Howard Brazee writes:
What I don't get is why this is an issue for IBM
I don't know how much I can say about this issue, but what the heck, I
speak only for myself.
I think a lot of people are over-analyzing this, thinking there's something
political, religious, or whatever. Like a C/C++ fan
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carlos Cordero
Colleagues,
Somebody can help me to know what causes the next error at the moment
to define an Alias in a RACF environment with z/OS V1.7 release?
At the moment to send the request in command
Hello all,
I would like to know if any of you have this feature turned on and what
benefits have you noticed from it.
We are switching to a z10BC U03 this weekend from a z/890 370 and I am
interested in what experiences any of you have had. Our WLM policy is
okay and I may need to tweak a few
If I have a list of job names, is there a CA7 batch reporting facility whereby
I can run said list against CA7 and find out if the jobs are still being
scheduled, how often, and the last time they were run?
Mark T. Regan, K8MTR
CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991)
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:52:21 -0500, Richbourg, Claude
richbourg.cla...@mail.dc.state.fl.us wrote:
Hello all,
I would like to know if any of you have this feature turned on and what
benefits have you noticed from it.
We are switching to a z10BC U03 this weekend from a z/890 370 and I am
On 15 Jan 2009 01:03:50 -0800, e99...@jp.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples)
wrote:
That's why it's important that customers keep IBM informed on this, to help
guide these decisions and prioritize requirements.
Ideally (for us), IBM would be in the business of helping its existing
customers. But getting
On 14 Jan 2009 12:00:06 -0800, joa...@swbell.net (John McKown) wrote:
I totally agree! That is how we used to do it. Everything in the record was
converted to USAGE DISPLAY on the output file, which was then ftp'ed.
However, I gather this is not an option for the OP. For converting internal
Ya just gotta love the media agendas. I scanned the report and saw some audit
'boiler plate' (yawn) but most all of the real 'problems' were network and
Windows related (shock and awe). I did not see any unresolved mainframe issues.
True, I did not see the detailed findings, but I'd bet a
Hal Merritt wrote:
Ya just gotta love the media agendas. I scanned the report
and saw some audit 'boiler plate' (yawn) but most all of the
real 'problems' were network and Windows related (shock and
awe). I did not see any unresolved mainframe issues. True, I
did not see the detailed findings,
We're in the process of killing off the mainframe. I have what were
security administrators and user support people that are now deleting
the last datasets, accounts, profiles and catalog entries for various
users.
I've ran into a group of datasets that generated errors deleting HSM
Never mind, my user figured it out. The administrative user account
was in a group that was given read access to the datasets, which is of
course more restrictive.
Len Rugen
From: Rugen, Len
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:31 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Dataset
To be fair, the blog that this item appears in is called Mainframe
Propeller Head, so the author may have felt that he should concentrate
on the mainframe-related content from the report. However, the main
deficiency noted was inadequate logging:
IRS had not configured security software controls
Bernie Pierce from IBM PO'K indicated that a round of PTFs to fix the
currently outstanding issues should be issued at the end of January.
Wait until then. We've definitely have strange unexplainable things
happen that went away when HD was turned off. On a side note, is anyone
running, or
XMITIP Version 09.01 has just been posted (http://www.lbdsoftware.com)
This update includes the following updates:
- exec updates
TESTCU - Minor update on parse source
TXT2HTML - Minor update on parse source
TXT2RTF - Minor update on parse source
XMITIP - Update to handle MSGDS and HTML if
Hi List,
I am posting this question here, because I think it is more VTAM related than
it has anything to do with IMS.
I was wondering if there is a way to redirect IMS MFS (3270P/SCS1) printers to
a file or spool without loosing the formatting?
There is a connection between the SNA node
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On
Behalf Of Thompson, Steve
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:21 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: mvs preemption dispatcher
I have found a web site that references Project SUE. But I think they
Obviously, security awareness is not a high priority at IRS. They seem
to be more interested in audits, etc. :-)
Kopischke, David G. wrote:
From SearchDataCenter today
IRS MAINFRAME NOT SECURE ENOUGH, GOVERNMENT REPORT SAYS
Mark Fontecchio, News Writer
The federal Government
Reza, without a lot more information about the overall workload, it's
very hard to make any projections or suggestions.
-snip
Also,
What other products are being used (or are you using) to optimize batch jobs?
Are they good?
Worth
Anyone know the URL to find IBM software prices for customers?
I seem to have lost the link.
Thanks!
Ben Alford Enterprise Systems Programming
University of Tennessee
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on a z10BC U03 you probably won't see a 'measurable' difference. All the
LPARs are in a single book and all the physical engines of an LPAR will be
close together already.
Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd.
Consulting Expertise on Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning,
WLC, LPARs, IRD
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:02:25 -0500, Thompson, Steve wrote:
I found my book. It is called Operating Systems by Tsichritzis and
Bernstein ((C) 1974) Academic Press, and it references Project Sue quite
a bit.
The ISBN: 0-12-701750-X
It appears to be out of print.
Yes there is a way.
We use VVP ( VTAM VIRTUAL PRINTER ) to emulate the VTAM printer.
VVP is from MacKaenny Systems.
The output from IMS gets queued to the JES Spool and then we define
A VPS node to redirect output to an IP printer.
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
How would I code the EKM paramenter to include a date and time stamp? I want
the process to generate a new file each time it is cycled. Or is that not
something I can do with EKM? I would also like to make the system name
symbolic as well. I have been reading my EKM and UNIX manuals but
Lizette Koehler wrote:
How would I code the EKM paramenter to include a date and time stamp? I want
the process to generate a new file each time it is cycled. Or is that not
something I can do with EKM? I would also like to make the system name
symbolic as well. I have been reading my
Hey group,
We're trying to get the word out regarding a couple of upcoming mapping
workshops in Alabama. The workshops are geared toward beginners who would
like to map demographic information for Alabama communities.
Mapping Alabama Communities: An Introduction to GIS Community Analysis
We got the following running some various CICS transactions on z/OS 1.6 /
CICSTS 2.2
I ran the job listed below but couldn't find the entry for this dataset.
It looks like SMS is generating this but looking at ISMF I couldn't find how
and where this is being defined.
Any help in resolving
Hi,
thanks for the info thats great. Because I only found a german based company
called XPS-Software, which has a software called PrintEx, that in addition to
emulating VTAM printers, can generate PDFs and send them out as email
attachments.
But having a US based company makes it easier.
Hi,
Does Z/OS 1.8 and above still support the 3278 device type and is only the
hardware support for the real physical 3278's dropped?
Any idea where i can find thios on the IBM site?
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I'm looking at scanning some old documents from the 70s ... and looking
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http://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/
on bitsavers:
http://bitsavers.org/
I'm
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:47:26 -0600, Lieven Borgs lieven.bo...@sun.com wrote:
Hi,
Does Z/OS 1.8 and above still support the 3278 device type and is only the
hardware support for the real physical 3278's dropped?
We are on z/OS 1.8. We have a Visara control unit which is Escon attached to
our
We are running 1.9 on a z900 with channel attached 3174s connected to
IRMA equipped PCs running a 3278 emulator and having no problem.
Dennis Roach
GHG Corporation
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Houston, Texas 77058
Voice: (281) 336-5027
Cell:(713) 511-1059
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This seems rather obvious, so perhaps you've already tried it or rejected it
for some reason, but the SHARE web page at http://www.share.org has a
Contact Us link, and one of the links on that page will help you contact
SHARE HQ. I imagine someone there can contact the appropriate person, or
put
Towards More Usable Systems:
The LSRAD Report
December 1979
IMO this was a great piece if work that truly illustrates the data processing
talent level back then. I read it every couple of years. Hopefully there are
enough SHARE Board members on this list to obtain approval. It would be helpful
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main as well.
wfarr...@us.ibm.com (Walt Farrell) writes:
This seems rather obvious, so perhaps you've already tried it or
rejected it for some reason, but the SHARE web page at
http://www.share.org
we run z/OS 1.9 w/ escon attached 3174's
and use TPX
Lieven Borgs
lieven.bo...@sun
Aparently they now tried the Bail OUT route in INDIA :
Indian government will not bail out Satyam
Posted in Enterprise, 15th January 2009 16:39 GMT
Business whitepaper - Virtualization: the four key cost savings
The Indian government has ruled out any bailout of struggling outsourcer
Satyam.
cool that such critical reports may become published. simply the strongest
guarantee for improvement.
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Switzerland
Tel. ++41-(0)41-710-4005
www.enterprise-it-security.com
Meet you at our Share session: Mainframe
I dislike feeding Anton :), but last I noticed, the folks in India
were denied bail, unlike Mr. Madoff :)
Dave Gibney
Information Technology Services
Washington State Univsersity
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On
Behalf Of Anton
I have looked in the HCD documentation but can't find an answer on the
following.
If the only change you make in a configuration is adding an esoteric to some
devices, can you get by with only building a new IODF file or do you need to
create an IOCDS and do a POR IPL?
Back somewhere in my
Of course, this all goes back to the good old days when there were
separate definitions installed into hardware IOCDS, and the definitions
installed in NUCLEUS for the operating system to use.
HCD sort of hides the two different definitions using a common data
repository, but under the covers,
Dave,
It was way back on the 7700E when HDS decided that using PPRC commands to
manage Shadowimage volumes would be a handy thing. In its simplest form the
Control Unit looks at the serial numbers of the Source and Target volumes in
the PPRC command and if they are the same, and Shadowimage is
2009/1/15 Anne Lynn Wheeler l...@garlic.com:
wfarr...@us.ibm.com (Walt Farrell) writes:
This seems rather obvious, so perhaps you've already tried it or
rejected it for some reason, but the SHARE web page at
http://www.share.org has a Contact Us link, and one of the links on
that page will
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:47:26 -0600, Lieven Borgs
lieven.bo...@sun.com wrote:
...
Does Z/OS 1.8 and above still support the 3278 device type and is
only the
hardware support for the real physical 3278's dropped?
...
Others have answered yesfor what you are probably asking.
z/OS still apparently
That's not entirely correct. Most hardware changes can be implemented with the
ACTIVATE command, and in that case there is no requirement to write an IOCDS.
Brian Peterson brian.peterson.ibm.m...@comcast.net 01/15/09 5:19 PM
Of course, this all goes back to the good old days when there were
Rick,
without a lot more information about the overall workload, it's
very hard to make any projections or suggestions.
0100-0400,
not much online work,
mostly heavy batch run ( BATMD BATHI)
cpu high 90%
Cheers,
Rez
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On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:47:26 -0600, Lieven Borgs lieven.bo...@sun.com
wrote:
Does Z/OS 1.8 and above still support the 3278 device type and is only the
hardware support for the real physical 3278's dropped?
Any idea where i can find thios on the IBM site?
I can't speak for the rest of z/OS,
SNIP
Your request probably just went to Smith Bucklin, and while
they are
great at managing day to day admin stuff, they probably
aren't in a
position to even think about copyright issues.
Why not contact one of the board members; a fair number of
them
While it's true that there is no 'requirement' to write out a new IOCDS,
not doing so is flipping a chickadee at Dr Murphy, who will either
-- precipitate an unplanned POR at the very moment you're out of touch, or
-- postpone the next planned POR just past the point in time where you
remember
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