Re: An upbeat story
On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:10:51 +, Bill Fairchild bi...@mainstar.com wrote: A long time ago a friend of mine told me that the mental abilities to do computer programming, music, and foreign languages are probably linked genetically. Since then I have noticed a lot of anecdotal evidence to support this theory, including myself. But I have also found a lot of people who are strong in only one of those three possibly interrelated skills. Bill Fairchild Rocket Software Gee, I get what all you guys are saying. But I can't equate it with the fact that most musical people I know prefer Apple to Windows. 'Nuf said. -- 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: mainframe color-blindness software: a query
What do you mean by mainframe-generated display? I assume you do not mean the hardware management console or the service elements. Do you mean a traditional 3270 user interface as a PC or Mac would generate it using particular terminal emulation software packages with default color settings? Via a Web browser? - - - - - Timothy Sipples Resident Enterprise Architect Value Creation Complex Deals Team IBM Growth Markets (Based in Singapore) E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.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: can limit JES2 RJE work?
Tested COMPRESS=NO Tested different CKPTPAGE and CKPTLINE.. NO luck.. On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Cobe Xu cob...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jack, As previous thread mentioned, COMPRESS could be the cause of some CPU cycles. So we're going to test turn off COMPRESS, will see if JES2 cpu can relief.. Thanks! On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Jack Schudel j...@nersp.cns.ufl.eduwrote: Cobe Xu: Have you checked to make sure that both compression and compaction are turned off for the printer? (Do a $DU,Rn.PRn command and look for CMPCT=NO,COMPRESS=NO.) By default JES2's RJE printer driver scans for repeated characters to compress out of the data stream. That made a lot of sense back in the days of 4800 bit/sec modems, but is probably just wasted cycles with today's communication speeds. If that does not help, you will need to find a way to move the printer driver out of your main JES2 task. Are you running multiple MVS images sharing the JES2 spool? Can you connect the printer to JES2 on one of the images that is not running CICS as its primary workload? If you are constrained to a single MVS image things get more complicated. One approach would be to run a secondary JES2 subsystem to drive the printer, and define that JES2 subsystem with a lower WLM importance. The secondary JES2 could share your main spool, or you could run an NJE connection between the primary and secondary. If CICS really is your most important workload, and you have controls in place to prevent runaway transactions, some sites have even gone so far as running their primary JES2 system at a lower importance than CICS. Personally I don't think that is a wise thing to do, but it really does depend on the environment. Good luck! /jack - Original Message - From: Cobe Xu cob...@gmail.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 12:54 AM Subject: Re: can limit JES2 RJE work? Hi Greg, Thanks for the APAR information. I checked with JES2 PERFDATA(PCESTAT). We don't have high cpu% for SAPI, but true for RMT.PRT PCE, over 50%. Need to further confirm if our problem match this APAR. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:54 AM, Greg Shirey wgshi...@benekeith.com wrote: Could it be APAR OA33407? * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: High CPU usage for output device PCEs, * * such as SAPI PCEs, when selecting work * * with user routing. * * RECOMMENDATION: * The WSROUT routine in HASPSERV is not distinguishing between a real JOE and an artificial JOE (JOA). So it incorrectly determines for a JOA that it cannot utilize the user routing information to do work selection, so significantly more devices are posted than should be. When the device attempts to do work selection it cannot find JOEs that match. This incorrect processing results in excessive CPU usage. This problem affects the following output devices when they select work with user routing: printers, punches, SYSOUT transmitters, and SYSOUT API (SAPI). Greg Shirey Ben E. Keith Company - Original Message - From: Cobe Xu cob...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Recently, we have a problem when sending large amount spool files (about 2.5 million lines) to RJE printer, as the work caused JES2 consumes lots of CPU, therefore impacted the CICS online performance. We consider to limit JES2 address space CPU, using WLM resource group, but this will suppress other JES2 process as well. So, any idea to limit RJE work only? Thanks a lot! -- Cobe Xu Best Regards --- z/OS Performance Capacity Analyst z/OS System Programmer Email: cob...@gmail.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 -- Cobe Xu Best Regards --- z/OS Performance Capacity Analyst z/OS System Programmer Email: cob...@gmail.com --- *Impart fishing is much better than just donate fishes* -- Cobe Xu Best Regards --- z/OS Performance Capacity Analyst z/OS System Programmer Email: cob...@gmail.com --- -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff
Re: Customizing TSOPROC
the documentation is quite clear. you just have to learn to find it. that's a huge challenge, and takes a lot of detective work, but the payoff is massive. and sometimes you have to learn for yourself -- while the documentation may be clear, they often assume (and rightly so) a certain level of knowledge on the part of the reader. hence the ABC's books as a good starting point. I won't answer your question, but I'll help. Follow the white rabbit... On my Custompac install it goes like this. Go to SDSF DA and look for your TSO user id. Mine looks like this: JOBNAME StepName ProcStep IBMUSER IKJACCNT C17P0601 Now put a ? on the line and select JESYSMSG. The 2nd line is what you want: PROCEDURE IKJACCNT WAS EXPANDED USING SYSTEM LIBRARY SYS1.PROCLIB.ZMVS Now browse the proclib and look for IKJACCNT. The comments in mine are interesting: //* SERVERPAC LOGON PROCEDURE //* //* THIS PROCEDURE ENABLES USERS TO LOG ON TO TSO/E. //* THE CLIST ISPPDF, WHICH RESIDES IN CPAC.CMDPROC, //* IS EXECUTED AT FIRST TO INVOKE THE ISPF. But now the good stuff. Here are the important JCL proc lines you need: //IKJACCNT PROC //IKJACCNT EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,DYNAMNBR=500,PARM=ISPPDF //SYSPROC DD DISP=SHR,DSN=IBMUSER.LINDY.REXX //DD DISP=SHR,DSN=CPAC.CMDPROC.ZMVS //DD DISP=SHR,DSN=CPAC.CMDPROC Just looking at the proc it allocates all necessary ISPF libraries. Now look at the PARM=ISPPDF. That will either be a CLIST or Rexx exec, and you'll find it in one of the SYSPROC libraries. In this exec you can do anything (most anything), for example you can re-allocate libraries -- which means you cannot trust that the DD's in the Proc source are really what are allocated. And looking at ISPPDF, yep, the first thing they do is reallocate SYSPROC and the rest of the ISPF libraries. (And it is a CLIST - yük). So here is where you can write a Rexx exec to do what you want. You can hard code the user-ids so that you dynamically define your ISPF session, keep them in a table, and so on. HTH.Lindy. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of jagadishan perumal Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Customizing TSOPROC Hi, We have initialized a new OS V1R12. Here all the system programmers have ability to view the the below screen. ISP@MSTRCUSTOMPAC MASTER APPLICATION MENU OPTION === SCROLL === PAGE USERID - xx TIME - 10:04 IS ISMF - Interactive Storage Management Facility P PDF - ISPF/Program Development Facility IP IPCS - Interactive Problem Control Facility DB DB2 - Perform DATABASE 2 interactive functions R RACF - Resource Access Control Facility ADM ADMIN- ADMINISTRATION HELP PANEL DI DITTO- Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations IDI IDI - Interactive Dump Analyzer (Fault Analyzer) SM SMP/E- SMP/E Dialogs IC ICSF - Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility SD SDSF - System Display and Search Facility S SORT - DF/SORT Dialogs HC HCD - Hardware Configuration Definition MQ WMQ - WebSphere MQ Operations and Control Panel BMB BMR BLD - BookManager Build (Create Online Documentation) But I would like to create a new tsoproc for a application developer, so that he/she doesnt view the above panel instead they should land at ISPF screen alone. Any idea or suggestions would be much appreciated. Regards, Jags -- 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: Customizing TSOPROC
jagadishan perumal wrote: Danke Schon ! I was able to customize. The changes was just creating a new TSO proc in CPAC.PROCLIB. Creating a new ISPPDF without ISP@MSTR and including only ISPF related CLIST in CPAC.CMDPROC. Now I can make a user to land on to ISPF not in Master application menu. Excellent! Just review Lindy Mayfield reply she kindly supplied and you're in. :-) Just review your RACF class TSOPROC for the profile, if you created a new member in CPAC.PROCLIB with a different name. Otherwise no-one can logon with that new name. As promised, look in these books (in no particular sequence, just read them all) ISPF Planning and Customizing ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference For TSO, you can perhaps start TSO/E Primer and then move on to these: (All are prefixed with TSO/E) Administration Command Reference Customization General Information System Programming Command Reference User's Guide REXX User's Guide CLISTs REXX Reference You will certainly find your way around in these books. If you don't understand something, just move to a new chapter/book you're interested and then come back. This is how most of us learn. HTH! :-) Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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: mainframe color-blindness software: a query
Good question John! Thanks for mentioning this! I have NOT encountered such software which enabled color-blind persons to see different colors properly, but I personally found that I have to help people to replace very dark Blue to Turquoise on their 3270 Emulators. Certain CRT monitors can't display dark blue properly under fluorescent tubes. On very old monochrome monitors, I have to replace red with something else, they're only visible when you turned contrast and brightness all the way up... Timothy Sipples wrote: What do you mean by mainframe-generated display? I assume you do not mean the hardware management console or the service elements. Any sort of displays used with a z/OS machine. Trad 3270, consoles, HMC, etc. Good emulators like PCOMM, BlueZone, Vista, etc are all capable to support color-blind persons by way of customizing fonts (type and size) and color. You really need a person with 'normal' eyesight to help with the changing of on-screen color. I'm not sure about Web browsers since they're not easily customizable due to dynamic nature of content. For protanope- and deuteranope-afflicted, tests must be done to see how they perceive colors like RED and GREEN on different media like paper, screen, paint, etc. Adjustments can then be done. There are software available for users to switch a color filter on and off choosing from a set of possible color transformations that will displace the colors in order to disambiguate them. HTH! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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: Customizing TSOPROC
Jag, Advice is almost good. I believe IMHO that that should not using hard coded logon procedures, You should have a bare bones procedure pointing you to procedure libaries either REXX or CLIST that allocate your ISPF environment based on preferably group or userid. pinnacle has a dynamic modifable logon procedure that I strongly recommend that you consider. Search on pinnacle ispf as a starting option. Second option is to search on Download the Dynamic /ISPF/ Starter Set of REXX execs I havn't used these I had signifanct experence to take the suggestions, modify, to my requirements and run with it/. If I was working, instead of lurking, I wouldn't accept anything other than some variation on basic allocation followed by dynamic allocation. I have copied this to the ISPF listserver group. Hopefully some of the followers will chime in with better suggestions Ken -- 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: Customizing TSOPROC
I am really pleased by all the mainframe experts advise. Thanks again for your valuable suggestion On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:46 PM, Ken Brick kbr...@netspace.net.au wrote: Jag, Advice is almost good. I believe IMHO that that should not using hard coded logon procedures, You should have a bare bones procedure pointing you to procedure libaries either REXX or CLIST that allocate your ISPF environment based on preferably group or userid. pinnacle has a dynamic modifable logon procedure that I strongly recommend that you consider. Search on pinnacle ispf as a starting option. Second option is to search on Download the Dynamic /ISPF/ Starter Set of REXX execs I havn't used these I had signifanct experence to take the suggestions, modify, to my requirements and run with it/. If I was working, instead of lurking, I wouldn't accept anything other than some variation on basic allocation followed by dynamic allocation. I have copied this to the ISPF listserver group. Hopefully some of the followers will chime in with better suggestions Ken --**--**-- 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.htmlhttp://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: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed.
I am curious. Has anyone performed the dynamic on the fly switchover of *SETCON MODE=DISTRIBUTED* and had any problems with it? According to the fine manual, it is supported as long as all systems in the sysplex are 1.10 or higher. To find out if dynamic migration is supported, issue: D OPDATA,MODE Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Klein Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. z/OS V1R10.0 MVS Planning Operations SA22-7601-09 z/OS(r) console support can be operated in one of two modes: shared mode |and distributed mode. | IPL option | IEASYSxx and IPL prompt CON= parameter: | | CON=(...,DISTRIBUTED) to operate in DISTRIBUTED mode | CON=(...,SHARED) to continue to operate in SHARED mode In a future release, the ability to operate in shared mode will be removed. -- 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: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed.
We did this in 4Q2009 dynamically migrated 3 Sysplexes which have all been operating in distributed mode without any problems. We tested fallback in the test Sysplex but never had to go back other than for that test. It just works. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Team Leader mailto:sknut...@geico.com (office) 301.986.3574 (cell) 301.996.1318 Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 7:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. I am curious. Has anyone performed the dynamic on the fly switchover of *SETCON MODE=DISTRIBUTED* and had any problems with it? According to the fine manual, it is supported as long as all systems in the sysplex are 1.10 or higher. To find out if dynamic migration is supported, issue: D OPDATA,MODE Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Klein Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. z/OS V1R10.0 MVS Planning Operations SA22-7601-09 z/OS(r) console support can be operated in one of two modes: shared mode |and distributed mode. | IPL option | IEASYSxx and IPL prompt CON= parameter: | | CON=(...,DISTRIBUTED) to operate in DISTRIBUTED mode | CON=(...,SHARED) to continue to operate in SHARED mode In a future release, the ability to operate in shared mode will be removed. This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Customizing TSOPROC
Lindy raises a good point about not trusting the ddname allocation in the logon procedure as in almost 100% of the cases, the logon clist or logon REXX exec will have changed the DDNAME and TSO allocations. How do you tell what is allocated to your TSO session at any one point while in ISPF. TSO ISRDDN or DDLIST from the command line will put you in a nice application showing your allocations. Keep in mind that this list can change by going into applications under ISPF as they can, and often do, change the environment for their own purposes. Hope this helps as well Jags. Stan Weyman Senior Software Engineer stan.wey...@emc.com EMC² (508)249-3966 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Lindy Mayfield Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 3:29 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Customizing TSOPROC the documentation is quite clear. you just have to learn to find it. that's a huge challenge, and takes a lot of detective work, but the payoff is massive. and sometimes you have to learn for yourself -- while the documentation may be clear, they often assume (and rightly so) a certain level of knowledge on the part of the reader. hence the ABC's books as a good starting point. I won't answer your question, but I'll help. Follow the white rabbit... On my Custompac install it goes like this. Go to SDSF DA and look for your TSO user id. Mine looks like this: JOBNAME StepName ProcStep IBMUSER IKJACCNT C17P0601 Now put a ? on the line and select JESYSMSG. The 2nd line is what you want: PROCEDURE IKJACCNT WAS EXPANDED USING SYSTEM LIBRARY SYS1.PROCLIB.ZMVS Now browse the proclib and look for IKJACCNT. The comments in mine are interesting: //* SERVERPAC LOGON PROCEDURE //* //* THIS PROCEDURE ENABLES USERS TO LOG ON TO TSO/E. //* THE CLIST ISPPDF, WHICH RESIDES IN CPAC.CMDPROC, //* IS EXECUTED AT FIRST TO INVOKE THE ISPF. But now the good stuff. Here are the important JCL proc lines you need: //IKJACCNT PROC //IKJACCNT EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,DYNAMNBR=500,PARM=ISPPDF //SYSPROC DD DISP=SHR,DSN=IBMUSER.LINDY.REXX //DD DISP=SHR,DSN=CPAC.CMDPROC.ZMVS //DD DISP=SHR,DSN=CPAC.CMDPROC Just looking at the proc it allocates all necessary ISPF libraries. Now look at the PARM=ISPPDF. That will either be a CLIST or Rexx exec, and you'll find it in one of the SYSPROC libraries. In this exec you can do anything (most anything), for example you can re-allocate libraries -- which means you cannot trust that the DD's in the Proc source are really what are allocated. And looking at ISPPDF, yep, the first thing they do is reallocate SYSPROC and the rest of the ISPF libraries. (And it is a CLIST - yük). So here is where you can write a Rexx exec to do what you want. You can hard code the user-ids so that you dynamically define your ISPF session, keep them in a table, and so on. HTH.Lindy. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of jagadishan perumal Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 7:43 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Customizing TSOPROC Hi, We have initialized a new OS V1R12. Here all the system programmers have ability to view the the below screen. ISP@MSTRCUSTOMPAC MASTER APPLICATION MENU OPTION === SCROLL === PAGE USERID - xx TIME - 10:04 IS ISMF - Interactive Storage Management Facility P PDF - ISPF/Program Development Facility IP IPCS - Interactive Problem Control Facility DB DB2 - Perform DATABASE 2 interactive functions R RACF - Resource Access Control Facility ADM ADMIN- ADMINISTRATION HELP PANEL DI DITTO- Data Interfile Transfer, Testing and Operations IDI IDI - Interactive Dump Analyzer (Fault Analyzer) SM SMP/E- SMP/E Dialogs IC ICSF - Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility SD SDSF - System Display and Search Facility S SORT - DF/SORT Dialogs HC HCD - Hardware Configuration Definition MQ WMQ - WebSphere MQ Operations and Control Panel BMB BMR BLD - BookManager Build (Create Online Documentation) But I would like to create a new tsoproc for a application developer, so that he/she doesnt view the above panel instead they should land at ISPF screen alone. Any idea or suggestions would be much appreciated. Regards, Jags -- 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
Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht [ snip ] Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) -jc- -- 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
Chase, John wrote: Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? Very near the South Pole! ;-D No, our country is between the 22nd and 34th degrees south. I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) I don't know about NZSP and that low temperature of -56C? Could you perhaps be kind to elaborate? But minimum temp here (it is now winter) is about 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 Fahrenheit) and maximum (winter temp) is 16 C (60.8 F). For us this is 'very cold', but for you it is probably 'cool'! ;-D Look for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa for climate details somewhere on that page. and look in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_South_Africa for Climate chart for Johannesburg. Now, John, we're dangerously in a freezer since this is OT! ;-D 8-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
After the last two winters we just went through, you have the nerve to complain about those temps? You certainly shouldn't use the term freezing if the temp is above 0 C! ;-) On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Chase, John wrote: Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? Very near the South Pole! ;-D No, our country is between the 22nd and 34th degrees south. I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) I don't know about NZSP and that low temperature of -56C? Could you perhaps be kind to elaborate? But minimum temp here (it is now winter) is about 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 Fahrenheit) and maximum (winter temp) is 16 C (60.8 F). For us this is 'very cold', but for you it is probably 'cool'! ;-D Look for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa for climate details somewhere on that page. and look in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_South_Africa for Climate chart for Johannesburg. Now, John, we're dangerously in a freezer since this is OT! ;-D 8-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
Scott, It is all relative. Down here I consider 'freezing' any time it gets around 40 and don't like to play golf when it is under 60. Sad for a guy who grew up in Pennsylvania!! Glenn Glenn A. Schneck AVP, Transaction Services SunTrust Banks, Inc. Tel: 407-762-3514 Mobile: 407-625-2596 Normal Business Hours - 7 AM - 4PM Eastern Time Office - Monday, Tuesday, Friday WFH - Wednesday, Thursday Live Solid. Bank Solid. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rowe Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 9:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you After the last two winters we just went through, you have the nerve to complain about those temps? You certainly shouldn't use the term freezing if the temp is above 0 C! ;-) On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Chase, John wrote: Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? Very near the South Pole! ;-D No, our country is between the 22nd and 34th degrees south. I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) I don't know about NZSP and that low temperature of -56C? Could you perhaps be kind to elaborate? But minimum temp here (it is now winter) is about 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 Fahrenheit) and maximum (winter temp) is 16 C (60.8 F). For us this is 'very cold', but for you it is probably 'cool'! ;-D Look for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa for climate details somewhere on that page. and look in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_South_Africa for Climate chart for Johannesburg. Now, John, we're dangerously in a freezer since this is OT! ;-D 8-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust is a federally registered service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Live Solid. Bank Solid. is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- 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: An upbeat story
Hey thats a talent too.. Scott J Ford Mark, Hey thats a talent too.. Scott J Ford From: Mark van der Eynden mark.van-der-eyn...@hp.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 2:02:19 AM Subject: Re: An upbeat story On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:10:51 +, Bill Fairchild bi...@mainstar.com wrote: A long time ago a friend of mine told me that the mental abilities to do computer programming, music, and foreign languages are probably linked genetically. Since then I have noticed a lot of anecdotal evidence to support this theory, including myself. But I have also found a lot of people who are strong in only one of those three possibly interrelated skills. Bill Fairchild Rocket Software Gee, I get what all you guys are saying. But I can't equate it with the fact that most musical people I know prefer Apple to Windows. 'Nuf said. -- 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Chase, John wrote: Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? Very near the South Pole! ;-D No, our country is between the 22nd and 34th degrees south. I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) I don't know about NZSP and that low temperature of -56C? Could you perhaps be kind to elaborate? http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/NZSP.html -jc- -- 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
Chase, John wrote: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/NZSP.html Thanks very much! It is kind of you! I've bookmarked it. :) Enjoy your weekend! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed.
Thanks for the info, Sam. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Knutson, Sam Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 8:07 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. We did this in 4Q2009 dynamically migrated 3 Sysplexes which have all been operating in distributed mode without any problems. We tested fallback in the test Sysplex but never had to go back other than for that test. It just works. Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO System z Team Leader mailto:sknut...@geico.com (office) 301.986.3574 (cell) 301.996.1318 Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast... -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 7:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. I am curious. Has anyone performed the dynamic on the fly switchover of *SETCON MODE=DISTRIBUTED* and had any problems with it? According to the fine manual, it is supported as long as all systems in the sysplex are 1.10 or higher. To find out if dynamic migration is supported, issue: D OPDATA,MODE Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Klein Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 3:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. z/OS V1R10.0 MVS Planning Operations SA22-7601-09 z/OS(r) console support can be operated in one of two modes: shared mode |and distributed mode. | IPL option | IEASYSxx and IPL prompt CON= parameter: | | CON=(...,DISTRIBUTED) to operate in DISTRIBUTED mode | CON=(...,SHARED) to continue to operate in SHARED mode In a future release, the ability to operate in shared mode will be removed. This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
Yeah, I live in NJ and had to fly home(Indiana) in the middle of winter for my mother's funeral it was -15F with 12 inches of snow on the ground. I live 30 miles inland from the ocean, so its a bit warmer. But you notice the cold...when your away from it sorry for being OT Scott J Ford From: Schneck.Glenn glenn.schn...@suntrust.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 9:23:57 AM Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you Scott, It is all relative. Down here I consider 'freezing' any time it gets around 40 and don't like to play golf when it is under 60. Sad for a guy who grew up in Pennsylvania!! Glenn Glenn A. Schneck AVP, Transaction Services SunTrust Banks, Inc. Tel: 407-762-3514 Mobile: 407-625-2596 Normal Business Hours - 7 AM - 4PM Eastern Time Office - Monday, Tuesday, Friday WFH - Wednesday, Thursday Live Solid. Bank Solid. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rowe Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 9:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you After the last two winters we just went through, you have the nerve to complain about those temps? You certainly shouldn't use the term freezing if the temp is above 0 C! ;-) On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Chase, John wrote: Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? Very near the South Pole! ;-D No, our country is between the 22nd and 34th degrees south. I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) I don't know about NZSP and that low temperature of -56C? Could you perhaps be kind to elaborate? But minimum temp here (it is now winter) is about 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 Fahrenheit) and maximum (winter temp) is 16 C (60.8 F). For us this is 'very cold', but for you it is probably 'cool'! ;-D Look for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa for climate details somewhere on that page. and look in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_South_Africa for Climate chart for Johannesburg. Now, John, we're dangerously in a freezer since this is OT! ;-D 8-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust is a federally registered service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Live Solid. Bank Solid. is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
What exit? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 10:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you Yeah, I live in NJ and had to fly home(Indiana) in the middle of winter for my mother's funeral it was -15F with 12 inches of snow on the ground. I live 30 miles inland from the ocean, so its a bit warmer. But you notice the cold...when your away from it sorry for being OT Scott J Ford From: Schneck.Glenn glenn.schn...@suntrust.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 9:23:57 AM Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you Scott, It is all relative. Down here I consider 'freezing' any time it gets around 40 and don't like to play golf when it is under 60. Sad for a guy who grew up in Pennsylvania!! Glenn Glenn A. Schneck AVP, Transaction Services SunTrust Banks, Inc. Tel: 407-762-3514 Mobile: 407-625-2596 Normal Business Hours - 7 AM - 4PM Eastern Time Office - Monday, Tuesday, Friday WFH - Wednesday, Thursday Live Solid. Bank Solid. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rowe Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 9:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you After the last two winters we just went through, you have the nerve to complain about those temps? You certainly shouldn't use the term freezing if the temp is above 0 C! ;-) On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Chase, John wrote: Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? Very near the South Pole! ;-D No, our country is between the 22nd and 34th degrees south. I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) I don't know about NZSP and that low temperature of -56C? Could you perhaps be kind to elaborate? But minimum temp here (it is now winter) is about 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 Fahrenheit) and maximum (winter temp) is 16 C (60.8 F). For us this is 'very cold', but for you it is probably 'cool'! ;-D Look for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa for climate details somewhere on that page. and look in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_South_Africa for Climate chart for Johannesburg. Now, John, we're dangerously in a freezer since this is OT! ;-D 8-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust is a federally registered service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Live Solid. Bank Solid. is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- 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
Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you
Glenn, Exit 7 Scott J Ford From: Schneck.Glenn glenn.schn...@suntrust.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 10:18:37 AM Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you What exit? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 10:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you Yeah, I live in NJ and had to fly home(Indiana) in the middle of winter for my mother's funeral it was -15F with 12 inches of snow on the ground. I live 30 miles inland from the ocean, so its a bit warmer. But you notice the cold...when your away from it sorry for being OT Scott J Ford From: Schneck.Glenn glenn.schn...@suntrust.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 9:23:57 AM Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you Scott, It is all relative. Down here I consider 'freezing' any time it gets around 40 and don't like to play golf when it is under 60. Sad for a guy who grew up in Pennsylvania!! Glenn Glenn A. Schneck AVP, Transaction Services SunTrust Banks, Inc. Tel: 407-762-3514 Mobile: 407-625-2596 Normal Business Hours - 7 AM - 4PM Eastern Time Office - Monday, Tuesday, Friday WFH - Wednesday, Thursday Live Solid. Bank Solid. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rowe Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 9:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you After the last two winters we just went through, you have the nerve to complain about those temps? You certainly shouldn't use the term freezing if the temp is above 0 C! ;-) On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Chase, John wrote: Send us some sun here, it is winter here and is getting cool, colder and freezing here... ;-) How far south are you?? Very near the South Pole! ;-D No, our country is between the 22nd and 34th degrees south. I see the weather report for NZSP shows the current temp. at -56C, which is pretty chilly I guess. :-) I don't know about NZSP and that low temperature of -56C? Could you perhaps be kind to elaborate? But minimum temp here (it is now winter) is about 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 Fahrenheit) and maximum (winter temp) is 16 C (60.8 F). For us this is 'very cold', but for you it is probably 'cool'! ;-D Look for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa for climate details somewhere on that page. and look in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_South_Africa for Climate chart for Johannesburg. Now, John, we're dangerously in a freezer since this is OT! ;-D 8-D Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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 LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. SunTrust is a federally registered service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. Live Solid. Bank Solid. is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search
Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you
Man thats cold..poor penguins Scott J Ford Software Engineer http://www.identityforge.com From: Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 9:48:08 AM Subject: Re: IBM 100th today - a thank you Chase, John wrote: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/NZSP.html Thanks very much! It is kind of you! I've bookmarked it. :) Enjoy your weekend! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht -- 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: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed.
We switched the testplex about a week ago, and did a few 'back and forths' just to verify we could. We'll put it in prod in a couple weeks. No problems so far. -- 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: IBM 100th today - a thank you
Scott Ford wrote: Man thats cold..poor penguins What penguins? Tux [1] or real living birds? ;-D Enjoy your weekend! Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht [1] - Linux's mascot -- 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: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed.
Thank you very much. I'm now on partial work from status. On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 15:42 -0400, Ken Klein wrote: z/OS V1R10.0 MVS Planning Operations SA22-7601-09 z/OS® console support can be operated in one of two modes: shared mode |and distributed mode. | IPL option | IEASYSxx and IPL prompt CON= parameter: | | CON=(...,DISTRIBUTED) to operate in DISTRIBUTED mode | CON=(...,SHARED) to continue to operate in SHARED mode In a future release, the ability to operate in shared mode will be removed. Kenneth Klein John McKown joa...@swbell.net Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 06/14/2011 11:57 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. never heard of either. where is that specified? On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 11:18 -0400, Ken Klein wrote: Interesting John, as we are migrating v.10 to v.12 as well. But we are still running con=shared and not con=(distributed,... Did you go to distributed with your consoles? Kenneth Klein kenneth klein tema toyota com John McKown joa...@swbell.net Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 06/13/2011 04:35 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. Someone asked what PTFs I missed that stopped our 1.10 to 1.12 upgrade. APAR OA32522. PTF ua54267 for 1.12 and ua54265 on 1.10 . I had neither one applied. This is my first sysplex upgrade and I am ignorant. Our test sysplex is a singe image sysplex and my usual tests showed no problems. I really don't much like our basic, 2 image, sysplex. It was forced due to politics. And the programmers still don't have want they argued for: a guaranteed amount of CPU during month end. They used to be in low importance WLM classes in an initiator. Now the initiators in their image are usually all drained to give their CPU to production. The only one who likes it is my manager, for system level testing of z/OS and program products. -- John McKown Maranatha! -- 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: CAMLST MACRO question
On 6/16/2011 6:21 PM, Dan D wrote: You might want to consider calling IDCAMS to perform a DELETE. I agree, but would like to make an observation. I've seen umpteen programs that call IDCAMS, and they all (dynamically) allocated a SYSIN and SYSPRINT (or arbitrary DD names with an override list), wrote the command to SYSIN, and read the results from SYSPRINT. Which makes me wonder whether anybody reads printed manuals any more. There is a figure showing how to use the SYSIN/SYSPRINT exit, avoiding the need for allocation and I/O), but in early versions of electronic copies the figures were omitted. Gerhard Postpischil Bradford, VT -- 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: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed.
Sir, I love working from home ... have been doing just that for quite a long time now ... Also happy to know that you are getting better and in good spirits ... :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 1:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. Thank you very much. I'm now on partial work from status. On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 15:42 -0400, Ken Klein wrote: z/OS V1R10.0 MVS Planning Operations SA22-7601-09 z/OS® console support can be operated in one of two modes: shared mode |and distributed mode. | IPL option | IEASYSxx and IPL prompt CON= parameter: | | CON=(...,DISTRIBUTED) to operate in DISTRIBUTED mode | CON=(...,SHARED) to continue to operate in SHARED mode In a future release, the ability to operate in shared mode will be removed. Kenneth Klein John McKown joa...@swbell.net Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 06/14/2011 11:57 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. never heard of either. where is that specified? On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 11:18 -0400, Ken Klein wrote: Interesting John, as we are migrating v.10 to v.12 as well. But we are still running con=shared and not con=(distributed,... Did you go to distributed with your consoles? Kenneth Klein kenneth klein tema toyota com John McKown joa...@swbell.net Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 06/13/2011 04:35 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. Someone asked what PTFs I missed that stopped our 1.10 to 1.12 upgrade. APAR OA32522. PTF ua54267 for 1.12 and ua54265 on 1.10 . I had neither one applied. This is my first sysplex upgrade and I am ignorant. Our test sysplex is a singe image sysplex and my usual tests showed no problems. I really don't much like our basic, 2 image, sysplex. It was forced due to politics. And the programmers still don't have want they argued for: a guaranteed amount of CPU during month end. They used to be in low importance WLM classes in an initiator. Now the initiators in their image are usually all drained to give their CPU to production. The only one who likes it is my manager, for system level testing of z/OS and program products. -- John McKown Maranatha! -- 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1382 / Virus Database: 1513/3709 - Release Date: 06/17/11 -- 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: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed.
Hi John, Very cool - but don't do too much too soon ;-) Linda - Original Message - From: John McKown joa...@swbell.net To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 11:23:48 AM Subject: Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. Thank you very much. I'm now on partial work from status. On Thu, 2011-06-16 at 15:42 -0400, Ken Klein wrote: z/OS V1R10.0 MVS Planning Operations SA22-7601-09 z/OS® console support can be operated in one of two modes: shared mode |and distributed mode. | IPL option | IEASYSxx and IPL prompt CON= parameter: | | CON=(...,DISTRIBUTED) to operate in DISTRIBUTED mode | CON=(...,SHARED) to continue to operate in SHARED mode In a future release, the ability to operate in shared mode will be removed. Kenneth Klein John McKown joa...@swbell.net Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 06/14/2011 11:57 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject Re: 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. never heard of either. where is that specified? On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 11:18 -0400, Ken Klein wrote: Interesting John, as we are migrating v.10 to v.12 as well. But we are still running con=shared and not con=(distributed,... Did you go to distributed with your consoles? Kenneth Klein kenneth klein tema toyota com John McKown joa...@swbell.net Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 06/13/2011 04:35 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject 1.12 upgrade, required PTFs I missed. Someone asked what PTFs I missed that stopped our 1.10 to 1.12 upgrade. APAR OA32522. PTF ua54267 for 1.12 and ua54265 on 1.10 . I had neither one applied. This is my first sysplex upgrade and I am ignorant. Our test sysplex is a singe image sysplex and my usual tests showed no problems. I really don't much like our basic, 2 image, sysplex. It was forced due to politics. And the programmers still don't have want they argued for: a guaranteed amount of CPU during month end. They used to be in low importance WLM classes in an initiator. Now the initiators in their image are usually all drained to give their CPU to production. The only one who likes it is my manager, for system level testing of z/OS and program products. -- John McKown Maranatha! -- 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
Changing TSO/E site Default Profile
Ran across an old TSO CLIST that failed on GETMAIN. This was due to the TSO PROFILE VARSTORAGE(LOW). I've been unable to find a way to make VARSTORAGE(HIGH) default for ALL TSO USERS. Any pointers would be much appreciated. -- 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: Changing TSO/E site Default Profile
Hi Jeff, I don't believe you can set a default for VARSTORAGE anywhere. You may have to resort to issuing PROF VARSTORAGE(HIGH) in your LOGON CLIST. Cheers, Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ruegsegger, Jeff Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 1:31 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Changing TSO/E site Default Profile Ran across an old TSO CLIST that failed on GETMAIN. This was due to the TSO PROFILE VARSTORAGE(LOW). I've been unable to find a way to make VARSTORAGE(HIGH) default for ALL TSO USERS. Any pointers would be much appreciated. -- 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: Changing TSO/E site Default Profile
My own profile is set to VARSTORAGE(LOW). Always has been AFAIK; I never even noticed the attribute until now. I always recommend setting the SIZE value on the TSO/E LOGON screen to a high value. I use 20, which requests a boatload of storage. This value is carried in the RACF TSO segment (if you have one), so it works in batch as well. This advice has helped other people who have called me with similar problems. . . JO.Skip Robinson SCE Infrastructure Technology Services Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 626-302-7535 Office 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.skip.robin...@sce.com From: Starr, Alan alan_st...@calpers.ca.gov To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 06/17/2011 02:09 PM Subject:Re: Changing TSO/E site Default Profile Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Hi Jeff, I don't believe you can set a default for VARSTORAGE anywhere. You may have to resort to issuing PROF VARSTORAGE(HIGH) in your LOGON CLIST. Cheers, Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ruegsegger, Jeff Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 1:31 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Changing TSO/E site Default Profile Ran across an old TSO CLIST that failed on GETMAIN. This was due to the TSO PROFILE VARSTORAGE(LOW). I've been unable to find a way to make VARSTORAGE(HIGH) default for ALL TSO USERS. Any pointers would be much appreciated. -- 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
CICS VSAM Return Code 21 on Write
All, We are running individual CICS transactions. Each increments a counter for a key that is written to a VSAM file. This file Consists of a primary index as well as 6 alternate indexes. It encounters a response code of 21 after roughly 3,000 writes. It seems To improve in the number of successful writes with the removal of the AIX's - one at a time. Return code 21 is described as a 'sequence error' on write (notably sequential). These writes are occurring in sequence but this doesn't matter because the file is indexed. Could this be related to storage or the VSAM definitions? If anyone has encountered a situation like this or can make a suggestion, it would be much appreciated. The internet only describes the 21 but offers no reasons or resolutions for it. Thanks... John P.S. Go 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
Production MIPS
All, What would be the MIPS of a typical production mainframe? We are trying to gauge our performance based on the 26 MIPS we currently have on our leased mainframe. Thanks a lot... John -- 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
Amusing: No Service Request allowed for the SR tool
I clicked the IBMLink Feedback link on my ServiceLink page. I opened a Feedback record complaining about the SR tool. Oddly the ticket showed up on my SR list of records. I added additional information to the FeedBack record via SR tool. IBM closed the ticket as follows: **Software CAT Format Insert Entitlement Resolution: Not Entitled Z/OS Entitlement Resolution: Additional Info: BGBP1101441-Customer is not entitled to tech support for the SR tool. Provided an email address for customer for assistance with tech support request. **End of Format Insert** In a separate email, they asked me to send SR issues to srt...@us.ibm.com. Don Williams -- 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: Amusing: No Service Request allowed for the SR tool
Yeah, probably wanted something with 5 nines... In a message dated 6/17/2011 5:51:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, donb...@gmail.com writes: SR issues to srt...@us.ibm.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: Production MIPS
Cheryl Watson does this for a living. Think they're still at _http://www.watsonwalker.com/chart.html_ (http://www.watsonwalker.com/chart.html) The high-end numbers are extrapolated, but the low end are pretty good depending on bariatric pressure and entrophy saturation... In a message dated 6/17/2011 5:05:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, j...@fiteq.com writes: MIPS of a typical production mainframe? -- 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: Production MIPS
Why not use the LSPR directly? Even the SRM constant is derived from the LSPR mixed workload values. Adam -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Finnell Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 4:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Production MIPS Cheryl Watson does this for a living. Think they're still at _http://www.watsonwalker.com/chart.html_ (http://www.watsonwalker.com/chart.html) The high-end numbers are extrapolated, but the low end are pretty good depending on bariatric pressure and entrophy saturation... In a message dated 6/17/2011 5:05:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, j...@fiteq.com writes: MIPS of a typical production mainframe? -- 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: CAMLST MACRO question
Thanks for making that pointer Gerhard. I failed to mention that before although I always use the exit routines rather than the overhead of I/O. I usually buffer the SYSPRINT and if the request was successful it just gets reused. If the request fails, the IDCAMS messages can be reported, which saves me documenting error messages ;-) Dan -Original Message- From: Gerhard Postpischil Sent: Friday, June 17, 2011 2:38 PM Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Subject: Re: CAMLST MACRO question On 6/16/2011 6:21 PM, Dan D wrote: You might want to consider calling IDCAMS to perform a DELETE. I agree, but would like to make an observation. I've seen umpteen programs that call IDCAMS, and they all (dynamically) allocated a SYSIN and SYSPRINT (or arbitrary DD names with an override list), wrote the command to SYSIN, and read the results from SYSPRINT. Which makes me wonder whether anybody reads printed manuals any more. There is a figure showing how to use the SYSIN/SYSPRINT exit, avoiding the need for allocation and I/O), but in early versions of electronic copies the figures were omitted. Gerhard Postpischil Bradford, VT -- 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: CICS VSAM Return Code 21 on Write
On 18/06/2011 07:59 AM, John Weber wrote: All, We are running individual CICS transactions. Each increments a counter for a key that is written to a VSAM file. This file Consists of a primary index as well as 6 alternate indexes. It encounters a response code of 21 after roughly 3,000 writes. It seems To improve in the number of successful writes with the removal of the AIX's - one at a time. Return code 21 is described as a 'sequence error' on write (notably sequential). These writes are occurring in sequence but this doesn't matter because the file is indexed. Could this be related to storage or the VSAM definitions? If anyone has encountered a situation like this or can make a suggestion, it would be much appreciated. The internet only describes the 21 but offers no reasons or resolutions for it. Thanks... John P.S. Go 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 John, First some suppositions and a disclaimer. 1. The KSDS starts off empty at the beginning of a session. This means you are loading the file. 2. There are multiple concurrent transactions updating the KSDS and AIXs. Many eons since I did any CICS programming. I see a possible cause of the sequence error. The first is a transaction that starts after another actually gets to write its record first which will cause the earlier transaction to fail with the sequence error. This could be a pure path question or it could be caused by the AIX updates on transaction N not be being completed before N+1 is completed. Could you start the KSDS with a dummy record then when CICS starts adding records it is actually updating the file and sequence no longer matters. If you take this approach you had better provide a smalll amount of freespace. Ken -- 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
Maintaining ISPF's command stack
Greetings, I have a dialog that calls a routine to perform the following... ISPLINK CONTROL,ERRORS,RETURN ISPLINK CONTROL,NONDISPL,ENTER,NOSETMSG ISPLINK DISPLAY,SYSVARS ISPLINK CONTROL,ERRORS,CANCEL The above code is used to obtain some system level variables from the panel's )INIT section. The panel is never seen. This code is working and the variables are obtained and usually the code works as expected. The problem is that when a user invokes the dialog and stack the 1st selection option (ie. DLGNAME;4 to get to option 4). After the above code was implemented the command stack seems to get cleared and the ;4 is ignored. At first I thought this could be the ZTRAIL, but as the user is not entering something like 4.1.2, I don't believe ZTRAIL has anything to do with this problem. I have also checked the users' Command delimiter, and it is set to ; so this should work. (it did before the above SYSVARS panel nondispl/display was added). Does anyone have any ideas why this is failing? Any hints in how to debug this or correct it? Thanks in advance. Dan D -- 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
