Re: HYBRID is now In Vogue
Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead! ? Jim Marshall jim.marsh...@opm.gov 15/09/2011 13:17 Has anyone been notified of IBM changing their handles from zSeries or z something to Hybrid something. I ask this because I just purchased some IBM hardware of various types and my z hardware sales person is no longer z. The person now shows as the official IBM title Channel Hybrid Sales Specialist for some FICON stuff I bought. So may z Software people will now be Hybrid Software Sales although maybe this is an unannouced marriage of the Passport Advantage sales team with the z Sales Team (oh no). Maybe it will all be put onto Passport Advantage and no need for the z/OS software people (interesting cost savings). Now that IBM is going Hybrid in a big way, will z be called Legacy in the future?Stay tuned and let me know if anyone hears anything. jim -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html __ 'Do it online' with our growing range of online services - http://www.bristol.gov.uk/services Sign-up for our email bulletin giving news, have-your-say and event information at: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/newsdirect View webcasts of Council meetings at http://www.bristol.gov.uk/webcast Bristol is the UK's first Cycling City. Visit www.betterbybike.info to join thousands of others getting around by bike. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email 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: Last card reader?
Think it was right hand side reader, can remember some horrific card jams and trying to straighten the brushes on the reader. John Cousins BSc BA Senior IT Officer Central Support Services ICT Division Bristol City Council Romney House Romney Avenue PO Box 1380 Bristol BS7 9TB Tel : 0117 922 4705 Fax: 0117 922 3983 e-mail: john.cous...@bristol.gov.uk Chris Mason chrisma...@belgacom.net 18/08/2011 11:33 Ken also a punch eg 2541 ?, ... The 2540 was an enormously versatile machine in that it not only supported the card reading function but also the card punching function. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/2540.html Google ad: first hit with search words IBM 2540 picture. But, looking at the picture I realise I've forgotten which feed was the reader feed and which was the punch feed! Chris Mason On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:49:31 +1000, Ken Brick kbr...@netspace.net.au wrote: I have memories that at one time IBM had minimum hardware requirements for systems assurance. That include not just a card reader but also a punch eg 2541 ?, plus printer and tape drive. This requirement existed past the time that most customers wanted punch equipement. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html __ 'Do it online' with our growing range of online services - http://www.bristol.gov.uk/services Sign-up for our email bulletin giving news, have-your-say and event information at: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/newsdirect View webcasts of Council meetings at http://www.bristol.gov.uk/webcast Bristol is the UK's first Cycling City. Visit www.betterbybike.info to join thousands of others getting around by bike. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email 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: Summer Time, state of art
Hi Miklos Here's some info sent to our Operators (in UK) a few years back, think it's still relevant to z/OS,: Cheers John “MVS bases its decisions and activities on the assumption that time is progressing forward at a constant rate. The instrument used to mark time in an MVS system is the time of day (TOD) clock. As it operates, MVS obtains time stamps from the TOD clock. MVS uses these time stamps to: Identify the sequence of events in the system Determine the duration of an activity Record the time on online reports or printed output Record the time in online logs used for recovery purposes. To ensure that MVS makes time-related decisions as you intend, IBM recommends that you do not reset your TOD clock, for example, to switch to or from Daylight Savings Time. Instead, set the TOD clock to a standard time origin, such as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), and use the TIMEZONE statement of the CLOCKxx parmlib member to adjust for local time. (The TIMEZONE statement allows you to specify how many hours east or west of Greenwich you are.) To adjust local time, change the offset value for the TIMEZONE statement. This will not disturb MVS's assumption that time is progressing forward and will allow time stamps on printed output and displays to match local time.” (GC28-1779-07) However Flash Card 7 instructs Operations to change time using the TOD clock. This goes against the above recommendations from IBM. So to prevent future problems, new procedures need to be followed by both Operations and Technical Support staff, when changing to and from Summer Time: Operations should Issue the SET CLOCK command to change the local time offset to one hour in advance of GMT for Summer Time, or back to GMT following Summer Time, i.e: SET CLOCK=hh.mm.ss N.B. there is no need to re-IPL. Technical Support also need to change the local time offset value (TIMEZONE) in the CLOCKxx member of SYS1.PARMLIB to reflect the new offset. This will preserve the change for ensuing IPLs, i.e: TIMEZONE d.hh.mm.ss Specifies the difference between the local time and the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). d Specifies the direction from GMT. Value Range: E for east of GMT or W for west of GMT. Default: W hh.mm.ss Specifies the number of hours (hh) minutes (mm) and seconds (ss) that the localtime differs from the GMT. Value Range: The value for hh must be between 00 and 15. The value for mm and ss must be between 00 and 59. mm.ss values are optional. Default: 00.00.00 e.g. to set to Summer Time: TIMEZONE E.01 References. GC28-1779-07OS/390 MVS Setting Up a Sysplex Miklos Szigetvari miklos.szigetv...@isis-papyrus.com 29/03/2011 09:28 Hi Till now, we always made an IPL at summer/winter time change. Maybe something better ? (We are in zOS 1.11) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html __ 'Do it online' with our growing range of online services - http://www.bristol.gov.uk/services Sign-up for our email bulletin giving news, have-your-say and event information at: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/newsdirect View webcasts of Council meetings at http://www.bristol.gov.uk/webcast Bristol is the UK's first Cycling City. Visit www.betterbybike.info to join thousands of others getting around by bike. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email 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 many virtual servers per IFL?
Many thanks for all the answers to my question, all very helpful! Looks like the writing is on the wall for z/OS on this site after many decades of good service from IBM mainframes. z/Linux is a last ditch attempt to keep one. Best regards John __ 'Do it online' with our growing range of online services - http://www.bristol.gov.uk/services Sign-up for our email bulletin giving news, have-your-say and event information at: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/newsdirect View webcasts of Council meetings at http://www.bristol.gov.uk/webcast Bristol is the UK's first Cycling City. Visit www.betterbybike.info to join thousands of others getting around by bike. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email 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: limited Numbers of TSO users on z/OS.e
Many thanks for your responses, looks like we have quite a few options: NIM-ISPF - available soon from CCA Software ISPFftp - Beta version System Explorer for z/OS and Mainview - both from BMC Com-plete !? - from SAG E/JES E/JES-Workstation Condor - from Phoenix software VTAM MUP - appliedsoftware BIM/EDIT/MVS - is it still available? - from CSI/BIM TONE - from tonesoft SuperWylbur Roscoe - from CA Regards John John Cousins Senior IT Officer Central Support Services ICT Division Bristol City Council Romney House Romney Avenue PO Box 1380 Bristol BS99 3HB Tel : 0117 922 4705 Fax: 0117 922 3983 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
limited Numbers of TSO users on z/OS.e
Anyone found a way round the limit of 8 concurrent TSO users when running under z/OS.e. Such as give IBM a bit more money to get a few more users? CA-Roscoe looks like a very pricey alternative. yours hopefully John John Cousins Senior IT Officer Central Support Services ICT Division Bristol City Council Romney House Romney Avenue PO Box 1380 Bristol BS99 3HB Tel : 0117 922 4705 Fax: 0117 922 3983 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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
