- :: From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On :: Behalf Of Mike Schwab :: Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 4:18 PM :: To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU :: Subject: Re: VVDS delete :: :: The DEFINE RECATALOG on the VVDS worked. No catalogs specified. :: :: On Thu, Nov 21

Re: When should we ACCEPT DB2 PTFs?

2013-11-22 Thread Mike Schwab
How about not until IBM tells you to? As in you must accept before apply this PTF? On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Staller, Allan allan.stal...@kbmg.com wrote: IMO, the short answer is just before the next APPLY. HTH,

Re: z/OS is antique WAS: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-26 Thread Mike Schwab
We'll, the JES2 has a address field consisting of 60 characters. // DSNAME=data.set.name, 80-10-10=60, VTOC use a new DSCB value, like F7-9 for the Extended non-VSAM. Catalogs require new key size so only new catalogs with the longer key size. Control blocks: additional field with

Re: OT? Opinion article on software design being deliberately unfriendly

2013-11-28 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.rexxinfo.org/ http://www.rexxla.org/links/ On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 3:29 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: deleted I miss Rexx in command line for OS/2. I believe there are Rexx for windoze, but I haven't looked at it. deleted -- Mike A Schwab,

Re: z/OS is antique WAS: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-11-29 Thread Mike Schwab
A-Z@#$: 29 characters for the first character, plus 0-9 for up to 7 additional characters. 29 One character. 1,131 Two character. 44,109 Three character. 1,720,251 Four character. 67,089,789 Five character. 2,616,501,771 Six character. 102,043,569,069 Seven character. 3,979,699,193,691 Eight

Re: z/OS is antique WAS: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-12-01 Thread Mike Schwab
TSO appends a prefix of your userid to your data set name unless you specify quotes. Other operating systems assume the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_directory , Working in a shell or script, you can the current directory then you work within that directory. Windows shortcuts can specify

Re: Catalog system for Unix Was: Re: z/OS is antique WAS: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-12-03 Thread Mike Schwab
My thought. While you are typing a command with a partial Unix file name, leave the cursor at the end of the file name and press a PF key. The routine would open a popup window with a list of possible matches. You could select a option by tabbing to the line with the desired match and pressing

Re: Catalog system for Unix Was: Re: z/OS is antique WAS: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-12-04 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: deleted My pet peeve is - when I search a word in a language, not English, then Google is useless. deleted Try using http://www.google.fr for french words? (use a country suffix where that lanquage is

Re: NSA foils much internet encryption

2013-12-05 Thread Mike Schwab
several months. But luckily someone did notice. And this may not be the first time it has occurred — just the first time anyone has noticed. On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 16:53:28 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news

Re: NSA foils much internet encryption

2013-12-05 Thread Mike Schwab
Microsoft finally woke up. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/05/microsoft-u-s-government-is-a-potential-security-threat/ Microsoft is trying to change the terms of the NSA debate — literally. The company is labeling any government effort to spy on its online

Re: z/OS is antique WAS: Aging Sysprogs = Aging Farmers

2013-12-05 Thread Mike Schwab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVMS http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239984/OpenVMS_R.I.P._1977_2020_ On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com wrote: I always thought VMS was *nix like??? If not what opsys is it similar too or is it's own thang Scott ford

Re: Restore Multi-Volume GDG from Virtual Tape?

2013-12-06 Thread Mike Schwab
If these are logical backups, the first volume should contain the entire backup. If these are physical backups, I would restore / rename each volume's dataset as an independent dataset (data.set.name.g1234v00.vol001), then copy all the datasets (concatenated input) to a VTAPE dataset then delete

Re: Curiosity: TCB mapping macro name - why IKJTCB?

2013-12-09 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.cbttape.org/os360.htm Order the CD-ROM here. But I think it is the last version of OS/360. On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:50 PM, Tony Harminc t...@harminc.net wrote: deleted What we need is some source code from an OS/360 version before 20.x, which is when TSO became available. But of

Re: Lookat

2013-12-11 Thread Mike Schwab
Maybe a copy on an external disk drive? On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Hunkeler, Peter wrote: There is the strong yet wrong believe the internet has become so fast that instead of returning the tiny bit I'm looking for, it's an added

Re: Lookat

2013-12-11 Thread Mike Schwab
We do a flash drive, but probably not enough capacity for all the manuals you want. On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Mike Schwab wrote: Maybe a copy on an external disk drive? Good idea, now I have pondering on it, I'll have a nice

Re: MVS Quick Reference, was: LookAT

2013-12-12 Thread Mike Schwab
Yes, we have it. And we install it during DR exercises. On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 1:24 AM, Arthur Fichtl fich...@kabelmail.de wrote: I'm just curious whether anybody out there has MVS Quick Reference from Chicago Soft installed. At my former assignment we had it and used it extensively. MVSQR

Re: VARY OFFLINE fat finger

2013-12-13 Thread Mike Schwab
How about the default exit to require the first 2 characters of the 4 characters be the same? On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:26 AM, Thomas Conley pinnc...@rochester.rr.com wrote: On 12/12/2013 8:36 AM, Peter Fatzinger wrote: There have been requests for IBM to provide a confirmation prompt or a

Re: OMVS UID display

2013-12-13 Thread Mike Schwab
Multiple IDs can use the same UID number. Problems do occur because any of the User IDs could be selected when checking authorizations. On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 11:18 AM, venkat kulkarni venkatkulkarn...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, When I am trying to use WHOAMI command on omvs I am getting my

The NSA is coming to town

2013-12-15 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pcWlyUu8U4 -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Geek Is Now A Praiseword, Not An Insult Apparently - Forbes

2013-12-16 Thread Mike Schwab
No, just can't use Debit / Credit / SNAP card, Airline tickets, etc. On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:51 AM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Mark Regan netsfw-ibmm...@yahoo.comwrote:

Re: Deinstall software, for example BDT

2013-12-17 Thread Mike Schwab
Not IBM approved, but method we did. 1. Notify users. 2. RACF datasets so no access, read by backup group. 3. Rename datasets (add .OLD). 4. Delete datasets and source of software. On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:58 AM, R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl wrote: W dniu 2013-12-17 16:46, John Eells

Re: VARY OFFLINE fat finger

2013-12-19 Thread Mike Schwab
This is going to be a SAMPLE exit. Modification before manual installation might be frequent.. On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Ron Hawkins ronjhawk...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Elardus, Sometimes manually, sometimes through batch JCL, sometimes automated as part of a test suite, but usually

Re: Maximum Capacity Feature

2013-12-30 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/storage/tape-storage/t1-data-cartridges/overview/index.html 8.5 TB maximum capacity. I assume that includes any built in compression. 2013/12/30 R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl: I'm just reading about STK/Sun/Oracle tape drives. The

Re: IODF Channel Assignment

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Schwab
The total number of paths must be kept at 256 or less. With 2 cascading directors: (LPAR - CNTRL1) * (CNTRL1 - CNTRL2) * (CNTRL2 - DASD). 4 * 8 * 8 would be 256. With a single director 16 * 16 is possible but not usually needed. On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Dazzo, Matt mda...@pch.com wrote:

Re: Check out Top 10 Strategic Technologies | Gartner

2014-01-01 Thread Mike Schwab
More than a 24 bit IBM mainframe. On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Ed Finnell efinnel...@aol.com wrote: Yeah, well it was more of talking points than twerking and jerking on other top trends feeds. Probably mobile, 3d printing and robotics are at top of list of things to watch. Saw that NASA

Re: IODF Channel Assignment

2014-01-02 Thread Mike Schwab
is # of LPARs attached to the CU port (in the DASD box, not in CPC) x # of LCUs: #LPs=#LPARs x #LCUs Note: when using switches it is possible to attach more CPCs (and maybe more LPARs) to the CU port. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland W dniu 2014-01-02 01:19, Mike Schwab pisze: The total

Re: Darren seems to be alive but....

2014-01-07 Thread Mike Schwab
The NSA email duplication is creating a second path from the sender to the listserv. When the second one arrives it is discarded. On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 4:07 PM, Tony Harminc t...@harminc.net wrote: On 7 January 2014 16:37, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: Why is LISTSERV sending me

Re: VTOC index broken

2014-01-09 Thread Mike Schwab
Correct. But you only need to do it on the LPARs where that volume has been online since before it was INITed and the LPAR was not IPLed. On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:08 AM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: I have had strange problems if I initialize a volume on one LPAR while it is

Re: Mainframe culture question - how display a tab character?

2014-01-10 Thread Mike Schwab
Most MVS or z/OS programs expect commas between parameters, or blanks. But if this is a z/Unix program, the tab probably would be expected. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Gord Tomlin gt.ibm.li...@actionsoftware.com wrote: On 2014-01-10 14:47, Charles Mills wrote: I have a started task that

Re: Mainframe culture question - how display a tab character?

2014-01-10 Thread Mike Schwab
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 3:15 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Mainframe culture question - how display a tab character? Most MVS or z/OS programs expect commas between parameters, or blanks. But if this is a z/Unix program, the tab probably

Re: Automatic Job Ended Email (detail information)

2014-01-18 Thread Mike Schwab
How about a tinyurl style URL with a SMS message to email or twitter. On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In CAAJSdjgZ9QWkX4=cZfqBfKfivB33E6Ny=ukd15fc_tvauhq...@mail.gmail.com, on 01/16/2014 at 07:32 AM, John McKown

Re: Dataspace versus common area above the bar

2014-01-21 Thread Mike Schwab
I think it is the new instructions that don't use base or index registers, instead a +/- 32K offset. On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Jim Mulder d10j...@us.ibm.com wrote: No, I was saying, I thought, something very different. To be clear, the execution of an AMODE(64) routine using the

Re: DASD backup solutions

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Schwab
Included with z/OS is ADRDSSU (DSS). On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 6:44 AM, Greg Schmeelk greg_schme...@jbhunt.com wrote: Hi, listers, I am trying to get suggestions for disaster recovery DASD backup and restore solutions. The products that I currently know about are DASD Backup Supervisor and

Re: Resistance to Java.

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.z390.org/ CICS emulation, BC12 user instruction emulation, z/OS 1.13 user macro emulation. No actual IBM code. On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Graham Hobbs gho...@cdpwise.net wrote: Is Graham Harris talking about what I use? Haven't got time to dig. If you mean the GNU COBOL

Re: P[ro]Ops and Infocenter?

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Schwab
http://publibfi.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dz9zr009.pdf Sept 2012. On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 8:00 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: Is/are the P[ro]Ops available via Infocenter? Or is Infocenter software only? I'd rather have a web interface to a current copy than several PDFs of

Re: P[ro]Ops and Infocenter?

2014-01-22 Thread Mike Schwab
In the info center, HLASM high level assembler had a section on machine instructions. It said to look in the z/Arch. Principle of Instructions and did not link to it. On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:14:58 -0600, Mike Schwab

Re: Resistance to Java.

2014-01-23 Thread Mike Schwab
In order to cut the delays with a busy zIIP, wouldn't another workaround be to reduce to the delay from 3200 microseconds? Experiment with 2500, 2000, 1500, 1000, 700, 500, 400, ... until delay is reduced. Then creep it up by 100 if the zIIP utilization drops or GP rises and a little more delay

Re: P[ro]Ops and Infocenter?

2014-01-23 Thread Mike Schwab
: In 0384493556120387.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu, on 01/22/2014 at 08:21 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com said: On Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:14:58 -0600, Mike Schwab wrote: http://publibfi.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dz9zr009.pdf Sept 2012. Isn't that what I said I *didn't

Re: ISMF QUESTIONS - VIEWING STORAGE GROUP STATS

2014-01-23 Thread Mike Schwab
And if you switch to GB, a storage group with one Mod 9 shows up as 7 GB in z/OS 1.13. The DCollect records are calculated by the Track size in bytes * number of tracks, divided by 1024, and stored. To determine the number of cylinders from this size, I add 1 and divide by a slightly smaller

Re: IFL z/VM

2014-01-28 Thread Mike Schwab
You can order zIIPs and or zAAPs to assist in running CICS from z/OS. DB2 / Sort / Java / other enabled products. On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:57 AM, JT jethin...@aol.com wrote: From my manager. Is it possible to run CICS (executing COBOL application code) on an IFL?

VTOCIX out of VIRs, how to reorg?

2014-01-28 Thread Mike Schwab
We have a system that has Mobius creating a large number of small datasets, unfortunately named HLQ.pgmname.ddname.R#.Dyymmdd.Thhmmss. They migrate to ML1 volumes with SDSP. We defined the VTOC as 1500 tracks (plenty of free space) and 74 tracks VTOCIX (down to 3 and can't write anymore). I

Re: VTOCIX out of VIRs, how to reorg?

2014-01-29 Thread Mike Schwab
The VIR count was down to 3 on the 3 volumes, other LPAR ML1 volumes have 236-1538 VIRs. Volumes are 45-48% free. HI-A-RBA -1,592,647,680, HI-U-RBA -454,471,680, 455,270,400, 452,075,520, so under 33%. On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Staller, Allan allan.stal...@kbmg.com wrote: 1) Free the

Re: VTOCIX out of VIRs, how to reorg?

2014-01-29 Thread Mike Schwab
Yes. They were all INDEX(0,1,074) VTOC(05,00,1500). When we get them empty we will re-init as INDEX(0,1,149) VTOC(10,00,1305). Yesterday this LPAR had 192,000 HSM log file records. 64,000-67,000 records in the SDSP on each volume. 21,000-24,000 files on the ML1 volumes, most 1 track, biggest 23

Re: VTOCIX out of VIRs, how to reorg?

2014-01-31 Thread Mike Schwab
SDSP=150KB On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Graham Harris harris...@gmail.com wrote: What is your SDSP threshold value? (i.e. the SDSP= value on a query setsys) On 29 January 2014 21:30, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. They were all INDEX(0,1,074) VTOC(05,00,1500). When

Re: What is CEA ?

2014-01-31 Thread Mike Schwab
Often they apply updates to previous versions of z/OS, notify of changes in APARS, the manuals are not updated until the next release. So go ahead and use a manual 1 or 2 versions ahead but watch out for APARs and improvements only tolerated and not back-fitted to your version. On Fri, Jan 31,

Re: Work Station Agent using Windows 7

2014-01-31 Thread Mike Schwab
I think is it a WIN 16 bit installer. Try copying the files from a WIN XP box. On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 11:19 AM, John Norgauer john.norga...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu wrote: Hi Dave, My WSA parms are exactly like yours. The weird thing is that my co-workers can successfully use the WSA to edit on

Re: CPU time

2014-02-04 Thread Mike Schwab
I think a table of the shortest possible execution times for an instruction would be useful, how many operands it uses, and at the end a list of how much longer a fetch takes if an operand is not stored in the fastest level of cache. On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 10:01 AM, John Gilmore

Re: Dummy dataset

2014-02-04 Thread Mike Schwab
Suggestion: Add DD keyword SKIP. Similar to DUMMY, but will continue with the next concatenated DD statement. On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 9:09 AM, Blaicher, Christopher Y. cblaic...@syncsort.com wrote: David, The use of DD DUMMY in a concatenation ends the processing of input data. The

Orphaned VVR

2014-02-04 Thread Mike Schwab
We have an orphaned VVR in a VVDS. Not in the catalog or VTOC. DELETE data.set.name FILE(DD1) VVR failed NOT CATALOGED. What do we need to do to clean this up. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all?

Re: Orphaned VVR

2014-02-04 Thread Mike Schwab
. On 4 February 2014 20:01, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com wrote: We have an orphaned VVR in a VVDS. Not in the catalog or VTOC. DELETE data.set.name FILE(DD1) VVR failed NOT CATALOGED. What do we need to do to clean this up. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest

Re: Orphaned VVR

2014-02-04 Thread Mike Schwab
RETURN CODE IS 90 - REASON CODE IS IGG0CLFP-38 IDC0551I ** ENTRY PERVDR.P.PERWCARL.R.X100608.T060521 NOT DELETED IDC0001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 8 On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Mark Zelden m...@mzelden.com wrote: On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 15:34:51 -0600, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch

Re: Orphaned VVR

2014-02-05 Thread Mike Schwab
We ran it under a different userid. Got a return code 38. Opening ticket with IBM. On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 5:34 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In CAJTOO5-0vtHpaUDtYZFBQf2XQXArYs7S1JTY=ffwmyfmwej...@mail.gmail.com, on 02/04/2014 at 02:01 PM, Mike Schwab

Re: VSAM Data Access (and SYSB-II)

2014-02-07 Thread Mike Schwab
How about a weekly (or daily) scheduled download for the users to do ad hoc queries? On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 7:25 AM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 1:01 AM, Timothy Sipples sipp...@sg.ibm.com wrote: Also curious about the It also gives our end users the

Re: Error overriding concatenated DD in PROC where one is instream data

2014-02-07 Thread Mike Schwab
On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: I would be astonished if for the matter here // DD DATA were not the functional equivalent of // DD *. -- gil // DD DATA,DLM='##' (is the default /*?) //* jcl statements of your choice. ## Just the same except it

Re: Implicit VVDS creation

2014-02-07 Thread Mike Schwab
At least the VVDS can take extents. One of our volume with 70% used lots of 1 track datasets 46 extents 460 tracks. On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:58 AM, retired mainframer retired-mainfra...@q.com wrote: Since the VVDS is a catalog extension supporting both VSAM and SMS, wouldn't the size of the

Re: file types

2014-02-10 Thread Mike Schwab
Leave out the FB Record size and you can use variable RECORD-LENGTH to determine how many bytes are in the record. On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 3:06 PM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: I did a quick test. The simplest way was to simply have two SELECT sentences which reference the

Re: VTOCIX out of VIRs, how to reorg?

2014-02-11 Thread Mike Schwab
marker and the SMALLDS is empty? On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com wrote: SDSP=150KB On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Graham Harris harris...@gmail.com wrote: What is your SDSP threshold value? (i.e. the SDSP= value on a query setsys) On 29 January 2014 21:30

Re: VTOCIX out of VIRs, how to reorg?

2014-02-11 Thread Mike Schwab
the volume back into HSM for use. Al Staller | Z Systems Programmer | KBM Group | (Tel) 972 664-3565 | allan.stal...@kbmg.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 12:46 PM

Re: will z/390 ASM support punch instruction?

2014-02-15 Thread Mike Schwab
It has ASSIST support. On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 7:44 AM, Itschak Mugzach imugz...@gmail.com wrote: I need to run macro assembler on windows. z/390 (z390.org) project seems to support that. does it support the punch instruction and write it to syspunch? ITschak

Re: Performance question - adding

2014-02-16 Thread Mike Schwab
Would this be even faster? CLC CURRENT,=F'0' JZSKIP L Rx,CURRENT A Rx,SUM STRx,SUM SKIPDS0H On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:10 AM, Binyamin Dissen

Re: LOGICAL DUMP OF ARCIVE DATA SETS

2014-02-17 Thread Mike Schwab
ABARs can read HSM migrated datasets and write them to backup tapes. Maybe it can do the same for these datasets? On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 5:23 AM, אבנר מיכאלי avne...@malam.com wrote: Hello, One of our DR activities is backing up selected data set using DFSMSdss (a logical dump). Some of them

Re: Performance question - adding

2014-02-18 Thread Mike Schwab
Then optimize with L Rx,SUM or XR Rx,Rx loop A Rx,CURRENT endloop ST Rx,SUM. On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 2:31 AM, Binyamin Dissen bdis...@dissensoftware.com wrote: On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 01:46:43 -0600 Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: :Binyamin Dissen wrote: :I want to

Re: Xmitting file between disconnected systems

2014-02-18 Thread Mike Schwab
I would TRS PACK the XMIT file, FTP it to target, then TRS UNPACK the file, and receive. On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Mike Myers m...@mentor-services.com wrote: I am trying to xmit a couple of files from a z/OS system and then receive them on a different system. There is no connection

Re: Optimization, CPU time, and related issues

2014-02-19 Thread Mike Schwab
I have one work task. Use to do it about twice a week, because that was all the typing I could stand. So I wrote an Access DB to hold the info, and a script to read the files from the various servers that needed to be checked. Now I can double click on all the servers in 5 hours every day, and

Re: Hercules

2014-02-20 Thread Mike Schwab
http://www.hercules-390.eu/ is the new site. On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:46 PM, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: Which OS? Windows (which version)? Linux (which distro)? Other? Have u gone to http://www.hercules-390.org ? On Feb 19, 2014 9:38 PM, Cameron Seay cws...@gmail.com

Re: Duplicate jobname (Yay or Nay) Was - Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-02 Thread Mike Schwab
One place I did this by design was when I was decommisioning DASD. I would use 1 job of ICKDSF TRKFMT per logical volume and 1 name for each physical array in the box. When they wanted me to rush, I would do 2 names for each physical array, but the thrashing would slow each job. The two jobs

Re: Performance gains with LFAREA ?

2013-05-02 Thread Mike Schwab
I think one person found a lot of OpenMVS programs being repeatedly loaded. So they wrote a little program that LOADed the object modules into the LF area and ended. They now remain in core until shutdown. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it

Re: Check out BBC News - Atoms star in world's smallest movie from IBM

2013-05-02 Thread Mike Schwab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Boy_and_His_Atom Movie and three still pictures. On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Ed Finnell efinnel...@aol.com wrote: _BBC News - Atoms star in world's smallest movie from IBM_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22364761) Almost Friday! Anyway,

Re: ALL IS FINE : SEEING POSTS AGAIN

2013-05-02 Thread Mike Schwab
Select a pageful and click delete? On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:27 PM, John Dawes jhn_da...@yahoo.com.au wrote: Yes, I noticed that. Is there a quick way of deleting them after I have read them? From: Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN

Re: Check whether job still running

2013-05-02 Thread Mike Schwab
On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+...@patriot.net wrote: In 51827b4a.4070...@acm.org, on 05/02/2013 at 09:42 AM, Joel C. Ewing jcew...@acm.org said: Ah, the dubious joys of working in an environment where quality control consists of firing the one who appears

Re: OT - What is the proper term for K notation?

2013-05-03 Thread Mike Schwab
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Charles Mills wrote: Or phrasing the question differently: Thanks for clarifying your need. You've got all of us in a corner in a rondavel! (round room) ;-D The farmer went crazy in the round barn.

Re: OT - What is the proper term for K notation?

2013-05-03 Thread Mike Schwab
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+...@patriot.net wrote: In 51832b68.3090...@acm.org, on 05/02/2013 at 10:13 PM, Joel C. Ewing jcew...@acm.org said: deleted PC folks didn't understand those conventions and made things even more confused by ambiguously using

Re: OT - What is the proper term for K notation?

2013-05-03 Thread Mike Schwab
When you build a memory chip, the input is X number of address bits, and you have to return 2 ** X number of unique storage bytes. If the next chip will allow 1 more bit, you have to hold twice as many storage locations. So memory chips *MUST* be a multiple of 2. Examples are 10 address bits,

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