I wasn’t clear, I’m looking for a means to uniquely identify the instance. I can gen a UUID but I’m looking to see if there is a generally accepted approach to uniquely identify a z/OS instance.
Matt Hogstrom > On Jun 4, 2024, at 12:39, lbd...@gmail.com wrote: > > I can confirm that it is available with the z/OS Open Tools collection. > > /u/xxxx>uuidgen -h > > Usage: > uuidgen [options] > > Create a new UUID value. > > Options: > -r, --random generate random-based uuid > -t, --time generate time-based uuid > -n, --namespace ns generate hash-based uuid in this namespace > available namespaces: @dns @url @oid @x500 > -N, --name name generate hash-based uuid from this name > -m, --md5 generate md5 hash > -s, --sha1 generate sha1 hash > -x, --hex interpret name as hex string > > -h, --help display this help > -V, --version display version > > /u/xxxx>uuidgen -V > uuidgen from util-linux 2.39.3-dirty > > Lionel B. Dyck <>< > Github: https://github.com/lbdyck > System Z Enthusiasts Discord: https://discord.gg/sze > > “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you > are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden > > From: Rick Troth <tro...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2024 11:35 AM > To: Matt Hogstrom <m...@hogstrom.org> > Cc: Ed Jaffe <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com>; Lionel B Dyck <lbd...@gmail.com>; > Phil Smith III <phs...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: UUID for z/OS Instances > > [off-list, but including a few luminaries] > See if you have the 'uuidgen' command in USS/OMVS. > I don't know how/where you would apply a unique ID of that size/length/kind, > but unique IDs are commonly produced by tools such as 'uuidgen'. > I suspect the command I'm thinking of is *not* stock USS but might be > available from the "Open Tools" collection. > > -- R; <>< > > > On 6/4/24 12:15 PM, Matt Hogstrom wrote: > I’m looking for a way to uniquely identify a z/OS instance across multiple > clients/customers. I see that z/OSMF has a get UUID but it appears to be for > the z/OSMF instance and not for each z/OS. > > Is anyone aware of a generally accepted way to uniquely identify an instance? > > I’m asking because when emitting OTel telemetry data its common to have a > UUID for an instance but that concept has really been foreign to z/OS > > > > Matt Hogstrom > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to mailto:lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
