WAKEUP
Hello, I'm trying to understand WAKEUP. I have the following in WAKEUP TIMES A: ALL 09:01:00 04/07/11 CP MSG OPERATOR BACKUP THE DASD TONIGHT I enter the command: wakeup 09:12 (file This is displayed: DMSCYW2246I 08:58:43 WAKEUP at 09:01:00 (137 sec). At 09:01 as expected I get the following on the user console: DMSCYW2246I* 1 ALL 09:01:00 04/08/11 CP MSG OPERATOR BACKUP THE DASD TONIGHT Ready(3); T=0.01/0.01 09:01:00 IS the RC 3 from WAKEUP or from the CP MSG... command. The message does not get displayed on OPERATOR's console, but if I enter the CP MSG... command itself the message gets to OPERATOR. Thanks, Billy
pERFKIT bATCH rEPORTS
I'm running a Performance Toolkit batch report
and it seems to be using a single quote (')
instead of a comma (,) in numbers greater than
999. IE:
Total real storage 2'048MB
Does anyone know how to change this to use a
comma instead of a quote mark?
Thanks,
Billy
MONWRITE
All, Trying to setup MONWRITE to collect monitor data and I'm slightly confused as to what MONITOR SAMPLE and MONITOR EVENT does. The cheat sheet I found on ibm.com lists the following: CP MONITOR SAMPLE ENABLE ALL CP MONITOR EVENT ENABLE STORAGE CP MONITOR EVENT ENABLE PROCESSOR CP MONITOR EVENT ENABLE I/O ALL CP MONITOR EVENT ENABLE APPLDATA ALL CP MONITOR START Can someone give me a good explantion of what the above will do. What I want to accomplish is collect CPU usage, storage usage, and User data every 15 minutes. Thanks, Billy
Performance Toolkit Summary File
I've read the doc, but don't seem to be able to find it or understand it, but how do you create a summary file in Perfkit? Billy
Exporting Data from Perfroamnce Toolkit
All, Is there a way to export data from the Performance Toolkit so that it can be sent to another utility, like EXCEL or some other reporting system. Thanks, Billy
z/VM PSP Buckets
All, Having never applied service of any kind to z/VM, what would be a WAG to apply say PSP or any hardware buckets. Thanks, Billy
Product Enabled in System Config File
If I need to enable a product such as RACF or DIRMAINT that is DISABLED in the System Config file do I need to re-ipl z/VM with the product enabled or is there another way to ENABLE a product without an IPL? Thanks, Billy
DASD Subsystem Migration
This email was originally about FDRPAS, but I have changed the subject to reflect a more broader subject. What do other shops use when they have to migrate their VM system to a new DASD subsystem. Say you've installed a DS8300 and you need to migrate from a DS6800. What do you use? Thanks, Billy
FDRPAS Equivalent
Is there a z/VM equivalent to FDRPAS in z/OS? Thanks, Billy
Re: FDRPAS Equivalent
Something that does the same thing as FDRPAS? Billy On 24 Jan 2011 at 17:46, Rich Smrcina wrote: Can you elaborate on what you mean by 'equivalent'? On 01/24/2011 05:41 PM, Billy Bingham wrote: Is there a z/VM equivalent to FDRPAS in z/OS? Thanks, Billy -- Rich Smrcina Velocity Software, Inc. http://www.velocitysoftware.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2011 - April 15-19, 2011 Colorado Springs, CO
Re: IO configuration question?
What does that default to? Thanks, Billy On 11 Jan 2011 at 18:21, Shimon Lebowitz wrote: I think you also might want to check your New_Devices setting in the SYSTEM CONFIG. If it is enabled, new devices will be brought online when the system sees them appear. On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Macioce, Larry larry.maci...@com.state.oh.us wrote: I would ask the z/OS guy what his IOCDS shows in the way of dasd i/o devices and put those in the offline at ipl list. Then as you need them bring them online Mace From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Huegel Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 10:16 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: IO configuration question? Greetings, I have a guestion regaurding z/VM I/O configuration. After I IPL my z/VM I have about a dozen devices (DASD) defined (Q DASD FREE), which is what I expect. But at some time during the life of the IPL the z/OS admin loads a new IOCDS (I think that is what is going on) I suddenly have several hundred devices online. The question: Is there a way I can prevent this from happening? I still want the ability to vary some of those devices online as needed. Thanks Tom The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer.
Re: Rexec within Rexec question
Remote EXEC: rexec executes the specified command on a remote host. On 11 Jan 2011 at 12:45, Les Koehler wrote: What's REXEC? Rexx is built-in to CMS. Nothing special is needed except that the first line be a Rexx comment so that CMS can tell the difference between EXEC, EXEC2 and Rexx. Generally speaking, if Rexx can't find a called exec (or function), you haven't ACCESSed the necessary disk. Les Gonen Shoham wrote: Hello, I am running a REXX on cms machine using REXEC. The REXEC is starting OK, but when its gets to point where it needs to run another REXEC - it ends up with RC=36. Any idea how to perform REXEC within REXEC ? Thanks !!! DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged, and is only transmitted for the intended recipient. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies, and you are prohibited from retaining, distributing, disclosing, retransmitting, converting to hard copy, reproducing, or using in any other way any information contained herein. Please inform us at Sapiens of the erroneous delivery by return e-mail and delete the material from any computer, disk drive, diskette, or other storage device or media.
(Fwd) Re: Rexec within Rexec question
I Should also have mentioned: The remote host must be running a rexecd service (or daemon) for rexec to connect to. Billy --- Forwarded message follows --- Remote EXEC: rexec executes the specified command on a remote host. On 11 Jan 2011 at 12:45, Les Koehler wrote: What's REXEC? Rexx is built-in to CMS. Nothing special is needed except that the first line be a Rexx comment so that CMS can tell the difference between EXEC, EXEC2 and Rexx. Generally speaking, if Rexx can't find a called exec (or function), you haven't ACCESSed the necessary disk. Les Gonen Shoham wrote: Hello, I am running a REXX on cms machine using REXEC. The REXEC is starting OK, but when its gets to point where it needs to run another REXEC - it ends up with RC=36. Any idea how to perform REXEC within REXEC ? Thanks !!! DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged, and is only transmitted for the intended recipient. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should destroy the e- mail message and any attachments or copies, and you are prohibited from retaining, distributing, disclosing, retransmitting, converting to hard copy, reproducing, or using in any other way any information contained herein. Please inform us at Sapiens of the erroneous delivery by return e-mail and delete the material from any computer, disk drive, diskette, or other storage device or media. --- End of forwarded message ---
Accounting Records
Does anyone have a short tutorial or know of a book on collecting and processing the accounting records generated by VM? This would include the record layouts. Thanks, Billy
Re: APARs and PTFs for the z196
At least since 6/10/08. That's the date on my HCPSADMP EXEC and it checks for each of the below modules. Billy On 16 Nov 2010 at 7:30, David Boyes wrote: Secondly, you do not need HLASM to create/maintain the standalone dump program. HCPSADMP checks for HLASM, HASM, and ASSEMBLE (FASM). It can use any of them. Really? That´s cool. I´ve been continuing to order HLASM on systems that don´t need it, then. Any idea when that change went in?
Re: VTAM USSMSG10 buffer location assistance
My Norton Internet Security package gave me the following error when I tried to open this URL: Malicious Web Site Blocked I don't know if it was because of the word 'Download' in the URL or if it is indeed a malicious site. Billy On 21 Oct 2010 at 13:29, Mike Walter wrote: That may be the best use of VTAM I've ever seen! ;-) (We're still running it, too). Google argument USSMSG10 SBA turned up something that might help you directly: http://www.sssgmbh.de/download/os390/sysp.usersrc/ussspst Mike Walter Aon Hewitt The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Rick Barlow rrhbar...@gmail.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/21/2010 01:23 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject VTAM USSMSG10 buffer location assistance I am looking for someone who can point me to a reference that might help me to modify a USSMSG10 screen that is coded using screen buffer locations. Before anyone comments on still having VTAM on VM, let me say that the reason we are doing this is to add a message to the screen to inform the users that VTAM is going away - soon. I know that the declarations probably include a 3270 data stream command and a location within the screen buffer. I am trying to locate documentation that might help. I am including a brief code snippet. DC X'11C14F1D60' Line 2 Col 1 Normal DC C'@' DC X'11C16F' Line 2 Col 32 DC C'DATA CENTER NORTH' * DC X'11C2F7' Line 3 Col 24 DC C'TEST AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM (CDC)' Can anyone point me to documentation or a possible contact who might be able to steer me in the right direction? Thank you Rick Barlow Nationwide Insurance 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.
TCP/IP QOS Setting
All, Is there a setting in TCP/IP that would set/limit the QOS. Individual says they are getting slow QOS on an FTP and they would like a definitive answer that there is no TCP/IP setting that would limit this. Unfortunately, the VM is old... VM/ESA 2.3 Thanks, Billy
Re: TCP/IP QOS Setting
The FTP is from VM/ESA to an AIX server and the VM side is about the only thing the individual has direct control over. I just wanted to know that there is no setting on VM TCP/IP that would limit QoS for an FTP. Billy On 6 Oct 2010 at 9:06, Mike Walter wrote: Sort of a broad range of targets here. Could you tell us a little more about: 1) Have they tried FTP of the same file from a different system through the same network to the target system? If that one is slow too, then don;t bother trying to diagnose a VM/ESA 2.3 problem.1) 2) from what system the FTP is initiated, 3) to what system the FTP is targeted, 4) and all the systems and firewalls it goes through? (Chuckie awards gold stars and extra points for pictures of your network!). 5) What size is the file? E.g. some cable companies will reduce the bandwidth when a certain number of bytes have been exceeded. Is this all within your own network, or does the file go through someone else's? There are so many targets of opportunity where the problem may lie... help us understand the environment better. Mike Walter Aon Hewitt The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/06/2010 08:11 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject TCP/IP QOS Setting All, Is there a setting in TCP/IP that would set/limit the QOS. Individual says they are getting slow QOS on an FTP and they would like a definitive answer that there is no TCP/IP setting that would limit this. Unfortunately, the VM is old... VM/ESA 2.3 Thanks, Billy The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
Re: Running back level VSE on a z/10 with VM6.1
This is from the VSE support page: These releases will not run on z990, z890, z9 or z10 servers. However, for transition purposes, a temporary patch may be available. Be aware, these releases are unsupported and the temporary patch does not in any way imply supported status. Use of unsupported releases is always at the user's risk. If you are interested in running one of these releases on any of the servers indicated, please contact the Z/VSE Team. Billy On 30 Aug 2010 at 13:04, Tony Thigpen wrote: VSE 2.2 is not even Y2K certified. IBM has some patches to allow old VSE's to run on newer hardware, but I don't think they go back to 2.2. You would have to contact the z/VSE development group directly to ask. I understand that they require that you commit to installing a supported VSE within 6 months(?) before they will give them to you. Tony Thigpen -Original Message - From: Yosua, Sara Sent: 08/30/2010 04:20 PM Although it is obviously not supported, does anyone know of any technical reason why a back level VSE/ESA 2.2 guest would not IPL and run under z/VM 6.1 on a z/10 ? Thank you for any feedback. Sara E Yosua
Re: VSWITCH defined VSE TCP/IP fails
Frank, Would you be willing to share the steps you used to create the VSWITCH? Thanks, Billy On 30 Aug 2010 at 8:11, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: Thanks, that helpsthe difference between an upCOUPLEd and a COUPLEd VSWITCH: UnCOUPLEd: AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E LAN: * NoneMFS: 8992 COUPLEd (and not yet initialized): AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E VSWITCH: SYSTEM VSWAILT ...and initialized: * cp q v nic aa0 details AR 0015 Adapter 0AA0.P00 Type: QDIO Name: UNASSIGNED Devices: 3 AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E VSWITCH: SYSTEM VSWAILT AR 0015 RX Packets: 49 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 AR 0015 TX Packets: 42 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 AR 0015 RX Bytes: 2450 TX Bytes: 2884 AR 0015 Connection Name: Session Established AR 0015 Device: 0AA0 Unit: 000 Role: CTL- READ AR 0015 Device: 0AA1 Unit: 001 Role: CTL- WRITE AR 0015 Device: 0AA2 Unit: 002 Role: DATAvPort: 0065 Index: 0065 AR 0015 Options: IPv4 AR 0015 Unicast IP Addresses: AR 0015 10.1.20.2MAC: 02-00-01-00-00- 0E AR 0015 1I40I READY Thanks Alan! Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:33 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VSWITCH defined VSE TCP/IP fails On Friday, 08/27/2010 at 04:28 EDT, Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.com wrote: * cp q v nic aa0 details AR 0015 Adapter 0AA0.P00 Type: QDIOName: UNASSIGNED Devices: 3 AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0ELAN: * None And there you have it. The adapter is not COUPLED, as indicated by the * None. An uncoupled NIC is the equivalent of an unplugged ethernet cable. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott _ 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: VSWITCH defined VSE TCP/IP fails
What makes this a Layer-3 VSWITCH vs a Layer-2? Thanks, Billy On 31 Aug 2010 at 9:04, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: No problem. Originally, I had on z/VSE machine with 3 addresses used for TCP/IP. I wished to move this to a layer-3 VSWITCH for redundancy purposes. (Much of the following was derived from the IBM Redbook Linux on IBM eserver zSeries and S/390: VSWITCH and VLAN Features of z/VM 4.4) 1)Define the VSWITCH a.define vswitch vswitchname rdev ccuu1 ccuu2 ccuu3 b.-and- add the same statement to `SYSTEM CONFIG´file (Remember ccuu1 ccuu2 ccuu3 represent a set of 3 address to be used) 2)Granting access to the VSWITCH a.set vswitch vswitchname grant userid b.-and- add Modify VSwitch vswitchnameGRAnt userid to `SYSTEM CONFIG´ c.- or - add the set vswitch command in the AUTOLOG1 startup 3)Defining the simulated NICs a.for userid cmd define nic ccuu4 qdio b.-and- add to the directory for userid: NICDEF ccuu4 TYPE QDIO DEVICES 3 (a above can be skipped, but the userid would have to be logged off then on) 4)Attaching the simulated NIC with couple ccuu4 to system vswitchname (This will need to be performed each time the virtual machine is logged on.) (Don´t think I missed anything) Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Billy Bingham Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:51 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VSWITCH defined VSE TCP/IP fails Frank, Would you be willing to share the steps you used to create the VSWITCH? Thanks, Billy On 30 Aug 2010 at 8:11, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: Thanks, that helpsthe difference between an upCOUPLEd and a COUPLEd VSWITCH: UnCOUPLEd: AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E LAN: * NoneMFS: 8992 COUPLEd (and not yet initialized): AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E VSWITCH: SYSTEM VSWAILT ...and initialized: * cp q v nic aa0 details AR 0015 Adapter 0AA0.P00 Type: QDIO Name: UNASSIGNED Devices: 3 AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E VSWITCH: SYSTEM VSWAILT AR 0015 RX Packets: 49 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 AR 0015 TX Packets: 42 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 AR 0015 RX Bytes: 2450 TX Bytes: 2884 AR 0015 Connection Name: Session Established AR 0015 Device: 0AA0 Unit: 000 Role: CTL- READ AR 0015 Device: 0AA1 Unit: 001 Role: CTL- WRITE AR 0015 Device: 0AA2 Unit: 002 Role: DATAvPort: 0065 Index: 0065 AR 0015 Options: IPv4 AR 0015 Unicast IP Addresses: AR 0015 10.1.20.2MAC: 02-00-01-00-00- 0E AR 0015 1I40I READY Thanks Alan! Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:33 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VSWITCH defined VSE TCP/IP fails On Friday, 08/27/2010 at 04:28 EDT, Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.com wrote: * cp q v nic aa0 details AR 0015 Adapter 0AA0.P00 Type: QDIOName: UNASSIGNED Devices: 3 AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0ELAN: * None And there you have it. The adapter is not COUPLED, as indicated by the * None. An uncoupled NIC is the equivalent of an unplugged ethernet cable. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott _ 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: Disaster Recovery TCPIP Address Issue
The DR vendor should provide you with some 3270 terminals where you can logon as TCPMAINT (Or whatever user id you use) and then make changes to the TCPIP Profile. Billy On 12 Aug 2010 at 10:13, McDonough, George wrote: Hello, Everyone. We are in the planning stages for the first disaster recovery test of our new z/VM environment. This test will be done at an offsite vender 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. In our z/OS environment, we just use the vendor's floor system to make our changes. However, in the z/VM restoration we will not have a floor system to make similar updates. We believe we're not going to have access to their HMC where we could use the Integrated 3270 Console, but we're still trying to get final confirmation on that. My question is how do other folks get their DR vendor's IP information into and active on the restored VM system? Thanks for your help. George.
(Fwd) Curiosity Question: System Security
From a colleague on the vse-l mailing list. Billy --- Forwarded message follows --- I only just this week discovered that the VSE BSM does not support group within group security. Meaning, if you have two security groups of users -- say, IT managers and IT employees -- and you try to include the IT managers as IT employees just by adding the IT managers security group into the IT employees security group, then the VSE BSM (as currently implemented) will not return the correct access levels for the IT managers so defined. IBM Level 2 confirmed that this is a restriction of the VSE BSM and, they think, also of RACF (but they weren't 100% certain). Can anybody familiar with RACF confirm or deny such a restriction? Can anybody familiar with other top-notch security products confirm or deny whether those products, also, sport such a restriction? It seems, to me, that group within group security would be such a commonplace thing to want to do that I'm surprised to find that the VSE BSM does not support this. Now, I do understand that such a defined sub-group would logically obtain the same access level as is defined for the main group. I further understand that in order to obtain a different access level for such a sub-group that the sub-group would have to be defined directly, as a main group, to the security resource in question. I also understand that, under the scenario I've described so far, this would result in the same group being defined twice to the same security resource -- once as a sub-group and once as a main group. However, I don't see this as a problem because a main group definition should logically take precedence anyway. I just object to having to always define only main groups in order to obtain the desired security access levels. Sincerely, Dave Clark WinWholesale Group Services 3110 Kettering Boulevard Dayton, Ohio 45439 USA (937) 294-5331 * This email message and any attachments is for use only by the named addressee(s) and may contain confidential, privileged and/or proprietary information. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete and destroy the message and all copies. All unauthorized direct or indirect use or disclosure of this message is strictly prohibited. No right to confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any error in transmission. * --- End of forwarded message ---
Re: Second level z/VM console
Tom, Would it be too bold to ask where you started working. Just curious. Billy On 4 Aug 2010 at 9:28, Tom Huegel wrote: Thanks, that was it... On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com wrote: And Q V CONS, note the address, and issue IPL dasdaddr LOADPARM CONS or if you want to see the SAPL panel: IPL dasdaddr LOADPARM in both cases is the address you found with Q V CONS 2010/8/4 Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.com TERM CONMODE 3270 before IPL? Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Huegel Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:16 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Second level z/VM console Good morning all.. I am a little rusty still. I am trying to IPL a second level z/VM and get the disabled waitconsole error. If I could find the install guide (either paper or on the web) I know it has the instructions for setting up the console for 2nd level z/VM. If anyone has a link to that doc orcouldsend me the steps for the IPL I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Tom _ 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. -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: Out of Office AutoReply: Second level z/VM console
Shortest vacation on record :) Billy On 4 Aug 2010 at 17:34, mike.wawio...@barclays.com wrote: Mike Wawiorko is out of the office from 4/8/10 returning on 4/8/10. My email will not be monitored. Bryan Fenwick (7-2000-4792) is working with me on HA project connectivity. z/OS Connectivity issues may be passed by email or phone to Andy Swann (7-2000-2719) or any member of the Global z/OS Connectivity team. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it from your system and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any part of this e-mail or its attachments. Internet communications are not guaranteed to be secure or virus-free. The Barclays Group does not accept responsibility for any loss arising from unauthorised access to, or interference with, any Internet communications by any third party, or from the transmission of any viruses. Replies to this e-mail may be monitored by the Barclays Group for operational or business reasons. Any opinion or other information in this e-mail or its attachments that does not relate to the business of the Barclays Group is personal to the sender and is not given or endorsed by the Barclays Group. Barclays Bank PLC.Registered in England and Wales (registered no. 1026167). Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom. Barclays Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Devices OFFLINE at IPL
Would the following be the proper way to specify devices, in the SYSTEM CONFIG file, that I don't want to come online at an IPL: Devices , Online_at_IPL -, Sensed -, Offline_at_IPL 0500-050F Thanks, Billy
Multiple Channels to DASD
Hello all, Risking the old saying that it's better to have people think you're stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt :) If VM is doing I/O to one DASD volume only, say a DDR DUMP or RESTORE, and everything else is equal, will VM use multiple channels to get to the one volume, or will it do all it's I/O on whatever channel it gets first and only that one channel? Thanks, Billy
Message Command
Hello All, If I send the following message to a logged on user will it be considered as one message or two messages. Note that it continues to second line. 09:57:44 * MSG FROM MAINT: LFU999 REXX LFUSERS to log off the LINUX users has completed successfully. Thanks, Billy
Re: Message Command
MSGNOH, that is what I wanted. Just with my limited knowledge of VM I couldn't remember. Or was it my age and memory. Two things go when you get old. Your memory and I forget the other one :) Thanks Kris, Billy On 28 Apr 2010 at 22:22, Kris Buelens wrote: If you've got the right privilege class (by default CP class B), there is the MSGNOH command (Message without header). In the sample, the user would see LFU999 REXX LFUSERS to log off the LINUX users has completed successfully. Note too that if you'd intercept the message with WAKEUP, PIPE STARMSG, PROP or alike, the message text will not be splitted. 2010/4/28 Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net Hello All, If I send the following message to a logged on user will it be considered as one message or two messages. Note that it continues to second line. 09:57:44 * MSG FROM MAINT : LFU999 REXX LFUSERS to log off the LINUX users has completed successfully. Thanks, Billy -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: VM/ESA TCP/IP and VSWITCH
Well I'm guessing it can't. I have the following in my TCPIP PROFILE: DEVICE OSA1LCS600 ; LINKOSA1LNK ETHERNET 0 OSA1 ; ARPAGE 5 ; HOME 10.1.1.93 OSA1LNK ; GATEWAY 10.1.1.1 =OSA1LNK 1500HOST DEFAULTNET=OSA1LNK 15000 ; TRANSLATE ; START OSA1 And I get the following in the TCPIP console log: DTCPRI385I Device OSA1: DTCPRI386I Type: LCS, Status: Not started DTCPRI387I Envelope queue size: 0 DTCPRI388I Address: 0600 I change it to this: DEVICE OSA1OSD600 ; LINKOSA1LNK QDIOETHERNET 0 OSA1 ; ARPAGE 5 ; HOME 10.1.1.93 OSA1LNK ; GATEWAY 10.1.1.1 =OSA1LNK 1500HOST DEFAULTNET=OSA1LNK 15000 ; TRANSLATE ; START OSA1 And I get the following: DTCPRS007E Error encountered in reading PROFILE TCPIP *: DTCPAR123I Line 237: Invalid type field DTCPAR123I Line 239: LINK statement: Invalid type field DTCPAR123I Line 244: Unknown link name in HOME cmd DTCPAR123I Line 247: Unknown link name in GATEWAY cmd DTCPAR123I Line 252: Device not found Line 237 corresponds to my DEVICE statement and line 239 is the LINK statement. 600 - 602 is attached to my TCPIP on the VM/ESA 2.40 guest and I have NICDEF and GRANT for the VMEASA240 guest in z/VM Unless anyone can point out something obivious I'm going to chalk this up to experience. Thanks, Billy On 17 Mar 2010 at 10:13, The IBM z/VM Operating System wrote: Hello, Would VM/ESA running 2nd level under z/VM be able to use the VSWITCH? Thanks, Billy
VM/ESA TCP/IP and VSWITCH
Hello, Would VM/ESA running 2nd level under z/VM be able to use the VSWITCH? Thanks, Billy
Re: CP's Parm Disks
I would like to have a copy of it. Billy On 5 Mar 2010 at 12:23, Mike Walter wrote: The CPCONFIG EXEC was my brainchild, the one to which I was referring in my previous posts. It does NOT maintain IBM's SERVICE and PUT2PROD method of using CF2 as a backup disk. You probably downloaded it from this listserve sometime since 2005. The last update record (at the bottom in the Epilog comments) shows: 20050523 mrw - Correct handling of Yes or '1' prompt. I can re-post it if anyone cares. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 03/05/2010 10:33 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: CP's Parm Disks Somewhere (I have since tried to find the source, but have failed) I have a CPCONFIG EXEC that automates much of the maintenance of CF1 and CF3. It includes maintaining previous generations of SYSTEM CONFIG: cpconfig DMSVML2060I MAINT CF1 linked MR as 0CF1 file mode I The following *SYSTEM CONFIG files exist on the I(CF1) disk now: FILENAME FILETYPE FM FORMAT LRECL RECS BLOCKS DATE TIME -1SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80271 6 2010-02-16 07:58:27 -2SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80271 6 2010-01-12 09:04:29 -3SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80270 6 2009-11-06 17:37:29 -4SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80270 6 2009-11-06 17:37:29 -5SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80261 6 2009-10-28 13:52:38 -6SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80246 5 2009-09-11 10:18:11 -7SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80246 5 2009-08-25 07:37:17 -8SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80240 5 2009-08-24 09:39:30 -9SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80239 5 2009-07-30 07:37:17 SYSTEM CONFIG I1 F 80271 6 2010-03-03 13:00:37 Do you want an automatic copy/rename of them as a backup before starting? (Reply: Yes | 1 | No | 0 | Quit) ...when exiting: 10:32:59 * MSG FROM MAINT : +++ NOTE: The SYSTEM CONFIG I was not changed. DMSVML2060I MAINT CF2 linked RR as 0CF2 file mode O 40 identical files on both disks. DASD 0CF1 DETACHED MAINT's 0CF1 accessed in mode A. CF1 update complete and in production... -- CF2 update in progress... DMSVML2060I MAINT CF1 linked RR as 0CF1 file mode I DASD 0CF2 DETACHED DMSVML2060I MAINT CF2 linked MR as 0CF2 file mode O DASD 0CF2 DETACHED MAINT's 0CF2 accessed in mode B. DASD 0CF1 DETACHED CF2 update complete and in production... -- Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 9:45 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: CP's Parm Disks There any many ways to do this, each with their own merits. Understanding how SERVICE and PUT2PROD silently update the CF1 and CF2 disks is important. I prefer to think of CF2 as a resource to be used only if CF1 gets trashed (my human, hardware, or any other error). : : _ 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. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
Re: VM-L Online
Try this. http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/ibmvm.html You might have to signon using an id that was supplied when you subscribed to IBMVM Billy On 2 Mar 2010 at 9:46, Tim Joyce wrote: Hey Guys, Is there a web address that can be used to search past VM posts online? Tim Tim Joyce Sr. Systems Programmer / Project Leader Alex Lee, Inc. Email : tim.jo...@alexlee.com Phone: (828) 725-4448
REXX DDR
Hello all, Not being the bestest REXX programmer or I would do it myself :) Does anyone have a REXX that invokes DDR to dump DASD to tape that they wouldn't mind sharing? I appreciate it, Billy
IPL Z/VM With old System Config
Hello all, What is the parameter to IPL VM using an old copy of the SYSTEM CONFIG file. I Have SYSTEM CONF0222 on the CF1 disk and I want to revert back to it for an IPL. Billy
IPL Z/VM With old System Config
Hello all, What is the parameter to IPL VM using an old copy of the SYSTEM CONFIG file. I Have SYSTEM CONF0222 on the CF1 disk and I want to revert back to it for an IPL. Billy
Re: IPL Z/VM With old System Config
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot :) I was trying to relabel all my 540... DASD to Bx (x-type of DASD . IE: P = page, etc) I had updated my directory to reflect the new DASD volsers, but I determined I was missing something and so I backed it out, but I forgot to update the directory using DIRECTXA. I had previosly updated my SYSTEM CONFIG file with the new DASD VOLSERs, but when I backed the changes out of the directory I forgot to update my SYSTEM CONFIG file. So what I have is a directory on DASD pointing to the new VOLSERs and also a SYSTEM CONFIG pointing to the new VOLSERs, but the actual VOLSERs don't match the old 540... VOLSERs. Is there a way to use the ICKSADSF that's available on the CF1 DASD to clip just the VOLSERs on the DASD? Billy On 22 Feb 2010 at 15:36, Mike Walter wrote: IPL from the HMC specifying a LOADPARM of your preferred console. When you LOAD the LPAR, that console should display the SALIPL screen something like (I include the COMMENTS section those IPL PARAMETERS I am most likely to need some day and will surely forget in a crunch): ---snip--- STAND ALONE PROGRAM LOADER: z/VM VERSION 5 RELEASE 1.0 DEVICE NUMBER: 0F00 MINIDISK OFFSET: EXTENT: 1 MODULE NAME: CPLOAD LOAD ORIGIN: 1000 IPL PARAMETERS ---COMMENTS--- Some possible IPL PARAMETERS section (above) entries: CONS=ccuu PROMPT--- Used most often NOEXITSFN=system FT=config PDNUM=ParmDiskNum PDVOL=ParmDiskVolser PDOFF=ParmDiskcylOffset -- 9= FILELIST 10= LOAD 11= TOGGLE EXTENT/OFFSET ---snip--- In the IPL PARAMETERS section, enter: FT=CONF0222 Then press F10 and the IPL will begin - as long as you actually followed the steps in the z/VM Guide for Automated Installation and Maintenance to create the Stand Alone Loader program. If you did not, you'll probably get a Wait State 1010 - telling you have you do not have a console at the address given in the LOADPARM. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 02/22/2010 03:17 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject IPL Z/VM With old System Config Hello all, What is the parameter to IPL VM using an old copy of the SYSTEM CONFIG file. I Have SYSTEM CONF0222 on the CF1 disk and I want to revert back to it for an IPL. Billy The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
Re: IPL Z/VM With old System Config
I should have stated that the actual VOLSERS are the old 540... labels. I need to be able to re-label them to the new format. Billy On 22 Feb 2010 at 16:23, Billy Bingham wrote: Talk about shooting yourself in the foot :) I was trying to relabel all my 540... DASD to Bx (x-type of DASD . IE: P = page, etc) I had updated my directory to reflect the new DASD volsers, but I determined I was missing something and so I backed it out, but I forgot to update the directory using DIRECTXA. I had previosly updated my SYSTEM CONFIG file with the new DASD VOLSERs, but when I backed the changes out of the directory I forgot to update my SYSTEM CONFIG file. So what I have is a directory on DASD pointing to the new VOLSERs and also a SYSTEM CONFIG pointing to the new VOLSERs, but the actual VOLSERs don't match the old 540... VOLSERs. Is there a way to use the ICKSADSF that's available on the CF1 DASD to clip just the VOLSERs on the DASD? Billy On 22 Feb 2010 at 15:36, Mike Walter wrote: IPL from the HMC specifying a LOADPARM of your preferred console. When you LOAD the LPAR, that console should display the SALIPL screen something like (I include the COMMENTS section those IPL PARAMETERS I am most likely to need some day and will surely forget in a crunch): ---snip--- STAND ALONE PROGRAM LOADER: z/VM VERSION 5 RELEASE 1.0 DEVICE NUMBER: 0F00 MINIDISK OFFSET: EXTENT: 1 MODULE NAME: CPLOAD LOAD ORIGIN: 1000 IPL PARAMETERS ---COMMENTS--- Some possible IPL PARAMETERS section (above) entries: CONS=ccuu PROMPT --- Used most often NOEXITS FN=system FT=config PDNUM=ParmDiskNum PDVOL=ParmDiskVolser PDOFF=ParmDiskcylOffset -- 9= FILELIST 10= LOAD 11= TOGGLE EXTENT/OFFSET ---snip--- In the IPL PARAMETERS section, enter: FT=CONF0222 Then press F10 and the IPL will begin - as long as you actually followed the steps in the z/VM Guide for Automated Installation and Maintenance to create the Stand Alone Loader program. If you did not, you'll probably get a Wait State 1010 - telling you have you do not have a console at the address given in the LOADPARM. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 02/22/2010 03:17 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject IPL Z/VM With old System Config Hello all, What is the parameter to IPL VM using an old copy of the SYSTEM CONFIG file. I Have SYSTEM CONF0222 on the CF1 disk and I want to revert back to it for an IPL. Billy The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e- mail.
Re: IPL Z/VM With old System Config
I was able to use the CPVOLUME LABEL NOVERIFY VOLID(nn) UNIT() to clip the labels to the new format. After I did that I was able to re-IPL and everything came on line. I had a copy of the USER DIRECT with the new format VOLSERs and I have that as my USER DIRECT file no. Thanks for the suggestions and help. I think I seen the following saying on the list (Or something similar): Your gun, your foot :) Billy On 22 Feb 2010 at 16:31, Billy Bingham wrote: I should have stated that the actual VOLSERS are the old 540... labels. I need to be able to re- label them to the new format. Billy On 22 Feb 2010 at 16:23, Billy Bingham wrote: Talk about shooting yourself in the foot :) I was trying to relabel all my 540... DASD to Bx (x-type of DASD . IE: P = page, etc) I had updated my directory to reflect the new DASD volsers, but I determined I was missing something and so I backed it out, but I forgot to update the directory using DIRECTXA. I had previosly updated my SYSTEM CONFIG file with the new DASD VOLSERs, but when I backed the changes out of the directory I forgot to update my SYSTEM CONFIG file. So what I have is a directory on DASD pointing to the new VOLSERs and also a SYSTEM CONFIG pointing to the new VOLSERs, but the actual VOLSERs don't match the old 540... VOLSERs. Is there a way to use the ICKSADSF that's available on the CF1 DASD to clip just the VOLSERs on the DASD? Billy On 22 Feb 2010 at 15:36, Mike Walter wrote: IPL from the HMC specifying a LOADPARM of your preferred console. When you LOAD the LPAR, that console should display the SALIPL screen something like (I include the COMMENTS section those IPL PARAMETERS I am most likely to need some day and will surely forget in a crunch): ---snip--- STAND ALONE PROGRAM LOADER: z/VM VERSION 5 RELEASE 1.0 DEVICE NUMBER: 0F00 MINIDISK OFFSET: EXTENT: 1 MODULE NAME: CPLOAD LOAD ORIGIN: 1000 IPL PARAMETERS ---COMMENTS--- Some possible IPL PARAMETERS section (above) entries: CONS=ccuu PROMPT --- Used most often NOEXITS FN=system FT=config PDNUM=ParmDiskNum PDVOL=ParmDiskVolser PDOFF=ParmDiskcylOffset -- 9= FILELIST 10= LOAD 11= TOGGLE EXTENT/OFFSET ---snip--- In the IPL PARAMETERS section, enter: FT=CONF0222 Then press F10 and the IPL will begin - as long as you actually followed the steps in the z/VM Guide for Automated Installation and Maintenance to create the Stand Alone Loader program. If you did not, you'll probably get a Wait State 1010 - telling you have you do not have a console at the address given in the LOADPARM. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 02/22/2010 03:17 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject IPL Z/VM With old System Config Hello all, What is the parameter to IPL VM using an old copy of the SYSTEM CONFIG file. I Have SYSTEM CONF0222 on the CF1 disk and I want to revert back to it for an IPL. Billy The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e- mail.
Re: VSWITCH
I have the following in my SYSTEM CONFIG file: define vswitch vsw1 rdev 021C 0220 Do I need to attach 21C - 21E and 220 - 222 to any machine? Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 13:28, Scott Rohling wrote: oops -- that HOME statement should be: HOME 10.68.0.6 255.255.255.0 VMVSWD You point to the 'LINK' (VMVSWD in this case).. I cut the line short in my last post. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Scott Rohling scott.rohl...@gmail.com wrote: Ok - Before I show the TCPIP PROFILE -- here is a line from the TCPIP directory entry: NICDEF A000 TYPE QDIO LAN SYSTEM VSW1 Our system has a VSWITCH called VSW1 .. TCPIP will use address A000 to connect to it. In PROFILE TCPIP: DEVICE VMVSW OSD A000 PORTNAME VMVSW PORTNUMBER 0 AUTOR LINK VMVSWD QDIOETHERNET VMVSW MTU 1492 . . HOME 10.68.0.6 255.255.255.0 VMVSW . . START VMVSW Really - just exactly like an OSA (it's a virtualized OSA) -- the only difference is where your device comes from --- a virtual NIC attached to a VSWITCH, instead of a dedicated OSA. You can make the switch by simply changing the directory entry for TCPIP.. (just make sure TCPIP has been granted access to the vswitch!) Use the same address as you used for your OSA and use it on the NICDEF statement. Bring TCPIP down and up again - done. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net wrote: Scott, Can you send me the TCPIP PROFILE that you have setup to use Vswitches? Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 11:40, Scott Rohling wrote: Agreed -- I like connecting TCPIP to the VSWITCH and letting the controllers manage the OSA's. It's also nice to be able to recycle TCPIP without affecting Linux guests. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Mark Pace mpac...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. It can be done either way. You can connect TCPIP to it's own OSA connection, or connect TCPIP to the vswitch. There may be good reasons for not having TCPIP connected to the vswitch, but I don't know what they would be. With vswitch having automatic fail-over when it has multiple OSA addresses, it's the way I run. On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net wrote: Hello all, Risking the old saying that it's better to have someone think you're stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt... but :) I'm confused about Vswitches on z/VM... sorta. I know you define the Vswitch in the System Config file, but does the TCPIP guest running on z/VM also use that Vswitch or does TCP/IP use it's own OSA connection and other Liniux guests (In this case) use the Vswitch? Is there a 'cookbook' available for setting up Vswitches? Any hints and tips appreciated. Billy -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317
Re: VSWITCH
Mark, What is machine VSWITCH? Is it a service machine of some sort? Billy On 17 Feb 2010 at 12:25, Mark Pace wrote: Rather than adding a NICDEF to the USER DIRECT I use the SYSTEM DTCPARMS .** :nick.TCPIP :type.server :class.stack :attach.0720-0722 - Connect real OSA :vnic.0620 system vswtch1 - Define a NIC and attach to VSWITCH On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com wrote: Nope, that's all you need in the SYSTEM CONFIG file to get CP to create a VSWITCH at IPL time. DJ On 02/17/2010 10:52 AM, Billy Bingham wrote: I have the following in my SYSTEM CONFIG file: define vswitch vsw1 rdev 021C 0220 Do I need to attach 21C - 21E and 220 - 222 to any machine? Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 13:28, Scott Rohling wrote: oops -- that HOME statement should be: HOME 10.68.0.6 255.255.255.0 VMVSWD You point to the 'LINK' (VMVSWD in this case).. I cut the line short in my last post. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Scott Rohlingscott.rohl...@gmail.com wrote: Ok - Before I show the TCPIP PROFILE -- here is a line from the TCPIP directory entry: NICDEF A000 TYPE QDIO LAN SYSTEM VSW1 Our system has a VSWITCH called VSW1 .. TCPIP will use address A000 to connect to it. In PROFILE TCPIP: DEVICE VMVSW OSD A000 PORTNAME VMVSW PORTNUMBER 0 AUTOR LINK VMVSWD QDIOETHERNET VMVSW MTU 1492 . . HOME 10.68.0.6 255.255.255.0 VMVSW . . START VMVSW Really - just exactly like an OSA (it's a virtualized OSA) -- the only difference is where your device comes from --- a virtual NIC attached to a VSWITCH, instead of a dedicated OSA. You can make the switch by simply changing the directory entry for TCPIP.. (just make sure TCPIP has been granted access to the vswitch!) Use the same address as you used for your OSA and use it on the NICDEF statement. Bring TCPIP down and up again - done. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Billy Binghambilly.bingham...@suddenlink.net wrote: Scott, Can you send me the TCPIP PROFILE that you have setup to use Vswitches? Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 11:40, Scott Rohling wrote: Agreed -- I like connecting TCPIP to the VSWITCH and letting the controllers manage the OSA's. It's also nice to be able to recycle TCPIP without affecting Linux guests. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Mark Pacempac...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. It can be done either way. You can connect TCPIP to it's own OSA connection, or connect TCPIP to the vswitch. There may be good reasons for not having TCPIP connected to the vswitch, but I don't know what they would be. With vswitch having automatic fail- over when it has multiple OSA addresses, it's the way I run. On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Billy Binghambilly.bingham...@suddenlink.net wrote: Hello all, Risking the old saying that it's better to have someone think you're stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt... but :) I'm confused about Vswitches on z/VM... sorta. I know you define the Vswitch in the System Config file, but does the TCPIP guest running on z/VM also use that Vswitch or does TCP/IP use it's own OSA connection and other Liniux guests (In this case) use the Vswitch? Is there a 'cookbook' available for setting up Vswitches? Any hints and tips appreciated. Billy -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317 -- Dave Jones V/Soft www.vsoft-software.com Houston, TX 281.578.7544 -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317
Re: VM support and 9672
Jim, According to the information I have available z/VM 4.4 is the last release that will run on the G5 processors. Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 6:01, Jim Gorham wrote: What VM versions can run (i.e. are supported) on a 9672 generation 5 server?
Re: 4A57I REQUEST ERROR CODE X'3A'(058) SORTOUT SYS253=9BE FTP004 ,4250I NO MORE AVAILABLE EXTENTS SORTOUT SYS253=9BE FTP
VSAM SAM is still limited to 4GB per file. KSDS files with the XXL parameter can go over 4GB. Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 16:10, fjpohlen-maill...@gmx.de wrote: Hello all, I have a question to the message above. The request error x'3A' (058) says that the filesize limit of 4.3 GB is reached. I wasn't aware of this limit. I was on the way to convert some files from VTOC extent allocation to space manager. Must I bury this for these large files or is there a way to circumvent the limitation, perhaps with some parameter in the default model? -- kind regards Franz Josef Pohlen
VSWITCH
Hello all, Risking the old saying that it's better to have someone think you're stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt... but :) I'm confused about Vswitches on z/VM... sorta. I know you define the Vswitch in the System Config file, but does the TCPIP guest running on z/VM also use that Vswitch or does TCP/IP use it's own OSA connection and other Liniux guests (In this case) use the Vswitch? Is there a 'cookbook' available for setting up Vswitches? Any hints and tips appreciated. Billy
Re: VSWITCH
Scott, Can you send me the TCPIP PROFILE that you have setup to use Vswitches? Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 11:40, Scott Rohling wrote: Agreed -- I like connecting TCPIP to the VSWITCH and letting the controllers manage the OSA's. It's also nice to be able to recycle TCPIP without affecting Linux guests. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Mark Pace mpac...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. It can be done either way. You can connect TCPIP to it's own OSA connection, or connect TCPIP to the vswitch. There may be good reasons for not having TCPIP connected to the vswitch, but I don't know what they would be. With vswitch having automatic fail-over when it has multiple OSA addresses, it's the way I run. On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net wrote: Hello all, Risking the old saying that it's better to have someone think you're stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt... but :) I'm confused about Vswitches on z/VM... sorta. I know you define the Vswitch in the System Config file, but does the TCPIP guest running on z/VM also use that Vswitch or does TCP/IP use it's own OSA connection and other Liniux guests (In this case) use the Vswitch? Is there a 'cookbook' available for setting up Vswitches? Any hints and tips appreciated. Billy -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317
Re: VSWITCH
Alan, Where do I find this z/VM Connectivity book? Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 15:55, Alan Altmark wrote: On Tuesday, 02/16/2010 at 01:20 EST, Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net wrote: Risking the old saying that it's better to have someone think you're stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt... but :) I'm confused about Vswitches on z/VM... sorta. I know you define the Vswitch in the System Config file, but does the TCPIP guest running on z/VM also use that Vswitch or does TCP/IP use it's own OSA connection and other Liniux guests (In this case) use the Vswitch? Is there a 'cookbook' available for setting up Vswitches? Any hints and tips appreciated. Billy, if you haven't already done so, please look at the z/VM Connectivity book. I suggest that TCPIP be given a virtual NIC on the VSWITCH rather than dedicating an OSA for these reasons: 1. VSWITCH has better OSA stall detection than TCPIP 2. No need for dynamic routing daemon and VIPA 3. No need for additional IP addresses 4. Reduces the temptation to share OSA ports (VSWITCH + TCPIP) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Linux on z/VM
I would like to install Linux on z/VM, but I'm not sure what distribution to use. Is there a free version of SuSE or RedHat Linux that I can download to do this? Do I need to license a distribution from the vendor (SuSE or RedHat)? Thanks, Billy
Re: Linux on z/VM
Paul, So you're saying that if I download SLES 11 Eval Version it comes with a 180 day trial for support, but the software license is free and I can continue to use it past the 180 day period? Sounds like a winner if so. Thanks, Billy On 15 Feb 2010 at 13:31, Paul Raulerson wrote: Note that trial means trial period for support. The license is free, you can run it as long as you wish, for any purpose. Seems odd on a mainframe, but true. And I personally recommend SLES over RedHat. If nothing else, YAST makes it far easier to manage. -Paul On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Rich Smrcina wrote: On 02/15/2010 12:22 PM, Billy Bingham wrote: I would like to install Linux on z/VM, but I'm not sure what distribution to use. Is there a free version of SuSE or RedHat Linux that I can download to do this? Do I need to license a distribution from the vendor (SuSE or RedHat)? Thanks, Billy You can get a trial of both Novell and RedHat Linux for System z that come with install support and maintenance for a certain amount of time. I think Novell is 120 days. -- Rich Smrcina Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2010 - Apr 9-13, 2010 Covington, KY
Re: MP2000 OSA Card
I don't have the OSA/SF service machines.It looks like I didn't restore all the volumes from the old VM system and I'm also not sure if we have all the old volumes. Billy On 26 Jan 2010 at 18:52, Kris Buelens wrote: But, the OSA is a bit online, OSASF is capable of working on it as it is management device is online. You could also try running IOACMD QUERY HOST Q HOST A This way you get lots of info, including the OAT 2010/1/26 Ron Schmiedge ron.schmie...@gmail.com Billy, Here's what our OSA2 looked like on our old MP2000: CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=9009,UNIT=OSA,PATH=(5C) IODEVICE ADDRESS=(0C00,010),CUNUMBR=(9009),STADET=Y, * UNITADD=00,UNIT=OSA IODEVICE ADDRESS=(0C0A,002),CUNUMBR=(9009),STADET=Y, * UNITADD=0A,UNIT=OSA IODEVICE ADDRESS=(0CFE,001),CUNUMBR=(9009),STADET=Y, * UNITADD=FE,UNIT=OSAD No reason to have the separate IODEVICE line for C0A and C0B, they just came late to the party and got put in that way. OSASF came installed on the VM/ESA 2.4 system we had back then. Had to go through the program directory set up for OSASF to format minidisks, copy files around, if I recall. But not having OSASF set up should only matter when it comes time to read or write the OAT to the card, which will require it to come online first! Ron On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Billy Bingham billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net wrote: I changed my IOCDS defintions to this: CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=0300,PATH=(34),UNIT=OSA IODEVICE ADDRESS=(0300,04),CUNUMBR=(0300),UNIT=OSA IODEVICE ADDRESS=(030F),UNITADD=FE,CUNUMBR=(0300),UNIT=OSAD When I do a Q 30F I get: OSA 030F FREE But when I do a Q 300 I get: OSA 0300 OFFLINE And I cannot bring it online at all not matter what I try. This VM is so old I'm not sure if OSA/SF is installed and even if it is I've never used it under VM. Billy -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
MP2000 OSA Card
Hello all, Trying to IPL VM/ESA 2.4 on an old MP2000. The box IPLs OK, but when tring to vary the OSA online I get the HCPCPN6283I... message. I do a QUERY on the device and VM shows it as an OSA, but it's offline. Any ideas? Thanks, Billy
Re: MP2000 OSA Card
I'm not able to load an OAT because I can't vary it online. Is there a hardware command to re-set the device to the original OAT? Should I just have only devices 0 1 defined in the IOCDS? This is what I have defined now: CNTLUNIT CUNUMBR=1100,PATH=(34),UNIT=OSA IODEVICE ADDRESS=(1100,16),CUNUMBR=(1100),UNIT=OSA IODEVICE ADDRESS=(111F),UNITADD=FE,CUNUMBR=(1100),UNIT=OSAD Billy On 25 Jan 2010 at 17:31, Rich Smrcina wrote: On 01/25/2010 05:19 PM, Billy Bingham wrote: Hello all, Trying to IPL VM/ESA 2.4 on an old MP2000. The box IPLs OK, but when tring to vary the OSA online I get the HCPCPN6283I... message. I do a QUERY on the device and VM shows it as an OSA, but it's offline. Any ideas? Thanks, Billy Did you load an OAT into the OSA? This OSA card typically requires an OSA Address Table to be coded up and loaded into it before an operating system can use it. It will have a pair of default devices (0 1), but if your operating system isn't using the default devices... -- Rich Smrcina Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2010 - Apr 9-13, 2010 Covington, KY
