Re: Anyone using cron?

2018-11-06 Thread Leon Trafalsk 

I have been using cron to submit batch jobs.
It work without any issues.

Now with JES2 scheduling you can build complex schedules that can be 
submitted using cron.


I no longer use JES2 automatic commands.

Leon

On 11/6/2018 4:49 PM, Sean Gleann wrote:

Hello all

I have a need to run a couple of batch jobstreams at the same time every
day.
The streams are fully developed and they run happily at the required
time(s), under control of a couple of JES 'TA' automatic commands:
£ T A0001,I=86400,T=00.05,'£VS,''S JOB,N=DLYWORK1'''
£ T A0002,I=86400,T=00.10,'£VS,''S JOB,N=DLYWORK2'''
('JOB' is an IEBGENER that copies files to the internal reader)
The trouble with that solution is that TA commands are obeyed both at the
prescribed times AND at IPL (or JES start?) time.
Given that I'm currently working on commissioning a new production
system, IPLs are still fairly frequent, and so the timed jobstreams keep
resulting in 'unexpected' results.

There isn't any cash in the kitty for something like OPC (now Tivoli?) or
CA-7, and I've been unable to track down any 'freeware' batch job scheduler
(though I'd be happy to be shown the error of my ways on that), so I
decided to try using cron instead.

Is anybody using cron in this way? Is there anything I should beware of?

Sean

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Re: Any SMF statistics available for LOAD of a program?

2017-08-09 Thread Leon Trafalsk 
I have used MFM (Module Fetch Monitor) previously. This creates a TRACE 
file (not SMF) however it had proved itself to be very useful.
It was obtained by a separate (No Charge) agreement from IBM. This 
basically uses an LLA exit to capture the information required.


There was a share presentation on this in 2001.

regards
Leon


On 8/9/2017 10:49 PM, Lizette Koehler wrote:

There was a product you could purchase called SoftAudit.  It could do some of
what you are looking for (If I remember correctly)

The other options some shops took, was having their programs issue a WTO
indicating what module called what.  Probably well past what you could work with
at this point.

Another option was to create a calling program, that would cut an user SMF
record to collect some of this data.


Where you are at, you might need to purchase a product, like SoftAudit, that
could do some of this analysis.

I think it would be very difficult to actually identify anything that is
executed from a LINK, XCTL, or LOAD function.  Very little in SMF other than the
pgmname that can be captured.  If you are asking - Can I identify when a
subroutine SUBA is called - probably not.  If you want to know when MAINA is
used, probably yes


What you could do is download from CBTTAPE.ORG the utility DAF (Dataset Audit
Facility).
   File # 094 DAF from Mike Cleary - Dataset Audit Facility

It can read all SMF Data and provide summary information based on

Program Name
Job Name
Date
DSN

And so forth.

I used it recently to see anything touching a specific library or program name.
It was very helpful.

You can see if DAF can help.

Hope that helps.

Lizette




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Subject: Any SMF statistics available for LOAD of a program?

As the subject says, are there any such SMF statistics available?  We need to
know if certain subroutines are ever LOADed anywhere in the sysplex by any
batch program.  We do collect SMF data, but I need to know which one may
help, if any.

I am not the systems programmer here, so I do not have access to any systems-
level SMF parameter information or operator commands, I have to request that
information from the performance team.  I am just an application programmer
trying to track information down to aid an application project.

TIA for any assistance you can provide.

Peter
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