Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-18 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
⇐=== NEW robin...@sce.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2018 9:19 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: CTC conventions IMHO as every convention, this one is limited. You

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-18 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 9:40 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: CTC conventions On 10/17/2018 6:44 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > In hindsight I

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-18 Thread R.S.
IMHO as every convention, this one is limited. You cannot put any number of CPCs or LPARs in it. And you don't need it. From the other hand any fixed-lingth field means some lost, overhead, i.e.  One hex for CPC? That's to much for two CPCs in a shop and can be completely omitted for single

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 10/17/2018 6:44 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: In hindsight I rue the decision to set aside both 4xxx and 5xxx addresses. In practice, the low order digit is severely underused. In the beginning I thought that we would need several different 'devices' for each LPAR. Never actually found a

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 6:10 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: CTC conventions On 10/17/2018 4:23 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > Just to be clear, a CTC naming convention is not tied uniquely to ESCON or > FICON architecture. We implemented a scheme in the m

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 10/17/2018 4:23 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: Just to be clear, a CTC naming convention is not tied uniquely to ESCON or FICON architecture. We implemented a scheme in the mid-90s under ESCON well before the advent of FICON. It's still in effect. The scheme we adopted (at IBM's suggestion)

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Jackson, Rob
Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: CTC conventions Thanks Rob, I found that book, but went right past the "ESCON CTC Device Numbering Scheme" on page 5.

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 11:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: (External):Re: CTC conventions Thanks Rob, I found that book, but went right past the "ESCON CTC Device Numbering Scheme" on page 5. A virtual b

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Allan Staller
Thanks Daniel. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Blake, Daniel J [CTR] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 1:01 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CTC conventions Not sure if this is it, https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Allan Staller
DU Subject: Re: CTC conventions Goog this, Allan: "redbook paper ficon ctc implementation." Top of the list. First Tennessee Bank Mainframe Technical Support -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Allan Staller Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Blake, Daniel J [CTR]
: CTC conventions Esteemed Listers, I am in the process of adding a new LPAR to my sysplex and need some documentation for CTC naming conventions. Many moons ago, there existed a document with a suggested naming convention such that device addresses could be associated with a particular LPAR

Re: CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Jackson, Rob
ERV.UA.EDU Subject: CTC conventions [External Email] Esteemed Listers, I am in the process of adding a new LPAR to my sysplex and need some documentation for CTC naming conventions. Many moons ago, there existed a document with a suggested naming convention such that device addresses could be

CTC conventions

2018-10-17 Thread Allan Staller
Esteemed Listers, I am in the process of adding a new LPAR to my sysplex and need some documentation for CTC naming conventions. Many moons ago, there existed a document with a suggested naming convention such that device addresses could be associated with a particular LPAR and the direction