Re: Fed-Up With IBM Support!
I always just use the phone. Most of the time you get someone that speaks pretty good English. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Brian Nielsen Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:32 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Fed-Up With IBM Support! My apologies in advance, but all I can think of is: Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play? Brian Nielsen On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:31:43 -0400, Michael Coffin michaelcof...@mccci.com wrote: VENT You know what, I recall a day when IBMLINK ran on 3270 terminals and when you entered search criteria on a problem you'd ONLY get VALID responses for your OS and problem (not 3,000,000 keyword hits 99.99% of them having NOTHING to do with your OS or your problem!). I recall a day when you would call IBM Software Support at 1-800-237-5511 (burned into my memory from over 20 years of calling), immediately connect to KNOWLEDGABLE professionals who could quickly help you identify if your problem was known/existing or open a new problem report, and this was all done in clear, easily understood English! Now we have IBMLink 2000, ServiceLink, Passport/Advantage, ShopzSeries, etc. etc. etc. etc. Each of which seems to require its own userid/password combination, and none of which is simple or easy to use! I have spent the past TWO HOURS trying to open a software support ticket using IBM.com, and am now going to GIVE UP and use the phone the old fashioned way. 1. I sign in to IBMLINK 2000 using my userid and password. 2. I searched for any records associated with my existing problem (TCPIP abending, FWIW) - no recent hits. 3. I tried to open a Service Request. That takes you to a screen where you have to enter your IBM ID and password, which is not your IBMLINK ID and password. 4. I call the IBMLINK Help Desk at 1-800-543-3912 to figure out WHAT IBM ID it is asking for. They take my name and phone number and tell me someone will call you back. I guess it would be TOO efficient to let me talk to someone immediately! 5. Someone from IBM (IBMLINK Help Desk) calls me back. We walk through the exact same process I went through above until I am asked for my IBM ID again. He looks it up and tells me what it is. I enter THAT id and password only to have the website come back and tell me I'm not authorized to do anything (even though I am the ONLY registered user on this account!). I ask him to fix the account. He tells me I need to call the Software Support Help Desk at 1-800-426-7378, options 2-2. 6. I call the Software Support Help Desk using the options provided. We very quickly discover this is NOT the right number to call for problems with Passport/Advantage. It's the software defect support numbe (e.g. what formerly was on 800-237-5511). The IBM'er gives me that phone number. 7. I call IBM Passport/Advantage Help Desk at 1-800-978-2246. I describe my problem to the IBMer. He tells me IBM Passport/Advantage does not provide Help over the phone and that I must go to www.ibm.com/software/support to get the problem with my Passport/Advantage account authorizations straightened out. 8. I go to www.ibm.com/software/support - this is not a web page to request Passport/Advantage support! It's yet another search page! The only reference to Passport/Advantage on this page is under Buying and managing support, which is basically a page to convince you to buy Passport/Advantage!!! I give up! For crying out loud IBM, can't you have a SINGLE sign-on for a customer to be able to access ALL of the services/entitlements that they've paid for? Why do I need an IBMLINK id/pw, an IBM (presumably Passport/Advantage - although that's NOT what I'm prompted to enter!) id/pw, a ShopzSeries id/pw! And when all of these accounts get out of synch, how about ONE support phone number with ONE knowledgable professional who can RESOLVE the problem FULLY, instead of bouncing customers around from phone number to phone number, ultimately being directed to a web page that doesn't exist! Geez!!! Sorry folks, I just had to vent. !!! /VENT -Mike
Re: z/VM 6.1 G.A. targeted for this Friday, Oct 23
Personally I wish people would quit trying to compare z/VM with vmWARE. There is really no comparison. I also wish people would quit referring to vmWARE VM... It only confuses those in the executive suite. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Alan Altmark Sent: Fri 10/23/2009 1:10 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 G.A. targeted for this Friday, Oct 23 On Thursday, 10/22/2009 at 10:41 EDT, Stephen Frazier ste...@doc.state.ok.us wrote: So SSI (zVM0 is HA (VMware) and Live Guest Relocation (zVM) is vmotion (VMware). I don't know what zVM0 is, so I can't answer your question. The architecture is SSI or HA and LGR or vmotion is what you can do with the architecture. As I said, LGR is *one* of the services intended to be provided by a z/VM SSI cluster. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: Writing a screen scrolling shell
I have an exec that uses OTTOSCR from the download site, I think it does pretty much what you are looking for. I wrote this several years ago when I had several VM's all running PROP and sending messages to this secondary user. It allows scrolling backward and forward and logging. If you want this exec you can have, no gaurentees. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Colin Allinson Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 7:49 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Writing a screen scrolling shell Rob van der Heij rvdh...@gmail.com Wrote :- Yes, we can ... I recall using the CMS PIpelines fullscr stage to build one that imitated the NetView style where the insertion point for the new line is rolling over the screen (to save bandwidth). With some extra effort you could also do something like MVS where a subset of the lines (the replies) stack at the top. If you want to insert the new line at the bottom (thus scroll the remaining lines up) you need to rewrite it all every time you add a line (which we found very intrusive on the termulators in those days). Don't have the code handy anymore, but could give it a try if it helps you out. Rob I am not trying to do anything complicated like hold lines on the top of the screen (as with MVS) but one thing I had not considered is the point that you, correctly, make about having to rewrite the full screen all the time. That could majorly confuse the automation monitoring tool !! I am just having a reality check and wondering if it is not a lot simpler than I had been thinking. If I could remember how to define the screen (which would be virtual) as a (no)glass teletype then that should really do just what I want (I think). Colin Allinson Amadeus Data Processing GmbH
Re: z/VM Linux on Cp
I have only one production z/LINUX and a test z/LINUX that runs just fine with no IFL. Most of my production is on several z/VSE guests, but I needed a LINUX for one function... The z--option was better than another INTEL box... Now if I had a plan to add dozens of z/LINUX an IFL might look more attrictave. ... a 10 at 8 but a 1 at 2 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Wakser, David Sent: Wed 10/7/2009 9:18 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM Linux on Cp Adam: Please explain, for those of us not yet involved in Linux, why it's not cost effective. For example, if we already have z/VM running, there is no additional cost involved. David Wakser -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Thornton Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 10:14 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM Linux on Cp On Oct 7, 2009, at 9:09 AM, Charles Grady wrote: OK - this one will get a laugh if sure but -- Will Linux run in an LPAR with only a CP and NO IFL ? I know that one most likely would not run a like this for long, but being ask to install Linux PDQ in an LPAR that does NOT have a IFL assigned. Thanks for the reply. Sure, it will work. But as you've identified, it's pretty much never cost-effective over the long term to do so. Adam 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.
The line (unemployment) forms at the rear.
The mainframe is being shut down at this location and the workload is being moved to a different location. If anyone knows of a possible opening for a long time Z/VM, VSE systems programmer please drop me a note offline. tomhue...@prodigy.net My home is in the Chicago area, but I am flexable. Thanks Tom
Re: HCPCQU361E LOGOFF/FORCE pending for user OPERATR4
Odds are there is an outstanding I/O that is causing the hang. If you have TRACK you can use it to help id the offending device and then HALT or reset it. Other than that waiting is the best course, but you may end up doing a VM IPL. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Suleiman Shahin Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:03 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: HCPCQU361E LOGOFF/FORCE pending for user OPERATR4 I'm sure this issue was raised a zillion times! But my question is, What's the solution? Operatr4 is a class G user ID that got caught doing something and is now in the never-never land! Is there a way to get it back other than wait? Suleiman Shahin Thanks. Hotmail(r) has ever-growing storage! Don't worry about storage limits. Check it out. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Storage?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tu torial_Storage_062009
Re: VM lockup due to storage typo
A little OT, but curiosity calls.. What is the max. storage that z/LINUX can use? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 4:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM lockup due to storage typo On 9/17/09 2:16 PM, Adam Thornton athorn...@sinenomine.net wrote: Administrator typo is not a failure mode the operating system is designed to protect you from. That may be true now, but I think the point of the argument is that it should not be. On VMS, if you have a SYSTEM priv bit set, the system will still warn you if you're about to do something that seems stupid. If there is an architected limit (note that the 9.7TB got clipped to 8TB, so SOMETHING noticed a problem), then it's not too unreasonable for the system to take defensive measures and issue a warning that all is not right in in the kingdom of Denmark, cream or no cream dresses. It seems like a basic defense that if CP notices you starting something that it KNOWS it may not have resources to complete, requiring confirmation that you know what you're doing (or about to do) is a good defensive measure. Did the system do what you told it to do when you told it to do it? Yes. Whether it should march off a cliff without at least questioning the order is the question at hand. -- db
Re: VM lockup due to storage typo
I don't know that I want CP to do anything different than it does now EXCEPT I want z/VM to a) keep running and b) have some facility that I can use to be able to examine the system to find/fix the problem... I don't know/care how that get's done, maybe reserving some page space for CP and/or a special 'hook' into the HMC.. I'll leave that up to the developers. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of P S Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:53 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM lockup due to storage typo On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Schuh, Richard rsc...@visa.com wrote: Logon would not be the right or only place to put it. DEF STOR is another possible place to err if the maximum storage was too high. Perhaps a check of virtual storage at IPL time. That is a common point that must be traversed no matter where the error occurred. Suggest this not get hung up on But it won't be perfect ideas. For DIRMAINT, perhaps a site configuration option could say Warn me if a userid is defined with either storage limit above x. Similarly, at LOGON or DEFINE STORAGE, if the VMsize is than the total page space defined, a warning would be useful. This doesn't help for aggregate overload (20x1GB with 4GB of page space), doesn't guarantee that XAUTOLOG BIGPIG won't spiral the system into the ground before the operator (what operator?) can react, etc., but it would at least give some more informed consent. In this era of Big Numbers and big Linux guests, this is probably more important than it used to be -- in days of yore, if you accidentally defined a 32MB guest on an 8MB system, (a) there probably WAS enough page space, and (b) the user was probably CMS and wouldn't touch the pages that fast anyway.
Re: Interesting articl
Yes, an interesting article.. Could the 5 include a) San Jose DASD plant, b)Tucson tape storage plant ?? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of P S Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:58 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Interesting articl http://www.ciozone.com/index.php/Server-Technology-Zone/The-Mainframe-Th e-Dinosaur-That-Wouldn-t-Die.html Something that caught my eye: IBM...opened five major new plants. Which five? Anyone know?
Re: VM lockup due to storage typo
I would think that IBM would be scurring to fix what is obviously a problem. After all they are not Microsoft... -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:13 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM lockup due to storage typo Seems to me that he said it was either an integrity problem or a defect. I would think that either would me meat for the APAR grinder. Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:50 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM lockup due to storage typo So are you saying that what Lee and I both did to shoot our systems should APAR'able? Or should it be a requirement? Or is it going to be a your gun, your foot answer? Marcy 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. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:45 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] VM lockup due to storage typo On Tuesday, 09/15/2009 at 03:27 EDT, Steve Marak sama...@gizmoworks.com wrote: I agree with that (the guest cannot be allowed to harm CP) but has that actually been formally - or even informally - accepted by the Powers That Be? Yes, it is in the Statement of System Integrity in the General Information Manual. I ask because I still remember, as though it were yesterday, opening a security/integrity APAR against VM back in the mid-1980's because any class G user could knock CP down by defining a shared and a nonshared device on the same virtual control unit, and being told that that was NOT a security or integrity issue, and that no fix would be forthcoming. Under today's rules, that would be an Integrity problem. o If a class G (only) user can repeatedly or with malice of forethought hang or abend CP, it WILL be classified as an integrity problem (denial of service). o If a class G user happens to do something that triggers an abend or hang due to a system malfunction, it will NOT be classified as an integrity problem. o If the system abends or hangs because it is overloaded (memory, CPU), it will NOT be classified as an integrity problem. o Just because it isn't an integrity problem doesn't mean it isn't a defect. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: NUCXDROP
I don't see either NUCXDROP or NUCXLOAD modules on my 5.4 RSU802. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 11:56 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: NUCXDROP Don't have one on either a 902 system or a 901 system. No longer have any 801 systems to check. The command still works though. Marcy 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. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:51 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [IBMVM] NUCXDROP I install maintenance, RSU 0902 at the moment, on a 2nd lvl system and then move it to the test and production lpars. When getting ready to move CMS, I compare the 2nd lvl 190 disk with the old 190 disks on the lpars. On the 2nd lvl system with z/VM 5.4 at RSU0902, there is no NUCXDROP MODULE. It's on the test and production lpars running z/VM 5.4 at the level it was installed last fall, RSU0801, I guess. Could someone else take a look if you've installed 0902 on z/VM 5.4 and see if you've got it. Did I just do a whoops with the maintenance? Jim -- Jim Bohnsack Cornell University (972) 596-6377 home/office (972) 342-5823 cell jab...@cornell.edu
Re: Console TERM STOP
Or use FOR zosmachine CMD SPOOL CONSOLE START. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Coffin Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:08 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Console TERM STOP Well, according to those results you are logged on to that virtual machine (on LDEV L0003), so you COULD #CP SPOOL CONSOLE START, or from a CLASS C user issue CP SEND CP zosmachine SPOOL CONSOLE START (where zosmachine is the name of the virtual machine). -Mike -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Daniel Allen Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:54 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Console TERM STOP When I do a 'Q CONSOLE' for a z/OS machine running under z/VM 5.4, here are the results: q console CONS 1320 ON LDEV L0003 TERM STOP HOST TCPIPFROM 10.30.22.48 1320 CL T NOCONT NOHOLD COPY 001READY FORM STANDARD 1320 TO D00A PRT DIST D00A FLASHC 000 DEST OFF 1320 FLASH CHAR MDFY 0 FCB LPP OFF 1320 3270 NOEOF CLOSEDNOKEEP NOMSG NONAME 1320 SUBCHANNEL = How can I get it functioning again ? I really do not want to IPL the z/OS machine, if possible.
CA VTERM
Anyone successfully running CA-VTERM on z/VM 5.4? It seems to work fine on 5.3 and on 5.4 if the virt size is =24m. On 5.4 if the virt size is 24m a lot of bad stuff happens. DMSABE141T Protection exception occurred at 00E7E094 in routine RXPANMAN CMS Strange, but I can get by this by doing FLIST and BROWSE any file.. then re-execute VTERMM. Then when I exit I get the good stuff. DMSFRR818E Attempt to RELEASE free storage in subpool DMSBLOKU actually owned by DMSUSRM DMSABE152T System abend 0F8 called from 010725E8 while UFDBUSY = 01; re-IPL CMS HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000A 00F5438E Not really sure if it is CA or IBM that is the culprit.
Re: CA VTERM
Oops that should be = 24m.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:13 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: CA VTERM Anyone successfully running CA-VTERM on z/VM 5.4? It seems to work fine on 5.3 and on 5.4 if the virt size is =24m. On 5.4 if the virt size is 24m a lot of bad stuff happens. DMSABE141T Protection exception occurred at 00E7E094 in routine RXPANMAN CMS Strange, but I can get by this by doing FLIST and BROWSE any file.. then re-execute VTERMM. Then when I exit I get the good stuff. DMSFRR818E Attempt to RELEASE free storage in subpool DMSBLOKU actually owned by DMSUSRM DMSABE152T System abend 0F8 called from 010725E8 while UFDBUSY = 01; re-IPL CMS HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000A 00F5438E Not really sure if it is CA or IBM that is the culprit.
Re: CA VTERM
Thanks Steve. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Imler, Steven J Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:25 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: CA VTERM Thomas, Call CA VM Support ... they can give the PTF to resolve that problem. JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Sustaining Engineer Tel: +1-703-708-3479 steven.im...@ca.com -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:13 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: CA VTERM Anyone successfully running CA-VTERM on z/VM 5.4? It seems to work fine on 5.3 and on 5.4 if the virt size is =24m. On 5.4 if the virt size is 24m a lot of bad stuff happens. DMSABE141T Protection exception occurred at 00E7E094 in routine RXPANMAN CMS Strange, but I can get by this by doing FLIST and BROWSE any file.. then re-execute VTERMM. Then when I exit I get the good stuff. DMSFRR818E Attempt to RELEASE free storage in subpool DMSBLOKU actually owned by DMSUSRM DMSABE152T System abend 0F8 called from 010725E8 while UFDBUSY = 01; re-IPL CMS HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000A 00F5438E Not really sure if it is CA or IBM that is the culprit.
Re: CA VTERM
3.3 is what we are working with .. z/VM 5.3 901 .. This is not at my location but at a sister company. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Edward M Martin Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 11:30 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: CA VTERM Hello Tom, I am on z/5.3 but what is your service level? CAMC CA-VTERM 3.3 0110MC33 3.3 0110MC33 3.3 0110MC33 Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-363-5050 ext 35050 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:13 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: CA VTERM Anyone successfully running CA-VTERM on z/VM 5.4? It seems to work fine on 5.3 and on 5.4 if the virt size is =24m. On 5.4 if the virt size is 24m a lot of bad stuff happens. DMSABE141T Protection exception occurred at 00E7E094 in routine RXPANMAN CMS Strange, but I can get by this by doing FLIST and BROWSE any file.. then re-execute VTERMM. Then when I exit I get the good stuff. DMSFRR818E Attempt to RELEASE free storage in subpool DMSBLOKU actually owned by DMSUSRM DMSABE152T System abend 0F8 called from 010725E8 while UFDBUSY = 01; re-IPL CMS HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 000A 00F5438E Not really sure if it is CA or IBM that is the culprit.
Re: z/VM and running Suse Linux
Don't forget the free versions.. That's what we use.. OK support support... ? Do you really need it? At what cost? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Rich Smrcina Sent: Fri 8/7/2009 2:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM and running Suse Linux It's generally considered bad form to discuss specific vendor prices in an open forum. You're better off talking to a salesman. Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: What is the pricing like for Suse Linux (before I talk to a salesman)? Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE RHCE American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 1200 Wooded Acres Dr.Fax: (254)741-5777 Waco, Texas 76710 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2010 - Apr 9-14, 2010 Covington, KY
Re: SSL DTCSSL022E message on SSLSERV
Marcy, If I remember right I had the same problem when I did it back in Janurary.. If memory serves, the problem is that the export/import function of SSLSERV doesn't work.. There may be a PTF to fix it, I don't know.. I had to do one of the 'create' options.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:29 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SSL DTCSSL022E message on SSLSERV SSLSERV gets this when I try to connect: DTCSSL022E Handshake failed: rc: 428 reason: Key entry does not contain a private key I used Option 5 to import it. The error code says this. (The codes are in the z/os manual so what they tell me to do is rather z/os'y) 428 Key entry does not contain a private key. Explanation: The key entry does not contain a private key or the private key is not usable. This error can also occur if the private key is stored in ICSF and ICSF services are not available or if the private key size is greater than the supported configuration limit. Certificates that are meant to represent a server or client must be connected to a SAF keyring with a USAGE value of PERSONAL and either be owned by the userid of the application or be SITE certificates. |This error can occur when using z/OS |PKCS #11 tokens if the userid of the application does not have appropriate |access to the CRYPTOZ class. User response: Ensure that the ICSF started task has been started prior to the application if the private key is stored in ICSF. |When |using z/OS PKCS #11 tokens, ensure the userid has appropriate access to the |CRYPTOZ class. Marcy 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.
Re: XBROWSE - Unknown CP/CMS command
I have XBROWSE and have worked with the author. XBROWSE requires the REXX runtime library or the freebe alternate library that is what I use. The author is no longer associated with IBM, but he can be tracked down. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 8:53 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XBROWSE - Unknown CP/CMS command On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Alan Altmarkalan_altm...@us.ibm.com wrote: It makes me wonder if either the fileid has been subtly corrupted (characters displaying as blank that aren't) or the your X-disk is wearing a cloak of invisibility. It's not your help disk (19D), is it? Wake up Chucky! It's weekend. Time to fish for red herring... The description says: XBROWSE is a compiled REXX replacement for PEEK and BROWSE So it's compiled and requires the REXX Runtime Library (aka EAGRTPRC). From looking at the module, it appears to have the source included, so you can probably correct that with the following before calling xbrowse. nucxload eagrtprc dmsrtprc If the author meant it to include the source, he should have packaged it to work with the alternate library. Rob
Re: XBROWSE - Unknown CP/CMS command
It is on the IBM web site.. I think I did a search for 'alternate library' .. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Frank M. Ramaekers Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 10:34 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XBROWSE - Unknown CP/CMS command Amaybe I need that? (freebee alternative library...where do I get it?) Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE RHCE American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 1200 Wooded Acres Dr.Fax: (254)741-5777 Waco, Texas 76710 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 9:32 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XBROWSE - Unknown CP/CMS command I have XBROWSE and have worked with the author. XBROWSE requires the REXX runtime library or the freebe alternate library that is what I use. The author is no longer associated with IBM, but he can be tracked down. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 8:53 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XBROWSE - Unknown CP/CMS command On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Alan Altmarkalan_altm...@us.ibm.com wrote: It makes me wonder if either the fileid has been subtly corrupted (characters displaying as blank that aren't) or the your X-disk is wearing a cloak of invisibility. It's not your help disk (19D), is it? Wake up Chucky! It's weekend. Time to fish for red herring... The description says: XBROWSE is a compiled REXX replacement for PEEK and BROWSE So it's compiled and requires the REXX Runtime Library (aka EAGRTPRC). From looking at the module, it appears to have the source included, so you can probably correct that with the following before calling xbrowse. nucxload eagrtprc dmsrtprc If the author meant it to include the source, he should have packaged it to work with the alternate library. Rob _ 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: EREP recordings
I run the reports and clear the recorder weekly. I leave the reports in the print queue and let SFPURGER purge them after 60 days. Even that may be overkill, I can't remember the last time a CE asked for an EREP report. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Frank M. Ramaekers Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:39 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: EREP recordings What do you do with EREP recording information? Right now, it is simply filling up EREP's 191 disk. Do you run reports? What do you use for the reporting parameters? Do you archive it to tape/disk? TIA, Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE RHCE American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 1200 Wooded Acres Dr.Fax: (254)741-5777 Waco, Texas 76710 _ 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.
Machine type xref
Does anyone know of a document that provides a xref between numeric IBM machine types, and an english description of what than machine is? Something like this: TYPE DESCRIPTION 3490 TAPE DRIVE 3390 DISK STORAGE 9672 MF COMPUTER 029 KEYPUNCH 2560 MFCM --- don't get me started. .
Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter..
Or later .. is it time for z11 yet?? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:32 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. Correct. Hodge, Robert L wrote: I interpret the following to say that V6.1 will only run on a z10. Correct/Incorrect? This release implements a new Architecture Level Set (ALS) available only on the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server and System z10 Business Class server and future generations of System z(r) servers. -- Rich Smrcina Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2010
Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter..
Wouldn't it be zB ? :) -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. z11? And you call yourself a __SYSPROG__!!? Wouldn't the next model be a zA? ;-) Oh, that's right... there are probably rooms full of IBM marketeers who don't speak geek yet pick the next model names. Nevermind. For that matter, z/VM Version 6.1? What happened to Version 6.0? Doesn't everyone know that odd-numbered versions are considered unlucky? Or was that just for PUTs in days of yore? If they're worried about senior management acceptance of low version numbers, then this could have been Version 6.5 (following Version 5.4) - 6.5 would probably be acceptable to even the most strident risk-averse senior manager. But then, the new code that will probably be staged for z/VM Single System Image and z/VM Live Guest Migration (after all, why bother migrating a dead guest?) might be, u... very interesting - at least as a challenge for Early Support Program customers. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. Huegel, Thomas thue...@kable.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 07/07/2009 11:11 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. Or later .. is it time for z11 yet?? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:32 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. Correct. Hodge, Robert L wrote: I interpret the following to say that V6.1 will only run on a z10. Correct/Incorrect? This release implements a new Architecture Level Set (ALS) available only on the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server and System z10 Business Class server and future generations of System z(r) servers. -- Rich Smrcina Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2010 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: Which vm software to use?
As I am rereading the original question my understanding is that the prof is asking for raw, or almost raw accounting data. IND USER every 4 hours is going to have very little if any useful information. The 01 accounting records will be much more useful. You will still need a service exec (perhaps in a WAKEUP machine)to request accounting records be cut every 4 hrs. The ACNT recs can accumulate for an entire week before sending them to the prof either 'as is' or reformatted to his liking. As others have mentioned, if you have a performance monitor (any/all of them) can produce the required reports to the most finite detail. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Kern Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:14 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Which vm software to use? I like running such data through a TIMESTAMP stage and pretty it up with = SPECS. PIPE STUDENT NAMES A | SPECS /INDICATE USER/ 1 w1 nw | CP | TIMESTAMP 1= 6 | SPECS 1.8 1 9.2 nw ':' n 11.2 n ':' n 13.2 n 17-* nw | SNOOPING DATA A= ' /Tom Kern On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:50:40 +0200, Colin Allinson cgallin...@amadeus.co= m wrote: I would be very simplistic about this. Just have a file with a list of student names and run a pipe in a timed wakeup loop. The Pipe would look something like :- 'PIPE STUDENT NAMES A | SPECS /IND USER/ 1 w1 nw | CP | SNOOPING DA= TA A' Colin Allinson Amadeus Data Processing
Pipes Updates?
A retorical question. Does IBM ever update the pipes module that ships with new z/VM releases?
Re: Using DVD to restore an existing z/VM?
I was thinking something like a little (I have one on my pc, but for the mainframe I would want a bigger one)USB hub that connects to the M-F via a ficon channel. Each port would be addressed on a CCUU bassis. In other words the USB's would look like tape drives.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Coffin Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 11:49 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Using DVD to restore an existing z/VM? I think what we really need is the ability of the HMC to use a USB as an input device (e.g. be able to IPL a standalone program off of a USB stick, and have a program like DDR use the USB stick as an input or output device), and perhaps the ability of z/VM to read AND write to the USB so that we can write iplable decks and DDR content there. If a vendor (IBM or otherwise) wants to further exploit that capability with products that make it easier, so much the better. But the basic ability to do I/O to the device via the HMC and OS are what I'd be looking for. -Mike -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:56 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Using DVD to restore an existing z/VM? On Friday, 06/19/2009 at 08:27 EDT, McKown, John jmck...@healthmarkets.com wrote: And, from what I've seen, IBM does not like to give some things out to customers because it freezes what IBM can do in the future. Backward compatability is wonderful for customers and a royal pain for vendors as it can impact innovation. I wonder when/if Linux will ever suffer from the can't change that, the customers would revolt syndrome. That's true, but it goes even deeper. Backup/Restore is vendor space, including IBM's own offerings. We can't do things in the base product or give away things that would negatively affect the value of such software. But that's all stuff that gets sorted out when the actual requirement is analyzed by product planners and we understand what technology is needed and how it is best delivered. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: Using DVD to restore an existing z/VM?
I am liking the USB port idea even more. How cool would it be to walk into a D/R site with just a couple of thumb drives in your pocket to restore your whole z/VM system? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Alan Altmark Sent: Thu 6/18/2009 5:16 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Using DVD to restore an existing z/VM? On Thursday, 06/18/2009 at 03:45 EDT, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com wrote: Alan, I said to simply document the procedurenot that the procedure itself was simple:-) I know what you said. :-) The procedure for building a DVD image includes tools that you don't have, so you would then ask for the tools. But the procedure and tools have value. And down the rabbit hole we go I KNOW how this story ends. :-) Maybe the good Dr. Boyes could write up and submit the requirement to WAVV? You could, but I would like to gently suggest that it isn't going to happen. If you want to be able to have a system that is recoverable from the DVD drive, then that is the requirement to levy. And since it is a function of backup/DR, it properly belongs to the backup products. But keep in mind that its all part and parcel of the larger requirement to get z/VM to support storage devices other than SCSI disk, ECKD, FBA, and 3590 tape. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
XBROWSE
I'm looking for Paul S. Whitmer the author of XBROWSE (from the VM download page).. Does anyone know him?
Re: Old address cleanup
Sounds like Wachovia needs to contact the feds to get some bailout/stimulus money to clean up old mail boxes. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Burton, Randy Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:40 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Old address cleanup This is really strange. I left Wachovia in December, and turned on the autoreply on my mailbox. Wachovia should have deleted the mailbox and the email address, sometime after I left. I probably did forget to delete my Wachovia email address from this listserv, but I would have thought it would have been cleaned up long before now. Then, on Sunday, I see that there were 66 autoreply emails from my old Wachovia address to this listserv. Sorry about the spam! Of course, if the Wachovia email system was working correctly, it should have only sent 1 autoreply email - not 66 of them! :-) Very strange - why would the darn thing have waited 6 months, then sent 66 of the autoreply messages? Go figure! Now to my real question - is there a way to get rid of the old Wachovia email addresses from this listserv? The old addresses would have been either: randy.bur...@wachovia.com or randy.a.bur...@wachovia.com Since I no longer have access to the Wachovia email addresses, I can't send an delete request from those addresses. Also strange - I sent a test email to both of those addresses and got nothing at all back - no autoreply, and no invalid address, mailbox full - nothing at all. By the way - I'm starting up a zLinux POC at BBT, so you may see some more direct z/VM / zLinux questions from me soon. Also, I am planning to attend SHARE in August, so I hope to see many of you there. Date:Sun, 7 Jun 2009 14:07:17 -0400 From:Randy Burton randy.a.bur...@wachovia.com Subject: Randy Burton: last day at Wachovia 12/19 I will be out of the office starting 12/19/2008 and will not return until 01/01/2010. My last day with Wachovia is Friday, December 19. After that, you can reach me personally at: randy.bur...@earthlink.net For any issues at Wachovia, please contact: john.hoff...@wachovia.com or scott.hut...@wachovia.com Merry Christmas Happy New Year!
Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume
If doing the DDR from MAINT try using 123 (the virtual address of res) as your input CUU.. 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
Re: HCPDDR704E error attempting to copy res volume
Unless of course the volume is free and you can attach it. 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 9:27 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: 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
I copy xxxRES all of the time .. The only problem I have ever seen is that you cannon do a warm start of the new volume.. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Adam Thornton Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:28 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
Re: IBM 1401
Trivia.. Recently I went to the Titan-II ICBM silo (now a museum) just outside Tucson, AZ .. Interesting fact, they loaded the program for the nucleaur tipped ballistic missiles guidence system from a paper tape.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:40 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401 No, the IBM 2671 paper tape device was a reader only. The paper tape punches were from older systems. I guess paper tape got punched on teletype machines in S/360 days. I had a customer with a 2671. I started keeping IBM sales manual pages that were discard this page when updates came out in about the 1970 time frame. I realized that I was throwing out history, so I kept some that I thought were important. Also I hung on to old IBM Blue Letters as product announcements were called. When I moved last summer, I shipped about a 6 tall stack of them to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_History_Museum Jim Mike Walter wrote: And just this morning I had been wondering about those who have contributed to this thread, wondering how they could remember so much detail (even if some memory had a few parity checks). Thus, how much truly important personal information had been paged out of their real memory (perhaps to paper tape?), being forever lost to permit these technical details to remain? :-) Obviously, over the years Lynn has kept more records than a radio station (oops: wrong media -- and now: wrong era). Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. -- Jim Bohnsack Cornell University (972) 596-6377 home/office (972) 342-5823 cell jab...@cornell.edu
Re: IBM 1401
I to worked for a bank back in the early '70s and I remember a story about a neighboring bank that produced paper tapes for something .. anyway as the story goes they made 'backups' of the tapes by running them through a microfiche machine ... I guess it would work, but repunching a tape from a fiche slide seems rather tedious to me. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of william JANULIN Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 1:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401 When I worked at a bank, we had Ollivetti teller terminals that punched paper tape transactions as well as them being entered into the system. If the computer systems were down, the tellers could still record transactions on to the paper tape. When the systems came back up, they had a paper tape reader that they could feed the paper tape into (I don't remember the model number) to enter that transactions. --- On Fri, 5/29/09, Mike Walter mike.wal...@hewitt.com wrote: From: Mike Walter mike.wal...@hewitt.com Subject: Re: IBM 1401 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: Friday, May 29, 2009, 1:35 PM Paper tape is immune from magnetic interference (of course, back then there was no public documentation of EMF weapons, right?). Another paper tape story... when I was in the US Marines (1971-1977) working in the Tactical Air Command Center at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina one summer, an important computer kept failing at random intervals. That computer translated radar screen paints (bright blobs) into symbols that we could interpret on large displays (i.e. different symbols for different aircraft; and different symbols between friendlies and bogies). When examined after each failure, the core (yes, real core) memory was always wiped clean. That computer (and its tech) was housed in a metal box (IIRC, about 6'x10', 8' high) which was transportable on the back of a 2 1/2 ton (6-by) truck, or by helicopter It was located about 15 feet from another similar box with all the radar gear inside, and large radar dish on the top. After a few days of random core wipes, someone noticed that the core wipe only happened when the door to the computer hut was momentarily opened as the radar dish swept past. While aimed much higher, there was enough residual power from the dish to wipe the computer's core memory clean. Memory was reloaded (back on track now) from dependable paper tape. Someone was stationed outside the computer hut for the rest of that day until it could be turned around with the door faced AWAY from the radar dish sweep. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. USMCR Sergeant, 1971-1977 Huegel, Thomas thue...@kable.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 05/29/2009 11:49 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: IBM 1401 Trivia.. Recently I went to the Titan-II ICBM silo (now a museum) just outside Tucson, AZ .. Interesting fact, they loaded the program for the nucleaur tipped ballistic missiles guidence system from a paper tape.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:40 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401 No, the IBM 2671 paper tape device was a reader only. The paper tape punches were from older systems. I guess paper tape got punched on teletype machines in S/360 days. I had a customer with a 2671. I started keeping IBM sales manual pages that were discard this page when updates came out in about the 1970 time frame. I realized that I was throwing out history, so I kept some that I thought were important. Also I hung on to old IBM Blue Letters as product announcements were called. When I moved last summer, I shipped about a 6 tall stack of them to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_History_Museum Jim Mike Walter wrote: And just this morning I had been wondering about those who have contributed to this thread, wondering how they could remember so much detail (even if some memory had a few parity checks). Thus, how much truly important personal information had been paged out of their real memory (perhaps to paper tape?), being forever lost to permit these technical details to remain? :-) Obviously, over the years Lynn has kept more records than a radio station (oops: wrong media -- and now: wrong era). Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates
Re: CP DIAL question
I just had to play with this one a bit. This is what I came up with.. Mostly from the example in the book. Are there others? /* WRIT3270 EXEC */ trace o termtable. = '' termtable.0 = 0 do forever wakeup '(io quiet' if rc ¬= 07 then signal done pull . termadr . 'pipe stem termtable. | locate 1-* /'termadr'/ | var tfound' if tfound = termadr then do reset termadr 'pipe stem termtable. | nlocate 1-* /'termadr'/ | stem termtable.' iterate end 'pipe var termadr | stem termtable. append' EW = '80'x/* Erase/Write command */ WCC = '03'x/* Write Control Character */ SBA = '11'x/* Set Buffer Address order */ BA = ''x /* Buffer Address RRCC */ IC = '13'x/* Insert Cursor order */ EW = '80'x/* Erase/Write command */ WCC = '03'x/* Write Control Character */ SBA = '11'x/* Set Buffer Address order */ BA = ''x /* Buffer Address RRCC */ IC = '13'x/* Insert Cursor order */ SF = '1D'x/* Start Field order */ ATTR = '28'x/* Protected attribute byte */ MSGLINE = 'You have connected to' userid() termadr 'Hit ENTER to disconnect' DataStreamOut = EW||WCC||SBA||BA||SF||ATTR||, MSGLINE||SBA||BA||IC /* Build the data stream */ 'pipe', 'var DataStreamOut', /* Get outbound data stream */ '| fullscreen' termadr noread,/* Write it to device 0500 */ '| hole' /* Discard the results */ end DONE: 'pipe stem termtable. | specs /RESET / 1 1-4 10 | CP' exit rc /* Exit */ -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:40 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: CP DIAL question On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Mark Bodenstein m...@cornell.edu wrote: I previously looked at PIPE FULLSCREEN but was a little daunted at having to create a 3270 data stream. (I was also hoping that somebody had something coded already that we could use.) I just took another look and there's a sample in HELP PIPE FULLSCREEN that does what we want. Writing to the terminal should be the least of your problems. The plumber's nightmare here is that you can't fullscr to a GRAF when it is not yet dialed into. There's nothing in the pipeline now that will help you to recognize that someone knocked on the door. And polling undialed devices does not match my desire for elegance. You could used an external command like WAKEUP ( IO but that prevents the pipeline from having an actual conversation with the other terminals dialed-in. Rob (talking to the Piper right now to see if he could be inspired to add this function)
Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR
Now I beg the question, 'What is the difference between an emulator, and a 'simulator?'. I always thought they were differentiated in that the emulator required a hardware feature and a simulator was all software. Is that correct? From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 9:44 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR COS--that's the name I was trying to think of. I think that there was the ability to run COS under DOS also. I think I remember using some kind of DOS JCL card that set UPSI (user program switch indicators), that, I think, emulated a set of 7 or so toggle switches on the 1401. DOS/COS kind of triggers a memory. Jim John Bellomy wrote: The 360/30 had a COS compatibility operating system that was IPL'ed on the model 30, and then loaded a 1401 program deck. I operated this system for almost a year. It was a simulator that I used back in 1968 time frame. Then when we got a 360/65 running MVS 21.6 there was a emulator that ran as a batch job. I remember having to turn on the 1401 sense switches on the 1051 operator console via a WTOR message. -Original Message- =46rom: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 10:16 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR On 360/25 there was a CSL (Control Storage Load)deck that could be loaded and then 1401 code ran 'native', no underlying DOS or OS system.=20 There was an emulator for 360/30 and 360/40 (DOS/26) we also ran 1401 programs on a 370/138. On the 138 I believe it was a simulator not an emulator .. SIM1401 or SIM1400 something like that.. =20 -Original Message- =46rom: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Schuh, Richard Sent: Fri 5/22/2009 11:09 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR =20 The smaller systems, the 360-20 and 360-30 had a 1401 emulator mode. It was a h/w or mc based feature. I don't know whether larger machines had it. There was also a 1410 emulator mode on the -40. I do not know of any 1401 support that ran under DOS, but my DOS experience is miniscule.=20 There was a nifty package named DOS Under O/S (DUO) that allowed you to run DOS jobs under O/S MFT and VS1. It was developed by an IBM SE who lived somewhere in Texas. When IBM did not want the product, he sold it to Computer Associates (way before they changed the name to CA) where it was called CA-2 (IIRC). He died in an automobile accident not long after making the sale. Regards,=20 Richard Schuh=20 =20 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System=20 [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 8:37 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR =20 http://ed-thelen.org/1401Project/1401RestorationPage.html=20 =20 Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting =20 Jim Bohnsack jab...@cornell.edu mailto:jab...@cornell.edu 5/20/2009 8:46 PM I don't remember a VM/370 1401 emulator. I supported IBM=20 customers that were running 1401 support under DOS/360, but=20 now I can't remember what it was called. It required, I=20 think, a hardware feature on the S/360-30. I think I=20 remember that there was a 1410 emulator that ran under DOS,=20 probably on a 360-40. Was there a separate VM/370 1401=20 emulator or were you just running DOS or DOS/VS under VM/370=3F =20 What was the name of that DOS 1401 emulator=3F The old core=20 memory is getting a little rusty, maybe a lot rusty. =20 Jim =20 David Boyes wrote: One shop I worked at ran the VM/370 1401 emulator for well over 20=20 years af=3D ter IBM withdrew it from marketing, faithfully paying the=20 maintenance charg=3D e year after year. It would have cost a=20
Re: CP DIAL question
You might want to take a look at z/VM TCPIP SCEXIT program. There are two parts to it,1) SCEXIT ASSEMBLE 2) SCEXIT EXEC ... Most likely you would only have to work with the REXX code in the EXEC .. Take a look and see if this will help. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:47 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: CP DIAL question It's not an MVS guest. MVS runs in it's own lpar. The user that I said users dial into is a VM userid running VM/VTAM with a connection to VTAM on the MVS lpar. Re-training users how to use another method can be fun. Surely you jest :-) . Jim Daniel Allen wrote: --0016364eef74bf36d0046ad1939c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Do you run TCPIP on your MVS guest ? If so, TN3270 should work. Re-training users how to use another method can be fun. On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Bob Bates robert.ba...@wellsfargo.com mailto:robert.ba...@wellsfargo.com wrote: One of the things I in order to inform the DIAL users where to dial (it was a University) was to update the INPTAREA SAMPLE with a message so that the logo screen had the correct DIAL command above the COMMAND line. Example: Fill in you USERID and PASSWORD and press ENTER (Your password will no appear when you type it) USERID === PASSWORD === To access the online library catalog enter D PONY below COMMAND === It was the easiest way to handle 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. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 8:24 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: CP DIAL question We are working toward eliminating VM/VTAM. One remaining application is for terminal access from VM to MVS. We have a userid, SNA, on VM that users DIAL into. They are presented with a MSG 10 screen giving the choices of destination. We would like to be able to allow users to DIAL SNA and be politely told that there is another way to get terminal access to MVS. Does anyone have any ideas short of just sending all users an email telling them to use telnet instead of SNA? Jim -- Jim Bohnsack Cornell University (972) 596-6377 home/office (972) 342-5823 cell jab...@cornell.edu -- Jim Bohnsack Cornell University (972) 596-6377 home/office (972) 342-5823 cell jab...@cornell.edu
Re: CP DIAL question
I was thinking something like this... When the user establishes the TCP/IP session SCEXIT can interogate certain charactistics of the session i.e. the remote IP address or the destination PORT NUMBER. Then SCEXIT would immediatly redirect the session to be DIAL 'yourmvs' but since MVS is not a guest, but is in a different LPAR than won't work. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Bodenstein Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:33 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: CP DIAL question I work with Jim Bohnsack who asked the original question. Thanks for your suggestion Thomas, but since the DIAL happens (or doesn't happen) after the session is established I'm not sure how SCEXIT would help. I tried to download RXLDEV as mentioned in David Boyes note, but the VMARC file was malformed. :-( David please contact me directly if you have contact information for Rick Troth. Thanks, Mark Bodenstein (m...@cornell.edu) Cornell University At 12:44 PM 5/26/2009, Huegel, Thomas wrote: You might want to take a look at z/VM TCPIP SCEXIT program. There are two parts to it,1) SCEXIT ASSEMBLE 2) SCEXIT EXEC ... Most likely you would only have to work with the REXX code in the EXEC .. Take a look and see if this will help.
Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR
On 360/25 there was a CSL (Control Storage Load)deck that could be loaded and then 1401 code ran 'native', no underlying DOS or OS system. There was an emulator for 360/30 and 360/40 (DOS/26) we also ran 1401 programs on a 370/138. On the 138 I believe it was a simulator not an emulator .. SIM1401 or SIM1400 something like that.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Schuh, Richard Sent: Fri 5/22/2009 11:09 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR The smaller systems, the 360-20 and 360-30 had a 1401 emulator mode. It was a h/w or mc based feature. I don't know whether larger machines had it. There was also a 1410 emulator mode on the -40. I do not know of any 1401 support that ran under DOS, but my DOS experience is miniscule. There was a nifty package named DOS Under O/S (DUO) that allowed you to run DOS jobs under O/S MFT and VS1. It was developed by an IBM SE who lived somewhere in Texas. When IBM did not want the product, he sold it to Computer Associates (way before they changed the name to CA) where it was called CA-2 (IIRC). He died in an automobile accident not long after making the sale. Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 8:37 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: IBM 1401: was Re: z/VM 5.4 VSAM question - PJBR http://ed-thelen.org/1401Project/1401RestorationPage.html Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Jim Bohnsack jab...@cornell.edu 5/20/2009 8:46 PM I don't remember a VM/370 1401 emulator. I supported IBM customers that were running 1401 support under DOS/360, but now I can't remember what it was called. It required, I think, a hardware feature on the S/360-30. I think I remember that there was a 1410 emulator that ran under DOS, probably on a 360-40. Was there a separate VM/370 1401 emulator or were you just running DOS or DOS/VS under VM/370? What was the name of that DOS 1401 emulator? The old core memory is getting a little rusty, maybe a lot rusty. Jim David Boyes wrote: One shop I worked at ran the VM/370 1401 emulator for well over 20 years af= ter IBM withdrew it from marketing, faithfully paying the maintenance charg= e year after year. It would have cost a fraction of that price to just rewr= ite the darn application, but Not In My Control -- Jim Bohnsack Cornell University (972) 596-6377 home/office (972) 342-5823 cell jab...@cornell.edu
Re: Eliminating screen-scraping
Not sure about this at all, but perhaps CHUG from the download page.. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:12 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Eliminating screen-scraping If it's on the same system, check and see if you can find a copy of RXLDEV. That gives you REXX functions to handle CP logical devices, which makes writing stuff like this a lot easier. Failing that, you can also use line-mode TELNET connections as TTY devices. That gives you a virtual 3215 as the virtual machine console. CMS has no problems running this way, and you can issue any command that doesn't require fullscreen access (certainly all the stuff you want to do that you listed). A simple expect script on your linux box could do it. RXSOCKET (included with VM TCPIP) would give you a way to do TCP functions in REXX easily.
Re: Initializing 3590 tapes?
Is it possible the tape is defined as shared and you are getting it r/o when you attach it? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Stewart Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:50 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Initializing 3590 tapes? Hi all, I feel a little dumb.. It's so long since I used a tape, and even longer since I created a tape, I think I'm missing something... Is there a way to initialize a brand new 3590 tape on VM? Everything I've tried (TAPE WTM, DDR, etc.) gives me: DMSTIO2139I VDEV 181 SENSE gives ERA/RAC= C0; cartridge may not be valid for I/O and the return code means: X'C0' Logical WRITE protection exception The MVS, sorry z/OS guys run IEHINITT on the same batch of tapes in the same drives and they can use them. So I know the tapes and the drives match... They tell me I need to initialize them, but I'll be darned if I can find anything in the VM manuals. And I really don't want this small set of VM tapes in the z/OS libraries... What am I missing? Lee -- Lee Stewart, Senior SE Sirius Computer Solutions Phone: (303) 996-7122 Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com Web: www.siriuscom.com
Re: Initializing 3590 tapes?
That sure is strange.. Do you have any other program that will init a tape? ie DITTO or access to IEHINITT from CMS or .. mmm but you already said DDR can't write to it.. mmm -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Stewart Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:37 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Initializing 3590 tapes? The TAPE WVOL1 gives me the same error... I just took one of the z/OS tapes that they have inited (IEHINITT) and I was able to write to it fine... (Of course now they have to reinint it ;-) Lee David Boyes wrote: Try TAPE MODESET (3590C TAPE WVOL1 (TAP1 TAPE REW (TAP1 On 5/21/09 4:12 PM, Lee Stewart lstewart.dsgr...@attglobal.net wrote: Same error... Even TAPE WVOL1 (3590C Lee Imler, Steven J wrote: Use ... TAPE WVOL1 ... to re-initialize the tapes. JR (Steven) Imler CA +1-703-708-3479 steven.im...@ca.com -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Stewart Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 03:56 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Initializing 3590 tapes? Yes, they are write enabled... One of the first things I double checked... Lee peter.w...@ttc.ca wrote: Have you flicked the switch on the cartridge to write enable it? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Stewart Sent: May 21, 2009 15:50 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Initializing 3590 tapes? Hi all, I feel a little dumb.. It's so long since I used a tape, and even longer since I created a tape, I think I'm missing something... Is there a way to initialize a brand new 3590 tape on VM? Everything I've tried (TAPE WTM, DDR, etc.) gives me: DMSTIO2139I VDEV 181 SENSE gives ERA/RAC= C0; cartridge may not be valid for I/O and the return code means: X'C0' Logical WRITE protection exception The MVS, sorry z/OS guys run IEHINITT on the same batch of tapes in the same drives and they can use them. So I know the tapes and the drives match... They tell me I need to initialize them, but I'll be darned if I can find anything in the VM manuals. And I really don't want this small set of VM tapes in the z/OS libraries... What am I missing? Lee -- Lee Stewart, Senior SE Sirius Computer Solutions Phone: (303) 996-7122 Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com Web: www.siriuscom.com -- Lee Stewart, Senior SE Sirius Computer Solutions Phone: (303) 996-7122 Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com Web: www.siriuscom.com
XEDIT macro question
I have a simple question about a XEDIT macro. I have a macro that does a locate and select on some lines and then displays the selected lines. My question, is there a way to find the number of lines that have been selected without counting them as I select them? EXTRACT '/selectedlines/' doesn't seem to exist.. snipit: do until rc ¬= 0/* loop until locate fails (rc 0) */ 'command set select 1 1'/* set selection level 1 */ 'command up 1' /* go back up one line */ 'command locate /' machid '/' /* look for the rest */ end /* end of loop */ command set shadow off /* turn shadow display off */ command set display 1 1 /* display selected lines */ Thanks
Re: XEDIT macro question
Thanks Bruce that worked. I found I had Kris Buelens GD-XEDIT package (some pretty cool stuff) so now my routine looks like this: 'macro all /' machid '/' /* find all matches */ command extract '/lastmsg/' /* get the selected count*/ dsize = strip(word(lastmsg.1,1),b,')/* get the number of found lines */ command set shadow off /* turn shadow display off */ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Roy, Bruce Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:35 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XEDIT macro question Check out the SET SCOPE command (ie, SET SCOPE DISPLAY) and 'EXTRACT /NBSCOPE/'. While many of the EXTRACT options can be QUERY'd, the NBSCOPE option can only be used through EXTRACT. I assume the code below is part of some larger XEDIT macro since by itself it would have a few bugs. Of course, if you wanted count the lines, let the DO construct do the work. That is, replace do until rc \= 0 with do count=1 by 1 until rc \= 0 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:22 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: XEDIT macro question I have a simple question about a XEDIT macro. I have a macro that does a locate and select on some lines and then displays the selected lines. My question, is there a way to find the number of lines that have been selected without counting them as I select them? EXTRACT '/selectedlines/' doesn't seem to exist.. snipit: do until rc ¬= 0/* loop until locate fails (rc 0) */ 'command set select 1 1'/* set selection level 1 */ 'command up 1' /* go back up one line */ 'command locate /' machid '/' /* look for the rest */ end /* end of loop */ command set shadow off /* turn shadow display off */ command set display 1 1 /* display selected lines */ Thanks
Re: Oops and finding passwords on a system...
There are other ways to passwords besides what has been discussed so far here.. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Rohling Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 4:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Oops and finding passwords on a system... Absolutely this is a security risk! I would never give OPERATOR DEVMAINT ability - OPERATOR should have the ability to do particular things and query particular things -- but not things like see passwords or the get ability to get to anything they want (e.g. DEF MDISK). If I was an auditor - you'd be in big trouble, buddy ;-) And for not having an ESM maintain your passwords in an encrypted and unqueryable fashion -- double trouble.. Scott On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 2:52 PM, RPN01 nix.rob...@mayo.edu wrote: eeded. The evil question that comes to mind now is, could an auditor site you because the operators effectively have access to all the passwords on the system via roughly four commands? Is this considered a security hole (though one that proved very useful today...) -- Robert Nix -- Mayo Clinic (shortened signature)
Re: How Many Files Can Be on a Minidisk Before It Cannot be ACCESSed?
I'll second the FCOPY idea. I use it everyday to 'archive' my CMS users files, and the FILELIST type of interface makes it very easy for them to recover lost data. BTW for this problem too bad VSAM isn't supported in VM anymore.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Russ Burtnett Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1:21 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: How Many Files Can Be on a Minidisk Before It Cannot be ACCESSed? Another tool you might want to take a look at is FCOPY. FCOPY is simila= r to VMARC and both of them allow you to add files to an existing archive. = The nice thing about FCOPY is it has filelist type of interface so you = can see the files in a packlib and even xedit them directly from it.
Re: Using PIPE to SUM a Column
There is a pipe stage on the VM download page TABULATE that will do exactly what you want. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:05 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Using PIPE to SUM a Column I have a file that has numeric data in column 3 that I want to sum. Not realizing there was no PIPE SUM stage I tried: PIPE JIMS TESTFILE A | SPECS WORD 3 | SUM | VAR TOTAL Which of course gave: FPLSCB027E Entry point SUM not found FPLSCA003I ... Issued from stage 4 of pipeline 1 FPLSCA001I ... Running SUM Ready(-0027); T=0.01/0.01 13:44:13 Is there a way to SUM the data within a PIPE instead of doing: PIPE JIMS TESTFILE A | SPECS WORD 3 | STEM VALUE. Total = 0 Do ix = 1 to value.0 Total = total + value.ix end
Re: How to update the second Dirmaint
The way to keep them in sync is with the DIRMSAT machine and a single source directory. Read up on that a little and see if it will fit your needs. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of sunny...@wcb.ab.ca Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:57 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: How to update the second Dirmaint We have one DIRMAINT running on V5.3. Lots of Linux on it Now I plan to turn on the second DIRMAINT on V5.4. In the future, we plan to synchronize each other. My questions: 1: Can DIRMAINTs on V5.3 and V5.4 be synchronized 2: Do I need to manually update all the files such as extent control, user direct? But there is no user direct on V5.3. So where I can get it? Please help me! Sunny Hu I. M. Technical Services W.C.B. Alberta (780) 498-4739 sunny...@wcb.ab.ca _ This message is intended only for the addressee. It may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original email. Thank you. (Sent by Webgate2)
Re: How to update the second Dirmaint
Another possibility if you have RSCS and TCPIP up on both systems you could use SendFile fn ft fm TO Dirmaint at xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (UFTASYNC -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Kris Buelens Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 3:30 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: How to update the second Dirmaint Still don't fully understand. Are you migrating from 5.3 to 5.4. The you need to make one directory in which you take *your* stuff only from the 5.3 system. The hardest job in the z/VM world as has been mentioned here e few days ago. Alan pointed to the z/VM Migration Guide. To get the source of the 5.3 directory in the secondlevel system. You could do the following: - in the directory entry of the secondlevel VM, include LINK DIRMAINT 1DF 1DF RR and restart the secondlevel user, - and/or: issue CP SEND CP seconlvlVM LINK DIRMAINT 1DF 1DF RR (but then you have to supply the password too). In the 5.4 system: Logon to MAINT for example and issue ATTACH 1DF * 1DF R/O ACCES 1DF Z And -miracle- on the Z-disk you can see the USER BACKUP of the first level system what allows you to extract the wanted pieces. 2009/4/20 sunny...@wcb.ab.ca: Thanks, Rob: But I also need to turn on DIRMAINT at the second level. So how can I get the first level dirmaint for the second level dirmaint? Sunny Hu I. M. Technical Services W.C.B. Alberta (780) 498-4739 sunny...@wcb.ab.ca Rob van der Heij rvdh...@gmail.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 04/20/2009 01:48 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: How to update the second Dirmaint On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com wrote: You want to manage two VM systems and a single directory describing them both? Then indeed you can use a subset of CSE (Cross System Don't think so. The way I read Sunny's question is that she now has a 2nd level guest running z/VM 5.4 and wants to get her production system to z/VM 5.4 Rob Scanned by WCB Webgate1 AntiSpam/AntiVirus email gateway. This message is intended only for the addressee. It may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the original email. Thank you. (Sent by Webgate1) -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: Dirmaint Broken?
DASD 123 forced R/O; R/W by 48 R/o by 97 users Stable by 3 This is strange to me.. 48 R/W links to MAINT 123? From MAINT enter Q LINKS 123 .. Let's see what you have getting all of those R/W links.. That is DANGEROUS!! -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Le Grande Valerie Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 8:53 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Dirmaint Broken? With all the information I have been given, I am still unsure I know how = to fix this. Here is some more information: Today when I logged on to MAINT, I noticed I got error message HCPLNM103E= MAINT has MDISK 0123 3390 000 10016 540RES MR I DID save copies of what I changed. First of all, here is what was liste= d on the DIRM DIRMAP report I was concerned about: on 540RES (a 3390 MOD9): 3390 $ALLOC$ 0A01 * 0 0 1 Overlap MAINT 0123 * 01112 1113 Overlap SYSDUMP1 0123 * 01112 1113 Overlap .DRCT.30E5 * 1 20 20 Overlap (30E5 being the real volume) $DIRECT$ 0A04 * 1 20 20 : : I was concerned about the overlaps, and also that the sizes for MAINT and= SYSDUMP1 0123 was not really the full volume. Same true for $PAGE$, $SPOOL$ and MAINT 0122 (Spool) - they were overlaps, but also did not = match the volume size. I did not change $ALLOC$ as I had been taught about that in the one class= I have taken. Changed MAINT 0122, 0123 and 0124 MDISK statements in MAINT DIRECT to hav= e a hard coded 10016 coded instead of END, and also modified $PAGE$, $SPOOL= $ as I did not think these were correct as showing END of 1112 in the repor= t. 540RES after on the DIRM DIRMAP looks like: 3390 $ALLOC$ 0A01 * 0 0 1 Overlap MAINT 0123 * 0 10115 10116 SYSDUMP1 0123 * 0 10115 10116 .DRCT.30E5 * 1 20 20 Overlap (30E5 being the real volume) $DIRECT$ 0A04 * 1 20 20 Also the Overlaps were gone for $PAGE$, $SPOOL$, and MAINT 0122. I noticed that .DRCT. still had Overlap, but it worked before, so I was not= concerned. I DO have in EXTENT CONTROL: :EXCLUDE. * USERID ADDRESS MAINT 012* SYSDUMP1 012* :END. (added per Getting Started with Linux on System Z) With those details, what is suggested to get things back in order? I now = assume that having the smaller definitions for $xx$ and MAINT 012x MDISKS= is the way it SHOULD be and I should not have messed with that? Thanks for trying to help a confused newbie.
Re: Dirmaint Broken?
Since this is a test system an option would be to FORCE 'EVERYONE'logoff then logon to DIRMAINT. At this point DIRMAINT will be the only user logged on so he will be able to get R/W link to 123 and update the .DRCT. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Le Grande Valerie Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:51 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Dirmaint Broken? I guess the message is not telling the truth then! Since DIRMAINT is broken, it is likely listed.
Re: Dirmaint Broken?
I like your explaination Mike. Very good. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Mike Harding Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:30 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Dirmaint Broken? Part of the problem is that MAINT 123 is no longer being seen as a full-pack minidisk. Thus you truly have overlaps with other write links - and the killer is the stable links to minidisks (probably your parm disks) contained within the same extent. You said: MAINT has MDISK 0123 3390 000 10016 540RES MR While the last cylinder on a mod 9 is indeed 10016, the number of cylinders is 10017. That's the advantage to using 000 END as the extents. It's the first thing you need to change when you find a source directory with which you work. I haven't seen it mentioned, but if you have the standard setup, DIRMAINT is creating a flat directory nightly on its 1DB minidisk named USER BACKUP. I would use that for starters. Edit that, fix what needs fixing as others have suggested and file it on the 1DF minidisk as USER INPUT, then erase USER DIRECT on the 1DF. Use DIRECTXA to write a new object directory specifying USER INPUT as its input file. Now bounce your system. When DIRMAINT starts up it will rebuild USER DIRECT correctly from USER INPUT, and you should be back in business. --Mike The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 04/16/2009 08:20:17 AM:
Re: Dirmaint Broken?
Val, Just a guess, but is MAINT's 123 disk linked R/W by someone other than DIRMAINT? DIRMAINT needs R/W to that volume so DIRECTXA can write the new directory. Tom -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Le Grande Valerie Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 3:29 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Dirmaint Broken? Hi all, I thought I was getting the hang of using DIRMAINT, but now I think I = shot myself in the foot. I am wondering now how to fix the wound. Yesterday I made some changes that appeared to be successful. After some= searches of the list archives, I thought I did something good but now I a= m thinking it may be what is causing my problem. Backing up, I had followed the steps in Chapter 4 of Getting Started with= Linux on System z. I ran a DIRMAP report before I started making changes and noted that several items that had overlaps also had 3390 (3390-01) lengths associate= d with them. Since I only have 3390-09s, I thought the USER files should = reflect that. So... I changed $SPOOL$, $PAGE$, MAINT and SYSDUMP1 0123 = (the last two which I am assuming came out of my EXTENT CONTROL definitions) to all have the 3390-09 lenghths. Those overlaps all went = away. THere was something called .DRCT. from 1-20 on 540RES which still had on = overlap listed when I was done, but it was there to start with so I thought nothing of it. All the updates seemed to work as far as I could tell. Today I reipled to test some changes I made in AUTOLOG1 PROFILE suggested= by the RH Virtualization Cookbook. I did a dirmaint get and made some changes for another user, and tried to do a replace. The scene is not good; I am getting errors: DVHDRC3212E Unexpected RC= 28, from DVHUPDIR 123 1DE : : DVHDRC6213E z/VM USER DIRECTORY CREATION PROGRAM - VERSION 5 RELEASE 4.0 DVHDRC6213E HCPDIR750I RESTRICTED PASSWORD FILE NOT FOUND DVHDRC6213E HCPDIR784E I/O ERROR 0123 DEVICE NOT ATTACHED DVHDRC6213E EOJ DIRECTORY NOT UPDATED after which DIRECTXA attempts to re-IPL and restart adn the whole error = process happens again. I could restore the 540RES volume, but now that I have made this problem = for myself, it might serve me better to know how to fix it(if there is a = way).I could try to undo my changes, but I would really like to know how = to debug this problem. Since I see the virtual address 123 in the error = message, I am led to believe that it might have something to do with the = DASD size changes I made that relate to virtual device 123. I could undo = them all, but I would rather find out if this is the right path to take. = I am concerned that they might not get updated if I DO try to change them i= f DIRMAINT is not working correctly. Since I am just starting out, this is unfortunately my first level system= . Someone suggested getting a second level up and running, but I did not do= that before messing with DIRMAINT.
Re: USER MDISK and DIRMAINT Question
I found it, although 'it' is not as complete as I had remembered. What I am referring to is some nice 'how to' doc for DIRMAINT. Appendix 'F' was added to 5.3 admin guide this is a procedure for making mass changes to the directory and putting it back online. I wish there were more easy to find procedures like this one. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Le Grande Valerie Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 4:21 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: USER MDISK and DIRMAINT Question Thanks for all the great support so far from Tom, Mary Ann and Kris. You = are bolstering my confidence that I am on the right track here. I will = take your advice about not worrying about LOGON BY just yet if we are going to use RACF. I was thinking that it would give some consistency for= Admin users right now, but we will leave that alone as it might just be = more confusing. I will go right now and code the cylinders for my DASD and get rid of those default sizes that are causing the overlay messages in the director= y report. As for the user mdisks, the point about the possibility that the Linux = admins might want to be moving Linux guests around is a good one. I can = see that might happen at our shop,too. Might be better keep Linux stuff= all together for that reason. Thanks for the pointers on handling the user mdisks for the admins. I had= picked up on some reference to creating a group for user disks that Tom = mentioned which sounded like a good idea, and I have already dealt with = the EXTENT CONTROL file, so I can handle that. Grouping seems like a grea= t function. The less I have to keep track of in detail, the better! (My old= brain seems to have more memory dumps as the years go by.) Tom, I also have been looking for that how to piece in the documentation. Some products have a reference manual for commands and a = user guide for how to use those commands. Not so with DIRMAINT. The Tailoring and Admin Guide is not really a user guide for the commands. = Seems there is a piece missing here unless it is elsewhere in the documentation that I have missed.
Re: USER MDISK and DIRMAINT Question
There used to be a real nice 'how to' appendix in DIRMAINT book but I just can't find it now. I'll just comment on a thing or two. First to setup a 'real' user on something other than a 540xxx disk. What you need to do is to update the EXTENT CONTROL file to add a new USER group/pool on a volume other than 540xxx. The best way to do this is to use DIRM SEND .. edit the file DIRM FILE and DIRM RLDEXTN. Then when you create MDISKs for the new user id's you can put them in the new user group. As for LOGONBY, you mentioned RACF, so don't worry about LOGONBY in DIRMAINT, let that control be with RACF. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Mary Anne Matyaz Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 1:32 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: USER MDISK and DIRMAINT Question Valerie, I can take a couple of these questions, hopefully others will jump in on the ones I can't answer. On the 'END' statement, I found that documented for the diskmap utility as well, so I changed all mine to the actually cylinder address. In the long run I found it easier to be able to see the size of the device in user direct. (IE, oh, this linux has three mod 27's and a mod 9). Our dasd numbering system didn't have that info, ymmv. IE, you may know that the 1000 string, for example, is all mod 9's. Mine was interspersed, so having the end cylinder was a quick way to find that out. On the 191 thing, I've done both ways, the 1 cylinder 191 on the linux 200 volume and on another volume. Either way really works fine. Only thing I found was if you have multiple lpars, and, despite people saying 'we won't be moving linuxes back and forth to different lpars', of course six months later they're moving crap all around. So it was helpful to have the 191 and the 200 on the same volume. If you have a volume full of 191's, and you want to move the linux to a different lpar, you have to either copy the 191 to another 191 volume or create a new one on the new lpar. In my last shop, we had a mod 3 for non-IBM-supplied userids (ie, mine) and a mod 3 for linux 191's. We kept that separate from the res pack for ease of migration. But I'd be interested to hear what others are doing in hopes of getting a consensus. Mary Anne On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Le Grande Valerie valerie.legra...@sentry.com wrote: Hello all, I am one of the new bears trying to figure out how to use DIRMAINT to start defining some new users. As I have been searching the list archives for answers, I will start by saying I can identify with a comment made on this list back in February: ...go to a new z/VM shop that has z/VM just to support virtualized Linux and watch as they attempt to get DIRMAINT and RACF installed and configured, and then begin to use it. It isn't pretty. Haven't started on the RACF yet --- I can hardly wait! (you may all want to come and see the show!) Some pressing questions I have: I finally found the DIRMAP utility to map the minidisks. What I am seeing on my 5.4 system is that the use of the word END for end-of-volume and the resulting LENGTH seemed to get translated in my conversion from USER DIRECT to be 3390-01 numbers, not 3390-09 as I am using, at least on the report it puts out. (This is true for th $PAGE$ entry for the PAGE volume, the $SPOOL$ entry, and MAINT 0122 entry for the SPOOL volume, and the MAINT and SYSDUMP1 0123 address entries for the RES volume). Is this just a glitch with the report or do I need to get rid of END entries and/or code something else somewhere that I am missing? I would like to create some Real USERIDs in the style required by Security. I am looking for a best practice here. It would seem to me best to place non-system user-defined stuff (to use a technical term) OFF of the RES volume so it easily carries from one release to the next. I have noticed that the redbooks, etc. that go through creating Linux guests seem to put their 191 mini-disk on the volume defined for Linux use. It would seem to me that possibily these and definitely any admin CMS disks should go on what we would call on the z/OS side a User volume (maybe equal to a Work volume in z/VM terms?) What is best practice/most used for CMS disks? Also, can someone point me to (or give) a quick sample of what is needed if I use LOGONBY both in the logon TO and the BY definitions? Thanks to all of you. Also, I have no idea about carrying forward the DIRMAINT files at this point (let alone where they really are). How are these usually handled when changing releases?
Re: Creating two logs from an exec
Scott, That sounds good although I know Suleiman doesn't have a WAKEUP/VMUTIL machine running. He would need to set one up and test it. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Scott Rohling Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:04 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Creating two logs from an exec I'll propose another change - but it depends on what type of automation you set up. Rather than dedicating a VM userid to run this CPU monitor -- I would probably implement it under an existing userid (like VMUTIL) that is already running, waiting to do scheduled events. (In fact I do have things like this already running that do simple checking/alerting via VMUTIL) In that case - rather than a 'Do Forever' loop -- you would simply execute what's contained in that loop once, minus the CP SLEEP, and exit. You let the caller do the waiting (hopefully via WAKEUP rather than SLEEP) and call the EXEC at the desired intervals. So.. let's call this CPULOG (thanks David Juarez ;-) -- and add an option: CPULOG (ONCE The option ONCE indicates we don't loop forever and we don't sleep - but we do all the other logic and write values to files. Take this a step further in terms of sending the file. Rather than hardcoding a time check and the recipients of the report: CPULOG (SEND SULEIMAN ROHLING AT BLDVMB TOM AT KERNVM The option SEND indicates that today's (or yesterdays??) file(s) be sent via SENDFILE to the recipients listed after SEND and we just exit -- forget about any of the other logic that checks CPU values. The objective here is to make it unnecessary to hard code things into the EXEC and provide ways (from a scheduler or other userid) to invoke CPULOG, rather than dedicating a userid to sit and spin running it forever - SLEEPing 99.2% of the time. I'll code up the above options - but wanted some input first, since we're on a roll.. Scott On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Suleiman Shahin s_s_sha...@hotmail.com wrote: Kool again! I will still be listening Thanks so much! Suleiman Shahin _ From: scott.rohl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: Creating two logs from an exec To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Good point! So change the 'ERASE' statements to: _ Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A FREE now!
Re: look at service machine cons log
You can use SET OBSERVER to see the consoles from your service machines. Also set OPERATOR as the secondary console in your directory entry (or via command) for the service machines. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of joseph.bei...@frit.frb.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:01 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: look at service machine cons log Hello, how do I get a look at a service machine's cons log?I am running several service machines and would like to see the cons log without logging onto them each individually to see them.Can this be done with operators con log? Best Regards, Joe.
Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation
You will need an FTP server running on your PC. I found an excellent freebie at zftpserver.com it made life so much earier. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:03 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM 5.4 first/second level installation List Members, I can use some expert advice as a first time installer of z/VM. After reading the Guide for Automated Installation and Service, I had decided on using the Second-Level DVD Installation method from VM Minidisk. Although, after making a simple calculation, I realized that it would take me about 80 hours to upload all the DVD files to the First-Level minidisk. Given that my 3270 emulation program (Extra) does not support file lists, I decided to abandon this idea. Since we do not have an FTP server attached to our VM systems I thought that a First-Level DVD Installation from the HMC would make more sense. My goal would be to install first-level and then test second-level. I am not certain as to whether or not this sounds reasonable and if there is some who would provide some guidance as to how this could be accomplished. Pointing out a manual reference would be most helpful but any and all suggestions are welcomed. Joseph Di Pippo Operating Systems Programmer III FRIT Computing Services Hardware Support 1-201-531-3820
Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation
Pretty sure the basic package is free forever. From their website. zFTPServer Suite Free covers basic FTP Server functionality with top notch server performance, ease of use and reliability. Free for personal use the zFTPServer Suite Free version will however have limitations in the number of accounts and advanced functionality offered. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation It's not free, you just get a 30 day trial. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:18 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation You will need an FTP server running on your PC. I found an excellent freebie at zftpserver.com it made life so much earier. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:03 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM 5.4 first/second level installation List Members, I can use some expert advice as a first time installer of z/VM. After reading the Guide for Automated Installation and Service, I had decided on using the Second-Level DVD Installation method from VM Minidisk. Although, after making a simple calculation, I realized that it would take me about 80 hours to upload all the DVD files to the First-Level minidisk. Given that my 3270 emulation program (Extra) does not support file lists, I decided to abandon this idea. Since we do not have an FTP server attached to our VM systems I thought that a First-Level DVD Installation from the HMC would make more sense. My goal would be to install first-level and then test second-level. I am not certain as to whether or not this sounds reasonable and if there is some who would provide some guidance as to how this could be accomplished. Pointing out a manual reference would be most helpful but any and all suggestions are welcomed. Joseph Di Pippo Operating Systems Programmer III FRIT Computing Services Hardware Support 1-201-531-3820 == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation
Might need a lawyer here.. Joe doesn't need to own a z/VM system. Joe justs needs to own the PC that zftpserver is running on.. Not hat it matters much. You use it for a couple of hours and then your done with it anyways for a couple of years. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of O'Brien, Dennis L Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:07 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation The key phrase is Free for personal use. Unless Joe owns his own z/VM system, he's working for an organization of some sort. The free version is specifically not allowed for corporate or institutional use. Educational and non-profit institutions are encouraged to contact the vendor for special pricing. Dennis If I'd only followed CNBC's advice, I'd have $1 million today, provided I'd started with $100 million. -- Jon Stewart _ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 13:55 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] VM 5.4 first/second level installation Pretty sure the basic package is free forever. From their website. zFTPServer Suite Free covers basic FTP Server functionality with top notch server performance, ease of use and reliability. Free for personal use the zFTPServer Suite Free version will however have limitations in the number of accounts and advanced functionality offered. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation It's not free, you just get a 30 day trial. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:18 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation You will need an FTP server running on your PC. I found an excellent freebie at zftpserver.com it made life so much earier. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:03 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM 5.4 first/second level installation List Members, I can use some expert advice as a first time installer of z/VM. After reading the Guide for Automated Installation and Service, I had decided on using the Second-Level DVD Installation method from VM Minidisk. Although, after making a simple calculation, I realized that it would take me about 80 hours to upload all the DVD files to the First-Level minidisk. Given that my 3270 emulation program (Extra) does not support file lists, I decided to abandon this idea. Since we do not have an FTP server attached to our VM systems I thought that a First-Level DVD Installation from the HMC would make more sense. My goal would be to install first-level and then test second-level. I am not certain as to whether or not this sounds reasonable and if there is some who would provide some guidance as to how this could be accomplished. Pointing out a manual reference would be most helpful but any and all suggestions are welcomed. Joseph Di Pippo Operating Systems Programmer III FRIT Computing Services Hardware Support 1-201-531-3820 == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation
Might need a lawyer here.. Joe doesn't need to own a z/VM system. Joe justs needs to own the PC that zftpserver is running on.. Not hat it matters much. You use it for a couple of hours and then your done with it anyways for a couple of years. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of O'Brien, Dennis L Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:07 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation The key phrase is Free for personal use. Unless Joe owns his own z/VM system, he's working for an organization of some sort. The free version is specifically not allowed for corporate or institutional use. Educational and non-profit institutions are encouraged to contact the vendor for special pricing. Dennis If I'd only followed CNBC's advice, I'd have $1 million today, provided I'd started with $100 million. -- Jon Stewart _ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 13:55 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] VM 5.4 first/second level installation Pretty sure the basic package is free forever. From their website. zFTPServer Suite Free covers basic FTP Server functionality with top notch server performance, ease of use and reliability. Free for personal use the zFTPServer Suite Free version will however have limitations in the number of accounts and advanced functionality offered. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation It's not free, you just get a 30 day trial. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:18 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM 5.4 first/second level installation You will need an FTP server running on your PC. I found an excellent freebie at zftpserver.com it made life so much earier. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 3:03 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM 5.4 first/second level installation List Members, I can use some expert advice as a first time installer of z/VM. After reading the Guide for Automated Installation and Service, I had decided on using the Second-Level DVD Installation method from VM Minidisk. Although, after making a simple calculation, I realized that it would take me about 80 hours to upload all the DVD files to the First-Level minidisk. Given that my 3270 emulation program (Extra) does not support file lists, I decided to abandon this idea. Since we do not have an FTP server attached to our VM systems I thought that a First-Level DVD Installation from the HMC would make more sense. My goal would be to install first-level and then test second-level. I am not certain as to whether or not this sounds reasonable and if there is some who would provide some guidance as to how this could be accomplished. Pointing out a manual reference would be most helpful but any and all suggestions are welcomed. Joseph Di Pippo Operating Systems Programmer III FRIT Computing Services Hardware Support 1-201-531-3820 == This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
Sendfile UFT error
Hi all, I am getting this error when I am attempting to receive a file that was sent via SENDFILE (UFTASYNC I can send files from my system, but cannot receive them.. Anyone ever seen this before? I can't find any explaination other than the pipe error. v/VM 5.3 UFTD UFTD: CONNECTION FROM KNCVMT01 UFTD FPLRVR235E VARIABLE NAME IS NOT VALID: X CRY UFTD FPLMSG004I ... ISSUED FROM STAGE 6 OF PIPELINE 1 NAME QUERYVIRTUAL UFTD FPLMSG001I ... RUNNING VARLOAD Thanks Tom
Re: Sendfile UFT error
That was it . Thanks -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Miguel Delapaz Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 12:09 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Sendfile UFT error Tom, See APAR PK49558 Regards, Miguel Delapaz z/VM Development The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 03/27/2009 10:05:14 AM: Hi all, I am getting this error when I am attempting to receive a file that was sent via SENDFILE (UFTASYNC I can send files from my system, but cannot receive them.. Anyone ever seen this before? I can't find any explaination other than the pipe error. v/VM 5.3 UFTD UFTD: CONNECTION FROM KNCVMT01 UFTD FPLRVR235E VARIABLE NAME IS NOT VALID: X CRY UFTD FPLMSG004I ... ISSUED FROM STAGE 6 OF PIPELINE 1 NAME QUERYVIRTUAL UFTD FPLMSG001I ... RUNNING VARLOAD Thanks Tom
Re: VMSERVS and RMSMASTR
We went through this a while back .. SHUTTRAP .. on the VM download page will enable signal in a CMS machine. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Ed Zell Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VMSERVS and RMSMASTR I can think of some other CMS services that could do very well with a signal shutdown. Er, DIRMAINT, MONWRITE (or all recording services for that matter), PERFKIT just to name a few. It would make shutting down VM a lot easier: SIGNAL SHUTDOWN ALL WITHIN 30; SLEEP 30 SEC; SHUTDOWN There is an open requirement for this via WAVV, but I don't know what the status is. I found a couple of requirements for SIGNAL SHUTDOWN for TCPIP (RETURNED) and RSCS (REJECTED) from 2007. I couldn't find any others though (such as DIRMAINT, MONWRITE, etc). Could they be SHARE requirements instead of WAVV maybe? http://www.vse2pdf.com/WAVV2007/wavv2007reqvoteresults.htm or if you want the entry page http://www.wavv.org/wavv_requirements_old.shtml Ed Zell Illinois Mutual Life (309) 636-0107 . CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information, and unauthorized disclosure or use is prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify the sender and delete this e-mail from your system.
Re: VMSERVS and RMSMASTR
LINUX enables shutdown, I beleive I heard that VSE was going to soon too. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Marcy Cortes Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:49 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VMSERVS and RMSMASTR I wanted to point out that if IBM is going to ship stuff that enables iself to shutdown nicely, it shouldn't also be shipping a component that prevents that out of the box. Personally, I don't care if vmservs shuts down nicely. It exists for rmsmastr's config files to live somewhere (yes, a minidisk would be a fine place, but that SHARE requirement I submitted was rejected). Marcy 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. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:34 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] VMSERVS and RMSMASTR We went through this a while back .. SHUTTRAP .. on the VM download page will enable signal in a CMS machine. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Ed Zell Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VMSERVS and RMSMASTR I can think of some other CMS services that could do very well with a signal shutdown. Er, DIRMAINT, MONWRITE (or all recording services for that matter), PERFKIT just to name a few. It would make shutting down VM a lot easier: SIGNAL SHUTDOWN ALL WITHIN 30; SLEEP 30 SEC; SHUTDOWN There is an open requirement for this via WAVV, but I don't know what the status is. I found a couple of requirements for SIGNAL SHUTDOWN for TCPIP (RETURNED) and RSCS (REJECTED) from 2007. I couldn't find any others though (such as DIRMAINT, MONWRITE, etc). Could they be SHARE requirements instead of WAVV maybe? http://www.vse2pdf.com/WAVV2007/wavv2007reqvoteresults.htm or if you want the entry page http://www.wavv.org/wavv_requirements_old.shtml Ed Zell Illinois Mutual Life (309) 636-0107 . CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information, and unauthorized disclosure or use is prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify the sender and delete this e-mail from your system.
Re: install z/vm 5.4
CP TERM LINEND OFF -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Crabtree, Anne D Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:47 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: install z/vm 5.4 I've downloaded z/vm 5.4 and unzipped it. Uploaded to z/os and put in a ZFS file. Now, I'm trying to issue the pipe command on my VMTEST54 userid on z/vm to get it from z/os to z/vm. Unfortunately, my userid on z/os is sy#0911. The pipe command seems to not like the #. Is there some way I can make it accept that userid in the pipe command? Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Office of Technology Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston, WV 25305 (304)558-5914 ext 58292 (304)558-1441 fax
Re: Please tell me I did something stupid
For my two cents I have never used the quick guide. I read through it, but always open the book. Just a comfort factor I guess. I do agree though that seperating 1st and 2nd level instructions is a much better approach that skipping sections. Maybe a flowchart approach might be a good idea. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of william JANULIN Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 8:06 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Please tell me I did something stupid I agree.when I was working, I used the quick guides, knowing full well that there was a more detailed install doc available.just in case. --- On Wed, 3/18/09, Mike Hammock mike.hamm...@mainline.com wrote: From: Mike Hammock mike.hamm...@mainline.com Subject: Re: Please tell me I did something stupid To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 8:04 AM It sounds like this may come under the heading of beating a dead horse, but that has never stopped VM Sysprogs before, so I've used the Quick Guides for 5 or 6 zVM installs so far and I don't think I've ever used an IBM printed hard copy of them yet. I've always printed a copy from the .PDF files. It would be fine with me if IBM did not even supply a hard copy version. That takes care of any expense issue with non-standard sized paper. (I frequently print other materials on legal sized paper and have no problem with doing so. I suspect other users feel the same way.) Of course, the paper and font size issues could be eliminated by breaking the DVD guide into two versions: 1st level DVD and 2nd level DVD. (The tape install is already in a separate quick guide). Each of these could easily fit on a standard sheet using a larger font. Yes, this would create another, new, document and it could be argued that this would increase the cost... but As mentioned before, don't print any of them. Make them available electronically (only). That also makes it possible to update them much easier if the need arises. If you want to make sure that users are aware of the Quick Guides, put a one-sheet notice in with the other shipped materials providing the URLs for the downloadable guides. Mike C. M. (Mike) Hammock Sr. Technical Advisor IBM System Z Solutions Mainline Information Systems (404) 643-3258 mike.hamm...@mainline.com Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us. ibm.com To Sent by: The IBM ib...@listserv.uark.edu z/VM Operating cc System ib...@listserv.u Subject ARK.EDU Re: Please tell me I did something stupid 03/18/2009 01:37 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System ib...@listserv.u ARK.EDU On Tuesday, 03/17/2009 at 09:45 EDT, Mike Hammock mike.hamm...@mainline.com wrote: I also vote for keeping the Quick Guides... I think they are the best thing since sliced bread! The only suggestion I would make would be to 'simplify'; them by completely separating the 1st level and 2nd level install instructions,. I find that skipping around the other parts causes more problems than anything else. I appreciate the sentiments. We are not particularly happy about getting rid of them, but their time had come. In order to keep it to one page, the page was going to have to grow to a non-standard piece of paper because the font was too small, both from an IBM printing standards perspective and based on complaints from sysprogs. Non-standard =
Re: Puzzle or what?
On the z/VM download page there is a very good package XBROWSE that does not use XEDIT or large amounts of storage to 'peek' at large files.. Many very nice features i.e. book marking the file you are browsing.. Take a look at it I think it is pretty good. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Edward M Martin Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:31 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Puzzle or what? Hello Suleiman Shahin, Your defaults are set to low. VM command DEFAULTS will show you what is set. Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 ext 40441 _ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Suleiman Shahin Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:27 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Puzzle or what? On zVM 5.3, I have in my CMS RDR Queue a file with 52535 records but when I peek it, I only see 46182. My defined storage is 256M and my effective Peek command is Peek 2345 (for * Why Can't I see the rest of the file? Thanks. Suleiman Shahin _ Windows Live(tm) Contacts: Organize your contact list. Check http://windowslive.com/connect/post/marcusatmicrosoft.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!503D1D86EBB2B53C!2285.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_UGC_Contacts_032009 it out.
Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802
It defiantly does get confusing. I was hoping RSU 0901 would be out and include the CMS SSL code before I undertook the SSL task. No such luck. Still I think it is an improvement over the LINUX approach, especially for non-LINUX shops. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Tyler Koyl Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 6:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 Thanks. Thats was it. I found the enablement PTFs and installed them. This is a real PITA. From having to figure out that ssl needed to be enabled to finally getting SSLSERV to initialize properly only after storing the database password in a friggin stash file with the right permissions; made for a long day. I feel cooked. Tyler Koyl Viterra Inc. Huegel, Thomas thue...@kable.com Sent by: The IBMTo z/VM Operating IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU System cc ib...@listserv.uar K.EDU Subject Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 03/10/2009 03:34 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System ib...@listserv.uar K.EDU I don't know.. do you have the SSL enabling PTF's on? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Tyler Koyl Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 Testing out z/VM 5.4 and would like to implement secure telnet, ftp etc using the SSL server. I have gone through the TCPIP configuration and certificate database creation of the SSL server but I get the following from SSLSERV when the server is autologged by TCPIP: DTCRUN1022I Console log will be sent to default owner ID: TCPMAINT DTCRUN1011I Server started at 14:14:16 on 10 Mar 2009 (Tuesday) DTCRUN1011I Running server command: VMSSL DTCRUN1011I Parameters in use: DTCRUN1011I keyfile /etc/gskadm/Database.kdb VMSSL program functions are not available 14:14:16 * MSG FROM SSLSERV : VMSSL PROGRAM FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE HCPMFS057I SSLSERV not receiving; disconnected DTCRUN1015I Server ended with RC=8 at 14:14:16 on 10 Mar 2009 (Tuesday) I seem to not be able to find out WHY 'VMSSL program functions are not available'. I can only guess that it might be because we don't have any crypto processors enabled but I am pretty dazed and confused at this point. Any help is appreciated. Tyler Koyl Viterra Inc. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify me immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and do not copy, use or disclose it. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify me immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and do not copy, use or disclose it.
Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 - Static SSL vs Dynamic SSL\TLS
I have something like this .. INTERNALCLIENTPARMS PORT 992 SECURECONNECTION REQUIRED TLSLABEL ZVMCER0 ENDINTERNALCLIENTPARMS Also: In the SYSTEM DTCPARMS ... EXEMPT LOW makes it more secure.. :parms.KEYFile /etc/gskadm/Database.kdb EXEMPT LOW MAXUSERS 200 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Tyler Koyl Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:17 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 - Static SSL vs Dynamic SSL\TLS My next question is whether I should be going with Static SSL or Dynamic SSL/TLS connections? I have setup the Static SSL for Telnet by adding the following to my TCPIP Profile: AUTOLOG SSLSERV 0 FTPSERVE 0 ENDAUTOLOG PORT 20 TCP FTPSERVE NOAUTOLOG ; FTP SERVER 21 TCP FTPSERVE; FTP SERVER 23 TCP INTCLIEN SECURE ZVMCER01 ; TELNET SERVER SSLSERVERID SSLSERV TIMEOUT 60 INTERNALCLIENTPARMS SECURECONNECTION REQUIRED ENDINTERNALCLIENTPARMS I am using a sefl-signed cert and SSL seems to be working just fine. I have tested this with x3270, c3270 and TN3270 (SDI) and I see the following in the SSLSERV Log: Client 10.254.3.81:36396 Port 23 Label ZVMCER01 Cipher RC4_128_SHA Connection established. So at this point I am assuming that my telnet sessions are secure (or more secure). However, I do get the following disturbing message in the TCPIP log at initialization: DTCSTM305I Telnet server: Secure Connections are REQUIRED DTCSTM309I Telnet server: TLS Label is none DTCSTM335E Telnet server: Unable to handle secure connections, no TLS label specified . I believe this means that the telnet server itself will not handle the secure connections (Dynamic SSL\TLS) but rather TCPIP will forward the request for the secure port to the SSLSERV (Static SSL). Wondering if I am going box myself in here when I go to secure FTP connections and PERFSVM web access. Tyler Koyl Viterra Inc. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify me immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and do not copy, use or disclose it.
Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 - Static SSL vs Dynamic SSL\TLS
Yes and add the line for 992 .. or just change your 23 to 992 .. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Tyler Koyl Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:52 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 - Static SSL vs Dynamic SSL\TLS Sweet. The you would have to comment out or remove: ; 23 TCP INTCLIEN SECURE ZVMCER01 ; TELNET SERVER Tyler Huegel, Thomas thue...@kable.com Sent by: The IBMTo z/VM Operating IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU System cc ib...@listserv.uar K.EDU Subject Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 - Static SSL vs Dynamic SSL\TLS 03/11/2009 12:49 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System ib...@listserv.uar K.EDU I have something like this .. INTERNALCLIENTPARMS PORT 992 SECURECONNECTION REQUIRED TLSLABEL ZVMCER0 ENDINTERNALCLIENTPARMS Also: In the SYSTEM DTCPARMS ... EXEMPT LOW makes it more secure.. :parms.KEYFile /etc/gskadm/Database.kdb EXEMPT LOW MAXUSERS 200 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Tyler Koyl Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:17 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 - Static SSL vs Dynamic SSL\TLS My next question is whether I should be going with Static SSL or Dynamic SSL/TLS connections? I have setup the Static SSL for Telnet by adding the following to my TCPIP Profile: AUTOLOG SSLSERV 0 FTPSERVE 0 ENDAUTOLOG PORT 20 TCP FTPSERVE NOAUTOLOG ; FTP SERVER 21 TCP FTPSERVE; FTP SERVER 23 TCP INTCLIEN SECURE ZVMCER01 ; TELNET SERVER SSLSERVERID SSLSERV TIMEOUT 60 INTERNALCLIENTPARMS SECURECONNECTION REQUIRED ENDINTERNALCLIENTPARMS I am using a sefl-signed cert and SSL seems to be working just fine. I have tested this with x3270, c3270 and TN3270 (SDI) and I see the following in the SSLSERV Log: Client 10.254.3.81:36396 Port 23 Label ZVMCER01 Cipher RC4_128_SHA Connection established. So at this point I am assuming that my telnet sessions are secure (or more secure). However, I do get the following disturbing message in the TCPIP log at initialization: DTCSTM305I Telnet server: Secure Connections are REQUIRED DTCSTM309I Telnet server: TLS Label is none DTCSTM335E Telnet server: Unable to handle secure connections, no TLS label specified . I believe this means that the telnet server itself will not handle the secure connections (Dynamic SSL\TLS) but rather TCPIP will forward the request for the secure port to the SSLSERV (Static SSL). Wondering if I am going box myself in here when I go to secure FTP connections and PERFSVM web access. Tyler Koyl Viterra Inc. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify me immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and do not copy, use or disclose it. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify me immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and do not copy, use or disclose it.
Re: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802
I don't know.. do you have the SSL enabling PTF's on? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Tyler Koyl Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 4:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SSL Server on z/VM 5.4 RSU 802 Testing out z/VM 5.4 and would like to implement secure telnet, ftp etc using the SSL server. I have gone through the TCPIP configuration and certificate database creation of the SSL server but I get the following from SSLSERV when the server is autologged by TCPIP: DTCRUN1022I Console log will be sent to default owner ID: TCPMAINT DTCRUN1011I Server started at 14:14:16 on 10 Mar 2009 (Tuesday) DTCRUN1011I Running server command: VMSSL DTCRUN1011I Parameters in use: DTCRUN1011I keyfile /etc/gskadm/Database.kdb VMSSL program functions are not available 14:14:16 * MSG FROM SSLSERV : VMSSL PROGRAM FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE HCPMFS057I SSLSERV not receiving; disconnected DTCRUN1015I Server ended with RC=8 at 14:14:16 on 10 Mar 2009 (Tuesday) I seem to not be able to find out WHY 'VMSSL program functions are not available'. I can only guess that it might be because we don't have any crypto processors enabled but I am pretty dazed and confused at this point. Any help is appreciated. Tyler Koyl Viterra Inc. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify me immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and do not copy, use or disclose it.
Re: XSTORE
Let's call them flash drives. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 10:39 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XSTORE You should have said that before. I was responding to the mention of size being some sort of determining factor. (It will be Friday for the rest of the day.) Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 8:36 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XSTORE On 3/6/09 11:32 AM, Schuh, Richard rsc...@visa.com wrote: What size does it have to be to become a fist? There are USB flash memory drives that are at least 64GB. OK, it has to be said: It's not the size. It's what you do with it. (Is it time to go home yet?) --d b
Re: XSTORE
If it was dynamic to configure XSTORE one could experiment a bit. Or if the Z11 comes with a USB port that one could plug a thumb drive into and be back to what XSTORE used to be .. I digress we really don't need USB ports on the mainframe. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:55 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XSTORE That may not be a good thing. The most frequent advice I have heard/seen in that area is to do all MDC to main and only use XSTORE for paging. Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Schmiedge Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:03 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XSTORE Hi Mike, Many experts have talked about XSTORE and VM using it for paging. All our defined XSTORE is being used for MDCACHE. It made a noticable difference to I/O performance for our VSE production guest. We could have done it all in regular storage but until a recent processor change, we didn't have much real storage that I wanted to give away. A new-to-us z800 came with a lot more memory than we used to have, so we configured some as XSTORE and MDC took it all. I wish I could claim good planning on our part. Ron On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Michael Coffin michaelcof...@mccci.com wrote: Hi Folks, What value is there in defining XSTORE these days? Aside from the ability to attach XSTORE to specific virtual machines, wouldn't it be best to just make it all DPA and let CP manage it? Also, assuming you aren't paging much - is attaching XSTORE to a userid going to provide a VERY noticable improvement in performance (at the expense of taking it away from all other virtual machines, of course)? -Mike
Re: XSTORE
Understanding that CP uses an algorithm that handles XSTORE as a preferred paging area the question arises as to why? Since XSTORE is just a piece of main memory the reason for it's existence is no longer that it is some cheaper slower memory that can be used for paging. I think we all look at setting up the hardware and defining XSTORE as a permanent definition. Is it time to change CP, perhaps adding a parm to SYSTEM CONFIG that says OK CP use 500 meg of main storage for paging etc.? In other words instead of making a hard configuration change lets just tell CP how much memory to 'treat' as XSTORE. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Kris Buelens Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 1:43 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: XSTORE Attaching XSTORE to a user: you can, but it is up to the user to do something with it, CMS doesn't use it at all, z/OS no longer supports it, and I don't know about Linux. To define some XSTORE fo CP is still a good thing if VM starts paging: XSTORE is managed differently than central storage. With some XSTORE CP has a better chance to select the best pages to page out. 2009/3/4, Michael Coffin michaelcof...@mccci.com: Hi Folks, What value is there in defining XSTORE these days? Aside from the ability to attach XSTORE to specific virtual machines, wouldn't it be best to just make it all DPA and let CP manage it? Also, assuming you aren't paging much - is attaching XSTORE to a userid going to provide a VERY noticable improvement in performance (at the expense of taking it away from all other virtual machines, of course)? -Mike -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Re: How do we Tell RMSMASTR to Mount a Second or Third Tape for FILEPOOL UNLOAD?
I'm not sure about this but the CSLRC = -7 indicates that a routine was not loaded. I don't know how you could have gotten this far without it, but do you have something like this in your exec? 'RTNLOAD * (FROM FSMPPSI GROUP FSMRM' -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:58 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: How do we Tell RMSMASTR to Mount a Second or Third Tape for FILEPOOL UNLOAD? We have an EXEC that does a FILEPOOL UNLOAD of one of our VMSYSB: SYS nightly. Yesterday enough data was put into the SFS such that when doing the FILEPOOL UNLOAD it required a second tape. How do we tell our tape manager or RMSMASTR to mount another tape? I had thought it was some form of LABELDEF but doing HELP FILEDEF and HELP LABELDEF has not given me a hint. An excerpt of the EXEC is (Please do not get hung-up on the error recovery logic): do 10 call get_scratch_tape FILEDEF UNLOAD TAP1 SL VOLID volser MAKEBUF queue 2 EXEC FILEPOOL UNLOAD GROUP 2 VMSYSB: unload_rc = rc if unload_rc ¬= 0 then do TAPE REW FILEDEF INMOVE TAP1 (RECFM U LRECL 32760 FILEDEF OUTMOVE TERMINAL MOVEFILE end else do DROPBUF leave end end call clean_up The console from this morning: Starting backup of Backup:Manager's Catalogue (a.k.a. VMSYSB:) 011591: EUMTAP0072I Mount request 011591 received. 011591: EUMTAP0079I Mount request 011591 pending. Tape 0181 attached 011591: EUMTAP0109I Device 0D7C attached to BKRUTIL as 0181 with volume 360843. Volume label read is: 360843 DMSWFP3485I FILEPOOL processing begun at 06:30:18 on 19 Feb 2009. DMS5PY3455I The unload of file space BKRADMIN is starting: 06:30:21 DMS5PY3455I The unload of file space BKRADMIN is complete: 06:30:21 DMS5PY3455I The unload of file space BKRCATLG is starting: 06:30:21 DMSTLM428I TAP1(181) EOV1 label written on 360843 DMSTVS265I Attempting to change tape volume for DDNAME UNLOAD DMSTVS266I To cancel the tape volume switch, type CANCEL DMSTVS2147W Library DataServer MOUNT error CSLRC= -7, CSLRS= 0, DMSTVS2147W FCTRC= 0, FCTRS= 0 on DDNAME= UNLOAD, a manual mount DMSTVS2147W will now be attempted DMSTVS268I Message sent to userid OPERATOR: DMSTVS269I Mount tape volume SCRATCH on virtual 181 with a write ring; request number 1 DMSTVS268I Message sent to userid OPERATOR: DMSTVS269I Mount tape volume SCRATCH on virtual 181 with a write ring; request number 2 DMSTVS268I Message sent to userid OPERATOR: DMSTVS269I Mount tape volume SCRATCH on virtual 181 with a write ring; request number 3 DMSTVS270I Wait time for tape volume switch has almost expired; to continue waiting, type EXTEND DMSTVS268I Message sent to userid OPERATOR: DMSTVS269I Mount tape volume SCRATCH on virtual 181 with a write ring; request number 4 DMSTVS268I Message sent to userid OPERATOR: DMSTVS271I Wait time for tape volume switch has expired; tape volume switch forvolume SCRATCH on virtual 181 cancelled DMS5PX3529E Unrecoverable I/O error on UNLOAD file. DMS5PX3438E FILEPOOL UNLOAD unsuccessful DMSWFP3486I FILEPOOL processing ended at 07:02:00 on 19 Feb 2009. 07:02:00 HCPERP2233I TAPE 0D7C NOT READY, CP-OPERATOR NOTIFIED 07:32:03 * WNG FROM OMEGAMON: WARNING: YOUR VIRTUAL MACHINE WILL BE LOGGED OFF IN 1:58 MINUTES IF IT REMAINS IDLE 07:34:09 HCPERP2233I TAPE 0D7C NOT READY, CP-OPERATOR NOTIFIED Jim
Re: How Can I Tell if this Disk for Formatted with the RECOMP Option?
If the mdisk was changed it may appear to be recomped.. example: Define a mdisk as 50 cyl and ddr a 25 cyl mdisk to it .. now the 50 will appear to be 25 to q disk but 50 to q v dasd. Also if a mdisk is defined in the directory that overlays the start of an old mdisk of a different size and the new disk doesn't get reformatted you will see inconsistencies. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: How Can I Tell if this Disk for Formatted with the RECOMP Option? I downloaded Kris Buelens's MDSK package and it worked for me. Thank you Kris. q disk q LABEL VDEV M STAT CYL TYPE BLKSZ FILES BLKS USED-(%) BLKS LEFT BLK TOTAL SMM191 194 Q R/O50 3390 4096 2221 8657-96343 9000 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:28:19 QDSK q (DETAIL LABEL VDEV M STAT CYL TYPE BLKSZ FILES BLKS USED-(%) BLKS LEFT BLK TOTAL SMM191 194 Q R/O50 3390 4096 2221 8657-96343 9000 TargetID Tdev OwnerID Odev Dtype Vol-ID Rdev StartLoc Size SCXJXS 0194 DCCSMM 0191 3390 AEI005 8A02 1930 50 Info as extracted from CMS disk label Most recent files - - Volser: SMM191 REL LIST Disk create date: 2003-09-02 17:40:15 MREFRESH EXEC Most recent file: 2005-04-12 13:56:25 EPSISTAT FILE Last R/W use: 2005-04-12 13:56:25 CMS EXEC BlkSize: 4096LOAD MAP Directory blk:5 DCCSMM NETLOG Formatted cyls: 100 Recomped: 50 TRUCKERS LST001-6 Disk RESERVED:NO TRUCKERS LST001-2 Saved seg:*n/a* TRUCKERS LST001-3 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:28:21
Re: How Can I Tell if this Disk for Formatted with the RECOMP Option?
Exactly .. but now is that mdisk recomped? There is nothing set aside for an IPL area. What would be the point to do it intentionally? Can anyone see a reason to do it? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Mike Harding Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:26 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: How Can I Tell if this Disk for Formatted with the RECOMP Option? If I were going to create such a creature, I'd format a 100-cyl minidisk, recomp it to 50 cyls, then ddr it to a 50-cyl mdisk, or change the directory allocation of the existing one to 50 cyls. Really easy. The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU wrote on 02/19/2009 02:15:42 PM: But q v dasd shows 50 cyl .. it has nothing to do with recomp.. I am messing around and can't get the same results.. I define a 50 cyl mdisk and 'format 100 q 50 (recomp' it does the format and recomp to 50 cyl which equals no recomp.. You got my curiosity going that is all.
Re: SSLSERV question
Not a red book, but a place to start if you haven't seen it yet is 'Getting Started With Linux on System Z' SC24-6096 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of clifford jackson Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:36 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SSLSERV question I am in the process of building a SSLSERV virtual machine, under z/VM 5.3 SLU 801, using SLES 9 SP3. ONE question is there a Red book for this process….. _ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. Learn http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 Now
Re: still messing with sslserv
Thanks Alan, I'll look it some more.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 8:57 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: still messing with sslserv On Friday, 02/06/2009 at 02:46 EST, Huegel, Thomas thue...@kable.com wrote: SSLSERV : DTCSSL022E Handshake failed: rc: 440 reason: Incorrect key usage Does anyone know what this means? The message refers one to a z/OS manual but it is very onclear.. especially for one that doesn't understand SSL to start with. What does gskkyman say about the certificate? I suspect this could happen if you import a server certificate without a private key. The handshake will fail because, without a private key, you can't encrypt any data, and that's how a client will know that you posess the magic key. (I'm working up a web page on the ways to manage certificates on z/VM.) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
still messing with sslserv
SSLSERV : DTCSSL022E Handshake failed: rc: 440 reason: Incorrect key usage Does anyone know what this means? The message refers one to a z/OS manual but it is very onclear.. especially for one that doesn't understand SSL to start with. Thanks
Re: lOGON WITH OUT ipL'ing
acc (noprof -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Wilson, Roger Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:50 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: lOGON WITH OUT ipL'ing I AM HAVING A SENIOR MOMENT HERE. I HAVE A CMS MACHINE THAT HAS FILLED UP IT'S B DISK. I would like to force the machine off then login without going through the profile exec because the profile exec runs another exec and goes back to sleep. I need to clean up the disk space. Then reipl the machine. Any help Sincerely, Roger Wilson
gskkyman question
Hi all, I have this little problem. Basically all I want to do is to copy my CERT from a 5.3 LINUX based db to a 5.4 CMS based db. I thought it would be a simple proceedure to a) SSLadmin EXPORT the cert from 5.3 and b) use GSKKYMAN IMPORT on the 5.4 system. It doesn't seem to work the way I thought it should. The 5.3 side works fine, but I get a message on the 5.4 side about the file not existing or being empty. This is probably a user ignorance issue. I was looking for a red book or some other type of document that might help me learn. I haven't found anything yet. Any suggestions? Or can anyone just list the steps for me? Thanks Tom
Re: Philosophical question...
What's the big deal? Microsoft does it all the time. But I digress... For our platform I need to ring in with all the rest, you should expect the product to install/work properly. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Edward M Martin Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:33 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Philosophical question... Hello David Boyes, I agree with you. BUT.. (having said that) this sound like a NON-z/VSE, NON-z/VM system only. And then only when the VENDOR will not Certify the system using the new levels. IE. ORACLE and levels of UNIX, and products that have be tested/debugged on a Certain level of JAVA. Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 ext 40441 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [ mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:53 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Philosophical question... Background: Upgrading a system to current level. Have a vendor product that insists on the installation of a backlevel component application that causes the configuration and service management system to report errors in the configuration. Vendor insists that the backlevel component is the only way, but the errors cause problems with future upgrades and overall configuration management by reporting false positives when checked for whether the system is up to date and has all service applied. Question: I believe the maker of the vendor product is in error here. Am I wrong? -- db
Re: Need ideas for checking current terminal response time
Have you tried setting up VMRMSVM to monitor and adjust (via SET SHARE) on your system? I think it works pretty good for me. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Horlick, Michael Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:27 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Need ideas for checking current terminal response time Greetings, Here is the situation. We are running z/VM 5.2 and 5 z/VSE 4.1.0 guest systems (3 production, 2 development machines) on an IBM 2066 (z800). In 2 of these VSEs there is a heavy duty CICS/TS system running. We use SET SHARE ABS to give them a minimum target of CPU, no limits, but sometimes I have to play around and give a hard limit to some VSEs when the system is slow and the CMS users (the programmers) call me complaining of response time. Sometimes it's because within a production VSE virtual machine a batch job (or two or three) would be running. Anyways, I was thinking of somehow capturing what a CMS user response time would be every so often and perform some action (an alert or use the SET SHARE command) when the response is slow. I'm toying with creating a REXX EXEC which uses RXLDEV to create a logical 3270 session and have the EXEC basically press the ENTER key say every 30 seconds. I'm hoping this will mimic what a real interactive CMS user is experiencing. Take the time before and the time after with a 'CP Q TIME' and see how long it took. The question is how accurate would this be to the real thing (interactive CMS user doing trivial commands like XEDIT,etc...)? I do have CA-EXPLORE VM but I'm thinking that would be maybe more overhead in running and I am not sure that finding out the machine is running above, say 98% necessarily equates to a slow CMS response time. Would like your opinion, suggestions, etc... Thanks, Mike
Re: FTP from CMS to VSE/POWER
Something else that may interest you besides FTP is PTRXFER a freebe from MINIMON PEOPLE http://www.minimon.com/download.htm It is designed for CMS to POWER printing. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Suleiman Shahin Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 3:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: FTP from CMS to VSE/POWER I tried that. Fisrt byte is still missing. :( Sorry I missed what David said as I have just switched from digest. maybe I need to clarify. The file ended up on CMS from the lst queue via SENDFILE and was read in by a hot reader. and that probably ate the first byte. Suleiman Shahin Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:19:43 -0500 From: alan_altm...@us.ibm.com Subject: Re: FTP from CMS to VSE/POWER To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU On Tuesday, 01/13/2009 at 03:59 EST, Suleiman Shahin s_s_sha...@hotmail.com wrote: This has worked fine, but.. the whole file is now one line according to Power. That points to a CRLF problem. As David suggests, try EBCDIC with MODE B instead of ASCII. (I would have expected a single line only if you used BINARY.) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott _ Windows Live™: Keep your life in sync. See http://windowslive.com/howitworks?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t1_allup_howitworks_012009 how it works.
Relationship question
I don't always pay attention to these things so it may just be my ignorance that has confused me. I always thought RSU's were named for the time they came out, i.e. 0802 was the second RSU for 2008. Yesterday I saw a RSU tape that was labeled 5401. I am guessing that is for z/VM 5.4 and the first RSU tape presumably we could see maybe RSU 5407 or something like that in maybe 2011. This labeling scheme actually makes more sense to me. So the question 'when did this change?'. Or has my head been in the sand for years? Thanks
Re: Relationship question
Thanks Alan, that helps. Your explaination is as good as it can be. It was just a question that has been on my mind lately, and as we get hit by another winter snow storm I thought it would be a good time to ask. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:53 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Relationship question On Friday, 01/09/2009 at 09:47 EST, Huegel, Thomas thue...@kable.com wrote: I don't always pay attention to these things so it may just be my ignorance that has confused me. I always thought RSU's were named for the time they came out, i.e. 0802 was the second RSU for 2008. Yesterday I saw a RSU tape that was labeled 5401. I am guessing that is for z/VM 5.4 and the first RSU tape presumably we could see maybe RSU 5407 or something like that in maybe 2011. This labeling scheme actually makes more sense to me. So the question 'when did this change?'. Or has my head been in the sand for years? Head. Sand. :-) But don't worry, it confuses me, too! The RSU is named according to the release it affects and the RSU instance number for that release, vrnnRSU. 5402RSU is the 2nd RSU for z/VM 5.4. The RSU contains a collection of the most recent service levels for each component. You can see this at http://www.vm.ibm.com/service/rsu/. RETAIN does not understand RSU numbers because an RSU is just a shipping mechanism, not a fix. But when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, so in order to make it shippable to you via the service stream, it has to have a PTF number. So each release has a special PTF number that orders the latest RSU. (UM97540 for What's a service level?. A Service Level (QUERY CPLEVEL, GCSLEVEL, CMSLEVEL) is a package of selected PTFs for a specific component and is available only by ordering the RSU. It is named according the year and instance number of within that year, yynn. 0802 is the 2nd service level 'uplift' in 2008. Service Levels are cumulative, so it will contain all prior service levels for that component. E.g. 0901 will contain 0802 and 0801. When a PTF is placed in a service level (aka selected to be placed on an RSU), the PTF is labeled in RETAIN with that service level number and the PTF keeps that label forever. This is seen in our web pages as SERVLVL. In case that's not confusing enough, we used to let you order the individual service levels for each component separately, known as a non-stacked RSU. As a consequence, the pre-packaged service level was named yynnRSU. You will still find that when you look at the content of the service levels. Today's stacked vrnnRSU contains a specific set of yynnRSUs. If you read the Memo to Users that comes with your RSU order, you will find the full explanation. Note that applying corrective service does not change the Service Level of the components as seen via SES commands or QUERY commands, even if you apply all of the PTFs contained in the Service Level! The special pseudo-PTF that changes these fields in the system is not available correctively and is not in RETAIN; it is found only on the RSU. We'll take a look and see if we can simplify some of the web pages to make it more obvious, but both vrnnRSU and yynnRSU will continue to be seen for now, as it would take a lot of re-engineering on our part to make yynnRSU go away completely. If we could declare Do Overs! we would do it diffferently, but a lot of water has gone under that particular bridge. Bottom line: o vrnnRSU is the RSU number, a collection of service levels, one for each affected component. Orderable via PTF. o yynnRSU is the service level, a collection of PTFs for a specific component. Available only within an RSU. Hope this helps. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
Re: DCSS and NSS backup code
Now that you have our interest . -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]on Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 3:21 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DCSS and NSS backup code oopssorry about thatmeant to sent it to the address right below IBMVM in my address book Alan Altmark wrote: On Tuesday, 12/16/2008 at 03:48 EST, Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com wrote: is attached to this note...enjoy. Attachments not allowed. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott -- DJ V/Soft z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, consulting, and software development www.vsoft-software.com
Re: OSA layer 2 protocol connections...
An idle question. Can VTAM connect to a level 2 vswitch? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:01 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: OSA layer 2 protocol connections... On 12/10/2008 at 11:53 AM, Marcy Cortes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Right, but he said device statement and profile tcpip. Sounds like VM side to me. Absolutely. I just wanted to make sure he knew that his Linux guests could use a layer 2 VSWITCH, even though z/VM 5.3 TCP/IP cannot. Mark Post
Re: PTF providing CMS based SSL support
How long does it take before a PTF makes it to an RSU tape? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jack Woehr Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: PTF providing CMS based SSL support Alan Altmark wrote: When it is available, it will drag along five additional PTFs, two for TCP/IP and three for CMS. You will need all six to make it go. Sounds like compiling Linux 390 from source and installing it might be easier than getting SSL on CMS :) -- Jack J. Woehr# Fate lessons of the past and present http://www.well.com/~jax # were now in session. http://www.softwoehr.com # - Steven Wright, _The Beach_
Re: z/VM Linux Cost effectiveness
Contact your IBM z/sales person (I know they are harder to find than hens teeth now days) if you can find a good one they will be able to provide you with many studies on the subject. Maybe the most compelling of all is IBM's green effort. IBM itself expects to save a billion dollars by moving the 'rack' server aps to Z. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Mitchell Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:57 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: z/VM Linux Cost effectiveness Having been a technician my entire career I don't posses much knowledge of the intricacies of the budgeting process. Here in short is what I've been tasked with: The support of our linux guests was moved to the UNIX (AIX) Admin group last year about this time. They are now suggesting we move all the linux work to AIX because its 'cheaper' and 'more reliable'. I've found and collected the conversation earlier this year regarding a 'costing method' for linux guest vs Intel servers, so I have that as a starting point. If anyone has experience with the pros/cons of AIX vs z/VM/LINUX I would appreciate any information you can share. Aside from that any other 'food for thought' you can provide is greatly appreciated. Our environment is essentially WebShpere App server and MQ, accessing DB2 data on z/OS. Yes, we are using Hipersocket connectivity to z/OS from Linux. Thanks. Steve Mitchell Sr Systems Software Specialist Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (785) 291-8885 'There are no degrees of Honesty-you're either Honest or you're not! CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential, trade secret or privileged information. Any unauthorized review use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited and may be a violation of law. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this message to an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
Re: SMSG Authorization
I think you are correct Rob, an application program (ie WAKEUP) must establish it's ability to receive SMSG's before anyone can send one. Just setting SMSG ON is not enough. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of RPN01 Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 11:34 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SMSG Authorization Wouldn't the EREP program actually have to be waiting and understand SMSG messages, otherwise, what do you expect it to do with the message once received? Of course, I could be blowing smoke, and EREP does indeed have features to do this that I'm unaware of or have forgotten. (Getting old is such a pain...) -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation.~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW/V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ -^^-^^ In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different. On 12/5/08 11:26 AM, Howard Rifkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to SMSG the EREP guest and although I have set SMSG on the command comes back stating that the EREP guest isn't authorized. Is there anyway around this to get EREP authorized for SMSG? Will IUCV do it? so I can get EREP to execute a REXX exec from a command issued from a different virtual machine guest. Thanks. _ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash.
Re: Starting an exec on a remote machine
You can look at RSCLIENT and RSSERVER EXEC's on your 190 disk for examples of how to use REXX SOCKETS to do what you want.. All you need is TCP/IP and a little REXX coding. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:52 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Starting an exec on a remote machine I'm running exec X on cms user 'A' I exec X has to start exec Y running on cms user 'B' and after exec Y terminates it has to return control to the exec on cms user 'A' I could use some suggestions as to the best way to do this. Thanks _ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash.
Re: EREP guest machine problem.
Also do a Q DISK to see if the EREP A disk is full. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Bates Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 4:23 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: EREP guest machine problem. First question since it isn't creating the XAEREPIO RECORD any more is: Is EREP receiving the records? Q REC and be sure it says: RECORDING COUNT LMT USERID COMMUNICATION EREP ON 000 002 EREP ACTIVE If it's not, did you kill the PROFILE EXEC? 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 4:20 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: EREP guest machine problem. Yes, I saw that in a trace of the PROFILE EXEC. However it appears that it doesn't get created unless the XAEREPIO RECORD file is there. So, which comes first? the chicken or the egg? Kris Buelens [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/1/2008 5:07 PM I would be surprized that EREP needs this CMS EXEC (it is created by running LISTFILE (EXEC). 2008/12/1 Howard Rifkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm testing a rexx exec which another lister was good enough to give me. It does an: EREP EXT EREP END Then I do a CP FORCE EREP I copy the XAEREPIO RECORD file to my 'A' disk erase the XAEREPIO RECORD from the EREP 'A' disk and do an XAUTOLOG EREP There used to be a file on EREP's 'A' disk called CMS EXEC A I noticed that after running my exec several times that this file isn't there any longer. My exec only deletes the XAEREPIO RECORD file. Now EREP isn't creating the above file any long and there still isn't any CMS EXEC file even after a clean start. Questions is how to bring this back so recording starts again? Thanks. _ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash. -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support _ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this E-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this E-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately, then delete this message and empty from your trash.
Re: A little oddity
Damn Rob you are good! Later I noticed that all of my 1908 dates were on files that had been unpacked with VMARC.. Maybe it is time to do as you suggested and get a more current VMARC.. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:26 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: A little oddity On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Huegel, Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just trying to do some housekeeping and got a strange display to a simple listfile command. It looks like the old Y2K bug is alive and well... I did not know we had CMS file system in 1908... You may want to get a fresh copy of VMARC so that it picks up the century bit from the FST in the archive. -Rob
Re: z/VM 5.4.0 CMS commands are now mixed case
I run into the exact opposite problem.. ie when entering a pipe on the terminal nothing gets translated to upper case, so one must remember that a 'FIND' or 'LOCATE' must be typed in upper case (assuming upper is what one is looking for). -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ray Waters Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:32 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 5.4.0 CMS commands are now mixed case Mike, I no longer have my 5.2 system up. Our 5.4 after pressing enter: q t TIME IS 10:29:07 EST TUESDAY 11/18/08 CONNECT= 00:04:20 VIRTCPU= 000:00.01 TOTCPU= 000:00.02 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:29:07 In 5.2 it would be: Q T TIME IS 10:29:07 EST TUESDAY 11/18/08 CONNECT= 00:04:20 VIRTCPU= 000:00.01 TOTCPU= 000:00.02 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:29:07 Ray _ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Donovan Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:25 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 5.4.0 CMS commands are now mixed case Ray, I'm confused. To my knowledge, nothing changed between 5.2 and 5.4 with the way CMS commands are handled. Do you have an example? Thanks! Mike Donovan Inactive hide details for Ray Waters src=cid:1__=0ABBFF96DFC70CAC8f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com width=16 height=16Ray Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ray Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/18/2008 10:07 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject z/VM 5.4.0 CMS commands are now mixed case With 5.2, CMS (not xedit) anything entered in CMS converted to uppercase when the enter key was pressed. With 5.4, the characters no longer convert to uppercase. Can this be changed via a command to CP or CMS? Ray Waters _ NOTICE: This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the original message at the listed email address. Thank You. _ NOTICE: This e-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the original message at the listed email address. Thank You.
Re: SSLSERV
Has anyone seen specs for the new CMS based SSL that will be available next month for 5.4 (maybe earlier releases too) Will it support more than 128 connections? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Suleiman Shahin Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 1:18 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SSLSERV More light coming -:) Thanks so much. Suleiman Shahin _ Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:53:44 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SSLSERV To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU One per TCPIP stack. You need to use some kind of connection distribution outside the VM stack to manage distributing connections to multiple stacks (eg, LVS or a outboard load balancer with connection persistence capabilities). On 11/18/08 1:06 PM, Suleiman Shahin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hotmail.com wrote: Greetings, In the light of the restriction of 128 concurrent secured sessions on a system, can one (I) utilise more than one SSL server, and what mechanism can be used to have one server or the other service the connection? _ Access your email online and on the go with Windows Live Hotmail. Sign http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_access_112008 up today.
Re: XML on VM
There is such a thing, I played with it about a year or two ago, I don't remember too much about it.. It was maybe a XML parser in WEBSHARE ... I'll look at my notes to see if I wrote anything down about it.. If i find anything further I'll let you know. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Duerbusch Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:49 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: XML on VM Came back from a meeting and my brain hurts We are forcing the integration of VSE into a new Identity Manager (IDM) system. Currently we manage security for VSE via a bunch of REXX execs up in CMS. With a bunch of VSE systems, this was a good place to keep stuff that may need to be sent down to one or more VSE systems. So far, it works. We have been told that the IDM system can only output XML documents. I can write some REXX code to read/process the XML file, and find the items of interest, but this may be the time to see if we can start playing in the XML world. Is there anything in the z/VM 5.X world, that we can use to process a XML file? Right now, I'm just thinking that they will LPR the file to a CMS service machine, which will wake up and process it. Perhaps there are options that will connect to the XML port on the IP stack, and do everything really nifty G. I will also be looking for VSE and zLinux options in other emails. I'm only looking for VM responses in this email. Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting
