SMTP relay
We just got dinged for apparently having our SMTP server configured for mail forwarding. We only use it to send email from Performance Monitor to our email ids. I've looked at the manual and don't see any way to do this. Any suggestions? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: SMTP relay
Duh, somehow I missed FORWARDMAIL. I'll try this. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:10 PM To: 'The IBM z/VM Operating System' Subject: SMTP relay We just got dinged for apparently having our SMTP server configured for mail forwarding. We only use it to send email from Performance Monitor to our email ids. I've looked at the manual and don't see any way to do this. Any suggestions? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Dynamically adding page space
I'm trying to dynamically add a page pack to our z/VM system and I've got a situation that I don't have in my notes. z/VM 5.4 on a z9 I've formatted the volume (3330-3) as a page volume and defined a cpowned slot for it. def cpowned slot 10 VMPPG5 But when I display cpowned, it show as offline: q cpowned Slot Vol-ID Rdev Type Status 1 VMPRES 1003 OwnOnline and attached 2 VMPSPL 1004 OwnOnline and attached 3 VMPPAG 1002 OwnOnline and attached 4 VMPW01 1005 OwnOnline and attached 5 VMPW02 1006 OwnOnline and attached 6 VMPPG2 10E5 OwnOnline and attached 7 VMPW03 10EF OwnOnline and attached 8 VMPPG3 108F OwnOnline and attached 9 VMPPG4 109C OwnOnline and attached 10 VMPPG5 OwnOffline However: q 100c DASD 100C VMPAG5 So what have I missed? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Dynamically adding page space
That would help! I did that but it still didn't changed the cpowned state Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: Karl Kingston [mailto:karlkings...@ongov.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:14 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Dynamically adding page space You're missing: ATTACH 100C TO SYSTEM From:Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov To:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date:03/29/2011 09:10 AM Subject:Dynamically adding page space Sent by:The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU I'm trying to dynamically add a page pack to our z/VM system and I've got a situation that I don't have in my notes. z/VM 5.4 on a z9 I've formatted the volume (3330-3) as a page volume and defined a cpowned slot for it. def cpowned slot 10 VMPPG5 But when I display cpowned, it show as offline: q cpowned Slot Vol-ID Rdev Type Status 1 VMPRES 1003 OwnOnline and attached 2 VMPSPL 1004 OwnOnline and attached 3 VMPPAG 1002 OwnOnline and attached 4 VMPW01 1005 OwnOnline and attached 5 VMPW02 1006 OwnOnline and attached 6 VMPPG2 10E5 OwnOnline and attached 7 VMPW03 10EF OwnOnline and attached 8 VMPPG3 108F OwnOnline and attached 9 VMPPG4 109C OwnOnline and attached 10 VMPPG5 OwnOffline However: q 100c DASD 100C VMPAG5 So what have I missed? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Dynamically adding page space
and now for the rest of the email q cpowned Slot Vol-ID Rdev Type Status 1 VMPRES 1003 OwnOnline and attached 2 VMPSPL 1004 OwnOnline and attached 3 VMPPAG 1002 OwnOnline and attached 4 VMPW01 1005 OwnOnline and attached 5 VMPW02 1006 OwnOnline and attached 6 VMPPG2 10E5 OwnOnline and attached 7 VMPW03 10EF OwnOnline and attached 8 VMPPG3 108F OwnOnline and attached 9 VMPPG4 109C OwnOnline and attached 10 VMPPG5 OwnOffline q 100c DASD 100C CP SYSTEM VMPAG5 0 Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:18 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: RE: Dynamically adding page space That would help! I did that but it still didn't changed the cpowned state Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: Karl Kingston [mailto:karlkings...@ongov.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:14 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Dynamically adding page space You're missing: ATTACH 100C TO SYSTEM From:Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov To:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date:03/29/2011 09:10 AM Subject:Dynamically adding page space Sent by:The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU I'm trying to dynamically add a page pack to our z/VM system and I've got a situation that I don't have in my notes. z/VM 5.4 on a z9 I've formatted the volume (3330-3) as a page volume and defined a cpowned slot for it. def cpowned slot 10 VMPPG5 But when I display cpowned, it show as offline: q cpowned Slot Vol-ID Rdev Type Status 1 VMPRES 1003 OwnOnline and attached 2 VMPSPL 1004 OwnOnline and attached 3 VMPPAG 1002 OwnOnline and attached 4 VMPW01 1005 OwnOnline and attached 5 VMPW02 1006 OwnOnline and attached 6 VMPPG2 10E5 OwnOnline and attached 7 VMPW03 10EF OwnOnline and attached 8 VMPPG3 108F OwnOnline and attached 9 VMPPG4 109C OwnOnline and attached 10 VMPPG5 OwnOffline However: q 100c DASD 100C VMPAG5 So what have I missed? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Dynamically adding page space
Thanks to everybody. Now working as expected Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: Scott Rohling [mailto:scott.rohl...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:24 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Dynamically adding page space Well -- VMPPG5 is not VMPAG5.. relabel 100C to VMPPG5 and maybe it will go better ;-) Scott Rohling On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:19 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.govmailto:baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: and now for the rest of the email q cpowned Slot Vol-ID Rdev Type Status 1 VMPRES 1003 OwnOnline and attached 2 VMPSPL 1004 OwnOnline and attached 3 VMPPAG 1002 OwnOnline and attached 4 VMPW01 1005 OwnOnline and attached 5 VMPW02 1006 OwnOnline and attached 6 VMPPG2 10E5 OwnOnline and attached 7 VMPW03 10EF OwnOnline and attached 8 VMPPG3 108F OwnOnline and attached 9 VMPPG4 109C OwnOnline and attached 10 VMPPG5 OwnOffline q 100c DASD 100C CP SYSTEM VMPAG5 0 Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474tel:301-594-7474 From: Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:18 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: RE: Dynamically adding page space That would help! I did that but it still didn't changed the cpowned state Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474tel:301-594-7474 From: Karl Kingston [mailto:karlkings...@ongov.netmailto:karlkings...@ongov.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:14 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Dynamically adding page space You're missing: ATTACH 100C TO SYSTEM From:Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.govmailto:baue...@mail.nih.gov To:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date:03/29/2011 09:10 AM Subject:Dynamically adding page space Sent by:The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU I'm trying to dynamically add a page pack to our z/VM system and I've got a situation that I don't have in my notes. z/VM 5.4 on a z9 I've formatted the volume (3330-3) as a page volume and defined a cpowned slot for it. def cpowned slot 10 VMPPG5 But when I display cpowned, it show as offline: q cpowned Slot Vol-ID Rdev Type Status 1 VMPRES 1003 OwnOnline and attached 2 VMPSPL 1004 OwnOnline and attached 3 VMPPAG 1002 OwnOnline and attached 4 VMPW01 1005 OwnOnline and attached 5 VMPW02 1006 OwnOnline and attached 6 VMPPG2 10E5 OwnOnline and attached 7 VMPW03 10EF OwnOnline and attached 8 VMPPG3 108F OwnOnline and attached 9 VMPPG4 109C OwnOnline and attached 10 VMPPG5 OwnOffline However: q 100c DASD 100C VMPAG5 So what have I missed? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474tel:301-594-7474
New IODF online
We keep our IODF on the z/OS side. We just created and activated a new one with new devices that I need on VM. How do I tell VM to find these new devices without a reboot? We add some new IQD devices for hypersockets at chpid 80, control unit 7200, logical unit 7200. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: New IODF online
Never mind, found the vary online chpid command. I have my new devices online and ready to go. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:59 AM To: 'The IBM z/VM Operating System' Subject: New IODF online We keep our IODF on the z/OS side. We just created and activated a new one with new devices that I need on VM. How do I tell VM to find these new devices without a reboot? We add some new IQD devices for hypersockets at chpid 80, control unit 7200, logical unit 7200. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: How can get the Week day ?
So are you going to tell us these eleven *consecutive* prime numbers?
Bobby Bauer
Center for Information Technology
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892-5628
301-594-7474
-Original Message-
From: Dave Jones [mailto:d...@vsoft-software.com]
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:29 AM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: How can get the Week day ?
You're welcome, Sergioand a Happy New Year too.
(btw, 2011 is the sum of eleven *consecutive* prime numbers, and is
itself a prime number)
On 01/03/2011 07:20 AM, Carlos Romero Martin wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:17:47 -0600, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com
wrote:
Try this Sergio.
day_name = Date('W', '01/12/10', 'E')
On 01/03/2011 07:10 AM, Sergio Lima wrote:
Hello List.
I have a CMS file, and need convert the date in the format DD/MM/YY
(01/12/10), to week day.
Try used this, but don't work :
52 *-* data = word(saida,1)
01/12/10
54 *-* campoa = date('w',data)
54 +++ campoa = date('w',data)
20 +++call vetipo
5 +++ call processa
DMSREX475E Error 40 running CPUXX EXEC, line 54: Incorrect call to
routine
Is possible, do this what We need?
Thanks very much.
Sergio Lima Costa
Sao Paulo - Brazil
or this
day_name = Date(W,Date(E),E)
--
Dave Jones
V/Soft Software
www.vsoft-software.com
Houston, TX
281.578.7544
LU name?
We are trying to make Automation point from CA work with a TN3270 session with a VM guest, The last step is to assign an LU name to the session. Don't see a way to do that in the VM world. Easy enough with MVS. Any ideas? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: LU name?
Not really sure what they are trying to do. I just got a request from our operation folks for this. I'm going to get back to CA myself. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: David Boyes [mailto:dbo...@sinenomine.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:54 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: LU name? LU names are a SNA thing. They don't apply with TCPIP sessions. What are they trying to do - identify the session somehow? We are trying to make Automation point from CA work with a TN3270 session with a VM guest, The last step is to assign an LU name to the session. Don't see a way to do that in the VM world. Easy enough with MVS.
Re: Hillgang October Meeting
I will be attending. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Neale Ferguson [mailto:ne...@sinenomine.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 1:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Hillgang October Meeting The preliminary agenda for the October 13 meeting of Hillgang is available at: http://www.vm.ibm.com/events/hill1013.pdf We have a lot of great content (even more than usual that is): - Understanding the IT Audit Process Stan King, Information Technology Company - z/VM Single System Image Guest Mobility Preview John Franciscovich, IBM - z/VM 6.1 and Ensemble Management Richard Lewis, IBM - Introducing the zPDT Stan King, ITC
How to acheive 100% Availability
We have been asked to make a zLinux server running under z/VM 100% availability, except for POR (power on reset). We have 2 z/VM lpars, a test and a production but as far as I know, z/VM doesn't have a sysplex takeover mechanism. I can move the server from one lpar to the other easy enough but that move would disruptive in itself. Any ideas? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: How to acheive 100% Availability
I misspoke, it is just the application management is interested in, not the server. This server has only this one application running on it. To me this is a silly request but it's what management asked about. I think I have enough words to convince them that the 99.99% availability will be OK, after all, it isn't the space station. Thanks everybody. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Alan Altmark [mailto:alan_altm...@us.ibm.com] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 10:05 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: How to acheive 100% Availability On Monday, 08/16/2010 at 07:27 EDT, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: We have been asked to make a zLinux server running under z/VM 100% availability, except for POR (power on reset). We have 2 z/VM lpars, a test and a production but as far as I know, z/VM doesn?t have a sysplex takeover mechanism. I can move the server from one lpar to the other easy enough but that move would disruptive in itself. *Servers* are never 100% available. A server is a single point of failure, whether it is a partition, a virtual machine, or a PC. Things Happen. *Applications*, on the other hand, can be made as close to 100% as is technologically possible because they can be designed to cooperate at a higher level, across multiple servers. Therefore they can be designed to survive outage of a single server. Can they survive the loss of two servers? Only if there are more than two servers available. z/VM having a SYSPLEX mechanism won't help you since SYSPLEX is an *application* service - it does nothing to improve the availability of an MVS address space. [Yes, SYSPLEX is used by MVS subsystems, but they are just privileged applications in this context.] What IBM *has* announced in a Statement of Direction is that in the future z/VM will have the ability to move a running virtual machine from one LPAR to another. This improves the availability of the virtual machine dramatically for planned hw or z/VM outages, but it doesn't go to 100% since you can still have an unplanned outage (the network, the server, the LPAR, z/VM, or the guest). So, taken literally, the request cannot be achieved on any platform. I can't imagine why They give a rat's behind whether a server is up or down. Presumably They only care whether an *application* is available. Solving application availability by making it a server problem is an architectural error of the highest order. Making servers more available during planned outages helps to keep the *applications'* HA elements up and running. (Imagine if the International Space Station had only one coolant pump active at any one time.) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: Disaster Recovery TCPIP Address Issue
Would this be done with the SYSTEM_IDENTIFIER statement in the SYSTEM CONFIG and if so, how do I find my current model and cpuid? Looks like the 'q cupid' will give it to me. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: David Boyes [mailto:dbo...@sinenomine.net] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 11:34 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Disaster Recovery TCPIP Address Issue location. While discussing our requirements, the topic of TCPIP addresses came up. Since the addresses at the offsite location will be different from our local addresses, we are at a loss as to how to change them. The vendor should be able to give you the CPUIDs of the recovery systems you'll be running on during your test. Add those to SYSTEM NETID and SYSTEM CONFIG with different node names (I use DISASTER). Once that's done, when the system comes up, you can use qualifiers in the TCPIP PROFILE and SYSTEM CONFIG to set up things with the addresses of your disaster recovery system, kinda like this (not precise syntax, so RTFM for it): NORMAL: LINK FOO DISASTER: LINK FOO Presto, no need to change anything actually AT recovery site. 8-) -- db
Error bringing NIC 0800 online
I'm trying to build a new server under VM and can't seem to get the virtual NIC to talk to the vswitch to come online. The error seems to indicate a mismatch between layer2 and layer3 but I can't see it. Any help would be appreciated. I've cross posted to the zLinux listserve When I log into the server I see: NIC 0800 is created; devices 0800-0802 defined z/VM Version 5 Release 4.0, Service Level 0903 (64-bit), built on IBM Virtualization Technology There is no logmsg data Displaying the vswitch it sure looks like layer 2 to me: q vswitch vsw2 VSWITCH SYSTEM VSW2 Type: VSWITCH Connected: 4Maxconn: INFINITE PERSISTENT RESTRICTEDETHERNET Accounting: OFF VLAN Unaware MAC address: 02-00-00-00-00-03 State: Ready IPTimeout: 5 QueueStorage: 8 Isolation Status: OFF RDEV: 0C64.P00 VDEV: 0C64 Controller: DTCVSW1 RDEV: 0C74.P00 VDEV: 0C74 Controller: DTCVSW2 BACKUP The conf file I'm using: HOSTNAME=ODBD1.CIT.NIH.GOV DASD=200-205 NETTYPE=qeth IPADDR=128.231.xxx.xx SUBCHANNELS=0.0.0800,0.0.0801,0.0.0802 NETMASK=255.255.254.0 BROADCAST=128.231.xxx.xxx NETWORK=128.231.xxx.0 PORTNAME=UNASSIGNED LAYER2=0 DNS=156.40.xx.xx SEARCHDNS=NIH.GOV GATEWAY=128.231.xxx.x When I issue ODBD1 I eventually get: qeth: loading qeth S/390 OSA-Express driver qeth: received an IDX TERMINATE with cause code 0xf6 qeth: sense data available on channel 0.0.0800. qeth: cstat 0x0 dstat 0xE qeth: irb: 00 c2 60 17 00 f7 60 38 0e 00 10 00 00 80 00 00 qeth: irb: 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 qeth: sense data: 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 qeth: sense data: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 qeth: Initialization in hardsetup failed! rc=-5 SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device ping: sendto: Network is unreachable Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
IBMLINK
Typed in www.ibm.com/ibmlink this morning and it is now https://www-304bluecoat.ibm.com with a certificate that Firefox doesn't trust. Anybody else seeing this? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: IBMLINK
Very strange, I shutdown my browser and tried again. Looks normal now. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Bonno, Tuco [mailto:t...@cio.sc.gov] Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:30 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBMLINK same-same. I open www.ibm.com/ibmlink, which forwards me to www-304.ibm.com/ ... blahblahblah. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Thursday, 25 February, 2010 07:27 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBMLINK On 02/25/10 07:18, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: Typed in www.ibm.com/ibmlink this morning and it is now https://www-304bluecoat.ibm.com with a certificate that Firefox doesn't trust. Anybody else seeing this? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 I'm going to the same site as you(www.ibm.com/ibmlink) which then redirects me to https://www-304.ibm.com/... I don't know where the bluecoat comes from in your redirection. -- Mark Jacobs Time Customer Service Tampa, FL I never make stupid mistake, only very, very clever ones. Doctor Who
Re: How to find out what user holds dasd
Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:55 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: How to find out what user holds dasd You're looking for the command: CP Query SYSTEM rdev In your example: CP Q SYSTEM 16E0 Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/14/2009 10:47 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject How to find out what user holds dasd I'm trying detach and take a couple of volumes offline but seems some user has them and I can't identify which one. Is there a way to force a detach or to display who has it. Normally the devices are used for a server named UPST We are running z/VM 5.4 at 0901 q 16e0 DASD 16E0 CP SYSTEM UPST01 1 det 16e0 system HCPDTS124E DASD 16E0 in use by 1 users Ready(00124); T=0.01/0.01 11:45:07 det 16e0 upst HCPDTC045E UPST not logged on Ready(00045); T=0.01/0.01 11:45:12 Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 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.
HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume
I'm attempting to clone our pilot VM system to a production lpar since it looks like a couple of applications might actually have a real future (a quiet hurray!). Attempting to copy the res volumes fails q 127a DASD 127A CP OWNED 540RES 83 then ddr input 127A 3390 540RES HCPDDR704E DEVICE 127A NOT OPERATIONAL Any suggestions would be helpful. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume
Thanks everybody. Didn't realize I needed the virtual device. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Wandschneider, Scott Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:24 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume Your input / output must be on virtual addresses of the guest doing the DDR. Thank you, Scott From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:14 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume I'm attempting to clone our pilot VM system to a production lpar since it looks like a couple of applications might actually have a real future (a quiet hurray!). Attempting to copy the res volumes fails q 127a DASD 127A CP OWNED 540RES 83 then ddr input 127A 3390 540RES HCPDDR704E DEVICE 127A NOT OPERATIONAL Any suggestions would be helpful. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 Confidentiality Note: This e-mail, including any attachment to it, may contain material that is confidential, proprietary, privileged and/or Protected Health Information, within the meaning of the regulations under the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act as amended. If it is not clear that you are the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error, and any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, including any attachment to it, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately return it to the sender and delete it from your system. Thank you.
Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume
Love to see it baue...@mail.nih.gov Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Austin, Alyce (CIV) Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 12:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume I have an exec I used to backup the res volume. If anyone would like a copy of it, I would be happy to share it... Alyce From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Romanowski, John (OFT) Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:11 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume Adam, I get away with it too but I do CP Q SYSTEM first to see which userids have r/w mdisks on the sysres; I shutdown things like SFS servers that have an mdisk on the sysres before I flashcopy or DDR it. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Thornton Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 10:28 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume On Jun 4, 2009, at 9:21 AM, Edward M Martin wrote: Typically Maint has 540RES as 123 MR. I should not answer questions before coffee. Yeah, there already *IS* a covering minidisk, isn't there? Question: is it actually safe to DDR the RES volume from a live system to another system? I always *thought* that was one of those things that you usually got away with but weren't supposed to do, but I will admit to perhaps being conditioned by growing up in the Unix world, where doing that kinda stuff with mounted filesystems is a Bad Idea. It would be very nice to know if it is in fact not risky; it will save me the time of going back after I've done all the user volumes, shutting down the system, and using standalone DDR on the RES volumes. Adam This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
VMARC UNPK question
I'm attempting to unload the RXSERVER VMARC. I created a small minidisk to hold it. Uploaded it in binary and issued: PIPE rxserver VMARC i | fblock 80 00 | rxserver VMARC i F 80 and vmarc unpk rxserver vmarc i but the files go to the A disk: RXSERVER PACKAGE A2. Bytes in= 2320, bytes out= 3413 ( 147%). RXSERVER README A2. Bytes in= 3600, bytes out= 6063 ( 168%). RXSERVER MIGRATE A1. Bytes in= 5680, bytes out= 10354 ( 182%). etc How do I point them to the 'I' disk? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: VMARC UNPK question
And thanks Mark. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:22 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VMARC UNPK question vmarc unpk rxserver vmarc i = = i On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.govmailto:baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: I'm attempting to unload the RXSERVER VMARC. I created a small minidisk to hold it. Uploaded it in binary and issued: PIPE rxserver VMARC i | fblock 80 00 | rxserver VMARC i F 80 and vmarc unpk rxserver vmarc i but the files go to the A disk: RXSERVER PACKAGE A2. Bytes in= 2320, bytes out= 3413 ( 147%). RXSERVER README A2. Bytes in= 3600, bytes out= 6063 ( 168%). RXSERVER MIGRATE A1. Bytes in= 5680, bytes out= 10354 ( 182%). etc How do I point them to the 'I' disk? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317
Shutdown exec - need a little rexx help
Finally getting around to writing a shutdown exec. My first step, checking the messages when they come back isn't working. In the code below, in the do loop, the parse instruction after the WAKEUP is never executed. The messages that the guest has been shutdown is echoed back to my terminal and I have no idea why. Any suggestion would be appreciated. /* rexx to stop linux guest */ 'WAKEUP +0 (IUCVMSG QUIET' trace i theid = lssb1 say 'Signaling ' theid 'signal shutdown' theid do forever 'WAKEUP (IUCVMSG QUIET' parse pull msg end exit 0 Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Shutdown exec - need a little rexx help
I was not aware of that requirement. I cut/pasted the SET command into the exec and sure enough, the parse gets invoked. Need to read a bit more. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rohling Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 10:46 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Shutdown exec - need a little rexx help Did you do a 'SET CPCONIO IUCV' ? You need to direct CP output to IUCV for it to get trapped by WAKEUP IUCVMSG... Do this before your initial WAKEUP. Scott On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.govmailto:baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Finally getting around to writing a shutdown exec. My first step, checking the messages when they come back isn't working. In the code below, in the do loop, the parse instruction after the WAKEUP is never executed. The messages that the guest has been shutdown is echoed back to my terminal and I have no idea why. Any suggestion would be appreciated. /* rexx to stop linux guest */ 'WAKEUP +0 (IUCVMSG QUIET' trace i theid = lssb1 say 'Signaling ' theid 'signal shutdown' theid do forever 'WAKEUP (IUCVMSG QUIET' parse pull msg end exit 0 Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Shutdown exec - need a little rexx help
Thanks again. Being new at VM I haven't learned what all those 'various things' are yet but I see there are SET commands for them which explains what they are. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rohling Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 10:59 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Shutdown exec - need a little rexx help On my 5.4 system -- HELP WAKEUP .. under the IUCVMSG option -- there are examples .. and 'Figure 2.' explains about trapping various things - like EMSG, WNG, CPCONIO, etc.. Scott On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.govmailto:baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: I was not aware of that requirement. I cut/pasted the SET command into the exec and sure enough, the parse gets invoked. Need to read a bit more. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Rohling Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 10:46 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Shutdown exec - need a little rexx help Did you do a 'SET CPCONIO IUCV' ? You need to direct CP output to IUCV for it to get trapped by WAKEUP IUCVMSG... Do this before your initial WAKEUP. Scott On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.govmailto:baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Finally getting around to writing a shutdown exec. My first step, checking the messages when they come back isn't working. In the code below, in the do loop, the parse instruction after the WAKEUP is never executed. The messages that the guest has been shutdown is echoed back to my terminal and I have no idea why. Any suggestion would be appreciated. /* rexx to stop linux guest */ 'WAKEUP +0 (IUCVMSG QUIET' trace i theid = lssb1 say 'Signaling ' theid 'signal shutdown' theid do forever 'WAKEUP (IUCVMSG QUIET' parse pull msg end exit 0 Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Defining SCSI devices for Linux guest
So simple once it is explained. Thanks for all the responses. The install is in progress. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Defining SCSI devices for Linux guest On Wednesday, 04/29/2009 at 12:42 EDT, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: We have a old, small SAN for testing. Previously all of our disk storage has been on dasd (3390-9). We have figured out how to access the SAN, build a file system on it and mount the filesystem on one of our test servers. Now we would like to build a Linux guest on this SAN. Is there a way to define SCSI devices in user direct so they can be available to the guest? I see I can use 9336 emulation but that seems like a backwards step. Keeping the 191 disk on dasd is OK. You don't define SCSI devices in USER DIRECT. What you *do* define is the device (FCP subchannel) that a guest uses to access the SAN. Place one of the following in the Linux guest's directory entry: DEDICATE vdev rdev or COMMAND ATTACH rdev TO * vdev Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Adding addresses to FCP
We changed our IOCP to add addresses to the FCP device. From: CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=,PATH=((CSS(0),08)),UNIT=FCP IODEVICE ADDRESS=(,1),CUNUMBR=(),UNIT=FCP --- To CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=,PATH=((CSS(0),08)),UNIT=FCP IODEVICE ADDRESS=(,4),CUNUMBR=(),UNIT=FCP --- We are having trouble seeing the new addresses. We have taken the device offline (0), taken the chpid offline (8) but we had to force it off because the message said they were logically online vary offline chpid 8 HCPZCP6818E Vary command failed. Channel path 0008 is logically online vary offline chpid 8 force Channel path 0008 was successfully varied offline We varied the chpid back online vary online chpid 8 Channel path 0008 was successfully varied online but only one address shows up q 0-4 FCP FREE q chpid 8 Path 08 online to devices The IODF change appears to be OK. IOS502I I/O CONFIGURATION CHANGED 288 0290 INVOKER = *MASTER* 0290 NEW IODF = SYS9.IODF15 0290 EDT REBUILT, NEW EDT ID = T1 0290 NOTE = 0100,SOFTWARE-ONLY CHANGE 0290 COMPID=SC1C3 0290 NOTE = 010B,H/W AND S/W CONFIGURATION DEFINITIONS ARE NOW OUT OF SYNC 0290 COMPID=SC1C3 0290 DEVICE(S) DELETED FROM CSS 0 0290 . 0290 DEVICE(S) ADDED TO CSS 0 0290 -0004. We are assuming this change can be dynamic. Any suggestions. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Nedd some help undersdtanding vdisk
I'm really struggling with these displays and definitions. For VM 5.4: 1) The manual says v-disk are shareable, created by the first user and deleted after the last user. If in user direct I have v-disk defined for 3 user: User1 has MDISK 700 FB-512V-DISK 524288 User2 has MDISK 700 FB-512V-DISK 524288 User3 has MDISK 700 FB-512V-DISK 131072 How are they shared? 2) I currently have: q vdisk u VDISK USER LIMIT IS 144000 BLK Ready; T=0.01/0.01 09:39:02 q vdisk s VDISK SYSTEM LIMIT IS3605040 BLK,3145728 BLK IN USE Ready; T=0.01/0.01 09:39:13 q vdisk VDISK FAWKES 0701 131072 BLK1 LINKS FAWKES 0700 R/W VDISK NCIALPHA 0701 524288 BLK1 LINKS NCIALPHA 0701 R/W VDISK NCIALPHA 0700 524288 BLK1 LINKS NCIALPHA 0700 R/W If the user limit is 144,000 blocks, how can VDISK NCIALPHA have 524,288 blocks, twice. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Nedd some help undersdtanding vdisk
John, Bob, thanks. Makes much more sense now. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Romanowski, John (OFT) Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:30 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Nedd some help undersdtanding vdisk a VDISK is shared by CP LINK-ing to it for example USER1 can CP LINK USER2 700 A700 RR VDISK NCIALPHA have 524,288 blocks because its VDISks are defined in the CP directory and not via a CP command -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:23 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Nedd some help undersdtanding vdisk I'm really struggling with these displays and definitions. For VM 5.4: 1) The manual says v-disk are shareable, created by the first user and deleted after the last user. If in user direct I have v-disk defined for 3 user: User1 has MDISK 700 FB-512V-DISK 524288 User2 has MDISK 700 FB-512V-DISK 524288 User3 has MDISK 700 FB-512V-DISK 131072 How are they shared? 2) I currently have: q vdisk u VDISK USER LIMIT IS 144000 BLK Ready; T=0.01/0.01 09:39:02 q vdisk s VDISK SYSTEM LIMIT IS3605040 BLK,3145728 BLK IN USE Ready; T=0.01/0.01 09:39:13 q vdisk VDISK FAWKES 0701 131072 BLK1 LINKS FAWKES 0700 R/W VDISK NCIALPHA 0701 524288 BLK1 LINKS NCIALPHA 0701 R/W VDISK NCIALPHA 0700 524288 BLK1 LINKS NCIALPHA 0700 R/W If the user limit is 144,000 blocks, how can VDISK NCIALPHA have 524,288 blocks, twice. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
Re: Nedd some help undersdtanding vdisk
I recognized this after trying it to set it up. The second guest that was using the link was in r/o mode and all of a sudden the implications became clear. But thanks for pointing it out. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:21 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Nedd some help undersdtanding vdisk On 4/29/09 10:28 AM, Bob Bates robert.ba...@wellsfargo.com wrote: They are not because each is defined separately. From User2 try LINK User1 700 701 RR and see what that gets you. Just like all the users having 191, that doesn't mean they are shared with one another. Although you should NOT share disks used for Linux swap. You CAN link them from another virtual machine, but the ids need to provide some method of telling each other who has control of the disk at any given point. Linux does not do this, and Very Very Bad Things will happen if you share a swap disk.
Defining SCSI devices for Linux guest
We have a old, small SAN for testing. Previously all of our disk storage has been on dasd (3390-9). We have figured out how to access the SAN, build a file system on it and mount the filesystem on one of our test servers. Now we would like to build a Linux guest on this SAN. Is there a way to define SCSI devices in user direct so they can be available to the guest? I see I can use 9336 emulation but that seems like a backwards step. Keeping the 191 disk on dasd is OK. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Attaching a real scsi device to a guest
We have been fortunate to obtain a small SAN device to play with in place of the 3390's that we are currently using to run z/VM and our Redhat Linux guest. I've been able to dynamically attach, configure a file system and mount it. The attach command went like: ATTACH to LSSB as 0900 I want to add this to USER DIRECT but a DEDICATE will not work and I don't see how MDISK will. Can somebody enlighten me? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Attaching a real scsi device to a guest
Oh nuts, I've got it backwards! Works fine with the correct syntax. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Munson Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 8:56 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Attaching a real scsi device to a guest Bobby, a DEDICATE will work - remember the Virtual address is first and the Real address is second USER MLXX MLXX 3072M 3072M G INCLUDE LINDFLT MACHINE ESA SHARE RELATIVE 500 CPU 00 BASE CPU 01 CPU 02 CPU 03 DEDICATE 701C FD04 DEDICATE 701D FD05 DEDICATE 701E FD06 DEDICATE C403 C403 LINK MLXSLES9 191 191 RR LINK MLXSLES9 200 200 RR MDISK 201 3390 03339 00375 L10002 MR ALL SOME FEW MDISK 202 3390 03714 03338 L10002 MR ALL SOME FEW MDISK 203 3390 07052 03338 L10002 MR ALL SOME FEW MDISK 204 3390 10390 03338 L10002 MR ALL SOME FEW MDISK 205 3390 13728 03338 L10002 MR ALL SOME FEW MDISK 206 3390 17066 03338 L10002 MR ALL SOME FEW MDISK 207 3390 20404 03338 L10002 MR ALL SOME FEW Bill Munson Sr. z/VM Systems Programmer Brown Brothers Harriman CO. 525 Washington Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07310 201-418-7588 President MVMUA http://www2.marist.edu/~mvmua/ Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 04/23/2009 08:47 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Attaching a real scsi device to a guest We have been fortunate to obtain a small SAN device to play with in place of the 3390's that we are currently using to run z/VM and our Redhat Linux guest. I've been able to dynamically attach, configure a file system and mount it. The attach command went like: ATTACH to LSSB as 0900 I want to add this to USER DIRECT but a DEDICATE will not work and I don't see how MDISK will. Can somebody enlighten me? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 *** 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: Attaching a real scsi device to a guest
Sanity? Did not realize there was a 'COMMAND' statement for USER DIRECT but there it is in the manual. Thanks Alan Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:43 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Attaching a real scsi device to a guest On Thursday, 04/23/2009 at 09:00 EDT, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Oh nuts, I?ve got it backwards! Works fine with the correct syntax. BTW, in order to preserve your sanity (if it's not too late!) you can replace DEDICATE 0900 with COMMAND ATTACH TO * 0900 This works even on class G users since COMMANDs execute with all privilege classes. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: Attaching a real scsi device to a guest
I should have said 'does not work'. It was because I had the syntax backwards Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Ivan Warren Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:41 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Attaching a real scsi device to a guest Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: I want to add this to USER DIRECT but a DEDICATE will not work and I don't see how MDISK will. Can somebody enlighten me? I think what every one is wondering is : what do you mean by will not work ?! --Ivan
FCP devices in user directory
Our up and coming z/VM and zLinux pilot got a present when another section surplused an old sans device with switches. We hope to get the I/O gen done this weekend but I haven't been able to figure out how to specify space for a Linux guest in the user directory. An MDISK statement doesn't look likes it supports SCSI devices. So how do you specify space in the user directory for a SCSI device Since this is all very new to us, I hope I'm not way off base. Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: FCP devices in user directory
Rich, thanks for the pointer to the manual, a manual is usually helpful. David, thanks for the ideas. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:06 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: FCP devices in user directory On 3/3/09 10:49 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Our up and coming z/VM and zLinux pilot got a present when another section surplused an old sans device with switches. We hope to get the I/O gen done this weekend but I haven't been able to figure out how to specify space for a Linux guest in the user directory. An MDISK statement doesn't look likes it supports SCSI devices. So how do you specify space in the user directory for a SCSI device Since this is all very new to us, I hope I'm not way off base. Two ways: EDEV or attached devices. I personally prefer EDEV for simplicity reasons (you set up the switches once, allocate a bunch of really enormous LUNs, then define the resulting EDEVs to DIRMAINT as volumes and treat them just like normal minidisks) but there is a performance penalty for that simplicity. Attached devices let you take most advantage of features in the hardware, but you have to worry about WWPNs and masks and all that SCSI stuff every time you want to add space or change volumes, etc.
Re: Volumes not being seen
Yes Redhat, yes the CONF file did not list all the volumes. Stupid mistake but thanks, its working. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rohling Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 8:45 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Volumes not being seen Anaconda - so it's Redhat, I presume.. but are you doing a kickstart or.. ? What do the text files (parm, conf) look like ? Scott On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.govmailto:baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 Cross-posted to both zLinux and zVM since I don't know where the problem may be. I am in the process of installing a new server with 60 mod9s. I have built the user in user direct and done an 'directxa'. All of the volumes have already been formatted for Linux by attaching them to another Linux guest. I logon to the new guest and I can see all 60 of the volumes when I issue a 'q dasd' command. When I do the initial load, only the first volume is seen and presented to Anaconda. Never had any issues before. Any ideas? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Volumes not being seen
Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 Cross-posted to both zLinux and zVM since I don't know where the problem may be. I am in the process of installing a new server with 60 mod9s. I have built the user in user direct and done an 'directxa'. All of the volumes have already been formatted for Linux by attaching them to another Linux guest. I logon to the new guest and I can see all 60 of the volumes when I issue a 'q dasd' command. When I do the initial load, only the first volume is seen and presented to Anaconda. Never had any issues before. Any ideas? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
VSWITCH seems to be causing problems on MVS
This is really strange! We have a z9 with 4 MVS lpars and a VM lpar and a couple of Linux guest. There is a hipersocket link between 2 of the MVS lpars, VM and the Linux guest. There is also a vswitch running layer 3. The MVS lpars have 2 dedicated OSAs and the VM lpar has 2 different dedicated OSAs. A couple of days ago when I detached the vswitch in order to rebuild it for layer 2 we lost connectivity with the 2 MVS lpars that have a hipersocket connection. Since the Linux guest were down, I IPLed VM and connectivity to the MVS lpars came back. I've repeated this 2 more times (off hours) with the same results. Seems destroying the vswitch is causing a problem. A dump of TCP on the MVS lpars doesn't show any problems. I'm open to any suggestions. I have test time this weekend but I'm not sure what to try. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: VSWITCH seems to be causing problems on MVS
I had a picture but it didn't have the subnets. It does now and I see a potential problem, the VM subnets don't match the MVS subnets. How did I manage that?! Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:01 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VSWITCH seems to be causing problems on MVS On 1/23/2009 at 11:52 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: This is really strange! We have a z9 with 4 MVS lpars and a VM lpar and a couple of Linux guest. There is a hipersocket link between 2 of the MVS lpars, VM and the Linux guest. There is also a vswitch running layer 3. The MVS lpars have 2 dedicated OSAs and the VM lpar has 2 different dedicated OSAs. A couple of days ago when I detached the vswitch in order to rebuild it for layer 2 we lost connectivity with the 2 MVS lpars that have a hipersocket connection. Since the Linux guest were down, I IPLed VM and connectivity to the MVS lpars came back. I've repeated this 2 more times (off hours) with the same results. Seems destroying the vswitch is causing a problem. A dump of TCP on the MVS lpars doesn't show any problems. I'm open to any suggestions. I have test time this weekend but I'm not sure what to try. I would draw a picture of what IP addresses are where, for all network interfaces involved (including subnet masks) and what routes are defined where, along with default gateways. I would also try to get routing information from the first-hop routers outside the box to complete the picture. Mark Post
Ethernet vswitch definition
We are looking at converting our vswitch from IP to Ethernet. As my first step I'm trying to get the syntax correct in SYSTEM CONFIG I comment out my current vswitch define and add the new one /*Define vswitch zvm1 rdev 0c60 0c70 */ Define vswitch zvm1 rdev 0c60 0c70 VLAN 4000 PORTT TRUNK ETH When I syntax check it I get an error 2853 +++dVal = x2d(xVal) 1906 +++ if ( xInRange(tok,loRange,hiRange) = 0 ) 1206 +++ call handle_token 278 +++ call verify_statement/* Verify statement syntax */ DMSREX475E Error 40 running CPSYNTAX EXEC, line 2853: Incorrect call to routine which isn't exactly helpful. It didn't even tell me what line the error was on. z/VM 5.4 Anybody see my error? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Ethernet vswitch definition
Thanks, that fixed the syntax error. Who would have though IBM could make that mistake? Did an IBMLINK search but so far haven't found any PTF that looked like this. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Bates Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 1:52 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Ethernet vswitch definition We had this same problem. There is actually nothing wrong with the line but the checker looks at the length of the parms following RDEV until one is greater than 4 characters (if I remember right). Try repositioning the VLAN 4000 after TRUNK. There is a fix out there for it. Bob Bates Enterprise Hosting Services w. (469)892-6660 c. (214) 907-5071 This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:33 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Ethernet vswitch definition We are looking at converting our vswitch from IP to Ethernet. As my first step I'm trying to get the syntax correct in SYSTEM CONFIG I comment out my current vswitch define and add the new one /*Define vswitch zvm1 rdev 0c60 0c70 */ Define vswitch zvm1 rdev 0c60 0c70 VLAN 4000 PORTT TRUNK ETH When I syntax check it I get an error 2853 +++dVal = x2d(xVal) 1906 +++ if ( xInRange(tok,loRange,hiRange) = 0 ) 1206 +++ call handle_token 278 +++ call verify_statement/* Verify statement syntax */ DMSREX475E Error 40 running CPSYNTAX EXEC, line 2853: Incorrect call to routine which isn't exactly helpful. It didn't even tell me what line the error was on. z/VM 5.4 Anybody see my error? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Ethernet vswitch definition
Your explanation is how I understood it. VLAN defvid makes the switch capable of supporting VLAN PORTT determines if the guest is or is not VLAN aware. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 2:14 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Ethernet vswitch definition On Thursday, 01/08/2009 at 01:38 EST, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Define vswitch zvm1 rdev 0c60 0c70 VLAN 4000 PORTT TRUNK ETH By the way, PORTTYPE TRUNK sets the default *virtual* porttype on the SET/MODIFY VSWITCH GRANT command. It has no bearing on the physical port type. Unless a guest needs to access more than one VLAN on the VSWITCH, it should be given PORTTYPE ACCESS on the GRANT. (I regret that we put PORTTYPE on DEFINE VSWITCH. It was meant to be be helpful, but it has caused more problems than it has solved. Granting access to a single VLAN should have resulted in virtual access port; more than VLAN, a virtual trunk. Sigh.) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: Ethernet vswitch definition
Always glad to have someone looking over my shoulder. We do have requirements for access to various VLANs. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 2:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Ethernet vswitch definition On Thursday, 01/08/2009 at 02:30 EST, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] baue...@mail.nih.gov wrote: Your explanation is how I understood it. Good. VLAN defvid makes the switch capable of supporting VLAN ...and it sets the default VLAN authorization for the GRANT. PORTT determines if the guest is or is not VLAN aware. Some people have been creating VLAN-aware guests that only access a single VLAN (on a particular VSWITCH), wasting cycles. I just want to be sure you aren't falling into that trap. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Paging subsystem
I got a great Christmas present! 8G dedicated to our new z/VM and zLinux pilot and new ficon attached DASD (9990V) to replace the escon DASD. The new DASD has both mod3 and mod9. As an old MVS dinosaur I'd create many different paging volumes on smaller disk (mod3) but there is some pressure to use the mod9's. It is a pilot so I have no idea what our load is going to look like. Obviously my mileage may vary but what is in use out there? Any thoughts, good or bad, about a mod9 for paging other than the possibility of contention? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
VM operator console?
We are an MVS shop setting up a Linux under VM pilot and need to have some procedures in place for operations. We are trying to figure out how/where we want the operators to have console access. Right now only the sys. progs. have any access to VM and we use a telnet session from our desks to a VM user id or use the HMC. Is there a master console we can setup for operations like MVS? Should we setup a userid for the operators? Make them use the HMC? Is there another alternative I've not mentioned and don't know about? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: VM operator console?
Good questions Steve. At this point we are not sure what role operations will play. I guess they need to be able to shut down just in case and to IPL. We don't have any experience and are just trying to think ahead. I'm sure it will change 2 weeks after the Linux guest are in use. Sounds like a PC with a telnet session to either OPERATOR or some other ID is the way to go. At least for the pilot we don't plan on using PROP as has been suggested. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Gentry, Stephen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:33 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM operator console? I would recommend not using the HMC as an operator console. There is a VM userid called OPERATOR, which is usually logged on when VM IPL's. What are you wanting your operators to do? I would not use OPERATOR as a console, per say. I would set up a separate userid for the operators. I'd leave OPERATOR in a disconnect mode. I guess the question is, what do you want the operators to do on VM? Or what do you think they need to be doing? Steve -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:20 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM operator console? We are an MVS shop setting up a Linux under VM pilot and need to have some procedures in place for operations. We are trying to figure out how/where we want the operators to have console access. Right now only the sys. progs. have any access to VM and we use a telnet session from our desks to a VM user id or use the HMC. Is there a master console we can setup for operations like MVS? Should we setup a userid for the operators? Make them use the HMC? Is there another alternative I've not mentioned and don't know about? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: VM operator console?
Trouble with a 'real' console is the need to be a locally attached 3270 device. I understand that to mean a 3174 or similar device. We don't have any. All our MVS consoles use the ICC OSA interface. Yeah the integrated 3270 on the HMC is a 'real' 3270! Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: Scott Rohling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:57 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM operator console? I'm not sure I would rely on telnet -- the operator's should have a 'real' console to be able to shutdown/IPL in case of a network or TCPIP failure.. Scott Rohling On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good questions Steve. At this point we are not sure what role operations will play. I guess they need to be able to shut down just in case and to IPL. We don't have any experience and are just trying to think ahead. I'm sure it will change 2 weeks after the Linux guest are in use. Sounds like a PC with a telnet session to either OPERATOR or some other ID is the way to go. At least for the pilot we don't plan on using PROP as has been suggested. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Gentry, Stephen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:33 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM operator console? I would recommend not using the HMC as an operator console. There is a VM userid called OPERATOR, which is usually logged on when VM IPL's. What are you wanting your operators to do? I would not use OPERATOR as a console, per say. I would set up a separate userid for the operators. I'd leave OPERATOR in a disconnect mode. I guess the question is, what do you want the operators to do on VM? Or what do you think they need to be doing? Steve -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:20 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDUmailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM operator console? We are an MVS shop setting up a Linux under VM pilot and need to have some procedures in place for operations. We are trying to figure out how/where we want the operators to have console access. Right now only the sys. progs. have any access to VM and we use a telnet session from our desks to a VM user id or use the HMC. Is there a master console we can setup for operations like MVS? Should we setup a userid for the operators? Make them use the HMC? Is there another alternative I've not mentioned and don't know about? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: VM operator console?
I know operations wants a 'console' so I'll look into using the OSA-ICC. Somehow I was under the impression it was not available to VM, not sure where I got that idea. Jonathan, thanks for specifying non-sna/dft Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: David Boyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:18 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM operator console? Trouble with a 'real' console is the need to be a locally attached 3270 device. I understand that to mean a 3174 or similar device. We don't have any. All our MVS consoles use the ICC OSA interface. If you've got an ICC, then define one of the logical devices on it to the VM LPAR and have it be the console in SYSTEM CONFIG. It's a waste of a perfectly good terminal, mostly - with no CMS users, there's very little for an operator to do on VM - but it makes all things equal from an operator POV. If you have some way to set up a NJE link to z/OS, you can route things with PROP to z/OS and handle them in Netview there. Either RSCS or the NJE Bridge does a nice job of that.
Re: Safety Reminder: If you are planning disk upgrades, make sure you switch your Linux guests to by-path IDs in /etc/fstab BEFORE you switch
I'm new enough to ask. What? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Stephen Frazier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:47 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Safety Reminder: If you are planning disk upgrades, make sure you switch your Linux guests to by-path IDs in /etc/fstab BEFORE you switch Two questions that anyone who is new enough to need your reminder will ask are: What default do you suggest? When changing it, how should it be changed? The old timers here will know the answers. David Boyes wrote: A safety reminder: If you're planning to replace disk subsystems, make sure your Linux guests (particularly any SLES 10 or above) guests do NOT use by-ID paths in /etc/fstab. Fix this BEFORE the new disk goes in, both RH and SuSE (Debian, too), or your guests will not be able to find their filesystems (and thus won't boot or run). This really should be in IBM and other DASD vendors planning information for new installs, and I'd demand a fix from your Linux vendors. By-ID is a stupid default for this architecture (for any architecture, I'd argue...) and needs a fix ASAP. IBM, EMC, Hitachi: how do we get this added to your planning guides? RH, Novell, how about it? -- db -- Stephen Frazier Information Technology Unit Oklahoma Department of Corrections 3400 Martin Luther King Oklahoma City, Ok, 73111-4298 Tel.: (405) 425-2549 Fax: (405) 425-2554 Pager: (405) 690-1828 email: stevef%doc.state.ok.us
Re: HiperSockets Setup
And don't forget the minidisk-read-password like I always do. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: Peggy Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:15 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HiperSockets Setup Terry, The message DTCOBE005E Unable to read file 'Filename Filetype filemode' means that it cannot read your configuration file for some reason. Do you have the correct filename, filetype and filemode? Peggy Williams 607-429-4063 z/VM - TCP/IP Development Inactive hide details for Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED]Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 06/04/2008 04:44 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject HiperSockets Setup Hi I am setting up HIPERSOCKETS for the first time and I am dealing with the syntax of the TCPIP PROFILE for the first time. I am using the HIPERSOCKETS Implementation Guide Red Book to walk through this. I made the changes to the PROFILE TCPIP and the SYSTEM DTCPARMS file. I am trying to do the OBEYFILE PROFILE TCPIP and I am receiving a DTCOBE005E error message. I assume it is some kind of syntax error in the PROFILE but I cannot find the description of the error message. Anyone know where I might find it? Thanks.. Terry Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - CITIC z/OS Performance and Tuning (410) 786-0386 - Office (443) 632-4191 - Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: HiperSockets Setup
You mean like RACF? It's planned. Budgets/Approval/Papperwork! Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Alan Altmark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:51 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HiperSockets Setup On Thursday, 06/05/2008 at 09:20 EDT, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And don?t forget the minidisk-read-password like I always do. (Pt! Hey, buddy! Over here. Wanna buy a security manager? No more worries about minidisk passwords.) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Deleting an LPRSET defined printer
I've been playing with LPR and LPRSET (z/VM 5.3) for remote TCP printing (not RSCS) and I mistakenly defined a printer with the wrong IP address using the LPRSET command. I can't find anyway to delete or change it. There doesn't seem to be a delete option. Anybody help? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
RSCS question
We are doing a z/VM and zLinux proof of concept and are starting gather prices for presentation to management. The trial z/VM software from IBM and the price quote contain RSCS and I'm trying to determine exactly what it is used for. From http://www.vm.ibm.com/networking/ it is explained to be a networking program. It has never been enabled: q product Product StateDescription 5VMDIR30 Enabled 01/31/08.13:55:24.MAINTInstall/service DirMaint using minidisk 5VMPTK30 Enabled 04/08/08.14:25:44.MAINTPERFKIT Minidisk Install and Service 5VMRAC30 Disabled 00/00/00.00:00:00.$BASEDDR RACF for VM 5VMRSC30 Disabled 00/00/00.00:00:00.$BASEDDR RSCS Networking Version 5 Release 3 Modification 0 so I'm wondering what it is really used for? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Could use some help tuning a POC
This was posted to both the VM and Linux listservs
We finally got our POF running this morning and response is not great.
Since we know very little about this z/VM and zLinux I would appreciate
any hints. Performance Monitor shows some paging and swapping but from
our MVS point of view, its now bad. The VM guest only has 512M. I could
increase it but I keep hearing from Share and other seminars that
increasing memory is not usually the problem. There is 2G of memory
assigned to this lpar.
Some testers, at different geographical locations are getting good
results, others aren't so I'm looking into network problems also.
Detailed data for user LKTEST2
Total CPU : % Storage def. : 512MB Page fault rate:
/s
Superv. CPU : % Resident 2GB: 129654 Page read rate :
/s
Emulat. CPU : % Resident 2GB: 0 Page write rate:
/s
VF total: % Proj. WSET : 131072 Pgs moved 2GB:
/s
VF overhead : % Reserved pgs : 0 Main XSTORE :
/s
VF emulation: % Locked pages : 13 XSTORE main :
/s
VF load rate: /sXSTORE dedic.: 0MB XSTORE DASD :
/s
I/O rate: /sXSTORE pages :1314 SPOOL pg reads :
/s
DASD IO rate: /sDASD slots : 0 SPOOL pg writes:
/s
UR I/O rate : /sIUCV X-fer/s :/s MDC insert rate:
/s
Diag. X'98' : /sShare: 100 MDC I/O avoided:
/s
*BLOCKIO: /sMax. share : ...
#I/O active : 0 Active:100% PSW wait :100% I/O
act. : 0%
Stacked blk :.. Page wait : 0% CF wait : 0%
Eligible : 0%
Stat.: EME,DSC,PSWT I/O wait : 0% Sim. wait: 0%
Runnable : 0%
Data Space NameSize Mode PgRd/s PgWr/s XRd/s XWr/s Migr/s
Steal/s
BASE 512MB Priv ...... ... ......
...
Device activity and status:
0009 3215 .0 000C 254R CL *, EOFNOH
NCNT
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http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.%25MUSED.
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.H_TOTAL .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.%25HUSED .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.SHARED.
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM./CAFREE .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.USED.
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.S_TOTAL .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.%25SUSED .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.IN .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.OUT .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.CATES .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.MAJOR .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.MINOR .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.READ .
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/SO.LXMEM.WRITE
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http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/HE.04.034 Shared
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http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/HE.04.109 Write
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/HE.04.114 Users
http://128.231.160.20:81/035986D8/3FB6/HE.04.120
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2.7 .000 .000 74.28 .062 174.1 5.329 5.958 3
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93.6 .0 .0 .095.6 178.31024 .0 .000 .000
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75.7 .0 .0 .089.5 192.2
Adding temp space
I'd like to add some temp space to our system. I defined a 3390-3 as tdisk using cpfmxta and attached it to the system. I can't find any command that will make VM recognize that it is there. Anyway to do this short of an IPL? Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: z/VM 5.2 Hipersocket Connection to z/OS
Here is what I have and it works great. ; DEVICE and LINK for VIPA DEVICE VIPADEV1 VIRTUAL 0 LINKVIPALINK1 VIRTUAL 0 VIPADEV1 ; Virtual NIC to talk to VSWITCH zVM1 DEVICE [EMAIL PROTECTED] OSD 0800 NONROUTER AUTORESTART LINKETH0QDIOETHERNET [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; CHPID = 20 DEVICE [EMAIL PROTECTED] HIPERS 7100 AUTORESTART LINK HYPER1 QDIOIP [EMAIL PROTECTED] MTU 8192 ; (End DEVICE and LINK statements) HOME 128.231.160.19 255.255.0.0 ETH0 128.231.160.20 255.255.0.0 VIPALINK1 10.1.160.19 HYPER1 ; (End HOME Address information) GATEWAY ; Static routes via hipersockets to Titan lpars ; Network Subnet First Link MTU ; Address MaskHop Name Size ; - --- --- - 128.231.64.34 255.255.255.255 = HYPER1 8192 128.231.64.50 255.255.255.255 = HYPER1 8192 128.231.64.54 255.255.255.255 = HYPER1 8192 128.231.64.64 255.255.255.255 = HYPER1 8192 10.0.0.0255.0.0.0 = HYPER1 8192 DEFAULTNET 128.231.160.1 ETH0 1500 ; (End GATEWAY Static Routing information) ; -- START [EMAIL PROTECTED] START [EMAIL PROTECTED] CHPID and address 7100 are the same on both sides. The 128.231.64.xx addresses in the GATEWAY are the addresses of my 4 z/OS lpars. Make sure the routing on the z/OS side is correct. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 From: Kreiter, Chuck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 1:05 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: z/VM 5.2 Hipersocket Connection to z/OS Does anyone have a working TCPIP configuration file for z/VM that includes both an ethernet and zSeries hipersocket configuration they would be willing to share? From z/VM, I can ping both the network and hipersocket address but I cannot ping z/OS. Same goes from the z/OS side. I can ping z/OS to z/OS so I think my z/OS hipersocket config is correct. Thanks, Chuck Kreiter Systems Programming Supervisor State Auto Insurance
Re: Where are the logs?
Exactly, current console logs for TCPIP. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Dave Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:07 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Where are the logs? Bobby, what kind of current 'logs' are you looking for? Perhaps the console logs from OPERATOR or TCPIP? Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: We are new to z/VM (5.3 on a z9) and I have a basic question. How do I access the current logs? I can see in RDRLIST under MAINT for instance, a file for MAINT that appears to be the log for yesterday but I don't see anything for this morning after I re-ipled. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -- DJ V/Soft z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, consulting, and software development www.vsoft-software.com
Where are the logs?
We are new to z/VM (5.3 on a z9) and I have a basic question. How do I access the current logs? I can see in RDRLIST under MAINT for instance, a file for MAINT that appears to be the log for yesterday but I don't see anything for this morning after I re-ipled. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Re: Where are the logs?
Yes, the TCPIP logs are in the TCPMAINT RDR queue but nothing is current. Everything is before the re-ipl. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Dave Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:21 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Where are the logs? By default, I believe, the console logs for the TCPIP virtual machine are spooled to TCPMAINT. Go look in it's rdr queue. Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: Exactly, current console logs for TCPIP. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Dave Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:07 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Where are the logs? Bobby, what kind of current 'logs' are you looking for? Perhaps the console logs from OPERATOR or TCPIP? Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: We are new to z/VM (5.3 on a z9) and I have a basic question. How do I access the current logs? I can see in RDRLIST under MAINT for instance, a file for MAINT that appears to be the log for yesterday but I don't see anything for this morning after I re-ipled. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -- DJ V/Soft z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, consulting, and software development www.vsoft-software.com
Re: Where are the logs?
There it is! That is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the info. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Alan Altmark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:41 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Where are the logs? On Tuesday, 01/29/2008 at 09:27 EST, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, the TCPIP logs are in the TCPMAINT RDR queue but nothing is current. Everything is before the re-ipl. 1. Logon to TCPMAINT 2. NETSTAT CP CLOSE CONS 3. A RDR file will arrive from TCPIP 4. RDRLIST If you were logged onto the OPERATOR and wanted to look at the log: 1. NETSTAT CP CLOSE CONS TO OPERATOR 2. RDRLIST This requires that OPERATOR be authorized in the Obey list in PROFILE TCPIP so that s/he can issue NETSTAT CP commands. As you know, a console log on a vanilla VM system is a spool file. An open spool file cannot be read by other virtual machine, so you need to tell the owning virtual machine to close the current spool file and start a new one (SPOOL CONS CLOSE or CLOSE CONS). There are add-on products such as IBM Operations Manager for z/VM that collect console logs without using the spool. You have real-time access to the active logs for any number of virtual machines. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: Tape IPL failure
I only asked for a tape but both showed up! Good though about trying to read the tape later. I'll give that a try even though we did run a fatar on the tape with no problems. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Phil Tully [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:38 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Tape IPL failure Bobby, I'm glad you got past your issue, I'm surprised you received both tape and DVD for install... One question after you get z/VM installed can you test that tape again. Just to see if it was a tape issue. regards Phil Tully Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: We gave up on the tape IPL and did the install from DVD. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Bill Munson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 3:42 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Tape IPL failure Bobby, I am on my way out the door soon, but a couple of quick questions. Are you using the integrated 3270 console for your installation? Is the tape drive online to that LPAR? Are the packs online to that LPAR? On the LOAD panel did you use the Load address of your tape drive? Did you use a Load parameter of CNSLSCLP or SYSG ? good luck Bill Munson VM System Programmer Office of Information Technology State of New Jersey (609) 984-4065 President MVMUA http://www.marist.edu/~mvmua Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: Hi list, we just received our z/VM trial tape and are having a bit of a problem IPLing it. We have a z9 BC machine with an IFL. When we IPL the tape we get either a device or controller busy message or a timeout message. We made sure the devices and chpds for the tape was offline to the other systems. There are 4 z/OS lpars running on the machine utilizing the 3 general purpose engines. The tape and dasd are shared. We made sure the tape was OK by running FATAR from the same drive we were trying to IPL from. Any suggestions? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -- 'in media stat virtus' Virtue's in the middle
Re: Tape IPL failure
We gave up on the tape IPL and did the install from DVD. Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474 -Original Message- From: Bill Munson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 3:42 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Tape IPL failure Bobby, I am on my way out the door soon, but a couple of quick questions. Are you using the integrated 3270 console for your installation? Is the tape drive online to that LPAR? Are the packs online to that LPAR? On the LOAD panel did you use the Load address of your tape drive? Did you use a Load parameter of CNSLSCLP or SYSG ? good luck Bill Munson VM System Programmer Office of Information Technology State of New Jersey (609) 984-4065 President MVMUA http://www.marist.edu/~mvmua Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: Hi list, we just received our z/VM trial tape and are having a bit of a problem IPLing it. We have a z9 BC machine with an IFL. When we IPL the tape we get either a device or controller busy message or a timeout message. We made sure the devices and chpds for the tape was offline to the other systems. There are 4 z/OS lpars running on the machine utilizing the 3 general purpose engines. The tape and dasd are shared. We made sure the tape was OK by running FATAR from the same drive we were trying to IPL from. Any suggestions? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
Tape IPL failure
Hi list, we just received our z/VM trial tape and are having a bit of a problem IPLing it. We have a z9 BC machine with an IFL. When we IPL the tape we get either a device or controller busy message or a timeout message. We made sure the devices and chpds for the tape was offline to the other systems. There are 4 z/OS lpars running on the machine utilizing the 3 general purpose engines. The tape and dasd are shared. We made sure the tape was OK by running FATAR from the same drive we were trying to IPL from. Any suggestions? Thanks Bobby Bauer Center for Information Technology National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 301-594-7474
