Re: SDSF and MQ
z/OS 1.10 Link: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS208-186/ENUS208-186.PDF Birger Heede who has lost his z/OS access On 01-05-2010 18:28, Eric Bielefeld wrote: When did JES3 work with SDSF? What year and what MVS release? I remember the shock when I left a JES2 shop in the mid 80's and went to a JES3 shop and I couldn't use SDSF. The horror! I had to use the ISPF output command. I took 2 JES3 classes the year I was there. The JES3 internals class was the the only IBM class that I couldn't figure out. Each day of the class seemed to get more confusing. I'm glad SDSF is now available for JES3. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer IBM Global Services Division Dubuque, Iowa 414-477-7259 - Original Message - From: Don Imbriale don.imbri...@gmail.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 11:09 AM Subject: Re: SDSF and MQ The z/OS 1.12 preview announcement letter states the following: SDSF is designed to support displaying information about printers for JES3, and to eliminate the requirement for WebSphere® MQ when displaying JES2 MAS-wide data on the initiator panel for JES2 once all systems in the MAS are at z/OS V1.12 JES2. Also, displaying MAS-wide data on the printer panel for JES2 is planned not to require WebSphere MQ when all systems in the JES2 MAS are at or above z/OS V1.11 JES2. - Don Imbriale -- 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: z9 / z10 hardware question - unused CPs
Shouldn't a hybrid be multicolored? Birger Heede On 07-02-2010 16:32, zMan wrote: On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Martin Packermartin_pac...@uk.ibm.comwrote: (Actually a friend of mine showed me the green swatches in the middle of 2008, having been deeply involved in the colour choice. In 2006 I had suggested to HIM that the colour be green, as a marketing giggle. :-) ) That's a fun story! Glad you didn't suggest pink. Which makes me wonder what color zNext will be. My prediction (based on nothing) is that they stay with green. -- 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: sysout using machine control instead of ANSI control
RECFM=FBM rather than RECFM=FBA In case of fixed records. Is this what you are looking for? Birger Heede On 16-01-2010 09:48, Brian Westerman wrote: What's the JCL DD look like? Brian -- 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: Opinion time: SMF data in XML format?
The answer is no. Re-emphasized in the latest mail announcing the availability of SCRT V18.1 Reporting period for October: 2 Oct, 2009 - 1 Nov, 2009 Birger Heede IBM DK Ted MacNEIL wrote: For the purposes of sub-capacity pricing the month starts on midnight on the first and runs to midnight on the first of the next month. So for November's usage the invoice will be base on the highest 4HRA occuring between November 1, 2009 at 2400 hours and December 1, 2009 at 2400 hours. Semantics, but itym December 1, 2009 at 00:00 hours (November 30, 2009 at 24:00). - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- 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: Symbolic variables
Joel It actually works with non-numerics - as long as the value is a valid return code. You can try with U, U0004 and U0008 instead of A, B and C. Birger Heede IBM DK Joel C. Ewing wrote: More explicitly, the JCL reference manual states: Use comparison operators in a relational-expression to compare a keyword with a numeric value. This doesn't directly address the special case where two numeric values (after substitution) are being compared - in fact nowhere is it stated that comparison of two values where neither is a keyword is a legal syntax, although we know from empirical evidence it works with two numerics. The manual does imply rather strongly that the JCL IF/THEN/ELSE relational operators work with numeric values only, not character strings; and this interpretation is re-enforced by the lack of a syntax for defining a character string constant. Since string constants are not supported for these statements, the JCL interpreter would attempt to parse A, B, or C operands to a relational operator as a keyword and fail. So Birger is technically correct in referring to this as an unacceptable keyword, although this explanation is confusing since the user obviously intended these to be interpreted as string constants. The inclusion of the always-true STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND portion of the statements is irrelevant as to whether the statement is acceptable. JC Ewing On 11/07/2009 08:28 AM, Birger Heede wrote: You cannot use just any 'keyword' in the IF statement. See the JCL Referece manual for relation-expression keywords for the IF statement. z/OS 1.11 library is here: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r11/index.jsp The example that works use valid return code values (0-4095) and therefore is seen as a value rather a symbol (I think). Birger Heede IBM DK Dibitu wrote: Why this is OK //SETV SET VERSION=8 //STEPNULL EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=7 THEN //VERSION7 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=8 THEN //VERSION8 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=9 THEN //VERSION9 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF and this is JCL ERROR ? //SETV SET VERSION=B //STEPNULL EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=A THEN //VERSIONA EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=B THEN //VERSIONB EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=C THEN //VERSIONC EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF STMT NO. MESSAGE 5 IEFC013I ERROR IN IF STATEMENT: B NOT VALID 9 IEFC013I ERROR IN IF STATEMENT: B NOT VALID 13 IEFC013I ERROR IN IF STATEMENT: B NOT VALID -- 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: Symbolic variables
You cannot use just any 'keyword' in the IF statement. See the JCL Referece manual for relation-expression keywords for the IF statement. z/OS 1.11 library is here: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r11/index.jsp The example that works use valid return code values (0-4095) and therefore is seen as a value rather a symbol (I think). Birger Heede IBM DK Dibitu wrote: Why this is OK //SETV SET VERSION=8 //STEPNULL EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=7 THEN //VERSION7 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=8 THEN //VERSION8 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=9 THEN //VERSION9 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF and this is JCL ERROR ? //SETV SET VERSION=B //STEPNULL EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=A THEN //VERSIONA EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=B THEN //VERSIONB EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF //IF1 IF STEPNULL.RC= 0 AND VERSION=C THEN //VERSIONC EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //ENDIF1 ENDIF STMT NO. MESSAGE 5 IEFC013I ERROR IN IF STATEMENT: B NOT VALID 9 IEFC013I ERROR IN IF STATEMENT: B NOT VALID 13 IEFC013I ERROR IN IF STATEMENT: B NOT VALID -- 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: Enhanced PSP Compare Program
DDNAME is SMPCSI not SMPECSI Birger Heede IBM Denmark Matt Dazzo wrote: Here's what I'm running, no difference to me. //ESPSPT EXEC PGM=EPSPT,PARM='PZOS17A', //REGION=0M //STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SMPE.EPSPT.HOST.TOOL.NEW //SMPECSI DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SMPE.ZOS17.GLOBAL.CSI //SYSINDD DISP=SHR,DSN=ST1MAT.DEV2096 //OUTPUT DD SYSOUT=* //OUTPUTL DD SYSOUT=* //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* Mark Jacobs [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/26/2008 9:40 AM Matt Dazzo wrote: I updated the program to the latest level. I tried to using the global csi and the target csi and I get the following messages. Job ends with cc=0 but I get an error in the report. Any ideas? Thanks + This is what I use in my job, works fine; //ZOS18EXEC PGM=EPSPT,PARM='MVST100',COND=(0,NE) //STEPLIB DD DSN=TECHSVC.TECHNAPF.LOADLIB,DISP=SHR //SMPCSI DD DSN=SMPE.ZOS18.GLOBAL.CSI,DISP=SHR Where MVST100 is the name of the target zone. Report Level:1.04.11 Last Update:2007/06/28 For target zone PZOS17A HOLD APAR -RESOLVING SYSMOD- RELEVANT FMID NUMBER NAME RECEIVED UPGRADE+SUBSET - MSG 010: SEVERE ERROR: Target Zone Query Failed, Report to IBM NOTE: An asterisk denotes an APAR that has been previously mentioned in this report. * * SUMMARY * * NO APARs/PTFs required. FMIDs applicable: 0 APARs applied:0 APARs required: 0 PTFs received: 0 Report Level:1.04.11 Last Update:2007/06/28 For target zone PZOS17A MSG 019: rc from zone qry = 12 MSG 010: SEVERE ERROR: Target Zone Query Failed, Report to IBM MSG 098: RC = , CC = }D \ MSG 099: MSGBUFF = GIM44233IGIMMPVIA - A PREALLOCATED VSAM DATA SE MSG 099: MSGBUFF = T WAS NOT FOUND FOR THE GLOBAL ZONE. MSG 099: MSGBUFF = GIM50504S ** OPEN PROCESSING FAILED FOR THE GLOBAL MSG 099: MSGBUFF = ZONE. Kurt Quackenbush [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/26/2008 9:21 AM You didn't show your EPSPT job, so this is a guess, but ensure the SMPCSI DD statement specifies the CSI data set for your global zone (SMPE.ZOS17.GLOBAL.CSI), not the CSI data set name for your target zone. The PARM then specifies the name of your target zone (PZOS17A). Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: clock, daylight savings time
Rick Fochtman wrote: ---snip--- I hereby declare that from now on, daylight savings is banned and all clocks shall be set to GMT only, worldwide. Signed, Doc Farmer Benevolent Dictator and Confirmed Horophile (stop snickering, I'm *not* a NY Governor) -unsnip--- I disagree. Let all HARDWARE clocks be set to GMT and use PARMLIB OFFSET values to adjust to local time. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html I think a PARMLIB OFFSET can only be a default to use for an application - in case the end user of a server based application has not (or can not !) defined her own default (or session based offset). Birger Heede IBM Denmark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM Cuts Employee Salaries
Why would the bonus be cut? This is what Sam (SJP) told the employees: As a result of our strong overall performance in 2007, I am pleased to tell you that the company's employee bonus pool is being increased. Birger Heede IBM Denmark Ron Wells wrote: cutting salaries ... u. since I know IBM has lots of fatand on the top end as well like many other firms ... I would also suggest bonus's and the mill. dollar salaries be cut as well money back in the company to expandmake more job's ... OK I get that but top guys not taking a hit as well I have a problem with it -- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity addressed above. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of the E-mail or attached files is strictly prohibited. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Sub-CEC Reports
Al, SCRT User Guide Chapter 10 describes this way of submitting SCRT Reports. If the SCRT Report for one reson or another does not go straight thru the process then the Web interface must be used to submit the report (with whatever corrects, comments, justifications needed). A report in 'work in progress' status will not be picked up by the 9th for processing. Birger Heede IBM Denmark Al Sherkow wrote: There has been a 'request' in to IBM for some time related to this automation/oops/ no automation topic. The request is: allow sites to FTP or email the reports to IBM. IBM would then stage your reports for your comments as-if you had used the web interface. That is, they would get ready for you to review and comment on your reports, and not assume that they are ready for final processing. This avoids the issue of using the LMDS web application to upload your reports. It is fairly straight forward as this thread has shown to email or FTP out of your monthly batch job. If your company does not review/update/verify by the 9th of the month when the reports are due then IBM would process them. (This handles the oops case where your automation sends the reports, but no one at your company looks at it). I don't know the status of this request. If you don't send the report at all IBM is entitled by the TCs of your sub-capacity agreement to bill you for the installed MSUs of each machine. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: It keeps getting uglier
See Wikipedia for Maundy Thursday: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday and for Ordnance Survey see: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/ Birger Heede IBM Denmark Rick Fochtman wrote: --snip--- Closing roads to keep them private? Yup - common in the UK. There's at least one road locally that levies a toll of 1p per person passing on Maundy Thursday. ---unsnip Please explain, offlist if you like: what is Maundy Thursday ?? Where can I get the so-called Ordnance Survey maps of the UK? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: The future of PDSs
I observe that: z/MVS Home Edition was not suggested? Birger Heede IBM Denmark McKown, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John P Kalinich Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 6:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: The future of PDSs Timothy Sipples of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU wrote on 12/14/2007 12:11:48 AM: Peter Hunkeler writes: Isn't it about time for one more name change since z/OS is approaching release 10? Any nominations? :-) z/MVS for nostalgic reasons. Regards, John K Hum, Taking the Microsoft naming approach, I'd suggest a number of names for a spectrum of OSes with options. Say: z/BASIC, z/DEVELOPER, z/BUSINESS, z/ENTERPRISE, and of course z/ULTIMATE .. Keep in mind that I'm in the U.S.A. where we pronounce z as zee, not zed. Also keep in mind the bad German accent in English movies where zee is the. For me, it's Friday morning. I haven't slept well due to a restless dog. And I'm insane. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Any way to duplex SMF data?
Shmuel, SLR was non-DB2 (even announced as such in V3 R3.1 - the last release I think). The product marketing by IBM that supported DB2 was: SystemView Enterprise Performance Data Manager/MVS (EPDM, 5695-101) that was renamed into IBM Performance Reporter again renamed into the Tivoli Performance Reporter - that again.. Birger Heede IBM Denmark Shmuel Metz , Seymour J. wrote: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 10/18/2007 at 10:58 AM, Martin Packer [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: SLR is based on VSAM databases - which is why I stick with it for my mode of usage. I vaguely recall that they added DB2 support to it, but I'm not sure whether that was before the first (4 letter) name change. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Any way to duplex SMF data?
SLR moved thru Tivoli Performance Reporter that again migrated into: 5698-A07 Tivoli Decision Support for z/OS Birger Heede IBM Denmark Martin Packer wrote: Seymour wrote: The closest I've seen was SLR, whatever they're calling it these days. They're calling it unsupported for 10 years :-) though I still run it and rely on it for my day job (and am enhancing our record mappings and reporting even as we type). :-) Cheers, Martin Martin Packer Performance Consultant IBM United Kingdom Ltd +44-20-8832-5167 +44-7802-245-584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM Sales Manual
Carlos, could it be this one you are looking for ? http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss Birger Heede IBM Denmark Carlos A. Bodra wrote: Hello Until some time ago I had access to IBM Sales Manual at following link: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/redirect/redirect.html?buttonpressed=DET001PT099timestamp=99DET001PGL002=DET001PEF012appname=IBMLinkRedirect But now I get a Sorry Screen Anyone can tell me where I can found IBM Sales Manual link? Thanks in advance Carlos -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mainframe shops held hostage, Itanium alliance says
Gary Green wrote: Interview about why everyone should migrate away from the mainframe. http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid80_gci1265623,00.html?track=NL-576ad=598271asrc=EM_NLT_1860635uid=1900046 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html You think the hostages are affected by the 'Stockholm syndrome'? -:) Birger Heede IBM Denmark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: PSI MIPS (was: Links to decent 'why the mainframe thrives' article)
Dean Kent wrote: After all, IBM does use these benchmarks for POWER and x86 based systems that they sell into those markets. Regards, Dean -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html A different benchmark is described here: http://www.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/21044.wss Would be interesting to see such an application with this number of transactions on other platforms as well. Birger Heede IBM Denmark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM to Break Petaflops Barrier with Blue Gene/P
Edward Jaffe wrote: Ed Gould wrote: IBM to Break Petaflops Barrier with Blue Gene/P Computer Business Online via Yahoo! UK Ireland News Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:44 PM PDT The race is on to build the first supercomputer that can break 1 petaflops of aggregate number-crunching power, and IBM is hoping to be the first company to do it with its future Blue Gene/P massively parallel supercomputer. Will it run z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE or any other mainframe operating system? My guess is that it will 'similar' to the support by Blue Gene/L that use a 'Linux like kernel' (Blue Gene Runtime System). It has a DB2 but no SMP/E :-) Birger Heede IBM Denmark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM withdraws Z890 ?!?!?!
You may call it FUD - I assume you are implying that the machine withdrawn live up to the EU ROHS Directive? Considering the lead time to develop, manufacture and ship a new line of machines I think it is a reasonable guess that the materials used in z990 and z890 were selected before IBM had the consequences of the EU Directive nailed down. But then, who am I to know. The z990 was withdrawn from marketing in EU by June 30th, 2006 and still marketed in the US as far as I know. Birger Heede IBM Denmark R.S. wrote: Timothy Sipples wrote: [...] Also, if you're in the European Union, and maybe one or two other European countries, you already cannot order a factory new mainframe prior to a z9 BC or EC model. That's due to some EU materials regulations way beyond IBM's control. I believe it's also not possible to import even a used pre-z9 into the EU. Isn't it something we call FUD ? The most happy of RoHS was ...IBM (and other suppliers). IBM is proud to claim, only newest model are RoHS complaint. Another method to fight with older generations. Primary and IMHO the most effective method is pricing. Usually it is simply cheaper to change machine instead of upgrading '-1' generation. However it is perfectly possible to buy second-hand machine, even 9672 if one wants. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OT Funny IT Movie
You are correct. The language is Norwegian. Many scandinavian undestand each other well. When they don't it is often lack of will :-) By the way, we normally only include Denmark, Norway and Sweden in 'Scandinavia'. Finland, Iceland and Faroe Islands included we then become the Nordics. You are very much correct about the Finns. I was guest teacher at our Nordic Education Center in Stockholm years ago. The Finns did better in english than 'scandinavian' so we had a debate on what language to use. The debate was in english and so was the language used afterwards. Birger Heede IBM Denmark Chris Mason wrote: Ed Thanks for this post. I'm afraid you are. It's one of the Scandinavian languages. No doubt someone will jump in with the precise attribution - perhaps even a native speaker. Apparently the Scandinavian languages have diverged so little[1] that it is possible to teach a mixed class in a language which I heard described as Scandiwegian. The education centre catered for all the countries of the region and so included the Finns. However, since they use a language with a quite different inheritance, they were - so indeed to speak - somewhat left out in the cold! Chris Mason [1] An Icelandic[2] boy who was my guest over a short school holiday was able to talk to a Norwegian man in a sailing club we visited utterly without difficulty. [2] Which reminds me of another little story associated with this boy - and the fact that Iceland is a rather small country. Many years later I attended an international course where it turned out that the Danish representative was actually from Iceland. I mentioned my guest and his response was I knew his brother better.! - Original Message - From: Ed Gould [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 3:26 AM Subject: OT Funny IT Movie This link is good for 7 days from today 07/01/2007 http://download.yousendit.com/EBF5254746200B39 This is a funny movie (In Dutch if I am not mistaken) but it transcends language. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: OT Funny IT Movie
No It is said that both danish and dutch sounds like a throat desease and thus easily can be mixed up :-) nounours wrote: Danish! On 7/2/07, Ed Gould [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This link is good for 7 days from today 07/01/2007 http://download.yousendit.com/EBF5254746200B39 This is a funny movie (In Dutch if I am not mistaken) but it transcends language. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: When SMP/E First Introduced?????
Announced November 1982 General Availability April 1983 EMEA Ann Letter ZP82-0800 Birger Heede IBM Denmark Mark H. Young wrote: OK all you folks on this here LIST. Please put your thinkin' and rememberin' hats on. When did IBM first introduce SMP/E to replace SMP4? SMP/E GA? And when was SMP4 dropped completely (support wise, that is)? Any other history on this topic would be appreciated. Yeah, I'm in reminisce mode right now. Sorry?! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
z9 Hardware update
http://tinyurl.com/32lgs6 Its not dead yet For May availability Birger Heede IBM Denmark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM 1Q2007: System z Revenue Growth +12%
Timothy Sipples wrote: snip I don't know whether the 12% figure is in constant currency or not, but the dollar isn't 12% weaker, and you have some large mainframe markets (like Japan) with weak currencies anyway. /snip The 12% is 'as reported'. It is 8% in CC (constant currency). According to the slides shown. Birger Heede IBM Denmark -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FBA rant
The 2321 was the Mars File according to IBM archives Birger Heede IBM Denmark Anne Lynn Wheeler wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Likewise for VM/ESA 3340's, 3370's. that should be 3310 3370s ... 3330, 3340, 3350 were all ckd. 3340s were removable packs that were totally enclosed including the arm access mechanism. There was 3375 which basically was (hardware) emulation of CKD on 3370 device. part of the issue was that cp cms ... always treated disks as logical FBA ... even going back to cp40 and cp67 implementations in the mid60s on 2311 and 2314 (ckd) ... and didn't really leverage any ckd features. the one possible exception was internal modification originally done for the HONE system. HONE was the world-wide vm370 (originally cp67) based online service for marketing, sales, and field people. In the mid-70s the various US HONE datacenters were consolidated in northern cal (and the US HONE system started being cloned in more and more places around the world). I provided highly customized kernel for HONE operations for period of 15yrs or so (and some of my first trips outside the US was personally installing HONE clones in other parts of the world ... first one was when EMEA hdqtrs moved from US to Paris). misc. past posts mentioning hone http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#hone the consolidation of some of the HONE vm370 datacenters provided opportunity for development of vm370 single-system-image support with front-end load-balancing and availability infrastructure directing branch office logon to specific processor. The mechanism utilized a special CKD sequence that performed a logical compareswap channel program to correctly syncronize logins across all processors in the complex. The compareswap channel program had originally been developed by the people at the Uithorn HONE system in Europe ... for coordinating logins across all processors in loosely-coupled complex. I believe that JES2 multi-access spool then started using a similar logical compareswap channel program for its loosely-coupled operation. This was to avoid the heavy penalty and overhead of doing full device reserve/release sequence. Later the US hone complex was replicated first in Dallas and then a 3rd in Boulder (and could provide geographic availability to US branch offices logins across all three datacenters). for other drift ... recent post http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007e.html#16 Attractive Alternatives to Mainframes mentioning coining disaster survivability and geographic survivability http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#available when we were doing ha/cmp product http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#hacmp For completely other topic drift ... the 370 compareswap instruction was originally invented by charlie at the science center http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#545tech as part of his work on fine-grain multiprocessing locking for cp67 kernel (precusor to vm370 developed at the science center). CAS was then chosen for the instruction ... because they are charlie's initials ... and then had to come up with instruction name to go along with his initials. a couple recent posts on effort to get compareswap instruction into 370 architecture. Then I also started doing a highly customized kernel for the disk development and product test labs http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/subtopic.html#disk related previous posts http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007d.html#48 IBM S/360 series operating systems history http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007d.html#51 IBM S/360 series operating systems history http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007d.html#52 CMS (PC Operating Systems) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007d.html#65 IBM S/360 series operating systems history http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007d.html#69 IBM S/360 series operating systems history http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007d.html#72 IBM S/360 series operating systems history http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007e.html#27 IBM S/360 series operating systems history http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007e.html#32 I/O in Emulated Mainframes http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007e.html#33 IBM S/360 series operating systems history http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2007e.html#35 FBA rant for other topic drift: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2001l.html#53 mainframe question http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2001l.html#63 MVS History (all parts) http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2002o.html#3 PLX http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2003b.html#7 Disk drives as commodities. Was Re: Yamhill http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2005t.html#50 non ECC http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006c.html#46 Hercules 3.04 announcement http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006s.html#32 Why magnetic drums was/are worse than disks ? http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006v.html#31 MB to Cyl Conversion I'm trying to fill in rest of these code-names: 2301 fixed-head/track (2303 but 4 r/w heads at time) 2303 fixed-head/track r/w 1-head (1/4th rate of 2301) Corinth2305-1 fixed
Re: License keys for ISV products
http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/lum/ You looking for a z/OS port? Birger Heede IBM GBS Shane wrote: But once we have a contract , i do not accept to be taken hostage by a key with a serial number . Hey, how about we get IBM to provide a licensing API. m - maybe not. We've been there before folks - keep the garlic and wooden stakes handy, in case the undead rises again. Shane ... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
z/OS Hot Topics - February 2007
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Re: Smartbatch for OS/390 vs Batchpipes OS/390
I also find Batchpipes V2 R1 as the only release for Version 2. Program number is 5655-D45. Available May 2000. I find nothing later. For some non-IBM information see: http://www.jpaulmorrison.com/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?BatchPipes Birger Heede not a spokesperson for anything IBM Denmark oktg wrote: Hi, In an earlier posting I asked if somebody could tell me the latest available release of Smartbatch for OS/90. I have now found an IBM PAL which says: Programming Announcement letter ZP01-0183 dated March 06, 2001 Versions to be withdrawn from service April 04, 2004: Product Name Version Product Number IBM SmartBatch for OS/390 15655-A17 So Smartbatch is discontinuedbut now my want to know the latest available releasenr of BatchPipes OS/390 ??? On IBM booksshelves i found documents for: IBM BatchPipes OS/390 V2R1 Many thanks in advance Frank Silven -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Forbidding Special characters in passwords
The first longer stay I had in IBM Poughkeepsie was to write a redbook about SMP4 and MVS repackaging (must have been the SUs at that time). I was located in the World Trade System Center (Route 55). It took a few weeks before our so called 'world-trade' team realized that there was no techie IBMer with initials BXH in Building 706 with the same problems as we had - just a secretary typing up my problem reports. Birger Heede IBM Denmark Tony Harminc wrote: Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: 9. Not allowing special characters in personal names, e.g., 't Hooft. The customer knows better than you do how to spell his own name. Assuming that everyone on the planet has exactly one middle initial. Tony M. F. H. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Decimal FP (was: vendor JCL)
I think Mike's writeup is a very good intro: http://www2.hursley.ibm.com/decimal/ Birger Heede IBM, GBS Denmark Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Wed, 9 Aug 2006 01:26:20 +, john gilmore wrote: In the end pandering to clots, however compelling the arguments of the marketing VP for doing so may seem to be, is always ill-advised. In celebration of the unveiling of Decimal Floating Point, I'll return to this, which I've been pondering for weeks. Is Decimal FP mostly the product of wishful thinking that the magnitude range of floating point can be combined with the accounting precision of packed decimal? Has a marketing VP subscribed to a clot's belief that it will enable him to take the price of a dozen eggs in dollars; convert to euros, then shekels, then the price of a single egg in yuan, then back to a dozen in dollars and be assured of getting the original number exactly? Not so. I glanced at the document and, in fairness, it provides numerous rounding conventions that an accountant might wish to use. Will this be productive? Will the control of rounding be the aspect more valuable than floating point per se? When will COBOL and PL/I support DFP? --gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: z/OS product licensing options.
Did you read the Pricing Reference Guide (Ed Jaffe provided the link). The authors are very positive to feedback I have noticed myself. Of course if you don't like lots of options the content may not be pleasant :-) You are welcome to route feedback thru me if needed. Birger Heede IBM R.S. wrote: McKown, John wrote: Does anybody have a URL where I can go to get an overview of the various licensing for z/OS software from IBM? No, I don't want to contact IBM marketting. No, I don't want them to contact me either. I just need the overview. I know there is MSU based. But there is also usage based that I need more information on. And licensing on multiple CECs as well. PSLC? IMHO this is one of the most complicated things in mainframe world. vbg Unfortunately it is NOT well explained. My impression is this is intentionally kept complicated. Part (most?) of the software is MSU-based, but not all. Part of MSU-based software is eligible for WLC (usage-based). Even for WLC, there is some constant base, but the base is dependent on your configuration: in single CEC or qualified parallel sysplex you pay for single base, while in multi-CEC you pay the bases separately. Of course the variable part is not linearly dependent on MSU value. The pricing formulas are not published. There are also special licensing programs for small installations, new customers, developers, etc. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: The PSI Letter V4
Phil asked: Love to know what a 9662 is, though. This is (was) a S/390 MicroProcessor Complex (PCI Card) supported in an RS/6000. US Announcement Letter is 197-164 (from July 22, 1997) Birger Heede IBM Phil Payne wrote: My point was it is possible to cheat IBM (illegally of course) without Hercules or PSI machine. So, it is not good excuse for denying software for PSI machine owners. a) I don't see the connection. b) That isn't the excuse in any case. In fact, IBM has not said in public what its response to a request to license its software on a PSI platform would be, just as it never said the same about Hercules. There are very strong parallels between the two. It has only been pointed out that no PSI machines are listed in IBM's tables at http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/library/swpriceinfo/ Well, there are a lot of other systems not listed there that have received licenses, so I wouldn't regard that as definitive just yet. Even IBM's own emulation (xSeries 430) isn't listed. Love to know what a 9662 is, though. I do feel that both PSI and T3 are being less than forthcoming about the state of their licensing agreements with IBM. It's obviously up to them how much they tell the market, but I hope they're telling their VCs the truth. I'd like to hear something about z/VM support, too - I can't see any box being a success today without it. I/O seems to be a major issue, just as it was with Fundamental's FLEX-ES. I held a prototype PCI ESCON card in my hand around five years before it shipped. Few FLEX-ES boxes use external I/O because Flex's DASD emulation and FAKETAPE are so good, but if you're aiming further up the MIPS chart you _need_ external I/O support - and these days that means FICON. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: The PSI Letter V4
Bob My ann ltr reference was not actually to the first announce of the P/390 card (just a ref. I had 'close by'). I actually thought we (IBM) used R/390 for the RS/6000 version and P/390 for the PC Server version - but this ann. ltr. did not. I checked one of the redbooks on the subject and realized that this naming stuff is not an easy subject :-) See this reference (page 11): http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg244847.pdf I think the answer to your question is yes and no :-) No - the P/390 is the name of the Card (P=PCI?) (that started with the PC Server implementation) Yes - The P/390 in the RS/6000 implementation is referred to as R/390 (and RS/6000 support came later than the PC support) lots of disclaimers Birger not a spokesperson Heede IBM Richards.Bob wrote: Birger, Was this the old R/390 follow-on to the P/390? Bob Richards -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Birger Heede Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 8:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FW: The PSI Letter V4 Phil asked: Love to know what a 9662 is, though. This is (was) a S/390 MicroProcessor Complex (PCI Card) supported in an RS/6000. US Announcement Letter is 197-164 (from July 22, 1997) Birger Heede IBM 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 and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: FW: The PSI Letter V4
I would not like you to conclude that. Phil's memory is much better than mine (whether his is hardened on external storage or not). So if he knows nothing where does that leave me? Birger Heede IBM R.S. wrote: Birger Heede wrote: Phil asked: Love to know what a 9662 is, though. This is (was) a S/390 MicroProcessor Complex (PCI Card) supported in an RS/6000. US Announcement Letter is 197-164 (from July 22, 1997) Can we say Phil knows nothing about mainframe machines ? Not good as for consultant. vbg -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: PE not Sup'd
As the customer would still have PTF X installed I assume the outcome depends on how the exploitation in PTF X is implemented - a hard dependency would probably cause another problem to show up? Birger Heede IBM Paul Gilmartin wrote: In a recent note, Tom Marchant said: Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 12:07:15 -0600 Suppose PTF X includes modules A and B. It becomes PE. The code in B is ok, but the code in A needs to be replaced. The vendor then has two choices. Either SUP X with a PTF Y containing A and B or provide a PTF containing just A with a PRE to pick up B. Suppose a more extreme case. The vendor has previously issued PTF W, which added new function in module C. Subsequently, the vendor issues PTF X, containing updated modules A and B, which newly exploit the function introduced by PTF W. But the vendor fails to declare the dependency on W, and a customer who APPLYs X but not W reports a problem. The vendor can repair this simply by issuing ++ HOLD (X) ERROR REASON(W) ... There is no commonality of elements. Can a customer then cause a malign regression by RESTOREing W but not X? TFM appears not to prohibit this, despite the ++HOLD. I asked about this in: http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0610L=ibm-mainP=150582 but received no definitive answer, possibly because Shane asked Kurt not to reply. -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM Profit is up because of India?
Bruce McKnight wrote: What's a BRIC country? B razil R ussia I ndia C hina Birger Heede IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IBM Profit is up because of India?
See Wikipedia - search for BRIC Birger Heede IBM Carol Srna wrote: What trait must a country have to be a BRIC country? Birger Heede [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU 10/19/2006 12:27 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Re: IBM Profit is up because of India? B razil R ussia I ndia C hina Birger Heede IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Acronyms (Was: Speaking of SDSF)
Maybe they read your tagline and were in doubt and PANICed ! Birger Heede IBM SWG Ted MacNEIL wrote: but IGS for IBM Global Services is a good example of something that I bet over half the people on this list wouldn't think of. I had no clue. Please spell out acronyms if there is a doubt that they are universally recognizable. If there had been doubt, I would have spelled it out. PS: this reminds me of the message that comes with the US IBM update. It tells you, that if you're not receiving their e-mails, then ask your e-mail admin to unblock the sending address. If I'm not receiving, how would I know it's blocked? If I'm receiving, why tell me how to unblock it? When in doubt. PANIC!! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Mainframe Linux Mythbusting
Quote from IBM US Announcement letter 201-163 release may 29th, 2001: z/VM Version 4 offers a great opportunity for customers to exploit S/390® or zSeries servers at a substantially lower cost. This new version of z/VM will be priced on a per-engine basis and will support IBM Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) processor features for Linux-based workloads and standard engines for all other zSeries and S/390 workloads (an engine is also referred to as a Central Processor). Birger Heede (not an IBM spokesperson) IBM SWG Ted MacNEIL wrote: z/VM is the only IBM-provided OS that will run on either an IFL or a standard CP Show me the documentation. I have never seen/heard this, and I have been doing everything I can do to steer my management towards LINUX on z! - -teD 300,000 Kilometres per Second Not only is it a good idea! It's the LAW!!! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: A little more insight on the Java strangeness I'm encountering
IIRC
For the execution you need:
java hello
and not just 'hello.class' (which is not executable)
Birger Heede
IBM SWG
Steve Comstock wrote:
Kevin Pintar wrote:
Steve,
Not being an expert in this area, I apologize for possibly wasting your
time, but I was hoping to seed your exploration with the information I
was given as a starting point.
It seems as though the file.encoding system property is related to the
file system you are using (HFS, z/FS).
It very well could be that there is an esoteric property related to the
actual mount point you are using... heck I don't know.
Here is a small java program I wrote to see what my file.encoding system
property was:
import java.io.*;public class
Jtest
{ public static void
main(String args[])
{
System.out.println(file.encoding is +
System.getProperty(file.encoding));
}
}
In my case, the result was: file.encoding is Cp1047
Cp1047 is EBCDIC Latin-1 (If I'm not mistaken).
I'm curious if yours says the same thing. It may not be a Java setting
that is causing your problem but a file system attribute somewhere.
Just trying to help,
Kevin
Doesn't run. I compiled it OK, but when I run, same set of messages:
Jtest.class 5: FSUM7343 cannot open ÈëÈÊÁ/_--- for output: EDC5129I No
such file or directory.
Jtest.class 5: FSUM7343 cannot open ¦/Î/%/ for input: EDC5129I No such
file or directory.
Jtest.class 5: FSUM7343 cannot open ¦/Î/Ñ? for input: EDC5129I No such
file or directory.
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
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Re: IBM System Integrity Statement for MVS
We described VS2 R2 System Integrity in a Systems Journal edition in 1974. The announcement letter formally announcing the statemnt of integrity was in 1981. The European letter (EMEA) had number ZP81-0801 Birger Heede IBM SWG Barry Schrager wrote: I'm putting together a presentation for the next SHARE meeting and am trying to remember when IBM announced the System Integrity Statement for MVS -- or I think what was then OS VS2 R2. Does anyone remember the approximate date? Or at least the year? Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: z900 Capacity Models?
As mentioned previously I believe they 'produce' more MSUs because of a larger cache (using same speed) (but better use of execution unit). Possibility? Birger Heede not an IBM spokesperson IBM Software Group Shmuel Metz , Seymour J. wrote: In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03/24/2006 at 12:00 AM, Ted MacNEIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: These machines have the same clock speed as the 101-109 line. Actually, they don't. Perhaps not, but you don't provide any data to back up the claim. A 101 is 235 MIPS-like entities. A 1C1 is 250. Which sheds no light on the clock speed. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: z900 Capacity Models?
Level 2 cache is the reason I believe. Larger in the modules with 20 PUs. Birger Heede IBM Software Group Richards.Bob wrote: I believe this has been answered before. However, the reason is because of what happens in the manufacturing of the chips. Some chips yield faster clocking results than the established minimum and maximum. The best of the maximums are set aside and, voila, you have a turbo model. Those below the minimum used to be sold to HDS! (only kidding about that last part...I think) grin Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 3:40 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject:Re: z900 Capacity Models? I saw that too, from Cheryl's list. But if they don't, IBM's document that I referred to is incorrect. It says that both the 10x and the 1Cx models have a 1.3 nanosecond cycle time and the 2Cx and 21x models have a 1.09 nanosecond cycle time. Maybe IBM did something different in building the blocks or memory interleaving or something to get the additional boost. Ideas, anybody? 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. Seeing Beyond Money is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: TCPIP Question
Howard Rifkind wrote: I receive the following message and I'm installing Ported Tools but I need to know how to fine the host name they are talking about: From memory. I think TSO command: NETSTAT HOME will tell you Birger Heede IBM Software Group The remote-hostname is the TCPIP name of the remote system that you will be connecting to. Where would I fine the host name used in TCPIP use by my z/OS system. Thanks. - Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Famous in Baghdad
Yes UK is definitely different from the US (Oh you were just talking millions/billions :-) Birger Heede IBM Software Group Gibney, Dave wrote: Billion doesn't mean the same quantity in all countries. For example, I believe UK is different from the US. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Finnell Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 7:40 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Famous in Baghdad In a message dated 1/9/2006 6:14:48 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: second) to measure the processor speeds in IBM's largest servers. Why did we skip BIPS? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT LETTERS
From the IBM web site: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/other/portingplans.html Birger Heede IBM Software Group Jim McAlpine wrote: What is the best url to search the above nowadays. Also, has anyone heard anything regarding Java 5 for z/OS and/or AIX. Jim McAlpine -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SMP sloppiness
We did quite a few redbooks on the subject of 'MVS Software Maintenance'. Birger Heede IBM Software Group SArnett wrote: I disagree for three two reasons. The first is that the IBM maintenance documentation stated that it could be done to the live system, the second is that the IBM maintenance documentation I was provided with was WRONG in how to apply the maintenance, and the third reason is that doing the oposite worked. If you will note, I said I had installed XA express. XA express was available ONLY to new MVS customers. Those coming from non-IBM systems or from VSE and VM. In both VM and VSE we applied the maintenance to the live system(with backups of course). I was new to MVS and had no MVS experience on which to fall back. Two months after the incident that I spoke of, my brother showed up in town on vacation. He was a long time MVS sysprog and showed me how to set up an emergency system(which saved me when my boss inserted a JCL error into JES2). It wasn't until about four years later that I learned how to do indirect catalogue entries and began flip-flopping sysres volumes/SMPE zones when applying maintenance. I cannot even remember at what point in time I learned to do that. I went from a shop where I installed XE express coming from VM/VSE to a shop where I installed XA express coming from a non-IBM machine and OS to a shop where I upgraded the system from MVS/SP to MVS/XA using the CBIPO. It was after the CBIPO that I began the flip-flop maintenance philosophy. I assure your that there was nothing in the XA express or CBIPO documentation explaining the proper maintenance philosophy of an MVS system. Nor was anything said in the MVS/XA Structure and Flow class from IBM or that piece of crap MVS Installation Workshop at IBM for which my company wasted money by sending me. The philosophy that I learned I garnered from talking to people like those on this list that give constructive help and from reading journals. Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote: That sounds like you were using your target system as your driver system, in which case it was not TSO/E that was at fault. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: NEW IBM Mainframes This week?
Why wouldn't it arrive powered on? ('POR' should be retired)
Birger Heede
IBM Software Group
Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM wrote:
John Eells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
Tom Grieve wrote:
Ed Gould [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/20/ibm_mainframe_refresh/
z/OS 7.1? I can't wait!
Tom Grieve
CICS Development, IBM Hursley Park
Interesting typo for what of course is really z/OS 1.7!
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IBM's algorithmes of numbering products have always been a mistery, so we
will not be surprised by whatever the name will be of z/OS 1.7's successor,
maybe 7.1 -;).
If so, considering the large jump in numbers, the jump in technology will be
of the same magnitude, so I bet on a DVD incorporating microcode, operating
system, DB2, IMS, Communication Server, etc. etc., all loaded into the HMC,
activated by a single POR. All, of course, upgradable via concurrent,
non-disruptive maintenance by IBM engineers.
Disaster strikes at unexpected moments, we only have a couple of months to
find new jobs...
Kees.
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Re: EMC dasd question
IBM announcement letter (for US) # 105-012 states 170MBps for Express and 270MBps for Express2. The announcement is for z890 and z990. Birger Heede IBM Software Group R.S. wrote: Horne, Jim - James S wrote: [...] ESCON is slower than FICON is slower than FICON Express is slower than FICON Express 2. [...] Is it true ? I mean the last one, that FICON Express is slower than FICON Express2. AFAIK Express works at 200MB/s (or 2Gpbs), what is the speed of Express2? 4Gbps ? What devices have such interfaces ? Just curious -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
