Re: [EXTERNAL] Zowe install woes

2018-08-16 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Someone forwarded me a link to this thread about Zowe. I am part of the Zowe project and would be happy to answer any questions you have. From the thread so far there are some good questions. I'll try and answer them here. Zowe's mission is to provide a rallying point for improving

Re: Zowe install woes

2018-08-16 Thread Matt Hogstrom
This is a beta so there is still lots of room for improvement. The install scripts are located in ./zowe-0.9.0/install. Its fairly straight forward. You update a yaml file to customize it to your environment and then run the install script. I really want feedback on installation issues as

Re: [EXTERNAL] Zowe install woes

2018-08-16 Thread Matt Hogstrom
ly use a delegating pattern and we could plug in different providers. Capabilities like Workflows requires a more substantial investment. Let us know via Slack or e-mail your preference. We understand z/OSMF has traditionally been a rather huge pre-req. Matt Hogstrom “It may be cog

Re: Zowe for systems programmer ?

2018-08-24 Thread Matt Hogstrom
ort/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.izua700/IZUHPINFO_API_GetReadDataSet.htm> Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom&g

Re: StackExchange proposed mainframe discussion group

2018-08-18 Thread Matt Hogstrom
ecause if we don’t share it, it stays in our heads and is eventually lost forever. This is a way to preserve the experience and knowledge. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive." — Hogstrom > On Aug 18, 2018, at 12:27 PM, Charles Mills wrote: >

Re: Zowe for systems programmer ?

2018-08-30 Thread Matt Hogstrom
the user with the changes. They could REPLACE the file with the editor contents, MERGE them which would be something they would do after a review of the diff, ABANDON them or save them somewhere else. Does this strategy sound acceptable ? Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key

Re: Zowe for systems programmer ?

2018-08-29 Thread Matt Hogstrom
. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive." — Hogstrom > On Aug 29, 2018

Re: Zowe for systems programmer ?

2018-09-04 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Yes. Sequence matters Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Sep 4, 2018, at 18:18, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > I hope that you mean that it will first successfully do the ENQ, *then* check > whether the member has changed and if not do the update. > > > -- > Shmuel

Re: Zowe for systems programmer ?

2018-09-04 Thread Matt Hogstrom
an ENQ and make the update. The editor and REST APIs are undergoing design now. Give me a few days and I’ll provide a few scenarios and get your feedback on what does and doesn’t work. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogst

Re: Zowe for systems programmer ?

2018-08-29 Thread Matt Hogstrom
, but requires an adult for certain merges. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intu

SCP of file to USS from Mac is corrupted

2018-10-18 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I want to use scp to copy a pax to USS from my Mac by the file hash is wrong and it’s not the same content. Binary mode FTP works fine so I’m assuming it’s some kind of automatic character conversion perhaps related to the ssh config Anyone else seen this issue and have a suggestion? Matt

Re: SCP of file to USS from Mac is corrupted

2018-10-18 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I’ll give that a go. I wasn’t sure if some odd combo like _BPXK_AUTOCNVT or other weird freaky setting to mask the EBCDIC problem was well understood Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Oct 18, 2018, at 12:26, Paul Gilmartin > <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.e

Re: SCP of file to USS from Mac is corrupted

2018-10-18 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Thanks. I understand that but I’ve run into people that can scp binary data without being affected by code page translation but they don’t know why or how they are setup Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Oct 18, 2018, at 12:17, Don Poitras wrote: > > Unix System Services uses wha

Re: IBM Nears Deal to Acquire Software Maker Red Hat

2018-10-28 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I saw the news today and my jaw dropped … same thought, this is significant (if it gets regulatory approval). Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org <mailto:m...@hogstrom.org> PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 KN4MIO Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin.c

Re: IBM Nears Deal to Acquire Software Maker Red Hat

2018-10-28 Thread Matt Hogstrom
RedHat isn’t in the open source business. They are in the corporate software business based on open source. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/in/mhogstrom> Tw

Re: ISF452E on SDSF using MACRO ISFPARMS only on z/OS V2.3.

2018-10-09 Thread Matt Hogstrom
If its the same problem I had you have to make the SDSF class Raclistable. https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.e0zm100/RACF_SDSF_RACLIST_V2R3.htm Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 I just read a book on Stockholm Syndrome

Re: websphere-liberty question

2018-09-26 Thread Matt Hogstrom
z/OSMF has services that enable TSO services … your App is in Java and you want to host it in a Liberty container ? Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 I just read a book on Stockholm Syndrome, it was pretty bad at first, but, by the end I kind of liked

Re: Zosmf-revisit

2018-09-20 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Right now Zowe depends on z/OSMF capabilities so z/OSMF first and Zowe second is the right order. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 I just read a book on Stockholm Syndrome, it was pretty bad at first, but, by the end I kind of liked it. > On Sep 20, 2

Re: websphere-liberty question

2018-09-25 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I believe Liberty is included in z/OS but you might need to purchase support. I’d talk to your IBM sales dude. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 I just read a book on Stockholm Syndrome, it was pretty bad at first, but, by the end I kind of liked it. > On

REST Access to CVAF and other APIs

2018-12-29 Thread Matt Hogstrom
. Thoughts? Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 "Aut Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam" translated - "I shall either find a way or make one." The phrase has been attributed to Hannibal <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal>; when his generals told him it was im

Re: Zowe?

2019-01-06 Thread Matt Hogstrom
, in the open under the oversight of a community that vets the code, verifies its source and tests what is delivered. Sorry for the long response to the WTF question but I think it was a fair question that deserved a response. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <ht

Re: Zowe?

2019-01-06 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Projects like that are more art and love than engineering and mechanics … looks awesome. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitt

Re: Zowe?

2019-01-06 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Well, to be fair, with all the marketing hype it seemed like Zowe was the open source version of New Shimmer https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/shimmer-floor-wax/n8625 Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/matt.hogst

API for accessing available DASD to each LPAR in a sysplex.

2018-12-12 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Is there a callable API that returns the list of online volumes to LPARs in a Sysplex? I assume one could route a command and write scripts. I’m looking for an API that can be incorporated into a program where all the searching and cataloging is done. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key

Re: API for accessing available DASD to each LPAR in a sysplex.

2018-12-12 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I’m looking to detect differences across the LPARs in terms of shared storage and want to pull together an aggregate view. Matt Hogstrom PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “Quantity has a quality all its own.” — Joseph Stalin > On Dec 12, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Tony Harminc wrote: > >

Re: API for accessing available DASD to each LPAR in a sysplex.

2018-12-12 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Thanks Scott and Steve, this will get me started. Matt Hogstrom PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “You can’t put too much water in a nuclear reactor" > On Dec 12, 2018, at 7:24 PM, Steve Horein wrote: > > You may want to try: IBMzOS_LogicalDisk > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgece

Re: New XMIT viewer free open source Java Mac Linux Windows https://github.com/dmolony/Xmit

2018-12-23 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Looks like it would be useful. Thanks for sharing. I’d like to explore including it as a utility with other OSS tools but GPL is a tough sell; EPL-2.0 is easier to incorporate and had most of the features of GPL. I’ll followup with him. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564

Re: Generic query on Region allocation failure

2019-01-08 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Seems to me that region size is more of a relic for when we were severely constrained on real memory. =0M works for me Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Jan 8, 2019, at 14:18, Carmen Vitullo wrote: > > A good point, I myself have overlooked STC's region size because it's neve

Re: Mainframe brains-slurper sues IBM for 'age discrim', calls Ginny and biz 'morally bankrupt' . The Register

2019-01-08 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Correct, you can patent a process. I was simply highlighting that a patent isn’t a solution. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -Mark Twain [snip

Re: Zowe?

2019-01-08 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I meant MVS/SP 3.8. I can’t remember if that was the last release or the first OCO but that was the timeframe I was referring to. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “Quantity has a quality all its own.” — Joseph Stalin > On Jan 8, 2019, at 4:47 PM, Seymour J Metz wr

Re: Zowe?

2019-01-08 Thread Matt Hogstrom
If only I could remember the first thing :). MVS 3.8j if my Googling served me correctly. Thanks for keeping me honest. Matt Hogstrom > On Jan 8, 2019, at 17:36, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > There is no " MVS/SP 3.8". They say that the memory is the second thing to go.

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Zowe question for IBM

2019-01-10 Thread Matt Hogstrom
r bad I work for IBM :) The community is mostly made up of system engineers that have been building Z products for years. We’re hoping that like CBT and other open source venues to have folks contribute and make their creations available via Zowe. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key

Re: Zowe question for IBM

2019-01-10 Thread Matt Hogstrom
to build and contribute services like you described because they have value to you. As you described it, making access to z/OS system data and ability to manage if via REST is one of the things I am interested but I’m only one guy :) Just a matter of code and test. Matt Hogstrom m

Re: Zowe?

2019-01-07 Thread Matt Hogstrom
forward faster using Zowe as a tool with these goals in mind Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Jan 6, 2019, at 22:45, Phil Smith III wrote: > > Thanks, Matt. That's a substantive answer, and I think confirms what I had > posited, more or less. > > > > Put another way,

Re: Zowe?

2019-01-07 Thread Matt Hogstrom
for the platform as a framework and collection of services through Zowe. At least that is my intent. Honestly, our biggest challenge now is how to make z/OS instances available to college students that are interested in getting involved. It’s. A good problem to have. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org

Re: Mainframe brains-slurper sues IBM for 'age discrim', calls Ginny and biz 'morally bankrupt' . The Register

2019-01-07 Thread Matt Hogstrom
A patent isn’t a product that works or actually does something so I’m not sure of the value of that apart from the “irony.” I suspect we need Paul Harvey to help us with “The Rest of the Story" Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://face

Re: Do I need to copy a mainframe flat file to OMVS, before I access the data from a JAVA program?

2019-01-10 Thread Matt Hogstrom
ename'" If you’re interested in z/OS specific capabilities via Java on the platform look here: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSYKE2_7.1.0/com.ibm.java.zsecurity.api.71.doc/com.ibm.jzos/index.html Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 "Aut Inveniam

Re: IBM Z and cloud

2018-09-16 Thread Matt Hogstrom
describe z/OS as Cloud they are referring to the verb which means you can deploy and develop as fast as you can on cloud. Thanks how I see the differentiation. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 I just read a book on Stockholm Syndrome, it was pretty bad at first

Re: IZUSVR1 failed after new PTFs applied

2019-01-26 Thread Matt Hogstrom
. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 "I no longer wish to belong to the kind of club that accepts people like me as members." - Groucho Marx > On Jan 26, 2019, at 8:01 PM, R.S. wrote: > > To complement myself: > IZUSVR1 is zOSMF. > > j

Re: IZUSVR1 failed after new PTFs applied

2019-01-28 Thread Matt Hogstrom
LRECL=80 RECFM=3120 DSORG=PS. So, 80 FB Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> From Lord of the Rings,

Re: z/OS V2R5 Will be the Last Release to Include JES3

2019-02-28 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “You can’t put too much water in a nuclear reactor" > On Feb 28, 2019, at 7:22 AM, John McKown wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 2:43 PM Knutson, Samuel < > samuel.knut...@compuware.com> wrote: > &g

Re: calling a webservice using HTTPS from batch (and CICS)

2019-03-11 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Don’t think so. RocketSoftware makes them available for download. I think the key issue is they are GPL IIRC. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” - Hanlon’s Razor > On Mar 11, 2019, at

Re: Can a JBOSS virus attack infect a mainframe?

2019-03-13 Thread Matt Hogstrom
. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 "I no longer wish to belong to the kind of club that accepts people like me as members." - Groucho Marx > On Mar 13, 2019, at 10:10 AM, Bill Bishop (TMNA) > wrote: > > Information Security is asking Mainfra

Re: What tools are available for z/OS programs to access a z/Linux database?

2019-03-09 Thread Matt Hogstrom
What is the database type you want to access. I’d suspect normal network connectivity is available ? Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “Quantity has a quality all its own.” — Joseph Stalin > On Mar 9, 2019, at 8:45 AM, Tony Thigpen wrote: > > Management

Re: OpenSSH / Ported Tools / Co:Z

2019-03-18 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Actually it is in every z/OS Unix System Services document. Cleverly disguised with the prefix ‘disc' and the suffix ‘ed’ ’ion’ or others. For example So far, we have discussed The following discussion There is it, USS hiding in plain sight in almost ALL IBM documents. Matt Hogstrom m

Re: calling a webservice using HTTPS from batch (and CICS)

2019-03-11 Thread Matt Hogstrom
on other *nix variants like Linux and MacOS and Cygwin. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Perfer et obdura: dolor hic tibi proderit olim. Be patient and endure: some day, this pain will be useful to you. > On Mar 11, 2019, at 10:32 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > GPL v

Re: calling a webservice using HTTPS from batch (and CICS)

2019-03-11 Thread Matt Hogstrom
170615 webalizer 2.23.08 160302 zip/unzip 3.0 / 6.0 160304 / 161123 zlib1.2.8 160302 Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat - Fortune Favors the Bold > On Mar 11, 2019, at 11:01 AM,

Re: External dsect

2019-01-29 Thread Matt Hogstrom
read the dataset, update the in-memory copy and manage all the serialization so your exit could just operate on what was in memory and not have to manage it at that level. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 "Aut Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam" translated - "

Re: how many OSes run on IBMz

2019-01-24 Thread Matt Hogstrom
zLinux only means that the host hardware can run. Linux OS and is supported b the kernel. Multiple Linux distributions run on Z. Ubuntu, SuSE and Red-hot are the core ones. There might be others but the named three are the predominant ones. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key

Re: OpenSSH upgrade option

2019-04-15 Thread Matt Hogstrom
to use sftp instead. scp does translation which is frustrating. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive." — Hogstrom > On Apr 15, 2019, at 8:37 AM, Allan Staller wrote: > > "The ssh command performs ASCII<->EBCDIC conversion (fo

Re: z/OS specific commits (was: ... "awk" ...)

2019-05-15 Thread Matt Hogstrom
nd GPL requires that the source be somehow available. >> >> -- gil >> >> -- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the m

Re: IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS, V2.1

2019-06-05 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I am involved with it internally at IBM and happy to help if needed. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognitive, but,

Re: z/OS Container Extensions

2019-05-17 Thread Matt Hogstrom
think. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive." — Hogstrom > O

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

2019-05-12 Thread Matt Hogstrom
the business on successive “strata” of computing evolutions. If the mainframe is chest pounding of past success it’s relevancy to the current and future technologies is diminished. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Saturday, May 11, 2019, 7:54 PM, Phil Smith III wrote: > > > For

Re: Creating tar file for use on Linux

2019-05-03 Thread Matt Hogstrom
it will be consistently frustrating for 50 years so there is that :) Don’t expect a fix. Use sftp using binary transfer and your life will be better (not perfect, there are code pages 1047, 37, … Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive

Re: getting a list of FMIDS and the product description

2019-07-02 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Chuck Norris pays shmoos like us to get up at 0330 when an IPL goes bad :) Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “I

Re: Capital One Data Breach-100 Million Customers affected

2019-08-03 Thread Matt Hogstrom
need to be as vigilant if not more on Z given the assets we protect. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Aug 3, 2019, at 09:48, Charles Mills wrote: > > https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/08/what-we-can-learn-from-the-capital-one-hack/ > > > The details are OT to mai

Re: Pervasive Encryption - why?

2019-08-03 Thread Matt Hogstrom
available That’s a strong use case I think Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Aug 3, 2019, at 12:48, Cameron Conacher wrote: > > Hello everyone, > I have a curiousity question about Pervasive Encryption. > If we are already protecting resources with RACF, what additional bene

Re: Linux address space on z/OS 2.4

2019-08-19 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Lots of possibilities for what one can do. Something to bear in mind its a “virtualized” guest so I/O performance will be less than native zLinux performance. I haven’t seen any good data on the actual differences in performance but that would be interesting. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org

Re: Case TS002648607 (PMR 76523,082,000) - Compiler abend

2019-08-29 Thread Matt Hogstrom
I always knew semi-colons were dangerous. Most people butcher their usage in grammar and now abends … who knows what mischief they will stir up next. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https:/

Re: z/OS 2.4 Announcement Letter

2019-07-23 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Z Container eXtensions. It’s to host Linux containers in z/is Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Jul 23, 2019, at 11:50, Farley, Peter x23353 > wrote: > > John, > > I'm curious - what does "zCX" stand for? > > Peter > > -Original Message---

Re: How can I generate a UUID in a z/OS COBOL Program

2019-10-31 Thread Matt Hogstrom
https://github.com/walmartlabs/zUID Courtesy of Walmart Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Oct 31, 2019, at 18:51, Charles Mills wrote: > > There is a PL/I function to do this. > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSY2V3_5.1.0/com.ibm.ent.pl1.zos.doc/l

Syslog Message Normalization

2019-12-04 Thread Matt Hogstrom
. === 0004000 PROD 19111 16:00:40.08 JOB08657 0290 -STIMER 00 4 0 0.20 0.000.031 JES2 0 0 0 0 Given there are a number of subtle rules I was wondering if anyone had written or was aware of a general purpose normalizer. Matt

Re: GIT z/OS - ftp to mainframe - record length issue

2019-12-09 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Same comment as Lionel except I use sftp Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Dec 9, 2019, at 06:44, Lionel B Dyck wrote: > > If you are trying to ftp the rocket git distribution then you should be > ftp'ing it to OMVS and not to z/OS datasets. If you are trying to work with >

Re: GIT z/OS - ftp to mainframe - record length issue

2019-12-10 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Brew is your friend http://osxdaily.com/2018/08/07/get-install-ftp-mac-os/ Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Dec 10, 2019, at 03:48, Martin Packer wrote: > > BTW on the Mac there are at least 3 other options: > > Python > In-built Apache/PHP > Filezilla >

Re: Syslog Message Normalization

2019-12-05 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Thanks all, this is helpful. The second part is to parse the message apart into elements for some analysis. I’ll process through the suggestions. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https:/

Re: How make a zFS file system mount "permanent"?

2019-10-24 Thread Matt Hogstrom
BPXPRMnn Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Oct 24, 2019, at 15:17, Charles Mills wrote: > > Sorry – I know this is an incredibly naïve question. > > I got my VSAM LDS defined and successfully mounted as a zFS path. > > Imagine my surprise when the mount went away at

Re: Best way for a task to give up the CPU and let other tasks run?

2019-10-18 Thread Matt Hogstrom
and so the need to yield is not really necessary. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Oct 18, 2019, at 14:02, Tony Harminc wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2019 at 08:54, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > >> Does anyone happen to know the best way for a running task >> to give up

Re: Sysplex

2019-11-28 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Speculation on my part but it I suspect they heard the term data sharing and sysplex and assumed that data (in-memory) could be shared like a subpool (231 in this case CSA / ECSA) across LPARs. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Nov 28, 2019, at 04:11, David Crayford wrote: > &g

Re: *MASTER* enqueue on SYS1.LOGREC

2019-09-20 Thread Matt Hogstrom
EXISTS Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognitive, but,

Re: *MASTER* enqueue on SYS1.LOGREC

2019-09-20 Thread Matt Hogstrom
*MASTER* 0001 006CBCF0 SHARE OWN Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognit

Re: Mainframe environment on AWS

2019-10-09 Thread Matt Hogstrom
ZPDT is the emulator that runs on x86 emulating z instructions, I/O, etc. ZD is the collection of z/Software and tools to create those x86 based z/OS instances. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn

Re: IBM Z Development and Test Environment (zD)

2019-10-11 Thread Matt Hogstrom
of ZD that can assist I believe there is docker support as an alternative to running heavier weight VMs. Docket is interesting as it allows you to amortize the base image cost across multiple instances Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Oct 11, 2019, at 08:42, scott Ford wrote: > &g

Re: z/OS monitoring

2020-02-13 Thread Matt Hogstrom
about who has access to the data once in a store like Splunk or Elastic but more customers are taking that approach to make data available to a broader set of users. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive." — Hog

Re: z/OS Cross-memory server code walkthrough

2020-03-01 Thread Matt Hogstrom
wanted to pick up some of the code for use so that I understand the IP and Copyright requirements. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Mar 1, 2020, at 07:56, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. > wrote: > > Hi Rob, > > I see that the code is up on GITHUB: > > https://gith

Re: z/OS Cross-memory server code walkthrough

2020-03-01 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Sorry. I used your question to ask my own. I would zip the repo up Binary transfer it to z/os Unzip it The convert fro utf8 to 1047 Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Mar 1, 2020, at 09:11, Support, DUNNIT SYSTEMS LTD. > wrote: > > OK, let me rephrase my question

Re: How many ways can one sentence be wrong dept

2020-01-12 Thread Matt Hogstrom
to thinking about possibilities that we at Ibm might start to consider Matt Hogstrom +1 (919) 656-0564 > On Jan 12, 2020, at 15:49, Paul Gilmartin > <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > On Sun, 12 Jan 2020 13:59:21 -0500, Matt Hogstrom wrote: > >>

Re: How many ways can one sentence be wrong dept

2020-01-13 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Alas, hogst...@us.ibm.com is my IBM address. I generally use my personal account for mailing lists and open source involvement as that transcends my employer. Sorry if that was confusing; I didn’t mean it to be. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive

Re: How many ways can one sentence be wrong dept

2020-01-12 Thread Matt Hogstrom
placement? Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook LinkedIn Twitter “To achieve great things two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough time.” - Leonard Bernstein > On Jan 12, 2020, at 12:52 PM, Mike Schwab wrote: > > PDS Compress

Re: What is a mainframe?

2020-01-12 Thread Matt Hogstrom
is a significant barrier so consider it more of a port of entry and not the whole story. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Jan 11, 2020, at 15:53, z/OS scheduler wrote: > > Welll, in my opinion the mainframe died when IBM allowed tcpip on their > servers. From that point onw

Re: Looking for tn3270 emulator that can run on macOS 10.15.2 (Catalina)

2020-01-03 Thread Matt Hogstrom
that is JS based (run-in the browser) but it is an install on z/OS and doesn’t have robust keyboard mapping and I think its missing things like IND$FILE. Not a lot of good free options on Mac. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.

Re: [External] Re: FW: Re: it was 20 years ago today ....

2020-01-03 Thread Matt Hogstrom
philosophy. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Jan 3, 2020, at 11:06, Pommier, Rex wrote: > > Yeah, there was a lot of hype and panic among the uninitiated/unaware. I > won't mention the place, but the company I was working for leading up to Y2K > required us to test coax-to-pa

Re: Looking for tn3270 emulator that can run on macOS 10.15.2 (Catalina)

2019-12-31 Thread Matt Hogstrom
bin/s3270 tcl3270 -> ../Cellar/x3270/3.6ga8/bin/tcl3270 x3270if -> ../Cellar/x3270/3.6ga8/bin/x3270if More information on the emulators can be found here: http://x3270.bgp.nu/ Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom&

Re: Looking for tn3270 emulator that can run on macOS 10.15.2 (Catalina)

2019-12-31 Thread Matt Hogstrom
ogstrom/Library/Logs/Homebrew/spark... (101B) Removing: /Users/hogstrom/Library/Logs/Homebrew/orientdb... (4 files, 557B) Pruned 1 symbolic links from /usr/local Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https:/

Re: Looking for tn3270 emulator that can run on macOS 10.15.2 (Catalina)

2019-12-31 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Yes, brew works under catalina Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive.&quo

Re: VSAM record length 0

2019-12-29 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Awesome. This made me laugh Zero is a number; it just can’t be used everywhere as noted below. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitt

Re: VSAM record length 0

2019-12-27 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Could you use an VRRDS instead of an ESDS ? Seems like a zero length record would be supported (at least the doc indicates a record of any size and I believe 0 is a size. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> Li

Re: Some COBOL Links

2020-04-08 Thread Matt Hogstrom
and remediate as needed. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> LinkedIn <https://linkedin/in/mhogstrom> Twitter <https://twitter.com/hogstrom> “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive." — Hogstrom > On Apr 8, 202

Covid-19 COBOL Needs

2020-04-28 Thread Matt Hogstrom
to help other communities here. Thank you, again, for your offer to assist the State of New Jersey. Sincerely, The State of New Jersey’s COVID-19 Response Team Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “To achieve great things two things are needed: a plan, and not quite enough

Re: JCL divergence

2020-12-22 Thread Matt Hogstrom
BMC’s Ctrl M is another solution that does batch automation on Z and distributed as well as ESP from Broadcom. Nothing really different on distributed environments versus mainframe apart from spool processing but those exist as well but not quite as well organized as on Z imho. Matt Hogstrom

Experiences

2021-06-25 Thread Matt Hogstrom
before we lose it ? Thoughts ? Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 " — Hogstrom -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.u

Re: How can I tell the zFS files being used by my application

2021-05-14 Thread Matt Hogstrom
It takes z/OSMF about an hour to fully initialize on my ZD … same behavior (lots of SIOs and CPU) IBM says its fixing this but its been quite a while. Its Java related. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https://facebook.com/matt.hogstrom> Li

Re: zPDT question

2021-06-03 Thread Matt Hogstrom
Not asked but for what its worth I run ZPDT on my Mac in a container under Docker Desktop with an Ubuntu OS Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 “It may be cognitive, but, it ain’t intuitive." — Hogstrom > On Jun 3, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote: >

Re: Testing MQ connections using telnet from z/OS to external host

2021-05-02 Thread Matt Hogstrom
TRACERTE to the mid-range server will hopefully give you an idea of where the network is stopping you. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On May 2, 2021, at 18:10, Laurence Chiu wrote: > > In the process of setting up some new MQ connections from our Z/OS > mainframe to new mid-r

Re: Now it's easier to find stuff on the CBT Tape

2021-04-28 Thread Matt Hogstrom
First one works on Chrome on a Mac Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 I just read a book on Stockholm Syndrome, it was pretty bad at first, but, by the end I kind of liked it. > On Apr 28, 2021, at 3:02 PM, Paul Gilmartin > <000433f07816-d

Re: IBM snew DOC Web SIte

2021-05-03 Thread Matt Hogstrom
If I were to venture a guess they hand this off to design people (which is good) that are not getting feedback from the target audience (which is bad). That coupled with the attempt to unify everything with Cloud creates more of a lukewarm experience for everyone. Matt Hogstrom m

Re: This Call-Assembler-inside-COBOL technique works, but is it risky to use?

2021-03-17 Thread Matt Hogstrom
on for V. I would expect your hack to work for many years, although, the next guy to try and maintain the code might not understand it. I’d make it callable module. I mean, who doesn’t need a good STCK once in a while? Nice. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 > On Mar 17, 2

Re: DB/2 and CICS security [EXTERNAL]

2021-03-19 Thread Matt Hogstrom
You indicated RACF which sometimes people use generically for SAF). If you have Top Secret or ACF2 there is an additional SMF record (type 230 IIRC). TSS and ACF2 also generate the type 80s for consistency. Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <ht

Re: Any z/OS sandbox available for a university student I know?

2021-03-16 Thread Matt Hogstrom
IBM’s Master the Mainframe <https://www.ibm.com/it-infrastructure/z/education/master-the-mainframe> Perhaps reach out to the OpenMainframeProject  <https://www.openmainframeproject.org/contact> Matt Hogstrom m...@hogstrom.org +1-919-656-0564 PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 Facebook <https

Re: registration problem

2021-09-18 Thread Matt Hogstrom
When you register you get an e-mail with instructions to use the list IIRC … including searching the archives Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Sep 18, 2021, at 22:01, Seymour J Metz wrote: > > The easiest way to subscribe is to send a subscribe request to the address > a

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