Hi, Steve.
Steve Harman wrote:
I'm a newbie. I know next to nothing about VM, so please understand
my goofy questions are not from laziness, it's sheer ignorance on my
part.
Not a problem, you've come to the right plan, then.
I am the primary vm sysprog at our site, or I'd go ask our
experienced person.
We have a vm 5.2 system (yes, now unsupported) running RSCS v3.2.
I've been told that we need to be off the old release of RSCS by the
end of June or we'll incur a monthly fine.
OK
RSCS is now packaged with the base OS. I've ordered and sort of
installed VM5.4 on a 2-lvl guest system. I will not have it to a
point where I can put it on our production system before the end of
June because of my inexperience. I feel safer running on an
unsupported version than trying to migrate 5.4 before I'm ready.
The migration process isn't all that difficult.....check the list
archives for some really good hints and tips on the process.
IBM has offered some suggestions on getting the FL540 version of RSCS
from the 2-lvl guest to our production system. One thing I need to
do is assemble some exits and rebuild the RSCS loadlib using the
FL540 maclibs. I sent the source assemble files, the lkedctrl file,
and a cntrl file to the 5.4 system's 5vmrsc40 191 disk.
To most of you, I'm sure that sounds simple. I've been going through
the RSCS ProgDir trying to figure out how to assemble exits and
rebuild the load lib. The problem is, when I try to do a VMFHLASM
command as shown in the example, it fails because it can't find HLASM
MODULE. I browsed the VMFHLASM exec and it calls VMFASM EXEC. Looks
like it falls thru looking for HLASM MODULE because it can't find
ASMAHL MODULE.
I guess we don't have the hi-lvl assembler, it must be a cost
feature. Seems like ProgDir shouldn't use it in the examples.
Nope, you don't have the HLASM product installed. Unlike RSCS (and
DIRMAINT, RACF, etc.) it doesn't come preinstalled in z/VM 5.4. You have
the following options:
1) order HLASM form IBM and install it.
2) see if another VM site that has HLASM installed already won't
assemble your exits for you. I don't think this violates the IBM HLASM
license terms and conditions, but I'm not a lawyer, either.
3) consider a cross assembler, like the one Dignus offers
(http://www.dignus.com/); this might be a cheaper approach.
So, I found the CMS assemble command. After a little trial and
error, I got one of the exits to assemble (with a few IFO012 errs,
haven't figured that out yet).
This bothers me a bit......using the old assembler might work or it
might not, and in any case, there might be IBM support issues involved
as well.
I had to do a 'global maclib DMTMACV3 GCTGPI HCPGPI HCPOM1 DMSGPI
DMSOM' to get what I think are the required macro libs.
Am I headed in the right direction, or am I wasting a lot of my time?
If I get my exits assembled, how do I get the FL540 RSCS to hook them
in? Thanks for any suggestions.
How to combine the assembled TEXT files for RSCS to use is covered in
detail in the RSCS Customization manual, available online at the IBM VM
web page.
Hope this helps.
--
Dave Jones
V/Soft
www.vsoft-software.com
Houston, TX
281.578.7544
