Re: IBMLink Scheduled Outages
I'm confused, is that outage announcement from the same company that touts parallel sysplex and 24X7 availability ? Bobbie Justice -Original Message- >From: "Knutson, Sam" >Sent: Oct 6, 2009 4:10 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: IBMLink Scheduled Outages > >*FYI* From IBMLink News. > > >IBMLink Scheduled Outages > >Many of our customers have requested IBMLink to post a schedule of >upcoming outages. This News Item will be updated as necessary to give >you advanced notice. Here is the current schedule (updated on 10/06/09): > >* October 23-25, Release 7.0 Upgrade (between 8:00 pm Eastern to 4:00 pm >Eastern)* > >* November 13-14, Fixpack deployment (between 8:00 pm Eastern to 8:00 am >Eastern)* > >* January 15-16, Fixpack deployment (between 8:00 pm Eastern to 8:00 am >Eastern)* > >* Note that deployments and upgrades are scheduled longer than the >expected installation time to allow for problem determination time and >possible backout if severe problems are encountered. IBMLink is usually >back in service long before the scheduled time. > >We would also like to remind you that there is a maintenance window >scheduled every Saturday night from 11:00 PM Eastern Time through Sunday >at 9:00 AM Eastern Time (Sundays 03:00 UTC to 13:00 UTC). This window >may be used for normal maintenance of the infrastructure that IBMLink >resides on. During this time, it is possible that you may not be able to >access IBMLink. >Thank you for your patience and understanding. > > > > >This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended >recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. >Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this >email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please >destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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: U.S. house decommissions its last mainframe, saves $730,000
is this one of those "great savings" from someplace that hadn't upgraded their mainframe system in 20 years? and I love this part: The last mainframe was an IBM model in place since 1997 1997, let's see, so we're talking either the 9021 family or the early generation cmos. yea, okay, I just answered the q -Original Message- >From: Anne & Lynn Wheeler >Sent: Oct 10, 2009 4:30 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: U.S. house decommissions its last mainframe, saves $730,000 > >The following message is a courtesy copy of an article >that has been posted to bit.listserv.ibm-main,alt.folklore.computers as well. > > >U.S. house decommissions its last mainframe, saves $730,000 >http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/100909-congress-mainframes.html?hpg1=bn > >from above: > >The U.S. House of Representatives has taken its last mainframe offline, >signaling the end of a computing era in Washington, D.C. > >... snip ... > >at one point congress and white house was using them for at least EMAIL >(PROFS). some of it possibly dates even back to: >http://www.nsa.gov/research/selinux/list-archive/0409/8362.shtml > >i was undergraduate in the 60s ... but doing lots of work on cp67 >... even getting requests from the vendor for specific kinds of >enhancements. I didn't learn about the above guys until much later >... but in retrospect, some of the change requests could be considered >of the kind that such customers would be interested in. > >later I got blamed for computer conferencing on the internal network in >the late 70s and early 80s (the internal network was larger than >the internet from just about the beginning until possibly some >late late '85 or early '86). > > >-- >40+yrs virtualization experience (since Jan68), online at home since Mar1970 > >-- >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 PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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: MVS 5+ Yrs Position in Indianapolis, IN
If they want to double that number, then they'll be getting a little closer. I wish them luck on finding someone for that -Original Message- >From: Pinnacle >Sent: Oct 16, 2009 11:18 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: MVS 5+ Yrs Position in Indianapolis, IN > >I am not making this up. This is an actual posting for an experienced MVS >systems programmer. Suitably redacted and approved for all audiences. > >$23/hr. YGBFKM. > >Regards, >Tom Conley > >- Original Message - >Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 6:56 PM >Subject: Re: 09-01829 Systems Programmer - MVS 5+ Yrs Position in >Indianapolis, IN. > > >> >> Is that a joke? I was making $46K almost 20 years ago. I'm definitely >> not your candidate. >> >> Regards, >> Tom Conley >> >> - Original Message - >> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 6:47 PM >> Subject: RE: 09-01829 Systems Programmer - MVS 5+ Yrs Position in >> Indianapolis, IN. >> >> >> This is a contract position that is going until 9/30/2010 and paying $23 >> per hour on a W2. >> >> -Original Message- >> Subject: Re: 09-01829 Systems Programmer - MVS 5+ Yrs Position in >> Indianapolis, IN. >> >> I'm interested in this position. Here is my resume and contact >> information. >> >> Regards, >> Thomas Conley, President/CEO PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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: IBM driving mainframe systems programmers into the ground
I've been contacted about that one a couple of times, I told them to get lost in no uncertain terms. I told them if they want to triple the salary, then we'll be getting close. Bobbie Justice -Original Message- >From: Pinnacle >Sent: Nov 12, 2009 11:15 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: IBM driving mainframe systems programmers into the ground > >For those of you who think I overstate the case of IBM driving down bill >rates and salaries, check out this posting on DICE for IBM's new facility in >Dubuque, IA (watch the wrappage) > >http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=302&dockey=xml/1/2/12d903249e783b221ccbc5dd10af5...@endecaindex&source=19&FREE_TEXT=racf&rating=99 > >Pay rate $18-20/hour. YGBFKM. > >Regards, >Tom Conley > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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: IBM driving mainframe systems programmers into the ground
pms mode on. It should be called cannibalism, instead of capitalism. What we need is a president that comes in and says, NO MORE LAYOFFS, NO MORE OUTSOURCING, NO MORE OFFSHORING, NO MORE H1B VISAs, and any company that has sent jobs overseas for the last 30 years has exactly 5 minutes to bring those jobs back to america, or the ceo will be thrown in jail for the rest of their lives. and the FIRST people to lose their jobs when a company is experiencing financial difficulty should be the CEO, CIO, CFO, COO and the head hr person. (also quit calling it human resources, I am A HUMAN BEING, NOT A RESOURCE) pms mode off Bobbie Justice -Original Message- >From: Scott >Sent: Nov 15, 2009 2:19 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: Re: IBM driving mainframe systems programmers into the ground > >No, this cynical, evolving mindset of the "fiduciary duty" as a catch-all >excuse for evil is really f***ing stupid. It is not a slippery slope where >the CEO will be thrown in jail, if he doesn't sponsor the overthrow of some >government, because his company will sell more table napkins. > >Reducing the human condition in the name of capitalism means that our >implementation of capitalism is fundamentally broken. As always, I tend to >attribute the modern day's gross immorality and cynicism to bible thumping >baby boomers. Grrr. > >Scott > PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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: IBM Mainframe: 50 Years of Big Iron Innovation
cute one, I'll use that one too --. 33 here, with 23 years in IT Bobbie Justice - Original Message - From: "Kelly Arrey" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 5:09 PM Subject: Re: IBM Mainframe: 50 Years of Big Iron Innovation Actually, I've found it helps my morale to track my age in hexadecimal... only 35 :-) Kel Scott Rowe wrote: Only 48 here, I've always considered myself young - for a Sysprog ;-) -- 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: Share Website Hacked
They must have fixed it, because I saw it as well after the previous email.. - Original Message - From: "Farley, Peter x23353" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 9:47 AM Subject: Re: Share Website Hacked -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 7:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Share Website Hacked On the main page is a picture of a penguin with some rude words attached. I just went there and I don't see any rude penguin at all. Did they fix it that fast, or did something happen to your path to the share.org site and you got mis-routed to a fake webpage? Peter This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your 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: SMP/E packaging of maintence / products (was: FMID descriptions)
good grief, why do you keep fighting with the storage admins? make one zFS "download" extended format dataset on ONE permanently mounted mod 54 volume, and be done with it. use that "download" file system for z/OS, cics, db2, program products, etc. Use skulker to keep it clean of "old" files. Bobbie Justice -Original Message- >From: "McKown, John" >Sent: May 29, 2009 3:45 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: SMP/E packaging of maintence / products (was: FMID descriptions) > >> -Original Message- > >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > >> [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Kurt Quackenbush > >> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:43 PM > >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > >> Subject: Re: FMID descriptions > >> > >> > ... I looked at the various SMP/E LIST commands, but > >> parsing any one of > >> > those reports seems to be overkill for my purposes. > >> > >> You could do UNLOAD FUNCTIONS instead of LIST and that output > >> should be > >> much easier to parse. > >> > >> > Kurt Q, feel free to jump in here and tell me that it is > >> possible run > >> > some report that just provides these two pieces of information. > >> > >> Just provides FMID and DESCRIPTION? Nope, nothing that simple exists. > >> What fun would that be? You could of course write a program > >> (a "real" > >> program, not REXX) that uses GIMAPI to read the zone and > >> extract exactly > >> this info, but I dare say its not for the faint of heart. > >> > >> Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development > >Kurt, > >Could I ask a question which I know you likely cannot answer. But, if >possible, could you explain why the SMP/E Internet download stuff in SMP/E >uses UNIX files to store the data rather than z/OS "legacy" type datasets >(perhaps compressed with TERSE or XMIT'ed)? The reason that I ask is that to >download z/OS 1.10 and install it was a "bother" due to the fact that I need a >single zFS filesystem which required 10 SMS managed volumes. That's because >zFS files cannot be multivolume unless they are also SMS managed. What I would >do in the past was just use some "offline", unused, volumes for this sort of >thing. My usual method of doing this is to NFS mount a USB drive on my Linux >desktop to z/OS. Weird, but it keeps the storage admins off my case. > >Just very curious. >John McKown >Systems Engineer IV >IT > >Administrative Services Group > >HealthMarkets(r) > >9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 >(817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell >john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com > >Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or >proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact >the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. >HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the >insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance >Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The >MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > >-- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.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: BPXF135E RETURN CODE 00000081, REASON CODE 0594003D. THE MOUNT FAILED FOR FILE SYSTEM SVS.RESZS1.OMVS.ROOT.
Why don't you paste the latest error message, and also paste the output from a D OMVS,F - Original Message - From: "Klein, Kenneth" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4:00 PM Subject: Re: BPXF135E RETURN CODE 0081, REASON CODE 0594003D. THE MOUNT FAILED FOR FILE SYSTEM SVS.RESZS1.OMVS.ROOT. Now when I try to mount the files I get an error message that they are already mounted!! Where's the mount and unmount command?? Ken Klein Sr. Systems Programmer Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Louisville kenneth.kl...@kyfb.com 502-495-5000 x7011 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bonno, Tuco Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:15 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: BPXF135E RETURN CODE 0081, REASON CODE 0594003D. THE MOUNT FAILED FOR FILE SYSTEM SVS.RESZS1.OMVS.ROOT. yes -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Klein, Kenneth Sent: Wednesday, 17 June, 2009 01:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: BPXF135E RETURN CODE 0081, REASON CODE 0594003D. THE MOUNT FAILED FOR FILE SYSTEM SVS.RESZS1.OMVS.ROOT. Sure 'nuf. Subdirs are not there. Can I just mkdir on these guys and try the mount again?? Ken Klein Sr. Systems Programmer Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Louisville kenneth.kl...@kyfb.com 502-495-5000 x7011 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bonno, Tuco Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 1:30 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: BPXF135E RETURN CODE 0081, REASON CODE 0594003D. THE MOUNT FAILED FOR FILE SYSTEM SVS.RESZS1.OMVS.ROOT. yeah, I got this exact same thing 3 hours ago today. was trying to mount dsn=OMVS.JV390.SERVICE at mountpoint (aka, node) /SERVICE/usr/lpp/java . turned out that /SERVICE existed, but /usr/lpp/java , subordinate to /SERVICE, did not /s/ tuco bonno; graduate, college of conflict management; University of Southeast Asia; "I partied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail -- tiến lên !! " -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden Sent: Wednesday, 17 June, 2009 01:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: BPXF135E RETURN CODE 0081, REASON CODE 0594003D. THE MOUNT FAILED FOR FILE SYSTEM SVS.RESZS1.OMVS.ROOT. On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:07:45 -0400, Klein, Kenneth wrote: Anybody ever see this before? Typo in the name? Cataloged properly? Have you seen the past hints on BPXMTEXT? == TSO %BPXMTEXT 0594003D BPXFVLKP 01/17/08 JRDirNotFound: A directory in the pathname was not found Action: One of the directories specified was not found. Verify that the name specified is spelled correctly. == -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:mark.zel...@zurichna.com z/OS Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- 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 big of a staff do you have on your mainframe?
Unfortunately all too true. If their employees tell them something, they ignore it, but if a highly paid consultant tells them the exact same thing, then all of a sudden it becomes a godsend. - Original Message - From: "Hal Merritt" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:29 PM Subject: Re: How big of a staff do you have on your mainframe? Because management will consider meaningless advice to be credible if they have to pay for it. -- 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: CA Mainframe 2.0
I believe you mean ca-aggravator, but yes in repsonse to everything else you said. Bobbie Jo Justice - Original Message - From: "Steve Cunningham" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:42 PM Subject: CA Mainframe 2.0 Haven't we all ready been there & done that with CA-ACTIVATOR back in the 80's. That was going to change the mainframe software installation also as I remember. Even after CA switched to SMP for installs they never kept the prereq's and co-reps current as it seemed everytime there was something that required a BYPASS. That destroyed the whole SMP structure to me, which kinda made it useless to use it for there products. So I guess add 1 more OEM vendor product install method to the list and wait for it to bite more of their installs. Steve Cunningham Views expressed are totally my own and have no reflection of my employers. -- 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: CA Mainframe 2.0
I agree with Scott as the architect, it has the potential to be greatly improved over ca-aggravator. - Original Message - From: "Richards, Robert B." Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 5:45 AM Subject: Re: CA Mainframe 2.0 If Scott's the architect, it definitely is worth our time to look at it. Just my $.02. Make that $.01 if cap and tax and/or universal healthcare pass. Bob -- 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: TechTarget Mainframe Survey
It does the same response to pretty much everyone, no matter what your answers were. - Original Message - From: "Bill Washburn" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 12:49 PM Subject: Re: TechTarget Mainframe Survey It appears to be a survey from CA since at the end it asks if you want CA to send you the survey results. I said 'yes', and supplied my email address. After which it promptly told me I wasn't the demographic they were looking for and thank you for playing... hmmm Ian To Sent by: IBM IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Mainframe cc Discussion List Subject TechTarget Mainframe Survey 07/23/2009 11:36 AM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List Techtarget is running a survey on Mainframe usage etc. The first 2 or 3 pages is boring stuff but it is worth it to get to the real mainframe questions. Link = http://go.techtarget.com/r/8764676/1317583 I'm posting it here to make sure they get the right audience for the survey. The Mainframe Computer - a high-performance computer used for large-scale computing purposes that require greater availability and security than a smaller-scale machines - is a paradigm in today's data center. Whether you love or hate it, your mainframe controls your server world. In this survey, TechTarget wants to know how you split distribution of your network between mainframe, windows and cloud, as well the impact the mainframe has on your distributed applications. Click here to take this 10 minute survey, supply your direct feedback and enter to win one of two iPod giveaways: http://go.techtarget.com/r/8764676/1317583 Please note that this survey follows the TechTarget Survey Terms and Conditions found here. In other words, here's some fun lawyer speak if you're interested: http://go.techtarget.com/r/8764677/1317583 -- Ian http://www.cicsworld.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 -- 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: Training
"Steve Comstock is a very good resource for this list". Yes he is, I have never had an issue with his postings. Steve does not in any way, shape or form spam the list, he simply provides information that people may find valuable.. If you don't like the email, then simply hit that little key called delete, it isn't that difficult.. Bobbie Jo Justice - Original Message - From: "Eric Bielefeld" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:27 PM Subject: Re: Training Steven, If you look back over Steve Comstock's posts over the last few years, you will find a LOT of very good and useful information. Others on the list over the years have complained about his plugging his training products, and he has toned down his plugging of his products on the list. This is a subject that comes up periodically on IBM-Main. Personally, I don't think there is a problem with that, and I think that most people on this list would aggree, as long as its not blatent. As to his private email to you, what's the big deal? I'm sure after your reply on this list, he will never send you another email. I know a few people on this list get upset when they get private postings trying to sell them a product or services, but whats the big deal. If you consider it spam, just delete it. As someone who trains others, and developes courses in training, Steve Comstock is a very good resource for this list. Because he has to teach some of the subject matter discussed here, he probably knows about a lot of things that the average sysprog hasn't figured out yet. There are many other people in product developement that post frequently. I always value their input because they know their subject matter. I work with a lot of products, and never get to work for a year or 2 on any one product, so I value the postings of those that develope the products, or training for the products. Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 - Original Message - From: "Bott, Steven" Mr. Comstock, My use of IBM-MAIN is to present peer systems programmers with challenges and solutions in our field. Your exploitation of this forum is inappropriate. If we were to allow Vendors to exploit this forum for marketing purposes I believe many of us would stop using the forum. Regards, Steven Bott -- 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: Here's what IBM pays an IOS developer
I detect a "we can't find anyone excuse" so they can get more H1B visas. If they try doubling that salary, they might be close. - Original Message - From: "Pinnacle" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 3:57 PM Subject: Here's what IBM pays an IOS developer From a job posting today on NetTemps: CTG is in need of a PLX Programmer for one of our top clients in Poughkeepsie, NY. Skills required: PLX Programming skills (Very important as that is what the code is written in) OS/390 skills (MVS) Experience (Equally important as this is the operating system that the code will run under). S390 eServer hardware and millicode knowledge (Important as this is what the code is manipulating). Architecture Verification skills- Must be able to read and interpret architecture documents, technical specs so to speak, and be able to write code (in PLX) to stress and test that architecture Working knowledge or experience with S/390 eServer Channel I/O architecture and I/O devices (All of this work deals with I/O not CPU) Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Shift: 1st shift, Monday-Friday Compensation: $35/hr or $61,000 depending on benefits needed) And IBM continues to wonder why people leave mainframes in droves. Regards, Tom Conley -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- 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: "Media manager" is the future?
" what I recently needed was a really huge (10 x 3390-3) UNIX filesystem.". okay, we have one zFS filesystem for downloads that is on a mod 54. - Original Message - From: "John McKown" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 12:44 PM Subject: "Media manager" is the future? Or perhaps whatever has/will replace it? The reason that I ask is that it seems that while DFSMSdfp clings tenaciously to the 3390 DASD architecture, it is also using this interface (with 4K physical blocks) for all new I/O. IIRC, it was first just a part of VSAM. I am not sure, but I'd bet that PDS/E and HFS use it as well. Is this the "master plan" so that all access methods will eventually use this one interface? I could go with that if it meant that eventually non-3390 DASD architectures (such as SCSI/SAN) were supported. Just Friday musings. Brought on by my dislike of zFS being based on LDS data sets. Because what I recently needed was a really huge (10 x 3390-3) UNIX filesystem. Which meant a new storage class & storage group for segregation from other data. In the past (non-VSAM, non-HFS), I could just grab some "free" volumes and create a multi-volume dataset on them. Not any more. What a bother. -- John -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- 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: "Media manager" is the future?
">However the disadvantage above is important for "system" filesystems. Container for downloads is not one of them, but it also could happen you want to switch it from one system to another. two words - Shared zFS, works just fine and happy I don't quite understand the catalog concern. Are you in sysplex ? - Original Message - From: "R.S." Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 10:20 AM Subject: Re: "Media manager" is the future? Bobbie Jo pisze: " what I recently needed was a really huge (10 x 3390-3) UNIX filesystem.". okay, we have one zFS filesystem for downloads that is on a mod 54. For me, the disadvantage of zFS is catalog requirement. HFS is nonVSAM dataset. You can create it uncataloged, then catalog on another system. It can be cataloged in two catalogs, etc. zFS is VSAM and has to be cataloged. Yes, I'm aware of DEFINE ...RECATALOG and DELETE NOSCRATCH, but it is less convenient than simple C in ISPF. Last but not least - it cannot be cross-cataloged (assumed hlq other than SYS1 or PAGE). However the disadvantage above is important for "system" filesystems. Container for downloads is not one of them, but it also could happen you want to switch it from one system to another. My $0.02 -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- BRE Bank SA ul. Senatorska 18 00-950 Warszawa www.brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237 NIP: 526-021-50-88 Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2009 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 118.763.528 zotych. W zwizku z realizacj warunkowego podwyszenia kapitau zakadowego, na podstawie uchway XXI WZ z dnia 16 marca 2008r., oraz uchway XVI NWZ z dnia 27 padziernika 2008r., moe ulec podwyszeniu do kwoty 123.763.528 z. Akcje w podwyszonym kapitale zakadowym BRE Banku SA bd w caoci opacone. -- 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: "Media manager" is the future?
I mean out-of-sysplex-boundaries issues. I'm aware of filesystem sharing inside the sysplex, BTW AFAIK the same rules apply to both HFS and zFS - don't they? okay, that clears it up a bit, we don't have any "out of sysplex" boundaries. We have 5 sysres volumes across each of 4 sysplexes, a set of zFS files for every sysres, and then we clone from the current sysres to the oldest sysres, apply maintenance to the newly cloned sysres, and then ipl off of that. simple issue to then copy that sysres volume (and its associated zfs files) to the sysres volume, (and omvs storage pool) on the 3 other plexes, and ipl during normal maint. window. bpxprm uses system symbolics, so we only update that if we have a new zfs file or if one of the parms needs changing. - Original Message - From: "R.S." Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 12:50 PM Subject: Re: "Media manager" is the future? Bobbie Jo pisze: ">However the disadvantage above is important for "system" filesystems. Container for downloads is not one of them, but it also could happen you want to switch it from one system to another. two words - Shared zFS, works just fine and happy I don't quite understand the catalog concern. Are you in sysplex ? I mean out-of-sysplex-boundaries issues. I'm aware of filesystem sharing inside the sysplex, BTW AFAIK the same rules apply to both HFS and zFS - don't they? My concerns regarded scenarios when you deal with multiple un-sysplexed systems. YMMV. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- BRE Bank SA ul. Senatorska 18 00-950 Warszawa www.brebank.pl Sd Rejonowy dla m. st. Warszawy XII Wydzia Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sdowego, nr rejestru przedsibiorców KRS 025237 NIP: 526-021-50-88 Wedug stanu na dzie 01.01.2009 r. kapita zakadowy BRE Banku SA (w caoci wpacony) wynosi 118.763.528 zotych. W zwizku z realizacj warunkowego podwyszenia kapitau zakadowego, na podstawie uchway XXI WZ z dnia 16 marca 2008r., oraz uchway XVI NWZ z dnia 27 padziernika 2008r., moe ulec podwyszeniu do kwoty 123.763.528 z. Akcje w podwyszonym kapitale zakadowym BRE Banku SA bd w caoci opacone. -- 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: Is it me, or is IBMLINK having problems?
my 3270- green screen is still working at this time - Original Message - From: "Thompson, Steve" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:19 PM Subject: Re: Is it me, or is IBMLINK having problems? Yeah, and my 3270 access is also toast this time. -- 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 CA-JOBTRAC V11 SP3 in Production
"Does CA11 work ok with datacom?". Eventually, but what a pain in the neck that was to get working correctly at my previous place of employment. . Why c/a went with datacom is one of the great mysteries of the universe. Bobbie Jo Justice - Original Message - From: "Eric Bielefeld" Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:49 PM Subject: Re: Using CA-JOBTRAC V11 SP3 in Production I'm curious about something. The last time I was going to upgrade CA11, either in 2004 or 2005, they made you use Datacom as the database, instead of a PDS. I remember getting so frustrated with the install, that I decided to install something else instead. By the time I would have tried installing it next, the datacenter put a freeze on all upgrades because of its coming demise and being moved to another state running SAP/R3. My question is: Does CA11 work ok with datacom? Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwaukee, Wisconsin 414-475-7434 -- 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 CA-JOBTRAC V11 SP3 in Production
Datacom, the black hole, er, I mean, as c/a states, --> datacom, the black box. just when I thought I had seen it all, along came datacom. Bobbie Justice "Steven Conway" wrote in message news:of573e7652.452ffc97-on852575af.0059d197-852575af.005a1...@freddiemac.com... Tom, I was in CA Development when the word came down the food chain that ALL system management products were to be architected to have an underlying Datacom DB. I stated that customers would hate it, and it would cause problems. Since I was a transplanted Sysprog, and not considered a real developer, I was basically told to sit down and shut up. Real world experience meant nothing. I get no satisfaction in knowing I was more right than I ever wanted to be on this. Steve Conway Lead Systems Programmer Information Systems & Services Division Computer & Network Operations Phone: (703) 450-3156 Fax:(703) 450-3197 -- 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
