Re: Continous Delivery

2024-03-23 Thread Marna WALLE
Hello, There is a Redbook on z/OS Continuous Delivery: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp5340.pdf (I found it quicky by doing a google search of "z/OS continuous delivery" and it was the first hit.) -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Po

Re: z/OS ServerPac Ordering and Installing - Report from the Front Lines

2023-09-23 Thread Marna WALLE
that is is Completed. If you cannot read the General or Instructions to see the full upgrade step (and the output!), also open a Case. Anyone should be able to see the steps they've done (or not done, or even Skipped), in the z/OSMF Workflow interface. -Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgr

Re: zOSMF Workflows

2023-09-23 Thread Marna WALLE
nt to use the GUI. Meaning, you'd then have both GUI for interactive, and REST API for automation support. Something for everyone. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscr

Re: z/OS ServerPac Ordering and Installing - Report from the Front Lines

2023-09-21 Thread Marna WALLE
ructures which are happening in z/OS 3.1. Those are all described in the z/OS 3.1 Planning for Installation book: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSLTBW_2.5.0/pdf/e0zb100_v3r1.pdf -Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie ---

Re: z/OS 3.1 Announcement - Helpful links

2023-09-21 Thread Marna WALLE
y, I don't see Semeru 17, 5655-UA1, on the ServerPac checklist just yet. It is only on the CBPDO checklist right now. I am expecting that Semeru 17 should be on the ServerPac checklist very soon. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Po

Re: z/OSMF and the Old Timer

2023-09-07 Thread Marna WALLE
acticed with a smaller product, can be harder. z/OS is big, and can be a lot to get through. But I'm very happy to see that you are modelling after z/OS V2.4 which will definitely help. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Instal

Re: z/OSMF and the Old Timer

2023-09-07 Thread Marna WALLE
ned configuration is reused. It is under Actions -> Copy. It will be grayed out if if the Deployment is not Complete. I duplicate my Deployments often to save time, and only change small things, like the target system, or volumes. -Marna W

Survey on PSP buckets and APAR lists

2023-08-21 Thread Marna WALLE
of minutes, and would provide us valuable information. Thank you! -Marna WALLE IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

z/OS 3.1 Announcement - Helpful links

2023-08-08 Thread Marna WALLE
The z/OS 3.1 GA Announcement is available for your reading pleasure! https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/zos-31-availability Some significant points to note: - Planned availability date is September 29, 2023. Since this is a new z/OS version, there is a new program number,

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: zOSMF

2023-05-31 Thread Marna WALLE
Hi Phil, If you are not interested in looking at videos to see the flow in action, the complete documentation (with Helps you see on the display) are on IBM Documentation. The "Model" function can be found here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=wizard-model-page -Mar

Re: Installing a new version of z/OS using z/OSMF

2023-05-25 Thread Marna WALLE
ing system requirements documented in the z/OS V2.5 Planning for Installation book. You could also acquire the Customized Offerings Driver (free driving system, orderable on Shopz), if you wanted to use a supported driving system level that has z/OSMF already active on it. -Marna WALLE z/

Re: Digitally signed product software packages from IBM

2023-05-17 Thread Marna WALLE
Only fyi: I mentioned my prior blog post, the signing mechanism and the technology used, with some helpful RACF commands to set up for verification: https://www.marnasmusings.com/2023/04/can-i-have-your-autograph-please.html -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: IBM LOOKAT not working?

2023-05-12 Thread Marna WALLE
I'm sharing a response that I just received from Kathy Pfeiffer (IBM Z Content Ecosystem Manager): "The search API issue affecting Look@ has been resolved. You can resume using Look@ and may need to clear out your cache. " -Marna WALLE IBM Po

Re: How to remove an empty USS file shipped with z/OS

2023-04-18 Thread Marna WALLE
y? Thanks. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: zOSMF

2023-02-24 Thread Marna WALLE
ORDER very frequently. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: z/OSMF PSWI

2022-09-29 Thread Marna WALLE
master catalog can be used, including how the SSA (now called Temporary Catalog Alias) is to be specified and used. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Is JES2 z22 mode required on z/OS 2.5?

2022-08-19 Thread Marna WALLE
Documentation, so it would be worth the comment, please. So let’s recap: with z/OS V2.5, z22 is absolutely required with no COLD start. Use the health check to get the a-ok before going to V2.5. Hope to see many of you at SHARE next week! -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation and Upgrade IBM

Re: Blank page print after upgrade Zos2.5

2022-08-10 Thread Marna WALLE
fic-record-retrievalFSI ====== -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@lists

z/OS Academy for learning about Test and more!

2022-08-04 Thread Marna WALLE
now anyone on your team that is interested in attending, please sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zos-academy-test-on-ibm-zsystems-tickets-385216070637 I hope to see you here! -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Po

For those installing at the end of the year...

2022-07-27 Thread Marna WALLE
uires READ access to data set names that begin with CB.OS*.** and CB.ST*.**. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send emai

Learn more about z/OSMF zERT and Zowe on Wednesday!

2022-07-19 Thread Marna WALLE
with any peers or clients who may benefit from the discussion! Register here: https://ibm.biz/zOSMFGuild9 Thanks - Marna WALLE -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

CustomPac (ISPF) ServerPac removal from Shopz is only 10 days away!

2022-07-01 Thread Marna WALLE
) as it really does have some benefits that the CustomPac method did not have. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: zOSMF

2022-06-17 Thread Marna WALLE
a Software for sponsoring this webcast! -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message

Upcoming z/OSMF Community Guild Meeting

2022-06-14 Thread Marna WALLE
OSMF into their customer-centric approach. Kurt will demonstrate how to use the z/OSMF Software Update plugin for installing corrective, recommended, and functional updates on your system. Please enroll here: http://ibm.biz/zOSMFGuildHome. Looking forward to seeing you there! -Marna W

Re: Mark your calendars for July 10, 2022 - CustomPac intended removal date

2022-05-17 Thread Marna WALLE
/restore format. I wouldn't know, but I would hazard that the cost of either of these might be more than the price of a zIIP (but I know nothing of the costs). I do wish that you are able to find a solution that will work for you. -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie

Mark your calendars for July 10, 2022 - CustomPac intended removal date

2022-05-16 Thread Marna WALLE
about the z/OSMF ServerPac installation method. Also, please do use the Try It sample provided via that website as a representative package which you can use to verify your driving system is sufficient for installation of *any* z/OSMF portable software instance, from *any* software vendor. Marna

Our next z/OSMF Guild Meeting - May 18

2022-05-03 Thread Marna WALLE
and enhancements. Frank will be present on performance tuning and best practices for getting the most out of your systems using z/OSMF. Register here: ibm.biz/zOSMFGuild If you can't make that time, the session is recorded and the chat session is posted afterwards. -Marna WALLE z/OS System

Re: z/OSMF Migration Workflow Question

2022-03-25 Thread Marna WALLE
and it's not there, please let us know that too. I don't think we'd need a requirement for that, but rather just a feedback item (either in the doc itself it takes you to, or via the built-in mechanism in the Upgrade Workflow itself). -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade

Re: z/OSMF Migration Workflow Question

2022-03-25 Thread Marna WALLE
ily insert steps into the provided workflow any place you want from this library. And then edit them as you desire for the specific release, say, that you are working on. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade -- Fo

Re: Custompac override

2022-03-14 Thread Marna WALLE
ow (moving the volume to the location that your master catalog is referencing, or renaming the data set so it doesn't clash.) Once you have everything to your satisfaction in VERIFY, then your run RECATDS. Thanks, Marna WALLE z/OS System Install a

Reminder: z/OSMF Guild Meeting next week

2022-03-08 Thread Marna WALLE
s sessions check out the Guild homepage: http://ibm.biz/zOSMFGuildHome fyi: This is a public guild, no NDA is required to participate. I hope to see you there. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

2022 Annual z/OSMF Survey

2022-02-23 Thread Marna WALLE
information will expose any of you or your company's sensitive data. Please follow this link: http://ibm.biz/zOSMFSurvey2022, the survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete. Just six short questions. Thank you! -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade

Next z/OSMF Guild Session - Security Configuration Assistant

2022-02-10 Thread Marna WALLE
landscape of z/OS. Session is live Wednesday February 16th, follow this link to the homepage to register and find recordings from previous sessions. http://ibm.biz/zOSMFGuildHome Hope to see you there. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade

Re: Free SMPE installation product

2022-02-01 Thread Marna WALLE
an FMID. The world is your oyster here, for finding FMIDs to learn on! -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Free SMPE installation product

2022-01-31 Thread Marna WALLE
we provide it to you already pre-installed from that website, and the BUILDMCS you do will provide you the capability to "build you own FMID". -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / sign

Re: Free SMPE installation product

2022-01-30 Thread Marna WALLE
, with dummy FIXCATs, included. If you already have that installed (or really, any small FMID, not just the sample above), you could BUILDMCS it easily. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: IBM z/OS Management Facility 2022 Survey

2022-01-27 Thread Marna WALLE
Here's the z/OSMF Value information. It's broken out by plug-in/use case: https://github.com/IBM/IBM-Z-zOS/blob/main/zOSMF/docs/zOSMF%20Value%20Proposition.pdf -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: z/OSMF security log?

2021-12-01 Thread Marna WALLE
-assistant-task I've come to rely upon it heavily to understand what is and is not set up correctly for security. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

z/OSMF Guild - December Meeting

2021-11-30 Thread Marna WALLE
/zOSMFGuildHome. Hope to see you there! -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF

2021-11-18 Thread Marna WALLE
. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: z/OS 2.5 and RMF - plus the migration manual from z/OS 2.4.

2021-11-16 Thread Marna WALLE
have been exported and can be found here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.e0zm100/Export_zOS_V2R3_to_V2R5_Upgrade_Workflow.html After your upgrade to z/OS V2.5, I hope that you plan on getting z/OSMF up and running :). Thanks, Marna WALLE z/OS In

Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF

2021-11-16 Thread Marna WALLE
Mark, Please open a Case against ServerPac. It is possible that your order, if it had gone through the manual entitlement process, could have been switched. This would have been an error that the Service folks can verify and fix. Thanks. Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie

Join the z/OSMF Community Guild

2021-11-05 Thread Marna WALLE
://ibm.biz/zOSMFGuild I also encourage you to join the z/OSMF Community Page ( https://www.ibm.com/community/z/ibmz/os/zos/zosmf) to stay updated on the latest z/OSMF Guild and product information. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

2021-10-29 Thread Marna WALLE
ode), but I strongly suspect that they would not have been in their own zone as we like to put those all together. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / sign

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

2021-10-29 Thread Marna WALLE
do want that nice HTML file, you only need the core functions of z/OSMF to get you far enough to create the Upgrade Workflow there, and then export it. Before you export it, you can tailor it nicely for your system to make it much smaller than otherwise it would be. -Marna WALLE z/OS Sys

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

2021-10-28 Thread Marna WALLE
OSMF's Model After capability, selecting "existing master catalog", data set configuration filtering and mass changes on data set and volume names, and system symbols with volume association. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

2021-10-28 Thread Marna WALLE
the steps are listed, whether or not they are irrelevant to you, you'll find it rather long and probably not as helpful as if you would have created your own customized file, or even done it from with z/OSMF itself. I agree, it's not the best, which is why it isn't the preferred option. -Marna

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues Updated

2021-10-27 Thread Marna WALLE
will take your partially (or fully) completed Workflow from before, and create a new "merged" Workflow for you. Your steps you have completed and which were not changed, will remain completed. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgr

Re: Licensing a back-level z/OS

2021-10-24 Thread Marna WALLE
ent level. It won't be as easy as if you had ordered it while it was still orderable on Shopz, but it will contain the release level that you need. So you'll need to plan on taking extra time bring forward other program products, and install more PTFs. Thanks, Marna WALLE IBM Poughkeepsie mwa...@

Re: Customized Offering Driver

2021-10-08 Thread Marna WALLE
t after, z/OSMF should start without the problems you are seeing. -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@lists

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-25 Thread Marna WALLE
with the choice of using z/OSMF for z/OS V2.5 after Jan 2022. I'm not sure there's anymore I can offer. We have been moving in this direction for a very long time. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-23 Thread Marna WALLE
talled with a z/OS V2.5 z/OSMF ServerPac. Not a single one of them used the old ISPF ServerPac. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-21 Thread Marna WALLE
Bruce, Thank you! This is very helpful for us to have! -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-21 Thread Marna WALLE
control than ever, if you want to even have them created in the first place. I'm hoping that the above description with these three categories of data sets to expect with a z/OS z/OSMF ServerPac, has helped to understand what is, and is (currently) not under your control. -Marna WALLE z/OS S

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-20 Thread Marna WALLE
(and program products): z/OSMF ServerPac: Sept 2021 onwards Legacy ServerPac Sept 2021, until Jan 2022 CBPDO is still available, and remains available beyond Jan 2022. -Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-20 Thread Marna WALLE
increase the size of allocated target and DLIBs, that would conclusively solve your space problems for these data sets? -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-20 Thread Marna WALLE
a ServerPac via internet or DVD. If you can't use RECEIVE ORDEER to acquire PTFs, you can use Shopz and upload your CSI (or other ways). -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-20 Thread Marna WALLE
d ServerPac did it. Although, there is a lot more flexibility, because you can rename any data set, and put it in any catalog you want, with only VSAM (including zFS) forced to be cataloged. The old ServerPac had lots of restrictions on what could be renamed, and where it had to be cataloged. -M

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-20 Thread Marna WALLE
020. Kurt will do another session for the upcoming SHARE too. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with t

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-19 Thread Marna WALLE
rPac dialog "save and merge configuration". You will still have some unique data sets to deal with, but it will be a lot fewer than the entire z/OS ServerPac. Of course, I'd do that with CICS, Db2, and IMS also. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: CICS TS 5.6 ServerPac missing an IYO document

2021-06-05 Thread Marna WALLE
stomPac Dialog (ISPF) format for your CICS ServerPac, then you still should be receiving an IYO. If you didn't, then please open a Case. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders

2021-04-14 Thread Marna WALLE
Mark, Yes. This Red Alert is applicable to SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER acquisition of the PTFs. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

2021-03-10 Thread Marna WALLE
/OS. Not just because of installation. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

2021-03-07 Thread Marna WALLE
rable right now - do not delay. So, for z/OS V2.2 customers, I see no z/OSMF requirement impediment. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade IBM Poughkeepsie - -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access in

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

2021-03-05 Thread Marna WALLE
our first iteration of this new function, and we have plenty of great requirements in our backlog for this function. We do welcome more requirements or votes on existing ones, in either z/OSMF Software Management or z/OSMF Software Update. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade IBM Po

Re: How to validate mount points for IPLs

2021-01-25 Thread Marna WALLE
e CBTTAPE (or elsewhere) :)? Especially nice if you compare what is mounted to a list that contains what you intended to use. (I do like the naming convention with heavy use of system symbols too.) -Marna WALLE IBM Poughkeepsie z/OS System Installation an

Re: clarification please - is z/OSMF required for migrating z/OS from v2.3 to v2.4 ?

2021-01-20 Thread Marna WALLE
://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zosmfsecurityassistant.help.doc/izuSA0hpSecurityAssistantTask.html -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation and Upgrade -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: clarification please - is z/OSMF required for migrating z/OS from v2.3 to v2.4 ?

2021-01-19 Thread Marna WALLE
n our area that had very little z/OS experience and had never installed a ServerPac (or really used SMP/E). This person was able to install a portable software instance in a couple of hours (once he knew the volumes and data set names to use). -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation a

Re: clarification please - is z/OSMF required for migrating z/OS from v2.3 to v2.4 ?

2021-01-19 Thread Marna WALLE
the number of tasks that are needed for a release upgrade, and having fewer steps to do in the z/OS Upgrade Workflow by using "system discovery" techniques. Thanks, Dana. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Upgrade

Re: clarification please - is z/OSMF required for migrating z/OS from v2.3 to v2.4 ?

2021-01-19 Thread Marna WALLE
that the server uses very few cycles when not performing requested work by the user. Thanks, Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgrade -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Shopz Question

2020-10-17 Thread Marna WALLE
, or it is a CBPDO vs ServerPac question? I'd like to encourage all folks, who are ordering any CICS or CICS program product, to order it via a z/OSMF-packaged ServerPac. Thanks, Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: Positive feedback, z/OSMF - Workflows

2020-10-13 Thread Marna WALLE
ons for improvements, or do the feedback from inside the workflow itself. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.

Re: Anyone Using MVS Bulk Data Transfer (File-to-File)?

2020-08-21 Thread Marna WALLE
e interest to folks. btw - you'll see that that the three BDT elements (one base, two optional priced), haven't been changed since OS/390 V1R2. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.e0zb100/baseel.htm Of course BDT is supported, it is part of z/OS. -Marna

An older device query - still using??

2020-05-12 Thread Marna WALLE
, would you mind contacting me? I'm not interested in the past, when I know these were once-popular devices. For instance, all LinkedIn hits I read were all "prior experience" type of references. I'm interested in current 2020 usage of them. I appreciate learning about this. -Marna

Re: z/OS 2.4 Migration manual and z/OSMF usage

2020-03-27 Thread Marna WALLE
hat is good for you in a bigger screen, let's see if that will work too. Thank you. -Marna WALLE mwa...@us.ibm.com z/OS System Install and Upgrade, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: z/OS 2.4 Migration manual and z/OSMF usage

2020-03-27 Thread Marna WALLE
n a higher system in your sysplex. You are running your server on your V2.3 system, correct? Thanks, Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: Updating CustomPac Dialog libraries

2020-03-20 Thread Marna WALLE
upper right corner when on the first panel. For instance, mine is 29.10.56, and I don't remember updating it in a while. Thanks. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: z/OSMF and z/OSMF "Lite"

2020-03-18 Thread Marna WALLE
t use IZUPRMxx to remove them as a plug-in and then stop/restart the server today. For the latter, you use the GUI itself to remove them. The perfect example of an external application is SDSF. It takes me just one minute to add and delete SDSF from z/OSMF, and doesn't need a server stop/rest

Re: z/OSMF and z/OSMF "Lite"

2020-03-16 Thread Marna WALLE
of plug-ins you are happy with, you are done satisfying their "Lite" request. Move on. If you have the Security Configuration Assistant set up, make sure they have access to the resources they need specifically if they find they have problems. -Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Up

Re: z15 System Recover Boost [EXTERNAL]

2020-02-07 Thread Marna WALLE
the startup boost prior to the 1-hour time limit, you can run proc IEABE (IEA Boost End) to do so. IEABE will run very quickly and will stop as soon as it’s finished. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM

z/OS Release Software Prerequisites (was SMPE UPGRADE Command)

2020-01-16 Thread Marna WALLE
avily rely upon SMP/E FIXCATs to do all the identification as to what is appropriate for your system. (It is not just a heavy reliance at this point, it is the *only* way to do it.) -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation IBM Poughkeepsie -

Re: z15 System Recover Boost

2020-01-10 Thread Marna WALLE
and firmware enhancements (if you are a GDPS customer). For SRB *if* you decide you want it, as priced z15 HW features (9930 and 6802, fairly newly renamed): a priced activation of extra zIIP capacity for boost usage. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: z/OS 2.1 to 2.4

2019-09-22 Thread Marna WALLE
t, but it didn't make a difference. It still fell into the "coexistence, fallback, migration" support category and needed coexistence APARs (or minimally, research into coexistence APARs) to know what to plan for. -Marn

Re: How to find Life cycle dates for ibm products

2019-07-29 Thread Marna WALLE
these take only minutes to do if you haven't done that yet.) Let us know what you think, once you try it out. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Upgrade, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access i

z/OS Upgrade Information

2019-07-24 Thread Marna WALLE
e exported file. The workflow really does have some significant advantages. -Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgrade, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@lists

Re: z/OS 2.4 Announcement Letter

2019-07-24 Thread Marna WALLE
g for more information on a newly announced function. -Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgrade, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message

Re: z/OS 2.4 documentation observation.

2019-07-24 Thread Marna WALLE
Hi All, I just received this handy URL for finding all the z/OS V2.4 PDFs zipped up, and with an index! I've downloaded the file, unzipped it, and done some searches. For what I was looking for, I found what I needed nicely. https://t.co/eKOUGUydO8 -Marna WALLE z/OS Install and Upgrade, IBM

Re: zos program to supply web based client

2019-01-11 Thread Marna WALLE
I saw a presentation on IBM z/OS Connect EE. Might this be an option?? (I've never used it, so only suggesting something to quickly review.) https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS4SVW_2.0.0/com.ibm.zosconnect.doc/overview/what_is.html -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation IBM

Re: Thanks For All the Fish

2018-12-14 Thread Marna WALLE
Elardus, Yes...that SMP/E REPORT MISSINGMENTOR I can't get resolved... -Marna WALLE -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Knowledge Centre - (was Re: Rant)

2018-12-07 Thread Marna WALLE
quot;IBM KnowledgeCenter is Difficult to Use Especially for Searching within a Manual": https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe_ID=90793 We have had some improvements here, and I do still want a couple more - particularly the same-book-search capability. The RFEs abov

Re: SSH

2018-07-25 Thread Marna WALLE
in the future). -Marna WALLE z/OS System Install and Migration, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: RACF protection of a volume

2018-06-07 Thread Marna WALLE
I was thinking of possibly another method that you could look at...how about making that volume have a READ-ONLY attribute in HCD? Read up on this, as there are some restrictions. Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Migration IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: zOSMF - remove plug-in

2018-02-01 Thread Marna WALLE
Hi Dave, This is an "understood" current situation today, which we know would be nice to fix. Remember, if you are using an external application (technically not a plug-in), like SDSF, you can remove it dynamically. SDSF has the doc to do that, as it's quite easy. -Marna

Re: z/OS 2.3 PFA and JAVA

2017-11-05 Thread Marna WALLE
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.e0zb100/pgmreqs.htm Hope this helps! -Marna WALLE, z/OS Installation and Migration, IBM Poughkeepsie. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acces

Re: IBM Education Assistance on Redbooks

2017-10-03 Thread Marna WALLE
there some z/OSMF Workflows, and some other "tools and toys" goodies. We are looking at expanding this repository for some other z/OS items in the future, so it is worth it to bookmark and occasionally visit: https://github.com/IBM/IBM-Z-zOS Thanks, Marna WALLE z/OS Installation and Mig

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: zOSMF and CMF?

2016-12-08 Thread Marna WALLE
one of the systems in your enterprise." Just as something to think about in general: the z/OSMF plugins for optional priced features do look at if you've got it enabled (in IFAPRDxx), so that you can't go 'around' enablement verification. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation and Migration IBM Po

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-21 Thread Marna WALLE
functions. -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-21 Thread Marna WALLE
, and it was corrected. Nevertheless, I still deleted and re-created my subscription. If you still are seeing a problem today, let me know and I'll find the same people I used before. -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation, IBM Poughkeepsie

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Marna WALLE
were modeled after the Enhanced HOLDDATA page and files. -Marna WALLE z/OS System Installation, IBM Poughkeepsie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Looking for New Function APARs across the entire z/OS platform?

2016-10-19 Thread Marna WALLE
ason, you might want to know what new functions in PTFs there are out there. "Service Delivery" means PTFs (++PTF). "Release Delivery" means a new VRM (++FUNCTION). These are terms that are important to understand, as it impacts how (and when) you get new functions. -Marna W

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