Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
How does anything in that story apply uniquely to zSeries? Outsourcing to India (and elsewhere) is, if anything, more prevalent off zSeries than on. UNIX? The overall UNIX market is in decline, and UNIX outsources as well as anything. Tyler ought to make sure that he knows WebSphere, Linux, Java, workflow (WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation and WBI Modeler, as examples), and ESB concepts (MQ, Message Broker, Web Services Gateway, etc.) among other things. He should help his employer make those technologies available on zSeries to his constituents -- and that those facilities are approachable and accessible by all who need to solve business problems. Note that implies at least some knowledge of solving business problems. If Tyler can't understand how his IT skills support business objectives, he does have a problem. Somehow businesses got rid of those punched cards and teletypes a few years ago and replaced them with those newfangled 3270 terminals. IBM mainframes have had Web servers and Web interfaces since 1991. The first Web server outside Europe was installed on a mainframe, at Stanford. So how about if Tyler stops worrying about the few fossils acting like fossils -- which exist in any organization. Tyler should have plenty of work to do getting Web interfaces deployed. There's this newfangled software called HATS, and it runs under WebSphere Repeating myself here, but he (or she?) has skills on a (the?) growth platform in a world crying out for solutions that don't break and which protect personal information. So I'd advise Tyler to learn a foreign language -- that's sage advice no matter what the career path -- and enjoy the ride. - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Software Architect, Enterprise Transformation IBM Americas zSeries Software NEW Phone: +1 312 529 1612 (effective 1 September 2005) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PGP key available.) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
okay, one more, yes, he could learn to use windows where in order to shutdown the system, you must first hit the START button. Heueueue, don't you ADCD users S SHUTDOWN at the system console to bring your system down? Jantje. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: STK 9840 in 3590 compat mode
Ed Finnell wrote: In a message dated 8/1/2005 9:30:08 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So the drives are software compatible, but the carts are totally incompatible and cannot be mounted in the other vendors drives. Yup, but you can order 3590 guts for a 9840. No you cannot. You can install 3590 drives in STK robot library. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Routine name/srb
Usage notes of BPX1MPI module says about signal ECB's as : The user is responsible for initializing all ECBs, including the signal ECB. The first ECB is the signal ECB. Usage notes on BPX1MP says , When a signal is received, the mvspause service posts the signal ECB and runs the signal handler before returning to the user. What is a Signal ECB?Where can I find informations on it? Isn't the firt ECB in the list Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 07/28/2005 at 05:14 AM, mary george said: I find the BPX1MP and BPX1MPI services been called in my module. My system does not seem to have any interaction with UNIX,its running on ZOS. Unix System Services is part of z/OS, and other components, e.g., TCP/IP, use it. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html - Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DELETE of DATA INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ...
You can choose between two choices: * RECATALG and then normal delete * Zap to VTOC converting DATA and INDEX into SEQ files and then DELETE ENTRIES. CCHHRR ?? VER53 08 REP53 00 VER5D 12 REP5D 80 angel luis dominguez bbva - spain -Mensaje original- De: Moussadak, Mustafa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a DATA INDEX entries of one KSDS in a catalog without a entrie of a CLUSTER. There's no relevant info in the VVDS. I would like to Delete theses entries but I can't (IDCAMS DEL NSCR Return 08). ... DISCLAIMER . This message and its attachments are intended exclusively for the named addressee. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You may not use this message or any part of it for any purpose. The message may contain information that is confidential or protected by law, and any opinions expressed are those of the individualsender. Internet e-mail guarantees neither the confidentiality nor the proper receipt of the message sent. If the addressee of this message does not consent to the use of internete-mail,pleaseinform usinmmediately. . AVISO LEGAL La presente comunicacion y sus anexos tiene como destinatario la persona a la que va dirigida, por lo que si usted lo recibe por error debe notificarlo al remitente y eliminarlo de su sistema, no pudiendo utilizarlo, total o parcialmente, para ningun fin. Su contenido puede tener informacion confidencial o protegida legalmente y unicamente expresa la opinion del remitente. El uso del correo electronico via internet no permite asegurarni la confidencialidad de los mensajes nisucorrecta recepcion. Enel caso de que el destinatario no consintiera la utilizacion del correo electronico, debera ponerlo en nuestro conocimiento inmediatamente. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DELETE of DATA INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ...
DOMINGUEZ MARTIN, ANGEL LUIS wrote: You can choose between two choices: * RECATALG and then normal delete * Zap to VTOC converting DATA and INDEX into SEQ files and then DELETE ENTRIES. CCHHRR ?? VER53 08 REP53 00 VER5D 12 REP5D 80 ...and then have problems with BCS entries and VVDS. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DELETE of DATA INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ...
I would advise that you try DELETE VVR before zapping the VTOC. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DOMINGUEZ MARTIN, ANGEL LUIS Sent: 02 August 2005 06:11 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DELETE of DATA INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ... You can choose between two choices: * RECATALG and then normal delete * Zap to VTOC converting DATA and INDEX into SEQ files and then DELETE ENTRIES. CCHHRR ?? VER53 08 REP53 00 VER5D 12 REP5D 80 angel luis dominguez bbva - spain -Mensaje original- De: Moussadak, Mustafa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a DATA INDEX entries of one KSDS in a catalog without a entrie of a CLUSTER. There's no relevant info in the VVDS. I would like to Delete theses entries but I can't (IDCAMS DEL NSCR Return 08). ... DISCLAIMER . This message and its attachments are intended exclusively for the named addressee. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender. You may not use this message or any part of it for any purpose. The message may contain information that is confidential or protected by law, and any opinions expressed are those of the individualsender. Internet e-mail guarantees neither the confidentiality nor the proper receipt of the message sent. If the addressee of this message does not consent to the use of internete-mail,pleaseinform usinmmediately. . AVISO LEGAL La presente comunicacion y sus anexos tiene como destinatario la persona a la que va dirigida, por lo que si usted lo recibe por error debe notificarlo al remitente y eliminarlo de su sistema, no pudiendo utilizarlo, total o parcialmente, para ningun fin. Su contenido puede tener informacion confidencial o protegida legalmente y unicamente expresa la opinion del remitente. El uso del correo electronico via internet no permite asegurarni la confidencialidad de los mensajes nisucorrecta recepcion. Enel caso de que el destinatario no consintiera la utilizacion del correo electronico, debera ponerlo en nuestro conocimiento inmediatamente. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
Estimeed listers I've the need to enlarge our JES2 checkpoint datasets (the main couple and the 'spare' dataset) first in test then in prod. Is there anyone that can provide a quick procedure to do it ? I read JES2 tuning and inizialization guide but I don't understand if I've to define new datasets (via say IEFBR14) and then (at JES2 cold start) starting reconfiguration dialog or it can be done via JES2 commands renaming the old datasets and the new. Any help will be greatly appreciated M. S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
Sorry I forgot to say we haven't coupling facility we are in monoplex M.S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
On Tuesday 02 August 2005 07:29 am, Max Scarpa wrote: Sorry I forgot to say we haven't coupling facility we are in monoplex M.S. Same theory then. Move ckpt2 to ckpt1. redefine chkp1. reactivate chkpt1, move new ckpt1 to primary. redefine chkpt2, reactivate chkpt2. Do the same for the other set. -- Mark Jacobs Technical Services Time Customer Service, Tampa Time Warner -- Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite. --LAZARUS LONG -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
DFSORT MOD27 support
All(hopefully Frank), I'm not a DFSORT expert, but have some questions(an ETR has Already been opened with IBM on this). We recently Started adding MOD27's to our SMS management pool that is used For SORTWKxx allocations. Jobs that worked in the past now fail Because DFSORT cannot switch to BLOCKSET mode because of some Other issue, which when coding SORTDIAG, DFSORT does tell us. It just Seems to me that DFSORT doesn't handle MOD27's too well when jobs Coded and run for years that work fine with SORTWKxx allocations to 3390-3 or 3390-9 work volumes work just fine. What are others experience? Did you leave SORTWKxx allocations on mod-9's? We've got thousands of jobs, and don't Want to wait for the ticking timebomb. Other user experiences would be helpful. Dave One failed because we were trying to sort RECFM=V Records with a length of 32760, which I believe to be valid. If I subtract 4 from that(32756), then the sort works fine, exept the user data is reported To be 32760. See: ICE201I 0 RECORD TYPE IS V - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 5 ICE024A 1 RECORD LENGTH VALUE ERROR ICE751I 0 C5-K03171 C6-Q95214 C7-Q96146 C8-K03171 EE-BASE E7-K03171 ICE800I 0 BLOCKSET TECHNIQUE COULD NOT BE USED - REASON CODE IS 01 ICE802I J PEER/VALETECHNIQUE IN CONTROL ICE000I J - CONTROL STATEMENTS FOR 5694-A01, Z/OS DFSORT V1R5 - 14:28 ON WED JUL 27, 2005 - SORT FIELDS=(226,2,A,232,2,A,228,4,A,234,6,A,214,8,A,72,2,A,61,2,A), X FORMAT=CH,WORK=4 RECORD TYPE=V,LENGTH=32760 INPFIL BLKSIZE=32764,VSAM OUTFIL BLKSIZE=32764,ESDS ICE211I J OLD OUTFIL STATEMENT PROCESSING USED END ICE201I J RECORD TYPE IS V - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 5 ICE193I J ICEAM1 ENVIRONMENT IN EFFECT - ICEAM1 INSTALLATION MODULE SELECTED ICE088I J T90CCLR5.TSSR70 ., INPUT LRECL = 32764, BLKSIZE = 32768, TYPE = V ICE285A J BLOCKSET IS REQUIRED FOR WORK DATA SETS ON VOLUMES WITH MORE THAN 17476 CYLINDERS On another, BLOCKSET could not be used because of: ICE201I 0 RECORD TYPE IS F - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 1 ICE039A 9 INSUFFICIENT MAIN STORAGE - ADD AT LEAST 16K BYTES ICE751I 0 C5-K03171 C6-Q95214 C7-Q96146 C8-K03171 E4-Q95214 C9-BASE E5-K01972 E7-K03171 ICE800I 0 BLOCKSET TECHNIQUE COULD NOT BE USED - REASON CODE IS 01 Dave Jousma Principal Systems Programmer Fifth Third Bank Information Technology ' Phone: (616) 653-8429 7 Fax:(616) 653-8497 This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT MOD27 support
On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 10:49 -0400, Jousma, David wrote: Did you leave SORTWKxx allocations on mod-9's? I left SORTWKxx allocations on unmanaged public -9s. Didn't see any good reason for managing them. -- David Andrews A. Duda and Sons, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
We're In Demand, but try to find a job, and with a decent salary...
For those that have an interest in these things; which should be all of us... http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,103596,00 .html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
FW: DFSORT MOD27 support
All(hopefully Frank), I'm not a DFSORT expert, but have some questions(an ETR has Already been opened with IBM on this). We recently Started adding MOD27's to our SMS management pool that is used For SORTWKxx allocations. Jobs that worked in the past now fail Because DFSORT cannot switch to BLOCKSET mode because of some Other issue, which when coding SORTDIAG, DFSORT does tell us. It just Seems to me that DFSORT doesn't handle MOD27's too well when jobs Coded and run for years that work fine with SORTWKxx allocations to 3390-3 or 3390-9 work volumes work just fine. What are others experience? Did you leave SORTWKxx allocations on mod-9's? We've got thousands of jobs, and don't Want to wait for the ticking timebomb. Other user experiences would be helpful. Dave One failed because we were trying to sort RECFM=V Records with a length of 32760, which I believe to be valid. If I subtract 4 from that(32756), then the sort works fine, exept the user data is reported To be 32760. See: ICE201I 0 RECORD TYPE IS V - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 5 ICE024A 1 RECORD LENGTH VALUE ERROR ICE751I 0 C5-K03171 C6-Q95214 C7-Q96146 C8-K03171 EE-BASE E7-K03171 ICE800I 0 BLOCKSET TECHNIQUE COULD NOT BE USED - REASON CODE IS 01 ICE802I J PEER/VALETECHNIQUE IN CONTROL ICE000I J - CONTROL STATEMENTS FOR 5694-A01, Z/OS DFSORT V1R5 - 14:28 ON WED JUL 27, 2005 - SORT FIELDS=(226,2,A,232,2,A,228,4,A,234,6,A,214,8,A,72,2,A,61,2,A), X FORMAT=CH,WORK=4 RECORD TYPE=V,LENGTH=32760 INPFIL BLKSIZE=32764,VSAM OUTFIL BLKSIZE=32764,ESDS ICE211I J OLD OUTFIL STATEMENT PROCESSING USED END ICE201I J RECORD TYPE IS V - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 5 ICE193I J ICEAM1 ENVIRONMENT IN EFFECT - ICEAM1 INSTALLATION MODULE SELECTED ICE088I J T90CCLR5.TSSR70 ., INPUT LRECL = 32764, BLKSIZE = 32768, TYPE = V ICE285A J BLOCKSET IS REQUIRED FOR WORK DATA SETS ON VOLUMES WITH MORE THAN 17476 CYLINDERS On another, BLOCKSET could not be used because of: ICE201I 0 RECORD TYPE IS F - DATA STARTS IN POSITION 1 ICE039A 9 INSUFFICIENT MAIN STORAGE - ADD AT LEAST 16K BYTES ICE751I 0 C5-K03171 C6-Q95214 C7-Q96146 C8-K03171 E4-Q95214 C9-BASE E5-K01972 E7-K03171 ICE800I 0 BLOCKSET TECHNIQUE COULD NOT BE USED - REASON CODE IS 01 Dave Jousma Principal Systems Programmer Fifth Third Bank Information Technology ' Phone: (616) 653-8429 7 Fax:(616) 653-8497 This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Device Independence (was: ... DCB coexistence ...)
Charles Mills wrote: - This issue affects every developer who wants to write a program that exploits 31-bit storage (what a concept in 2005!) and still supports terminal I/O. IIRC, the only real issue is with some DCB exits e.g., EODAD. They can be handled by creating a below-the-line glue routine for those cases. I agree that 21st-century programmers shouldn't be burdened with such things. -- .-. | Edward E. Jaffe|| | Mgr, Research Development| [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | Phoenix Software International | Tel: (310) 338-0400 x318 | | 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 | Fax: (310) 338-0801| | Los Angeles, CA 90045 | http://www.phoenixsoftware.com | '-' -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OSA Card Display Command
Would this be of any use? d tcpip,,net,devlinks Craig -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan C. Field Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OSA Card Display Command The suggestions to display the channel types are one way, but all our OSA cards have two channels per physical card. So we show 8 OSA type channels on each processor, and this equates to four physical slots in the frame. Depending on what Ted is trying to figure out this may be relevant information. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Robert Justice okay, one more, yes, he could learn to use windows where in order to shutdown the system, you must first hit the START button. Alt+F4 initiates shutdown without the START button :-) -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT MOD27 support
David Andrews wrote: On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 10:49 -0400, Jousma, David wrote: Did you leave SORTWKxx allocations on mod-9's? I left SORTWKxx allocations on unmanaged public -9s. Didn't see any good reason for managing them. Maybe except: - possibility to keep work datasets on dedicated volumes - keeping 'accidental' allocations of small permanent datasets away from work volumes. These datasets can exhaust work space or at least fragmentarize it - automatization of VIO selection. - consistent rules regarding UNIT and VOL coding in prod. JCLs. BTW: I don't code SORTWKxx ddnames. For extremely large sorts I change default number of sortWK files. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
Which command should I use to 'move' chekpoint1 to 2 and so on ? $T CKPTDEF ? Thank you in advance M. S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
Heh. I was thinking the same thing: as part of our shutdown procedure we issue commands along the lines of S TESTSHUT, etc. Jon snip Heueueue, don't you ADCD users S SHUTDOWN at the system console to bring your system down? /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs?
If IBM had designed the ACB to handle QSAM and ALL other access methods, we wouldn't be having this discussion. The amount of IBM code requiring contortions or A-Mode 24 in 2005 is a disgrace. There never should have been a need for a DCBE. The failure to allow ESDS on tape and provide GDG type naming capabilities also is a sore point with me. And don't get me started on requiring a started task (VTAM) to be up before you could access channel attached SNA devices and not allowing those devices to be consoles. On 1 Aug 2005 12:47:38 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: Okay, I admit it, this is kind of an embarrassingly newbie-ish post for someone who has been writing assembler for 36 years. My only excuse is that having sold my old company lock, stock, and barrel, and now working solo, I have no old reference code to fall back on. I've got some assembler subroutines (non-reentrant) in which I rather lazily embedded QSAM and BPAM macros. That of course limits the code to RMODE=24. I would like to move the necessary control blocks to AMODE=24 STORAGE and let the code be RMODE ANY31. (The code currently runs AMODE ANY with no problems.) Question: is there any reference that provides a succinct statement of the steps necessary? (If not, why not, but that's a different topic.) Yes, I know each macro is separately documented in the two DFSMS manuals, but I mean, is there any overview of the conversion steps necessary. If there isn't a manual, I would welcome this esteemed group's input. I need to move the DCB to AMODE=24 STORAGE. I need to point each DCB to its own DCBE, which can be above the line, and I need to move the appropriate EODAD= and so forth operands to the DCBE. What else? I don't need a tutorial on 24-bit adcons or anything, I'm very familiar with the theoretical concepts and the usage of the macros in general, just what else specifically do I need to do to get from RMODE 24 code to RMODE ANY31? I'm familiar with DSECTs and copying model control blocks from CSECTs to STORAGE areas. What are the gotchas? The code in question has both DCB abend and SYNAD exits. Thanks! Charles Mills -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
On Tuesday 02 August 2005 08:56 am, Max Scarpa wrote: Which command should I use to 'move' chekpoint1 to 2 and so on ? $T CKPTDEF ? Thank you in advance M. S. You use the checkpoint recconfiguration dialog to perform tha actual moves. The $TCKPTDEF command primes the pump. - Mark Jacobs Technical Services Time Customer Service, Tampa Time Warner -- Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite. --LAZARUS LONG -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
In a message dated 8/2/2005 6:16:36 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: starting reconfiguration dialog or it can be done via JES2 commands renaming the old datasets and the new. RECONFIG dialogs are the way to go. Don't forget to update JESPARMs with new names. Might want to clean up SPOOL a little before you start. ===$O Q,ALL,A=5,CANCEL will purge stuff older than five days. And ===$D SPL,JOBS=3 will show anything using more than 3%. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
In a message dated 8/2/2005 8:11:02 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How many editors are there on z/OS? Basically just one - ISPF/PDF. Well, I guess Roscoe (don't know how popular that is anymore). Oh, and for the rich people there is WSED. TSO Edit. Works a lot like EDLIN in DOS. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
FW: From Enterprise Systems: Mainframe Sales Slump Trigger (CA) W orkforce Cuts
Article from Enterprise Systems : Mainframe Sales Slump Trigger Workforce Cuts at http://www.esj.com/news/article.aspx?EditorialsID=1464 Just one day after IBM Corp. announced its largest-ever mainframe system, mainframe mainstay Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) announced a five percent reduction in its work force, triggered-at least in part-by slackening demand for mainframe software and services. All told, CA will cut about 800 jobs. The cause, says the mainframe software giant, is a slowdown in total bookings, which fell by nearly one-third during the most recent quarter, to $415 million. This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OSA Card Display Command
Craig Kittendorf sez: Would this be of any use? d tcpip,,net,devlinks Sweet! Filing this one away... Cheers,,,Steve Steve Conway Systems Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703.921.6432 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
Estimeed listers Thank you all for replies (online and offline). Your help is really appreciated ! Best regards M.S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ILR005E PLPA PAGE DATA SET FULL
In a message dated 8/2/2005 8:12:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The 2305 is a general-purpose PAV box, so all user I/O can go through multiple exposures (now called PAV) on it as well as ASM. My bad. I meant the new ESS 2105 is a general-purpose PAV box, not the ancient 2305. Finger check. Bill Fairchild -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Making smaller ptf packages
Due to our coming late to the table of zOS, we have an enormous load of ptf's to bring us up to the present day, which I requested from ShopZ. When they were received it was 4 compressed tapes! Is there a way to have IBM break this up so we could apply them much easier? You don't have to apply everything on the tapes at once. It sounds like you have in hand 4 compressed tapes worth of PTFs, and I'll assume you haven't done anything yet with them. Go ahead and SMP/E RECEIVE all of the PTFs from all 4 tapes. This merely loads them from tape into the SMPPTS data set(s) and the global zone... it does not affect your target system. You will probably have to define one or more SMPPTS spill data sets to contain all the PTFs. After you have them staged in the global zone and SMPPTS data sets, you can then pick and choose which subset you want to apply to your target system; you don't have to apply them all at once. As already mentioned, the two most common selection methods are by FMID and by SOURCEID. By FMID should be pretty obvious, and by SOURCEID for example, you can pick the RSU level you want. Let us know if you have more specific questions. Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
VTS and stacking
Are there any benefits to stacking files on a tape when using vts? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
SMP/E Bypass Question.
Hello again, I ran an apply check against a sysmod and the output (causer report) is loaded with holds on DOC. I have now checked these out and would like to run the apply check again but this time trying to get a report that doens't had these hold for doc indications. Could I do this and how? Any help is appreciated, thanks. - Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ILR005E PLPA PAGE DATA SET FULL
In a message dated 8/2/2005 9:56:06 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My bad. I meant the new ESS 2105 is a general-purpose PAV box, not the ancient 2305. Finger check. Some of the SSD's had 2305 emulation available. Not so ancient. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMP/E Bypass Question.
In a message dated 8/2/2005 10:15:53 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could I do this and how? You really need to take a class. BYPASS(HOLDSYS(DOC)) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMP/E Bypass Question.
Thanks Ed didn't realize it was this easy. Ed Finnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/2/2005 10:15:53 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could I do this and how? You really need to take a class. BYPASS(HOLDSYS(DOC)) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html - Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
VTS SMF 94 vec value zero after LM code 530.08 applied - Fixed
This past weekend IBM applied LM code 530.11 with FP 11B to correct the situation where the SMF94VEC value is zero and the GUI interface for the VTS when looking at the active data screen shows no free cartridge scratch space available. - Forwarded by Patrick Falcone/US/Combined on 08/02/2005 11:12 AM - Patrick Falcone 04/28/2005 10:59 AM To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc: Subject:Re: VTS SMF 94 vec value zero after LM code 530.08 applied Yea, good point. I just went in there and pulled up the active data screen. The value is missing from the GUI as well. Thanks. Robin Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 04/28/2005 12:36 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc: Subject:Re: VTS SMF 94 vec value zero after LM code 530.08 applied quite a coincidence eh? do you have the library web service enabled? if so, you might want to check out the active data page and see if the free storage numbers are correct. if it's also 0 that may help ibm to nail the problem. Robin Murray Tel: (902) 453-7300 x4177 Cell: (902) 430-0637 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 04/28/2005 11:17 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc: Subject:Re: VTS SMF 94 vec value zero after LM code 530.08 applied Thanks Robin. The library id is correct. This is code that has been working for quite a while. I tracked down the date where the vec value zeroed. It coincided with the date that the LM code had been applied. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT MOD27 support
OMG, another MVS recommendation that won't lay down and die!!! (I'm not dissing you Kees) This one is well past its use by date. It was (and still is) a very good thing to exclude SORTWK datasets from VIO when VIO is going out to your locals. Blockset to the SORTWORK datasets will produce a much faster Sort than ASM will with VIO paging. However, when Expanded Storage arrived, VIO started going there, and no longer thrashed away on the Locals. Since then putting small SORTWK into SMS allocated VIO along with all the other small, temp datasets has been a no brainer. Ron Radoslaw, it is highly recommended to exclude SORTWK's from VIO. Kees. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VTS and stacking
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Brown Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: VTS and stacking Are there any benefits to stacking files on a tape when using vts? Speaking generally, I would say no. For the IBM 3494-B18 in particular, there are two reasons: (1) A virtual tape on an IBM 3494-B18 only takes up the amount of space required for the labels and the data. You don't waste any space on the virtual volume. (2) if you reference just one file on a stacked tape, the entire virtual volume must be staged to the disk cache. This is a waste of cache and time. The only negative, if it is one, is that you need to define more virtual volumes in your tape management system. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 06:16:09 -0500, Max Scarpa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Estimeed listers I've the need to enlarge our JES2 checkpoint datasets (the main couple and the 'spare' dataset) first in test then in prod. Is there anyone that can provide a quick procedure to do it ? I read JES2 tuning and inizialization guide but I don't understand if I've to define new datasets (via say IEFBR14) and then (at JES2 cold start) starting reconfiguration dialog or it can be done via JES2 commands renaming the old datasets and the new. Any help will be greatly appreciated M. S. If you have access to the SHARE website, download the JES2 Checkpoint Reconfiguration PDF from SHARE in NY Summber 2004. Session 2662. If you can't access the web site, email me offline and I'll send it. Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect Zurich North America and Farmers Insurance Group mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Programming expert at http://Search390.com/ateExperts/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs?
Good point, Mark - I'd forgotten about that. I ran into that exact scenario. I guess the trauma of the hunt as to why aren't the buffers above the line? is being blocked by my subconscious. :-) Charles - what Mark said. :-D Later, Ray -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Tuesday August 02 2005 08:13 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs? I recently encountered a gotcha.While doing something similar to what you are doing, I dynamically changed the DCBEDCB field before open with the appropriate DCBE address. I thought that would do the trick for the DCBE. But as it turns out, the DCBE= parm on the DCB is pretty much required, even if you use a dummy address. The invocation of that parm will set a couple of bits in the DCB that are required for processing. Without them, the system seems to ignore your DCBE address, and allocate the buffers BTL, and of course fail to free them after you close the file. So if you intend to use a DCBE address in your DCB, the parm must be coded in the DCB even if you have to use a dummy address at assembly time. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT MOD27 support
David Jousma wrote: I'm not a DFSORT expert, but have some questions(an ETR has Already been opened with IBM on this). We recently Started adding MOD27's to our SMS management pool that is used For SORTWKxx allocations. Jobs that worked in the past now fail Because DFSORT cannot switch to BLOCKSET mode because of some Other issue, which when coding SORTDIAG, DFSORT does tell us. It just Seems to me that DFSORT doesn't handle MOD27's too well when jobs Coded and run for years that work fine with SORTWKxx allocations to 3390-3 or 3390-9 work volumes work just fine. ... David, Blockset is far and away DFSORT's most efficient sorting technique and has become even more so over the years. We made a business decision a long time ago NOT to enhance the other much less efficient techniques since they degrade performance significantly. So for all but the simplest, oldest jobs, either Blockset is used or we terminate. For compatability, we let some jobs with odd situations still get through to the other techniques, but we strongly recommend that they be changed to use Blockset. You are NOT doing yourself any favors by using these techniques. Even if your jobs using these techniques happen to work, they are working very inefficiently. Blockset provides full MOD27 support for SORTWKs. The other techniques don't. Appropriate error messages are issued when Blockset can't be used with MOD27s.The first line of attack for a job that doesn't use Blockset is to change it to use Blockset if possible. If that's not possible, then you need to do what it takes to run those jobs with the other techniques. Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Team (IBM) Specialties: ICETOOL, IFTHEN, OVERLAY, Symbols, Migration = DFSORT/MVS is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VTS and stacking
Only thing I can think of is that the cost of reloading all of the files occur on the first tape. Where if each file was a different virtual tape, then each virtual tape is a separate reload (longer wait). As an example: If you have 20 files on a virtual tape, then there will be one physical tape mount to move the virtual volume back into cache. When that completes all of the 20 files would be in the cache and read from there with no physical mount. If the 20 files were each a virtual volume then there could be up to 20 physical mounts, more that likely 20, to reload each virtual volume back into cache. If there never will be a reload into cache, then stacking gain nothing, except to guarantee that if you lose one file you lost then all, since they are all on the same virtual volume and physical volume too. Kenneth Leidner Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Brown Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: VTS and stacking Are there any benefits to stacking files on a tape when using vts? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMP sloppiness
I thought the mantra around here was turning into RTFM. Is it now, RTFM but don't trust it? Jon snip If you will note, I said I had installed XA express. And you trusted its documentation. MVS Express was a dog's breakfast, and there was no reason to expect XA Express to be any better. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ILR005E PLPA PAGE DATA SET FULL
In a message dated 8/2/2005 10:15:57 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Some of the SSD's had 2305 emulation available. Not so ancient. Right; e.g. STK's 4305 was a SSD equivalent of an IBM 2305 drum. By ancient I meant the fact that 2305s were being used in the late 1970s for paging. Late 1970s is Jurassic to many these days, but we silverbacks can remember when it was au courant, the cat's meow, etc. Bill Fairchild -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Device Independence (was: ... DCB coexistence ...)
IIRC, the only real issue is with some DCB exits e.g., EODAD Au contraire, exactly where this thread started is with the issue of buffers above the line and the possibility of ALLOC DA(*). As I understand it, if you want buffers above the line (exploit 31-bit storage) you must EITHER - explicitly or implicitly disallow terminal output (and input, but that is not my problem today); or - dual-path the code to put buffers below the line if you detect ALLOC DA(*) Either alternative, I think, qualifies as evidencing a lack of device independence in the control program. And further, it is apparently not documented correctly. I am having success in testing, and no customer complaints, with something that the manual says will not work (AMODE=31 PUT to terminal). BTW, I think EODAD gets driven in the caller's AMODE and can be any RMODE. IIRC the issue is with SYNAD, which always gets driven AMODE=24, and thus must also start out RMODE=24. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward E. Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Device Independence (was: ... DCB coexistence ...) Charles Mills wrote: - This issue affects every developer who wants to write a program that exploits 31-bit storage (what a concept in 2005!) and still supports terminal I/O. IIRC, the only real issue is with some DCB exits e.g., EODAD. They can be handled by creating a below-the-line glue routine for those cases. I agree that 21st-century programmers shouldn't be burdened with such things. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
z/OS Editors (Was: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer)
John Mckown wrote: How many editors are there on z/OS? Basically just one - ISPF/PDF. Well, I guess Roscoe (don't know how popular that is anymore). Oh, and for the rich people there is WSED. Ed Finnell wrote: TSO Edit. Works a lot like EDLIN in DOS. The Edit/Update function in the CBT REVIEW command processor is similar to ISPF Edit. Regards, John Kalinich Computer Sciences Corp -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
So back to Tyler and his dilemma what would you do when looking at the current status of the industry and the road ahead? Tyler has had a friend who is a Manager of the Technical department for a Unix shop begging for him for years to come automate the system, so throw that into the mix. Consider the potential death of the mainframe in Tyler's working existence, which would mean he would have to start all over. Consider that Tyler is rather close to graduating with a Computer Science degree. Consider the innovation death within mainframe computing and the alternative of Unix, Tyler, RUN, DON'T WALK, into that Unix job. RIGHT NOW. STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND QUIT. UNIX is the future, and we are the past. If you are as much of a cowboy as Francisco says, Unix will be right up your alley. Why are you even worried about this choice? This one is a real no brainer. Regards, Tom Conley -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT MOD27 support
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron and Jenny Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 10:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DFSORT MOD27 support snip However, when Expanded Storage arrived, VIO started going there, and no longer thrashed away on the Locals. Since then putting small SORTWK into SMS allocated VIO along with all the other small, temp datasets has been a no brainer. Ron z/OS 1.4 on a zSeries: What Expanded Storage? Does this still apply in 64-bit mode? -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:54:52 EDT, Ed Finnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/2/2005 8:11:02 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How many editors are there on z/OS? Basically just one - ISPF/PDF. Well, I guess Roscoe (don't know how popular that is anymore). Oh, and for the rich people there is WSED. TSO Edit. Works a lot like EDLIN in DOS. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Dont forget WYLBUR !! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
HSM Enhancements
Hello folks; 1. Do you know if there are any plans to provide full support in HSM for 3592J cartirdges, in the sense to filling up the cartridge to the maximum possible?. I do understand that the stack use only provides up to for 99 which means up to 99 files in a 3592J cartridge. For most of our cases it will result in a very poor utilization of that media (allegedly up to almost 1TB when compressed)?. 2. Do you know if there is any plan to provide HSM with a multithread restore capability for full volume restore?. Even with the stack function, HSM could determine if a restore volume request is part of the same stack or not and make the desicion to start another restore subtask. 3. Any experience using HSM in an IBM VTS 3494-B20 in P2P mode and the Opentech products? TIA, G. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: STK 9840 in 3590 compat mode
In a message dated 8/2/2005 3:42:20 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No you cannot. You can install 3590 drives in STK robot library _http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG242594.html_ (http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG242594.html) Appendix K. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
In a message dated 8/2/2005 11:23:44 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dont forget WYLBUR !! And Superwylbur. I used them both 30 Jurassic years ago. Bill Fairchild -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
SOAP on z/OS?
We are running z/OS 1.4 (1.6 Q4, I think). I have the free HTTPD server running. Our management wants to integrate (more or less) the creation and deletion of userids. What they want is for the Windows people to be more-or-less responsible for adding most users (non-Tech Services, basically). Using the free HTTPD server, I have created a series of Web pages which are RACF secured. These pages accept the required information and do the actual RACF functions in a CGI. OK, I haven't really done all of that yet, just the proof of concept in that I don't actually issue the RACF commands. Anyway, it appears that this is not really what is desired. What is wanted is a way for the Windows program (?) to do a SOAP request to the z/OS system and get a response back. I don't know SOAP. I cannot find any reference to SOAP in the z/OS: HTTP Server Planning, Installing, and Using manual. I'll bet it is not supported. Anybody know a good reference web site for doing SOAP stuff via a Web Server? Anybody know a __FREE__ (as in beer) z/OS Web server which will do SOAP? Or anything else which is __FREE__ (as in beer) which can process SOAP requests (can SOAP even require RACF authenication?) A pointer to a SOAP for Ignorant z/OS Sysprogs would be nice as well. Please remember that any solution must be __FREE__ (as in beer). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
3490-F11
Hi all, Does anyone out there know how to gen a 3490-F11 on an OS/390 R10 system so that it will read and write 3480 18-track format tapes? This is the equipment: (2) IBM 3490-F11 Cartridge Tape Units (1) IBM FC0 rack with a 3000 controller (1) IBM 3220 ESCON feature Thanks for any help you can give, Sylvia Sylvia Gorman Associate Director Enterprise Systems Support Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 815 753-9451 phone 815 753-2555 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
I agree with Tim's point about transforming the look and feel of the mainframe's 3270 screens into Web interfaces. The old 3270 interface continues to make the mainframe appear old. Regardless of the incredible advances in hardware technology, cost per MIP, and continued record-breaking availability and reliability, the way that people see and interact with the mainframe is 30 years old. This makes it appear antiquated, when only the interface actually is. Since the Web has become the de facto standard for access to information, mainframers should be moving head long into trying to make that happen quickly and easily. And while Tim suggests Websphere and HATS, there are other products including our z/Web-Host which has provided immediate and simple transformation for nearly 5 years, with everything running native on the zSeries platform, and without the need for Websphere or any other supporting software. But whatever you use---by all means use something! Transforming the way people see the mainframe is an important element of viability. ** Eric Vaughan illustro Systems International, LLC --- See The Light--- Visit www.illustro.com to experience: z/Web-Host -- Easy Web Enablement for your Mainframe z/XML-Host -- Easy XML Enablement for your Mainframe Tel: +1.214.800.8900 Fax: +1.214.800.8989 ** -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer (Snip) Somehow businesses got rid of those punched cards and teletypes a few years ago and replaced them with those newfangled 3270 terminals. IBM mainframes have had Web servers and Web interfaces since 1991. The first Web server outside Europe was installed on a mainframe, at Stanford. So how about if Tyler stops worrying about the few fossils acting like fossils -- which exist in any organization. Tyler should have plenty of work to do getting Web interfaces deployed. There's this newfangled software called HATS, and it runs under WebSphere - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Software Architect, Enterprise Transformation IBM Americas zSeries Software NEW Phone: +1 312 529 1612 (effective 1 September 2005) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PGP key available.) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SOAP on z/OS?
SOAP is Simple Object Access Protocol. It is often implemented in JAVA. It is generally designed to implemnt RPC type functionallity using HTTP protocol, thou it has a greater scope than that. There is nothing preventing you from rolling your own, however it may be a piece of work. If I remember correctly there are 2 pieces UDDI, for publishing the methods and there parameters, and SOAP request/respones. It basically allows XML documents to be executed. There are open source implmentations available, check out http://ws.apache.org/soap/ for more detailed information. Good luck -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 11:29 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: SOAP on z/OS? We are running z/OS 1.4 (1.6 Q4, I think). I have the free HTTPD server running. Our management wants to integrate (more or less) the creation and deletion of userids. What they want is for the Windows people to be more-or-less responsible for adding most users (non-Tech Services, basically). Using the free HTTPD server, I have created a series of Web pages which are RACF secured. These pages accept the required information and do the actual RACF functions in a CGI. OK, I haven't really done all of that yet, just the proof of concept in that I don't actually issue the RACF commands. Anyway, it appears that this is not really what is desired. What is wanted is a way for the Windows program (?) to do a SOAP request to the z/OS system and get a response back. I don't know SOAP. I cannot find any reference to SOAP in the z/OS: HTTP Server Planning, Installing, and Using manual. I'll bet it is not supported. Anybody know a good reference web site for doing SOAP stuff via a Web Server? Anybody know a __FREE__ (as in beer) z/OS Web server which will do SOAP? Or anything else which is __FREE__ (as in beer) which can process SOAP requests (can SOAP even require RACF authenication?) A pointer to a SOAP for Ignorant z/OS Sysprogs would be nice as well. Please remember that any solution must be __FREE__ (as in beer). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VTS and stacking
... The only negative, if it is one, is that you need to define more virtual volumes in your tape management system. ... It actually can be a negative in a large MICS shop. I tried to get the MICS-masters to un-stack when we went VTS. There wasn't enough 'room' do define all the virtual volumes. We stayed with stacking those tapes. -teD In God we Trust! All others bring data! -- W. Edwards Deming -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
Hi all. I'm trying to develop a simple purge using DFSORT that drops all records in the input older than 1 year. The target field is an externalized DB2 timestamp. So far, the following works, sort of, but is not very elegant. Any suggestions? SORT FIELDS=(COPY) INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-07',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-08',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-09',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-10',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-11',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-12',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-01',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-02',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-03',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-04',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-05',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-06',OR, 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-07') Edward Long -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
Another IBM mainframe editor I've used is SYSD. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ed Long Hi all. I'm trying to develop a simple purge using DFSORT that drops all records in the input older than 1 year. The target field is an externalized DB2 timestamp. So far, the following works, sort of, but is not very elegant. Any suggestions? SORT FIELDS=(COPY) INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-07',OR, ... 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-07') How about INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,GE,C'2004-07') or OMIT COND=(21,7,CH,LT,C'2004-07') ? -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 09:59:27 -0700 Ed Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :Hi all. :I'm trying to develop a simple purge using DFSORT that drops all records in the input older than 1 year. The target field is an externalized DB2 timestamp. :So far, the following works, sort of, but is not very elegant. Any suggestions? :SORT FIELDS=(COPY) :INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-07',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-08',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-09',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-10',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-11',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-12',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-01',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-02',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-03',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-04',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-05',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-06',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-07') Sort doesn't have a greater than / less than condition? -- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
- Original Message - From: Ed Long [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days Hi all. I'm trying to develop a simple purge using DFSORT that drops all records in the input older than 1 year. The target field is an externalized DB2 timestamp. So far, the following works, sort of, but is not very elegant. Any suggestions? SORT FIELDS=(COPY) INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-07',OR, INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,GT,C'2004-06')??? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SOAP on z/OS?
Hi, John. Lots of time, if I need info on stuff like this, I check out IBM's DeveloperWorks site - there you could do a Search of all of dw (developerworks site) for SOAP and get at least more background. http://www-130.ibm.com/developerworks/ Regards, Peggy n Tue, 2 Aug 2005 11:28:49 -0500, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are running z/OS 1.4 (1.6 Q4, I think). I have the free HTTPD server running. Our management wants to integrate (more or less) the creation and deletion of userids. What they want is for the Windows people to be more-or-less responsible for adding most users (non-Tech Services, basically). Using the free HTTPD server, I have created a series of Web pages which are RACF secured. These pages accept the required information and do the actual RACF functions in a CGI. OK, I haven't really done all of that yet, just the proof of concept in that I don't actually issue the RACF commands. Anyway, it appears that this is not really what is desired. What is wanted is a way for the Windows program (?) to do a SOAP request to the z/OS system and get a response back. I don't know SOAP. I cannot find any reference to SOAP in the z/OS: HTTP Server Planning, Installing, and Using manual. I'll bet it is not supported. Anybody know a good reference web site for doing SOAP stuff via a Web Server? Anybody know a __FREE__ (as in beer) z/OS Web server which will do SOAP? Or anything else which is __FREE__ (as in beer) which can process SOAP requests (can SOAP even require RACF authenication?) A pointer to a SOAP for Ignorant z/OS Sysprogs would be nice as well. Please remember that any solution must be __FREE__ (as in beer). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SOAP on z/OS?
Also, John, there's an IBM web site for HTTP server where you might be able to find out if it supports SOAP (might only be supported by the *MORE EXPENSIVE* - NOT FREE - Websphere Application Server (WAS)) http://www-306.ibm.com/software/webservers/httpservers/library/index.html Regards, Peggy On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 11:28:49 -0500, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are running z/OS 1.4 (1.6 Q4, I think). I have the free HTTPD server running. Our management wants to integrate (more or less) the creation and deletion of userids. What they want is for the Windows people to be more-or-less responsible for adding most users (non-Tech Services, basically). Using the free HTTPD server, I have created a series of Web pages which are RACF secured. These pages accept the required information and do the actual RACF functions in a CGI. OK, I haven't really done all of that yet, just the proof of concept in that I don't actually issue the RACF commands. Anyway, it appears that this is not really what is desired. What is wanted is a way for the Windows program (?) to do a SOAP request to the z/OS system and get a response back. I don't know SOAP. I cannot find any reference to SOAP in the z/OS: HTTP Server Planning, Installing, and Using manual. I'll bet it is not supported. Anybody know a good reference web site for doing SOAP stuff via a Web Server? Anybody know a __FREE__ (as in beer) z/OS Web server which will do SOAP? Or anything else which is __FREE__ (as in beer) which can process SOAP requests (can SOAP even require RACF authenication?) A pointer to a SOAP for Ignorant z/OS Sysprogs would be nice as well. Please remember that any solution must be __FREE__ (as in beer). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: CMC TCP/IP (was: OSA Cards)
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Thanks everybody who responded.
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I still have one of my original questions unanswered.
Is a CMC still needed (or supported) in a TCP/IP configuration?
Also, where can I look this up.
-teD
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Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
Please accept this dual purpose response (both to John and to Ben). Yes, the include clause can be coded as GT,GE,LT,LE; however, for some, as yet, unknown reason, that construct continued to include older records. The present construct only includes the desired records, but is SQL like in its ponderousness. Thanks to both of you for the assist; I guess I was hoping for some kind of special register ala SQL as in GE (CURRENT DATE - 365 DAYS). Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ed Long Hi all. I'm trying to develop a simple purge using DFSORT that drops all records in the input older than 1 year. The target field is an externalized DB2 timestamp. So far, the following works, sort of, but is not very elegant. Any suggestions? SORT FIELDS=(COPY) INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-07',OR, ... 21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-07') How about INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,GE,C'2004-07') or OMIT COND=(21,7,CH,LT,C'2004-07') ? -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Edward Long -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
On 2-Aug-2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Binyamin Dissen) wrote: :INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-07',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-08',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-09',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-10',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-11',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-12',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-01',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-02',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-03',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-04',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-05',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-06',OR, :21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-07') Sort doesn't have a greater than / less than condition? I think he's wanting to have that date recognized as a date field. Here's how DFSORT handles dates: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/iceca107/3.7.12?ACTION=MATCHESREQUEST=dateTYPE=FUZZYSHELF=DT=19990113103506CASE=searchTopic=TOPICsearchText=TEXTsearchIndex=INDEXrank=RANKScrollTOP=FIRSTHIT#FIRSTHIT + You can use DFSORT's Y2 formats in conjunction with the century window in + effect, as follows: * + Use the full date formats (Y2T, Y2U, Y2V, Y2W, Y2X and Y2Y) to compare + a two-digit year date field to a two-digit year date constant (Y + constant) or to another two-digit year date field. * + Use the year formats (Y2C, Y2Z, Y2S, Y2P, Y2D and Y2B) to compare a + two-digit year field to a two-digit year constant (Y constant) or to + another two-digit year field. + For example, you can include only those records for which a Z'yymm' date + field is between January 1996 and March 2005. Or you can include only + those records for which a P'dddyy' field is less than another P'dddyy' + field. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ed Long Please accept this dual purpose response (both to John and to Ben). Yes, the include clause can be coded as GT,GE,LT,LE; however, for some, as yet, unknown reason, that construct continued to include older records. OK, how about: INCLUDE COND=(21,7,GE,C'2004-07,AND, 21,7,LE,C'2005-07'),FORMAT=CH -jc- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
SuperWylbur is not dead yet... http://www.superwylbur.com/ Thanks, Sam -Original Message- And Superwylbur. I used them both 30 Jurassic years ago. Bill Fairchild This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SOAP on z/OS?
John, if you want to really understand SOAP you need to look at the information on the W3C web site (http://www.w3c.org). You will find more information about SOAP there than you probably want to read. But, of course it is not slanted toward using SOAP on z/OS, or any specific platform. There are also lots of books available on the subject if you don't like reading the specs. You need a SOAP server to understand requests sent by a SOAP client program. The SOAP server receives the requests (usually via HTTP) and executes the requested program, passing the supplied input data. The output of the program is formatted back into a SOAP response envelop and returned to the requesting client. As far as I know, the z/OS HTTPD does not handle SOAP requests. If it does, I am sure someone will chime in and correct me. So, I don't know of any _FREE_ (as in beer) SOAP implementations for z/OS. There are however, a number of solutions available that run on z/OS. I wrote one (our z/XML-Host product) that could be used to SOAP enable the ISPF RACF panels to do what you want. But obviously it goes for more than the price of beer. There are many ways your requirement could be handled, like writing a JAVA or VB program that would automatically FTP a batch job to JES that would define the RACF user id. Using SOAP does make the interface more standard and therefore writing the client program side perhaps easier, but it's not the only way to skin the cat if you must use a _FREE_ (as in beer) solution. Chuck Arney illustro Systems International, LLC http://www.illustro.com Access 3270 data from anywhere with z/XML-Host Access 3270 apps from the web with z/Web-Host Access CMS minidisks from OS/390 or VSE with CMSACCess Voice: 972-296-6166 -Original Message- SNIP... Anyway, it appears that this is not really what is desired. What is wanted is a way for the Windows program (?) to do a SOAP request to the z/OS system and get a response back. I don't know SOAP. I cannot find any reference to SOAP in the z/OS: HTTP Server Planning, Installing, and Using manual. I'll bet it is not supported. Anybody know a good reference web site for doing SOAP stuff via a Web Server? Anybody know a __FREE__ (as in beer) z/OS Web server which will do SOAP? Or anything else which is __FREE__ (as in beer) which can process SOAP requests (can SOAP even require RACF authenication?) A pointer to a SOAP for Ignorant z/OS Sysprogs would be nice as well. Please remember that any solution must be __FREE__ (as in beer). -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets
On 8/2/05, Ed Finnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...snip... names. Might want to clean up SPOOL a little before you start. ===$O Q,ALL,A=5,CANCEL will purge stuff older than five days. And ===$D SPL,JOBS=3 will show anything using more than 3%. My JES2 skills are suspect but I think you mean: $O JQ,ALL,A5,CANCEL - will purge all HELD output older than 5 days $PO JQ,AGE5,HELD - Will do the same thing $PO JQ,AGE5 - will purge output thats not HELD and finally, $D JQ,SPL=(%3) - will show anything using more that 3% of spool JES version: JES2 JES level: S 1.4 Gabe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
New PCs Getting Kicked Off the Mainframe
I have a problem that has me baffled on just how to proceed. Along with our SAP/R3 project, most of our users are getting new PCs. Several users who have had their PCs replaced are complaining that as they enter data in CICS, they get kicked out. One particular user enters many many lines of data, and if she gets kicked out she has to do some special backout, and then enter all of the data again. The users are going from Windows 95 PCs to current PCs running Windows XP. These are the symptoms. They get the following message on their PC screen: T000i-MILLENNIUM SESSION TERMINATED DFHAC2001 07/29/05 13:25:03 CICSP Transaction '' is not recognized. Check that the transaction name is correct. The user is still in their CICS session, and still logged on to Netview Access Services (NVAS), but their MD Millennium Session is terminated. I suspect that there is something with the PC causing the problem, as this is only happening with users who have replaced their PCs, but I don't know that for sure. We are z/OS 1.2, running on an MP3000-H50. We run CICS TS 1.3. All users on PCs get in through NVAS, and OnNet Host Suite 3270 Terminal emulation. Has anyone run into problems like this, or have a good idea of where to look? I am going to run a trace on their terminal, although I haven't done that lately. I'll have to figure out how to start it. Thanks Eric Bielefeld PH Mining Equipment 414-671-7849 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer
John McKown How many editors are there on z/OS? Basically just one - ISPF/PDF. ISPF lets you choose from a very wide range of editors. For example, when I'm in a member list and select a member using E for Edit, the member opens instantly on my desktop in the NOTEPAD editor. When I've finished making changes and close the file, the changes are instantly uploaded back to the mainframe. Of course, I could have told ISPF to launch any editor I wanted, I just happened to pick NOTEPAD. Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - The easiest, most powerful way to surf a mainframe! http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OSA Card Display Command
who ever is hosting your hardware can set up host on demand and you can get the HMC that way. Yes it is a option - Original Message - From: Ted MacNEIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, July 31, 2005 8:00 pm Subject: Re: OSA Card Display Command ... Other than that, I think that any channel defined in the IODF as OSC, OSD, or OSE would be an OSA card. ... I tried reading the IODF. I must be reading it wrong. It says that there are 16, at least that's my iterpretation. I'm in Toronto. The HMC is in Texas. Not an option! Isn't there a simple display command? -teD In God we Trust! All others bring data! -- W. Edwards Deming --- --- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
I guess I was hoping for some kind of special register ala SQL as in GE (CURRENT DATE - 365 AYS). See http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtms t03.html#t07 and http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtms t03.html#t7r for possible techniques. [beware URL wrap] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
DFHSM Encryption
Is anyone aware of a method to encrypt DFHSM Backups, Dumps and ML2 data at time of creation? An after-the-fact copy of the data is not an acceptable option! I have RTFM'ed and can find no indication of DFHSM/ICSF (or any other) encryption support. THanks in advance, -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: New PCs Getting Kicked Off the Mainframe
Could the 3270 Emulator be sending unsolicited interrupts to the host? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 3:15 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: New PCs Getting Kicked Off the Mainframe I have a problem that has me baffled on just how to proceed. Along with our SAP/R3 project, most of our users are getting new PCs. Several users who have had their PCs replaced are complaining that as they enter data in CICS, they get kicked out. One particular user enters many many lines of data, and if she gets kicked out she has to do some special backout, and then enter all of the data again. The users are going from Windows 95 PCs to current PCs running Windows XP. These are the symptoms. They get the following message on their PC screen: T000i-MILLENNIUM SESSION TERMINATED DFHAC2001 07/29/05 13:25:03 CICSP Transaction '' is not recognized. Check that the transaction name is correct. The user is still in their CICS session, and still logged on to Netview Access Services (NVAS), but their MD Millennium Session is terminated. I suspect that there is something with the PC causing the problem, as this is only happening with users who have replaced their PCs, but I don't know that for sure. We are z/OS 1.2, running on an MP3000-H50. We run CICS TS 1.3. All users on PCs get in through NVAS, and OnNet Host Suite 3270 Terminal emulation. Has anyone run into problems like this, or have a good idea of where to look? I am going to run a trace on their terminal, although I haven't done that lately. I'll have to figure out how to start it. Thanks Eric Bielefeld PH Mining Equipment 414-671-7849 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 8/1/2005 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
The self-contained REXX code example below will generate a formatted OMIT
statement (using a 365 day cutoff) to an output DD (passed as the REXX EXEC
invocation argument).
Sincerely,
Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.
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//STEP0EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD DUMMY
//SYSINDD DUMMY
//* TEMPORARY PDS ALLOCATION BELOW WITH MEMBER NAMED REXXPGM.
//SYSUT2 DD DISP=(NEW,PASS),
// DSN=REXXPDS(REXXPGM),
// UNIT=SYSALLDA,SPACE=(TRK,(1,1,1))
//* REXX CODE BELOW IS CREATED IN SYSUT2 MEMBER NAMED ABOVE.
//SYSUT1 DD DATA,DLM=ZZ
/* REXX */
arg outdd
cutoff = DATE('B') - 365
omitstr = substr(DATE('S',cutoff,'B'),1,4)||'-'||,
substr(DATE('S',cutoff,'B'),5,2)
queue OMIT COND=(21,7,CH,LT,C'omitstr')
EXECIO * DISKW outdd (FINIS
exit
ZZ
//*
//STEP1EXEC PGM=IRXJCL,PARM='REXXPGM SORTFILT'
//SYSEXEC DD DISP=(OLD,DELETE),DSN=REXXPDS
//SORTFILT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSIN DD DUMMY
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ed Long
Hi all.
I'm trying to develop a simple purge using DFSORT that drops
all records in the input older than 1 year. The target field
is an externalized DB2 timestamp.
So far, the following works, sort of, but is not very
elegant. Any suggestions?
SORT FIELDS=(COPY)
INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,EQ,C'2004-07',OR,
...
21,7,CH,EQ,C'2005-07')
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Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
Ed Long wrote: Yes, the include clause can be coded as GT,GE,LT,LE; however, for some, as yet, unknown reason, that construct continued to include older records. Which construct? Older records with what dates? DFSORT has no problem handling GT, GE, LT, LE for INCLUDE or OMIT, so I'm wondering what the user error was here. :-) The present construct only includes the desired records, but is SQL like in its ponderousness. The following non-ponderous construct is equivalent to the ponderous construct and gives the same results: INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,GE,C'2004-07',AND,21,7,CH,LE,C'2005-07') Thanks to both of you for the assist; I guess I was hoping for some kind of special register ala SQL as in GE (CURRENT DATE - 365 DAYS). Well, you're mixing up current date formats here. If your date is a mm date (or variation), then you'd want to subtract 12 months, not 365 days. If your date was a mmdd or ddd variation, then you'd want to substract 365 days. DFSORT has DATE2 for mm, but doesn't allow addition or subraction of months from it. DFSORT has DATE1 for mmdd and DATE3 for ddd, but doesn't allow addition or subtraction of days from it. However, we consider that a high priority candidate for a future enhancement to DFSORT. Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Team (IBM) Specialties: ICETOOL, IFTHEN, OVERLAY, Symbols, Migration = DFSORT/MVS is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SOAP on z/OS?
1) If you have CICS - it is a SOAP server. There are escapes from CICS to APF authorized code (RACF macros). 2) If open source Java SOAP server like Axis can run z/OS JVM (not ure) - z/OS JVM comes with some Security Server Java classes that bridge to underlying RACF macros. 3) You can consider a broader scope of Identity Management suite (aka RACF front end) - these days they come with SOAP integration (named SPML, WS-Provisioning) 4) As posted recently in RACF-L, you can front end RACF with an LDAP client on Win/Unix/Linux box - box where you host the SOAP server (there are many, Perl, C, Java, open source). I mean SOAP server accepts requests and gets via LDAP client to RACF. Shmuel Koller Discount Bank - Original Message - From: McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 6:28 PM Subject: SOAP on z/OS? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OSA Card Display Command
... who ever is hosting your hardware can set up host on demand and you can get the HMC that way. Yes it is a option ... No. It's not. 1. Security. 2. Confidentiality. 3. HOD is no longer free. -teD In God we Trust! All others bring data! -- W. Edwards Deming -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Updating the Esoteric Table
Hi All. Is there a way to update the ESOTERIC table dynamically without building a new SYS1.IODF##? If a device is NOT in the ESOTERIC table is it accessible with JCL or will you get invalid device? We are OS/390 V2R10. Once again I thank the group. Bob Pelletier Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Rocky Hill, Connecticut -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFHSM Encryption
Encrypt the data when the files are first written . -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:45 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: DFHSM Encryption Is anyone aware of a method to encrypt DFHSM Backups, Dumps and ML2 data at time of creation? An after-the-fact copy of the data is not an acceptable option! I have RTFM'ed and can find no indication of DFHSM/ICSF (or any other) encryption support. THanks in advance, -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
craig.schneiderwent wrote: See http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtms t03.html#t07 and http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtms t03.html#t7r for possible techniques. [beware URL wrap] The t07 trick is for date, not for date-n. The t7r trick will work for mmdd-365 and can be adapted for ddd-365, but will not work for mm-12. Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Team (IBM) Specialties: ICETOOL, IFTHEN, OVERLAY, Symbols, Migration = DFSORT/MVS is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Updating the Esoteric Table
Robert, You should be able to update your system dynamically by making your changes to the ESOTERICs and then issue the z/OS command - ACTIVATE IODF=XX,SOFT This does imply that you built a new IODF that is different from your current IODF but you do not need to actually rebuild a new IOCDS. However, you should build a new IOCDS/IODF in preparation for your next (planned, I hope) IML and/or IPL and/or POR of your system. The EDT is only (re)built at IPL time and as a result of the ACTIVATE command. You could also build a new IOCDS and IODF and use the activate command as follows: ACTIVATE IODF=XX,ACTIOCDS=YY,FORCE=(DEVICE,CANDIDATE) Now, both your IOCDS and IODF will be in sync. Since your only change was to the EDT, this should not be a problem. HTH HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS Raymond E. Noal Lab Manager, San Diego Facility Office: (858) 537 - 3268 Cell: (858) 248 - 1172 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Pelletier Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 1:06 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Updating the Esoteric Table Hi All. Is there a way to update the ESOTERIC table dynamically without building a new SYS1.IODF##? If a device is NOT in the ESOTERIC table is it accessible with JCL or will you get invalid device? We are OS/390 V2R10. Once again I thank the group. Bob Pelletier Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Rocky Hill, Connecticut -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: New PCs Getting Kicked Off the Mainframe
On Tue, 2 Aug 2005, Kreiter, Chuck wrote: We had a similar problem last week with a new XP PC. The resolution was: The only thing I can think of is changing Mochasoft to termtype2. Although we've not had the same exact symptoms, we did see mainframe users who had difficulty in logging in to VTAM apps after they upgraded to new PCs. Their most common symptom was that their 3270 window would hang after they entered a VTAM application name at the VTAM welcome screen. It turned out that their 3270 emulation software didn't run reliably with the Pentium 4 hyperthreading feature turned on. Turning off hyperthreading fixed the problem. The software was Attachmate Extra! and the OS was Windows XP. Dave -- Dave Ulrick Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.niu.edu/~ulrick/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFHSM Encryption
snip Encrypt the data when the files are first written /snip That's the idea, but how? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: New PCs Getting Kicked Off the Mainframe
I really don't know. I've never done much with networking. Right now, I'm trying to figure out what to trace with GTF. Eric Bielefeld PH Mining Equipment On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:44:36 -0400, Gary Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could the 3270 Emulator be sending unsolicited interrupts to the host? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 3:15 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: New PCs Getting Kicked Off the Mainframe I have a problem that has me baffled on just how to proceed. Along with our SAP/R3 project, most of our users are getting new PCs. Several users who have had their PCs replaced are complaining that as they enter data in CICS, they get kicked out. One particular user enters many many lines of data, and if she gets kicked out she has to do some special backout, and then enter all of the data again. The users are going from Windows 95 PCs to current PCs running Windows XP. These are the symptoms. They get the following message on their PC screen: T000i-MILLENNIUM SESSION TERMINATED DFHAC2001 07/29/05 13:25:03 CICSP Transaction '' is not recognized. Check that the transaction name is correct. The user is still in their CICS session, and still logged on to Netview Access Services (NVAS), but their MD Millennium Session is terminated. I suspect that there is something with the PC causing the problem, as this is only happening with users who have replaced their PCs, but I don't know that for sure. We are z/OS 1.2, running on an MP3000-H50. We run CICS TS 1.3. All users on PCs get in through NVAS, and OnNet Host Suite 3270 Terminal emulation. Has anyone run into problems like this, or have a good idea of where to look? I am going to run a trace on their terminal, although I haven't done that lately. I'll have to figure out how to start it. Thanks Eric Bielefeld PH Mining Equipment 414-671-7849 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Updating the Esoteric Table
In a message dated 8/2/2005 3:28:25 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi All. Is there a way to update the ESOTERIC table dynamically without building a new SYS1.IODF##? If a device is NOT in the ESOTERIC table is it accessible with JCL or will you get invalid device? We are OS/390 V2R10. Once again I thank the group. Nope. There are the generics;i.e. 3390 and the VATLST. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
Thanks to all for participating. Here we go: I did previously see all of the date stuff in the Fine Manual, as subsetted and reprinted by Howard. None of the examples that I could find- note to Frank, please increase the number of examples - include the externalized DB2 format as in 2004-07-25 (Note the dashes and the 4 digit year). Note that the subset reprinted by Howard is all 2 digit years. I saw no examples of a 4 digit year - 2 digit month - 2 digit Day etc. Any of the INCLUDES so far, either of Frank's or either of mine, suffer from the same maintenance problem. I'm not actually getting 365 days worth; I'm getting somewhere between 365 and 395 days worth depending upon the day of the month that the job runs on. The job runs weekly on Saturday. Once a month I have to remember to edit this control card to include the new month and delete the oldest. I have trouble remembering lunch. Scott's suggestion may be the slickest so far; essentially generating the control cards weekly just before use. I tried following Craig's URL's; no such page on either one. I'll come back to that later this afternoon. I am curious though that no one has yet suggested ICETOOL. Thanks again to all of you for the assist. Frank Yaeger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ed Long wrote: Yes, the include clause can be coded as GT,GE,LT,LE; however, for some, as yet, unknown reason, that construct continued to include older records. Which construct? Older records with what dates? DFSORT has no problem handling GT, GE, LT, LE for INCLUDE or OMIT, so I'm wondering what the user error was here. :-) The present construct only includes the desired records, but is SQL like in its ponderousness. The following non-ponderous construct is equivalent to the ponderous construct and gives the same results: INCLUDE COND=(21,7,CH,GE,C'2004-07',AND,21,7,CH,LE,C'2005-07') Thanks to both of you for the assist; I guess I was hoping for some kind of special register ala SQL as in GE (CURRENT DATE - 365 DAYS). Well, you're mixing up current date formats here. If your date is a mm date (or variation), then you'd want to subtract 12 months, not 365 days. If your date was a mmdd or ddd variation, then you'd want to substract 365 days. DFSORT has DATE2 for mm, but doesn't allow addition or subraction of months from it. DFSORT has DATE1 for mmdd and DATE3 for ddd, but doesn't allow addition or subtraction of days from it. However, we consider that a high priority candidate for a future enhancement to DFSORT. Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Team (IBM) Specialties: ICETOOL, IFTHEN, OVERLAY, Symbols, Migration = DFSORT/MVS is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Edward Long -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs?
On 2 Aug 2005 08:08:13 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: Just a question out of sheer curiosity: what do you mean by GDG type naming capabilities? Are you talking about being able to have date/time as part of the generation name or some such? There is no equivalent of PROD.FILE(+1) for an ESDS. The current implementation of changing (+1) to GVnn could be replaced by a different naming convention that accomplishes the same thing Gnnn.Vnn and more sophistication in specification of relative generation numbers. I just don't want to have to change JCL data set names for each instance of an ESDS. Jon snip The failure to allow ESDS on tape and provide GDG type naming capabilities also is a sore point with me. And don't get me started on requiring a started task (VTAM) to be up before you could access channel attached SNA devices and not allowing those devices to be consoles. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Updating the Esoteric Table
Hi All. Is there a way to update the ESOTERIC table dynamically without building a new SYS1.IODF##? If a device is NOT in the ESOTERIC table is it accessible with JCL or will you get invalid device? We are OS/390 V2R10. Once again I thank the group. Bob Pelletier . Bob, Just did this last week to add an esoteric for a migration package, combining 3480 and 3490 as the esoteric 'SARTAPE'. I couldn't figure a way around not creating a new IODF. Eventually created a new IODF with a new EDT (02), then entered the command: ACTIVATE IODF=XX,EDT=02 I was able to go back to the old EDT=01,..and then back to EDT=02 to test. Good luck, Gabe -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
Edward Long wrote:
I did previously see all of the date stuff in the Fine Manual, as
subsetted and reprinted by Howard. None of the examples that I could
find- note to Frank, please increase the number of examples -
include the externalized DB2 format as in 2004-07-25 (Note the
dashes and the 4 digit year). Note that the subset reprinted by
Howard is all 2 digit years. I saw no examples of a 4 digit year -
2 digit month - 2 digit Day etc.
I'll include such an example in the APG for the next go around.
Any of the INCLUDES so far, either of Frank's or either of mine,
suffer from the same maintenance problem. I'm not actually getting
365 days worth; I'm getting somewhere between 365 and 395 days worth
depending upon the day of the month that the job runs on. The job
runs weekly on Saturday. Once a month I have to remember to edit
this control card to include the new month and delete the oldest. I
have trouble remembering lunch.
I'm a little confused at this point. Is the date in your records a -mm
date or a -mm-dd date? I thought it was a -mm date and you wanted
to subtract 12. I didn't have a good trick for that. If it's actually a
-mm-dd date and you want to subtract 365 days from it, then the Smart
DFSORT Trick at:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtmst03.html#t7r
could be adapted to set up the the current -mm-dd date - 365 days as a
symbol and use it in the INCLUDE statement as follows:
//TSOBATCH EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1A,DYNAMNBR=200
//SYSEXEC DD DSN=userid.REXXD.REXX,DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*
//OUTFILE DD DSN=S1,UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),
// DISP=(,PASS),LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,DSORG=PS
//SYSTSIN DD *
%REXXEDL
//S2EXEC PGM=ICEMAN
//SYSOUTDD SYSOUT=*
//SYMNAMES DD DSN=S1,DISP=(OLD,PASS)
//SORTIN DD DSN=... input file
//SORTOUT DD DSN=... output file
//SYSINDD*
OPTION COPY
INCLUDE COND=(21,10,CH,GE,RELDATE)
/*
REXXEDL would have the following REXX code (sorry if this isn't the best
REXX code, but my knowledge of REXX is spotty - anyway it should give you
the idea):
/* REXX */
EXECIO 0 DISKW OUTFILE(OPEN /* OPEN FILE */
A=DATE('S',DATE('B')-365,'B')
B=SUBSTR(A,1,4)-SUBSTR(A,5,2)-SUBSTR(A,7,2)
QUEUE RELDATE,C||'||B||'
EXECIO 1 DISKW OUTFILE (FINIS
FREE FI(OUTFILE)
This creates a DFSORT Symbol like this:
RELDATE,C'-mm-dd'
for the current date - 365 days.
Scott's suggestion may be the slickest so far; essentially
generating the control cards weekly just before use.
I think the solution above is similar to Scott's solution.
I tried following Craig's URL's; no such page on either one. I'll
come back to that later this afternoon.
Hmmm... this URL works:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/sort/mvs/tricks/srtmst03.html#t7r
Make sure you have the whole thing since it wraps.
I am curious though that no one has yet suggested ICETOOL.
DFSORT has the INCLUDE and date functions. ICETOOL doesn't have any
extensions to that. You could wrap an ICETOOL job around the DFSORT
control statements, but it wouldn't really provide any additional function.
ICETOOL adds lots of functions to DFSORT, but this isn't one of them.
Thanks again to all of you for the assist.
Frank Yaeger - DFSORT Team (IBM)
Specialties: ICETOOL, IFTHEN, OVERLAY, Symbols, Migration
= DFSORT/MVS is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/storage/dfsort/
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Re: DFSORT Selecting all records today - 365 days
Choices I see 1. use the DB2 date facilities when the unload tape is created. REORG with DISCARD processing will purge records with single column date manipulation. 2. use INREC to build a DFSORT type date field and then use OMIT logic from Frank that will let you do 1 year. Use OUTREC to remove the date field. 3. write a REXX to generate control cards or pass the file directly. I am waiting for the ability of DFSORT to invoke REXX directly. That would let me do all kind of fixes without ever writing a full program. Mike -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: New PCs Getting Kicked Off the Mainframe
Check the keyboard mapping of the emulator? Perhaps there is a key that has changed and is causing the disconnect. Good Luck, Gabriel -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs?
On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:16:40 -0300, Clark Morris wrote: Just a question out of sheer curiosity: what do you mean by GDG type naming capabilities? Are you talking about being able to have date/time as part of the generation name or some such? There is no equivalent of PROD.FILE(+1) for an ESDS. The current implementation of changing (+1) to GVnn could be replaced by a different naming convention that accomplishes the same thing Gnnn.Vnn and more sophistication in specification of relative generation numbers. I just don't want to have to change JCL data set names for each instance of an ESDS. If you want IBM to take your ESDS-GDG requirement seriously, you might want to beef up that business case a wee bit. I just don't want to doesn't have a whole lot of weight (unless, perhaps, you are Warren Buffet or Bill Gates). snip The failure to allow ESDS on tape and provide GDG type naming capabilities also is a sore point with me. /snip Tapes are becoming largely obsolete - why waste any time on that support now? However, more generalized GDG support might be a very nice thing to add to z/OS (or its successor) since that is a fairly big differentiator between z/OS and *nix systems. I've heard MANY *nix administrators and programmers lament over the lack of GDG-style support on their platforms. (Most of them attempt to reinvent that wheel and most attempts that I've seen missed quite a few cogs and spokes.) There might well be a lot of business value to IBM if z/OS would generalize the GDG support to (a) VSAM and (b) zFS files, and then perhaps carry that support back out to the iSeries and pSeries platforms (after crowing about it on z/OS first). -- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: 3490-F11
I'm not a hardware expert but my understanding is that a 3490 will read 18 track (3480) with no problem. It will not ever write 18 track, only 36 track. Sylvia Gorman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi all, Does anyone out there know how to gen a 3490-F11 on an OS/390 R10 system so that it will read and write 3480 18-track format tapes? This is the equipment: (2) IBM 3490-F11 Cartridge Tape Units (1) IBM FC0 rack with a 3000 controller (1) IBM 3220 ESCON feature __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs?
Tom Schmidt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:16:40 -0300, Clark Morris wrote: Just a question out of sheer curiosity: what do you mean by GDG type naming capabilities? Are you talking about being able to have date/time as part of the generation name or some such? There is no equivalent of PROD.FILE(+1) for an ESDS. The current implementation of changing (+1) to GVnn could be replaced by a different naming convention that accomplishes the same thing Gnnn.Vnn and more sophistication in specification of relative generation numbers. I just don't want to have to change JCL data set names for each instance of an ESDS. If you want IBM to take your ESDS-GDG requirement seriously, you might want to beef up that business case a wee bit. I just don't want to doesn't have a whole lot of weight (unless, perhaps, you are Warren Buffet or Bill Gates). Not likely to happen. VSAM files have totally different format in the catalog than GDS records. The incompatibilities would make it extremely difficult to handle GDS files. Also, there would be problems in a user creating a ESDS, then a non-VSAM, etc, and attempting to read them using relative generation numbers. Generic VSAM files have other problems, such as associations - AIXes and PATH names, and the truenames for those AIX and PATh records would cause problems when the base VSAM rolled off the GDG. VSAM files with associations would rapidly fill up the GDG base record, causing other problems by using extension records which are a performance impact. And there are expectations of GDS's being non-VSAM - that's the way they were designed 40 years ago and changing that now could disrupt all kinds of vendor, user-written utilities, and other programs. If you want to use GDS's, then export the file to a GDS and when you want to use it, IMPORT it back into a VSAM file. Simple solution. snip The failure to allow ESDS on tape and provide GDG type naming capabilities also is a sore point with me. /snip Tapes are becoming largely obsolete - why waste any time on that support now? I strongly disagree. Tapes are not even close to obsolete - however, putting VSAM files on tape is an anachronism. See previous suggestion about export/import. Sorry it's a sore point with Clark, but I guess it will always be a sore point. Thanks, Mark Thomen Catalog/IDCAMS/VSAM Development -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs?
There's one mid-level OS that has supported something similar to GDG's for a long time - (Open)VMS. It has had versioning for a long, long time (filename.ext;version#). Now if HP would port it to the x86 platform...but I'll admit, that's a lot of work. I'm sure lots of it is written in assembler. Later, Ray -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Schmidt Sent: Tuesday August 02 2005 15:19 (snipped GDG stuff) However, more generalized GDG support might be a very nice thing to add to z/OS (or its successor) since that is a fairly big differentiator between z/OS and *nix systems. I've heard MANY *nix administrators and programmers lament over the lack of GDG-style support on their platforms. (Most of them attempt to reinvent that wheel and most attempts that I've seen missed quite a few cogs and spokes.) There might well be a lot of business value to IBM if z/OS would generalize the GDG support to (a) VSAM and (b) zFS files, and then perhaps carry that support back out to the iSeries and pSeries platforms (after crowing about it on z/OS first). -- Tom Schmidt Madison, WI -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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Re: Making smaller ptf packages
Kurt wrote on 03/08/2005 01:01:06 AM: You don't have to apply everything on the tapes at once. It sounds like you have in hand 4 compressed tapes worth of PTFs, and I'll assume you haven't done anything yet with them. Go ahead and SMP/E RECEIVE all of the PTFs from all 4 tapes. This merely loads them from tape into the SMPPTS data set(s) and the global zone... it does not affect your target system. You will probably have to define one or more SMPPTS spill data sets to contain all the PTFs. That (somewhat) offhand last sentence is generally more of an issue than the APPLY. Watch what happens when you have a PTS dataset (or 2, or ...) that are full, and you do a large receive. It ain't pretty. Better than before maybe, but I hate watching all those compresses. We, like others, swapped the order of the spills to alleviate this. And just try using spills with the batch TSO invocation JCL that ShopzSeries suggest if you ftp an order down and install locally. Shane ... (yes I do know how to run ACCEPT to clear the PTS - that ain't the issue under discussion) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
