> On Sep 28, 2017, at 11:56 AM, Mark Jacobs - Listserv > <mark.jac...@custserv.com> wrote: > > <snip> > > Mr. Murphy taught me a very long time ago that I should always ensure I have > a working SADUMP that matches the OS level requiring it. > > <snip> > > Agree. That's why I always rebuilt it after every zOS maintenance cycle, > cause' ya never know. > > Mark Jacobs
Mark, I guess I am different and trust IBM more than you do. If there isn’t a ++HOLD for recreation of the SA dump, then I don’t do so. The only exception is if I am bringing up a new system, then its always done. By new system, I mean a complete system received from IBM. I have never run into an instance where doing a lot of maintenance there isn’t a ++HOLD for a new SADUMP. The worst number of years of maintenance was 5 (don’t ask). Its been 25+ years since I have gotten a complete system build from IBM, so my memory might be faulty. Essentially anytime I have to do a system load From IBM, I have always done one as stuff like that will bite you in your a** if you don’t. A few years ago I was doing some work as a true contractor and I was amazed that the people who were to maintain the system after I left did not do a SADUMP redo. I told the manager as I was leaving that he should get some experienced MVS people as the ones he had were not all that competent. He looked at me like I was trying to stay and I repeated to him that he needed to hire a experienced person that knew what they were doing. He said something like my people are experienced. I looked at him and said then you need to hire better people to make sure their manager doesn’t get bitten. Sure enough, I found out that they did not do a rebuild and it messed up the dump. I created a phony yahoo ID and emailed him and told him one last time that he needed to hire someone competent. I found out he finally hired a good person. Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
