Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Jim Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

My congratulations as well to all of the new Companions!

Jim Elliott
Sir Jim the Evangelist

Re: DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long

[Alan Altmark]

On Thursday, 08/16/2007 at 02:21 EDT, "Stracka, James (GTI)" 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We are  trying to FTP GET a file from a foreign host.
>  
> We  enter:  get _SSS_GG_THISLONGNAMES_20070815.xml  MYVMFIL.xml
>  
> The  system returns:
> DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too  long
>  
> Is  there a restriction on the GET that the filename to be gotten cannot 
be 37 
> bytes?
>  
> Is  there a way around this?  Is it our VM system or the foreign system 
with 
> the restriction?

The Msgs & Codes book says to call the Support Center for assistance.  :-) 
 The error (a) has nothing to do with the syntax of the GET command, and 
(b) is misleading.  "Input string" is the data coming from the server.  I 
agree with Mr. Hughes' suggestion that you could be trying to download a 
file in ascii (text) mode where the lines exceed ~64K in length.

Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott

Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Daniel P. Martin]

And now, a harrumph from our moderator:

Ladies, gentlemen, PLEASE:  Let's drop this thread and move on with the 
stated business of the list.


Kind regards,

-dan.

Rick Giz wrote:

Ah, okay.

But surely you can find plenty of entry-level people to work for the $35K,
or actually even less.  Just take it offshore to India.  And a jolly good
job they'll do for you, too.  Okay, that was MY sarcasm.  Sorry.  :)  


Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

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I guess the PDF got filtered out
any way it was a article in the paper Tues, you have had to read it to
understand my sarcasm
can you get to the article with this link ? read about Board of elections
senior systems analyst
thanks,
Augie

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/08/14/2007-08-14_pays_great_to_stay_lat
e.html




   
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No PDF file attached, but anyway, your incentive to write good code is for
your own personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

If you don't like the monetary compensation then switch jobs.  If you
establish a reputation of writing good code, they'll miss you even more at
the old job, plus you'll likely get a better reference for the new job.

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

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speaking of rates look at this article, Bd of Elections sys analyst , where
is the incentive to write good code ?
(See attached file: Sys An.pdf)




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- Hourly rate: $40-70
  


That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
number all the same.

For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support?



Re: posting. Probably better to post them on the jobs list that Velocity
supports, and put a pointer to it here. Some companies get cranky about
job postings coming into work email addresses (especially if it is from
competitors).
  

OpenSolaris for mainframe articles popping up

[David Boyes]

Before anyone else asks, yes that's *our* Solaris porting project.
http://www.sinenomine.net/node/607 for details. 

 

Grr.

 

-- db

 

Re: Solaris on System z????

[Dave Jones]

For more details, please see:
http://www.sinenomine.net/node/607

McKown, John wrote:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/sun_ibm_solarisx86/

The above is mainly on IBM selling Solaris on their xSeries boxes. But
on the second page:


Zeitler sounded bullish about the prospects of running Solaris on the
System Z mainframes.

"It is certainly something we would like to see happen," he said. "We
don't have an agreement signed. (But) you should look to see it happen
in the future for sure."

In a real shocker, Zeitler also noted that he "would like to see" some
Solaris on System P work, which would have Solaris compete head-to-head
with AIX.

Additionally, Sun and IBM have launched a co-engineering effort to
improve the performance of Solaris on IBM's hardware.

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zVM 5.3 tips

[Jim Bohnsack]

I'm bringing up z/VM 5.3 and came across a couple of items that aren't
exactly plainly stated in the SDO doc.  Both have to do with RACF.  Also
both are related to or caused by the fact that I really don't like to do
a "big bang" type of upgrade.  I build a new system on a 2nd level guest
and then like to move it piece meal to my "test" lpar.  In this case I
am putting 5.3 in on the test system running z/VM 4.4.

The first item or assist is one that I got from Colin Allison.  I knew
about the new database templates for RACF and, I guess, in recalling the
trauma of having to convert the RACF DB to the structured format 10-15
years ago when you were making an irreversible change to the DB, I was
nervous about doing it.  Colin told me, however, that you can do the
RACFCONV to add the new templates to the DB and then still use that DB
running the older RACF.  I did that and it worked just fine.  I've been
running the RACF that came with 4.4 with the 5.3 templates for a month
or so with no problems.  The only hint in the RACF prog. dir. is that if
you are using a shared DB, you "must convert the templates from the
system with the highest level of RACF".

The 2nd item that caught me is that today I decided to put CP 5.3 and
the new RACF on the test lpar.  RACF woudn't run.  I had ipled with
NOAUTOLOG and then logged onto RACFVM using the directory pw in order to
switch to the new 490 and 305 disks.  RACSTART would end with the rather
crytpic message "RACF is not defined to the Z/VM system".  The problem
is that the SYSTEM CONFIG file didn't have the new character string in
it containing 5VMRAC30 that was inserted with the ENABLE command when I
installed on the 2nd level system.  It only had the old ENABLE statement
containing the PRODID of 5767002P.  I added the line containing 5VMRAC30
and it worked just fine.

I just thought I'd pass on these tips for anyone who likes to upgrade a
system in a little more granular manner than all at once.

Jim

Jim Bohnsack
Cornell University
(607) 255-1760
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Solaris on System z????

[McKown, John]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/16/sun_ibm_solarisx86/

The above is mainly on IBM selling Solaris on their xSeries boxes. But
on the second page:


Zeitler sounded bullish about the prospects of running Solaris on the
System Z mainframes.

"It is certainly something we would like to see happen," he said. "We
don't have an agreement signed. (But) you should look to see it happen
in the future for sure."

In a real shocker, Zeitler also noted that he "would like to see" some
Solaris on System P work, which would have Solaris compete head-to-head
with AIX.

Additionally, Sun and IBM have launched a co-engineering effort to
improve the performance of Solaris on IBM's hardware.

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Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Richards.Bob]

Although I am just a wee bit north of the standard age , do any of
you esteemed knights (or dames) need a squire? :-)

Bob Richards 


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Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[August Carideo]

unfortunately they have already done that here, outsource, off shore, they
just cut 18 more from our operations staff, 3 from our tech support grp
and so far it seems the ones who did not get cut are going to wish they had
been, that's how bad it is getting, no matter what the salary
I spent 3am - 6;30 this morning , on the phone w/ Szabolcs, Istvan,
Shrikant and a few others.

any way you missed my point, it was just a off comment, why would you code
good on reg hours when you can stay and make all that OT
that's all



   
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Ah, okay.

But surely you can find plenty of entry-level people to work for the $35K,
or actually even less.  Just take it offshore to India.  And a jolly good
job they'll do for you, too.  Okay, that was MY sarcasm.  Sorry.  :)

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

-Original Message-
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of August Carideo
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:38 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

I guess the PDF got filtered out
any way it was a article in the paper Tues, you have had to read it to
understand my sarcasm
can you get to the article with this link ? read about Board of elections
senior systems analyst
thanks,
Augie

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/08/14/2007-08-14_pays_great_to_stay_lat

e.html





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No PDF file attached, but anyway, your incentive to write good code is for
your own personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

If you don't like the monetary compensation then switch jobs.  If you
establish a reputation of writing good code, they'll miss you even more at
the old job, plus you'll likely get a better reference for the new job.

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

-Original Message-
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Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:05 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
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speaking of rates look at this article, Bd of Elections sys analyst , where
is the incentive to write good code ?
(See attached file: Sys An.pdf)




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Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Rick Giz]

Ah, okay.

But surely you can find plenty of entry-level people to work for the $35K,
or actually even less.  Just take it offshore to India.  And a jolly good
job they'll do for you, too.  Okay, that was MY sarcasm.  Sorry.  :)  

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

-Original Message-
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of August Carideo
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 1:38 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

I guess the PDF got filtered out
any way it was a article in the paper Tues, you have had to read it to
understand my sarcasm
can you get to the article with this link ? read about Board of elections
senior systems analyst
thanks,
Augie

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/08/14/2007-08-14_pays_great_to_stay_lat
e.html




   
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No PDF file attached, but anyway, your incentive to write good code is for
your own personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

If you don't like the monetary compensation then switch jobs.  If you
establish a reputation of writing good code, they'll miss you even more at
the old job, plus you'll likely get a better reference for the new job.

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

-Original Message-
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of August Carideo
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:05 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

speaking of rates look at this article, Bd of Elections sys analyst , where
is the incentive to write good code ?
(See attached file: Sys An.pdf)




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>> - Hourly rate: $40-70

That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
number all the same.

For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support?



Re: posting. Probably better to post them on the jobs list that Velocity
supports, and put a pointer to it here. Some companies get cranky about
job postings coming into work email addresses (especially if it is from
competitors).

Re: DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long

[Stracka, James (GTI)]

Jim,

Thanks.  Using BIN we were able to get the file.

Our plumber will have to deblock and translate it.

Jim

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I suspect the file isn't using cr/lf (X'0D0A') between the records.
Download it as binary and look at it in hex.
 
I download everything as binary and use a pipe to deblock it and
translate from ascii to ebcidic.
 
I'll supply my pipeline if you need it.
 
Good Luck.
 
Jim



From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Stracka, James (GTI)
Sent: Thu 8/16/2007 2:20 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long


We are trying to FTP GET a file from a foreign host.
 
We enter:  get _SSS_GG_THISLONGNAMES_20070815.xml MYVMFIL.xml
 
The system returns:
DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long
 
Is there a restriction on the GET that the filename to be gotten cannot
be 37 bytes?
 
Is there a way around this?  Is it our VM system or the foreign system
with the restriction?
 
Jim


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Re: MVS/XA Link Editor Limits

[Michael Donovan]

Fran,

Take a look at the BIND command as a replacement for LKED.   It first
shipped in z/VM 3.1
and does remove many of the limit restrictions of LKED.See the "Program
Management
Binder for CMS"  book for details.

Cheers!
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I am compiling a CSECT (GSFDFUS) that has grown past the limits of
LKED in z/VM 3.1.

This is the output I am getting:

 MVS/XA DFP VER 2 LINKAGE EDITOR11:38:18  THU  AUG 16, 2007
 JOBSTEP
 INVOCATION PARAMETERS - TERM,SIZE=(180K,100K),REUS,INVALID
 ACTUAL SIZE=(122880,65520)
 OUTPUT DATA SET GSMINIT IS ON VOLUME
IEW0364 CSECT GSFDFUS  EXCEEDS 512 TIMES 00512, THE SYSLMOD RECORD
SIZE.

 DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGE DIRECTORY
   IEW0364 ERROR - TABLE OVERFLOW -- INPUT TEXT EXCEEDED MAXIMUM OR TOO
MANY
   CHANGES OF ORIGIN IN INPUT.

Is there anything newer in z/VM than LKED that can handle bigger
CSECTS?

Is there a parameter for LKED that will allow CSECTs larger than
03?

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Re: DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long

[Hughes, Jim]

I suspect the file isn't using cr/lf (X'0D0A') between the records.  Download 
it as binary and look at it in hex.
 
I download everything as binary and use a pipe to deblock it and translate from 
ascii to ebcidic.
 
I'll supply my pipeline if you need it.
 
Good Luck.
 
Jim



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Sent: Thu 8/16/2007 2:20 PM
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Subject: DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long


We are trying to FTP GET a file from a foreign host.
 
We enter:  get _SSS_GG_THISLONGNAMES_20070815.xml MYVMFIL.xml
 
The system returns:
DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long
 
Is there a restriction on the GET that the filename to be gotten cannot be 37 
bytes?
 
Is there a way around this?  Is it our VM system or the foreign system with the 
restriction?
 
Jim


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Re: New Knights

[David Boyes]

Indeed. Was hael to the lot. 

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DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long

[Stracka, James (GTI)]

We are trying to FTP GET a file from a foreign host.
 
We enter:  get _SSS_GG_THISLONGNAMES_20070815.xml MYVMFIL.xml
 
The system returns:
DTCFTC0392E File transfer aborted. Input string is too long
 
Is there a restriction on the GET that the filename to be gotten cannot
be 37 bytes?
 
Is there a way around this?  Is it our VM system or the foreign system
with the restriction?
 
Jim


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New Knights

[Harding, Mike]

Allow me to add my congratulations, and welcome to the honor roll.  I
always feel humbled when seeing it, and proud to be included.

Mike Harding (Sir Mike the Contemplative)
EDS VM National Capability
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Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Alan Altmark]

Congratulations all of the new Companions!

Sir Alan of Altmark
Lord of the Protocols

2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[John Franciscovich]

Congrats to all of the new Knights and Dames!

John Franciscovich
"Sir John the Rectifier"

> Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE in
> San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the Order of
> the Knights of VM:

Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[August Carideo]

I cut and pasted part of the article

The city's overtime king was once again Pablo Martinez, the top computer
programmer at the Board of Elections, who made $117,741 in overtime on top
of a $91,210 salary.


 Martinez worked 1,609 overtime hours in calendar 2006, which averages out
 to 30 hours a week. The city hired an assistant, Antonio Ortiz, to help
 ease his work load, but Ortiz also is one of the city's top earners,
 making $73,984 in overtime above his $77,152 salary.


 Elections spokeswoman Valerie Vazquez-Rivera said it was tough to hire
 entry-level help at the board's $35,661 starting pay.


 "We still can't find qualified computer programmers to work at that
 salary," she said. "Wewish that we could have more staff members to
 alleviate the work load on Pablo and Antonio."








   
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No PDF file attached, but anyway, your incentive to write good code is for
your own personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

If you don't like the monetary compensation then switch jobs.  If you
establish a reputation of writing good code, they'll miss you even more at
the old job, plus you'll likely get a better reference for the new job.

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

-Original Message-
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of August Carideo
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:05 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

speaking of rates look at this article, Bd of Elections sys analyst , where
is the incentive to write good code ?
(See attached file: Sys An.pdf)




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>> - Hourly rate: $40-70

That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
number all the same.

For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support?



Re: posting. Probably better to post them on the jobs list that Velocity
supports, and put a pointer to it here. Some companies get cranky about
job postings coming into work email addresses (especially if it is from
competitors).

MVS/XA Link Editor Limits

[Fran Hensler]

I am compiling a CSECT (GSFDFUS) that has grown past the limits of
LKED in z/VM 3.1.

This is the output I am getting:

 MVS/XA DFP VER 2 LINKAGE EDITOR11:38:18  THU  AUG 16, 2007
 JOBSTEP
 INVOCATION PARAMETERS - TERM,SIZE=(180K,100K),REUS,INVALID
 ACTUAL SIZE=(122880,65520)
 OUTPUT DATA SET GSMINIT IS ON VOLUME
IEW0364 CSECT GSFDFUS  EXCEEDS 512 TIMES 00512, THE SYSLMOD RECORD SIZE.

 DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGE DIRECTORY
   IEW0364 ERROR - TABLE OVERFLOW -- INPUT TEXT EXCEEDED MAXIMUM OR TOO MANY
   CHANGES OF ORIGIN IN INPUT.

Is there anything newer in z/VM than LKED that can handle bigger
CSECTS?

Is there a parameter for LKED that will allow CSECTs larger than
03?

/Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 44 years
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.724.738.2153
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock"

Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[August Carideo]

I guess the PDF got filtered out
any way it was a article in the paper Tues, you have had to read it to
understand my sarcasm
can you get to the article with this link ? read about Board of elections
senior systems analyst
thanks,
Augie

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/08/14/2007-08-14_pays_great_to_stay_late.html




   
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No PDF file attached, but anyway, your incentive to write good code is for
your own personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

If you don't like the monetary compensation then switch jobs.  If you
establish a reputation of writing good code, they'll miss you even more at
the old job, plus you'll likely get a better reference for the new job.

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

-Original Message-
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of August Carideo
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:05 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

speaking of rates look at this article, Bd of Elections sys analyst , where
is the incentive to write good code ?
(See attached file: Sys An.pdf)




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>> - Hourly rate: $40-70

That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
number all the same.

For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support?



Re: posting. Probably better to post them on the jobs list that Velocity
supports, and put a pointer to it here. Some companies get cranky about
job postings coming into work email addresses (especially if it is from
competitors).

Re: Moderator response - Re: [IBMVM] FW: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Edward M. Martin]

Hello Dan,

Thank you I will keep this and update that site as people contact me.

I used to work in York Pa for Fincor as a consultant.   York is outside 
of Harrisburg, Pa.  which has the Navel Supply Depot there.

Great Bar in RED LION.

Ed Martin 
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
ext. 40441

> -Original Message-
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
> Behalf Of Daniel P. Martin
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:00 PM
> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> Subject: Moderator response - Re: [IBMVM] FW: Mainframe Systems
Programmer
> Opportunity -- York, PA
> 
> As a reminder:  The team at Velocity Software, Inc generously hosts a
> repository for z/VM-related employment opportunities at
> http://www.velocitysoftware.com/jobs/ -- you might consider relaying
> this information to the contact address listed on that page.
> 
> Occasional brief postings don't pose a problem to me as the list
> moderator, as long as they don't degrade the signal-to-noise ratio of
> traffic on the list, and more importantly as long as they don't
generate
> complaints for our hosts at the University of Arkansas.
> 
> Here endeth the thread, please.
> 
> -dan.
> 
> Daniel P. Martin - IBMVM List Janitor
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Edward M. Martin wrote:
> >
> > Hello Everyone out there.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Let me know if this ok to send these to the list.  (List
> > Etiquette and protocols.)
> >
> > Ed Martin
> > Aultman Health Foundation
> > 330-588-4723
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ext. 40441
> >

Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Rick Giz]

No PDF file attached, but anyway, your incentive to write good code is for
your own personal satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.  

If you don't like the monetary compensation then switch jobs.  If you
establish a reputation of writing good code, they'll miss you even more at
the old job, plus you'll likely get a better reference for the new job.  

Regards,
Rick Giz
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
770-781-3206

-Original Message-
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of August Carideo
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 12:05 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

speaking of rates look at this article, Bd of Elections sys analyst , where
is the incentive to write good code ?
(See attached file: Sys An.pdf)



   
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>> - Hourly rate: $40-70

That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
number all the same.

For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support?



Re: posting. Probably better to post them on the jobs list that Velocity
supports, and put a pointer to it here. Some companies get cranky about
job postings coming into work email addresses (especially if it is from
competitors).

Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[August Carideo]

speaking of rates look at this article, Bd of Elections sys analyst , where
is the incentive to write good code ?
(See attached file: Sys An.pdf)



   
 David Boyes   
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 e.net> To 
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   Opportunity -- York, PA 
   
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   The IBM z/VM
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>> - Hourly rate: $40-70

That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
number all the same.

For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support?



Re: posting. Probably better to post them on the jobs list that Velocity
supports, and put a pointer to it here. Some companies get cranky about
job postings coming into work email addresses (especially if it is from
competitors).

Moderator response - Re: [IBMVM] FW: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Daniel P. Martin]

As a reminder:  The team at Velocity Software, Inc generously hosts a 
repository for z/VM-related employment opportunities at 
http://www.velocitysoftware.com/jobs/ -- you might consider relaying 
this information to the contact address listed on that page.


Occasional brief postings don't pose a problem to me as the list 
moderator, as long as they don't degrade the signal-to-noise ratio of 
traffic on the list, and more importantly as long as they don't generate 
complaints for our hosts at the University of Arkansas.


Here endeth the thread, please.

-dan.

Daniel P. Martin - IBMVM List Janitor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Edward M. Martin wrote:


Hello Everyone out there.

 

  Let me know if this ok to send these to the list.  (List 
Etiquette and protocols.)   


Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ext. 40441

Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Marty Zimelis]

> 
> >> - Hourly rate: $40-70
> 
> That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
> number all the same. 
> 
> For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support? 


Please, let's not start this discussion... again.

Re: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[David Boyes]

>> - Hourly rate: $40-70

That's an interesting number. A complete fantasy, but an interesting
number all the same. 

For $40/hr, what do they expect to get? Remote support? 



Re: posting. Probably better to post them on the jobs list that Velocity
supports, and put a pointer to it here. Some companies get cranky about
job postings coming into work email addresses (especially if it is from
competitors). 

Re: FW: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Edward M. Martin]

Yea but if it is against the list rules I will send it over to another
site.

Ed Martin 
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
ext. 40441

> -Original Message-
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
> Behalf Of Rich Smrcina
> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 11:32 AM
> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> Subject: Re: FW: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA
> 
> Too late, you already did... :)
> 
> Edward M. Martin wrote:
> > Hello Everyone out there.
> >
> >
> >
> >   Let me know if this ok to send these to the list.  (List
Etiquette
> > and protocols.)
> >
> > Ed Martin
> > Aultman Health Foundation
> > 330-588-4723
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > ext. 40441
> 
> --
> Rich Smrcina
> VM Assist, Inc.
> Phone: 414-491-6001
> Ans Service:  360-715-2467
> rich.smrcina at vmassist.com
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina
> 
> Catch the WAVV!  http://www.wavv.org
> WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008

Re: FW: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Rich Smrcina]

Too late, you already did... :)

Edward M. Martin wrote:

Hello Everyone out there.

 

  Let me know if this ok to send these to the list.  (List Etiquette 
and protocols.)   


Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ext. 40441


--
Rich Smrcina
VM Assist, Inc.
Phone: 414-491-6001
Ans Service:  360-715-2467
rich.smrcina at vmassist.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina

Catch the WAVV!  http://www.wavv.org
WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008

FW: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA

[Edward M. Martin]

Hello Everyone out there.
 
  Let me know if this ok to send these to the list.  (List Etiquette
and protocols.)   
Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ext. 40441

Mike Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
From: "Mike Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Edward Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: 
Subject: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 1:40:06 -
Edward,
I'd like to ask for your assistance.  Do you know anyone who might be
interested in a Mainframe Systems Programmer contract assignment in the
York, PA area?
- System programming on Z900 ZVM machine, with multiple Guests
- Only systems person for this high up-time, business critical system
- 20k transactions per hour
- A leading distribution company near York
- Limited term assignment (~2-3 months); immediate start
- Hourly rate: $40-70
Please send this job to anyone. They can forward a resume to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  Our contracting division will be the employer. 
If you do not wish to receive this type of email from us, please reply
with REMOVE in the Subject Line. 
Thanks for Your Consideration,
Mike Collins
Managing Director
Management Recruiters
North Canton
7300 Whipple Avenue, Suite 4
North Canton, OH  44720
T:  330.497.0122
F:  330.497.9730
[EMAIL PROTECTED] r n c.com
www.mrnc.com  
MRINetworkT
BUILDING THE HEART OF BUSINESST
 
 

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Edward M. Martin]

A hearty Hale and Congratulations to All the New Companions of the Order
of the Knights of VM:
 
Thank you for all your information and support of VM
 
I am a VM Bigot!
 
Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ext. 40441


From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of James Vincent
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 9:34 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM
 
Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE
in San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the
Order of the Knights of VM:

   Malcolm Beattie Sir Malcolm the Academic
   Rick Bourgeois  Sir Rick of PARS
   Michael J. Donovan  Sir Mike of the Enclave
   Carol S. EverittDame Carol the Coordinator 
   Francis J. Hensler  Sir Fran the Slippery
   William A. Holder   Sir Bill the Doubler
   Michael D. MacIsaac Sir Mike the Chef of Books
   Dennis R. Musselwhite   Sir Dennis of SwitchCraft
   Carsten OtteSir Carsten the Counter of Days 
   Robert R. RogersSir Bob of Colorful Words
   Leonard J. Santalucia   Sir Len the Eloquent
   Eric Schuler-Dalverny   Sir Eric the Focused
   Martin Schwidefsky  Sir Martin from the Blue Skies
   Richard A. Schafer  Sir Richard the Mailman
   Gerard C Shockley   Sir Gerard of NEU England
   Donald S. ViningSir Don the Realist
   Ulrich Weigand  Sir Uli The Count of Compilation
   Steve G. WilkinsSir Steve the IOnizer 

Please be sure to congratulate these fine additions to the Order of the
Knights of VM for their contributions to the VM community.

James Vincent 
Sir James, Herder of Cats (Eques James, Pastorum Feles)
Linux and VM Program Manager

The complete Knights of VM list

[James Vincent]

There have been quite a few requests for the complete VM Knights list, so I
popped it up on

http://vm.marist.edu/track/knights.txt

It is a quick job and a simple text file.  I will "class" it up a little
later!  Enjoy.

Jim Vincent
Sir James, Herder of Cats
Linux and VM Program Manager

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Ed Zell]

> Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party
> at SHARE in San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were
> inducted into the Order of the Knights of VM:


Congrats to the new Knights of VM.  Maybe those of us that
WAVV instead of SHARE can celebrate at one of our SPLASH
sessions!

Long live VM.
Long live VSE.

Ed Zell
Illinois Mutual Life
(309) 674-8255 x-107
.


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you for your compliance.

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Gary Eheman]

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:59:01 -0500, Shedlock, George
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Is there a cumulative list of all the Knights and Dames?
> 

A good deal of the lists can probably be dug out of the IBMVM listserv
archives and perhaps VMSHARE archives.  I do not know of a cumulative lis
t.

Martha McConaghy (Dame Martha the Magisterial) put up a page for the clas
s
of  '97 at 
http://www2.marist.edu/~urmm/vm/index.html
that includes some artwork that I made while at IBM. Those images might b
e
of interest to anybody who might actually be putting up a web page listin
g
all of the knights and dames. Or perhaps Martha might be willing to updat
e
her page with the others.
--
Gary Eheman
Fundamental Software, Inc.

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Steve Wilkins]

Congrats to all the Knights of old and new.   And thank you to those that
nominated and supported the addition of my name to the list.   It made my
day when I first heard about it this morning.   Thanks!

Regards, Steve.

Steve Wilkins
IBM z/VM Development


   
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Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE in
San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the Order of
the Knights of VM:

   Malcolm Beattie Sir Malcolm the Academic
   Rick Bourgeois  Sir Rick of PARS
   Michael J. Donovan  Sir Mike of the Enclave
   Carol S. EverittDame Carol the Coordinator
   Francis J. Hensler  Sir Fran the Slippery
   William A. Holder   Sir Bill the Doubler
   Michael D. MacIsaac Sir Mike the Chef of Books
   Dennis R. Musselwhite   Sir Dennis of SwitchCraft
   Carsten OtteSir Carsten the Counter of Days
   Robert R. RogersSir Bob of Colorful Words
   Leonard J. Santalucia   Sir Len the Eloquent
   Eric Schuler-Dalverny   Sir Eric the Focused
   Martin Schwidefsky  Sir Martin from the Blue Skies
   Richard A. Schafer  Sir Richard the Mailman
   Gerard C Shockley   Sir Gerard of NEU England
   Donald S. ViningSir Don the Realist
   Ulrich Weigand  Sir Uli The Count of Compilation
   Steve G. WilkinsSir Steve the IOnizer

Please be sure to congratulate these fine additions to the Order of the
Knights of VM for their contributions to the VM community.

James Vincent
Sir James, Herder of Cats (Eques James, Pastorum Feles)
Linux and VM Program Manager

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Dave Jones]

A hearty congratulation to all of the new Dames and Knights! Y'all done 
good:-) I'm looking forward to see the pictures of the birthday party.


James Vincent wrote:

Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE in
San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the Order of
the Knights of VM:

   Malcolm Beattie Sir Malcolm the Academic
   Rick Bourgeois  Sir Rick of PARS
   Michael J. Donovan  Sir Mike of the Enclave
   Carol S. EverittDame Carol the Coordinator
   Francis J. Hensler  Sir Fran the Slippery
   William A. Holder   Sir Bill the Doubler
   Michael D. MacIsaac Sir Mike the Chef of Books
   Dennis R. Musselwhite   Sir Dennis of SwitchCraft
   Carsten OtteSir Carsten the Counter of Days
   Robert R. RogersSir Bob of Colorful Words
   Leonard J. Santalucia   Sir Len the Eloquent
   Eric Schuler-Dalverny   Sir Eric the Focused
   Martin Schwidefsky  Sir Martin from the Blue Skies
   Richard A. Schafer  Sir Richard the Mailman
   Gerard C Shockley   Sir Gerard of NEU England
   Donald S. ViningSir Don the Realist
   Ulrich Weigand  Sir Uli The Count of Compilation
   Steve G. WilkinsSir Steve the IOnizer

Please be sure to congratulate these fine additions to the Order of the
Knights of VM for their contributions to the VM community.

James Vincent
Sir James, Herder of Cats (Eques James, Pastorum Feles)
Linux and VM Program Manager



--
DJ
Sir Dave the Generous
V/Soft

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Gabe Goldberg]

Congratulations and thanks to this year's stellar honorees. What a grand 
procession it's been through the years, and continues to be.

Sir Gabriel the Firebrand

James Vincent revealed:

Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE in
San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the Order of
the Knights of VM:



--
Gabriel Goldberg, Computers and Publishing, Inc.  (703) 204-0433
3401 Silver Maple Place, Falls Church, VA 22042[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Michael Donovan]

What a pleasant surprise!   Thank you all for including me in such
distinguished company.
Thanks especially to whoever nominated me.  Congratulations to all the
members of the
Class of 2007.

Cheers!
 Michael J. Donovan
 Sir Mike of the Enclave




   
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Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE in
San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the Order of
the Knights of VM:

   Malcolm Beattie Sir Malcolm the Academic
   Rick Bourgeois  Sir Rick of PARS
   Michael J. Donovan  Sir Mike of the Enclave
   Carol S. EverittDame Carol the Coordinator
   Francis J. Hensler  Sir Fran the Slippery
   William A. Holder   Sir Bill the Doubler
   Michael D. MacIsaac Sir Mike the Chef of Books
   Dennis R. Musselwhite   Sir Dennis of SwitchCraft
   Carsten OtteSir Carsten the Counter of Days
   Robert R. RogersSir Bob of Colorful Words
   Leonard J. Santalucia   Sir Len the Eloquent
   Eric Schuler-Dalverny   Sir Eric the Focused
   Martin Schwidefsky  Sir Martin from the Blue Skies
   Richard A. Schafer  Sir Richard the Mailman
   Gerard C Shockley   Sir Gerard of NEU England
   Donald S. ViningSir Don the Realist
   Ulrich Weigand  Sir Uli The Count of Compilation
   Steve G. WilkinsSir Steve the IOnizer

Please be sure to congratulate these fine additions to the Order of the
Knights of VM for their contributions to the VM community.

James Vincent
Sir James, Herder of Cats (Eques James, Pastorum Feles)
Linux and VM Program Manager

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Shedlock, George]

I would like to add my congratulations to all the new inductees. Thank
you one and all for your contributions to the VM community over the
years.
 
Is there a cumulative list of all the Knights and Dames?
 
George Shedlock Jr
AEGON Information Technology
AEGON USA
502-560-3541
 



From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of James Vincent
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 9:34 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM


Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE
in San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the
Order of the Knights of VM:

   Malcolm Beattie Sir Malcolm the Academic
   Rick Bourgeois  Sir Rick of PARS
   Michael J. Donovan  Sir Mike of the Enclave
   Carol S. EverittDame Carol the Coordinator 
   Francis J. Hensler  Sir Fran the Slippery
   William A. Holder   Sir Bill the Doubler
   Michael D. MacIsaac Sir Mike the Chef of Books
   Dennis R. Musselwhite   Sir Dennis of SwitchCraft
   Carsten OtteSir Carsten the Counter of Days 
   Robert R. RogersSir Bob of Colorful Words
   Leonard J. Santalucia   Sir Len the Eloquent
   Eric Schuler-Dalverny   Sir Eric the Focused
   Martin Schwidefsky  Sir Martin from the Blue Skies
   Richard A. Schafer  Sir Richard the Mailman
   Gerard C Shockley   Sir Gerard of NEU England
   Donald S. ViningSir Don the Realist
   Ulrich Weigand  Sir Uli The Count of Compilation
   Steve G. WilkinsSir Steve the IOnizer 

Please be sure to congratulate these fine additions to the Order of the
Knights of VM for their contributions to the VM community.

James Vincent 
Sir James, Herder of Cats (Eques James, Pastorum Feles)
Linux and VM Program Manager

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Gary Eheman]

Congratulations to all of the new knights and dames of VM. Hard to believ
e
it has been 10 years since my induction. 

Gary Eheman
Sir Gary the Meticulous

Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM

[Fran Hensler]

What a surprise I received when I opened my IBMVM Listserv mail this
morning.  Since I have never been able to attend SHARE I never
expected that I would be inducted into the Order of the Knights of
VM.  And being on VM's 35th birthday makes it even more special.

I am very pleased and honored to be a member of this select group of
Dames and Knights.

Many thanks to whoever nominated me.  And congratulations to the
other new members.

/Francis J Hensler, Sir Fran the Slippery

/Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 44 years
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.724.738.2153
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock"

Re: PERFSVM cleanup

[Eginhard Jaeger]

PerfKit will keep, by default, 3 generations for all of the detailed log files 
that contain data for single days, where yesterday's files will have a filetype 
ending with a '1', and the files created the day before yesterday will have a 
'2' appended. All of the filetype2 files will be automatically erased, and the 
other generations renamed, at midnight.
The FCXRENAM EXEC can be used to keep less generations (by erasing one or two 
additional generations), or to keep more of them by renaming the filetype2 
files to some other filetype, e.g. filetype3, that PerfKit will leave alone.

The HISTSUM and FCXTREND summary files are intended to hold performance data 
for longer periods, as input for trend analysis and capacity planning. No 
automatic pruning mechanism is implemented. 

- HISTSUM files only contain overall performance data for the system and so 
  don't need too much disk space even when keeping data for longer periods.
  I would recommend to keep data for at least one or two years. Just use the 
  command 'COPYFILE ACUM HISTSUM A = = = (FROM  REPLACE'
  to prune it once every few months and get rid of the first  records.

- FCXTREND files can contain a lot more information, including also data
  for each individual user, I/O device, channel, etc.
  Depending on the records created (see definitions made in control file
  FCONX TRENDREC) and on the number of trend periods defined for
  each day, the amount of space needed per day will vary. But a LOT of
  disk space may be filled if you let trend records be built for all your DASD,
  and if you have access to a large DASD farm.
  The recommendation is 
  1. Don't create any records that you won't need (e.g. DASD records
  for disks belonging to other LPARs), i.e. make sure the definitions
  in FCONX TRENDREC are adapted to your needs. 
  2. If you want to keep trend data for longer periods (several months)
  better define an additional large archive minidisk and copy/append 
  the file on the A-disk to the file on the archive disk, then erase the 
file
  on the A-disk.
  I've also written an FCXTREND package that allows pruning an FCXTREND
  files based on individual expiration dates for different record types, i.e.
  it can delete records with DASD and user details relatively early but keep
  more general data longer (based on specifications in a control file). 
  Contact me offline if you want a copy.

Eginhard Jaeger

 
  
  - Original Message - 
  From: Austin, Alyce (CIV) 
  To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:16 PM
  Subject: Re: PERFSVM cleanup


  Hi Kris,

   

  Thanks for your reply.but, I didn't see your execs.  Did you forget to attach 
them?

   

  I guess the  CONLOG and HISTLOG files get cleaned up by some other process 
since

  I did see them specify in the FCONX $PROFILE file on PERFSVM's 191 disk.

   

   

  Thanks again,

   

  Alyce

   

   


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  From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
Kris Buelens
  Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 11:35 PM
  To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
  Subject: Re: PERFSVM cleanup

   

  Here my exec.  As one can see, it is meant to be extended at some later day.  
At this time, it checks the userid, to be either KRIS, VMPRF, or TSLARUN (the 
last two are RxServer based servers that we use for VMUTIL-like work). 

  -- Forwarded message --
  From: Kris Buelens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Date: 14 aug. 2007 09:25 
  Subject: Re:
  To: The IBM z/VM Operating System 

  CONLOG and HISTLOG files are cleaned up automatically, additionally you can 
code an FCXRENAM EXEC that the PTK will execute, and where you can cleanup 
other things, or create extra archives.  Apart from that, no automatic cleanup 
is done and when the A-disk gets full, it remains full.  But, PERFSVM remains 
active, you will still be able to look at real-time performance data. 
  I've got an EXEC that runs in one of my other servers that will collect more 
CONLOG files in SFS, useful for debugging.  It also keeps an eye on the 191 
disk of PERFSVM and removes the FCXTREND file when the disk becomes more than 
x% full.  I'll send it to you, it should run in a server that is authorized in 
the PTK, or you can change it to become FCXRENAM.  As server you could use 
VMUTIL, for example based on my RxServer package. 

  2007/8/14, Alyce Austin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 

Hello,

I notice that PERFSVM A DISK fills up rather quickly.

Does it automatically "role-over" when it gets to a certain
percentage?  If not, what is the best way to "clean it up"?
Which files are OK to delete and still keep it running?

Thanks for your help,
Alyce


  -- 
  Kris Buelens,
  IBM Belgium, VM customer support