Re: CA-Spool Message ESF735
CA-Spool 11.5 is issuing message ESF735 CA Health Checker Initialization failed with RC=40 and it is not documented. Any ideas? It appears that CA was (also) tasked with coming up with health checks. The result was that they are not documented properly. When we ran into this, we had them dig for the documentation, and they will provide it in a future release in the standard books. In our case, we got exceptions that no one had an inkling how to handle. We just deleted the checks in the parmlib member, as our product guy said they're useless checks, anyway. Regards, Barbara Nitz -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Console's behaviour when no paths available
Kevin, Sorry, I wasn't on IBMMAIN last night. We've had a lively debate about what happened and what we might be able to do to handle it more intelligently. thanks for letting me know. Please feel free to contact me directly (Jim has my work email, if you don't). I have a syslog excerpt from three systems that I could send you, if that helps. Unfortunately I have no dump, and no other doc than the syslogs. I was either too stupid to find them or there really aren't any MIH records in erep, much less software records of anything. Tony, Wouldn't it be by definition a hardware problem in the OSA card if a network problem is capable of causing a channel control check? My reading of the definition of Channel Control Check in the Principles of Operation is that it is a machine malfunction that cannot be caused by external data or conditions. Perhaps you should ask them if the OSA card has been granted a deviation from the POO; they take this stuff fairly seriously. I'm also surprised that the machine didn't call home about this kind of hardware problem. Perhaps they already have logs and such, but the wrong people have them. I didn't say that we technicians *believe* what IBM told us, did I :-) ? The OSA logs are IBM confidential (or something), otherwise my network guy would already have checked them. He's very good at that. He also believes that they wrap very fast, so there really might not be a log from the time of the failure anymore. The way I learned it, a channel control check is basically the equivalent of an abend0c4, only in micro/milli/whatever code - in hardware. Happens all the time with DASD. z/OS usually recovers and goes on without any hickup. But given the amount of work for each of us, my boss decided (after that cop- out from IBM) that we will not do anything more unless the problem recurs. (In which case someone will start the trace and then we wait for another recurrance.) It's just my general obstinacy that I don't want to wait for a recurrance and possibly run into some severe problem because of a channel control check. Finding the cause is one thing, fixing recovery and stabilizing operations is my priority. (And so I kinda ignore what my boss told me.) Best regards, Barbara -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Rexx to submit job
The question is a little vague and Ted has answered in the simplest form ... Here's a snippet using File tailoring (Skeletons) : address 'ISPEXEC' FTOPEN TEMP if rc0 then call ExitWithError 'Could not start file tailoring' FTINCL AMBSKL if rc0 then, call ExitWithError 'Could not tailor skeleton AMBSKL' FTCLOSE if rc0 then call ExitWithError 'Could not end file tailoring' VGET ZTEMPF address 'TSO' SUBMIT 'ZTEMPF' Obviously, you would have to create the skeleton to go with this code ... Cheers, Peter Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 08/04/2010 11:09 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: Rexx to submit job /* REXX */ address TSO SUBMIT job --Original Message-- From: Betsy Jeffery Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List ReplyTo: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Sent: Apr 8, 2010 14:18 Subject: Rexx to submit job I'm looking for a rexx sample of submitting a batch job. Does anyone have a snippet of code they can share? TIA, Betsy Jeffery -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail message, including any attachments transmitted with it, is CONFIDENTIAL and may contain legally privileged information. This message is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately and delete it from your system. Please visit our website to read the full disclaimer: http://www.euroclear.com/site/public/disclaimer
Re: Console's behaviour when no paths available
On Fri, Apr 9th, 2010 at 11:00 AM, W. Kevin Kelley wrote: We've had a lively debate about what happened and what we might be able to do to handle it more intelligently. One can only imagine. I suspect Barbara has that effect (more than) occasionally ;-) Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator
When IBM announced the patent pledge, they specifically reserved the right to defend itself from attack: IBM has no intention of asserting its patent portfolio against the Linux kernel, unless of course we are forced to defend ourselves, said Nick Donofrio, senior vice president for technology and manufacturing, drawing applause in a speech at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo. And in the TurboHercules story, who is suing whom? It's not IBM. The complaint against IBM was filed with the EU Commission by TurboHercules. At that exact moment, did they not take themselves out from under the patent pledge's safety umbrella? Lou On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/ibm-breaks-oss-patent-promise-targets-mainframe-emulator.ars -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:50:35 -0700, zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/04/06/ca_job_cuts/ No disrespect to the many actual CA workers, but having served my own sentence there, I'm quite confident that they could lay off 1,000 bodies without selecting any *workers*. So what's your point? And it's clear in your first sentence that some level of personal opinion on the off-topic concern was intended, and yes, I expect there are CA workers on this forum that have been disrespected. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Strange email from IBM
I just received an email that comes from nets...@us.ibm.com, or so the addressing says, which says IBM found my business information at www.jigsaw.com and based on that they will be sending me insights, information and offers. The URL www.jigsaw.com is blocked by my company as is the opt out link provided by the email. I was wondering if anyone on the board has ever received similar emails from IBM. It looks kind of strange to me. I would think that IBM would go through other channels than picking names off of oddball web sites. Tom Kelman Enterprise Capacity Planner Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 * If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. * -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Strange email from IBM
Most likely some spammer has harvested this (or another) list (again)! I would forward the email to your anti-spam provider. I checked jigsaw. It seems to be a spammer's paradise. It purports to gather contact info from wherever they can get it. HTH, snip I just received an email that comes from nets...@us.ibm.com, or so the addressing says, which says IBM found my business information at www.jigsaw.com and based on that they will be sending me insights, information and offers. The URL www.jigsaw.com is blocked by my company as is the opt out link provided by the email. I was wondering if anyone on the board has ever received similar emails from IBM. It looks kind of strange to me. I would think that IBM would go through other channels than picking names off of oddball web sites. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
I've always wondered about people who post controversial opinions who don't identify themselves in any way. You may be correct in your comments, and you may be way off base. I've never worked at CA. They do make some good products, and then again I've worked with some of the products they've bought over the years where they obviously didn't have anyone really knowledgable to support them. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 12:50 AM Subject: Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/04/06/ca_job_cuts/ No disrespect to the many actual CA workers, but having served my own sentence there, I'm quite confident that they could lay off 1,000 bodies without selecting any *workers*. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Rexx to submit job
I don't know if this is useful, or if it matches anything to help the OP,
but I use this Exec to submit my jobs from ISPF. It adds a comment block at
the beginning to help identify the origin of the jobs. I have changed the
command SUB to point to this Exec called SUBB:
/* REXX Exec to add filename, SYSID, Date and Time to JCL */
Trace o;
isr = ISREDIT; isrla = isr LINE_AFTER; isrdel = isr DELETE;
isp = ISPEXEC;
isr MACRO ();
isr (DSN) = DATASET;
isr (MEM) = MEMBER;
isp VGET (ZSYSID);
jcllib = dsn(mem);
data= Was submitted from Left(zsysid,4) on,
Date(N) at Time(C);
box.1 = //* + || Copies('-',62) || + *//;
box.2 = //* | || Center(jcllib,62) || | *//;
box.3 = //* | || Center(data,62)|| | *//;
box.4 = box.1;
box.0 = 4;
Do dest = 1 to box.0; isrla dest = 'box.dest'; End;
isr SUBMIT;
Do box.0; isrdel 2; End;
Return 00;
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:11 AM, Peter Nuttall
peter.nutt...@euroclear.comwrote:
The question is a little vague and Ted has answered in the simplest form
... Here's a snippet using File tailoring (Skeletons) :
address 'ISPEXEC'
FTOPEN TEMP
if rc0 then call ExitWithError 'Could not start file tailoring'
FTINCL AMBSKL
if rc0 then,
call ExitWithError 'Could not tailor skeleton AMBSKL'
FTCLOSE
if rc0 then call ExitWithError 'Could not end file tailoring'
VGET ZTEMPF
address 'TSO' SUBMIT 'ZTEMPF'
Obviously, you would have to create the skeleton to go with this code ...
Cheers,
Peter
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Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
Mark, It's not sufficient to define a new CFRM policy containing the corrected CPU number. Using the IXCMIAPU utility to define a new policy or update an existing policy only stores that policy in what you might think of as a standby state in the CFRM CDS. In order to activate a stored policy, you must start it with a SETXCF START,POLICY... command. Did you perhaps omit that step? The sysplex CDS does not contain any information about the CFRM policy in use. What it contains is information about the CDS configuration that was last used for all CDS types. Without a more detailed explanation of the steps you executed in establishing your CDS configuration, I can't immediately explain why redefining your sysplex CDS would have enabled you to reIPL. Bill Neiman Parallel Sysplex development, IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Strange email from IBM
I received a similar email this morning. Not sure what to make of it. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 8:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Strange email from IBM Most likely some spammer has harvested this (or another) list (again)! I would forward the email to your anti-spam provider. I checked jigsaw. It seems to be a spammer's paradise. It purports to gather contact info from wherever they can get it. HTH, snip I just received an email that comes from nets...@us.ibm.com, or so the addressing says, which says IBM found my business information at www.jigsaw.com and based on that they will be sending me insights, information and offers. The URL www.jigsaw.com is blocked by my company as is the opt out link provided by the email. I was wondering if anyone on the board has ever received similar emails from IBM. It looks kind of strange to me. I would think that IBM would go through other channels than picking names off of oddball web sites. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Strange email from IBM
That's what I figured. Thanks. Tom Kelman Enterprise Capacity Planner Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 7:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Strange email from IBM Most likely some spammer has harvested this (or another) list (again)! I would forward the email to your anti-spam provider. I checked jigsaw. It seems to be a spammer's paradise. It purports to gather contact info from wherever they can get it. HTH, snip I just received an email that comes from nets...@us.ibm.com, or so the addressing says, which says IBM found my business information at www.jigsaw.com and based on that they will be sending me insights, information and offers. The URL www.jigsaw.com is blocked by my company as is the opt out link provided by the email. I was wondering if anyone on the board has ever received similar emails from IBM. It looks kind of strange to me. I would think that IBM would go through other channels than picking names off of oddball web sites. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html * If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. * -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: setsockopt problem
Hi, thanks for the prompt reply. After i read this document, i switched to COBOL as these two timeout values were written as supported for COBOL API. But with these options used for setsockopt in COBOL, i still receive not supported error. can anybody help? thanks in advance. cinar. --- On Tue, 4/6/10, Chris Mason chrisma...@belgacom.net wrote: From: Chris Mason chrisma...@belgacom.net Subject: Re: setsockopt problem To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 5:53 PM One of Osman, Cinar or Eren presumably - none of which matches BR If you are using the flavour of C sockets described in Chapter 10 of the z/OS Communications Server IP Sockets Application Programming Interface Guide and Reference manual, you are trying to use an unsupported function. If you are not, then the rest of my post does not apply! You should note the Note right at the beginning of Chapter 10 that this flavour of sockets support is not to be enhanced further. If you study - carefully since it's all a bit complicated! - the section Introducing TCP/IP concepts: Socket libraries in Chapter 1. Introducing TCP/IP concepts, you will find the following sentence: quote The native TCP/IP C socket library is not POSIX compliant and it should not be used for new C socket program development. /quote Long ago - c. 1994 - I used to play with this flavour of sockets programming since it was the only game in town. When I read your post, I did not remember noting SO_RCVTIMEO as a SETSOCKOPT() call option and, indeed, with this flavour of sockets support, it does not exist. You can position your cursor at the beginning of Chapter 10 in a PDF file of the manual, search for SO_RCVTIMEO and you will find the first hit in Chapter 12. Or You can go to the description of the SETSOCKOPT() call and search - in vain - for the SO_RCVTIMEO option under keywords recognized at the socket level. Chris Mason On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 06:40:48 -0700, osman cinar eren ocinare...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi, I work on a C program on our zOS 1.9 environment. I want to learn if we can set timeout values on sockets, i.e.: struct timeval r; r.tv_sec=0; r.tv_usec=10; ... /*socket yaratılıp servera connect olunuyor*/ optres=setsockopt(sockfd,SOL_SOCKET,SO_RCVTIMEO, r,sizeof(struct timeval)); The setsockopt function above returns an error whose explanation is: EDC5042I A special internally-generated memory file name was specified for opening, but a memory file with this name does not exist. (errno2=0x) I will appreciate any help/comments on this problem. Can we use SO_RCVTIMEO socket option? If yes, what may be my problem? BR.. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: VSAM File Updating Issues
When A KSDS CA is loaded for the first time, VSAM attempts to perform Key Compression which, usually, results in a reduction in the length of the key stored in the Sequence Set CI for that CA. In some circumstances it can result in a stored key equal or, rarely, larger than the original. The 254-byte size will obviously push things a bit, and may give some anomalous results. Some assumptions are made by IDCAMS about the expected key compression when DEFining a VSAM file (The algorithm was changed, as I recall, in z/OS 1.3). One of the consequences is that, if key compression is not as high as expected, some data CIs in a given CA are not populated because there is insufficient space in the corresponding Sequence Set record to accommodate all of the entries (one per data CI in that CA). This usually results in a file occupying more data CAs and hence more space. Again the 254 byte key (in whatever compressed state is becomes) may cause some distortion, and even some problems. Given that increasing the size of the Index CI makes the problem go away, I suspect that this is the area which should be investigated. MKB -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
So what's your point? And it's clear in your first sentence that some level of personal opinion on the off-topic concern was intended, and yes, I expect there are CA workers on this forum that have been disrespected. But, it's Ed Gould! I only see his comments when they're quoted. He's been on my kill list for years! His opinion is as highly valued as GW's were. The entire community would be better off if he stopped contributing! - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 11:34 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/ibm-breaks-oss-patent-pr omise-targets-mainframe-emulator.ars SNIP I would still like to know, is IBM charging for its patents as part of the licensing cost of its SCPs, or is it charging in the cost of the hardware, or both. That question was quashed when IBM acquired PSI. Regards, Steve Thompson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
- Original Message - From: Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 9:50 AM Subject: Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull So what's your point? And it's clear in your first sentence that some level of personal opinion on the off-topic concern was intended, and yes, I expect there are CA workers on this forum that have been disrespected. But, it's Ed Gould! I only see his comments when they're quoted. He's been on my kill list for years! His opinion is as highly valued as GW's were. The entire community would be better off if he stopped contributing! - Too busy driving to stop for gas! Ted, Back off the caffeine, dude. All Ed did this time was post a link to the article. Whatever his past sins, he did not deserve that ad hominem attack. Regards, Tom Conley -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
Um, it wasn't Ed Gould, it was zman. MA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m h...
In a message dated 4/9/2010 9:14:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time, maryanne4...@gmail.com writes: Um, it wasn't Ed Gould, it was zman. Doesn't matter if you're just looking for an excuse to vent. _www.alt-angst.com_ (http://www.alt-angst.com) ? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
On Fri, Apr 9th, 2010 at 11:49 PM, Ted MacNEIL wrote: The entire community would be better off if he stopped contributing! Many might nod knowingly. Ed was unnecessarily aspersed. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 5:43 AM, Scott Barry sba...@sbbworks.com wrote: So what's your point? And it's clear in your first sentence that some level of personal opinion on the off-topic concern was intended, and yes, I expect there are CA workers on this forum that have been disrespected. Jeez, chill. It was meant to be humorous. And as you point out, it was clear there was personal opinion: so what? What's YOUR point? Mine was pretty clear, I think. The only CA folks on this forum who should feel disrespected are those who consider themselves non-workers -- that was explicit. Seriously: there are LOTS of great folks at CA. There are also some drones, and some semi-evil management, which has improved a fair bit since the Sterling acquisition (because Sterling management wasn't evil, and they didn't *all* leave) and since Sanjay was convicted. Aside from the semi-evil management, I expect CA is no worse in this respect than any other company its size -- drones can exist. (In a small company, of course, dronage is too visible to get away with, unless management is wildly incompetent, in which case the drones are the least of your worries.) I could make the same comment about any reported layoff plans at IBM, except that they *may* have shed most of the non-workers in previous rounds of RIFs. Or not: sometimes the drones are surprisingly good at hiding themselves. And now we're WAY OT! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator
Counter points. quoteWhy I Believe IBM is Free to Sue The Pants Off TurboHercules/quote http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100408153953613 quoteThe recent attacks on IBM patent use by some in the open-source community are way out of line./quote http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/7034/1/ quoteLinux Foundation say breathe easy on IBM patents/quote http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linux-Foundation-say-breathe-easy-on-IBM-patents-972747.html quoteIBM's Open Source Patent Pledge /quote http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158-jim-zemlin/299092-ibms-open-source-patent-pledge -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
The failing IPL was the first one in our DR sysplex, so it wasn't possible to issue the SETXCF command. We depend on the CFRMPOL statement in our DR COUPLExx member to pull in our defined CFRM policy. I'm assuming that once we ipled with our bad CFRM policy the sysplex couple dataset was primed with the 'active' CFRM policy so it never looked at the updated CFRM policy in the CFRM couple dataset. A delete/redefine of the sysplex couple dataset resulted in the next IPL using CFRMPOL in our COUPLExx member pulling in the corrected CFRM policy. I'm just trying to confirm my assumption. Mark Jacobs -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Bill Neiman Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 9:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship Mark, It's not sufficient to define a new CFRM policy containing the corrected CPU number. Using the IXCMIAPU utility to define a new policy or update an existing policy only stores that policy in what you might think of as a standby state in the CFRM CDS. In order to activate a stored policy, you must start it with a SETXCF START,POLICY... command. Did you perhaps omit that step? The sysplex CDS does not contain any information about the CFRM policy in use. What it contains is information about the CDS configuration that was last used for all CDS types. Without a more detailed explanation of the steps you executed in establishing your CDS configuration, I can't immediately explain why redefining your sysplex CDS would have enabled you to reIPL. Bill Neiman Parallel Sysplex development, IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Non-SMS-managed LOGR offload data sets
On Wed, 7 Apr 2 What I need to have accessible from all systems in the sysplex (share) is a number of volumes that can contain LOGR offload data sets from two subplexes that otherwise know nothing about it each other (in theory). I am also told that it is 'too much work' to make it one SMS config for the full sysplex. And I cannot validate that statement - not my area. Regards, Barbara My only advice, if such a thing works, is that you should consider separate HLQ or EHLQ values for each log stream that has the same name in both sysplexes. That would avoid thrashing when allocating offload data sets, where the sysplexes would be competing for the same data set names. I took a look at some old Logger APARs, and found OA12937, which corrected a ENQ bug with the same log stream name used in multiple sysplexes in the same GRS complex (one full sysplex, and numerous monoplexes). That was in 2005 and before that logger wasn't aware that such an environment existed. In the apar logger added DOC that says: z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex |--- LOCATION IN PUBLICATION ---| Chapter 9 Planning for System Logger Applications Section 9.4 Preparing to Use System Logger Applications Section 9.4.1 Understand the Requirements for Syste Logger Section 9.4.1.2 Sysplex Requirement GRS Complex considerations: If the environment System Logger is executing in consists of more than one sysplex in a GRS complex, with like-named logstreams defined on more multiple sysplexes, the following requirements must be met: - The GRS Ring complex contains at most one multisystem sysplex. - One of the following must be true: A. Each like-named logstream in the GRS complex must have a unique EHLQ/HLQ. B. The installation must ensure the seperation of System Logger logstream resources (seperate catalogs and DASD). Further, the logstream offload dataset naming convention must be included in the inclusion list as discussed in z/OS MVS Planning: Global Resource Serialization, Chapter 1.2.7.10 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Non-SMS-managed LOGR offload data sets
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 04:27:41 -0500, Barbara Nitz nitz-...@gmx.net wrote: What I need to have accessible from all systems in the sysplex (share) is a number of volumes that can contain LOGR offload data sets from two subplexes that otherwise know nothing about it each other (in theory). I am also told that it is 'too much work' to make it one SMS config for the full sysplex. And I cannot validate that statement - not my area. Regards, Barbara My only advice, if such a thing works, is that you should consider separate HLQ or EHLQ values for each log stream that has the same name in both sysplexes. That would avoid thrashing when allocating offload data sets, where the sysplexes would be competing for the same data set names. I took a look at some old Logger APARs, and found OA12937, which corrected a ENQ bug with the same log stream name used in multiple sysplexes in the same GRS complex (one full sysplex, and numerous monoplexes). That was in 2005 and before that logger wasn't aware that such an environment existed. In the apar logger added DOC that says: z/OS MVS Setting Up a Sysplex |--- LOCATION IN PUBLICATION ---| Chapter 9 Planning for System Logger Applications Section 9.4 Preparing to Use System Logger Applications Section 9.4.1 Understand the Requirements for Syste Logger Section 9.4.1.2 Sysplex Requirement GRS Complex considerations: If the environment System Logger is executing in consists of more than one sysplex in a GRS complex, with like-named logstreams defined on more multiple sysplexes, the following requirements must be met: - The GRS Ring complex contains at most one multisystem sysplex. - One of the following must be true: A. Each like-named logstream in the GRS complex must have a unique EHLQ/HLQ. B. The installation must ensure the seperation of System Logger logstream resources (seperate catalogs and DASD). Further, the logstream offload dataset naming convention must be included in the inclusion list as discussed in z/OS MVS Planning: Global Resource Serialization, Chapter 1.2.7.10 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
Hey zMan, I suggest you identify yourself. It's just part of the netiquette (at least on this list) not to stay anonymous. That especially applies when you're ranting... -- Peter Hunkeler Credit Suisse -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Top 10 Sysprog issues
I'm working on a SHARE session for Boston for the Top 10 issues facing sysprogs today. I sent out a limited request for feedback and got some surprising results. I'd like to hear from the list now to see what you guys think on this subject. Please send me your replies off-list. Regards, Tom Conley -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IDG073I Message
I'm also seeing the following messages for RMF: IEF196I IEF237I 0503 ALLOCATED TO SYS00019 IGD073I ANOMALY DETECTED IN COMMDS PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS - REASON CODE 10152 IGD042I COMMDS PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED ERB430I ZZ : MONITOR I DATA GATHERER ERBMFSMS. SMS INTERFACE FAILED. ERB430I ZZ : RETURN CODE: 4 REASON CODE: 5009. NEW STORAGE ERB430I ZZ : GROUP CONFIGURATION CANNOT BE OBTAINED. I found the following for the reason code 5009: 'SMS subsystem interface reason code 5009 indicates that the interface was not able to allocate storage in the RMF address space.' The LPARs are running in local but are in the same SMSPLEX. Also, I've been able to get only one LPAR up and running. The rest have tasks hung since SMS is not active. Thanks, Chris Burgess EMC² where information lives Phone: 1-800-445-2588 x42149 1-508-249-2149 Fax: 1-508-544-2076 Email: burgess_christop...@emc.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IDG073I Message -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Burgess Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 3:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: IDG073I Message My LPARs keep steaming the following messages: IGD073I ANOMALY DETECTED IN COMMDS PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS - REASON CODE 10152 IGD042I COMMDS PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED IEF196I IGD104I PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS RETAINED, When I IPL them, they get hung up on SMS. I switched over to a backup COMMDS and the messages continue. Also, I deleted it and redefined it and it didn't help. I appreciate any insight. First SWAG is that the DASD they are on is not defined as SHARED and so is not being RESERVEd and RELEASEd properly during updating. Or that something else like GRS or MIM is converting the RESERVEs into global ENQs improperly. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
Peter Hunkeler of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu wrote on 04/09/2010 09:54:06 AM: Hey zMan, I suggest you identify yourself. It's just part of the netiquette (at least on this list) not to stay anonymous. That especially applies when you're ranting... -- Peter Hunkeler Credit Suisse Years ago, there was an IBM-MAINiac who went by the handle Programmer Extraordinaire who made a remark about a CA employee. When Ron Hawkins and I went to the defense of the CA employee, P-E got miffed and eventually left the list saying he had a Sysplex to manage. Regards, John K -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
Some food for thought: My current client has a wonderful paradigm called the 3 C's. The founder used it to develop an automobile dealership into a multi-billion dollar company over 50 years and everyone in the company is rated on the 3 C's. Communication Cooperation Consideration On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Hunkeler Peter (KIUP 4) peter.hunke...@credit-suisse.com wrote: Hey zMan, I suggest you identify yourself. It's just part of the netiquette (at least on this list) not to stay anonymous. That especially applies when you're ranting... -- Peter Hunkeler Credit Suisse -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
Interesting case... I doubt that any CF info (like Lpar Id or Serial #) is saved in the Sysplex CDS. Maybe (I'm thinking) the CFRM CDS keeps 2 separate sections, one for the active policy and another section for the 'saved' policies, so when you updated the policy (with the right CF information) you actually updated the saved-policy portion but the 'active' policy kept the wrong CF info. Something that IBM can confirm. Regards. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator
This story becomes quite interesting Up to now when some company was trying to enter this market they could buy and sell each other ( we remember PSI or T3 ) But this time what they are talking about a breach of patent by a Q public license software named Hercules. I am definitely no lawyer but technically Turbohercules is only using this Open Source stuff ( well not exactly open source i think) that has been around for a few years without any complain. I do not see how IBM can buy a Q Public License emulator because the fact that it is public means it is not for sale ( well i guess ) . So where will they go from now ? I am puzzled There was another interesting counter article here worried by other virtualisation patent in other emulation software : http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2891amp;blogid=14 Bruno Sugliani zxnetconsult(at)free(dot)fr On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:52:48 -0500, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com wrote: Counter points. quoteWhy I Believe IBM is Free to Sue The Pants Off TurboHercules/quote http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100408153953613 quoteThe recent attacks on IBM patent use by some in the open-source community are way out of line./quote http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/opinions/7034/1/ quoteLinux Foundation say breathe easy on IBM patents/quote http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Linux-Foundation-say-breathe-easy-on-IBM-patents-972747.html quoteIBM's Open Source Patent Pledge /quote http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158-jim-zemlin/299092-ibms-open-source-patent-pledge -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ESS 2105-800 DS6800 comparison
Cobe, The best documentation on 2105-800 performance I found was the redbook SG24-6422-00. HTH Nigel -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
ICHRDSNT
Does the ICHRDSNT module have to be in a LNKLST'ed dataset? Or can it be in PLPA? John Norgauer Senior Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Services University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004 Hardware eventually breaks - Software eventually works anon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
What is ziip and zaap Training/doc
Does anyone know where I can get some doc or PPT slides that explain what a ziip is, why it was created - what purpose does it serve, how to measure it's effectiveness... I am looking for some basic doc to give to a trainee who understands the basic processor/LPAR concepts. Thank you for your recommendations! - Don - -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ICHRDSNT
ICHRDSNT is referenced just once at IPL time (ICHSECxx under IEEMB860 at RACF initialization) in order to build the CSA table that RACF uses to manage its live DATASETs. It can be in PLPA, or LPA, or the LinkList, it does not have to be in SYS1.LINKLIB. Keep in mind, that the standard search order for LOAD is used, so a MLPA, or PLPA copy will override a LinkList copy. First come, first served. Hayim _ Hayim Sokolsky, CISSP Mainframe Security Architect DTCC Corporate Information Security 18301 Bermuda Green Dr, MS 1-CIS Tampa FL 33647-1760 Tel. (813) 470-2177 John Norgauer john.norga...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 2010.04.09 12:01 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject ICHRDSNT Does the ICHRDSNT module have to be in a LNKLST'ed dataset? Or can it be in PLPA? John Norgauer Senior Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Services University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004 Hardware eventually breaks - Software eventually works anon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html BR_ FONT size=2BR DTCC DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the email and any attachments from your system. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email./FONT -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: What is ziip and zaap Training/doc
in preparing a presentation for CA-WORLD 2010 (on IDMS exploitation of z/IIP processors) - i relied heavily upon this document: http://www.ca.com/Files/WhitePapers/ziip_exploitation_wp3.pdf it was very helpful to me in understanding the guts of speciality processors Chris Hoelscher IDMS/DB2 Database Architect Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com you only need to test the programs that you want to work correctly From: Donald Johnson dej@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 04/09/2010 12:07 PM Subject: [IBM-MAIN] What is ziip and zaap Training/doc Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Does anyone know where I can get some doc or PPT slides that explain what a ziip is, why it was created - what purpose does it serve, how to measure it's effectiveness... I am looking for some basic doc to give to a trainee who understands the basic processor/LPAR concepts. Thank you for your recommendations! - Don - -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ICHRDSNT
Thanks. That's what I thought, however, I have been having some problem in my TEST LPAR recently after creating a new RACF D.B. I found in RACF message manual for ICH509I: The data set name table (ICHRDSNT) should reside in SYS1.LINKLIB or any other APF-authorized linklist library. Make sure you verify that the dataset containing the ICHRDSNT is correctly APF authorized. Comments? John Norgauer Senior Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Services University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004 Hardware eventually breaks - Software eventually works anon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ICHRDSNT
Is there some issue/problem prompting this question? We keep ours in a system specific LOADLIB (Lnklst'ed) so that it does not have to change between maintenance levels of a particular release. If necessary, at the release boundary, the module is assembled/linked w/the appropriate release dependent macros into the system specific Loadlib via a SMP/E UMOD. IIRC, there is no distributed module for ICHRDSNT. It must be custom-created for your installation. Just my $0.02 USD HTH, snip Does the ICHRDSNT module have to be in a LNKLST'ed dataset? Or can it be in PLPA? /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ICHRDSNT
The reason for the APF-authorized wording is to ensure that ICHRDSNT comes from an APF authorized source, 1. for the IPL (ICHSECxx), and 2. when it is used by IRRUT400. Hayim _ Hayim Sokolsky, CISSP Mainframe Security Architect DTCC Corporate Information Security 18301 Bermuda Green Dr, MS 1-CIS Tampa FL 33647-1760 Tel. (813) 470-2177 John Norgauer john.norga...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 2010.04.09 12:29 Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: ICHRDSNT Thanks. That's what I thought, however, I have been having some problem in my TEST LPAR recently after creating a new RACF D.B. I found in RACF message manual for ICH509I: The data set name table (ICHRDSNT) should reside in SYS1.LINKLIB or any other APF-authorized linklist library. Make sure you verify that the dataset containing the ICHRDSNT is correctly APF authorized. Comments? John Norgauer Senior Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Services University of California Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd ASB 1300 Sacramento, Ca 95817 916-734-0536 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING.. Guilty, until proven innocent !! JN 2004 Hardware eventually breaks - Software eventually works anon -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html BR_ FONT size=2BR DTCC DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately and delete the email and any attachments from your system. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email./FONT -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ICHRDSNT
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:01:19 -0700, John Norgauer john.norga...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu wrote: Does the ICHRDSNT module have to be in a LNKLST'ed dataset? Or can it be in PLPA? As we document, it must be in a linklist library. There is no reason to have it in LPA, as that would merely waste space and offers no performance advantages. From the RACF System Programmer's Guide, quote This table resides in SYS1.LINKLIB or any other APF-authorized linklist library. It must be linked with RMODE(24). /quote -- Walt Farrell, CISSP IBM STSM, z/OS Security Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
Back off the caffeine, dude. All Ed did this time was post a link to the article. Whatever his past sins, he did not deserve that ad hominem attack. Making the comment about *workers* at CA was not a sin? If he did not make that comment, then I appologise for my statements. But, since it appeared to be attributed to him... - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
Mark, The sysplex CDS contains no information whatsoever about the CFRM policy or anything in it. The COUPLExx CFRMPOL statement only takes effect when there is no active CFRM policy. It won't help you if you are using the CFRM CDS from your production site, or if you have mirrored the CFRM CDS from your production site. In those cases, the CFRM CDS contains the active policy that was last in use in production, and CFRMPOL is irrelevant. (This is one of the reasons why IBM strongly recommends that you do not mirror packs containing the CFRM CDS.) CFRMPOL is intended for the case when you are IPLing with a freshly-formatted CFRM CDS which has had policies defined but which has never been used. The only way I can make sense out of your scenario is if you deleted and redefined your CFRM CDS, in which case the CFRMPOL specification would have allowed you to come up with your corrected policy. Deleting and redefining the sysplex CDS shouldn't have any bearing on the situation. Bill Neiman Parallel Sysplex development, IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
I believe simply rewriting the policy was not sufficient. Please tell me if this is what you did: 1) First IPL at DR site specified CFRM CDS data set one. This IPL specified CFRMPOL(policy_a). Policy_a was not correct. 2) Second IPL at DR site used the exact same CFRM CDS as in attempt 1. In this IPL, you specified CFRMPOL(policy_b) or else you specified CFRMPOL(policy_a) having first rewritten policy_a in the CFRM CDS prior to the IPL. This fails because the CFRMPOL parameter is only acted upon if there is NO active policy in the CFRM CDS. Here's the way I think about this, to keep this straight in my own mind: Whenever it is necessary to IPL at DR with a new CFRM policy, the CFRM CDS must be newly created. By the way, in my experience, the Sysplex CDS has nothing to do with this at all - this is strictly a matter of whether the CFRM CDS data set has an active policy in it, or if instead the CFRM CDS data set is newly allocated and empty when the new DR policy is loaded into it. Here's a good explanation of the one-shot nature of the CFRMPOL parameterm from Setting Up a Sysplex: -=-=-=-=-=- 4.4.2 Performing System Level Initialization CFRM performs system level initialization based on the state of the active CFRM policy. Valid CFRM policy states are: o The CFRM couple data set contains an active policy that is empty, that is, there is no currently active CFRM policy, either a policy that was never started or policy usage was stopped. A policy is activated either by issuing a SETXCF START,POLICY command or specifying CFRMPOL(POLICY-NAME) in the COUPLExx parmlib member used when the sysplex is IPLed. Policy usage is stopped by issuing a SETXCF STOP,POLICY command. o The CFRM couple data set contains an active policy that was properly defined with the administrative data utility and then activated either by using the SETXCF START command or the CFRMPOL parameter in the COUPLExx parmlib member. -=-=-=-=-=- At your first IPL, you can use CFRMPOL to load an appropriate CFRM policy. But, this only works once - if you make a mistake, you need to delete/define new CFRM CDS data sets (to make them empty again) and reload the policy, otherwise your next IPL will use the same policy as was activated by the first IPL. Brian On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:31:23 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: At our last DR exercise we had an incorrect CPU serial number in our CFRM policy which resulted in a failure in our IPL. We fixed the CFRM policy and re-wrote it replacing the incorrect policy (same policy name). When we re-ipled, the system was still looking for the CF lpar with the incorrect CPU serial number even though the CFRM policy with the old serial number wasn't in the CFRM dataset. We couldn't get the system to IPL until I deleted and redefined the SYSPLEX couple dataset. Does the sysplex couple dataset retain information about the CFRM policy in use other than the name of the last used CFRM policy? -- Mark Jacobs -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: What is ziip and zaap Training/doc
There are also sessions from Share that have much on Specialty Engines. I've had one out there called UPs and DOWNs of zIIPs and zAAPs, but you May need to be a current member to get to it. Only the most recent conference Materials are online immediately after the event. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Hoelscher Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 9:19 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: What is ziip and zaap Training/doc in preparing a presentation for CA-WORLD 2010 (on IDMS exploitation of z/IIP processors) - i relied heavily upon this document: http://www.ca.com/Files/WhitePapers/ziip_exploitation_wp3.pdf it was very helpful to me in understanding the guts of speciality processors Chris Hoelscher IDMS/DB2 Database Architect Humana Inc 502-476-2538 choelsc...@humana.com you only need to test the programs that you want to work correctly From: Donald Johnson dej@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 04/09/2010 12:07 PM Subject: [IBM-MAIN] What is ziip and zaap Training/doc Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Does anyone know where I can get some doc or PPT slides that explain what a ziip is, why it was created - what purpose does it serve, how to measure it's effectiveness... I am looking for some basic doc to give to a trainee who understands the basic processor/LPAR concepts. Thank you for your recommendations! - Don - -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
I think many of you are lacking sensitivity for a very tough situation. I lost many colleagues and friends this week, who were excellent technicians and who really worked in the trenches as many of us on the list do. If you want to rant about CA products and solutions, the support you may or may not be getting, or the quality of acquired companies; by all means, go ahead. It is an open forum. But many of these folks have distinguished careers, families to support, and definitely don't need to hear anyone's opinion on their value. And if you want to hide behind anonymous fictitious names, also go ahead; we already think less of you. Sorry for the rant to those who don't deserve it. Have a good weekend. znor...@ca.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Barry Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:50:35 -0700, zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/04/06/ca_job_cuts/ No disrespect to the many actual CA workers, but having served my own sentence there, I'm quite confident that they could lay off 1,000 bodies without selecting any *workers*. So what's your point? And it's clear in your first sentence that some level of personal opinion on the off-topic concern was intended, and yes, I expect there are CA workers on this forum that have been disrespected. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
As somebody who lost their job due to out-sourcing (twice), I agree. Stop putzing and show compassion! - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -Original Message- From: Norman Hollander on DesertWiz norman.hollan...@desertwiz.biz Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:09:02 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull I think many of you are lacking sensitivity for a very tough situation. I lost many colleagues and friends this week, who were excellent technicians and who really worked in the trenches as many of us on the list do. If you want to rant about CA products and solutions, the support you may or may not be getting, or the quality of acquired companies; by all means, go ahead. It is an open forum. But many of these folks have distinguished careers, families to support, and definitely don't need to hear anyone's opinion on their value. And if you want to hide behind anonymous fictitious names, also go ahead; we already think less of you. Sorry for the rant to those who don't deserve it. Have a good weekend. znor...@ca.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Barry Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:50:35 -0700, zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/04/06/ca_job_cuts/ No disrespect to the many actual CA workers, but having served my own sentence there, I'm quite confident that they could lay off 1,000 bodies without selecting any *workers*. So what's your point? And it's clear in your first sentence that some level of personal opinion on the off-topic concern was intended, and yes, I expect there are CA workers on this forum that have been disrespected. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
Basically you hit the high points of the steps that occurred during the test with one exception. I did delete and redefine the CFRM dataset writing the correct policy into it. We ipled again and the d**m system was still looking for the coupling facility on the incorrect CPU. I then did the only other thing I could think of which was to delete and redefine the sysplex couple dataset and try again. Mark Jacobs -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Brian Peterson Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 2:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship I believe simply rewriting the policy was not sufficient. Please tell me if this is what you did: 1) First IPL at DR site specified CFRM CDS data set one. This IPL specified CFRMPOL(policy_a). Policy_a was not correct. 2) Second IPL at DR site used the exact same CFRM CDS as in attempt 1. In this IPL, you specified CFRMPOL(policy_b) or else you specified CFRMPOL(policy_a) having first rewritten policy_a in the CFRM CDS prior to the IPL. This fails because the CFRMPOL parameter is only acted upon if there is NO active policy in the CFRM CDS. Here's the way I think about this, to keep this straight in my own mind: Whenever it is necessary to IPL at DR with a new CFRM policy, the CFRM CDS must be newly created. By the way, in my experience, the Sysplex CDS has nothing to do with this at all - this is strictly a matter of whether the CFRM CDS data set has an active policy in it, or if instead the CFRM CDS data set is newly allocated and empty when the new DR policy is loaded into it. Here's a good explanation of the one-shot nature of the CFRMPOL parameterm from Setting Up a Sysplex: -=-=-=-=-=- 4.4.2 Performing System Level Initialization CFRM performs system level initialization based on the state of the active CFRM policy. Valid CFRM policy states are: o The CFRM couple data set contains an active policy that is empty, that is, there is no currently active CFRM policy, either a policy that was never started or policy usage was stopped. A policy is activated either by issuing a SETXCF START,POLICY command or specifying CFRMPOL(POLICY-NAME) in the COUPLExx parmlib member used when the sysplex is IPLed. Policy usage is stopped by issuing a SETXCF STOP,POLICY command. o The CFRM couple data set contains an active policy that was properly defined with the administrative data utility and then activated either by using the SETXCF START command or the CFRMPOL parameter in the COUPLExx parmlib member. -=-=-=-=-=- At your first IPL, you can use CFRMPOL to load an appropriate CFRM policy. But, this only works once - if you make a mistake, you need to delete/define new CFRM CDS data sets (to make them empty again) and reload the policy, otherwise your next IPL will use the same policy as was activated by the first IPL. Brian On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:31:23 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: At our last DR exercise we had an incorrect CPU serial number in our CFRM policy which resulted in a failure in our IPL. We fixed the CFRM policy and re-wrote it replacing the incorrect policy (same policy name). When we re-ipled, the system was still looking for the CF lpar with the incorrect CPU serial number even though the CFRM policy with the old serial number wasn't in the CFRM dataset. We couldn't get the system to IPL until I deleted and redefined the SYSPLEX couple dataset. Does the sysplex couple dataset retain information about the CFRM policy in use other than the name of the last used CFRM policy? -- Mark Jacobs -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
ASG
Does anyone know if Zeke, Zack, Oasis are available from anyone else besides ASG I rem some products CA had were also available from others vendors after some type of monopoly lawsuit. I can't rem if any of the above fell into that category thanks, Augie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
Ted, Ed did not make the comment, and it was not attributed to him, you misread. Scott Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca 4/9/2010 12:49 PM Back off the caffeine, dude. All Ed did this time was post a link to the article. Whatever his past sins, he did not deserve that ad hominem attack. Making the comment about *workers* at CA was not a sin? If he did not make that comment, then I appologise for my statements. But, since it appeared to be attributed to him... - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confidential and privileged information intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this material in error and that any forwarding, copying, printing, distribution, use or disclosure of the material is strictly prohibited. If you have received this material in error, please (i) do not read it, (ii) reply to the sender that you received the message in error, and (iii) erase or destroy the material. Emails are not secure and can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by email. Thank you. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
I agree with you that deleting the CFRM CDS should have fixed our problem but I'm 99% sure I deleted and redefined and it still didn't work. Deleting and redefining the sysplex CDS and re-ipling did. Mark Jacobs -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Bill Neiman Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 2:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship Mark, The sysplex CDS contains no information whatsoever about the CFRM policy or anything in it. The COUPLExx CFRMPOL statement only takes effect when there is no active CFRM policy. It won't help you if you are using the CFRM CDS from your production site, or if you have mirrored the CFRM CDS from your production site. In those cases, the CFRM CDS contains the active policy that was last in use in production, and CFRMPOL is irrelevant. (This is one of the reasons why IBM strongly recommends that you do not mirror packs containing the CFRM CDS.) CFRMPOL is intended for the case when you are IPLing with a freshly-formatted CFRM CDS which has had policies defined but which has never been used. The only way I can make sense out of your scenario is if you deleted and redefined your CFRM CDS, in which case the CFRMPOL specification would have allowed you to come up with your corrected policy. Deleting and redefining the sysplex CDS shouldn't have any bearing on the situation. Bill Neiman Parallel Sysplex development, IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
I know this is going around in circles but my dealings w/ CA have always been on the plus side and I deal with them on VM VSE and Z/OS and have been on a frequent basis the past few weeks due to a major in sourceing project going on here. Keep in mind sometimes their answers are only as good as the info supplied to them It is very sad to hear of anyone loosing jobs in this economy, today CA tomorrow who else ? Augie Norman Hollander on DesertWiz norman.hollander To @DESERTWIZ.BIZ IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent by: IBM cc Mainframe Discussion List Subject ibm-m...@bama.ua Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off .edu 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull 04/09/2010 03:19 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List ibm-m...@bama.ua .edu I think many of you are lacking sensitivity for a very tough situation. I lost many colleagues and friends this week, who were excellent technicians and who really worked in the trenches as many of us on the list do. If you want to rant about CA products and solutions, the support you may or may not be getting, or the quality of acquired companies; by all means, go ahead. It is an open forum. But many of these folks have distinguished careers, families to support, and definitely don't need to hear anyone's opinion on their value. And if you want to hide behind anonymous fictitious names, also go ahead; we already think less of you. Sorry for the rant to those who don't deserve it. Have a good weekend. znor...@ca.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Barry Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull On Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:50:35 -0700, zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/04/06/ca_job_cuts/ No disrespect to the many actual CA workers, but having served my own sentence there, I'm quite confident that they could lay off 1,000 bodies without selecting any *workers*. So what's your point? And it's clear in your first sentence that some level of personal opinion on the off-topic concern was intended, and yes, I expect there are CA workers on this forum that have been disrespected. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
One option which works for me.. Define a DR specific CFRM CPL dataset on live system. Define DR specific CFRM in this DR specific CPL dataset. Specify DR specific CFRM policy / DR specific couple dataset in DR specific couple member. Mirror DR specific CFRM dataset. Hope this helps. Rajesh -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 3:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship I agree with you that deleting the CFRM CDS should have fixed our problem but I'm 99% sure I deleted and redefined and it still didn't work. Deleting and redefining the sysplex CDS and re-ipling did. Mark Jacobs -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Bill Neiman Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 2:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship Mark, The sysplex CDS contains no information whatsoever about the CFRM policy or anything in it. The COUPLExx CFRMPOL statement only takes effect when there is no active CFRM policy. It won't help you if you are using the CFRM CDS from your production site, or if you have mirrored the CFRM CDS from your production site. In those cases, the CFRM CDS contains the active policy that was last in use in production, and CFRMPOL is irrelevant. (This is one of the reasons why IBM strongly recommends that you do not mirror packs containing the CFRM CDS.) CFRMPOL is intended for the case when you are IPLing with a freshly-formatted CFRM CDS which has had policies defined but which has never been used. The only way I can make sense out of your scenario is if you deleted and redefined your CFRM CDS, in which case the CFRMPOL specification would have allowed you to come up with your corrected policy. Deleting and redefining the sysplex CDS shouldn't have any bearing on the situation. Bill Neiman Parallel Sysplex development, IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html Please do not transmit orders or instructions regarding a UBS account electronically, including but not limited to e-mail, fax, text or instant messaging. The information provided in this e-mail or any attachments is not an official transaction confirmation or account statement. For your protection, do not include account numbers, Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, passwords or other non-public information in your e-mail. Because the information contained in this message may be privileged, confidential, proprietary or otherwise protected from disclosure, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer if you have received this communication in error. Thank you. UBS Financial Services Inc. UBS Financial Services Incorporated of Puerto Rico UBS AG UBS reserves the right to retain all messages. Messages are protected and accessed only in legally justified cases. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Norman Hollander on DesertWiz norman.hollan...@desertwiz.biz wrote: I think many of you are lacking sensitivity for a very tough situation. I lost many colleagues and friends this week, who were excellent technicians and who really worked in the trenches as many of us on the list do. If you want to rant about CA products and solutions, the support you may or may not be getting, or the quality of acquired companies; by all means, go ahead. It is an open forum. But many of these folks have distinguished careers, families to support, and definitely don't need to hear anyone's opinion on their value. OK, point taken. I feel abashed. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IDG073I Message
I think it may be some type reserve/release issue. I can have one LPAR up and no IGD073I messages. As soon as I bring another up, the messages start. SMS looks like it is chewing up a lot of CPU also. Below is what I saw in RMF III for job delays for SMS: RMF V1R10 Job Delays Line 1 of 1 Command === Scroll === CSR Samples: 100 System: P50D Date: 04/09/10 Time: 15.10.00 Range: 100 Sec Job: SMS Primary delay: Exclusive ENQ on resource SYSZIGDI, ICMRT.CMDSADDR_LOCKED. Probable cause: Job requires use of a resource that is in use by another job. Jobs Holding Resource Job: SMS Holding: 56% Status: Exclusive --- Job Performance Summary --- Service WFL -Using%- DLY IDL UKN % Delayed for Primary CX ASID ClassP Cr % PRC DEV % % % PRC DEV STR SUB OPR ENQ Reason S 0018 SYSSTC 1 52 55 5 56 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 56 SYSZIGDI Thanks, Chris Burgess EMC² where information lives Phone: 1-800-445-2588 x42149 1-508-249-2149 Fax: 1-508-544-2076 Email: burgess_christop...@emc.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 5:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IDG073I Message -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Burgess Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 3:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: IDG073I Message My LPARs keep steaming the following messages: IGD073I ANOMALY DETECTED IN COMMDS PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS - REASON CODE 10152 IGD042I COMMDS PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED IEF196I IGD104I PCTSYS.SMS.TEST.COMMDS RETAINED, When I IPL them, they get hung up on SMS. I switched over to a backup COMMDS and the messages continue. Also, I deleted it and redefined it and it didn't help. I appreciate any insight. First SWAG is that the DASD they are on is not defined as SHARED and so is not being RESERVEd and RELEASEd properly during updating. Or that something else like GRS or MIM is converting the RESERVEs into global ENQs improperly. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ICHRDSNT
On 9 Apr 2010 09:38:43 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:01:19 -0700, John Norgauer john.norga...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu wrote: Does the ICHRDSNT module have to be in a LNKLST'ed dataset? Or can it be in PLPA? As we document, it must be in a linklist library. There is no reason to have it in LPA, as that would merely waste space and offers no performance advantages. From the RACF System Programmer's Guide, quote This table resides in SYS1.LINKLIB or any other APF-authorized linklist library. It must be linked with RMODE(24). Why RMODE(24) in 2010? I am amazed at the number of things that still have to run below the line at this late date. The DCB should have been dead ended and the ACB should have been designed so that it could handle QSAM, BSAM, et al. /quote -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
OS/400 and z/OS
Hello all, can someone direct me to where I can find information on why and how I would connect an OS/400 to z/OS running on a z10? Thanks. == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Strange email from IBM
Hi Tom, Pure SPAM. And the spoof mails also pretend to be from other well known companies. I would not be surprised if the links led to malware or virus payloads. I had one like the one you describe, it was supposedly from Microsoft. Linda - Original Message - From: Tom Kelman thomas.kel...@commercebank.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Friday, April 9, 2010 6:33:01 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: Strange email from IBM That's what I figured. Thanks. Tom Kelman Enterprise Capacity Planner Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 7:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Strange email from IBM Most likely some spammer has harvested this (or another) list (again)! I would forward the email to your anti-spam provider. I checked jigsaw. It seems to be a spammer's paradise. It purports to gather contact info from wherever they can get it. HTH, snip I just received an email that comes from nets...@us.ibm.com, or so the addressing says, which says IBM found my business information at www.jigsaw.com and based on that they will be sending me insights, information and offers. The URL www.jigsaw.com is blocked by my company as is the opt out link provided by the email. I was wondering if anyone on the board has ever received similar emails from IBM. It looks kind of strange to me. I would think that IBM would go through other channels than picking names off of oddball web sites. /snip -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html * If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. * -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m h...
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Ed Finnell efinnel...@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 4/9/2010 9:14:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time, maryanne4...@gmail.com writes: Um, it wasn't Ed Gould, it was zman. True and regardless of who posted the original story it is at best insensitive to take any pleasure in seeing 1000 people lose their jobs. FWIW the overwhelming majority of people I worked with at CA are great and today's CA is not the big bad CA of old. But no matter what you might think of the company they work for, those are real people with families and responsibilities. Now they are going to be facing a really tough time. A little empathy would be a much more civilized response. -- This email might be from the artist formerly known as CC (or not) You be the judge. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ICHRDSNT
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 17:28:40 -0300, Clark Morris cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca wrote: Why RMODE(24) in 2010? I am amazed at the number of things that still have to run below the line at this late date. The DCB should have been dead ended and the ACB should have been designed so that it could handle QSAM, BSAM, et al. There's no penalty for having this module RMODE(24) as it's only loaded temporarily and then deleted, in an address space that's not storage constrained. So, even in 2010, why bother changing working code for no known benefit? We have plenty of things to do that will provide benefits. -- Walt Farrell, CISSP IBM STSM, z/OS Security Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ASG
August, In 1999 when CA purchased Platinum Technology, the Justice Department required that CA divest of these products. If I recall correctly, the products, along with some RD and support (and possibly other) assets were placed in escrow. At some point ASG purchased the products. I don't remember the exact details, but I highly doubt that these products could be legally licensed from anyone other than ASG or their agents at this point in time. === Wayne Driscoll OMEGAMON DB2 L3 Support/Development wdrisco(AT)us.ibm.com === From: August Carideo august.cari...@avon.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 04/09/2010 03:00 PM Subject: ASG Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Does anyone know if Zeke, Zack, Oasis are available from anyone else besides ASG I rem some products CA had were also available from others vendors after some type of monopoly lawsuit. I can't rem if any of the above fell into that category thanks, Augie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
Without logs, it is only my imagination where debugging takes place. Given that disclaimer When you said you did delete and redefine the CFRM dataset, is it possible that you actually created a new CFRM dataset, and then tried to update COUPLExx with the new data set names and/or volser for your IPL? I am asking this, because one thing the Sysplex CDS does keep is the data set name and volume serial number of the various other couple CDS data sets used by the sysplex. So, if you thought you were using a new CDS by updating COUPLExx, you might not have. When I do DR tests, I delete and create empty a CFRM CDS on the same volume with the same name as my original, and then load that new CDS with my DR CFRM policy. It is when using this technique that IPL is always clean the first time - the CFRMPOL is processed, and DR IPL works. Just a thought. Brian On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:54:49 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: Basically you hit the high points of the steps that occurred during the test with one exception. I did delete and redefine the CFRM dataset writing the correct policy into it. We ipled again and the d**m system was still looking for the coupling facility on the incorrect CPU. I then did the only other thing I could think of which was to delete and redefine the sysplex couple dataset and try again. Mark Jacobs -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OS/400 and z/OS
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Ward, Mike S mw...@ssfcu.org wrote: Hello all, can someone direct me to where I can find information on why and how I would connect an OS/400 to z/OS running on a z10? I think the question needs more detail: what's the problem you're trying to solve? What kind of connectivity do you need? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m h...
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Chris Craddock crashlu...@gmail.com wrote: True and regardless of who posted the original story it is at best insensitive to take any pleasure in seeing 1000 people lose their jobs. FWIW the overwhelming majority of people I worked with at CA are great and today's CA is not the big bad CA of old. But no matter what you might think of the company they work for, those are real people with families and responsibilities. Now they are going to be facing a really tough time. A little empathy would be a much more civilized response. Now I feel even guiltier. Mea culpa, etc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship
I deleted and redefined the CFRM dataset using the same name and volser so no change to the couplexx member was needed. Mark Jacobs -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Brian Peterson Sent: Fri 4/9/2010 5:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: SYSPLEX/CFRM Couple dataset(s) relationship Without logs, it is only my imagination where debugging takes place. Given that disclaimer When you said you did delete and redefine the CFRM dataset, is it possible that you actually created a new CFRM dataset, and then tried to update COUPLExx with the new data set names and/or volser for your IPL? I am asking this, because one thing the Sysplex CDS does keep is the data set name and volume serial number of the various other couple CDS data sets used by the sysplex. So, if you thought you were using a new CDS by updating COUPLExx, you might not have. When I do DR tests, I delete and create empty a CFRM CDS on the same volume with the same name as my original, and then load that new CDS with my DR CFRM policy. It is when using this technique that IPL is always clean the first time - the CFRMPOL is processed, and DR IPL works. Just a thought. Brian On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:54:49 -0400, Mark Jacobs wrote: Basically you hit the high points of the steps that occurred during the test with one exception. I did delete and redefine the CFRM dataset writing the correct policy into it. We ipled again and the d**m system was still looking for the coupling facility on the incorrect CPU. I then did the only other thing I could think of which was to delete and redefine the sysplex couple dataset and try again. Mark Jacobs -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OS/400 and z/OS
We just acquired an institution that has an AS/400 running some applications. I think they can connect to us using EE, but I'm not sure if by doing that we can access those applications from the zbox or if we can access the data on the AS/400. In other words, I'm not familiar enough with the AS/400 to talk intelligently about host connectivity. So, any information about how or why would be welcome. Thanks -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: OS/400 and z/OS On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Ward, Mike S mw...@ssfcu.org wrote: Hello all, can someone direct me to where I can find information on why and how I would connect an OS/400 to z/OS running on a z10? I think the question needs more detail: what's the problem you're trying to solve? What kind of connectivity do you need? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
Ed did not make the comment, and it was not attributed to him, you misread. The quoted text made it appear as so. Since I have filtered out any posts from him, either direct, or through the forum, I can go only by what I see quoted by others. It appeared, in the text I saw posted, it was something he originally said. For that, I'm sorry. For my opinion of him, I'm not. Especially after the disparaging comments he's made about me. It appears that everybody else is allowed to make ad hominem attacks. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ASG
thank you for the response I know on VSE there are a few products that are basically the same and choice is from CA or another vendor, I could not rem if this held true for the ASG products aslo the confusion may have been with Oasis which was needed to run other products Augie Wayne Driscoll wdri...@us.ibm.c OMTo Sent by: IBM IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Mainframe cc Discussion List ibm-m...@bama.ua Subject .edu Re: ASG 04/09/2010 05:16 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List ibm-m...@bama.ua .edu August, In 1999 when CA purchased Platinum Technology, the Justice Department required that CA divest of these products. If I recall correctly, the products, along with some RD and support (and possibly other) assets were placed in escrow. At some point ASG purchased the products. I don't remember the exact details, but I highly doubt that these products could be legally licensed from anyone other than ASG or their agents at this point in time. === Wayne Driscoll OMEGAMON DB2 L3 Support/Development wdrisco(AT)us.ibm.com === From: August Carideo august.cari...@avon.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 04/09/2010 03:00 PM Subject: ASG Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Does anyone know if Zeke, Zack, Oasis are available from anyone else besides ASG I rem some products CA had were also available from others vendors after some type of monopoly lawsuit. I can't rem if any of the above fell into that category thanks, Augie -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ASG
In a message dated 4/9/2010 4:16:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time, wdri...@us.ibm.com writes: products, along with some RD and support (and possibly other) assets were placed in escrow. At some point ASG purchased the products. I don't remember the exact details, but I highly doubt that these products could But wasn't it more complicated in that then ASG merged with Beta and some of the products stayed Beta and some went to ASG? Then somebody else bought some of the Web products. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OS/400 and z/OS
On 9 April 2010 17:49, Ward, Mike S mw...@ssfcu.org wrote: We just acquired an institution that has an AS/400 running some applications. I think they can connect to us using EE, but I'm not sure if by doing that we can access those applications from the zbox or if we can access the data on the AS/400. In other words, I'm not familiar enough with the AS/400 to talk intelligently about host connectivity. So, any information about how or why would be welcome. There are several approaches: The AS/400 has an ftp server and client, so if you just need to transfer data, that's an easy start. But keep in mind that all (well, most) AS/400 files are database-like structured things, and someone has to interpret the data. The good news is that it's EBCDIC. (Well, again, it's *mostly* EBCDIC. The IFS (UNIX-style) files are in Unicode.) You can similarly set up IP printing, so that an AS/400 app can have a print key that sends to an IP printer on your network, or to InfoPrint Server on your z/OS. Probably to RSCS too, for that matter. The AS/400 native (coax-attached) terminal is the 5250, and there is TN5250 over TCP/IP just like the TN3270 we all use on z/OS. You can easily enough find PC-based emulators for this protocol (PCOMM among others), so using that you can log on to an AS/400 green screen and run the app as it was intended. Some AS/400s (or perhaps some AS/400 apps) support TN3270, but I don't know enough to say whether that support is at some OS layer or has to be specific to the app. Certainly you can logon using TN3270, but the PF keys and such are weird. The above should get you connected at a basic level. Going further, with a TCP/IP stack, you can write or modify programs to talk directly to each other as on any platform. There is also SNA support, but whether you want to start doing new stuff with SNA in 2010 is another matter. If you have IP connectivity to the new box already, get yourself a TN5250, and try to connect to port 23. TN5250 is a lot like TN3270 in that it's a telnet extension, options are negotiated in ASCII, and then it runs in EBCDIC. And get used to learning a whole new green-screen way of doing things! It *looks* like a 3270 until you actually try to do anything. :-( Tony H. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Font names for AFP fonts
Greetings! I have looked and searched, but sadly, I have not found... We have PSF and use the AFP font libraries. I need to find something that can tell me the font family name and size of the fonts using the font library member names, as well as the names used in OGL source. For example, these are a few of the fonts in the OGL source - N46A BRR9 A075AI N26309 A10500 T075JC A055AC We don't have InfoPrint Tia, Linda -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca wrote: It appears that everybody else is allowed to make ad hominem attacks. Ted, not saying YOU said this, but someone characterized my lame attempt at humor as an ad hominem attack, which it wasn't. Just sayin'... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OS/400 and z/OS
Is the OS/400 still marketed and supported by IBM? Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
On Fri, 9 Apr 2010 19:38:59 -0400, zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com wrote: snip Ted, not saying YOU said this, but someone characterized my lame attempt at humor as an ad hominem attack, which it wasn't. Just sayin'... Your disparaging comment about a particular group was not humorous in the least bit, regardless of who you are under the IBM-MAIN moniker. An apology to the IBM-MAIN list audience would be a reasonable recovery attempt. Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Font names for AFP fonts
Linda, These are documented on AFP font or compatibility fonts etc. From the listing all of them are coded fonts, you would have to add X0 in front of them and you would find them in FONT300 libraries or FONT240 depending on your printer Ex. SYSX.FONT300. http://www4.infoprintsolutionscompany.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.printers.afpproducts/com.ibm.printers.guidetooutput/c5pu3mst50.htm from your example if you look on X0A075AI you will notice it has information related to the font identifier/code page being used and the corresponding character set. A075AI is old font called SERIF font and no longer sold by IBM. The equivalent font you can find in AFP FONT Collection is HELVETICA. Same goes to older SANS SERIF font and equivalent is TIMES NEW ROMAN. So for an SERIF font A075AI a substitute font would be HELVETICA X0H220A1 which would have almost all the character set. X - Coded Font 0 - Coded Font H - Font type family (Helvetica) 2 - Typeface (Roman Medium) 2 - Codepage category (Latin1) 0 - Complement (Latin1) A - Typographic font point size starts at 6 and go through A-Z (11 Points) 1 - Coded Font BRR9 is a book font (equivalent would be X08410BC) N26309 Times new roman A10500 SONORAN SANS SERIF T075JC SONORAN SERIF (equivalent would be X0N410JC) A055AC SONORAN SANS SERIF (equivalent would be X0H210AC) The names in OGL is usually defined with FONT followed by coded font name (without the X0). I don't think there is any manuals available (unless you have older edition) that would describe the SONORAN font's and most of them are replaced with newer fonts on Expanded Core Fonts. The newer font's in AFP collection manuals are available online Technical Reference for IBM Expanded Core Fonts Font Summary for AFP Font Collection http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/prsys/pdfs/54456332.pdf A Guide to Understanding AFP Fonts ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/software/mktsupport/techdocs/afpuser3.pdf Hope this helps, Natarajan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Mooney Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 4:01 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Font names for AFP fonts Greetings! I have looked and searched, but sadly, I have not found... We have PSF and use the AFP font libraries. I need to find something that can tell me the font family name and size of the fonts using the font library member names, as well as the names used in OGL source. For example, these are a few of the fonts in the OGL source - N46A BRR9 A075AI N26309 A10500 T075JC A055AC We don't have InfoPrint Tia, Linda -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY The information contained in this communication, including but not limited to any accompanying document(s) and/or attachment(s), is privileged and confidential and is intended solely for the above-named individual(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that any distribution, copying, disclosure, and/or use of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please destroy all copies of the communication, whether in electronic or hard copy format, and immediately contact the Security Office at EdFund at (916) 526-7539 or securityoff...@edfund.org. Thank you. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
How to define couple links using HCD
Hi all We want to replace out sysplex time with STP. We purchased two CFs(Z10) and installed two couple links with ICB-4 between the CFs. Could you help us to define the couple links using HCD for it. Thanks a lot! Best Regards, Jason Cai -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Font names for AFP fonts
In a message dated 4/9/2010 7:47:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, nmo...@edfund.org writes: These are documented on AFP font or compatibility fonts etc. From the listing all of them are coded fonts, you would have to add X0 in front of them and you would find them in FONT300 libraries or FONT240 Haven't had to do this in a while. Used to be a program that would read your FONT library and make a DCFINDEX member with types and code pages. Does it still exist? I searched the PSF 4.2 Shelf and came up empty. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
SNIP_ On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:04 PM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/04/06/ca_job_cuts/ No disrespect to the many actual CA workers, but having served my own sentence there, I'm quite confident that they could lay off 1,000 bodies without selecting any *workers*. SNIP--- First of all I did *NOT* write the article. If you want to go after the writer he apparently writes for Channel Register. I did *NOT* forward this because I do not like CA. It was my attempt to show that a lot of MF companies are suffering from the M/F almost extinction. As for Ted, since he cannot configure his email program correctly he has no one to complain about except his email program. Ted is being Ted so pass it off because it was Ted. Enough said. Ed -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OS/400 and z/OS
On 9 April 2010 19:45, Eric Bielefeld eric-ibmm...@wi.rr.com wrote: Is the OS/400 still marketed and supported by IBM? Well, people are fairly casual about the terminology, and use AS/400, System i, i, and iSeries as equivalents, unless there's reason to be very specific. Sort of like calling z/OS MVS. Tony H. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OS/400 and z/OS
On Sat, Apr 10th, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Tony Harminc wrote: Sort of like calling z/OS MVS. When I go to the (IBM) manuals, I open the MVS bookshelf. QED. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: (slightly OT) CA is laying off 1,000 workers and expects to take a $50m hit in pre-tax charges relating to the jobs cull
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Scott Barry sba...@sbbworks.com wrote: Your disparaging comment about a particular group was not humorous in the least bit, regardless of who you are under the IBM-MAIN moniker. An apology to the IBM-MAIN list audience would be a reasonable recovery attempt. I believe I said that, Captain. But in case it was too subtle for you: Sorry about that. I humbly apologize. Lo siento. Je m'excuse. Я прошу прощения. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
