Re: Netview

tview. > >Who did they sell it to? > > >Sent from my iPhone > >No one said I could type with one thumb > Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, s

Re: REXX vs other languages WAS: Rexx numeric digits and scientific notation question

Hello Bob, I use "cnt" for my loop counters. I stopped using FORTRAN style single character variable names when I started coding in REXX. Except I do use them on occasion for building large stem variable lists. example:- i=i+1;jcl.i="//BRUCESMP JOB (1234546),'Bruce SMP jobn',"

Re: TSO ALLOC with/wo unit

In RACF TSO Segment - set default unit type. On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:56:51 +0200, ITschak Mugzach wrote: >I have a program in Rexx that allocates a dataset using dsname and volume >serial (1) . it works well in my shop but requires a unit type (2) in >another shop. Actually the error is msg

Re: Question

In addition to the IBM supplied python, we also have Rocket's SMP packaged Open AppDev for Z. ant bash cert-bundle cffi cryptography curl diffutils exceptiongroup gettext git

Re: SRCHFOR vs OPT 3.14

Hello ITschak, I made sure that Mixed Mode and Any case are set. That seems to make it find everything:- | Select Process Search Search Select Display | Options with / MigratedExcludedOptions with / | / Mixed Mode 1 1. None

Re: How can I keep JES2 from being SYSPLEXed?

Hi Wendell, In our production sysplex we have 6 different JESplexes. One of those JES2 MASplex uses Checkpoint in the Coupling Facility. The other 5 all use DASD checkpoint datasets. Never had any sort of cross sysplex issues. Regards Bruce

Re: IBM APAR Names

Hello Jon, As a customer I currently have 638 ++APARs installed across my product base. We regularly get test fixes, as in ++APAR, provided by vendors. I wouldn't really call them RARE. On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 13:31:17 -0500, Jon Perryman wrote: >On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 07:19:49 -0500, Bruce Hew

Re: IBM APAR Names

of the fix for the APAR problem. When searching, say via Google, use the APAR number only, e.g. OAx This is how I was introduced to ++APAR naming conventions. Regards Bruce Hewson On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 17:24:30 +, Keith Gooding wrote: >Should be OAx. I missed the memo too. > &

Re: IPCS and Rexx

A replacement STORAGE function for use in IPCS:- Storage: Procedure Expose storage. arg hex_address , dec_length , rep_data hex_address = Right(hex_address,8,'0') hex_address = X2c(hex_address)

Re: z/OS users

ref: Phil Smith III fyi - a quick check shows approx 200K users defined. Is that a big enough number? Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: DD SYSOUT=(,),DSN=?

Hi Gil, Temporary spool datasets in JES2 have a defined format and end with last qualifier as '??' I use an JES2 EXIT 6 program to update the JCL image from .?? to .ddname, whatever the ddname is. This modification permitted RACF security control by DDNAME with JOBNAME to be enabled. On

Re: Programming Hardware

talking hardware, Home (and WFH) setup. I like a screen big enough that I can use 62x160 TN3270 sessions,. I am using a Samsung SD27D850 1440p monitor for the last 8 years. Good clear characters. Running a Corsair K100 RGB Opto-mechanical keyboard with 6 macro keys. Good for coding CTRL-C

Re: The new requirement for Certificates to communicate with IBM -- A Journey

Hello Tom, If you have been using COPY/PASTE to move/convert text data up to ISPF EDIT, you may have some character conversion issue. The one I am seeing here lateky are in COPY/PASET from MS Teams chat sessions. In my case some blank characters are ending up a x'41' EBCDIC - RACF would not

Re: Best practice for /etc and /var when upgrading

Hello, We use SMPE USERMODs to maintain a SYSRES based filesystem model for /etc and /var. At system upgrade time, we have a job that does a rename of existing filesystems, and a DFDSS copy/rename to build new filesystems based on the SYSRES based model. Found that this works for us. many

Re: Questions on zOWE

Hello Lizette, Same here. some things I have learned (since our environment is still primitive):- 1. must have JAVA path set correctly. 2. must have node.js PATH set 3. use bash 4. trying to debug a zowe.yaml file (2.7) without access to VSCODE is impossible. (Had to open case wqith IBM to

Re: REXX parse parens

I use this code:- /*===*/ Strip_Keyword_and_Option: Procedure Expose keyword option Parse Arg string

Re: cyberark efforts

years now. Regards Bruce Hewson On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:15:27 -0500, Bill Giannelli wrote: >our company is pushing forward with cyberark for all platforms. >the statement was made that cyberark and the like are becoming the industry >standard. >Is that true for z/OS

rexx calls to utilities using dd list

for the records:- /*===*/ /* Rexx - Invoke IEBUPDTE with alternate ddnames.*/ /*===*/ Iebupdte_Utility: Procedure

Re: Q: Where is LISTDSI kept?

Steve, my listdsi calls are like this:- listdsi_rc = 'LISTDSI'(ddname 'FILE') When listdsi_rc = 0 Then Do Regards Bruce Hewson On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:09:23 -0500, Steve Thompson wrote: >I'm trying to build a TSO BATCH environment and it needs to have >the ISPF L

Re: determine job that created dataset?

report'; hopefully it does not lose the formatting. Regards Bruce Hewson On Tue, 14 Feb 2023 04:29:15 -0600, Bill

Re: Contents of "Command" field on standard login screen - where to find it

Robert, here is my code:- Report_TSO_Logon_Parameters:Procedure Expose gda_parm. , gda_parm_cnt Address TSO

Re: looking for 'how to' developing Rexx host command

Hello ITschak, I recommend you take a look at FILE268 at cbttape.org File # 268 REXX function package to access VSAM files It should be enough to guide you. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: What is the audit basis to prevent read access to z/OS PARMLIB's?

Hi Peter, 1. Seems auditors want security by hiding stuff 2. Access to PARMLIB means that someone can see what datasets can be APF Authorized. 3. Access to PARMLIB means that someone can see what SVC could be loaded. not sure why else. and there are other ways to find the above information if

Re: ISPF Table Display attribute

Hello John/Shmuel, apologies for not noticing that coding style in this old piece of code. These days I do use "<>" for not equal. Should be easy to correct. On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:23:12 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: >What code page are you using for logical not (¬)? It;s displaying as �.

Re: ISPF Table Display attribute

ange at top. */ /* */ /* Date NameDescription */ /* === */ /* 01/11/94 Bruce HewsonOrigi

How to extract SMPE Enhanced HOLDDATA from existing CSI

Question for SMP gurus. Is there a way to extract/rebuild an Enhanced Holddata list from the active GLOBAL CSI? Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

Hello Barbara, Those files are not stored in EBCDIC. I used ISPF 3.17 to View the files using the UTF-8 option. Then you can see the XML source. On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:05:07 -0500, Barbara Nitz wrote: >Now Marna tells us the ptfs where it can be found. That little tidbit of >information

Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: System Programmer Titles

Hi Chris, In which country or countries is your statement correct? On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:25:10 +0100, CM Poncelet wrote: >Anyone can call himself an engineer (e.g. a motor mechanic etc.) It is >illegal for anyone to call himself a *Chartered Engineer* (CEng) without >being qualified and

Re: System Programmer Titles

Mine is listed as Infra Tech Lead Analyst Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Question on z/OS 2.5 and HFS file systems.

D OMVS,F for mounted filesystems. Here is what I am using to identify HFS datasets using DCOLLECT:- //DCOLLECT EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSINDD * DCOLLECT OFILE(OUTDS) -

Re: OMVS - comparing directories for differences

into the existing environment programmatically. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

OMVS - comparing directories for differences

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Re: IPL's POR's frequency

hi, 150+ LPARS - Maintenance related IPLs probably once a year (sometimes out to 18 months between IPLs on some LPARs). IPLs are a scarce event. PORs only occur when the actual boxes get upgraded to latest zSeries box. Regards Bruce

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

Hello Marna, I use:- Rules for re-sizing datasets:- Target volume datasets to be allocated in CYLINDERS Distribution volume datasets to be allocated in

Re: Coding for the future

On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:30:21 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote: >I agree that CLIST handles this better, and every so often I think about a >REXX subroutine that imitates it. Then any of my REXXes could call the >subroutine, and the subroutine could parse the arguments and return them on >the stack.

Re: z/OS Conda install questions

process was what started me asking questions on the Rocket forum. Hope your efforts produce the desired effects. Thanks Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: Unable to ALLOC dsn without new

some thoughts. SYSDSN() use of disp MOD confirm ALIAS exists Use REXX to OUTTRAP the various TSO commands, and analyze the results in code. Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: Use of BPXWUNIX and CP - a weekend quandary.

Hello Lionel, TSO OMVS design issue - the RUNNING/INPUT switch is to simulate TTY on a 3270 block mode terminal. for reference, and possible solution:- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.bpxa400/misout.htm At times you may find that the status

Re: Separate SMPe environments for maintenance levels

We run with multiple maintenance levels, and clone to active environments as required. 1. multiple GLOBAL zones - one per product subsystem, some for specific vendors, and others as required. 2. each global zone has multiple target/dlib sets. 3. multiple maintenance target/dlib sets, with a

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

Hello Jeremy, I have been coding the single quote around 'MVSVAR' and other TSO External Functions seemingly forever. I assume that I have to do that as I run with SIGNAL NOVALUE enabled. On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:09:40 +, Jeremy Nicoll wrote: > >Apart from the documented behaviour of

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

Hi, examples using the code I posted. %SYMSUB 'testing in ' &'TESTING TSYS IN PLEX40'. READY %SYMSUB 'Foo' READY

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

Hello, here is the code:- /*REXX/ Trace 'o' Parse Source opsys calltype execname .

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

Guys, the code receives a text string which may contain one or more symbols, denoted by prefix "&" and optional suffix ".", as per my reading of how Z/OS handles symbol substitution. Say we have these symbols defined in IEASYM00:- = '01' = 'TEST = 'FOOBAR' text string contains "" After

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

ple coding exercise. So far I have not seen anyone identify where this is fully documented. On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:43:52 -0500, Bruce Hewson wrote: >Hi, > >In a REXX exec I was building I stumbled onto:- > >Say 'MVSVAR'("SYMDEF",'testing in ') > >which pro

REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

Hi, In a REXX exec I was building I stumbled onto:- Say 'MVSVAR'("SYMDEF",'testing in ') which provides an unexpected result &'TESTING SYSA IN PLEX01'. The symbols and were replaced. And, sadly, the whole lot was uppercased. Couldn't find this behaviour documented. Regards Bruce

Re: JES2 - stopping users from sending output to specific outputclass

Keith, I use JES2 EXIT 6 for this. One item is to change sysout psuedo dataset names by replacing "?" for "DDNAME" - enables "proper" RACF control of SYSOUT classes. Regards Bruce On Tue, 3 Mar 2020 11:13:16 -0600, John McKown wrote: >On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 4:13 PM Keith Costley >wrote:

Re: Sysplex Maintenance and USS

Symlinks are you friend. Mount your product files to /$VERSION/usr/lpp/ etc the symlink ./usr/lpp/xxx to the required version mounted filesystem Hope that gives you pointers Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: WTO

Hello Scott, How I do it. in CSECT copy list form from CONSTANTs section to DSECT working section Update message text run WTO execute form in DSECT WTO list form map in Constants WTO_text WTO list form with text WTO_length = * - WTO_text DESCT maps onto your own STORAGE area, thus copying

Re: Zfs from 1 LPAR to another

Tom, one reason for IODF Restore to build an unusable file is when it restores with multiple extents. IODF datasets must be single extent only. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Tracing RACF?

to this. Can't make any statement regarding your memory loss. :D On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:26:49 +0200, R.S. wrote: >W dniu 2019-09-26 o 06:27, Bruce Hewson pisze: >> Hello Sean, >> >> SMS managed datasets must be cataloged. And if there is no ALIAS and the >> dataset is

Re: Tracing RACF?

Hello Sean, SMS managed datasets must be cataloged. And if there is no ALIAS and the dataset is allocated, SMS WILL catalog the dataset in the MASTER CATALOG no matter what the security rules. It is the subsequent delete of the bad dataset I do not understand. That should require access

Re: Considering Bypassing ERROR HOLD for OA58037

Hello Dave, yes you do need a newer level of MXG:- Change 36.188 Support for new Bit 4 of SMF30_RAXFLAGS and creation of BUILD005 these new bit-level variables with explanation in label BUIL3005 SMF30_RAXFLAG0='RAX0*USERKEY*COMMON*AUDIT*ENABLED?' VMAC30

Re: Considering Bypassing ERROR HOLD for OA58037

On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:15:40 +, Gibney, Dave wrote: >Well, I did do this. But, I am not sure it was worth it. The >ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM check only tells me what I already knew. That >I have some address spaces using user key common. I had hoped it went further >and identified

Re: master JCL

bin...@sce.com I have coded my systems this way since then. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Debug tool in background batch job

The program is assembler it’s 14 csects is there a way to trace it displaying offsets / location counter Doesn't the High Level Assembler ToolKit Debugger do this? regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Debug tool in background batch job

Hello Peter, I cannot find program ADSTAT anywhere on my system. And I do have the IBM DEBUG products installed. On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:37:10 +0800, Peter Van Dyke wrote: >Hi, > >This can be done with Debug Tool. The following JCL is for a batch job that >runs a COBOL program and has Debug

Re: ibmvsm/ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

IBM's reply contained this:- If you take a look at OA53355, you'll see the full description of the healthcheck and how you can adjust it or reset. Here is the portion that you'd be interested in:

Re: ibmvsm/ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

was not detected since 03/28/2019 13:47:36 F HZSPROC,UPDATE,CHECK(IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM),parm=('new(reset 04/16/2019)') after UPDATE command:-IGVH113I Use of user key common storage was not detected since 04/16/2019 02:14:44 timely posts. Thanks Bruce Hewson

Re: ibmvsm/ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

in April. Review of April SMF located the bad boy. The IBM support had mentioned RESET of the Health Check, so I had asked for an example. So far no response to that question. If you could provide an example of a RESET command I would most appreciate. Thanks Bruce Hewson

Re: DASD-only logging

Skip, why no CF? Adding an extra CF LPAR to your system is rather simple and not that expensive. Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the

Re: How about a little Christmas fudge? | Computerworld Shark tank

and for those who have no real idea about the IBM1401 watch this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQueCt114Gk Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: Where did IBM hide TASID?

Doug Nadel retired, and so TASID is moribund. but a lot of the functions have been moved into the SDSFAUX functions, and I had heard suggestions that more would be over time. Which is OK for users of SDSF. The parts of TASID I use still seem to work OK on z/OS 2.3, so I have not gone looking

Re: IEC020I 001-4 question

Hi Tony, If RPG has specific BLKSIZE maximums, then SMS autochanging BLKSIZE could cause this behaviour. Validate dataset attributes. On Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:12:52 -0400, Tony Thigpen wrote: >IEC020I 001-4,HSR003B,STEP0017,STYWRK,1818,HKYP05, >IEC020I PROD.HKY.WORK.HSR003B.WK1.S050 >IEC020I

Re: ALIAS

Hello Steve, don't bother with exit code. design a global standard exec to be run at every TSO logon. If ALIAS missing , then using local rules, issue a SEND command to the console.. then get AUTOMATION to create and update your MASTER CATALOG - that is not something everybody should be

Re: REXX calling bpxwunix when SIGNAL NOVALUE active

Hello Hobart, here are my NOVALUE and SYNTAX handlers:- Signal on Novalue/* Clean diagnostics */ Signal on Syntax /* for unexpected results. */ /*===*/ Syntax:

Re: REXX calling bpxwunix when SIGNAL NOVALUE active

are better when calling bpxwunix. On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 01:53:36 -0500, Bruce Hewson wrote: >I thought I would try out using "bpxwunix" in REXX. > >The sample code worked fine. > >But, I normally code with SIGNAL NOVALUE active. > >Then the sample did not work. It too

REXX calling bpxwunix when SIGNAL NOVALUE active

/*===*/ I have not listed the diagnostic section for the SIGNAL processes. Note the quoted stem names. This is required. Regards Bruce Hewson --

Re: SYSLOG / OPERLOG displaying date.

only a 2 or 3 digit day value. Easy Tom Brennan's Vista TN3270 allows such on the status line. %d/%b/%Y.%j %I:%M%p Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: IEFA107I when pointing to dataset alias

---0 > ASSOCIATIONS >ALIASB.DATA.SET > ATTRIBUTES > > ALIAS - B.DATA.SET > IN-CAT --- CATALOG.MASTER.CAT > HISTORY >RELEASE2 CREATION2018.120 > ASSOCIATIONS &

Re: z/OS "interactive computing" - AKA TSO/ISPF or UNIX shell

Hello John, this is a large shop with plenty of COBOL, JAVA , and JCL, being developed by coders all around the world. RDz and RTC being used for code development, with ChangeMan being used host-side for code promotions to test and production environments. Some developers are still capable of

Re: Session Manager

riction decreed by your management? > > >-- >Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > >________ Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / arc

Re: Session Manager

Regarding Session Supervisor products in the modern day and age. Working, as I am, in a large enterprise (100+Z/OS images), I do not use any of the available Session Managers available. From historical perspective, I did enjoy using the NETMASTER MAI facility. My main complaint with the

Re: SYSLOG processing to JES Output product

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GIM37150S ** THE KEYWORD IS MISSING OR INVALID.

Hi Guys, today got this failure pulling maintenance from IBM. Cannot find any reference to keyword. Anyone can assist? Thanks Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: Finding the names of hsm's BCDSs

. Then you can check for SYSDSN enqueue's for that task name. That will at least give you the allocated dataset names. Dataset naming conventions may allow you to identify the BCDS name. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Cobol upgrade 6.2 linklist

Hi, So Production Control will manage the promotion of modules to the linklisted datasets. Since it is a PDSE dataset it will always have an active connection and so will not be able to perform automatic compression. Thus it will get full. The same Production Control group would be

Re: DFSORT: RACFICE query - how to extract all commands containing some text value

Kolusu, Thank you very much for your JCL. I have tweaked it a little to modify the column layout, moving the "who did it" to the end of the line, and keeping "what happened" at the start. Some minor displacement corrections also. Very useful JCL. Thank you very much. Bruce //ITSXSA3U JOB

Re: DFSORT: RACFICE query - how to extract all commands containing some text value

Thanks all, especially to Kolusu & Elardus. My final JCL:- //*** //EXTRACT EXEC PGM=ICETOOL //IRRADU00 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=XYZZY.RACFICE.IRRADU00.ALL //EXTRACT DD

DFSORT: RACFICE query - how to extract all commands containing some text value

all commands, ADDUSER/ALTUSER/PASSWORD/PERMIT that reference USER(xyzzy) Hopefully someone can help. Thanks Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Passing data from step-to-step in single job using memory??

s >memory). I'm just looking to see if there is another way. Why? I guess just >"for fun(??)." > >-- >I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove >it. > >Maranatha! <>< >J

Re: Last SAD (was: DLIB volume for SAD)

we roll maintenance upgrades to each sysplex. By using SAD IBM have diagnosed many problems, leading to more than a few APARs. So I do much appreciate having SAD - it is very useful. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: SYS1 names (was SYS3 datasets)

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Re: SYS3 datasets

In my almost 40 years of MVS support, the only time I came across SYS3 was in a very large, multi-site, company. For security segregation each subsystem group was assigned a unique SYS% hlq.. SYS2,SYS3,SYS4,etc Not an issue for MVS support as all the product datasets were placed on cloned

Re: Researching Destination z article on non-US mainframes

Hello Gabe, some points to check out. I am based in Singapore, and have been here for the last 20 years supporting a large mainframe datacenter. o. Daylight Savings Time changes - we don't do that at the system level. Any country that does have DST changes must have supporting code in

Re: Formatting a ZFS

Barbara, you could also try directly in the shell zfsadm define -aggregate 'MVS_DATASET_NAME' -dataclass SMS_DATACLASS -cylinders 3000 300 Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Unquarantined: Re: how to keep messages in the sys1.broadcast for ever

Hi Jason, SEND ' ',SAVE these look better in fixed font. //* //* //SETBROD EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='%SETBROD' //*

Re: how to keep messages in the sys1.broadcast for ever

;internal text"more text' " /= '' :D there are real name for the ' and the " symbol, but I forget what they are. On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:31:24 -0500, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> wrote: >On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 02:47:29 -0500, Bruce Hewson wrote: >> .

Re: how to keep messages in the sys1.broadcast for ever

Hi Jason, SEND ' ',SAVE these look better in fixed font. //* //* //SETBROD EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='%SETBROD' //*

Re: EREP Symptom and/or Software Records

Hello Cheryl, check out the Logrec Viewer exec - https://www.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/tools/downloads/logrec-viewer.html also you can monitor the PFA_LOGREC_ARRIVAl_RATE healthcheck to tell you when you get a burst of LOGREC events. Regards Bruce On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:24:34 -0500, Turner

Re: AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

Hello Skip, GDPS-PPRC - doesn't like any IPL activity that is not performed via the GDPS panels. extract from:- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieag300/wsat.htm Note: AutoIPL is not appropriate in a GDPS® environment. Regards Bruce

Re: AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

Hi Skip, why not REIPL ? one acronym == GDPS :-) Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

ES volumes will be managed by re-driving the AUTOMATION script. Regards Bruce Hewson On Wed, 10 May 2017 14:35:09 -0400, Jim Mulder <d10j...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > Currently, "2" will be treated the same as "0" or " " (blank).There >is no reason &

AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

YSC2" loadparm, and was hoping someone could explain why it worked. The SADUMP manual says that only "0", "4" and " " (blank) are valid values. Hope someone can help. Thank you Bruce Hewson --

Re: IEFUTL Woes

Hi Andrew, used previously - worked very well - check out:- http://www.ase.com.au/ltxf.htm Logon Timeout eXtension Facility - MVS, OS/390, z/OS Australian Systems Engineering Pty. Ltd. Since 1980 we've made tools for users and managers of MVS, OS/390 and z/OS systems Regards Bruce On Fri,

Re: Fujitsu Mainframe Vs IBM mainframe

Hi Peter Fujitsu, or FACOM ( which I understood to be Fujitsu Australia Company), had similar enough software that I was able to get cross-domain SNA, or was it SNI, connections between MVS/VTAM running on a 3084 to MSP/VTAMG runing on a FACOM machine. Regards Bruce On Thu, 23 Feb 2017

Re: Rexx/CICS format file pool - return code -4

Hello Mike, "L CICS" from VTAM terminal gains you access to CICS. CESN is/was the TRANSACTION to use to LOGON to the CICS region, i.e. establish a valid security entity. Regards Bruce On Wed, 21 Dec 2016 10:14:50 -0500, Mike Stramba wrote: >Greetings all, > >System :

Re: intermittent errors using FTP program Interface EZAFTPKS

:41:27 -0500, Bruce Hewson <bruce_hew...@hotmail.com> wrote: >IND$FILE > >IBM 3270 File Transfer > >was originally a Field Developed Program. > >Exploits 3270 Structured Data Fields. > >Earliest versions, when running, would use visible screen full displays of

Re: intermittent errors using FTP program Interface EZAFTPKS

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Re: Datasets usage question

include a product version quialifier. The ALIAS does not contain any version information. Regards Bruce Hewson On Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:27:24 -0500, Edward Gould <edgould1...@comcast.net> wrote: >Yikes, I would *NEVER* consider using alias’s. >Two things come to mind there is on CBTTAP

Re: z/OS 2.2 JES2 ABEND S878-10 during startup

details that could be helpful? > >Lizette > >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >> Behalf Of Bruce Hewson >> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 7:34 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Sub

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