FSE - IGC0024H
Does anyone still use FSE(IGC0024H module)? What did/do you use it for? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Short on Storage
We periodically have Short on Storage conditions with CICS. Not being a CICS person, I'm trying to find out what can be done to monitor and or prevent Short on Storage conditions. Of the top, I don't think it's really possible to expect we'd be able to absolutely prevent them. Basically, how can the CICS guys be proactive in trying to prevent the SOS condition. Also, is there a way our Operations staff could react quickly to relieve the SOS condition prior to calling the CICS guy, waiting for him to VPN into the system to troubleshoot etc... TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Sort
Let me reword this. Does anyone have any experience with CA-Sort? How do you like working with the product? Easy to use? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Sort
Anyone have any experience converting from Syncsort to CA-Sort? Was it easy? Any gotchas to worry about? Did it perform the same? TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SYS1.BRODCAST
Thanks Specifically what am I looking for in IKJTSOxx? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SYS1.BRODCAST
What if people code their jobs with the NOTIFY parameter? Doesn't that update SYS1.BRODCAST? If so, then it wouldn't be able to update it. Or does that authority come from somewhere else? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
SYS1.BRODCAST
Does SYS1.BRODCAST need to have UACC of UPDATE? If so, is it actually stated somewhere? Been trying to find information on this. TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: zHyperwrite
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zHyperwrite
Can anyone tell me what zHyperwrite is? What release of z/OS did it come out with? How to turn it on etc... Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Alter access to datasets
Unable to access the first link tot he Share doc. Does this auditing go down to the record level? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Alter access to datasets
Does anyone know if the STGADMIN Facility Class will allow the Storage Guys to ALTER a dataset that they do not have direct access to? The RACF Administrator thought we could remove the ALTER access from our SYSPROGs and that the Storage guys could ALTER in the event of problems. ex. running out of space, directory blocks etc... Then they would only grant access to SYSPROGs for upgrades. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Alter access to datasets
ex. CAI.OPS.OPSLOG or COMPWARE.LMS.CHKPTA The concern is someone will do something and try to delete a log entry to cover their tracks. These are mostly ISV products that I'd think would be tracked in SMF records. My thought would be to accept the risk, since these are not critical datasets. Auditors have a different opinion. The next thought is to remove the ALTER access and then give us temporary access when we need to upgrade the products or "fix" a problem. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: any need?
Google 'SMF Log Streams'. If I'm not mistaken, there's a Redbook on this very subject. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Alter access to datasets
As part of a systems programmer duties, they have ALTER access to many datasets. They need/require this access to install, upgrade, maintain and resolve problems. Audit has been pushing more and more to remove the ALTER access. Has anyone else been experiencing this? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Resize PDS/PDSE
Beside Serena-StarTools, is there any other products that can be used to resize(add tracks/cylinders) a PDS or PDSE or add directory blocks etc..? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
EMC z/OS Migrator
Does anyone use EMC z/OS Migrator? Wondering how you have your security(RACF) setup for it. We're getting some push back from the RACF Administrator on how to grant access. I know it basically needs access to ALL volumes and datasets. Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
How to determine how a dataset got deleted
Is there a way to determine how a specific dataset was deleted from the system? We use to have a product called DCAF that we could use, but we no longer have it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Storage Guard
Does anyone remember a product called Storage Guard? I believe it was a Boole and Babbage product. It was able to provide a highwater mark for DASD Pools and I believe HLQ, with minimum overhead. I'm looking for this product, but not sure if it was sold or rebranded. If not, does anyone know of other products that can provide this information? Right now, I only know of products that do point in time sniffing, so we can get close, probably do 15 minute intervals, but this is not as accurate and has a lot of overhead. Thanks in advanced for your replies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Message Handling
I understand that they do not need to be the same, but the message use to come out without the date/time and then last week after an IPL, it started to come out with the date/time. Everyone swears they didn't make any changes and now we're unable to determine why the message changed. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Message Handling
Could anything in MPFLIST be causing this? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Message Handling
Does anyone know why a message would change when it's sent to the system log? Example: When the message comes out in the CICS started task log it is: 2014292 03:16:16.20 STC31160 0090 +DFHMQ0307 I 10/19/2014 03:16:16 CICSPROD Successful connection to queue manager QMGR. When it hits the system log, it is: 2014290 01:06:05.99 STC25627 0090 +DFHMQ0307 CICSPROD Successful connection to queue manager QMGR. Notice it drops the date/time after the message id. This not only happens with these messages, but others as well. Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Verify APF libraries
We're making the change from LNKAUTH=LNKLST to LNKAUTH=APFTAB. We've compared what is in LINKLIST to what is in APFLIST and came up with a list of datasets that are not in APFLIST, but could need to be APF-Authorized. Is there an easy way to determine if the datasets need to be APF-Authorized? Is there any SMF records that might show if a dataset was previously used as being APF-Authorized? Thanks in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Changes to the system/3rd party products
We've been getting a lot of questions from audit regarding how we can tell if ALL changes are authorized. In the past, we've told them all changes are tracked/approved via our Change Management Software. The changes are not actually promoted via the CMS though. Recently, they've been pushing the issue more and now it's come to us having to track all system dataset, as well as 3rd party product datasets and each one that's changed tie it back to a Change Package. Has anyone else ran into these types of issues and if so, how did you handle this. Does anyone have any method/product to do this? Any help would be appreciated. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Changes to the system/3rd party products
So what have you been telling them. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Changes to the system/3rd party products
We will create a package for most changes that might have impact. It does not do the actual update to the dataset/member, but it's for documentation purposes. The problem is there might be other minor changes that are happening that are taking place that we do not have change control paperwork for. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Changes to the system/3rd party products
We actually have EventAction software and I'm thinking it might be the solution. The problem is we need to tell it to track the world. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
SMF Log Stream
What are the benefits of converting to SMF Log Streams? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Automating weight and/or CP changes
So if we have 4 CPs and I want to turn one off on a particular LPAR, I would be able to do this with CPM by issuing a command? or If I want to change the weights because we have different settings from night/day. I can do this with CPM and either my autoops package or job scheduler? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Automating weight and/or CP changes
Does anyone know if it is possible to automate weight and/or CP changes. ex. During the day we want 3 CP on LPARA and at night we want 4 CPs or we want LPARA to have 60 weight, LPARB to 30 and LPARC to 20, but at night we want LPARA to have 80 and LPARB to have 10. Something along those lines. Either have a batch job or the autoops package to do it. Is anyone doing this? If so, can you share details of how this is done or your routines would be even better. TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
CPACF
Is there any command that can be issued to determine if CPACF is activated and/or FC 3863 is installed? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
zHPF
Is there a way to benchmark zHPF? Are there reports you can run that would show management a nice before and after picture? Can anyone explain exactly what zHPF is in simple terms? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
zHPF
Would like to turn on zHPF. Is there a way to benchmark this to see what we're getting out of it? Would like to do this in test and then again in production. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: command=verify
I'm being told we use MacKinney Batch and the open/close commands are within the batch job. We also have Mailbox,job scheduler commands in the JCL. 100's of them. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
USS - OMVS.USER
Is there a way/command to determine all of the file systems mounted on OMVS.USER? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
command=verify
We have been told by auditors that all of our JES2 JOBCLASSes should have COMMAND=VERIFY. This would protect from someone coding an unauthorized command in a JCL that could go undetected. Has anyone else ran into this type of problem and if so, how did you protect against it vs. coding COMMAND=VERIFY. Coding COMMAND=VERIFY could potentially elongate our batch window and overwhelm our operators with replies. Anyone got a solution? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: command=verify
Unfortunately, no one wants to challenge audit. I can understand the the risk, but just not this solution. It will create too many replies for the operators. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: command=verify
That is one thought we had and we'll be doing some testing for that. Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Monitoring Max sockets
What are some good tcpip monitoring tools? Does anyone know of any that can monitor/report on max sockets? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Unix System Services
Not familiar with USS, so I have a dumb question. What is the normal setup for USS? Is the norm to have the LPARs under the root? How do you setup your USS environment? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Data Modeling/zTPM
Does anyone know of a way to anaylyze performance and perform data modeling similar to what zTPM does? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
DB2 Administration training
Does anyone know where to get DB2 Admin training? CBTs, self-paced learning etc... I know there are a few companies that do the classroom training, but those are pretty expensive. Thanks -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
