Are the volumes SMS managed or JES3 managed?  You should be able to
convert JES3 managed volumes to SMS managed volumes before dropping
JES3.

On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 9:10 AM, Roach, Dennis <dennis.ro...@aig.com> wrote:
> As someone already mentioned, the JECL is different. It shouldn't be hard to 
> write code to translate.
>
> The other issue is the class structure. JES2 uses an one character class on 
> the JOB card. JES3 used the  class on the JOB card or an eight character 
> class on the //*MAIN JECL statement.
>
> Ed Jaffe has done some papers on it.
> ftp://phoenixsoftware.com/pub/demo/JES3_to_JES2_User_Experience.pdf
> ftp://phoenixsoftware.com/pub/demo/JES3_White_Paper.pdf
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On 
> Behalf Of Cheryl Watson
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 8:14 PM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: JES3 to JES2 Migration (was JES2 to JES3 Migration)
>
> Yes, Lizette - I meant to say JES3 to JES2.  Thanks!
>
> Has anyone who has done this have an estimate of the amount of time it might 
> take, and the effort?
>
> Cheryl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On 
> Behalf Of Lizette Koehler
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 9:08 PM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: JES2 to JES3 Migration
>
> Cheryl,
>
> I am guessing you meant the subject to say JES3 to JES2 migration???
>
> The one challenge I see is the JCL is different between the two environments.
> JES2 use /* (eg. /*ROUTE) and JES3 uses //* (eg //*MAIN)
>
> JES2 has no master JES system, JES3 has a Master.  So in JES2 jobs can either 
> run where the JCL is converted or anywhere in the JESMAS.
>
>
> There is also the concept in JES3 that until all resources available, the job 
> will not run.  JES2 it can run and wind up waiting on resources.
>
> Those are about the differences I can think of off the top of my head.
>
> Lizette
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU]
>> On Behalf Of Cheryl Watson
>> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 7:01 PM
>> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
>> Subject: JES2 to JES3 Migration
>>
>> A customer asked us for suggestions for performing a JES3 to JES2 migration.
>> Are there products that will help in this, or do you know any
>> companies who perform this migration?  You can reply off-list if you prefer.
>>
>> Thanks so much,
>> Cheryl
>> cheryl at watsonwalker.com
>
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