I am a much smaller and simpler system than yours. 4 monoplex lpars and only one is production. I think I actually ran the ServerPac RACF jobs way back when I got my first Serverpac, OS/390 1.5 or so.
I don't doubt your method works best for you. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 4:05 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SYS1 names (was SYS3 datasets) > > I misspoke in my original post. The three-qualifier data set names were our > own choice to preserve the ServerPac qualifier but still fit into our naming > standards. It was not a whimsical choice. We have 7 SAF-plexes to maintain. > Introducing even one new HLQ means a lot of work to make all seven work > for us. So at first we appended SYS1 to the front, making a three qualifier > name with no SAF prep work required. Eventually we decided that the > ServerPac HLQ was pointless and just removed it in subsequent releases. All > data sets are now SYS1.xxxxxxxx with the necessarily unique llq that SMPE > knows. > > So my real question is whether you set up and maintain the ServerPac HLQs > or just drop them as we do? As I said earlier, I don't see any benefit worth > the trouble they are to manage. > > . > . > J.O.Skip Robinson > Southern California Edison Company > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > 323-715-0595 Mobile > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > robin...@sce.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 2:34 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: (External):Re: SYS1 names (was SYS3 datasets) > > My SererPac(s) have always come as TCPIP.llq, CEE.llq, ASM.llq etc. and I've > kept them. We did have a collision once before BMC bought IOA. IBM won ... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 2:23 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: SYS1 names (was SYS3 datasets) > > > > ServerPac supplies a number of default names with three qualifiers > > such as SYS1.TCPIP.llq. We routinely eliminate any middle qualifier as > > being both redundant and confusing. > > > > 1. SMPE knows data sets by llq. SMPE cannot manage hlq.mlq1.llq and > > hlq.mlq2.llq concurrently. JCLIN does not know from anything other than > llq. > > 2. Who can remember which data set groups have an mlq and which do > not? > > > > Does anyone attempt to carry these default names forward to production? > > > > . > > . > > J.O.Skip Robinson > > Southern California Edison Company > > Electric Dragon Team Paddler > > SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager > > 323-715-0595 Mobile > > 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW > > robin...@sce.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > > Sent: Monday, September 25, 2017 1:00 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: (External):Re: SYS3 datasets > > > > To my knowledge, we've never had any SYS3 datasets. Kinda makes me > > cringe :) There's still a couple SYS2 from very old habits, but in > > general, we stick with what IBM provides for IBM and usually what the > > ISV suggests for other. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to 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
