Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-19 Thread R.S.
What about NFS? More general: What is the work flow? Usually the transfer of many big files is not the goal itself. Maybe the files should be opened and read byt some application. NFS (of DRF/SMB) would save the time by simply avoiding the transfer before the applications start reading data.

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-19 Thread John McKown
On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 9:45 PM, David Mingee wrote: > Hello, another option would be to add the line MODE C before the put or > mput line in your FTP'S. This does compression only during the FTP. This > could speed up the FTP's. > ​This would require that the FTP

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-18 Thread David Mingee
Hello, another option would be to add the line MODE C before the put or mput line in your FTP'S. This does compression only during the FTP. This could speed up the FTP's. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-12 Thread Clark Morris
[Default] On 12 Oct 2017 09:03:14 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main ibmm...@foxmail.com (ibmm...@foxmail.com) wrote: >Hi John > > Could you give us a sample of the ftp job or the rexx? > >Thanks a lot ! A major consideration, at least on the z series side is the cpu and MSU costs of doing the

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-12 Thread ibmm...@foxmail.com
Hi John Could you give us a sample of the ftp job or the rexx? Thanks a lot ! Jason Cai >>​My first though is to "tune" your network. I'm assuming you are talking >>from z/OS to Linux via TCPIP over ethernet. ​From what little I know, most seem to use an MTU of 1500. You might get better

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-12 Thread John McKown
On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 1:08 AM, ibmm...@foxmail.com wrote: > Hi > > > Are the files Classic data sets or z/OS UNIX files? > > The files are Classic data sets from unloading zos db2 table. > > > Are the files binary or text? > > The files are text > > > Which compression

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-12 Thread ibmm...@foxmail.com
Hi We could move our datasets to a same volume and convert the volume to a cckd image using Hercules utilies after we transfer the cckd image to linux,how will the cckd image be used by linux? Thanks a lot! Best Regards Jason Cai >A suggestion...Could be better or not... You could

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-12 Thread ibmm...@foxmail.com
Hi > Are the files Classic data sets or z/OS UNIX files? The files are Classic data sets from unloading zos db2 table. > Are the files binary or text? The files are text > Which compression technique(s) are you considering? Any compression technique(s) we are considering Thanks a

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-11 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 03:54:44 +, W Mainframe wrote: >A suggestion...Could be better or not... You could try... Convert your volume >to a cckd image using Hercules utilies. Once they are converted, you will be >take advantage of compression and time to this transfer. I did same thing some

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-11 Thread W Mainframe
A suggestion...Could be better or not... You could try... Convert your volume to a cckd image using Hercules utilies. Once they are converted, you will be take advantage of compression and time to this transfer. I did same thing some thing, with success. Btw there is one a problem, you need to

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-11 Thread ibmm...@foxmail.com
Rob Could you share some nice presentations on FTP performance ? Thanks a lot! Jason Cai From: Rob Schramm Date: 2017-10-12 10:50 To: IBM-MAIN Subject: Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5 I know ftp has done a lot of work in performance. I

Re: Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-11 Thread Rob Schramm
I know ftp has done a lot of work in performance. I don't know about xcom. There were some nice presentations on FTP performance. Rob Schramm On Wed, Oct 11, 2017, 10:43 PM ibmm...@foxmail.com wrote: > Hi all > > We will transfer a large number of sequential file from

Transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5

2017-10-11 Thread ibmm...@foxmail.com
Hi all We will transfer a large number of sequential file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5. Normally we use FTP or XCOM to transfer file. Could you tell us wherther there is the best way to transfer file from mainframe to redhat linux V6.5 for saving the transfer's time ? for