Re: SDSF able to provide a display/panel for System Recovery Boost (SRB) for Middleware Subsystems on z16?

2024-02-08 Thread Roger Lowe
Have raised an IBM Ideas - https://ibm-z-hardware-and-operating-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOS-I-3985 If interested, have a read and vote for the IBM Idea. Roger On Mon, 5 Feb 2024 05:56:25 -0600, Roger Lowe wrote: >I was actually after a display 'somewhere' in SDSF that will show me wh

Re: SDSF able to provide a display/panel for System Recovery Boost (SRB) for Middleware Subsystems on z16?

2024-02-05 Thread Roger Lowe
ELOG panel in SDSF 3.1  > >Rob Scott >Rocket Software > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >Roger Lowe >Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2024 7:26 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >Subject: SDSF able to provide a display/panel for

SDSF able to provide a display/panel for System Recovery Boost (SRB) for Middleware Subsystems on z16?

2024-02-03 Thread Roger Lowe
Hi, We have a z16 (3932-AGZ) running zOS 3.1 along with IBM Middleware subsystems of Db2 V12, CICS/TS 6.1, MQ 9..2.1, IIB V10 as well as CA- Datacom V15 and ADABAS V712. We have now enabled SRB for these various Middleware Subsystems specifying BOOST=YES in WLM. Other than invoking WLM

Re: z/OS 3.1 documentation

2023-09-29 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:51 +0100, Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw wrote: >Having seen the announcement of z/OS 3.1 today I have tried to obtain the >usual PDF collection of documentation. > >I found it can be downloaded in zip form here, by selecting "IBM z/OS >Indexed PDF/PDX Collection". This has

Re: LDAP with TS7700 and/or DS8K's

2023-01-25 Thread Roger Lowe
On Mon, 23 Jan 2023 14:48:13 +, Benik, John E wrote: >I imagine HMC and LDAP would be for AOS access on the DS8K's, but it also >sounds like setting up the TS7700 would be a little more involved and a little >more complicated. I'd be curious as to the reasons you decided to go the LDAP

Re: LDAP with TS7700 and/or DS8K's

2023-01-19 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:35:36 +, Benik, John E wrote: >I saw several comments about HMC and LDAP, and I am curious is anybody using >LDAP with their TS7700's or just using the management interface for >authentication? I would also be curious if anybody has explored this option, >or is

Re: HMC and LDAP

2023-01-14 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 19:58:32 +, Mark Jacobs wrote: >Has anyone setup their HMC to authenticate users to an ldap server? I'm not >having much luck constructing the search filter that selects the user's entry >in the directory. > I have setup our System z HMCs to authenticate users to a zOS

Re: TCPIP and ICSF. And RMF

2022-01-22 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:10:33 +0100, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > >Another question: is there any RMF screen showing current utilization of >crypto HW? > RMF MON III - Option "S" --> 16 (Crypto hardware overview) --> 17 (Crypto accelerator activity)

Re: JES2 mail notification

2022-01-17 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:17:40 +0200, Mike Shorkend wrote: >Hi, >I am trying to set up email notification for job termination but have run >into a problem that the JES2EDS started task can't connect to z/OSMF. This >is the joblog(I have had to obfuscate the URI and NODE) > Mike, Here

Re: CBU HMC activation - switching back

2021-12-04 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 00:46:34 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: >Isn't a real DR usually temporary? > > >-- >Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > CBU Test last only for 10 days whereas a CBU for an actual DR can last for up to 90 days... Roger

Re: Catch-22 on z/OSMF under z/OS 2.4

2021-12-01 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 1 Dec 2021 16:36:08 -0600, Tom Longfellow wrote: >I needed to vent so here goes. > >Health checker says AT-TLS needs updating for GPMSERV/DDS >Infoprint server now requres https support not configured in our AT-TLS config. >Plus we want to convert to AT-TLS support for TN3270 port 23. >

Re: dotnet under zCX

2021-11-26 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:37:02 +, Neale Ferguson wrote: >Thanks Roger. > >I wonder if you are able to help with my zCX attempt - > I am no Network person, but here are a few suggestions to try and ensure your network setup is ok ... 1. D TCPIP,,N,VIPADCFG (verify zCX DVIPA has bee defined -

Re: dotnet under zCX

2021-11-25 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 03:48:03 +, Neale Ferguson wrote: >I’d be interested if someone could give this a run in their zCX environment. I >am still trying to configure mine… > >If you would like to give dotnet on Z a test drive and don’t yet have RHEL 8.5 >I have created a docker image. Follow

Re: Is there a field that would reflect LPAR soft-capping?

2021-11-20 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:46:39 -0800, Charles Mills wrote: >I am thinking about coding an STC that would "do something" if LPAR >soft-capping kicked in. Is there a field somewhere in z/OS that gives the >MSU capacity of the LPAR *and that would change to reflect the effect of >soft-capping*? >

Re: SMF dump program parameter question

2021-11-18 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:36:10 +, Horne, Jim wrote: >Does anyone know if the REPORTOPTS parameter in IFASMFDL and IFASMFDP has been >rolled back to 2.3, or is it just 2.4 and 2.5? > >Thanks, >Jim Horne > Jim, If you want to get a report similar to what

Re: display alias definition

2021-08-26 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:39:24 -0500, Bill Giannelli wrote: >how might I display or report how an alias is defined? >I am trying to determine is a system symbol was used to create the alias and >"resolve" the name i.e. > >ALIAS "*.RTE.LINK" points to "*.RTE2104.LINK" >but I want to make sure it

Re: Report on total tape usage?

2021-07-10 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 9 Jul 2021 15:20:59 +, Longnecker, Dennis wrote: >I am trying to figure out how much data we actually have backed up on tape. >I have run a few RMM reports, but haven't seen anything much that will just >give me a total number of space used (i.e. 12.4 Terabytes used). Report

Re: LDAP confusion with security settings

2021-07-10 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 9 Jul 2021 17:10:22 +, Pommier, Rex wrote: >Hi list, > >I don't know if this belongs in the TCP/IP list, RACF list or here so I'm >starting here. Here's the situation as best I understand it. First off, LDAP >is a black hole as far as I'm concerned. It was set up here long

Re: SDSF TMP

2021-06-30 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:13:46 +, Pommier, Rex wrote: >Richard, > >Glad to know it still works even though we don't use SDSF. I can say that it >worked years ago as well. :-) Back in the timeframe you mentioned the shop I >was at had a need for a small number of users to have access to

Re: IBM CSS(Copy services) Alerts

2021-05-23 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sat, 22 May 2021 08:19:42 +0400, Jake Anderson wrote: >Is there a possibility to set an email alert in IBM CSS whenever the status >of replication changes ? Like from prepared to suspended or Preparing ? Or >atleast whenever the status is suspended can we set an alert in IBM CSS to >send

Identifying "New Function" APARs

2021-02-27 Thread Roger Lowe
In reviewing the four "IBM z/OS Version 2 Release 4 2020 new functions and enhancements" Announcement Letters, is there an easy way of identifying APARs that offer "New Function" without having to read through each Announcement Letter and "pick the eyes out of it"? . Similar to doing a Target

Re: Any way to anticipate failure messages

2021-02-09 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 13:40:21 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: > >As always something happens and management reacts > >We are looking to see if there is any tool that could trap any message or >event on Mainframe and generate a daily report for the SYSPROGs to review to >ensure zero failures >

Re: Using JobClass condition in JES2 Policy

2021-01-17 Thread Roger Lowe
[ >{ "action" : " SendMessage ", > "message" : " 'class F skipped'" >}, >{ "action" : " Leave " >} > ] > }, > >Hope

Using JobClass condition in JES2 Policy

2021-01-14 Thread Roger Lowe
Hi, Am trying to get a JES2 Policy using the "JobClass" condition and I try and do the $POLICY IMPORT command it is failing with - $HASP1640 Error in condition expression in definition entry 1. $HASP1605 Syntax error 3 in expression near position 13. Name was not found.

Re: VUE - how to find it?

2020-11-04 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 4 Nov 2020 19:03:57 +0100, R.S. wrote: >W dniu 03.11.2020 o 23:19, Attila Fogarasi pisze: >> The product announcement letter gives the VUE value. I have never seen a >> consolidated web page for all products/VUEs, you have to look at the >> specific announcement letter applicable to

Re: VUE - how to find it?

2020-11-03 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 4 Nov 2020 01:13:05 +0100, R.S. wrote: >W dniu 03.11.2020 o 20:36, Roger Lowe pisze: >> On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 19:44:52 +0100, R.S. >> wrote: >> >>> Yes, I know this tool, I have it on my PC desktop, this is good for >>> MSU->VUE calculations, but

Re: VUE - how to find it?

2020-11-03 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 19:44:52 +0100, R.S. wrote: >Yes, I know this tool, I have it on my PC desktop, this is good for >MSU->VUE calculations, but it say nothing about which VUE is assigned to >given product. > >Note: I'm focusing about MSU-VUE, but there are also other metrics based >on Terabytes

zOSMF-print from Software Management

2020-10-28 Thread Roger Lowe
As PMA is no longer supported under zOS 2.4, I am using the View -> Products, Features, and FMIDs action for a software instance defined to z/OSMF Software Management and would like to be able to print the resulting information. However, there doesn't appear to be a print or export function

Re: PSF Font Collection

2020-10-20 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:22:02 -0500, Roger Lowe wrote: >On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:16:46 -0500, Carmen Vitullo wrote: > >>I have a user that is looking for a latin-1 ISO 8859-1 font, as far as I can >>tell the font collection is part of the font collection in my order but I'm &g

Re: PSF Font Collection

2020-10-20 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 20 Oct 2020 08:16:46 -0500, Carmen Vitullo wrote: >I have a user that is looking for a latin-1 ISO 8859-1 font, as far as I can >tell the font collection is part of the font collection in my order but I'm >not sure what font name to tell him to use. I cannot logon to my system due to

Re: emptying a PDS: was RE: [IBM-MAIN] getting XCFAS down

2020-10-18 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 05:18:20 +, Jousma, David wrote: >Never heard of the utility. Why would that be needed? > IEBPDSE is the PDS/E Validation Utility and it validates a PDS/E to see if it is valid or corrupted. See the DFSMSdfp Utilities manual. Roger

Re: Group Capacity

2020-10-11 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 11 Oct 2020 14:29:19 +, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >I am trying to define Group Capacity on a z14_ZR1 and am having trouble. The >only group there is . > >I had no trouble when using a previous HMC to define groups for a zEC12. > >IIRC, I define the group and the capacity limit,

Re: BCPII services

2020-10-09 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 9 Oct 2020 10:56:49 -0500, Bonnie Barthel wrote: >I just noticed that we have not been running the HWIBCPII task. It looks like >it was never configured. I went back a year ago so this is nothing new. It >does appear that System Automation is able to use the services without the

Re: DAE Dataset - Compression

2020-10-06 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 6 Oct 2020 09:31:26 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: >If you fix the issue, and the DAE entry is still in place, you might not see >if there is an issue. > >So as always, it depends. > >By removing the entry in DAE it might show if you actually fixed it > >Lizette > > >-Original

Re: IEASYS problem

2020-10-05 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 4 Oct 2020 23:53:18 -0500, Brian Westerman wrote: >I don't have a sysparm member in sys1.samplib, is it from an older release >than 2.3? > >Brian > Have a look in SAMPLIB for the "SPP*" members . Roger -- For

Re: MVS modify command capture

2020-08-26 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 26 Aug 2020 12:55:53 +0400, Peter wrote: >Hello > >I am trying to capture Modify command of a product which is running as >started task. > >I tried issuing the command using IEFBR14 but it did not capture to a >Dataset. > >Is there a way to capture a MODIFY command ? > You could try this

Re: z15 T02 HMC

2020-08-25 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:58:01 -0500, Michael Babcock wrote: >Anyone else having issues with their z15 HMC? We have the rack mount >version and quite often when I go to configure a CHPID it just sits waiting >to retrieved the data. Sometimes I get “not enough resources to perform >this task”.

Re: RMM Scratch Processing

2020-08-04 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 16:10:43 +, Mark Jacobs wrote: >I know next to nothing about RMM, and need to mark some tapes in its database >as scratch, I have one tape (might be others too) that are in USER status and >its expdt has passed. I know that "something" needs to be done to make it a

Re: TS7760 Cache utilization

2020-07-22 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 07:12:05 -0500, Roger Lowe wrote: >On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:49:20 +, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: > >>Hi, >>How can I find out, using a batch job, the TS7760 cache utilization? >> >Gadi, > Have a look at BVIR and VEHSTATS. These are part of the IB

Re: TS7760 Cache utilization

2020-07-22 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:49:20 +, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: >Hi, >How can I find out, using a batch job, the TS7760 cache utilization? > Gadi, Have a look at BVIR and VEHSTATS. These are part of the IBM TAPETOOLS package and you should be able to download it from

Re: Transport of choice for sending data to IBM's ECuRep

2020-07-17 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:05:49 -0700, Ed Jaffe wrote: >With IBM threatening to discontinue plain FTP next Monday, I'm wondering >what is the transport of choice for sending data to ECuRep? > Ed, We use PDUU with HTTPS and it works very well - it was introduced with zOS 2.4 but I think

Re: dfdss equivalent to fdr map

2020-06-18 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 08:53:37 -0400, Brian France wrote: >  I can't find a dfdss equivalent to fdr's map. I see the print command >but can't seem to get a whole volume list of data sets as we do with >fdr's map. If it exists would someone please point me to it... THANX!!! > Have you tried using

Re: How tell what verion of COBOL compiler produced load module?

2020-04-15 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 07:15:16 -0700, Charles Mills wrote: >Given a COBOL-based load module, is there a way to tell what COBOL compiler >(including version) the main module was built with? Is there a "tag" in the >object code that says "this was compiled by (for example) Enterprise COBOL >V6R3M0?"

Re: RMM report for only expired tapes

2020-01-02 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 12:09:07 +0400, Peter wrote: >Hello > >Is there a report to pull only expired tape list ? > Peter, Have you looked at the DFSMSrmm Report Generator in ISMF? Roger -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: SE/HMC driver update duration

2019-12-18 Thread Roger Lowe
> >We are updating our HMC/SE driver level. Our CE says the update takes 2 >days to complete. > Have you checked on IBM Resourcelink for your machine(s), the number of missing EC/MCLs? You can then use this info and list off the missing MCL details and/or HMC MCL Details and then ask your IBM

Re: Mainframe DEVOPS

2019-11-21 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:55:31 +, Jousma, David wrote: >What is that feature code? > >>That might be a great option LionelI'll have to try that once I get V2.4 >>up and operational. >> >Not only will you need zOS 2.4 but also a z14 and hardware F/C 0104 (which is >chargeable). > F/C 0104

Re: Mainframe DEVOPS

2019-11-21 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 17:58:28 +, Jousma, David wrote: >That might be a great option LionelI'll have to try that once I get V2.4 >up and operational. > Not only will you need zOS 2.4 but also a z14 and hardware F/C 0104 (which is chargeable). Roger

Re: Set change bit after DFdss restore

2019-10-30 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:51:28 +, Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM wrote: >Hello group, > >We use DFSMSdss to move datasets from one sysplex to another. >The method is: >Dump the datasets with DFdss to a dumpdataset. >FTP the dumpdataset to the other sysplex. >Restore the datasets in the other

Re: IBMLink, searching SRs

2019-09-04 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 3 Sep 2019 23:32:03 +, Ambros, Thomas wrote: >Anybody know how, in the "upgraded" IBMLink, how one searches for PMRs opened >by their account and not just their own? I unchecked the "Search my service >requests submitted online only" selection and selected "Search all service

Re: SMF PUZZLE

2019-08-24 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sat, 24 Aug 2019 17:29:30 +, willie bunter wrote: >Good Day, >I am trying to find the user/job which created a dsn.  I run my trustworthy >SMF job which looks for recids 05 14 15 17 18 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 136 139 >163.  The job showed the job which read the dsn & deleted it but it

Re: How to find Life cycle dates for ibm products

2019-07-28 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:27:44 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: >I am trying to find lifecycles for products like Omegamon, IBM Debug Tool, >Cobol Compilers, PL/I compilers and so forth > >I was able to find it in the past. Now I cannot seem to find it > >I have tried in http://www.ibm.com

Re: "merging" 2 RSU levels

2019-07-28 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 28 Jul 2019 06:25:32 -0500, Bill Giannelli wrote: >If I have RSU1905 received and Apply checked and prepared the holddata actions >ready to go, but now want to receive and apply rsu1906; should I first >implement rsu1905 then apply rsu1906? how do I only get the additional >holddata?

Re: refresh run time libraries after APPLY

2019-07-20 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 05:53:04 -0500, Bill Giannelli wrote: >After running a SMPE APPLY, how do you determine which libraries were updated >and need to be moved into run time libraries? >thanks >Bill > Bill, Have a look at the 'File Allocation report' in your SMP/E APPLY output Roger

Re: Disk space allocation question

2019-03-04 Thread Roger Lowe
On Mon, 4 Mar 2019 11:19:19 +, Sean Gleann wrote: >Does z/OS / SMS have a set of default space allocation sizes and if so, >where are they held and can I alter or control them? >I have a situation where insufficient contiguous disk space results in >the SPACE request parameters supplied for

Re: APAR Search Broken Worldwide?

2019-02-25 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 24 Feb 2019 19:02:53 -0800, Ed Jaffe wrote: >Is everyone experiencing this? Or is local to my region? > >https://www14.software.ibm.com/support/customercare/psearch/search?domain=gapar > >It either fails with "SearchRequest. Incorrect XML format of dBlue >response." or just returns zero

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: CTC

2019-02-18 Thread Roger Lowe
Do you have access to Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM)? If so, you could use that to display your CTC config ... Roger On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:25:15 +, Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh wrote: >Just me, to understand and map out the connections.. > >– Vignesh >Mainframe Infrastructure >

Re: JVM errors running daily SCRT at currently available V26.1

2019-02-08 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 8 Feb 2019 11:20:36 +, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >Has anyone else seen this recently? It worked yesterday, failed today and to >the best of my knowledge, nothing has been changed (production lpar at z/OS >2.2). > >JVMJZBL1001N JZOS batch Launcher Version: 2.4.8 2017-09-13

Re: Implementign Web Services Security in CICS v5.4

2019-01-03 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 3 Jan 2019 12:14:09 +, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: >I ran the command against the z/OS CSI. >No PTFs are missing. > >Gadi CICS should have an SREL of C150 whilst zOS is Z038 - are you sure you are running the command against the correct zone? Roger

Re: Programs in the PPT on z/OS 2.2

2018-12-26 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 26 Dec 2018 14:39:32 -0600, Peter Ten Eyck wrote: >How does a program get added to the PPT? > >For example in SYS1.PARMLIB(SCHED**) has numerous programs are added to the >PPT at say IPL time, but the console command D PPT display many more? Is there >a default table of PPT programs?

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-05 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 5 Dec 2018 07:39:22 -0600, Russell Witt wrote: >So very true. And the concept of an "air-gap" backup has become a real issue >and shows one of the problems with replication. And nothing is better for an >"air-gap" backup than tape, including Virtual Tape. > >The other point is that

Re: OS/390 (not z/OS) question

2018-11-21 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 21 Nov 2018 07:59:03 -0500, Tony Thigpen wrote: >In an OS/390 2.10 system. where is the esoteric 3590-1 defined? Can it >be overridden? > >We are trying to migrate an old OS/390 system and the first stage is to >migrate the tape usage to a VTL. The VTL looks like 3590-128trk while >the

Re: Profiles specific to user

2018-11-02 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 2 Nov 2018 10:25:27 +, Sankaranarayanan, Vignesh wrote: >Hello lists, > >I've look around a bit and also realise there's a screen within the RACF >panels itself to do the following: >Show all dataset profiles that a user has some access to. > >Is it possible to produce this as a

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Command to list aged, migrated items

2018-10-16 Thread Roger Lowe
> >I'm looking for a command to list all ML1/ML2 datasets that have an age of >60 (2 months ago, they were migrated). >A working command would be ideal, as I'm looking to stick it into a batch job.. Have you looked at using DCOLLECT?

Re: How to manage SDSF StoreLimit

2018-10-11 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 00:57:54 +, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: >I found the same instruction in the same way. Problem is that Options >pull-down does not show me a StoreLimit button. Hence my post. > Did you do a '/' in SDSF to invoke the System Command Extension and then you should see

Re: SMP/E Fixcat Categories in batch?

2018-09-19 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 22:20:41 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:44:28 -0500, Roger Lowe wrote: >>> >>>//SMPCNTL DD * >>>SET BDY(GLOBAL). >>>REPORT MISSINGFIX >>>

Re: SMP/E Fixcat Categories in batch?

2018-09-19 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:12:58 +, Chris Hoelscher wrote: >Do you mean something like: > >//SMPCNTL DD * >SET BDY(GLOBAL). >REPORT MISSINGFIX >FIXCAT(*) >ZONES(target) . > Again, not quite.all I am after is just

Re: SMP/E Fixcat Categories in batch?

2018-09-19 Thread Roger Lowe
Bob, This is the list I have - you will also note that the very first line shows 'No Fix Categories are new since 2018/09/19' which was when I last did an internet service retrieval of HOLDDATA for our zOS 2.3 environment. I would guess that the FIXCATs are not static over zOS nor SMP/E

Re: SMP/E Fixcat Categories in batch?

2018-09-19 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 06:54:52 +, Anthony Thompson wrote: >Probably not what you want, but LIST HOLDDATA HOLDFIXCAT? > >Ant. Ant, Not quite what I was afterI am basically after what can be done via the SMP/E Dialogs but in batch. In the SMP/E Dialogs, I can go to the FIXCATS and

SMP/E Fixcat Categories in batch?

2018-09-18 Thread Roger Lowe
Hi, Is there anyway of listing out all of the SMP/E FIXCATs via batch.? Thanks, Roger -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: TS7760

2018-09-03 Thread Roger Lowe
>> >>I've just been informed that we're getting a brand new TS7760 >> >>We've never had any type of tape library. Before. >> >>I've been trying to find the FIXCATS I need to explore in order to install >>the required fixes. >> >>I've found IBM.Device.Tape.TS7700-3957. >>Are there any FIXCATS I

Re: TS7760

2018-09-03 Thread Roger Lowe
On Mon, 3 Sep 2018 04:28:37 +, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: >Thanks Roger. >I have the book. I guess I have to start reading :-) > >-Original Message- >From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >Roger Lowe >Sent: Sunday, September 2, 2018 4:33 PM >To:

Re: Ts7700 replication

2018-09-02 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:09:43 +0400, Peter wrote: >Hi > >I confess that I have no knowledge about ts7700. Wanted to know how ts7700 >tape gets copied to the disaster site ? > >Can someone please explain me ? > >Peter > Peter, As I posted to another query, I would suggest you get a hold

Re: TS7760

2018-09-02 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 06:28:24 +, Gadi Ben-Avi wrote: >Hi, > >I've just been informed that we're getting a brand new TS7760 > >We've never had any type of tape library. Before. > >I've been trying to find the FIXCATS I need to explore in order to install the >required fixes. > >I've found

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-23 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:03:34 +0200, R.S. wrote: >It is Brocade DCX8510-4 connected to IBM z13 FICON Express16S. The >message is exactly as I wrote: "Invalid attachment failure". This is on >Channel icon on SE. There is no message on swtich side. > >@Roger >It is unlikely the problem come from

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-22 Thread Roger Lowe
Have you tried to clean the fibre? >W dniu 2018-08-22 o 13:45, Roger Lowe pisze: >> On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:16:53 +0200, R.S. >> wrote: >> >>> Two FICON channels were connected to a switch. >>> Both signal an error "Invalid attachment failure" (t

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-22 Thread Roger Lowe
Also noted that you have FICON Express16s with 8Gbps SFP - have you checked that the port you are using on the switch is at 8Gbps? >On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:16:53 +0200, R.S. >wrote: > >>Two FICON channels were connected to a switch. >>Both signal an error "Invalid attachment failure" (this is

Re: FICON "Invalid attachment failure"

2018-08-22 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:16:53 +0200, R.S. wrote: >Two FICON channels were connected to a switch. >Both signal an error "Invalid attachment failure" (this is visible on SE) >I checked port#, zoning, HCD/IODF and have no idea what to check futher. >z13 FICON Express16S, DCX8510-4 with 8Gbps SFP. >

Re: CPU Utilization

2018-07-04 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 03:24:00 -0500, Vince Getgood wrote: >Saurabh, >How much is your management willing to spend on achieving this requirement? > >From the few posts that I've seen, I'd suggest no-one here does this now, or >has ever done it. If a company wants to monitor it's mainframe

Re: CPU Utilization

2018-07-03 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 3 Jul 2018 14:42:21 +0300, saurabh khandelwal wrote: >Hello Group, > >We have requirement to trigger alert to operator console, once CPU >utilization for any address space or any Job or any running STC reach to >certain pre defined number. Like any job or address space or STC consuming

Re: HMC log question

2018-02-19 Thread Roger Lowe
On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 15:21:32 +, Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM wrote: >Hello Group, > >It seems a simple question, but we can't find it: >Does the z13s HMC log when a disabled waitstate is loaded and how can I access >the log? > >Or is the only way to find out about

Re: Syntax check for JES2 INIT deck

2018-01-31 Thread Roger Lowe
>> >>Regards and thanks >>Paul >> >>-Origanal Message- >>From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On >>Behalf Of Roger Lowe >>Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 12:17 AM >>To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >>Su

Re: Syntax check for JES2 INIT deck

2018-01-30 Thread Roger Lowe
On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:51:17 +, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: >(It must be JES2zday). There used to a trick to get a JES2 INIT deck syntax >check. You would 'S JES2' with the system running. JES2 would eventually say >'SUBSYSTEM NOT DORMANT' and quit, but along the way

Re: Track address space which is non reusable

2017-12-17 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 17 Dec 2017 21:24:07 +0530, Jake Anderson wrote: >Hi > >Is there any rexx exec or a program which can tell me the number of Address >space which are nonreusable ASID ? > >zOS 2.2 > >Jake > If I remember correctly, there should be a Health Check called

Re: Source of SYSLOAVG value in RMF3

2017-11-26 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 01:33:40 +, Graham Harris wrote: >Would anyone happen to know where the "SYSLOAVG" (stands for 'system load >average') value in RMF3 comes from? >I think it is also known as the WEB queue. > >I have ploughed through the data areas manuals, and cant

Re: JES2 Sizer in z/OS V2.3

2017-11-05 Thread Roger Lowe
On Sun, 5 Nov 2017 13:40:38 +, גדי בן אבי wrote: >I tried that, and got: >IEF188I PROBLEM PROGRAM ATTRIBUTES ASSIGNED >$HASP433 INVALID SUBSYSTEM EXECUTION MODE >And the step ended with RC=20. > >Gadi Are you running it under a zOS 2.3 environment? Roger

Re: JES2 Sizer in z/OS V2.3

2017-11-05 Thread Roger Lowe
You can also run the JES2 Init Deck checker as a batch job. //JES2 EXEC JES2 //IEFPROC.HASPLIST DD SYSOUT=Z (override of the DD in the JES2 proc as I wanted the report from the checker to go to a different sysout) Since the site I work at uses System Symbolics in the JES2

Re: LPAR to LPAR access

2017-09-19 Thread Roger Lowe
Judith/Jerry, BMC's product (Subsystem Optimizer for zEnterprise "Subzero") requires a BASIC or PARALLEL Sysplex environment. Roger On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:30:13 +, Edgington, Jerry wrote: >Yes, Judith. That is correct. I missed that in your

Re: RACF Parmlib Support - OA52650

2017-08-24 Thread Roger Lowe
On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 18:25:09 -0700, Ed Jaffe wrote: >Yay! I have wanted this since Old Man Noah cornered the market on gopher >wood! > >ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/pdf/oa52650.pdf Second that ! - gets rid of two usermods for us Roger

Re: ICH13005I

2017-08-23 Thread Roger Lowe
Have you checked out the LISTCDT utility - https://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/features/racf/downloads/listcdt.html Haven't run it for sometime but I am sure the report it produces lists off the POSIT values Roger -- For

Re: IBM Session Manager replacement

2017-08-18 Thread Roger Lowe
Roberto, Have a read of the Announcement Letter (https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=an=ca=gpateam=897=ENUS215-356) for CL/Supersession and in particular the section titled "ESW trade-up - Ordering information" . You may find that it may be a NO cost option

Re: job output into dataset

2017-05-02 Thread Roger Lowe
As of zOS 1.13 and later, JES2 provides the ability to 'spin' any SPIN spool datasets based on command, size or time (interval or absolute). SPIN=(UNALLOC,value) where value is one of: • ‘hh:mm’ – Spin data set at specified time • ‘+hh:mm’ – Spin data set at interval specified • nnn [K|M] –

Re: Fwd: Apache Spark on z listserver or forum?

2017-01-06 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 19:08:53 -0500, Erin Farr wrote: >>> Are you asking about Spark on z/OS, or on Linux on z? >>> Regardless, I don't know of any forum specific to Spark on z (z/OS nor >Linux on z.) >>> I'm development team lead for Spark on z/OS. I'm willing to investigate

Re: Fwd: Apache Spark on z listserver or forum?

2017-01-06 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 6 Jan 2017 16:50:01 -0500, Erin Farr wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Our site is currently in the very early stages of dabbling with >> Apache Spark on z and was wondering if there is a Listserver or Forum >> specifically for Apache Spark on z. >> >> Thanks, Roger > >Are you

Apache Spark on z listserver or forum?

2017-01-06 Thread Roger Lowe
Hi, Our site is currently in the very early stages of dabbling with Apache Spark on z and was wondering if there is a Listserver or Forum specifically for Apache Spark on z. Thanks, Roger -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: zIIP Processor availability Display

2016-11-24 Thread Roger Lowe
On Fri, 25 Nov 2016 03:42:18 +, Carlos Cordero wrote: >Hi all.. > > >On a z12 Mainframe with two physical box, with 8 LPARS on a Sysplex >configuration and Coupling Facility option, there are 6 Lpars for production >and 2 Lpars for previous environment (development

DSS RESTORE with SMS Managed 3584 Library - How??

2016-10-19 Thread Roger Lowe
Hi, We have an SMS Managed 3584 Tape Library and would now like to use DFDSS RESTORE on our One Pack system to restore some dasd volumes from our weekly backup tapes as a recovery exercise. I have managed to vary online one of the drives to our one pack system and then used the web gui on

zAware Usage

2016-10-16 Thread Roger Lowe
Hi All, Just a curiosity question - how many of you have zAware configured and actively in use in your environment? You can either reply to the List or offline to me.. Thanks, Roger -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: SHARE Atlanta proceedings

2016-08-08 Thread Roger Lowe
If you use Firefox, you could try and (still) use the FF extension (DownThemAll aka dTa) - http://www.downthemall.net/ Roger On Mon, 8 Aug 2016 10:02:09 -0400, Richards, Robert B. wrote: >Thanks Lizette. One at a time, it is. > > >-Original Message- >From:

Re: System symbols in batch JCL

2016-07-21 Thread Roger Lowe
Skip, The following jcl should do the trick - //ZZZSKIP JOB (ZZZ,1234),'TEST', // MSGCLASS=2,CLASS=M,NOTIFY=, // MSGLEVEL=(1,1),TIME=1440, // REGION=0M

Re: SMF type 89 records reporting RMF usage

2016-07-11 Thread Roger Lowe
Have you checked your IFAPRDxx Parmlib member to see whether RMF is ENABLED? Or issue the 'D PROD,STATE,ALL' command and that should also show you the state of the various product entries. It may have been ENABLED and someone started/stopped RMF? Just my 0.02 worth Roger

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