Rexx for auto logoff
Hi, Is anyone can provide a vm rexx to auto logoff if someone does not enter any key for 10 minutes. Please give us source code and how to apply. Regards Philip
Re: Rexx for auto logoff
Do you mean a REXX EXEC, to run in a user virtual machine, that will monitor all console input and if there is no input for 10 minutes, issue the CP LOGOFF command? /Tom Kern Philip Hitti wrote: Hi, Is anyone can provide a vm rexx to auto logoff if someone does not enter any key for 10 minutes. Please give us source code and how to apply. Regards Philip
Re: Rexx for auto logoff
Or something to let a REXX program ask for user input and time-out after 10 minutes? address command , 'PIPE (end \) cons asynch | i: faninany | take | var resp', '\ literal +600 | delay | spec ,timeout, | i:' if resp = 'timeout' then 'CP LOGOFF' -Rob
Re: Our old buddy Mark Cathcart
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Phil Smith III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Heh. OK, among other :-) I knew there was something between Chemical Bank (I always thought that was an odd name -- it didn't evoke money, but rather vats full of interesting liquids!) and IBM, wasn't sure how many. Keeping vats full of interesting liquids... a pub ? VM/BARS :-)
Re: Rexx for auto logoff
Is there a way to use the PIPE to send a message to the console before waiting for the response? /Tom Kern Rob van der Heij wrote: Or something to let a REXX program ask for user input and time-out after 10 minutes? address command , 'PIPE (end \) cons asynch | i: faninany | take | var resp', '\ literal +600 | delay | spec ,timeout, | i:' if resp = 'timeout' then 'CP LOGOFF' -Rob
Re: Rexx for auto logoff
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:52 PM, Thomas Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way to use the PIPE to send a message to the console before waiting for the response? You can do REXX say statements to display a message before the Pipe. You can't feed anything into that cons stage because it may not have an input connected to act as console input. You could make another unconnected pipeline segment output the text, but I don't see much value in that. A more interesting challenge would be a 'count down' to display a message every minute while waiting. In principle the beat stage would be fine for that, but it needs some work to make sure the pipe terminates nicely on user input. I could understand apprentice plumbers who code a wait for 1 minute in a REXX loop ;-) -Rob
Re: Purdue Univ Batch System
Ah yes, I forgot about that little naming problem. George Shedlock Jr AEGON Information Technology AEGON USA 502-560-3541 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Kern Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:47 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Purdue Univ Batch System I have a .het file (compressed AWS, I think). It has 9 tape files with the real files named in a pattern for some sort of a file sharing system. I will write a rexx exec tomorrow to rename each file to it's original fn/ft and create a VMARC for each tape file. I will then create an AWS tape-file with the 9 VMARC files dumped via VMFPLC2. I will also create a VMARC of the VMARC files, and download that. I like using the VMA utility on my PC to look at VM files for reference. I will arrange to get both of these to David Boyes for public availability. There do not seem to be any copyright statements in any of the source, update or documentation files. /Tom Kern David Boyes wrote: Sure. Send them to me and I'll put them up. On 11/18/08 1:54 PM, Thomas Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I haven't looked at the copyright statements, but it seemed freely distributable when I first got a copy. I don't know for sure, but it may have been on a Waterloo Mods tape for a couple of years. I will look at the copyright, but I do not have a server that it can be served out from. Would anyone like to volunteer to host these files on their download site?
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Hi, Is anyone can provide a vm rexx to auto logoff if someone does not enter any key for 10 minutes. Please give us source code and how to apply. Regards Philip
Re: A little oddity
..and you can fix the dates using the FIXCENT utility found on your 190 disk. HELP FIXCENT for the usage details.. On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Rob van der Heij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Huegel, Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just trying to do some housekeeping and got a strange display to a simple listfile command. It looks like the old Y2K bug is alive and well... I did not know we had CMS file system in 1908... You may want to get a fresh copy of VMARC so that it picks up the century bit from the FST in the archive. -Rob -- Bruce Hayden Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support IBM, Endicott, NY
Re: Our old buddy Mark Cathcart
Mark Cathcart wrote: Hey Phil, among others not sure what you mean. I worked Chemical Bank between 1982-1986, IFR Publishing in London for 1987, and IBM since then. Talk about paging space and recall times... Heh. OK, among other :-) I knew there was something between Chemical Bank (I always thought that was an odd name -- it didn't evoke money, but rather vats full of interesting liquids!) and IBM, wasn't sure how many. Besides, didn't you have a paper route or something in high school? ...phsiii
Re: Rexx for auto logoff
You mean force any inactive VM user? Performance monitors (like VM Performance Toolkit) typically provide such a function. But, most of the time people tend to no longer force idle users off. You could write it yourself, but as INDICATE USER doesn't give a fine enough CPU usage number, it would mean either collecting performance monitor records (and watch for CPU usage), or looking in VM real storage: the CPU usage field in the VMDBKs. Possible thus, but is it worth the efforts? 2008/11/19 Philip Hitti [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, Is anyone can provide a vm rexx to auto logoff if someone does not enter any key for 10 minutes. Please give us source code and how to apply. Regards Philip -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: REXX DATE function
Incredibly fussy. When I saw some examples I thought the upper/lower case month was just careless typing. FYI for those of you who use ooRexx, it works the same with ooRexx. High priests of Rexx, why is this so? Mark, thanks for the reply. Steve -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Wheeler Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:33 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: REXX DATE function The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 11/18/2008 03:33:48 PM: I am trying to run the following code: code /* */ date1='12 OCT 2008' date1='12 Oct 2008' date2='13 OCT 2008' date2='13 Oct 2008' Fussy, no? Mark L. Wheeler IT Infrastructure, 3M Center B224-4N-20, St Paul MN 55144 Tel: (651) 733-4355, Fax: (651) 736-7689 mlwheeler at mmm.com -- I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go. Rachel Joy Scott
Re: Dumping the z/VM Reader Queue to a Tape
What version of VM are you running? 5.2 had some issues with SPXTAPE but if you are current on maintenance for 5.2 you shouldn't have any problems. Steve -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Franciscovich Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:19 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Dumping the z/VM Reader Queue to a Tape Can any one tell me the best way or what commands to use to dump the reader and print spool queues to tape? To dump all of the files on each of the reader, print and punch queues: SPXTAPE DUMP vdev RDR ALL SPXTAPE DUMP vdev PRT ALL SPXTAPE DUMP vdev PUN ALL You can also dump all of these with a single command: SPXTAPE DUMP vdev STD ALL vdev is the virtual address of the tape drive attached to the virtual machine. You can also specify multiple tape drives as a range of vdev-vdev. If you are backing up your spool volumes, be sure to also dump all of your NSS, DCSS, and other system data files which also reside in spool space: SPXTAPE DUMP vdev NSS ALL etc., or SPXTAPE DUMP vdev SDF ALL to dump all types of system data files. There are many other variations of these commands. See the CP Command and Utilities Reference for more details. John Franciscovich z/VM Development
Re: A little oddity
Damn Rob you are good! Later I noticed that all of my 1908 dates were on files that had been unpacked with VMARC.. Maybe it is time to do as you suggested and get a more current VMARC.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:26 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: A little oddity On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Huegel, Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just trying to do some housekeeping and got a strange display to a simple listfile command. It looks like the old Y2K bug is alive and well... I did not know we had CMS file system in 1908... You may want to get a fresh copy of VMARC so that it picks up the century bit from the FST in the archive. -Rob
Re: XML on VM
There is XMLPARSE on the VM download page. It's a pipeline filter that creates a Rexx structure from a well formed XML document. I've experimented with it but never used it for anything significant. http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?XMLPARSE http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/xmlparse.vmarc I was going to suggest this as well. It's actually pretty good, but do be prepared for a fair amount of CPU usage. It does a nice job of creating a usable REXX structure. -- db
Re: XML on VM
Hi, Tom. There are a couple of good packages available that should be of some interest to you. The first one is the XMLPARSE package by Jonathan Scott (IBM Hursley, UK) that reads an XML document and converts it to a tree structure stored in a REXX stem. The tree structure can then be navigated either sequentially or by looking up specific tag or attribute names. It is available off of the IBM VM download web page: http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/xmlparse.vmarc The second package is PARSEXML by Andrew J. Armstrong. It's a bit of Rexx code you append to your Rexx exec and it then parses xml files into in-memory model and your Rexx code then accesses the model via a DOM-like API. It was developed for use in the TSO world, but it has also been used successfully on Linux with Regina Rexx, so I suspect that getting it to work in CMS would be a SMOP..:-) You can find it on the CBT tape collection here: http://www.cbttape.org/ftp/updates/CBT647.zip Hope this helps, and good luck. Tom Duerbusch wrote: Came back from a meeting and my brain hurts We are forcing the integration of VSE into a new Identity Manager (IDM) system. Currently we manage security for VSE via a bunch of REXX execs up in CMS. With a bunch of VSE systems, this was a good place to keep stuff that may need to be sent down to one or more VSE systems. So far, it works. We have been told that the IDM system can only output XML documents. I can write some REXX code to read/process the XML file, and find the items of interest, but this may be the time to see if we can start playing in the XML world. Is there anything in the z/VM 5.X world, that we can use to process a XML file? Right now, I'm just thinking that they will LPR the file to a CMS service machine, which will wake up and process it. Perhaps there are options that will connect to the XML port on the IP stack, and do everything really nifty G. I will also be looking for VSE and zLinux options in other emails. I'm only looking for VM responses in this email. Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting -- DJ V/Soft z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, consulting, and software development www.vsoft-software.com
Dirmaint
Dear all, Some questions on Dirmaint: In case the DATAMOVE fails to links a minidisk that shall be moved because for example the owner has still linked to it, the transaction gets pending and at some time DATAMOVE machine is retrying the operation. Is there a command to resume the operation immediately? Another issue: I tried moving Logfiles from a CMS Fileserver to another minidisk because the DASD volume it was residing shall be cleaned. Dirmaint is rejecting this because the disk is RESERVED. What is the problem why Dirmaint cannot move such disks? I did it manually with DDR so why can't DATAMOVE this not for me? Is this room for future enhancements? -- Best regards Florian Bilek
Automatic logoff after a delay
There was an IBM PRPQ called RESLIM that did something like this in the distant past, but I don't think it was brought forward into the z/VM era. You could probably do this with Performance Toolkit (I think it has the idle session monitor information; I'd have to look it up), but there may be a simpler answer. If you are trying to ensure that sessions aren't sitting around connected with no one using them, you could use the timing mark support in the TCPIP stack to disconnect a session after a delay if your clients reliably support disabling response to time-mark (some do, many don't). You would still need to adjust the time that CP keeps a session in CP READ, but that's doable if you are on a modern CP. The discussion of time-marks in the TELNET server is in the TCP Planning and Admin manual. The discussion of how to modify the CP READ timeout is in CP Planning and Administration. Contact me offlist if you'd like help implementing it. -- db
Re: Dirmaint
DIRMAINT's WORKUNIT command can be used for an immediate retry. The problem is that it is hard to know what workunit ID to enter on the command. But, I weren't Sir Kris The Guide if I did't provide a solution: Part of my DRM package on the VM Download lib is the DIRMW EXEC - DIRMW lists all DIRMAINT workunits (active or failed) (in the list you see what the DIRM command was) - DIRMW provides commands to Cancel/Retry/Xedit/Delete/... workunits Have a peek at http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?DRM 2008/11/19 Florian Bilek [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Dear all, Some questions on Dirmaint: In case the DATAMOVE fails to links a minidisk that shall be moved because for example the owner has still linked to it, the transaction gets pending and at some time DATAMOVE machine is retrying the operation. Is there a command to resume the operation immediately? Another issue: I tried moving Logfiles from a CMS Fileserver to another minidisk because the DASD volume it was residing shall be cleaned. Dirmaint is rejecting this because the disk is RESERVED. What is the problem why Dirmaint cannot move such disks? I did it manually with DDR so why can't DATAMOVE this not for me? Is this room for future enhancements? -- Best regards Florian Bilek -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: Dirmaint
If you know the workunit number that failed, then this will retry it: DIRM WORKUNIT RETRY If you don't know the workunit number, DIRM DATAMOVE DISPLAY ERRLOG will send you a file with the number in it. I don't understand your question about reserved.. Does the disk appear in EXTENT CONTROL? Otherwise, DIRMAINT won't allocate anything on it.. On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Florian Bilek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, Some questions on Dirmaint: In case the DATAMOVE fails to links a minidisk that shall be moved because for example the owner has still linked to it, the transaction gets pending and at some time DATAMOVE machine is retrying the operation. Is there a command to resume the operation immediately? Another issue: I tried moving Logfiles from a CMS Fileserver to another minidisk because the DASD volume it was residing shall be cleaned. Dirmaint is rejecting this because the disk is RESERVED. What is the problem why Dirmaint cannot move such disks? I did it manually with DDR so why can't DATAMOVE this not for me? Is this room for future enhancements? -- Best regards Florian Bilek -- Bruce Hayden Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support IBM, Endicott, NY
Re: Dirmaint
I forgot the second question. Indeed DIRMAINT refuses to move a RESERVED minidisk. Such a minidisk is special, one cannot move the singe file on it using COPYFILE. A RESERVED minidisk has a somewhat special format: the records of the single file on the minidisk will never move around, this allows SW like SFS or DB2/VM to bypass the CMS filesystem and directly tell CP which block(s) to read/write using IUCV *BLOCKIO. If you installed DFSMS, (free feature of z/VM) you can issue DFSMS MOVE to move such a reserved minidisk (with the help of DIRMAINT and DGTRSVnn servers), or manually with the DFSMS COPY command. Otherwise, the most easy method is indeed the use of DDR. DIRMAINT could use DDR too, or Flashcopy (DS8000) but there seems to be no code in DIRMAINT to handle it. DIRMAINT will use DFSMS COPY is DFSMS is available (as it is much faster than FORMAT + COPYFILE), but I think it still rejects RESERVED minidisks. (beside DFSMS and DDR a pure manual copy is possible too: reserve the new disk and then use PIPE FILEUPDATE to copy the records one by one from source to target file). 2008/11/19 Bruce Hayden [EMAIL PROTECTED]: If you know the workunit number that failed, then this will retry it: DIRM WORKUNIT RETRY If you don't know the workunit number, DIRM DATAMOVE DISPLAY ERRLOG will send you a file with the number in it. I don't understand your question about reserved.. Does the disk appear in EXTENT CONTROL? Otherwise, DIRMAINT won't allocate anything on it.. On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Florian Bilek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear all, Some questions on Dirmaint: In case the DATAMOVE fails to links a minidisk that shall be moved because for example the owner has still linked to it, the transaction gets pending and at some time DATAMOVE machine is retrying the operation. Is there a command to resume the operation immediately? Another issue: I tried moving Logfiles from a CMS Fileserver to another minidisk because the DASD volume it was residing shall be cleaned. Dirmaint is rejecting this because the disk is RESERVED. What is the problem why Dirmaint cannot move such disks? I did it manually with DDR so why can't DATAMOVE this not for me? Is this room for future enhancements? -- Best regards Florian Bilek -- Bruce Hayden Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support IBM, Endicott, NY -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: Dirmaint
Kris, Thanks for this excellent explanateion. However it seems quite unsatisfactory. Would it worth to place a FITS request to extend this functionality? I think DDR should be used from DIRMAINT. It is quite cumbersom to do it manually and that is why I have Dirmaint. Best regrads, Florian
Re: z/VM 5.4 and VM:Secure
Yes, we have been using that combo for many moons now. Did you have a specific question about it or just looking for confirmation? -- Jim Vincent Sr. z/VM Systems Programmer Nationwide Insurance On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Buettner, Wolfgang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there somebody having some experiences with that combination already? Regards, Wolfgang Buettner Software AG – Sitz/Registered office: Uhlandstraße 12, 64297 Darmstadt, Germany, – Registergericht/Commercial register: Darmstadt HRB 1562 - Vorstand/ Management Board: Karl-Heinz Streibich (Vorsitzender/Chairman), David Broadbent, Mark Edwards, Holger Friedrich, Dr. Peter Kürpick, Arnd Zinnhardt; - Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender/ Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Frank F. Beelitz - *http://www.softwareag.com* http://www.softwareag.com/
Re: XML on VM
Hooold on thereWait a gosh darn minute... There is a PIPE stage that can process a XML document!! This is as good a free beer, without the morning after G. I installed XMLPARSE and tried a sample XML document with the results piped to the console. That looks like what I really wanted. Thanks. It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server. A pipe stage for a XML document. What a country! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting A. Harry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/18/2008 11:21 PM On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:49:14 -0600 Tom Duerbusch said: Came back from a meeting and my brain hurts We are forcing the integration of VSE into a new Identity Manager (IDM) system. Currently we manage security for VSE via a bunch of REXX execs up in CMS. With a bunch of VSE systems, this was a good place to keep stuff that may need to be sent down to one or more VSE systems. So far, it works. We have been told that the IDM system can only output XML documents. I can write some REXX code to read/process the XML file, and find the items of interest, but this may be the time to see if we can start playing in the XML world. Is there anything in the z/VM 5.X world, that we can use to process a XML file? Right now, I'm just thinking that they will LPR the file to a CMS service machine, which will wake up and process it. Perhaps there are options that will connect to the XML port on the IP stack, and do everything really nifty G. I will also be looking for VSE and zLinux options in other emails. I'm only looking for VM responses in this email. There is XMLPARSE on the VM download page. It's a pipeline filter that creates a Rexx structure from a well formed XML document. I've experimented with it but never used it for anything significant. http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?XMLPARSE http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/xmlparse.vmarc Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting
Re: Dirmaint
I'd say IBM should pre-install the DFSMS code. Then DIRMAINT could always use it when possible: (it must be a CMS formatted minidisk, source and target need to have same blocksize, and target needs to be at least as big as te source). And yes, for some other cases, DDR could be used too. 2008/11/19 Florian Bilek [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Kris, Thanks for this excellent explanateion. However it seems quite unsatisfactory. Would it worth to place a FITS request to extend this functionality? I think DDR should be used from DIRMAINT. It is quite cumbersom to do it manually and that is why I have Dirmaint. Best regrads, Florian -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: HCPSADMP
Did you run VMFSET ZVM CP before you started searching? 2008/11/19 Alyce Austin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, In the z/VM 5.4 Guide for Automated Installation and Service, it recommends creating at Stand-Alone Dump tape on page 145. For instructions, it says to see the z/VM: CP Planning and Administration. On page 414, it says certain files must exist before using the HCPSADMP EXEC to create a Stand-Alone Dump Tape. I can locate all the files except HCPVM CNTRL. Does anyone know where this file lives? Thanks for your support, Alyce -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: XML on VM
What's wrong with SENDFILE (or NETDATA) to send the XML document to the reader of a WAKEUP based server? 2008/11/19 Tom Duerbusch [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hooold on thereWait a gosh darn minute... There is a PIPE stage that can process a XML document!! This is as good a free beer, without the morning after G. I installed XMLPARSE and tried a sample XML document with the results piped to the console. That looks like what I really wanted. Thanks. It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server. A pipe stage for a XML document. What a country! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting A. Harry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/18/2008 11:21 PM On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:49:14 -0600 Tom Duerbusch said: Came back from a meeting and my brain hurts We are forcing the integration of VSE into a new Identity Manager (IDM) system. Currently we manage security for VSE via a bunch of REXX execs up in CMS. With a bunch of VSE systems, this was a good place to keep stuff that may need to be sent down to one or more VSE systems. So far, it works. We have been told that the IDM system can only output XML documents. I can write some REXX code to read/process the XML file, and find the items of interest, but this may be the time to see if we can start playing in the XML world. Is there anything in the z/VM 5.X world, that we can use to process a XML file? Right now, I'm just thinking that they will LPR the file to a CMS service machine, which will wake up and process it. Perhaps there are options that will connect to the XML port on the IP stack, and do everything really nifty G. I will also be looking for VSE and zLinux options in other emails. I'm only looking for VM responses in this email. There is XMLPARSE on the VM download page. It's a pipeline filter that creates a Rexx structure from a well formed XML document. I've experimented with it but never used it for anything significant. http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?XMLPARSE http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/xmlparse.vmarc Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: XML on VM
It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server. Enable NJE in RSCS and use that instead.
Re: XML on VM
I see, the XL comes from the outside. So what about FTP to the RDR of a server. VM's FTP supports RDR as target (I don't know the prereqs by heart). 2008/11/19 David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED]: It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server. Enable NJE in RSCS and use that instead. -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
#CP STOP vs. Linux shutdown for disk snapshots
How safe (or unsafe) would use of the #CP STOP of a running linux guest be in order to make quick disk snapshots (PPRC Suspend in our case) for a full volume backup versus shutting down the linux OS? Are there any impending gotcha's with I/O status or something else that needs to be discussed? Please elaborate, as in prep for full volume backup automation, it seems this method might be quicker, just ignorant to the implications of it's use. Thanks, Bennie
Re: HCPSADMP
Thanks, Kris! After doing vmfsetup zvm cp, I found the file...(However, I didn't see that step defined in the documentation.) Alyce -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kris Buelens Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:27 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCPSADMP Did you run VMFSET ZVM CP before you started searching? 2008/11/19 Alyce Austin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello, In the z/VM 5.4 Guide for Automated Installation and Service, it recommends creating at Stand-Alone Dump tape on page 145. For instructions, it says to see the z/VM: CP Planning and Administration. On page 414, it says certain files must exist before using the HCPSADMP EXEC to create a Stand-Alone Dump Tape. I can locate all the files except HCPVM CNTRL. Does anyone know where this file lives? Thanks for your support, Alyce -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: XML on VM
Tom - Why don't you ftp to the userid.rdr ? I do this all the time and I use WAKEUP to process the file. /Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 45 years mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zvm.sru.edu/~fjh +1.724.738.2153 Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock -- On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:09 -0600 Tom Duerbusch said: It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server.
Re: XML on VM
RED NEON WARNING! If you are not already paying the full license fee for RSCS, you'll need to speak with your IBM marketeers before enabling RSCS' NJE capabilities for production work (maybe even for test?). Only the LPR print daemons are free. Any use of NJE requires the full license. At least that's my understanding. You marketing reps are the best source. I sure do with that there were some clear warnings about the costs and requirements in the sample SYSTEM CONFIG where the sample ENABLE statement for RSCS is commented out. Related: the SDO Enable Aid. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/19/2008 11:29 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: XML on VM It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server. Enable NJE in RSCS and use that instead. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
Re: XML on VM
If you are not already paying the full license fee for RSCS, you'll need to speak with your IBM marketeers before enabling RSCS' NJE capabilities for production work (maybe even for test?). Proper license management is always the responsibility of the admin. There are also alternatives that don't require a RSCS license.
Re: #CP STOP vs. Linux shutdown for disk snapshots
Completely unsafe. Linux probably will have data in memory that has not yet been committed to disk, so your snapshot probably will not be complete or consistent. You need an agent inside the Linux guest that is conscious of where data actually is at the moment to get a clean and consistent backup. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hicks, Bennie Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:31 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: #CP STOP vs. Linux shutdown for disk snapshots How safe (or unsafe) would use of the #CP STOP of a running linux guest be in order to make quick disk snapshots (PPRC Suspend in our case) for a full volume backup versus shutting down the linux OS? Are there any impending gotcha's with I/O status or something else that needs to be discussed? Please elaborate, as in prep for full volume backup automation, it seems this method might be quicker, just ignorant to the implications of it's use. Thanks, Bennie
Re: XML on VM
The from platform is WIN/XP. Not a problem if you can specify the command used to print the file. We have NJE for Windows.
HCPSADMP
Hello, In the z/VM 5.4 Guide for Automated Installation and Service, it recommends creating at Stand-Alone Dump tape on page 145. For instructions, it says to see the z/VM: CP Planning and Administration. On page 414, it says certain files must exist before using the HCPSADMP EXEC to create a Stand-Alone Dump Tape. I can locate all the files except HCPVM CNTRL. Does anyone know where this file lives? Thanks for your support, Alyce
FTPEXIT Question
Hi Folks, Does anybody here use the FTPEXIT EXEC to evaluate and/or modify FTP commands? I've got an FTPS client that sends redundant PROT P commands, after the data channel has already been protected. I wrote a piece of code to check for this condition and change any redundant PROT P commands to NOOP: Select When (subcmd = 'PROT') Then Do/*Evaluate PROT P duplicate..*/ If Strip(Cmd_Args)='P' Data_Secure='2' Then Do RetMsg ='FTPEXIT: PROT P requested but Data channel', 'already secure - request ignored.' Return_Code=0 /*Have FTP process our RETSTRING*/ RetString='NOOP'/*Change command to be a NOOP*/ If (debug?) Then Say RetMsg Signal FTPX_Return End End Otherwise Nop End /* Select */ I know this code is executing because I see my FTPEXIT: RetMsg on the console, but the FTP Server is ignoring my RETSTRING (NOOP) and still attempting to execute PROT P. What am I doing wrong here? Should I be using a RETURN_CODE other than 0 to indicate that FTP should evaluate my RETSTRING? I'm confused.. :( -Mike
Re: FTPEXIT Question
Mike, The return string is used to send a message back to the client when the exit rejects a command (and only if you set the return code to 4 or 12). It will reject the command with a 502 return string. There is no mechanism for modifying the command that gets sent to the server. Regards, Miguel Delapaz z/VM TCP/IP Development The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 11/19/2008 10:24:42 AM: snip I know this code is executing because I see my FTPEXIT: RetMsg on the console, but the FTP Server is ignoring my RETSTRING (NOOP) and still attempting to execute PROT P. What am I doing wrong here? Should I be using a RETURN_CODE other than 0 to indicate that FTP should evaluate my RETSTRING? I'm confused.. :( -Mike
Sample code for user diagnose
I am looking to update some old code that includes user-written diagnose codes. Does anyone have an example of such a program that I can look at. I intend to insert my own code. Thanks in advance. George Shedlock Jr AEGON Information Technology AEGON USA 502-560-3541
Re: XML on VM
Just never thought of it. LPR is just a single command with parms. FTP is more complex as you need a method of inputting multiple lines. That process seems to be platform dependant. I've reconfigured TCPIP to be able to use the .rdr option. Yep, it works and I don't get truncated records in the rdr queud. Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Fran Hensler [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/19/2008 11:40 AM Tom - Why don't you ftp to the userid.rdr ? I do this all the time and I use WAKEUP to process the file. /Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 45 years mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zvm.sru.edu/~fjh +1.724.738.2153 Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock -- On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:09 -0600 Tom Duerbusch said: It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server.
Re: Our old buddy Mark Cathcart
Mark, I for one miss you at SHARE and the debates you and Jeff and the old crew used to have Bill Munson Brown Brothers Harriman Sr. z/VM Systems Programmer 201-418-7588 President MVMUA http://www2.marist.edu/~mvmua/ Mark Cathcart [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/19/2008 01:29 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Our old buddy Mark Cathcart Well yes, to be fair there were loads of others, but none that apply here . I started life as a photographic junior(left 35-hours in the dark per wee k no fun) and yes, had a paper round, but much more interesting, I worked o n the last full size horse drawn barge on the Grand Union Canal(left too mu ch beer), worked as an offal cutter in the butchery dept of the local supermarket(left too bloody); in a hardware store as a warehouse boy(poor pay) and on a stall at Wembley Market in London(too cold and wet); my fir st real job was as a relational database for a market research company in 1974(ahh yes, sorting punch cards, select by row where column x equals an d column y greater than). All vastly useful experience to convince me that one day I wanted a real job indoors, sitting down, and here I am a Distinguished Engineer at IBM with no college degree and no patents, funny old world. Sadly I no longer get to use or work on VM, which is a real shame. But I'm doing my best to recreate the experience elsewhere. We now return you to your normal service and I'll go back into the woodwork. *** IMPORTANT NOTE* The opinions expressed in this message and/or any attachments are those of the author and not necessarily those of Brown Brothers Harriman Co., its subsidiaries and affiliates (BBH). There is no guarantee that this message is either private or confidential, and it may have been altered by unauthorized sources without your or our knowledge. Nothing in the message is capable or intended to create any legally binding obligations on either party and it is not intended to provide legal advice. BBH accepts no responsibility for loss or damage from its use, including damage from virus.
Re: A little oddity
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Huegel, Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn Rob you are good! They say you learn best by your own mistakes. I clearly made a *lot* of those. :-) -Rob
Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF
Hi Folks, I haven't done much with TXT2PDF for like 3 years(!), but I finally got the itch to play with it again and have added 2 new features that ppl have asked for in the past: TrueType font embedding Unicode mapping The first one, of course, allows you to use most TrueType fonts in your PDFs. Just upload them to the mainframe as variable record files and use the new XFONT parameters. Aside from the obvious benefit of being able to spiff up the reports even more, you also get proper character spacing for proportional fonts. And yes, barcode fonts should be usable too. Font subsetting will be available in the next release. I added the Unicode mapping option to use in combination with the font embedding as it allows you to map single byte characters to any unicode character. I chose to use the UCM file format since there are many well maintained ones at www.icu.org. But, half way through adding the mapping option, I realized that it could also be used instead of the character translation tables that can be fed to TXT2PDF to allow converting input text from one codepage to one usable in a PDF. This would mean that the input text would no longer be converted...it would remain exactly the same as the original input. The mapping would be embedded within the PDF and the viewer (Acrobat Reader) would do the translation before display. So, my question is should I allow for this type of usage? If so, should I remove the translation tables entirely or should I give the user the option of using either one or both? I guess another couple of questions would be to ask if anyone even uses TXT2PDF anymore and if they have ever mucked about with the translation tables? Thanks, Leland
Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF
We use TXT2PDF in a service machine every day. I think the use of TrueType fonts is great. I don't know if we would ever play with the translation tables. What ever it uses now seems to work just fine for us. /Tom Kern /U.S. Dept of Energy /301-903-2211 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, I haven't done much with TXT2PDF for like 3 years(!), but I finally got the itch to play with it again and have added 2 new features that ppl have asked for in the past: TrueType font embedding Unicode mapping The first one, of course, allows you to use most TrueType fonts in your PDFs. Just upload them to the mainframe as variable record files and use the new XFONT parameters. Aside from the obvious benefit of being able to spiff up the reports even more, you also get proper character spacing for proportional fonts. And yes, barcode fonts should be usable too. Font subsetting will be available in the next release. I added the Unicode mapping option to use in combination with the font embedding as it allows you to map single byte characters to any unicode character. I chose to use the UCM file format since there are many well maintained ones at www.icu.org. But, half way through adding the mapping option, I realized that it could also be used instead of the character translation tables that can be fed to TXT2PDF to allow converting input text from one codepage to one usable in a PDF. This would mean that the input text would no longer be converted...it would remain exactly the same as the original input. The mapping would be embedded within the PDF and the viewer (Acrobat Reader) would do the translation before display. So, my question is should I allow for this type of usage? If so, should I remove the translation tables entirely or should I give the user the option of using either one or both? I guess another couple of questions would be to ask if anyone even uses TXT2PDF anymore and if they have ever mucked about with the translation tables? Thanks, Leland
Re: Sample code for user diagnose
I have a local POLDGN ASSEMBLE file whose text file I CPXLOAD in order to enable my 2 local diagnoses. (One of them I just wrote this week to replace the HCPBIS exit I asked about here). I can email it to you Sunday if you wish (I don't expect to be in the office till then). Original message Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:08:40 -0600 From: Shedlock, George [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Sample code for user diagnose To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU I am looking to update some old code that includes user-written diagnose codes. Does anyone have an example of such a program that I can look at. I intend to insert my own code. Thanks in advance. George Shedlock Jr AEGON Information Technology AEGON USA 502-560-3541
Adding a spool volume
Hi What are the steps to add a spool volume dynamically and what should I watch out for. Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Information Technology z/OS z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning Cell - 443 632-4191 Work - 410 786-0386 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF
We use TXT2PDF all the time in our Z/VM environment. We did make a minor change to have the PDF open with bookmarks visable. You have done an excellent job Leland. Thanks. Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 It is fun to do the impossible. ==-Original Message- ==From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On ==Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:32 PM ==To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU ==Subject: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF == ==Hi Folks, == ==I haven't done much with TXT2PDF for like 3 years(!), but I finally got ==the itch ==to play with it again and have added 2 new features that ppl have asked ==for in ==the past: == ==TrueType font embedding ==Unicode mapping == ==The first one, of course, allows you to use most TrueType fonts in your ==PDFs. ==Just upload them to the mainframe as variable record files and use the ==new ==XFONT parameters. Aside from the obvious benefit of being able to spiff ==up the ==reports even more, you also get proper character spacing for proportional ==fonts. == And yes, barcode fonts should be usable too. Font subsetting will be ==available ==in the next release. == ==I added the Unicode mapping option to use in combination with the font ==embedding ==as it allows you to map single byte characters to any unicode character. ==I ==chose to use the UCM file format since there are many well maintained ==ones at ==www.icu.org. == ==But, half way through adding the mapping option, I realized that it could ==also ==be used instead of the character translation tables that can be fed to ==TXT2PDF ==to allow converting input text from one codepage to one usable in a PDF. == ==This would mean that the input text would no longer be converted...it ==would ==remain exactly the same as the original input. The mapping would be ==embedded ==within the PDF and the viewer (Acrobat Reader) would do the translation ==before ==display. == ==So, my question is should I allow for this type of usage? If so, should ==I ==remove the translation tables entirely or should I give the user the ==option of ==using either one or both? == ==I guess another couple of questions would be to ask if anyone even uses ==TXT2PDF ==anymore and if they have ever mucked about with the translation tables? == ==Thanks, == ==Leland
Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF
Quoting Hughes, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED]: We did make a minor change to have the PDF open with bookmarks visable. What was the change? If you'd like, I'l make it permanent as it sounds like a useful addition. You have done an excellent job Leland. Thanks. Thanks much, Leland
Re: REXX DATE function
One man's fussy is another man's rigorous or consistent ... :-)
It was designed that way because the default output format returns the month in
mixed case. It was felt that reciprocality demanded that the Date() BIF accept a
date in the same form that it returned it, as long as it was unambiguous or, in
the case of 2-digit years, windowable. Once you open the door to variants,
things get messy, e.g. should 12Oct2008 be allowed?
Remember, Rexx is case-sensitive when it regards data; it is case-insensitive
only when it comes to how the Rexx code itself is written.
Would you expect that WordPos('OCT','Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec') would return a
4 or a 0?
-Chip Davis-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 11/19/08 00:33 Mark Wheeler said:
The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 11/18/2008
03:33:48 PM:
I am trying to run the following code:
code
/* */
date1='12 OCT 2008'
date1='12 Oct 2008'
date2='13 OCT 2008'
date2='13 Oct 2008'
Fussy, no?
Re: XML on VM
On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:09 -0600 Tom Duerbusch said: Hooold on thereWait a gosh darn minute... There is a PIPE stage that can process a XML document!! This is as good a free beer, without the morning after G. I installed XMLPARSE and tried a sample XML document with the results piped to the console. That looks like what I really wanted. Thanks. It doesn't look like I can use LPR to send the XML document to my reader queue. I keep getting truncated at 80 bytes. I can FTP the file without any problems, but I sure liked the WAKEUP (RDR as the method to drive the server. Look at using a LPR PUNCH queue instead of a PRINTER queue. See http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0205L=VMESA-LP=R18532 /ahw A pipe stage for a XML document. What a country! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting A. Harry Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/18/2008 11:21 PM On Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:49:14 -0600 Tom Duerbusch said: Came back from a meeting and my brain hurts We are forcing the integration of VSE into a new Identity Manager (IDM) system. Currently we manage security for VSE via a bunch of REXX execs up in CMS. With a bunch of VSE systems, this was a good place to keep stuff that may need to be sent down to one or more VSE systems. So far, it works. We have been told that the IDM system can only output XML documents. I can write some REXX code to read/process the XML file, and find the items of interest, but this may be the time to see if we can start playing in the XML world. Is there anything in the z/VM 5.X world, that we can use to process a XML file? Right now, I'm just thinking that they will LPR the file to a CMS service machine, which will wake up and process it. Perhaps there are options that will connect to the XML port on the IP stack, and do everything really nifty G. I will also be looking for VSE and zLinux options in other emails. I'm only looking for VM responses in this email. There is XMLPARSE on the VM download page. It's a pipeline filter that creates a Rexx structure from a well formed XML document. I've experimented with it but never used it for anything significant. http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?XMLPARSE http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/xmlparse.vmarc Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting
Re: REXX DATE function
Chip Davis wrote on 11/19/2008 04:36:20 PM: One man's fussy is another man's rigorous or consistent ... :-) From Merriam-Webster: | | 3 a: requiring or giving close attention to details fussy bookkeeping procedures b: revealing a sometimes extreme | concern for niceties : fastidious , picky | I was not making a judgement. Merely pointing out the way it works (or not, as in the original example). Mark Wheeler
Re: #CP STOP vs. Linux shutdown for disk snapshots
On 11/19/2008 at 10:30 AM, Hicks, Bennie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How safe (or unsafe) would use of the #CP STOP of a running linux guest be in order to make quick disk snapshots (PPRC Suspend in our case) for a full volume backup versus shutting down the linux OS? Are there any impending gotcha's with I/O status or something else that needs to be discussed? Please elaborate, as in prep for full volume backup automation, it seems this method might be quicker, just ignorant to the implications of it's use. I agree with David. Shut the Linux system down. If you're only trying to backup _part_ of the Linux DASD, such as a file system for an application, you don't have to bring the whole system down for that. If you can get the application down and the file system unmounted (or mounted read-only), then you'll get a good backup of that file system. If the file system you're trying to backup is mounted read-write by _any_ guest, your backup will be potentially bad. (Some people have gotten away with doing that on occasion. It's definitely _not_ the recommended way.) Mark Post
Re: Adding a spool volume
Rhetorical question: When, oh when, will IBM document adding PAGE and SPOOL volumes dynamically in a clear, concise manner? This question is asked at least 3 or 4 times per year. And more often as we get more new z/VM sysprogs (WELCOME!). None of the lengthy calculations used to determine the initial PAGE and SPOOL volumes apply when someone wants to dynamically add a volume. The answer is always the same - and pretty simple (but scary to the uninitiated, and their managers). Just DO IT! :-) To answer your question: It is to adding a PAGE volume dynamically. One important caveat. -- When you add the SLOT to CP_OWNED in SYSTEM CONFIG, you don't ever get to change the SLOT number without first scheduling stand-alone time to use SPXTAPE to backup ALL your SPOOL files (including all SDF's -System Data Files, e.g CMS and many more). And I mean NEVER change a SPOOL volume SLOT number, not even by accident when you're doing regular housekeeping to neaten up the SYSTEM CONFIG file sometime in the future. That's why in my SHARE session z/VM Installation - It's Installed, NOW What? (or: What we learned on the Job) (http://linuxvm.org/Present/SHARE111/S9120mw.pdf see slides 12-14) I recommend when installing z/VM to place the SPOOL volumes at the top of the CP_OWNED list -- and documenting why they should not be moved without understanding the implication of changing a SLOT number (loss of *ALL* SPOOL files). So, to cut/paste from Scott Wandschneider's posts of just last week asking about a dynamic PAGE volume addition, adjusting for SPOOL: 1) CP ATTach rdev to MAINT. 2) CPFMTXA FORMAT 0-end on a new volume, with your chosen volser. 3) ALLOCATE 0-0 PERM and 1-END SPOL. additions... 4) Update SYSTEM CONFIG with new CP_OWNED SPOOL volume. Remember the SLOT number. (see comments above about never changing the SLOT number - maybe you want to slip it in right after an existing SPOOL SLOT if there's room available). 5) Run CPSYNTAX (on MAINT's 193 disk) against the updated SYSTEM CONFIG (as usual, after any change). 6) DETach rdev (from MAINT) 7) ATT rdev SYSTEM volser 8) CP DEFINE CPOWNED SLOT volser OWN (=SLOT number from SYSTEM CONFIG) 9) CP START DASD rdev SPOOL 10) CP Q ALLOC SPOOL (check that the new volume it looks right) Let me us know if I left anything out (detailed instructions were obviously not included for CPFMTXA, or updating SYSTEM CONFIG). Maybe IBM can use the results for a simple update to CP Planning and Use. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/19/2008 03:42 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Adding a spool volume Hi What are the steps to add a spool volume dynamically and what should I watch out for. Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Information Technology z/OS z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning Cell - 443 632-4191 Work - 410 786-0386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
Re: Adding a spool volume
On 11/19/2008 at 6:08 PM, Mike Walter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rhetorical question: When, oh when, will IBM document adding PAGE and SPOOL volumes dynamically in a clear, concise manner? Maybe when the various TSC members come to a consensus on how it should be done/documented. The wiki that was requested for the project has been waiting for some time now. Mark Post
Re: Adding a spool volume
The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 11/19/2008 03:08:31 PM: 6) DETach rdev (from MAINT) 7) ATT rdev SYSTEM volser 8) CP DEFINE CPOWNED SLOT volser OWN (=SLOT number from SYSTEM CONFIG) 9) CP START DASD rdev SPOOL 10) CP Q ALLOC SPOOL (check that the new volume it looks right) Let me us know if I left anything out (detailed instructions were obviously not included for CPFMTXA, or updating SYSTEM CONFIG). Maybe IBM can use the results for a simple update to CP Planning and Use. Except you need to do the define cpowned before attaching the device to the system. The define command will fail if the volume's already attached. (btdt)
Re: REXX DATE function
Well... there's fussy and then there's fuzzy. One man's fuzzy is another man's flexible... Fuzzy Logic: An extension of two-valued logic such that statements need not be true or false, but may have a degree of truth between 0 and 1. Such a system can be extremely useful in designing control logic for real-world systems. Regards, Rick Giz [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Wheeler Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:56 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: REXX DATE function Chip Davis wrote on 11/19/2008 04:36:20 PM: One man's fussy is another man's rigorous or consistent ... :-) From Merriam-Webster: | | 3 a: requiring or giving close attention to details fussy bookkeeping procedures b: revealing a sometimes extreme | concern for niceties : fastidious , picky | I was not making a judgement. Merely pointing out the way it works (or not, as in the original example). Mark Wheeler
Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF
Quoting Hughes, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED]: We did make a minor change to have the PDF open with bookmarks visable. What was the change. Sounds like a good option and I'll add it permanently if you'd like. You have done an excellent job Leland. Thanks. Thanks much, Leland
Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF
Here is my change. Its been quite a while. When the PDF is opened, the book marks are opened on the left and the pages are opened on the right. || Generate the catalog object and save ID */ numCatalogObj = PDFNewObj() CALL PDFQueueCntl CALL PDFQueueCntl /Type /Catalog CALL PDFQueueCntl /Pages || numPagesObj || 0 R IF pdf.boolIndex THEN DO /* jim */ CALL PDFQueueCntl /PageMode /UseOutlines CALL PDFQueueCntl /Outlines || numOutlinesObj || 0 R END CALL PDFQueueCntl CALL PDFEndObj Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 It is fun to do the impossible. ==-Original Message- ==From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On ==Behalf Of Leland ==Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 5:05 PM ==To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU ==Subject: Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF == ==Quoting Hughes, Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED]: == == We did make a minor change to have the PDF open with bookmarks visable. == ==What was the change? If you'd like, I'l make it permanent as it sounds ==like a ==useful addition. == == You have done an excellent job Leland. Thanks. == ==Thanks much, == ==Leland
Re: Adding a spool volume
Yeah, yeah. You want whine with that? :-) I've been holding off an that issue until all (or most) the SHARE in Austin scheduling issues have been put to bed. Your eyelids are heavy, you are geting very slepy... Mike Walter Hewitt Associates - Original Message - From: Mark Post [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11/19/2008 04:24 PM MST To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Adding a spool volume On 11/19/2008 at 6:08 PM, Mike Walter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rhetorical question: When, oh when, will IBM document adding PAGE and SPOOL volumes dynamically in a clear, concise manner? Maybe when the various TSC members come to a consensus on how it should be done/documented. The wiki that was requested for the project has been waiting for some time now. Mark Post The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF
Hughes, Jim wrote: Here is my change. Its been quite a while. When the PDF is opened, the book marks are opened on the left and the pages are opened on the right. || Generate the catalog object and save ID */ numCatalogObj = PDFNewObj() CALL PDFQueueCntl CALL PDFQueueCntl /Type /Catalog CALL PDFQueueCntl /Pages || numPagesObj || 0 R IF pdf.boolIndex THEN DO /* jim */ CALL PDFQueueCntl /PageMode /UseOutlines CALL PDFQueueCntl /Outlines || numOutlinesObj || 0 R END CALL PDFQueueCntl CALL PDFEndObj Cool, already in there. You must have an older version as it was added on June 30, of '02. Leland
Re: Adding a spool volume
Thanks Mike. I knew most of the steps were the same as they were for adding the PAGE but I just wanted to make sure of any special issues with SPOOL! Thanks again for the detail explanation. Terry -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:09 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Adding a spool volume Rhetorical question: When, oh when, will IBM document adding PAGE and SPOOL volumes dynamically in a clear, concise manner? This question is asked at least 3 or 4 times per year. And more often as we get more new z/VM sysprogs (WELCOME!). None of the lengthy calculations used to determine the initial PAGE and SPOOL volumes apply when someone wants to dynamically add a volume. The answer is always the same - and pretty simple (but scary to the uninitiated, and their managers). Just DO IT! :-) To answer your question: It is to adding a PAGE volume dynamically. One important caveat. -- When you add the SLOT to CP_OWNED in SYSTEM CONFIG, you don't ever get to change the SLOT number without first scheduling stand-alone time to use SPXTAPE to backup ALL your SPOOL files (including all SDF's -System Data Files, e.g CMS and many more). And I mean NEVER change a SPOOL volume SLOT number, not even by accident when you're doing regular housekeeping to neaten up the SYSTEM CONFIG file sometime in the future. That's why in my SHARE session z/VM Installation - It's Installed, NOW What? (or: What we learned on the Job) (http://linuxvm.org/Present/SHARE111/S9120mw.pdf see slides 12-14) I recommend when installing z/VM to place the SPOOL volumes at the top of the CP_OWNED list -- and documenting why they should not be moved without understanding the implication of changing a SLOT number (loss of *ALL* SPOOL files). So, to cut/paste from Scott Wandschneider's posts of just last week asking about a dynamic PAGE volume addition, adjusting for SPOOL: 1) CP ATTach rdev to MAINT. 2) CPFMTXA FORMAT 0-end on a new volume, with your chosen volser. 3) ALLOCATE 0-0 PERM and 1-END SPOL. additions... 4) Update SYSTEM CONFIG with new CP_OWNED SPOOL volume. Remember the SLOT number. (see comments above about never changing the SLOT number - maybe you want to slip it in right after an existing SPOOL SLOT if there's room available). 5) Run CPSYNTAX (on MAINT's 193 disk) against the updated SYSTEM CONFIG (as usual, after any change). 6) DETach rdev (from MAINT) 7) ATT rdev SYSTEM volser 8) CP DEFINE CPOWNED SLOT volser OWN (=SLOT number from SYSTEM CONFIG) 9) CP START DASD rdev SPOOL 10) CP Q ALLOC SPOOL (check that the new volume it looks right) Let me us know if I left anything out (detailed instructions were obviously not included for CPFMTXA, or updating SYSTEM CONFIG). Maybe IBM can use the results for a simple update to CP Planning and Use. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/19/2008 03:42 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Adding a spool volume Hi What are the steps to add a spool volume dynamically and what should I watch out for. Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Information Technology z/OS z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning Cell - 443 632-4191 Work - 410 786-0386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
