Re: Storage and Tokens

2013-04-12 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:57:52 + Hall, Keven keh...@informatica.com wrote: :The next most efficient technique after using a sanctioned slot in the area referenced by ECVTCTBL is Name/Token services. A System-level Name/Token in would be needed in this case. I wonder if IBM has reserved some

Re: Sequence Numbrs (was 32760? (was: PARMDD?))

2013-04-12 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:17:31 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: on 04/10/2013 at 08:27 AM, Paul Gilmartin said: On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:52:55 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: on 04/07/2013 at 04:57 PM, Sam Siegel said: diff3 allows a 3 way merge between the original source and 2

Re: 'Hacking The Mainframe': What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Its Favorite Tech ...

2013-04-12 Thread Mike Schwab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41U78QP8nBk 1961 IBM 7094 sings Daisy. On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Phil Smith p...@voltage.com wrote: Steve Marak wrote: It would all be a lot funnier to me if I didn't frequently run into people who *believe* Hollywood's conception of computers, computer

Re: Use of the TRAPx Instructions

2013-04-12 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 5165dc62.1090...@valley.net, on 04/10/2013 at 05:40 PM, Gerhard Postpischil gerh...@valley.net said: FSVO normal. CIRB uses either an SVC 43, or its branch entry, and f or my use the 2nd level exit effector was shorter (both OS/360 and MVS). So you did your own GETMAIN for the IRB and the

Re: SYSIN Attributes (was: PARMDD?)

2013-04-12 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In fa4904a2-2c4a-4ed6-8ea5-2014e6d02...@comcast.net, on 04/10/2013 at 04:53 PM, Ed Gould edgould1...@comcast.net said: I won't argue the point but the fact that it (VB) just became available It isn't a fact; MVS has supported RECFM=VB for subsystem data sets since OS/VS2 Release 2. --

Re: Relative price of S/370 AP and MP systems

2013-04-12 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In CANij+dcXAE+TqGKWjXDg-Fb=kijc0jdchrrjnhabjwuzxov...@mail.gmail.com, on 04/10/2013 at 06:13 PM, William Donzelli wdonze...@gmail.com said: So I have some time to look into this now, but the listing is fairly cryptic. Do you know specifically which models or special features you want data

Re: Sequence Numbrs (was 32760? (was: PARMDD?))

2013-04-12 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 5227567289602393.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu, on 04/12/2013 at 01:48 AM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com said: Sam said diff3 _allows_ a 3 way merge, which is correct, not that it _performs_ a 3-way merge, which you appear to be imputing to him A normal reading of diff3

Re: Relative price of S/370 AP and MP systems

2013-04-12 Thread Clark Morris
On 12 Apr 2013 06:16:09 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: In CANij+dcXAE+TqGKWjXDg-Fb=kijc0jdchrrjnhabjwuzxov...@mail.gmail.com, on 04/10/2013 at 06:13 PM, William Donzelli wdonze...@gmail.com said: So I have some time to look into this now, but the listing is fairly cryptic. Do you

Re: Sequence Numbrs (was 32760?

2013-04-12 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
shmuel+...@patriot.net (Shmuel Metz , Seymour J.) writes: A normal reading of diff3 allows a 3 way merge would be that there are options to diff3 that cause it to perform the merge. Did you read it as diff3 creates output that you are allowed to feed into an external program in order to do

Re: Sequence Numbrs (was 32760?

2013-04-12 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:09:33 -0400, Anne Lynn Wheeler wrote: note diff3 ... but later, I did do trivial program that helped in the process. one was given two similar sources with old new sequence numbers ... would generate an update for the old sequence numbers that represented the difference

Re: Sequence Numbrs (was 32760?

2013-04-12 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
paulgboul...@aim.com (Paul Gilmartin) writes: Was your trivial program made available to end customers, or were they compelled to reinvent it? I've done most of these operations using SuperC with the UPDCMS8 option in place of your program; the UPDMVS8 option is practically worthless for

Fw: LOOKING FOR EXAMPLE - ABARS BACKUP TO DISK : RE-POST

2013-04-12 Thread John Dawes
G'Day,   I didn't get a response to my post earlier.  Would anybody have an answer?   Thanks. - Forwarded Message - From: John Dawes jhn_da...@yahoo.com.au To: IBM Main ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thursday, 4 April 2013 4:02 PM Subject: LOOKING FOR EXAMPLE - ABARS BACKUP TO DISK G'Day

Re: Use of the TRAPx Instructions

2013-04-12 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
On 4/12/2013 8:22 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: So you did your own GETMAIN for the IRB and the IQE/RQE? No; they are hardcoded. Gerhard Postpischil Bradford, Vermont -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Friday Nostalgia

2013-04-12 Thread Neale Ferguson
Mainframe computing at ATT in 1973... http://mainframe.typepad.com/blog/2013/04/ibm-mainframe-computing-at-att-in- 1973.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Fw: LOOKING FOR EXAMPLE - ABARS BACKUP TO DISK : RE-POST

2013-04-12 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
On 4/12/2013 12:08 PM, John Dawes wrote: I didn't get a response to my post earlier. Would anybody have an answer? Perhaps because you didn't provide much information, such as your complete JCL, or what error(s) you are getting. My first guess would be that a DASD backup would go to a

Re: Relative price of S/370 AP and MP systems

2013-04-12 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
On 4/12/2013 10:05 AM, Clark Morris wrote: As an aside, has anyone emulated any of the above or a 650 on Intel? any of the early computers from other manufacturers? A google search for 7094 simulator (and 7094 emulator) will turn up simulator source (one in C, one Delphi), and $IBSYS. I also

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2013-04-12 Thread Mike Walter
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Re: LOOKING FOR EXAMPLE - ABARS BACKUP TO DISK : RE-POST

2013-04-12 Thread Linda
Hi John, If your sample is what you actually have coded, the Volser would be ignored because there is a space in there instead of a comma - UNIT=3390 VOL(ZYSMA0) Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2013, at 9:08 AM, John Dawes jhn_da...@yahoo.com.au wrote: UNIT=3390 VOL(ZYSMA0)

Re: LOOKING FOR EXAMPLE - ABARS BACKUP TO DISK : RE-POST

2013-04-12 Thread Linda
Hi John, We have FDR but not ABARS here, so FWIW - I noticed that there is a space instead of a comma - UNIT=3390 VOL(ZYSMA0) but depending on where your snip came from - jcl, instream, it may be okay. For more than a guess, it is best to include full job statements, error messages, etc.

NDM RACF002 Error But No Password Used

2013-04-12 Thread Biller, Charles A (CHUCK)
We have a protected Id working fine for years. Recently someone tried to use a password with it in an NDM process. Ever since that event, any attempt to use that Id in an NDM process errors out with RACF002I, The Security Interface found the PASSWORD specified was not valid for the USERID

Re: NDM RACF002 Error But No Password Used

2013-04-12 Thread EXT-Schwarz, Barry
What is NDM? What product (apparently not RACF) issued the RACF002I message? Does RACF still show the user as protected? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Biller, Charles A (CHUCK) Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 1:53

Re: Dasd - Converting from Mod-9 to Mod-27

2013-04-12 Thread Ron Hawkins
Peter, You cannot convert a 10017 Cyl 3390-9 to a 32760 Cyl 3390-9. You can use DFSMSdss or similar to physically copy from a 10017 Cyl to a 32760 Cyl volume, and this must be followed by a REFVTOC so the VTOC is aware of the new volume size. You cannot merge three volumes into one unless you do

Re: NDM RACF002 Error But No Password Used

2013-04-12 Thread Lizette Koehler
According to the message - Contact Connect Direct support person at your shop. If you are that person, you need to see if there are other messages in SYSLOG or JOB Log that would help. Otherwise, Probably contact the vendor for assistance. Lizette RACF002I

Re: CFRM policy size

2013-04-12 Thread Bill Neiman
You should use the size that corresponds to your actual workload and configuration. If you use a structure that's too small, you'll get fewer lock table entries and may encounter more false contention (when distinct resources hash to the same lock table entry) and degraded performance. If you

Re: CFRM policy size

2013-04-12 Thread Schwartz, Alan
You shouldn't make the maximum size too large. There is a somewhat new health check called XCF_CF_STR_POLICYSIZE that Check that structures in the CFRM active policy do not have too large a difference between the value specified for INITSIZE and |the value specified for SIZE. All