Re: units (was: Out damn'd GMT ...)
At 08:33 -0500 on 11/08/2011, Bonno, Tuco wrote about Re: units (was: Out damn'd GMT ...): my query ( . do any of the ) was purely rhetorical; I do know what they (aces of spades) were used for in vietnam; but the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%26M%27s#1970s_and_1980s has me puzzled . what do MM-s have to do with it ??? other than c-ration chocolate patties, I never saw ANY chocolate in viet-nam, much less MM-s That has to do with another of my comments in my original message. I mentioned the time in the 70's when Red MMs were withdrawn due to the fear of Red Dye#2 (which was NOT the dye in Red MMs) causing cancer. I mentioned that Mars Canada which not only kept that color in that mix but produced large Red-Only bags which were stocked primarily on the US/Canada Border near the border crossings and supposedly were intended to be sold to US tourists. I jokingly referred to their being brought into the US as smuggling contraband. Since they did not use Red Dye#2 there was nothing illegal about them (the withdrawal was voluntary to avoid confusion with the suspect dye) and I was once at a Science Fiction Convention were some of our Canadian members brought lots of them for the Hospitality Suite (where they were a hit). Since I am the one that made the comment about the Ace of Spade Decks, I might as well expand on the origin of the decks and the Wikipedia article (at least to the best of my understanding). There was a large spike in requests for playing card decks from the soldiers in Viet Nam. Upon investigation it was discovered that they were opening the decks, removing the Ace of Spades and throwing the rest of the cards away. This triggered the creation of the decks so there would be no wastage and they could be efficiently used. -- 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: DST option ?
Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote in message news:1320768102.42684.yahoomailmob...@web161404.mail.bf1.yahoo.com... After listening to all the controversy about DST how about just adding 30 minutes and stay at the that time year around? That would make everybody happy, no? Ed What I missed in the DST discussion until now is why countries decided to go to DST (or summer time as we call it here). From the term (save daylight) and several arguments in the discussion (children coming home in the dark v.s. during daylight), I think the reason in the US might have been ot have more hours of daylight during the period most people don't sleep. In Europe the reason was energy saving. It you have one more hour of light during the evening, you will use one hour less of electricity for light, plus other related savings. The net energy savings are regular subject of discussions, but if this is the reason, you can't get everybody happy with 30 minutes all year, probably get half of the savings in the summer, giving them away again in the winter. So you cannot negotiate the DST duration, suppose the optimum would be calculated to 42 (to take an arbitrary number) minutes , or 42 plus the local longitude, would anybody be happier than? I suppose there are only 2 possibilities: have it and take the pros and cons or abandon it. Kees. For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 -- 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
Fwd: MFNetDisk dramatic improvement in CPU utilization for all emulation.
-- Forwarded message -- From: Shai Hess mfnetd...@mfnetdisk.com Date: Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:08 AM Subject: MFNetDisk dramatic improvement in CPU utilization for all emulation. To: shai.h...@gmail.com ** HI, I uploaded MFNetDisk new code (this fix is the MF load file) which improve the CPU utilization by 30-50% for the MFNetDisk MF job (depend on load and CPU type). Sometime even if something works fine, look again in the code and discover that small change can make dramatic improvement. That is what happen with the new fix. Small change with dramatic improvement. Yes, fix can create bug, in this case the chances are very low. So almost no risk to use the new code. So, I unload MFNetDisk PTFID=192. The fix is for MF only if you download the PTFID=191 before. If you new user to MFNetDisk, you will find that MFNetDisk in PC can work in LINUX and WINDOWS with optional GUI PC Server, but you can continue to work with the console PC server as before. The GUI is more practical to run because you can see better MFNetDisk messages and also control better the shutdown of PC MFNetDisk. Beside that, in the future more tools will be added in the GUI. So, it is depend on you if you download the new code now. If I were you, I will do it right now. Thanks, Shai Hess, MFNetDisk product. -- 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
RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
Hi, Below is my JCL where I want to compile my MAP load module at RMODE-24 and AMODE - 24, but the Load module is getting created with AMODE-31,RMODE-ANY. TRNR007.LOADLIB //MAPCOMP JOB MSGCLASS=X,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),CLASS=B, // REGION=5M,NOTIFY=SYSUID //** //* INPUT AREA * //** // SET SOURCE=TRNR007.TEST.BMS(TRNM007) -PROGRAM SOURCE // SET LOAD=TRGTRN01.CICS.LOAD(TRNM007)-LOAD LIBRARY // SET COPY=TRNR007.COPYLIB(TRNM007)-COPY LIBRARY //** //* ASSEMBLES MAP INTO AN EXECUTABLE MAP (PHYSICAL MAP)* //** //ASMMAP EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(MAP),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=4M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DSN=OBJMOD, // DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA, // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0), // SPACE=(400,(100,100)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE //** //* PUTS THE MAP INTO LINK LIBRARY * //** //LNKEDT EXEC PGM=IEWL, // PARM='NORENT,LIST,XREF,LET,NCAL', // COND=(3,LT,ASMMAP) //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1024,(100,50)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSLMOD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=LOAD //SYSLIN DD DSN=OBJMOD,DISP=(OLD,PASS) //** //* CREATES COPYBOOK AND ADDS IT INTO COPYBOOK LIBRARY (SYMBOLIC MAP) * //** //DSECT EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(DSECT),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=5M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DISP=SHR,DSN=COPY //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE Could anyone please guide if my above JCL needs any Correction to get the load module as : AMODE : 24,RMODE:24. When I check the LKEDT executed step : TRNR007.LOADLIB //MAPCOMP JOB MSGCLASS=X,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),CLASS=B, // REGION=5M,NOTIFY=SYSUID //** //* INPUT AREA * //** // SET SOURCE=TRNR007.TEST.BMS(TRNM007) -PROGRAM SOURCE // SET LOAD=TRGTRN01.CICS.LOAD(TRNM007)-LOAD LIBRARY // SET COPY=TRNR007.COPYLIB(TRNM007)-COPY LIBRARY //** //* ASSEMBLES MAP INTO AN EXECUTABLE MAP (PHYSICAL MAP)* //** //ASMMAP EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(MAP),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=4M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DSN=OBJMOD, // DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA, // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0), // SPACE=(400,(100,100)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE //** //* PUTS THE MAP INTO LINK LIBRARY * //** //LNKEDT EXEC PGM=IEWL, // PARM='NORENT,LIST,XREF,LET,NCAL', // COND=(3,LT,ASMMAP) //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1024,(100,50)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSLMOD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=LOAD //SYSLIN DD DSN=OBJMOD,DISP=(OLD,PASS) //** //* CREATES COPYBOOK AND ADDS IT INTO COPYBOOK LIBRARY (SYMBOLIC MAP) * //** //DSECT EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(DSECT),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=5M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD
Re: IODF Mis-Cataloged
Just use HCD to refine a new one with an appropriate HLQ that goes to the mastercatalog, as a copy of whatever current you want to use as the template. Then use HCD to delete the one you don't want. Doug Fuerst -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 11:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IODF Mis-Cataloged On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 18:20 -0600, Ruegsegger, Jeff wrote: I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas about how one might get an HCD created IODF cataloged in the MASTER catalog rather than the usercatalog the ALIAS points to? I deleted it as follows. //DD1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,DISP=SHR,VOL=SER=IODFVL DEL 'SYS7.IODF16.CLUSTER' FILE(DD1) CATALOG(MY.SYSTEMS.MCAT) I can't for the life of me figure out how this may have come about. Any thoughts would be appreciated as one would like to not go down this road again! The IODF does not need to be in the master catalog in order to be used for IPL. In fact, the IODF is only used at IPL/NIP time and not by z/OS during normal operations at all. But if you really, really want it in the master catalog, you __might__ be able to do a REPRO MERGECAT function on the entry in the user catalog, moving it into the master. I'd strongly recommend against doing this! -- 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
Re: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
Hi, Below is my JCL where I want to compile my MAP load module at RMODE-24 and AMODE - 24, but the Load module is getting created with AMODE-31,RMODE-ANY. You may wish to post on the CICS newsgroup and see if a BMS map can be 24 and how to do that. They should be able to help. Also see what is generated in your assembler step. There might be some MODE statements (AMODE or RMODE) in the CICS macros. Review your LKED control cards. They also might provide an area to research. Lizette -- 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: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
I included AMODE(24) RMODE(24) at the step LKED and it was getting compiled with AMODE as 24 and RMODE as 24. Unfortunately the Job ended with Severity of 04 saying the ESD AMODE 31 CONFLICTS WITH USER-SPECIFIED AMODE 24 FOR ENTRY POINT TRNM007. Let me post this question to CICS newsgroup Jags On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Lizette Koehler stars...@mindspring.comwrote: Hi, Below is my JCL where I want to compile my MAP load module at RMODE-24 and AMODE - 24, but the Load module is getting created with AMODE-31,RMODE-ANY. You may wish to post on the CICS newsgroup and see if a BMS map can be 24 and how to do that. They should be able to help. Also see what is generated in your assembler step. There might be some MODE statements (AMODE or RMODE) in the CICS macros. Review your LKED control cards. They also might provide an area to research. Lizette -- 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: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
Hi, The easiest solution is to put into the assembler source the following (In column 10) AMODE 24 RMODE 24 Good luck, David Lesser -- 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: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
UserKey 9 can write into CICSKey 8? that cannot be correct as all DFH modules would be up for overwriting. Where would integrity be? FWIW, system integrity is not a factor since in the CICS case the key 9 user has permission to get into key 8 and do whatever a key 8 user can do. Reliability is the reason for this function. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology 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: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
I love following these discussions, though I don't use this stuff at all in my line of work. I have a list of all the subpools (tacked to my wall, of course), but where do I find the documentation that explains these keys and what they do? Kind regards, Lindy -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: How to enable Storage Protection Override? UserKey 9 can write into CICSKey 8? that cannot be correct as all DFH modules would be up for overwriting. Where would integrity be? FWIW, system integrity is not a factor since in the CICS case the key 9 user has permission to get into key 8 and do whatever a key 8 user can do. Reliability is the reason for this function. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology 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: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2B190/6.2 Why you would want BMS maps living below the 16MB line is beyond me -jc- -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of jagadishan perumal Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 3:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query Hi, Below is my JCL where I want to compile my MAP load module at RMODE-24 and AMODE - 24, but the Load module is getting created with AMODE-31,RMODE-ANY. TRNR007.LOADLIB //MAPCOMP JOB MSGCLASS=X,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),CLASS=B, // REGION=5M,NOTIFY=SYSUID //** //* INPUT AREA * //** // SET SOURCE=TRNR007.TEST.BMS(TRNM007) -PROGRAM SOURCE // SET LOAD=TRGTRN01.CICS.LOAD(TRNM007)-LOAD LIBRARY // SET COPY=TRNR007.COPYLIB(TRNM007)-COPY LIBRARY //** //* ASSEMBLES MAP INTO AN EXECUTABLE MAP (PHYSICAL MAP) * //** //ASMMAP EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(MAP),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=4M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DSN=OBJMOD, // DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA, // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0), // SPACE=(400,(100,100)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE //** //* PUTS THE MAP INTO LINK LIBRARY * //** //LNKEDT EXEC PGM=IEWL, // PARM='NORENT,LIST,XREF,LET,NCAL', // COND=(3,LT,ASMMAP) //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1024,(100,50)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSLMOD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=LOAD //SYSLIN DD DSN=OBJMOD,DISP=(OLD,PASS) //** //* CREATES COPYBOOK AND ADDS IT INTO COPYBOOK LIBRARY (SYMBOLIC MAP) * //** //DSECT EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(DSECT),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=5M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DISP=SHR,DSN=COPY //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE Could anyone please guide if my above JCL needs any Correction to get the load module as : AMODE : 24,RMODE:24. When I check the LKEDT executed step : TRNR007.LOADLIB //MAPCOMP JOB MSGCLASS=X,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),CLASS=B, // REGION=5M,NOTIFY=SYSUID //** //* INPUT AREA * //** // SET SOURCE=TRNR007.TEST.BMS(TRNM007) -PROGRAM SOURCE // SET LOAD=TRGTRN01.CICS.LOAD(TRNM007)-LOAD LIBRARY // SET COPY=TRNR007.COPYLIB(TRNM007)-COPY LIBRARY //** //* ASSEMBLES MAP INTO AN EXECUTABLE MAP (PHYSICAL MAP) * //** //ASMMAP EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(MAP),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=4M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DSN=OBJMOD, // DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA, // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0), // SPACE=(400,(100,100)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE //** //* PUTS THE MAP INTO LINK LIBRARY * //** //LNKEDT EXEC PGM=IEWL, // PARM='NORENT,LIST,XREF,LET,NCAL', // COND=(3,LT,ASMMAP) //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1024,(100,50)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSLMOD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=LOAD //SYSLIN DD DSN=OBJMOD,DISP=(OLD,PASS) //** //*
Re: DST option ?
On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 20:38:04 -0800, Ed Gould wrote: I was not suggesting this be done worldwide but anyplace that wants to not deal with daylight savings time issue. IMO (and it is only my *opinion*) that is even worse. If, for example, Indiana didn't want to change their clocks twice a year, you propose that they set their clocks ahead by half an hour all year. In the summer they would be half an hour ahead of Chicago and half an hour behind Detroit and New York. In the winter, they'd be an hour and a half ahead of Chicago and half an hour ahead of Detroit and New York. -- Tom Marchant -- 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: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
Lindy My own reference list for key assignments : 0 Supervisor 1 JES 2 Reserved* (used to be VSPC) 3 Reserved* 4 Reserved* 5 Data management (eg DFP) 6 VTAM and TCAM 7 IMS, DB2 and MQ 8 Problem state programs 9 CICS user 10-15 n/a Note that (*) for reserved does not mean that you will find no users of storage in these keys. In is very common for system software products (from IBM and ISVs) to run with a non-problem state storage protect key and it is better for the integrity of the system if they choose a key that is *not* key0 if at all possible to avoid unintentional overlays of supervisor control blocks. I have not seen too much key3 usage in the past, but have often come across key2 and key4 being used by products. You should be able to spot the main users of interesting keys by entries in the SCHEDxx member of PARMLIB. Rob Scott Lead Developer Rocket Software 275 Grove Street * Newton, MA 02466-2272 * USA Tel: +1.617.614.2305 Email: rsc...@rs.com Web: www.rocketsoftware.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Lindy Mayfield Sent: 09 November 2011 12:47 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: How to enable Storage Protection Override? I love following these discussions, though I don't use this stuff at all in my line of work. I have a list of all the subpools (tacked to my wall, of course), but where do I find the documentation that explains these keys and what they do? Kind regards, Lindy -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: How to enable Storage Protection Override? UserKey 9 can write into CICSKey 8? that cannot be correct as all DFH modules would be up for overwriting. Where would integrity be? FWIW, system integrity is not a factor since in the CICS case the key 9 user has permission to get into key 8 and do whatever a key 8 user can do. Reliability is the reason for this function. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology 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 -- 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: IODF Mis-Cataloged
On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 22:45:55 -0600, John McKown wrote: The IODF does not need to be in the master catalog in order to be used for IPL. Right. In fact, it does not need to be cataloged at all. In fact, until the IODF is loaded there is no way to access the master catalog. In fact, the IODF is only used at IPL/NIP time and not by z/OS during normal operations at all. Not by normal z/OS operations, but by ACTIVATE and by HCD. For both ACTIVATE and HCD, it has to be found using the normal catalog search order. -- Tom Marchant -- 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: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Lindy Mayfield Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: How to enable Storage Protection Override? I love following these discussions, though I don't use this stuff at all in my line of work. I have a list of all the subpools (tacked to my wall, of course), but where do I find the documentation that explains these keys and what they do? Kind regards, Lindy what they do is somewhat of a misstatement of what you want. Perhaps better would be how does z/OS use them? MVS Diagnosis Reference, in the Storage Management chapter, describes subpools and keys. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2V2C0/1.8 -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * 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: IODF Mis-Cataloged
So to answer the ops original question. One way of bypassing normal catalog rules is by running DFDSS and using the catalog parm. This will bypass and use whatever catalog is specified. I would say some did some DFDSS function and that is how the dataset ended up in your master catalog. You deleted it the correct way. Thanks Ms. Terri E. Shaffer terri.e.shaf...@jpmchase.com Engineer J.P.Morgan Chase Co. GTI DCT ECS Core Services zSoftware Group / Emerging Technologies Office: # 614-213-3467 Cell: # 412-519-2592 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 11:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IODF Mis-Cataloged On Tue, 2011-11-08 at 18:20 -0600, Ruegsegger, Jeff wrote: I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas about how one might get an HCD created IODF cataloged in the MASTER catalog rather than the usercatalog the ALIAS points to? I deleted it as follows. //DD1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,DISP=SHR,VOL=SER=IODFVL DEL 'SYS7.IODF16.CLUSTER' FILE(DD1) CATALOG(MY.SYSTEMS.MCAT) I can't for the life of me figure out how this may have come about. Any thoughts would be appreciated as one would like to not go down this road again! The IODF does not need to be in the master catalog in order to be used for IPL. In fact, the IODF is only used at IPL/NIP time and not by z/OS during normal operations at all. But if you really, really want it in the master catalog, you __might__ be able to do a REPRO MERGECAT function on the entry in the user catalog, moving it into the master. I'd strongly recommend against doing this! -- 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 This communication is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. All market prices, data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and are subject to change without notice. Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily reflect those of JPMorgan Chase Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential, legally privileged, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Although this transmission and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by JPMorgan Chase Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, for any loss or damage arising in any way from its use. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. Please refer to http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures for disclosures relating to European legal entities. -- 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: Bustech Virtual Tape Appliance
Sure they do, they are owned by EMC, so Powerlink it is. If the Value Added Reseller included firmware support in the contract, or we (not me) insisted on support in our purchase contract. Please don't get me started with VARs. On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 16:14:58 -0500, Ed Finnell efinnel...@aol.com wrote: Don't they have a Support Center? In a message dated 11/8/2011 2:43:53 P.M. Central Standard Time, john.mck...@healthmarkets.com writes: about Bustech. Does it emulate a VTS or a manual tape 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: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
Severity 4 is just a warning. In this case, you can ignore it. It's just telling you that it found an AMODE=31 directive in the source and you are now overriding it. If you fix the source, you'll get rid of the LKED note. Or you can specify COMPAT=LKED to get rid of the message. jagadishan perumal wrote: I included AMODE(24) RMODE(24) at the step LKED and it was getting compiled with AMODE as 24 and RMODE as 24. Unfortunately the Job ended with Severity of 04 saying the ESD AMODE 31 CONFLICTS WITH USER-SPECIFIED AMODE 24 FOR ENTRY POINT TRNM007. Let me post this question to CICS newsgroup Jags On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Lizette Koehler stars...@mindspring.comwrote: Hi, Below is my JCL where I want to compile my MAP load module at RMODE-24 and AMODE - 24, but the Load module is getting created with AMODE-31,RMODE-ANY. You may wish to post on the CICS newsgroup and see if a BMS map can be 24 and how to do that. They should be able to help. Also see what is generated in your assembler step. There might be some MODE statements (AMODE or RMODE) in the CICS macros. Review your LKED control cards. They also might provide an area to research. Lizette -- Don Poitras - zSeries R D - SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Campus Drive mailto:sas...@sas.com (919)531-5637 Fax:677- Cary, NC 27513 -- 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: DST option ?
... arguments in the discussion (children coming home in the dark v.s. during daylight) ... I missed this earlier in the discussion, however, I've always thought this was a bit of a red herring. Children coming and going in the dark is a consequence of the winter months, a period when DST is not in effect. As Kees said, the purpose of DST is to avoid wasting daylight during the traditional sleeping hours. FWIW, I think DST is a waste of time (pun intended); people are quite capable of adjusting their sleep patterns without having to be fooled into thinking that it's later than it really is. Furthermore, in a world that has become a global village, what's the point of local time anyway? We already have different work-days within each location: Office hours tend to be 9 ~ 5; Construction workers tend to work 7 ~ 3; Cable guys ... OK, noone knows when they're coming. I say, let's do away with local time and go with UTC (with or without leap seconds) wherever in the world Carmen Sandiego may be. I'm sure everyone would soon figure out what time to wake up and when to go to sleep. = Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:31:04 +0100 From: kees.verno...@klm.com Subject: Re: DST option ? To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote in message news:1320768102.42684.yahoomailmob...@web161404.mail.bf1.yahoo.com... After listening to all the controversy about DST how about just adding 30 minutes and stay at the that time year around? That would make everybody happy, no? Ed What I missed in the DST discussion until now is why countries decided to go to DST (or summer time as we call it here). From the term (save daylight) and several arguments in the discussion (children coming home in the dark v.s. during daylight), I think the reason in the US might have been ot have more hours of daylight during the period most people don't sleep. In Europe the reason was energy saving. It you have one more hour of light during the evening, you will use one hour less of electricity for light, plus other related savings. The net energy savings are regular subject of discussions, but if this is the reason, you can't get everybody happy with 30 minutes all year, probably get half of the savings in the summer, giving them away again in the winter. So you cannot negotiate the DST duration, suppose the optimum would be calculated to 42 (to take an arbitrary number) minutes , or 42 plus the local longitude, would anybody be happier than? I suppose there are only 2 possibilities: have it and take the pros and cons or abandon it. Kees. -- 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
SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED
hi all, I get the following error within a rexx trying to allocate a file to the internal reader: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED rexx: ADDRESS TSO ALLOC FI(JCL) SYSOUT(A) WRITER(INTRDR) REU rexx becomes executed in a EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 batch environment. does anybody have an idea? best stephen --- Dr. Stephen Fedtke Enterprise-IT-Security.com Seestrasse 3a CH-6300 Zug Switzerland Tel. ++41-(0)41-710-4005 www.enterprise-it-security.com ++NEWS++ SF-SecuClean provides state-of-the-art resource access monitoring and cleanup procedures for RACF ++NEWS++ -- 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: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
CICS will log the map above the line not matter what the attributes are. Chip Grantham | Ameritas | Sr. IT Consultant | cgrant...@ameritas.com 5900 O Street, Lincoln NE 68510 | p: 402-467-7382 | c: 402-429-3579 | f: 402-325-4030 jagadishan perumal jagadish...@gmail.com Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 11/09/2011 04:14 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu To IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu cc Subject RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query Hi, Below is my JCL where I want to compile my MAP load module at RMODE-24 and AMODE - 24, but the Load module is getting created with AMODE-31,RMODE-ANY. TRNR007.LOADLIB //MAPCOMP JOB MSGCLASS=X,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),CLASS=B, // REGION=5M,NOTIFY=SYSUID //** //* INPUT AREA * //** // SET SOURCE=TRNR007.TEST.BMS(TRNM007) -PROGRAM SOURCE // SET LOAD=TRGTRN01.CICS.LOAD(TRNM007)-LOAD LIBRARY // SET COPY=TRNR007.COPYLIB(TRNM007)-COPY LIBRARY //** //* ASSEMBLES MAP INTO AN EXECUTABLE MAP (PHYSICAL MAP)* //** //ASMMAP EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(MAP),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=4M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DSN=OBJMOD, // DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA, // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0), // SPACE=(400,(100,100)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE //** //* PUTS THE MAP INTO LINK LIBRARY * //** //LNKEDT EXEC PGM=IEWL, // PARM='NORENT,LIST,XREF,LET,NCAL', // COND=(3,LT,ASMMAP) //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1024,(100,50)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSLMOD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=LOAD //SYSLIN DD DSN=OBJMOD,DISP=(OLD,PASS) //** //* CREATES COPYBOOK AND ADDS IT INTO COPYBOOK LIBRARY (SYMBOLIC MAP) * //** //DSECT EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(DSECT),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=5M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DISP=SHR,DSN=COPY //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE Could anyone please guide if my above JCL needs any Correction to get the load module as : AMODE : 24,RMODE:24. When I check the LKEDT executed step : TRNR007.LOADLIB //MAPCOMP JOB MSGCLASS=X,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),CLASS=B, // REGION=5M,NOTIFY=SYSUID //** //* INPUT AREA * //** // SET SOURCE=TRNR007.TEST.BMS(TRNM007) -PROGRAM SOURCE // SET LOAD=TRGTRN01.CICS.LOAD(TRNM007)-LOAD LIBRARY // SET COPY=TRNR007.COPYLIB(TRNM007)-COPY LIBRARY //** //* ASSEMBLES MAP INTO AN EXECUTABLE MAP (PHYSICAL MAP)* //** //ASMMAP EXEC PGM=ASMA90, //PARM='SYSPARM(MAP),DECK,NOOBJECT,ALIGN', //REGION=4M //SYSLIB DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHMAC,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=CICSTS31.CICS.SDFHSAMP,DISP=SHR // DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR //SYSUT1 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT2 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSUT3 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(1700,(400,400)) //SYSPUNCH DD DSN=OBJMOD, // DISP=(,PASS),UNIT=SYSDA, // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=0), // SPACE=(400,(100,100)) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOURCE //** //* PUTS THE MAP INTO LINK LIBRARY * //** //LNKEDT EXEC PGM=IEWL, // PARM='NORENT,LIST,XREF,LET,NCAL', // COND=(3,LT,ASMMAP) //SYSUT1 DD
Re: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED
On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 17:01:03 +0100, Dr. Stephen Fedtke max_mainframe_...@fedtke.com wrote: hi all, I get the following error within a rexx trying to allocate a file to the internal reader: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED rexx: ADDRESS TSO ALLOC FI(JCL) SYSOUT(A) WRITER(INTRDR) REU rexx becomes executed in a EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 batch environment. does anybody have an idea? Are there any RACF messages in the joblog / syslog? Are you protecting any of the JES* resources with whatever security product is active? Regards, Mark -- Mark Zelden - Zelden Consulting Services - z/OS, OS/390 and MVS mailto:m...@mzelden.com Mark's MVS Utilities: http://www.mzelden.com/mvsutil.html Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.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
Using Innovation's PAS to move CA-View Deliver Volumes (SAR)
We are using Innovation's PAS to move DASD volumes from an older IBM DS8100 to an EMC VMAX. We've used PAS many times in the past for these migrations, but we did not use PAS in the last migration for CA-View Deliver as we wanted the databases moved from mod-3's to mod-27's. This time the people who support CA-View Deliver are being told that using PAS to move the databases could cause corruption in their database pointers if PAS is used while the applications are up. When we contacted CA's tech support, their response was that only their utilities can be used to move their databases - I think it more likely that the technicians responding don't have a clue as to how PAS works and that this is the response typical of CA. We also reviewed the PAS manual and contacted Innovation directly - they have no known issues with moving these volumes. So I can move JESCKPT volumes while JES is up and running, but according to CA, not View Deliver. I'm looking to see if anyone else in our community has any experiences in using PAS with CA-View Deliver that they'd be willing to share. thanks in advance - dd keller This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. 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: Using Innovation's PAS to move CA-View Deliver Volumes (SAR)
To be fair, in regards to my crack about response typical of CA, I should have listed CA1 support as the exception to the rule. dd keller / We are using Innovation's PAS to move DASD volumes from an older IBM DS8100 to an EMC VMAX. We've used PAS many times in the past for these migrations, but we did not use PAS in the last migration for CA-View Deliver as we wanted the databases moved from mod-3's to mod-27's. This time the people who support CA-View Deliver are being told that using PAS to move the databases could cause corruption in their database pointers if PAS is used while the applications are up. When we contacted CA's tech support, their response was that only their utilities can be used to move their databases - I think it more likely that the technicians responding don't have a clue as to how PAS works and that this is the response typical of CA. We also reviewed the PAS manual and contacted Innovation directly - they have no known issues with moving these volumes. So I can move JESCKPT volumes while JES is up and running, but according to CA, not View Deliver. I'm looking to see if anyone else in our community has any experiences in using PAS with CA-View Deliver that they'd be willing to share. thanks in advance - dd keller This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. 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: DST option ?
Tom, I live a few miles from INDIANA and the states split between eastern and central tz and it gets pretty bad for the people there. The zig zag of the state and the people there that I have talked to hate it. 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: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
JAGS, If you print out the entre assembly output, I would bet that within the listig tree are amide statement. 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: RMODE and AMODE at 24 - Query
Look at the DFHMSD macro. It will generate CSECT, AMODE and RMODE statements if no CSECT has been defined. There is no option to set the AMODE and RMODE values. If you want AMODE=24 and RMODE=24 in your assembly, then code mapname CSECT mapname AMODE=24 mapname RMODE=24 in your map source code, before the DFHMSD macro. JAGS, If you print out the entre assembly output, I would bet that within the listig tree are amide statement. 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 -- 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: Using Innovation's PAS to move CA-View Deliver Volumes (SAR)
As a former CA-View support person, if you are doing a physical copy to like geometry, all should be ok. By like geometry, I mean if the original file is on 3390-3, the new file will need to be in the 1st 1/9th of a mod 27 *AND* at the same track addresses. Any kind of logical copy will need to be done with View/Deliver utilities. There are internal pointers that will be messed up if the database is logically copied. I concur with your statement that the technicians are not likely up to speed and are going with the recommendation that they *KNOW* will work. HTH, snipWhen we contacted CA's tech support, their response was that only their utilities can be used to move their databases - I think it more likely that the technicians responding don't have a clue as to how PAS works and that this is the response typical of CA. /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: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED
On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 17:01:03 +0100, Dr. Stephen Fedtke max_mainframe_...@fedtke.com wrote: I get the following error within a rexx trying to allocate a file to the internal reader: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED rexx: ADDRESS TSO ALLOC FI(JCL) SYSOUT(A) WRITER(INTRDR) REU rexx becomes executed in a EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01 batch environment. does anybody have an idea? You're not authorized to submit jobs, therefore you can't allocate an internal reader. Basically, you lack authority to the JCL resource in the TSOAUTH class, or possibly if you're using UADS rather than TSO segments, and don't have the TSOAUTH class active, you don't have the appropriate authority in your UADS entry. -- Walt Farrell 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: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED
In 2009170103.ga10...@mail03d.hostcenter.com, on 11/09/2011 at 05:01 PM, Dr. Stephen Fedtke max_mainframe_...@fedtke.com said: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED Try issuing PROFILE MSGID first, then look up the message. Also check for ICH messages. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
In 295ed806ab479944b1217cc84a173de012a69...@nwt-s-mbx1.rocketsoftware.com, on 11/09/2011 at 01:30 PM, Rob Scott rsc...@rocketsoftware.com said: 6 VTAM and TCAM TIOC and VTIOC for TSO. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DUMP on CATLST Job
In CAMThvFs9b3qwU=nzi6dn7owj06xp6udcwcjhyh11pbo3ufh...@mail.gmail.com, on 11/09/2011 at 09:27 AM, saurabh khandelwal sourabhkhandelwal...@gmail.com said: dumps in the System Log Dumps don't go to the log. Presumably you mean messages. Can you please suggest me any pointer to resolve this error. No, Perhaps if you posted the error messages someone could help. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
z/OS Systems Programming Position, Santa Cara, CA
Texas Instruments SVA has an open z/OS Systems Programming position in Santa Clara, CA. This contract position would be in be the 6-12 month range with the possibility of expanding to 24 months. Environment: z/OS V1R9 executing on z10 - 2098.O02 with CA business products: IDMS Database ACF2 Security System Endeavor Change Management TMS Tape Management System JOBTRAC Scheduling System TPX Terminal Multi-session Manager ESF Spool Printer Control VIEW Sysout archive Knowledge of these products infers general z/OS knowledge. The most critical products are, IDMS, ACF2, JOBTRAC. If interested, please respond offline: John Donnelly Texas Instruments SVA 2900 Semiconductor Drive Santa Clara, CA 95051 408-721-5640 408-470-8364 Cell john.p.donne...@ti.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: Using Innovation's PAS to move CA-View Deliver Volumes (SAR)
In your posting you say you contacted CA support. It wouldn't be a bad idea to contact Innovation support as well. Stephen Mednick Computer Supervisory Services Sydney, Australia Asia/Pacific representatives for: Innovation Data Processing, Inc. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Darth Keller Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2011 3:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Using Innovation's PAS to move CA-View Deliver Volumes (SAR) We are using Innovation's PAS to move DASD volumes from an older IBM DS8100 to an EMC VMAX. We've used PAS many times in the past for these migrations, but we did not use PAS in the last migration for CA-View Deliver as we wanted the databases moved from mod-3's to mod-27's. This time the people who support CA-View Deliver are being told that using PAS to move the databases could cause corruption in their database pointers if PAS is used while the applications are up. When we contacted CA's tech support, their response was that only their utilities can be used to move their databases - I think it more likely that the technicians responding don't have a clue as to how PAS works and that this is the response typical of CA. We also reviewed the PAS manual and contacted Innovation directly - they have no known issues with moving these volumes. So I can move JESCKPT volumes while JES is up and running, but according to CA, not View Deliver. I'm looking to see if anyone else in our community has any experiences in using PAS with CA-View Deliver that they'd be willing to share. thanks in advance - dd keller -- 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: Using Innovation's PAS to move CA-View Deliver Volumes (SAR)
From my original note: We also reviewed the PAS manual and contacted Innovation directly. They have nothing in their database pointing out any issues with these products - which led me to think of contacting the 'real world' to check for other's experiences. thanks - ddk // In your posting you say you contacted CA support. It wouldn't be a bad idea to contact Innovation support as well. Stephen Mednick This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. 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: DST option ?
Indiana had the worst idea of all. Some eastern counties had ET (EST / EDT), some central counties had EST all year, and some western counties had CT (CST / CDT). Arizona has a bad spot too. Most of the state is MST all year (too have an extra hour in the morning with cool temperatures), but the Navaho reservation in NE has MT (MST / MDT), but the Hopi reservation within the Navaho reservation is MST all year. On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Ed Gould ps2...@yahoo.com wrote: Tom, I live a few miles from INDIANA and the states split between eastern and central tz and it gets pretty bad for the people there. The zig zag of the state and the people there that I have talked to hate it. Ed -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- 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: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
On 9 November 2011 08:30, Rob Scott rsc...@rocketsoftware.com wrote: My own reference list for key assignments : 0 Supervisor 1 JES 2 Reserved* (used to be VSPC) 3 Reserved* 4 Reserved* 5 Data management (eg DFP) 6 VTAM and TCAM 7 IMS, DB2 and MQ 8 Problem state programs 9 CICS user 10-15 n/a Note that (*) for reserved does not mean that you will find no users of storage in these keys. In is very common for system software products (from IBM and ISVs) to run with a non-problem state storage protect key and it is better for the integrity of the system if they choose a key that is *not* key0 if at all possible to avoid unintentional overlays of supervisor control blocks. I have not seen too much key3 usage in the past, but have often come across key2 and key4 being used by products. You should be able to spot the main users of interesting keys by entries in the SCHEDxx member of PARMLIB. On older hardware consoles it was easy to configure a display of CPU activity by key. On really old hardware (370/168 and the like), one could turn a knob to one of 17 positions, and see total usage, or that for each PSW key, on an analogue meter. On some newer machines it is possible to arrange various bar graphs to the same effect, though they lack the instant gratification of the knob and jumping meter. 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: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
Could this be done somehow when z/OS is running as a z/VM guest? -Original Message- On older hardware consoles it was easy to configure a display of CPU activity by key. On really old hardware (370/168 and the like), one could turn a knob to one of 17 positions, and see total usage, or that for each PSW key, on an analogue meter. On some newer machines it is possible to arrange various bar graphs to the same effect, though they lack the instant gratification of the knob and jumping meter. 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
SMFPRMxx ACTIVE/NOACTIVE parameter and SMF exit IEFACTRT
Is this supposed to work this way? I've just spent a bit of time in the Init Tuning Reference, and nothing in there indicates what I'm seeing. On a z/OS 1.12 system, if the SMFPRM member has NOACTIVE set, my IEFACTRT exit is not invoked. When I set it to ACTIVE, it is. Only change I make in the SMFPRM member. If I do a D PROG,EXIT,EN=SYS.IEFACTRT my exit shows up and is marked as active, no matter which SMFPRM setting I am using for ACTIVE/NOACTIVE. However, only when the member is set to record with ACTIVE does my SMF exit get called. Is this working as designed? Anybody know? What I wanted to do was to turn off recording of SMF records, but still use the exits to communicate to my server address space. The exits are installed programatically using the dynamic exits facility, if that makes any difference. --Dave -- 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: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED
On Wed, 9 Nov 2011 12:50:59 -0500, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In 2009170103.ga10...@mail03d.hostcenter.com, on 11/09/2011 at 05:01 PM, Dr. Stephen Fedtke max_mainframe_...@fedtke.com said: SYSOUT DATA SET NOT ALLOCATED, USER NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FUNCTION SPECIFIED Try issuing PROFILE MSGID first, then look up the message. Also check for ICH messages. Generally an excellent approach and recommendation, Shmuel. Wouldn't help in this case, I'm afraid. The relevant TSO/E message gives two dynamic allocation error return codes that are relevant, but both of them just say talk to your RACF admininstrator. And given the design of the TSO processing for this there are no ICH messages. But it has to be either lack of authority to JCL in the TSOAUTH class or an issue with UADS authorities. -- Walt Farrell 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: SMFPRMxx ACTIVE/NOACTIVE parameter and SMF exit IEFACTRT
HI Dave, A little futher down in the same member look at the SYS parm. You can code TYPE or NOTYPE. You might try coding it this way, along with any other parms you need. SYS(NOTYPE(0:255),EXITS(xyz) etc... HTH, Linda - Original Message - From: Dave Day david...@consolidated.net To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 3:30:25 PM Subject: SMFPRMxx ACTIVE/NOACTIVE parameter and SMF exit IEFACTRT Is this supposed to work this way? I've just spent a bit of time in the Init Tuning Reference, and nothing in there indicates what I'm seeing. On a z/OS 1.12 system, if the SMFPRM member has NOACTIVE set, my IEFACTRT exit is not invoked. When I set it to ACTIVE, it is. Only change I make in the SMFPRM member. If I do a D PROG,EXIT,EN=SYS.IEFACTRT my exit shows up and is marked as active, no matter which SMFPRM setting I am using for ACTIVE/NOACTIVE. However, only when the member is set to record with ACTIVE does my SMF exit get called. Is this working as designed? Anybody know? What I wanted to do was to turn off recording of SMF records, but still use the exits to communicate to my server address space. The exits are installed programatically using the dynamic exits facility, if that makes any difference. --Dave -- 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: How to enable Storage Protection Override?
Tony, This brings back old memories, it is also interesting, IMO. Way back just before MVS came out. We were looking into getting performance numbers. If you can remember back in MVT days each job ran in it#39;s own protect key (1-15 if memory serves me). we had purchased a hardware monitor that measured CPU usage for each key. We brought up MVS and all of a sudden(grin) just about the only key besides zero was eight showed up. The $100K monitor was useless. 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: SMFPRMxx ACTIVE/NOACTIVE parameter and SMF exit IEFACTRT
When you specify NOACTIVE, the system does not record any SMF data, therefor it does not call any exits related to those records. On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Dave Day david...@consolidated.net wrote: Is this supposed to work this way? I've just spent a bit of time in the Init Tuning Reference, and nothing in there indicates what I'm seeing. On a z/OS 1.12 system, if the SMFPRM member has NOACTIVE set, my IEFACTRT exit is not invoked. When I set it to ACTIVE, it is. Only change I make in the SMFPRM member. If I do a D PROG,EXIT,EN=SYS.IEFACTRT my exit shows up and is marked as active, no matter which SMFPRM setting I am using for ACTIVE/NOACTIVE. However, only when the member is set to record with ACTIVE does my SMF exit get called. Is this working as designed? Anybody know? What I wanted to do was to turn off recording of SMF records, but still use the exits to communicate to my server address space. The exits are installed programatically using the dynamic exits facility, if that makes any difference. --Dave -- 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
Connect Direct - Performance and efficiency
Hi, I am looking for a overall information on Connect Direct Tool(Product From sterling Commerce). This research is just to know about the efficiency of the tool on various aspects and its overall maintenance Support .Could anyone please share some information about Connect Direct Tool as i am unable to fetch information about this tool. Any information and guidance would be really appreciated. 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
Re: Connect Direct - Performance and efficiency
Sterling Commerce was bought by IBM a few years ago. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: jagadishan perumal jagadish...@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:15:48 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Connect Direct - Performance and efficiency Hi, I am looking for a overall information on Connect Direct Tool(Product From sterling Commerce). This research is just to know about the efficiency of the tool on various aspects and its overall maintenance Support .Could anyone please share some information about Connect Direct Tool as i am unable to fetch information about this tool. Any information and guidance would be really appreciated. 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
IGD049I ACTIVATE FAILED - ACS
Hi, I have added a new STORCLASS definition and STRAGE GROUP ~ translation, validation went on successful. When I tried activating the SYS1.DFSMS.SCDS using the option IS.8 I get a message as IGD049I ACTIVATE FAILED - SCDS SYS1.DFSMS.SCDS IS AN INVALID CONFIGURATION. Though I have defined the new storage group and storage class properly. When I take the Old defintion and do the activation the SCDS is getting activated. Please guide me if My procedure is wrong. 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
Re: IGD049I ACTIVATE FAILED - ACS
It appears that the activation procedure is correct. Assuming that your validation was successful for that SCDS (you should check that the SCDS name was correct) then it appears that the SCDS may look like an ACDS. The IGD049 message is pretty explicit. Doug Fuerst -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of jagadishan perumal Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 11:51 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: IGD049I ACTIVATE FAILED - ACS Hi, I have added a new STORCLASS definition and STRAGE GROUP ~ translation, validation went on successful. When I tried activating the SYS1.DFSMS.SCDS using the option IS.8 I get a message as IGD049I ACTIVATE FAILED - SCDS SYS1.DFSMS.SCDS IS AN INVALID CONFIGURATION. Though I have defined the new storage group and storage class properly. When I take the Old defintion and do the activation the SCDS is getting activated. Please guide me if My procedure is wrong. 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: Connect Direct - Performance and efficiency
Ted MacNeil writes: Sterling Commerce was bought by IBM a few years ago. Only last year (2010). There's lots of information on IBM Sterling Connect:Direct available here: http://www.ibm.com/software/commerce/managed-file-transfer/products/connect-direct/ Timothy Sipples Resident Enterprise Architect (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: Connect Direct - Performance and efficiency
Jagadishan, If you're looking for an Enterprise Data Transport solution, you should evaluate Connect:Direct together with XCOM from CA Technologies. Both of these are being used in the Banks at this region. http://www.ca.com/us/products/detail/CA-XCOM-Data-Transport.aspx http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/SysReqs/Connect_SysRqmts/ConnectDirectRequirements.pdf Regards Lim ML On 10/11/11 11:45 AM, jagadishan perumal wrote: Hi, I am looking for a overall information on Connect Direct Tool(Product From sterling Commerce). This research is just to know about the efficiency of the tool on various aspects and its overall maintenance Support .Could anyone please share some information about Connect Direct Tool as i am unable to fetch information about this tool. Any information and guidance would be really appreciated. 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
IBM Unites Mainframe, Windows Systems
IBM Unites Mainframe, Windows SystemsIBM opens zEnterprise mainframes to the world of Windows apps. Until now, IBM only supported Linux or AIX-based blades on zEnterprise. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek November 07, 2011 10:15 AM Slideshow: 100 Years Of IBM: 25 Historic Milestones(click image for larger view and for slideshow)IBM unveiled Monday what it hailed as an industry first--technology that combines the power of a mainframe computer with the flexibility of industry standard Windows servers. The offering is an add-on for IBM's z196 or z114 zEnterprise mainframe systems, and will be available starting Dec. 16. It effectively gives IT organizations the ability to install and manage Windows-based System x blades on the mainframe. Until now, IBM only supported Linux or AIX-based blades on zEnterprise. More Hardware Insights White Papers * Taming the explosion of information with IBM storage solutions * Creating a Dynamic Infrastructure through Virtualization More Reports * Research: IT Process Automation * State of Virtualization: Diversity Breeds Complexity More Webcasts * Server Virtualization Gets Relief From Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments * Effective IT Inventory and Asset Management: From Quagmire to Quick Fix More Who could most benefit from such a setup? IBM is aiming the technology mostly at companies that run Windows apps that need to access data that's stored and crunched on the big iron. While existing technology already allows for such connections, running Windows blades directly within the zEnterprise environment should mean faster performance and simplified management through the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager. Those are keys for Eurocontrol, the European air traffic management agency that's been piloting the technology at its data center in the Netherlands. On our existing servers, the various applications operate independently on diverse platforms, based upon the one-server, one-application model, said Huub Meertens, head of support engineering at Eurocontrol. The combination of System z with Intel servers in an ensemble configuration turns out to be the best solution. [IBM doesn't think much about Oracle's comparisons of its T4 Servers and SuperCluster product to IBM Power 7 products. Learn why: IBM Calls Out Oracle On Server And Systems Claims.] Another organization that is kicking the tires on IBM's Windows-zEnterprise hybrid is NLB, one of Slovenia's largest banks. The financial institution stores key data on an IBM DB2 database running on zEnterprise. With the introduction of Windows apps directly into the system, the bank is achieving significantly improved query response times, said NLB CIO Ales Levstek. The new zEnterprise technology is highly scalable and flexible, which means that our users are now able to access the information they need more quickly, said Levstek. Industry watchers say IBM's move to support rival Microsoft's technology on its mainframes amounts to recognition by Big Blue that Windows remains the dominant OS for distributed computing environments. It struck many observers that the issue [Windows support on zEnterprise] absolutely had to have been an option, said Stephen Bartlett, a senior contributing analyst for the Clipper Group. Beyond performance gains, IBM is pitching the solution as a money saver. Consolidating Windows servers into the zEnterprise can cut total cost of ownership for distributed platforms by as much as 70%, the company said. The technology is the result of IBM's ongoing efforts to rejuvenate the mainframe as a mainstream platform for business IT organizations, and not just those, like scientific research or financial trading organizations, with high-performance computing (HPC) requirements. Over the past several years, IBM has invested $1.5 billion into developing mainframe technologies, like the Unified Resource Manager for Windows and Linux, that have everyday application in typical business environments. The move has paid off, to the extent that IBM has added 80 new mainframe customers since it launched the zEnteprise in July 2010. -- 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
