Re: JCL PROBLEM
John, May I ask where you work? My friends in Australia may know some of the management folks at your site. Is there anything I can send to you to help your cause? What types of JCL issues do you typically have? May I ask what batch scheduler you use? Change management tool? .anything else you can tell me. Cheers, Mitch McCluhan -Original Message- From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Wed, Jun 6, 2012 5:15 am Subject: Re: JCL PROBLEM Just a point which may not be obvious (at least it wasn't to me). The default of 5 tape volumes is hard coded only for non-SMS managed tapes. Truly! If you are using SMS managed tapes (in an automated or even manual library), then you can assign a default DATACLAS. In this DATACLAS, you can set the volume count to something else. We started having problems with some backups of files which had ballooned suddenly, which was causing a lot of abends due to exceeding tape volumes. There were simply too many JCL streams to update in a timely manner (change control). Since all our application tapes are in a VTS library, and so SMS managed, I simply changed our default DATACLAS which is assigned to virtual tapes to have a volume count of 110. Saved a ton of work. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone . john.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Dawes Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 5:22 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: JCL PROBLEM Thanks for the tip. If I need to code the vol parm e.g. VOL=(,,,35) if the output exceedes 5 vols (system default) how would I go about it since I already have a vol parm in the jcl. From: Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tuesday, 5 June 2012 5:30 PM Subject: Re: JCL PROBLEM Might I suggest a RETAIN on the FIRST step and omit on the LAST step? On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:20 PM, John Dawes jhn_da...@yahoo.com.au wrote: John, You were spot on. Your suggestion worked. Thanks a million. Thanks to all who responded for my plea for help. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Discussion groups devoted to Mainframe(zos) automation tools
Ken: There are a number of them on LinkedIn. If you are looking for an overall suite of tools for automating the mainframe, look at the RES Suite from Visiant Arcares (www.res-it.com). Regards, Mitch McCluhan, Legacy Modernization Consultant -Original Message- From: Kenneth J. Kripke kenneth_kri...@att.net To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thu, May 10, 2012 4:07 am Subject: Discussion groups devoted to Mainframe(zos) automation tools Hello; Are there discussion groups similar to IBM-MAIN that are devoted to Mainframe automation tools? Kenneth J. Kripke (kkri...@mindspring.com) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Kerneels ( was RE: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .)
Everyone: It is one and the same. He also goes by Helpdesk. Just ignore him. I have him (and all his email addresses) as SPAM, so I no longer have to listen to his drivel. Mitch -Original Message- From: Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Mon, May 7, 2012 1:10 pm Subject: Re: Kerneels ( was RE: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .) Rex, Amen brothers and sisters of the Mainframe Church .hes sounds like quack quack to me Scott J Ford Software Engineer http://www.identityforge.com From: Pommier, Rex R. rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, May 7, 2012 10:50 AM Subject: Kerneels ( was RE: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . .) David, I think you hit the nail squarely on the head here. Kerneels De Wet sure looks like, sounds like, smells like, and walks like the duck that used to go by the name Anton Britz. And they both hated Fox channel with a passion, and both bring their hatred into completely unrelated topics (like IBM-main discussions on zBX). Looks like another outlook rule to send e-mails directly to the trash... Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 8:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . . Anton Britt software consultants perhaps? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 9:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: It's feeding time in Jurassic Park . . . On Fri, 4 May 2012 14:12:48 -0500, Kerneels de Wet wrote: No disrespect but this looks a little like I disagree. This post and your later one are quite disrespectful. This is a technical forum with which you may be unfamiliar. AFAICT, you have posted exactly twice to IBM-MAIN, both of them in this thread with no apparent purpose than to attack George. George is a familiar name here. While I do not recall any of the previous threads with which he was involved or the level of his involvement, he has started an interesting and worthwhile discussion. You, on the other hand have contributed nothing. Rather, you have detracted from this forum. b) You use a nameless email account PKB. You use a nameless email account with no identifying information. Of course, to do so is your right, but why do you make an issue of it? ABSOFTWARECONSULTANTS.COM is an empty web site, apparently registered with ICANN anonymously four years ago. c) The SHARE grease monkeys immediately respond More insults. Apparently you don't have a clue what SHARE is. I would suggest that you refrain from posting until you learn some basic netiquette. -- Tom Marchant The information contained in this e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited and that you will be held responsible for any such unauthorized activity, including liability for any resulting damages. As appropriate, such incident(s) may also be reported to law enforcement. If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to sender and destroy or delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: hosting for something small
Rob: Contact me. I may have a place for you. What is the size, scope, utilization,. access method required, etc.? Mitch -Original Message- From: Rob Schramm rob.schr...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, Apr 6, 2012 5:35 pm Subject: hosting for something small I am looking for some place to host tomcat running jspwiki on z/OS. Possibly to provide a home for software porting for free utilities. Of course I would like to do it economically... but I would like to eat my own food so to speak. Anyone have any ideas? I'd like to figure out a way to make it self sufficient. Rob Schramm Senior Systems Consultant Imperium Group -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Endevor(Change Management Software)
Hello: You may want to look at SYSChange from Pristine Software (www.pristineusa.com). This tool goes past the typical applications change management support and automatically includes system level change management. If you want to know more, drop me an email. Regards, Mitch McCluhan, Legacy Modernization Consultant -Original Message- From: gsg gsg_...@yahoo.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 10:31 am Subject: Endevor(Change Management Software) Is anyone out there using CA-Endevor? Do you manage your system changes using ndevor? If so, how are you doing this and was it hard to setup? We are looking into this, but there are so many system libraries that could be hanged, it needs a lot of thought to get it right. Thanks -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: ASG-PRO/JCL
Hello, Contact me offline, if you will. I have lots of information for you about your query and can probably provide you with some alternatives that are more seamless. Mitch McCluhan, Legacy Modernization Consultant -Original Message- From: JT jethin...@aol.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 8:49 am Subject: ASG-PRO/JCL Does anyone have experience with ASG's JCL/XREF (PRO/JCL and INFO/X Enterprise)? ASG has presented a proposal to move us away from ASG-JCLPREP to PRO/JCL. -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: R: Re: What QA tools do you use for testing?
To Whom It May Concern: I think you are probably talking about code quality, and, if it refers to COBOL source modules, there is a product on the market designed specifically to help manage the accuracy of that environment. And, for the automatic creation of test data, there is also a product that can automatically generate test data, files and tables that in full respect of the referential integrity provide for accurate testing in the shortest time, meaning more test sessions. Regards, Mitch McCluhan, Legacy Modernization Consultant -Original Message- From: Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Sun, Feb 12, 2012 8:00 am Subject: Re: What QA tools do you use for testing? In 4f357b29.9020...@consolidated.net, on 02/10/2012 at 02:16 PM, Dave Day david...@consolidated.net said: I'd like to improve the quality of my code, before it goes out the door. Sometimes, some really stupid coding errors make it past my own testing. If your are writing the code, and then testing it yourself, you're kind of in a tunnel-vision scenario. The best tools, IMHO, are 1. Code/design reviews 2. A thorough test suite. The hard part is not the driver for the test, but coming up with the actual test data to cover all code paths. - Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT ISO position; see http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html e don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003) -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Workload Manager Performance
Which WLM do you have, or are you not referring to your scheduler in generic sense? Mitch -Original Message- From: gsg gsg_...@yahoo.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Mon, Feb 13, 2012 2:23 pm Subject: Workload Manager Performance Is there any utilities that can be used to monitor WLM? Also, is there any tilities that can help you setup your WLM environment? Just trying to etermine if our WLM is setup correctly for our shop. TIA -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Question on Job Scheduling
Dan: Contact me off line, if you would. Some questions are: Is the zSeries only or z and LUW? Do they schedule for more than one environment? The obvious question; How many batch processes are scheduled, on average? Do they support lots and lots of on request and on demand jobs? Do they have a high abend rate? What workload automation tool are the currently using? Do they have an automated change management tool that automatically implements changes into production? Regards, Mitch McCluhan, Legacy Modernization Consultant -Original Message- From: Dan Gillis gillis...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 12:39 pm Subject: Question on Job Scheduling I have a meeting with a customer next week to talk about z/OS batch job cheduling. They claim to have about 20 scheduling employees. In my past xperience, that seems about 4x too high. So I thought I'd ask the group he following question: How many job schedulers do you have, and how many MIPS is the environment? I promise not to reveal where I got any of this information from, I only ant the statistics. Thanks, an Gillis ystem z Client Architect, IBM -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Question on Job Scheduling
Lizette: Can you contact me offline? I have a few questions for you. Thank You, Mitch McCluhan, Legacy Modernization Consultant -Original Message- From: Lizette Koehler stars...@mindspring.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, Feb 10, 2012 12:47 pm Subject: Re: Question on Job Scheduling I have a meeting with a customer next week to talk about z/OS batch job scheduling. They claim to have about 20 scheduling employees. In my past experience, that seems about 4x too high. So I thought I'd ask the group the following question: How many job schedulers do you have, and how many MIPS is the environment? I promise not to reveal where I got any of this information from, I only want the statistics. Thanks, Dan Gillis System z Client Architect, IBM think it depends on the complexity of the schedule. How many request jobs vs. cheduled jobs. Type of scheduling software (home grown, CA ESP, CA Scheduler, IBM Tivoli, etc) And whether or not you include distributed scheduling in the mix. We have 3 schedulers running about 5000 jobs a day in CA-ESP both mainframe (1 lex) and distributed. The schedules are simple. The calender is simple. We re small. In a previous life I worked in a shop with 15 Sysplexes and about 100 chedulers. for Mainframe Only. With very complex schedules. Very little dhoc. izette I have a meeting with a customer next week to talk about z/OS batch job scheduling. They claim to have about 20 scheduling employees. In my past experience, that seems about 4x too high. So I thought I'd ask the group the following question: How many job schedulers do you have, and how many MIPS is the environment? I promise not to reveal where I got any of this information from, I only want the statistics. Thanks, Dan Gillis System z Client Architect, IBM -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Simple iinventory control products?
Regarding John's email below, JCLScan (actually, Job/Scan) is a JCL scanner that makes it possible to check for the most basic JCL errors. Info/X is a tool ASG acquired, as is Job/Scan, from another vendor (and from what I understand, is no longer supported by the original developer). It would be important to ensure that the capability to go anywhere from program source objects COMPLETELY through to batch scheduler nets is a feature you will eventually need. And, with that capability, you can then search from anywhere for anything that is used within your I.T. environment. Mitch -Original Message- From: McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 11:52 am Subject: Re: Simple iinventory control products? JCLScan? ttp://www.asg.com/Products/View/ASG-JOB-SCAN-.aspx Info/X? ttp://www.asg.com/Products/View/ASG-INFO-X--Enterprise.aspx quote SG-INFO/X Enterprise provides a centralized asset management solution for ultiple LPAR data centers. (Data sources include JCL, DB2, IMS, and mainframe cheduling products, ASG-Zeke, TWS, ESP, and others.) CICS and CSECT information s also collected and stored in the ASG-INFO/X Repository (DB2 database). /quote -- ohn McKown ystems Engineer IV T Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 . N. Richland Hills . TX 76010 817) 255-3225 phone . ohn.mck...@healthmarkets.com . www.HealthMarkets.com onfidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or roprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact he sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the nsurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance ompany®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA ife and Health Insurance Company.SM -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:39 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Simple iinventory control products? Thanks Linda. Unfortunately that would involve loading all of our source and JCL, etc. libraries over to Panvalet libraries. Currently we're just looking for something to read what we have and inventory it separately, without any conversions. Unless the Panvalet product has been enhanced beyond what I once knew about it (which is entirely possible), it does not (or did not) provide interactive queries of the what is included in what type, only static batch reports. Thanks again for the suggestion though. Peter -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Mooney Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 1:56 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Simple iinventory control products? Hi Peter, We use CA-PanValet. It offers check out, check in version control, backup process that includes version control, utilties that produce the what is called by what reports and the what is included in what reports. We use separate Pan libraries for source and for production control. HTH, Linda - Original Message - From: Peter x23353 Farley peter.far...@broadridge.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, February 6, 2012 9:23:02 AM Subject: Simple iinventory control products? Hi All, I am being asked if there are relatively simple source-and-JCL inventory control products available for z/OS. I found one myself (XREF product at dcmsi.com), but management wants to know if any other software vendors provide such a product. We're not interested at the moment in full life cycle management products like Endeavor or ChangeMan. We just need a simple inventory control product that could answer interactive queries (E.G., What JCL uses this file? Where is this program used?) by programmers and technical support staff. TIA for any product or company names or links you can provide. -- 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: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Mainframe Testing
Folks: What you want is an automated tool that can modify the batch executables on the fly for each environment. If you have a change control tool like ISPW, SYSChange, Endevor or ChangeMan, it is pretty straightforward to set up rules through an automated JCL management tool such as J-Man from Visiant Arcares (www.visiantarcares.com). Through an easy to define set of rules, the user can cause the batch processes (even the automated updating of the scheduling nets when moving to production) to mirror the appropriate libraries, naming conventions, test environments, etc. And, as Chris says, what ever runs in production, you're going to need a copy of it in testing. This can also be automated if you have one of the change tools described above and the appropriate JCL management solutions, such as J-Man. Chris, this could be a way to multiply yourself!:o) Mitch -Original Message- From: Cris Hernandez #9 hernandez...@yahoo.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 2:29 pm Subject: Re: Mainframe Testing well, whatever runs in production, you're going to need a copy of it in esting. sually means a lot of batch and then testing the onlines/applications' user ccess. found it always helped to keep a testbed of data for batch/db's, then write an utomated batch job scheduler that edits all the JCL and control cards so that hey point to testing libraries/files instead of production, plus remove all the roc steps that you don't want to run (emails, data xfers, etc.). adly, there aren't enough of me to go around... -- On Sun, 2/5/12, Mohd Rizwan rizwaan.pa...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mohd Rizwan rizwaan.pa...@gmail.com ubject: Mainframe Testing o: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu ate: Sunday, February 5, 2012, 11:47 PM Hi Friends, Can anybody tell me about Mainframe testing, what are the tools are used or Mainframe system testing -- Mohd Rizwan 538451750* -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- or IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, end email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
