Re: ISFC connection between LPARs
Really? Wouldn't a FICON channel that is being used for CTC between LPARs need to have *both* ends attached to FICON cards in the computer, the way an ESCON CTC is built? How could it connect LPARs if one end goes to DASD or TAPE? I do not yet have FICON (till next month) but I am interested in learning! Thanks, Shimon On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Riedel, Alexander alexander.rie...@f-i-ts.de wrote: Hi Martha, it is not necessary to reserve some FICON Links for only CTC. You can share them for DASD, TAPE and FICON-CTC. Kind regards, Alexander -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] Im Auftrag von Martha McConaghy Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Dezember 2010 20:32 An: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Betreff: ISFC connection between LPARs Its been a long while since I had to create an ISFC connection. We are finally getting a z10 and I need to create a link between the two main LPARs. I don't have ESCON adapters in this box and I'd really hate to use up a couple of FICON just for a CTC connection between the 2 LPARs. Is there any other way to do this on a z10? Martha
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Re: ISFC connection between LPARs
Through a FICON Director. ESCON CTC-CNC pairs can be through a director, too. On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 5:18 AM, Shimon Lebowitz shim...@iname.com wrote: Really? Wouldn't a FICON channel that is being used for CTC between LPARs need to have *both* ends attached to FICON cards in the computer, the way an ESCON CTC is built? How could it connect LPARs if one end goes to DASD or TAPE? I do not yet have FICON (till next month) but I am interested in learning! Thanks, Shimon On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Riedel, Alexander alexander.rie...@f-i-ts.de wrote: Hi Martha, it is not necessary to reserve some FICON Links for only CTC. You can share them for DASD, TAPE and FICON-CTC. Kind regards, Alexander -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] Im Auftrag von Martha McConaghy Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Dezember 2010 20:32 An: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Betreff: ISFC connection between LPARs Its been a long while since I had to create an ISFC connection. We are finally getting a z10 and I need to create a link between the two main LPARs. I don't have ESCON adapters in this box and I'd really hate to use up a couple of FICON just for a CTC connection between the 2 LPARs. Is there any other way to do this on a z10? Martha -- Gregg Reed No Plan, survives execution
Re: ISFC connection between LPARs
Hi, How could it connect LPARs if one end goes to DASD or TAPE? I think it is possible only with a Ficon Director (Switch). The switch redistribute the connections, and allow a mixed of devices (CTC, TAPEs and DASDs) on the unique Ficon channel. And you can use a single channel (not a pair) to do CTCs between several LPARs on the same CEC. The signal goes to switch and returns by the same channel, two-way... __ Clovis From: Shimon Lebowitz shim...@iname.com To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 22/12/2010 08:28 Subject: Re: ISFC connection between LPARs Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Really? Wouldn't a FICON channel that is being used for CTC between LPARs need to have *both* ends attached to FICON cards in the computer, the way an ESCON CTC is built? How could it connect LPARs if one end goes to DASD or TAPE? I do not yet have FICON (till next month) but I am interested in learning! Thanks, Shimon On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Riedel, Alexander alexander.rie...@f-i-ts.de wrote: Hi Martha, it is not necessary to reserve some FICON Links for only CTC. You can share them for DASD, TAPE and FICON-CTC. Kind regards, Alexander -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] Im Auftrag von Martha McConaghy Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Dezember 2010 20:32 An: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Betreff: ISFC connection between LPARs Its been a long while since I had to create an ISFC connection. We are finally getting a z10 and I need to create a link between the two main LPARs. I don't have ESCON adapters in this box and I'd really hate to use up a couple of FICON just for a CTC connection between the 2 LPARs. Is there any other way to do this on a z10? Martha
Re: How Sumbit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ?
Hi Sergio, Here is my MBCH (submit Batch to MVS) exec. It is basically the same commands that others here have already told you. It also gets the submitter's MVS userid/password, since our MVS requires those items in the job card. Our users save the JCL in a CMS file with placeholders for those two items, like this: //JOBNAME JOB CLASS=T,USER=%MVSUID%,PASSWORD=%MVSPWD%,MSGCLASS=Z The user's userid/password can be stored in CMS GLOBALV by the exec. The request for the password also uses a local program, XFS. All this local stuff can just be deleted, leaving you with a simple exec to submit the job. Shimon On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Sergio Lima sergiovm...@hotmail.comwrote: Hello Shimon We wait, and will be very happy if have also this exec. Thanks a lot, Sergio --
Re: How Sumbit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ?
Hello Shimon, and all others. Very good your help, very good. Now everthing run well. Thanks again for your help, and Best Regards. Sergio Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:18:14 +0200 From: shim...@iname.com Subject: Re: How Sumbit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ? To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Hi Sergio, Here is my MBCH (submit Batch to MVS) exec. It is basically the same commands that others here have already told you. It also gets the submitter's MVS userid/password, since our MVS requires those items in the job card. Our users save the JCL in a CMS file with placeholders for those two items, like this: //JOBNAME JOB CLASS=T,USER=%MVSUID%,PASSWORD=%MVSPWD%,MSGCLASS=Z The user's userid/password can be stored in CMS GLOBALV by the exec. The request for the password also uses a local program, XFS. All this local stuff can just be deleted, leaving you with a simple exec to submit the job. Shimon On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Sergio Lima sergiovm...@hotmail.com wrote: Hello Shimon We wait, and will be very happy if have also this exec. Thanks a lot, Sergio
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Re: Tracing FTP Server Activity
Terry wrote: Aha, the missing magic incantation. Thank you Steve. That was exactly what I needed. I didn't realize that adding TRACE to the CONFIG file only enabled tracing, but didn't actually start it. I love this list. Happy Holidays to all. Terry Yea, Amen ! ! ! *Chuckie* needs to clone himself to IBM-MAIN and LINUX-390 and make them the same. Moore, Terry A. t.mo...@timken.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/21/2010 08:37 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Tracing FTP Server Activity Aha, the missing magic incantation. Thank you Steve. That was exactly what I needed. I didn't realize that adding TRACE to the CONFIG file only enabled tracing, but didn't actually start it. I love this list. Happy Holidays to all. Terry -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Harman Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 4:17 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Tracing FTP Server Activity Did you try the smsg command to turn on tracing? I did this and got a trace file: Ready; smsg ftpserve trace on file Ready; 15:08:48 FTPSERVE: Tracing to file has been enabled - This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company / The Timken Corporation
Re: How Sumbit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ?
In cases where an RSCS/NJE configuration is not available, this can be also accomplished using the z/OS FTP JES interface: (from CMS) ftp .zoshostname.com VM TCP/IP FTP Level 610 Connecting to x.x.x.x, port 21 220-FTPD1 IBM FTP CS V1R12 at ZOSHOSTNAME.COM, 16:01:38 on ... 220 Connection will close if idle for more than 5 minutes. USER (identify yourself to the host): sysprg1 -#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#- Batch jobs will be submitted with this userid unless overridden in the z/OS jobcard USER sysprg1 331 Send password please. Password: x PASS 230 SYSPRG1 is logged on. Working directory is SYSPRG1.. Command: SITE FILETYPE=JES -#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#- Request the z/OS FTP Server to use the JES2 interface SITE FILETYPE=JES 200 SITE command was accepted Command: put mvs1.job -#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#- Submit the batch job contained in CMS file MVS1 JOB SITE FIXrecfm 80 200 SITE command was accepted PORT x.x.x.x,4,2 200 Port request OK. STOR mvs1.job 125 Sending Job to JES internal reader FIXrecfm 80 250-It is known to JES as JOB00683 -#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#- This is the JES2 JOBID 250 Transfer completed successfully. 246 bytes transferred in 0.014 seconds. Transfer rate 17.57 Kbytes/sec. Command: dir --#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# When running in JES mode, the 'dir' command returns the list of jobs on spool owned by the logged in userid (Format of output depends on the JESINTERFACELEVEL setting in ftp.data) PORT x.x.x.x,4,8 200 Port request OK. LIST 125 List started OK for JESJOBNAME=SYSPRG1*, JESSTATUS=ALL and JESOWNER=SYSPRG1 JOBNAME JOBIDOWNERSTATUS CLASS SYSPRG1T JOB00683 SYSPRG1 OUTPUT ARC= 3 spool files SYSPRG1T JOB00682 SYSPRG1 OUTPUT ARC= 3 spool files SYSPRG1 TSU00650 SYSPRG1 OUTPUT TSU ABEND=622 3 spool files SYSPRG1 TSU00680 SYSPRG1 ACTIVE TSU 250 List completed successfully. Command: get JOB00683.x job00683.out --#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# Retrieve all the SYSOUT files for JOB #683 into CMS file job00683.out PORT x.x.x.x,4,3 200 Port request OK. RETR JOB00683.x 125 Sending all spool files for requested Jobid 250 Transfer completed successfully. 2324 bytes transferred in 1.019 seconds. Transfer rate 2.28 Kbytes/sec. Command: quit Thanks, Hank Calzaretta z/VM and Linux on System z Specialist IBM STG Lab Services and Training | | From: | | --| |Sergio Lima sergiovm...@hotmail.com | --| | | To:| | --| |IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU | --| | | Date: | | --| |12/21/2010 12:03 PM | --| | | Subject: | | --| |How Sumbit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ? | --| | | Sent by: | | --| |The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU | --| Hello List, We have configured here , a node named JESZOS, defined on ZOS/1.12,
Re: How Submit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ?
Thanks, Hank! There's no sense in my re-posting your whole idea of submitting z/OS jobs via FTP from z/VM to z/OS. Here's another way that can be used... After a very, very old and pretty much unsupported Network Systems HyperChannel box failed of extended old age, I was forced to find way to send very large (in terms of LRECL and of the sheer number of records) from CMS to z/OS JES2 SPOOL. RSCS didn't cut it although it works fine for most output). So I converted an existing EXEC to create the requisite JCL (getting the password from the user's NETRC DATA file; I sure wish there as a better way to do that!), FTPs the batch job to z/OS, then wait for the batch job to end before exiting. The z/OS batch job establishes an FTP connection back to z/VM (using the VM userid and password from that NETRC DATA file - glll!), and GETs the file for output directly to JES2 SPOOL. When the job ends, the NOTIFY message is sent by JES2 to the submitting z/VM user running the exec. The exec traps the reply (and return code), ending with an appropriate message to the user. Not being a z/OS JCL super-expert, it took a bit of digging around to get all the moving parts aligned, but the result has been terrific. We can now send those very large print files from z/VM to z/OS for printing at very high speed, even from VM:Batch (which require a bit more in the way of local mods). Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. 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.
TN3270 and IPAD?
Has anyone tried using TN3270 on an ipad or other tablet? I see there is a TN3270 application available for the ipad (OTC about $35). Does tablets have VPN available? As a side question, does tables have apps that use PDF files? I assume that there is a Putty type application. Also, can you attach, and address thumb drives on these things. Thinking about all my mainframe manuals on a thumb drive accessible via a tablet. As far as communications goes, the more expensive version of the ipad had 3G which seems to require a monthly subscription. Both the expensive one and the cheap one have wifi capability. I would think I could make my Blackberry a hotspot so the cheaper ipad can hitch a ride. I know, a little too late for Christmas, but there is always a New Year! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting
Re: How Submit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ?
We created some REXX exec to make it possible for pipeline data to be sent to MVS in a job (that is, not need to pass b-via a CMS file: we transform the data into a NETDATA format, put JCL before after and run TSO in batch to receive it. If you want it, I can dig it up. 2010/12/22 Mike Walter mike.wal...@hewitt.com Thanks, Hank! There's no sense in my re-posting your whole idea of submitting z/OS jobs via FTP from z/VM to z/OS. Here's another way that can be used... After a very, very old and pretty much unsupported Network Systems HyperChannel box failed of extended old age, I was forced to find way to send very large (in terms of LRECL and of the sheer number of records) from CMS to z/OS JES2 SPOOL. RSCS didn't cut it although it works fine for most output). So I converted an existing EXEC to create the requisite JCL (getting the password from the user's NETRC DATA file; I sure wish there as a better way to do that!), FTPs the batch job to z/OS, then wait for the batch job to end before exiting. The z/OS batch job establishes an FTP connection back to z/VM (using the VM userid and password from that NETRC DATA file - glll!), and GETs the file for output directly to JES2 SPOOL. When the job ends, the NOTIFY message is sent by JES2 to the submitting z/VM user running the exec. The exec traps the reply (and return code), ending with an appropriate message to the user. Not being a z/OS JCL super-expert, it took a bit of digging around to get all the moving parts aligned, but the result has been terrific. We can now send those very large print files from z/VM to z/OS for printing at very high speed, even from VM:Batch (which require a bit more in the way of local mods). Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. 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. -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: TN3270 and IPAD?
I know there is version for iPhone/iPod (iPad from v1.3)...I've only tried the free (Lite) version, and works fine, but some of the features on the full version would make it more usable. Try the free version: http://www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_tn3270.htm Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:35 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: TN3270 and IPAD? Has anyone tried using TN3270 on an ipad or other tablet? I see there is a TN3270 application available for the ipad (OTC about $35). Does tablets have VPN available? As a side question, does tables have apps that use PDF files? I assume that there is a Putty type application. Also, can you attach, and address thumb drives on these things. Thinking about all my mainframe manuals on a thumb drive accessible via a tablet. As far as communications goes, the more expensive version of the ipad had 3G which seems to require a monthly subscription. Both the expensive one and the cheap one have wifi capability. I would think I could make my Blackberry a hotspot so the cheaper ipad can hitch a ride. I know, a little too late for Christmas, but there is always a New Year! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting _ This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at privacy...@ailife.com.
Re: How Submit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ?
Kris, If that was meant for me, it's a nonstarter. This was developed for a BIG files. Compare the differences... The FTP solution required the EXEC to write the JCL (pretty trivial), submit the very small z/OS batch job via FTP, then the job to execute on z/OS, which reads the very large file FTP and writes it, untransformed, to SPOOL. The proposed solution would require reading the very large file from disk, transforming it to NETDATA format (LRECL 80, with IIRC only 72 usable bytes per record), write it to z/OS, then run TSO (a costly consideration!) in batch to read the very large file again, transform it from NETDATA back to its old format, then write the file to SPOOL. Even with the most-excellent Pipes, that's a lot of extra work on very large and wide files compared to read once/write once. And running the TSO TMP in batch, really? IMHO, TSO is pretty much always processor aware - meaning that if it can find processor resources, it will use them. ;-) Respectfully, Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 12/22/2010 12:54 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: How Submit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ? We created some REXX exec to make it possible for pipeline data to be sent to MVS in a job (that is, not need to pass b-via a CMS file: we transform the data into a NETDATA format, put JCL before after and run TSO in batch to receive it. If you want it, I can dig it up. 2010/12/22 Mike Walter mike.wal...@hewitt.com Thanks, Hank! There's no sense in my re-posting your whole idea of submitting z/OS jobs via FTP from z/VM to z/OS. Here's another way that can be used... After a very, very old and pretty much unsupported Network Systems HyperChannel box failed of extended old age, I was forced to find way to send very large (in terms of LRECL and of the sheer number of records) from CMS to z/OS JES2 SPOOL. RSCS didn't cut it although it works fine for most output). So I converted an existing EXEC to create the requisite JCL (getting the password from the user's NETRC DATA file; I sure wish there as a better way to do that!), FTPs the batch job to z/OS, then wait for the batch job to end before exiting. The z/OS batch job establishes an FTP connection back to z/VM (using the VM userid and password from that NETRC DATA file - glll!), and GETs the file for output directly to JES2 SPOOL. When the job ends, the NOTIFY message is sent by JES2 to the submitting z/VM user running the exec. The exec traps the reply (and return code), ending with an appropriate message to the user. Not being a z/OS JCL super-expert, it took a bit of digging around to get all the moving parts aligned, but the result has been terrific. We can now send those very large print files from z/VM to z/OS for printing at very high speed, even from VM:Batch (which require a bit more in the way of local mods). Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. 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. -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support 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
Re: TN3270 and IPAD?
Thanks Frank I don't have one yet. From the discussion list on the iPad, the Mochasoft free version didn't have PF keys. In my book, makes it useless. The $35 version does have PF keys. Next month, at CES (Consumer Electronics Show (?)), everything new, except for Apple stuff will obsolete all we currently know. A couple weeks later Apple will announce all their new stuff. Right now, I plan on waiting. I have VPN and TN3270 on my Blackberry. Ok for limited use. Not suitable for much screen work. And viewing PDFs (IBM manuals) is really a chore. Right now, a thin laptop, dedicated for TN3270, Web, and PDF viewing wins. But I keep wondering about the tablets. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.com 12/22/2010 12:58 PM I know there is version for iPhone/iPod (iPad from v1.3)...I've only tried the free (Lite) version, and works fine, but some of the features on the full version would make it more usable. Try the free version: http://www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_tn3270.htm Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:35 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: TN3270 and IPAD? Has anyone tried using TN3270 on an ipad or other tablet? I see there is a TN3270 application available for the ipad (OTC about $35). Does tablets have VPN available? As a side question, does tables have apps that use PDF files? I assume that there is a Putty type application. Also, can you attach, and address thumb drives on these things. Thinking about all my mainframe manuals on a thumb drive accessible via a tablet. As far as communications goes, the more expensive version of the ipad had 3G which seems to require a monthly subscription. Both the expensive one and the cheap one have wifi capability. I would think I could make my Blackberry a hotspot so the cheaper ipad can hitch a ride. I know, a little too late for Christmas, but there is always a New Year! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting _ This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at privacy...@ailife.com.
Re: TN3270 and IPAD?
I find that I need a keyboard for any extensive work. The netbooks work great for this (long battery life and light weight). In an emergency I can use LOGMEIN.COM to get to my work PC from my iPhone (yeah, it's kinda expensive, but I can get to my home PC as well!). Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 1:14 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: TN3270 and IPAD? Thanks Frank I don't have one yet. From the discussion list on the iPad, the Mochasoft free version didn't have PF keys. In my book, makes it useless. The $35 version does have PF keys. Next month, at CES (Consumer Electronics Show (?)), everything new, except for Apple stuff will obsolete all we currently know. A couple weeks later Apple will announce all their new stuff. Right now, I plan on waiting. I have VPN and TN3270 on my Blackberry. Ok for limited use. Not suitable for much screen work. And viewing PDFs (IBM manuals) is really a chore. Right now, a thin laptop, dedicated for TN3270, Web, and PDF viewing wins. But I keep wondering about the tablets. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.com 12/22/2010 12:58 PM I know there is version for iPhone/iPod (iPad from v1.3)...I've only tried the free (Lite) version, and works fine, but some of the features on the full version would make it more usable. Try the free version: http://www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_tn3270.htm Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:35 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: TN3270 and IPAD? Has anyone tried using TN3270 on an ipad or other tablet? I see there is a TN3270 application available for the ipad (OTC about $35). Does tablets have VPN available? As a side question, does tables have apps that use PDF files? I assume that there is a Putty type application. Also, can you attach, and address thumb drives on these things. Thinking about all my mainframe manuals on a thumb drive accessible via a tablet. As far as communications goes, the more expensive version of the ipad had 3G which seems to require a monthly subscription. Both the expensive one and the cheap one have wifi capability. I would think I could make my Blackberry a hotspot so the cheaper ipad can hitch a ride. I know, a little too late for Christmas, but there is always a New Year! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting _ This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at privacy...@ailife.com. _ This message contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at privacy...@ailife.com.
Re: TN3270 and IPAD?
The iPad does have VPN software built in, same as the iPhone since it's running the same OS. Haven't tried to use it to connect to either Company's VPN I work with, so don't know for sure how it works. Also haven't tried the TN3270 app ($35.00 is pretty pricey for an iOS app). You can also connect a bluetooth keyboard to the iPad, so your not limited to using the screen keyboard which can take up a lot of room on the screen. There are number of apps that will read PDF files, I use Goodreader. I have the entire CA library, VM 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, zVPS 3.7, zOS 1.8 (last release of z/OS i had to work on), camera manuals, and all other softcopy documentation files for products/software I own on mine. Works great. When in portrait mode, a full page can be viewed and read easily. This is actually the killer app for me that made the iPad something more than just a large iPod Touch. There are a number of VNC applications some free, some pay (that don't cost as much as that TN3270 app). You can attach a thumb drive to the iPad with some apps (and you have the camera connection kit, which changes the iPod dock connector into a USB connector). Without the apps, you have to do some funny stuff to connect a thumb drive to the iPad. The camera connection kit was designed only to be used for photo's, so you have to make your thumb drive look like an SD card or CF card that's been in a camera (ie. have a DCIM folder). If that's there, it will recognize the drive. I've never tried this, just read about it after the first time I tried to attach a thumb drive to my iPad and it didn't see it. I just copied all the PDF's onto the iPad via iTunes into the Goodreader app. Murphy says the time your most likely to need the thumb drive is when you have forgotten it since it's an extra piece of equipment to drag along. Just load them up on the iPad and don't worry about it. I don't have the 3G version, just the WiFi version. I do have a standalone hotspot that we use for all of us when we travel or someone is away from the house but needs an internet connection, mostly me. I used to have a PC card cell modem, the new hot spot version is much more useful. Everyone can use it, as it just creates a small person WiFi zone, the kids iPod Touch'es, the wife's PC laptop, my iPad, my Macbook Pro, the Wii, the Nintendo DSXL, it goes on and on. Anything that can do WiFi can be connected to this device that we take with us when we are not home, and be passed around to different family members when they need it during the rest of the time. Usually using your phone entails getting a phone as modem option from your cell provider, as most don't allow this without being jailbroken or cracked to allow it. It's a revenue source for them, so they don't like to give it away for free. It also ties up your cell phone when your doing it. That's the other advantage of using a separate device, but the separate device will cost you more that using your phone even paying for the additional service. Robert Reuscher NR5AR On Dec 22, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Tom Duerbusch wrote: Has anyone tried using TN3270 on an ipad or other tablet? I see there is a TN3270 application available for the ipad (OTC about $35). Does tablets have VPN available? As a side question, does tables have apps that use PDF files? I assume that there is a Putty type application. Also, can you attach, and address thumb drives on these things. Thinking about all my mainframe manuals on a thumb drive accessible via a tablet. As far as communications goes, the more expensive version of the ipad had 3G which seems to require a monthly subscription. Both the expensive one and the cheap one have wifi capability. I would think I could make my Blackberry a hotspot so the cheaper ipad can hitch a ride. I know, a little too late for Christmas, but there is always a New Year! Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting
Re: TN3270 and IPAD?
Has anyone tried using TN3270 on an ipad or other tablet? I see there is a TN3270 application available for the ipad (OTC about $35). Yes. Works fine. The keyboard layouts are a bit icky, but they're usable. I'd strongly suggest a external Bluetooth keyboard if you intend to do a LOT of typing on a iPad/iPhone. You get used to the onscreen keyboard, but you will develop bruises on your fingertips if you do an extended session (and switching back and forth for numbers/symbols gets old very fast). Does tablets have VPN available? Depends on the tablet, and your VPN system requirements. The iPad does (the Cisco VPN client). I believe that some of the Android ones have it as well. As a side question, does tables have apps that use PDF files? Use, or display? Display, certainly. I use iBooks. I assume that there is a Putty type application. Yes. There's a nice ssh implementation for the iPad. Similar apps exist for Android. Also, can you attach, and address thumb drives on these things. There's the rub. The iPad doesn't let you attach a USB drive. Some of the Android tablets do, but that's a device-by-device thing. Still, a full set of VM manuals plus the BSD Unix manuals plus most of the AIX and Solaris 10 manuals is less than 200M, which is doable on most of the tablet devices without scratching the surface of the flash. (sheesh -- just looked, and I have more than a gig of *apps*. Gotta do some housecleaning) As far as communications goes, the more expensive version of the ipad had 3G which seems to require a monthly subscription. Both the expensive one and the cheap one have wifi capability. I would think I could make my Blackberry a hotspot so the cheaper ipad can hitch a ride. I do exactly that. If you have a tether-capable phone, the 3G interface on the iPad is a ripoff. You're better off spending the cash on more flash (eg, the 32G or 64G systems) and sticking with wifi. One catch to watch for is different implementations of WPA algorithms for wifi encryption -- the Apple implementation often requires the hex form of the encryption keys to connect with non-Apple implementations (works great with a iPhone or Apple wifi base station and the Cisco/Linksys implementation, but Netgear wifi doesn't always work with the iPad. Ditto Nokia's implementation of WPA - depends a lot on the individual phone. WEP 128 usually works across the board, but may not be available in a enterprise environment. YMMV.
Re: How Submit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ?
Hello Kris, Is possible We have a copy of this rexx ? Tia Sergio Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:54:09 +0100 From: kris.buel...@gmail.com Subject: Re: How Submit a JOB from Z/VM to Z/OS using RSCS ? To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU We created some REXX exec to make it possible for pipeline data to be sent to MVS in a job (that is, not need to pass b-via a CMS file: we transform the data into a NETDATA format, put JCL before after and run TSO in batch to receive it. If you want it, I can dig it up. 2010/12/22 Mike Walter mike.wal...@hewitt.com Thanks, Hank! There's no sense in my re-posting your whole idea of submitting z/OS jobs via FTP from z/VM to z/OS. Here's another way that can be used... After a very, very old and pretty much unsupported Network Systems HyperChannel box failed of extended old age, I was forced to find way to send very large (in terms of LRECL and of the sheer number of records) from CMS to z/OS JES2 SPOOL. RSCS didn't cut it although it works fine for most output). So I converted an existing EXEC to create the requisite JCL (getting the password from the user's NETRC DATA file; I sure wish there as a better way to do that!), FTPs the batch job to z/OS, then wait for the batch job to end before exiting. The z/OS batch job establishes an FTP connection back to z/VM (using the VM userid and password from that NETRC DATA file - glll!), and GETs the file for output directly to JES2 SPOOL. When the job ends, the NOTIFY message is sent by JES2 to the submitting z/VM user running the exec. The exec traps the reply (and return code), ending with an appropriate message to the user. Not being a z/OS JCL super-expert, it took a bit of digging around to get all the moving parts aligned, but the result has been terrific. We can now send those very large print files from z/VM to z/OS for printing at very high speed, even from VM:Batch (which require a bit more in the way of local mods). Mike Walter Aon Corporation The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. 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. -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: TN3270 and IPAD?
Cool.. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net 12/22/2010 2:28 PM Has anyone tried using TN3270 on an ipad or other tablet? I see there is a TN3270 application available for the ipad (OTC about $35). Yes. Works fine. The keyboard layouts are a bit icky, but they're usable. I'd strongly suggest a external Bluetooth keyboard if you intend to do a LOT of typing on a iPad/iPhone. You get used to the onscreen keyboard, but you will develop bruises on your fingertips if you do an extended session (and switching back and forth for numbers/symbols gets old very fast). Does tablets have VPN available? Depends on the tablet, and your VPN system requirements. The iPad does (the Cisco VPN client). I believe that some of the Android ones have it as well. As a side question, does tables have apps that use PDF files? Use, or display? Display, certainly. I use iBooks. I assume that there is a Putty type application. Yes. There's a nice ssh implementation for the iPad. Similar apps exist for Android. Also, can you attach, and address thumb drives on these things. There's the rub. The iPad doesn't let you attach a USB drive. Some of the Android tablets do, but that's a device-by-device thing. Still, a full set of VM manuals plus the BSD Unix manuals plus most of the AIX and Solaris 10 manuals is less than 200M, which is doable on most of the tablet devices without scratching the surface of the flash. (sheesh -- just looked, and I have more than a gig of *apps*. Gotta do some housecleaning) As far as communications goes, the more expensive version of the ipad had 3G which seems to require a monthly subscription. Both the expensive one and the cheap one have wifi capability. I would think I could make my Blackberry a hotspot so the cheaper ipad can hitch a ride. I do exactly that. If you have a tether-capable phone, the 3G interface on the iPad is a ripoff. You're better off spending the cash on more flash (eg, the 32G or 64G systems) and sticking with wifi. One catch to watch for is different implementations of WPA algorithms for wifi encryption -- the Apple implementation often requires the hex form of the encryption keys to connect with non-Apple implementations (works great with a iPhone or Apple wifi base station and the Cisco/Linksys implementation, but Netgear wifi doesn't always work with the iPad. Ditto Nokia's implementation of WPA - depends a lot on the individual phone. WEP 128 usually works across the board, but may not be available in a enterprise environment. YMMV.
