Re: RSU Plans
On Monday, 04/07/2008 at 09:14 EDT, Bill Munson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as z/VM 5.2.0 goes I would have to agree. > > On March 27, 2008 I ordered UM97520 the ptf for z/VM 5.2.0 (5205RSU) the > web site said 0702RSU > since we were at 701 that would bring us up a level. > I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived and the documentation said: > 5206RSU Stacked Product RSU - March 26, 2008 ; subset 0801RSU > > the web site still says 0702RSU this morning. Due to the passing of a certain celestial body across the zenith at a particular hour, and the slump in the US housing market, information about 5206 was inadvertantly released into the wild. We are working on it, but it doesn't exist quite yet. "These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along." Sorry for any confusion on that point; we are turning over rocks and looking in hollow trees, removing the 5206 references wherever we find them, the sly rascals they are And as to why we do not post an RSU schedule (asked by BR Fox), we can't. Because the primary goal of an RSU is to avoid destabilizing your system, the PTFs it includes are selected based on quality metrics: - It fixes a pervasive problem - It fixes a problem that, if encountered, would cause much pain and wailing. - It fixes a security or system/data integrity problem - It has not been tagged as "PTF in error" (PE) - It fixes a PTF that was on an earlier RSU that has since been flagged as a PE - It has been ordered correctively a sufficient number of times to pass the "de-facto pervasiveness" test Which is to say, it's not a cumulative "kitchen sink" fix tape such as the old PUTs (Product Update Tapes) were. Rather, it is a set of PTFs that we suggest you apply to your system in a timely fashion. (It beats waiting until your next talk with the Support Center, you know?) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Spool Question
Out of curiosity, how does CP allocate spool? I notice that our 14 regular spool volumes range from 43-91% used, according to Q ALLOC SPOOL. Does CP try to allocate new blocks on the least used volume, or is allocation done using a rotating scheme? Regards, Richard Schuh
Re: newbie question - SERVICE machine
Now that you mention it, I remember that a recent release of VM added that "ON" option to the autolog command. I submitted a request for that enhancement back in the late 70's. :) Phil Smith III wrote: Stephen Frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Not possible. A command must come from the terminal to log the user on. Actually, while this I think this was still true on his release (4.4), newer releases support the "ON rdev/ldev" option on XAUTOLOG, so you *can* fire up an ID on a terminal. But my real purpose for writing this is to note that Phillip's question really isn't a newbie question -- a newbie wouldn't worry about an unknown ID, as (s)he would be too afraid to touch anything. He gets full marks for being a Real Sysprog and saying "It's on my system, I need to know what it does, damnit!" And as usual, this list gets full points for engaging several millennia of VM experience to throw out breadcrumbs until the answer was found, without a single snarky remark. Would that other lists (mumble*ibm-main*mumble) were so mature and professional...! ...phsiii -- Stephen Frazier Information Technology Unit Oklahoma Department of Corrections 3400 Martin Luther King Oklahoma City, Ok, 73111-4298 Tel.: (405) 425-2549 Fax: (405) 425-2554 Pager: (405) 690-1828 email: stevef%doc.state.ok.us
Re: newbie question - SERVICE machine
>And as usual, this list gets full points for engaging several millennia of VM >experience to throw out breadcrumbs until the answer was found, without a single >snarky remark. Would that other lists (mumble*ibm-main*mumble) were so mature and >professional...! Yes - High marks all around. Thank you everyone for your input. I did contact our CE and yes, he is still getting daily updates from the Service Director. prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL
Re: newbie question - SERVICE machine
Stephen Frazier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Not possible. A command must come from the terminal to log the user on. Actually, while this I think this was still true on his release (4.4), newer releases support the "ON rdev/ldev" option on XAUTOLOG, so you *can* fire up an ID on a terminal. But my real purpose for writing this is to note that Phillip's question really isn't a newbie question -- a newbie wouldn't worry about an unknown ID, as (s)he would be too afraid to touch anything. He gets full marks for being a Real Sysprog and saying "It's on my system, I need to know what it does, damnit!" And as usual, this list gets full points for engaging several millennia of VM experience to throw out breadcrumbs until the answer was found, without a single snarky remark. Would that other lists (mumble*ibm-main*mumble) were so mature and professional...! ...phsiii
Re: newbie question - SERVICE machine
Although the mystery seems to be solved now, I've got a package on the VM download page that provides you with a "Query AUTOuser" CP command, that shows you the autologger for an user id. See http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?LCLQRY Ronald van der Laan
