z196 and z/Manager (URM)
Hi We are planning for a z196 Enterprise Processor. I was wondering specifical= ly about z/Manager. I know this is being touted as the Hub of this new Ente= rprise Processor. I also know that a lot of work on behalf of z/VM and z/L= inux was done in this area. I understand that z/Manager contains ensembles = that allow for z/VM and z/Linux workload management. It is suppose to have = the look and feel like WLM for z/OS. This is something I have hoping for. = Hopefully there is meat with the potatoes! What have been some of the experiences with z/Manager to date. Is it truly = a Workload Manager in the way of WLM on z/OS? What have been the experience= s with working with the HMC to control z/Manager? Is the HMC accessible via= the network, VPN etc.? Thanks! At a high level, view the presentation at this URL: https://w3-03.sso.ibm.com/sales/support/ShowDoc.wss?docid=H838775I67832D67node=node=showDetails=truesort=datehitsize=50ftext=zM anagershowDetails=truesort=datehitsize=50 Watch the line split in copy/paste. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
RSCS CTCA between a first and second level system...
I need to transfer some files between a first and second level system, and tried to define an RSCS CTCA connection, but when I try to start the connection, the see each other, but immediately shut down the link. The second level connection gets the following messages: DMTCMY700I Activating link POLAR NJE line=AA20 class=* queueing=priority DMTNET141I Line AA20 ready for connection to link POLAR DMTNET142I Link POLAR line AA20 dataset ready DMTNET951I Sign-off record received -- link POLAR being deactivated DMTNET143I Link POLAR line AA20 disabled DMTMAN002I Link POLAR deactivated DMTCMY700I Activating link POLAR NJE line=AA20 class=* queueing=priority DMTNET141I Line AA20 ready for connection to link POLAR And the first level system gets the following: DMTCMY700I Activating link NPOLAR NJE line=AA20 class=* queueing=priority DMTNET141I Line AA20 ready for connection to link NPOLAR DMTNET142I Link NPOLAR line AA20 dataset ready DMTNCR916E Invalid NJE signon connection record received -- link NPOLAR is being deactivated DMTNET143I Link NPOLAR line AA20 disabled DMTMAN002I Link NPOLAR deactivated Definition for Second level in the first level is defined as: LINKDEFINE NPOLAR TYPE NJE LINE AA20 Definition for the first level in the second is: LINKDEFINE POLARTYPE NJE LINE AA20 The CTCAs are cross connected. for rscs cmd q v aa20 RSCS : CTCA AA20 3088 COUPLED TO NPOLAR AA20 SUBCHANNEL = 0010 RSCS : HCPFOR069I Command Complete. CP return code = . Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:13:05 There has to be something simple I'm missing here, but (obviously) I'm missing it. Any help appreciated. As others have alluded to, you need to make sure the linkdefine name on one side, matches the RSCS node name as defined in the LOCAL statement of the RSCS configuration file on the other side. This appears to be a node name mismatch Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DDR multivolume tape as output
Oops, my mistake. File corrupted during file transfer when uploading. Now, testing 1. Att d1f * 181 2. DFSMSRM mount cat scratch0 (redev d1f 3. DDTEST1 DR A looks like this: SY CONS IN 123 DASD OUTPUT PIPE PROMPTS OFF DUMP ALL 4. pipe ddr ddrtest1 ddr a ! tape tap1 wtm HCPDDR696I VOLID READ IS 610RES DUMPING 610RES DUMPING DATA 12/02/10 AT 09.49.54 GMT FROM 610RES INPUT CYLINDER EXTENTS OUTPUT CYLINDER EXTENTS START STOP STARTSTOP FPLTAP291E End of tape on TAP1 FPLMSG003I ... Issued from stage 2 of pipeline 1 FPLMSG001I ... Running tape tap1 wtm HCPDDR226E Unexpected EOF while reading/writing to PIPE END OF JOB So I'm back in the original problem, how to get the following output tapes mounted ? I do not think this will solve the problem, however, the original attach command should be: Att d1f * 181 multi Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DDR multivolume tape as output
If you are issuing the DDR command from MAINT, first select a free device and attach it to maint using the MULTIuser attach option. Then from another ID that is authorized to issue the DFSMSRM command, issue: DFSMSRM MOUNT CAT SCRATCH0 (ATTACH MAINT RDEV where is the device you already attached to MAINT. When the first tape is full, go to the second ID and issue the mount command again. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Unfortunatelly this did not help. I made the mount as Kris suggested, then started my DDR session. Got HCP704E DEVICE rdev!vdev NOT OPERATIONAL (because rdev is not atta= ched to my DDR-user, I think) From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Beh= alf Of Kris Buelens Sent: 30. marraskuuta 2010 10:53 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DDR multivolume tape as output I've got no experience with DFSMRM But, what about: DFSMSRM MOUNT CAT SCRATCH0 (NOATTACH RDEV executed from another userid, and is the real devioce number of the ta= pe MAINT has gotten as 181 (info gotten via HELP DFSMS) 2010/11/30 Janne Jarvinen janne.jarvi...@logica.commailto:janne.jarvi...@= logica.com Hello, I'm a z/OS person and have some diffuculties to uderstand how to use VTS tapes in z/VM environment, hopefully get some help from this forum. How to mount the second DDR dump-tape under VM? Want to DUMP my SYSRES to tape: 1. MAINT: DFSMSRM MOUNT CAT SCRATCH0 DGTUIR2026I DFSMS request 84 accepted for processing Ready; T=3D0.01/0.01 10:24:22 TAPE 0D3F ATTACHED TO MAINT 0D3F 10:24:24 * MSG FROM RMSMASTR:FSMBCR2120I Request 84 complete; volume V900 02, category SCRATCH0, mounted on device 0D3F in library IBMVTS1 10:24:24 * MSG FROM RMSMASTR:FSMBEC2125I Request 84: device 0D3F attached to MAINT as 0D3F; access mode =3D READWRITE 2. MAINT DDR SYS CONS IN 123 DASD OUT D3F TAPE DUMP ALL YES 3. After writing the first tape full, DDR want's the second one. How to mount it? The rdev d3f is attached to MAINT, so can't mount from another machine/user. MAINT is in DDR session so can't mount from there either. 4. The tapesystem is VTS using 3584 library. Any ideas how to get the following output tapes mounted? (I tested DDR output parm altape to write two tapes but then third tape was= required and there I was again ... )
z/VM 5.1 on z196
The question came up today as to whether z/VM 5.1 will run on a z196. I know there are no 5.1 PTF's available for z196 support. How about z/VM 5.4, will it run WITHOUT the z196 PTF's?... Any guesses? or experiences? As z/VM 5.1 was never tested on a z196 we cannot provide an outlook of how it will behave. However, given the nature of changes made to z/VM 5.4 and 6.1 to support z196, you may encounter unexpected, undesirable side effects. Given upgrading to z/VM 5.4, or better yet 6.1, is straight forward, why not pursue this avenue rather than rely on knowns? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: APARs and PTFs for the z196
I thought VM64798, VM64879, and VM64881 were the only APARs needed for z196 compatibility for z/VM 5.4. You are 6.1 so maybe it is different. But if not, I better find out fast. The above lists the minimum CP APARs (for 5.4 and 6.1) required to apply prior to IPLing on a z196. Mike is listing CMS, PerfKit, and pre-requisite APARs. Since the above list was generated, CP APAR VM64891 should also be applied. Also, to add to Mike's pre-requisite list below, VM64818. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Hello list, I'm trying to verify that I've got all the latest service for the z196. I start with a z/VM 6.1 system that is up to the latest RSU, service level 1002. == q cplevel z/VM Version 6 Release 1.0, service level 1002 (64-bit) Generated at 11/05/10 13:53:17 EDT IPL at 11/05/10 14:50:40 EDT Then, disregarding HCD and HCM, I believe the list of APARs to apply is VM64774 VM64798 VM64879 VM64881 VM64793 VM64820 VM64814 VM64807 VM64799. I order them from ShopZseries and SERVICE ALL/PUT2PROD them. I SHUTDOWN REIPL then write and run a short EXEC to verify: == type check910 exec /* EXEC to check for z196 PTFs */ 'service cp status VM64774' 'service cp status VM64798' 'service cp status VM64879' 'service cp status VM64881' 'service cp status VM64793' 'service perftk status VM64820' 'service cp status VM64814' 'service cms status VM64799' == check910 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I CP (6VMCPR10%CP) APAR VM64774 (PTF UM33169) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:52:51 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:52:52 VMFSRV1226IBUILT 11/05/10 13:53:57 VMFSRV1226IPUT2PROD 11/05/10 13:55:55 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I CP (6VMCPR10%CP) APAR VM64798 (PTF UM33153) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:13:20 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:13:22 VMFSRV1226IBUILT 11/05/10 13:15:43 VMFSRV1226IPUT2PROD 11/05/10 13:19:25 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I CP (6VMCPR10%CP) APAR VM64879 (PTF UM33172) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:52:51 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:52:52 VMFSRV1226IBUILT 11/05/10 13:53:57 VMFSRV1226IPUT2PROD 11/05/10 13:55:55 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I CP (6VMCPR10%CP) APAR VM64881 (PTF UM33184) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:52:51 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:52:52 VMFSRV1226IBUILT 11/05/10 13:53:57 VMFSRV1226IPUT2PROD 11/05/10 13:55:55 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I CP (6VMCPR10%CP) APAR VM64793 (PTF UM33093) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:13:20 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:13:22 VMFSRV1226IBUILT 11/05/10 13:15:43 VMFSRV1226IPUT2PROD 11/05/10 13:19:25 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I PERFTK (6VMPTK10%PERFTK) APAR VM64820 (PTF UM33158) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:53:24 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:53:25 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I CP (6VMCPR10%CP) APAR VM64814 (PTF UM33148) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:13:20 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:13:22 VMFSRV1226IBUILT 11/05/10 13:15:43 VMFSRV1226IPUT2PROD 11/05/10 13:19:25 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started VMFSRV1226I CMS (6VMCMS10%CMS) APAR VM64799 (PTF UM33141) status: VMFSRV1226IRECEIVED 11/05/10 13:52:36 VMFSRV1226IAPPLIED 11/05/10 13:52:37 VMFSRV1226IBUILT 11/05/10 13:53:57 VMFSRV1226IPUT2PROD 11/05/10 13:55:55 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing completed successfully Does this sound right?
Re: z/VM 5.4 RSU Level For z/196 support
I thought VM64879 was only for z/VM 6.1 and the other 2 were for z/VM5.4. All three APARs, VM64798, VN64879, and VM64881 are applicable to both z/VM 5.4 and 6.1. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: What is the z/VM 5.4 Compatibility PTF for z196?
Also you want to check PSP on IBMLink and look for 2817DEVICE and see what = recent stuff is needed for that system type (or whatever one you are instal= ling). Please ensure, before bringing up z/VM 5.4 or 6.1 on a z196, that the following APARs have been applied: VM64798, VM64879 (not a typo), and VM64881 Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
RSCS in the base VM
We are running z/VM Version 4.3. What functionality of RSCS was included in the base at that point? Where can I go to find this? That would have been RSCS 3.2. You can find more details of what is available as part of the 'base', i.e. does not require a license, at url: www.vm.ibm.com/related/rscs Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFSMS install
I'm confused. The DFSMS program directory has a note Critical Information The 500 5FF minidisk must be 3380 dasd. Emphasis IBM's. mdisk 0500 3380 001 001 $$ MR mdisk 0500 3380 001 001 $$ MR Yet the sample directory entries provided in VSM221B PLANINFO have 3390 as the devtype. mdisk 0500 3390 001 001 $$ MR mdisk 0500 3390 001 001 $$ MR Is the program directory incorrect or is the provided sample incorrect? Does it really matter? The program directory is correct, these parking disk definitions need to be 3380 for minidisk management. In addition, we are looking at updating the PRODPART file (which creates the PLANINFO) in a future SDO refresh for DFSMS. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS: Printing to Ricoh Copier with LPR
/* Sample DIAGD4 EXEC */ /* Use DIAG D4 to change spool ownerid to original owner. */ /* Do a QUERY RDR to find OWNERID */ ownerid = Left(ownerid,8) /* Who sent us spool file */ target = Left(Userid(),8) /* Machine name this EXEC is running in */ Address Command 'DIAGD4' target ownerid If Rc /= 0 Then Say 'DIAGD4 had a return code =' Rc Are you able to change the origin user ID within the spool file updated with Diag D4? Has the use of DIAGD4 resolved the situation? Is the correct origin user ID passed on the P control file record? Does the daemon find this and authenticate properly? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS: Printing to Ricoh Copier with LPR
Do you have a sample of an LPRZONE exit or configuration file? The LPRXONE ASSEMBLE source is on the install ID's 2B3 minidisk. The sample LPRXONE configuration file is LPREXITS CONFSAMP on the install ID's 406 minidisk. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS: Printing to Ricoh Copier with LPR
The problem that we have is that some of the prints come from a CMS users rdr. The originid is what actually gets passed. If the report came from the vse system to the CMS user, then the origin id is the name of the VSE guest, and that can't be changed that I can see. We would need to somehow alter the origin id in order to be able to have a valid user id. We need to have each print job tied to a specific person and not a vm guest name. As others have suggested, you can use Diagnose x'F8' to change a CMS users spool file origin information. From VSE, do you have an NJE link defined to RSCS? If so, I believe you can specify origin information when you submit the job to VSE. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS: Printing to Ricoh Copier with LPR
Are you able to change the origin user ID within the spool file updated with Diag D4? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development I checked my code and I'm using DIAG D4. The problem that we have is that some of the prints come from a CMS users rdr. The originid is what actually gets passed. If the report came from the vse system to the CMS user, then the origin id is the name of the VSE guest, and that can't be changed that I can see. We would need to somehow alter the origin id in order to be able to have a valid user id. We need to have each print job tied to a specific person and not a vm guest name. As others have suggested, you can use Diagnose x'F8' to change a CMS users spool file origin information. From VSE, do you have an NJE link defined to RSCS? If so, I believe you can specify origin information when you submit the job to VSE.
Re: RSCS: Printing to Ricoh Copier with LPR
LPRXONE passes the user ID of the print job origin in the p control file record. Is this being used by the Ricoh? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development We have pretty much the same setup. However, we have a need to pass a person's userid to the Ricoh. Our printers are setup with the badge swipecard reader and we need to be able to pass a userid. We are currently using the LPRXONE. If there is another that supports an actual userid, i would be willing to switch to test. We also are using RSCS to TCPIP/LPR to the printers. On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:47:28 -0400, Fran Hensler f...@zvm.sru.edu wrote: On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:30:27 EDT Fran Hensler f...@zvm.sru.edu said: We have various models of Ricoh copiers around campus to which we have been sending print from RSCS Networking Version 3, Release 2.0-0201. Recently authorization codes were installed on some of them. Without the use of this code the print just goes into the bit bucket. So from RSCS everything looks normal but nothing prints. On the Ricoh Customer Help page http://tinyurl.com/yf2mtku there is a question: How do I add a user code when printing from a Unix command line? and the answer is: You may add a user code to a Unix print job by adding -o usercode= to the command line. For example: lp -d restricted_printer -o usercode=3D12345 /etc/hosts My question: Is there any way to get RSCS to send the usercode? What PARM statement would I use? On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:42:49 -0400 Les Geer (607-429-3580) said: Which RSCS LPR exit are you using? LPRXONE does not currently include the -o record in the control file sent to the printer. You would need to modify the exit to add it. Unsure if the printer would accept a usercode via a PCL or postscript command. If so, then you could add it via the prefix eparm. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Les - I tried *usercode=3D34043404 in ASCII EPARM=3D'S=3DN PREFIX=3D75736572636F653D3334303433343034' and Exit LPRXONE took it but it didn't work. I found a solution at: http://tinyurl.com/yk5vveh The Ricoh configuration can specify unrestricted users by IP address. I entered the IP address of the mainframe and I'm now able to print with RSCS LPR. Thanks to Les Geer and David Boyes for offering possible solutions. rs mailto:f...@zvm.sru.edu http://zvm.sru.edu/~fjh +1.724.738.2153 Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock --
RSCS: Printing to Ricoh Copier with LPR
We have various models of Ricoh copiers around campus to which we have been sending print from RSCS Networking Version 3, Release 2.0-0201. Recently authorization codes were installed on some of them. Without the use of this code the print just goes into the bit bucket. So from RSCS everything looks normal but nothing prints. On the Ricoh Customer Help page http://tinyurl.com/yf2mtku there is a question: How do I add a user code when printing from a Unix command line? and the answer is: You may add a user code to a Unix print job by adding -o usercode= to the command line. For example: lp -d restricted_printer -o usercode=12345 /etc/hosts My question: Is there any way to get RSCS to send the usercode? What PARM statement would I use? Which RSCS LPR exit are you using? LPRXONE does not currently include the -o record in the control file sent to the printer. You would need to modify the exit to add it. Unsure if the printer would accept a usercode via a PCL or postscript command. If so, then you could add it via the prefix eparm. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Crypro Express on z/VM 5.3
Our TPF developers have developed a sudden urge for their virtual machines to use Crypto Express. Since this is a new topic to me, where can I find a tutorial on the care and feeding of the Crypto Express2 features that will be installed on the machine? In addition, I see that both 5.3 and 5.4 are specific in stating that Crypto Express 2 is only supported by zLinux and z/OS guests. Is there anything that would preclude its being used by zTPF guests? We are currently running z/VM 5.3 on a z9. In early Jan, we will be on a shiny new z10 but will still be running 5.3 for whatever time it takes to install and test 6.1. z/VM 5.3 and higher supports Crypto Express2 (and as of Friday Crypto Express3) for any guest exploitation. Not just Linux and z/OS. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: SFS and CP Question
No, I mean that when sending a command to a different node, the RSCS CRI acts exactly like the FOR command. Instead of capturing the response and returning it with the CRI headings, it gives the user an immediate rc=0 and allows the responses to be returned as asynchronous messages from the other node. In other words, using CRI to send a command to another node is a useless exercise. Try using CRI to send a very simple command to another node, something like CP QUERY TIME if the other node is VM or $DA if z/OS. Then try doing the equivalent command on the local node and you will see the difference. On the local node, the responses are returned dressed in their full CRI regalia, instead of being asynchronous messages.=20 RSCS does not use underlying CP facilities when sending a command from one node to another. Instead, NJE protocols are used for the command and response. The command complete from RSCS is for the MSG/CMD command, not whatever is bundled within MSG or CMD. The only time RSCS would issue CP FOR (or CP FORWARD) is if a user actually issued this via the RSCS CP command. The RSCS CRI behavior should not have changed with z/VM 5.3, it should be behaving the same way on older levels of z/VM. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
RSCS
We have an exec that retrieves responses from RSCS using the CRI. In the past, it could issue JES commands (e.g. $DA or $DN,ALL) to an MVS system and return the response from MVS to a stem. One of our users has run into a problem - it gets an immediate End of command response message without including any of the response. The response from MVS is then directed to the console instead of the CRI. Is this due to changes to RSCS or is it something being done differently in MVS, and what will it take to fix it? which has gotten no reply. Further testing shows that the same is true for CP, CMS and GCS commands sent to other VM systems. This narrows down the question of which has changed to one possibility, RSCS. The question of whether it is a new feature or an unintended consequence remains. If the latter, I will open a PMR. If the former, I will have to SET CPCONIO IUCV to trap the responses. And it will create the problem of determining when the response is complete. So which is it? It probably would be best to open a PMR and work with use away from the listserv. Some questions for you in the interim. 1) What is the CRI prefix that you are using? 2) I believe a year or so ago I worked on something that sounds vaguely like this. Although that was with a spool file. The problem had to do with hopping between two RSCS networks. Can you provide an example of the command and what the RSCS network looks like please. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: VMTAPE RACF
Make sure you have followed all the RACF steps in the DFSMS/VM planning guide under section 'Using RACF/VM' That would include the RACF/VM requirements, Setting up RACF/VM, permitting RMSMASTR UPDATE authority to the ICHCONN profile in the FACILITY class, and all the RMS user RACF profiles. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Did you do the SETROPS (or whatever the RACF refresh command is)? Yesterday I attempted to configure RACF to control access to DFSMS/RM because of some errors that were being generated in RMSMASTR. Up until this point, things worked, but I was getting a strange error code that I've contacted IBM about. But my question to the list is this: After working through the instructions on page 42 of the DFSMS/RM Planning Guide, I am now unable to get VMTAPE to talk to RMS. When VMTAPE starts, it displays the following errors: 10:24:50 VMTAPE 000 VMTRMS000I Sending to RMS master: FSMRMQLB DEV 403E 10:24:50 VMTAPE 000 VMTRMS998I CSL Call Info: Returncode= 8 Reasoncode= 0 10:24:50 VMTAPE 000 VMTRMS998I RMS Cmd Reply: Returncode= 8 Reasoncode= 12 10:24:50 VMTAPE 000 VMTRMS931E RMS error: Request=FSMRMQLB RC=8 Reason=12. 10:24:50 VMTAPE 000 VMTRMS931E RMS error: Request=FSMRMQLB RC=8 Reason=12. I have defined a RACF generic profile called STGADMIN.RM.* which I thought would allow VMTAPE (who is a member of the group STGADMIN) to access tape drives controlled by RMSMASTR. Being new to RACF, I am not sure if I've missed a step or not. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance, Dave Keeton
Multiple VTS libraries - RMSMASTR VGLIBSRV
We are trying to add an additional VTS library to one of our z/VM systems running VSE guests. I have made the updates to the RMCONFIG DATA (Add the new drives) and DGTVCNTL DATA (Add additional RM_AUTO_LIBRARY)in VMSYS:DFSMS.CONTROL. On VGLIBSRV, I've updated the LIBCONFG LIST to include the new library name and updated FSMRMVGC EXEC to add the additional drives to the DRIVE_LIST_3490 variable. This seems to be the only required updates, yet when the VSE guest submits their jobs, the VGLIBSRV console shows the following - 10:49:32.232091 New request type: QS CID= RID=VSE3SBX 10:49:32.267682 QS request complete. ID=0 RC=8 Reason=5026 10:49:32.325331 New request type: MV CID=0001 RID=VSE3SBX 10:49:32.326188 MV request complete. ID=0 RC=8 Reason=5026 That reason code says 5026Library not known The library name specified in a request is not found in the VGS library configuration file LIBCONFG LIST A. Update or correct this file and retry the request. With the one library defined, we have no issues at all with the drives being attached to the VSE guest. Only when trying to define the new VTS. Once all the data is migrated, we will delete the old addresses. What am I missing ?? Jeff Forte If you have recycled RMS and VGS after making the configuration changes, then it appears VGS is not able to determine the library the drive being queried is in. Set the VGS trace_level = 9 and see which drive the QS request fails for and see if it is in the correct drive_list configuration statement. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Help with LIBRCMS...
...anyone been down this road lately? I'm attempting to install the LIBRCMS package (from the z/VM Downloads page. 1) Everything has been cataloged 2) Server is running 3) Directory entry for CMS user has been modified (IUCV stuff) 4) Issue LIBREDIT and receive: STN009E APPC/IUCV Error. Reason code =2 Abstract of reason codes: - 01Interrupt handler error 02Connection to *IDENT error 03Server in use. Try again in a few seconds 04Resource ownership lost 05Cannot be terminated normally 06Receive Data error 07Send data error For more details, please refer to the documentation Ready(2); T=0.01/0.01 11:50:27 Clues? Does the CMS user ID have the following directory entries? OPTION MAXCONN n IUCV ALLOW IUCV *IDENT resid GLOBAL or IUCV *IDENT ANY GLOBAL Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
DFSMS VGLIBSRV RMSMASTR moving to VM 5.3
I have VTS running on VM 5.2.0 . If I have DFSMS ,VGLIBSRV,RMSMASTR defined on a USER pack (E21w01) should i not be able to install VM 5.3 and take a copy of e21W01 and get it to work with 2nd level VM 5.3 ? I have not been involved in this for some time but it seems I missed something ?= Yes that should work, however remember you will need to add the STDEVOPT LIBRARY CTL directory statement to the user ID first level that will IPL your second level guest. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: z/VM 6.1 and Hercules on Z9
We are licensed to run z/VM 5.x on our z9. I do not believe there is a restriction that it must be the host system in a lpar thus running lpar - vm - linux - hercules - vm is quite legal. I am trying to asertain should I bother going to our procurment people to ask them to talk to IBM about licensing z/VM 6.1 for the z9. I would not make the assumption that it is legal, I would have your = purchasing department check with IBM. The Terms and Condition that = accompany any software need to be examined very carefully before doing = something like this. Neither would I make the assumption z/VM 6.1 will run on a z9 Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: Postscript printing with RSCS and TCPIP
I notice you are trying to connect to port 9100 instead of 515 at the printer (or print server). Is there an LPR deamon running at this port. Try changing the definition to 515 and see if the problem still persists. The trace I am referring to is an RSCS link trace rather than a TCP/IP trace Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Hello Les, I was looking through the handover from Dick. I have tried the EOT=N but no luck either. The parms now look like: PARM P002NT EXIT=LPRXPSE EPARM='EH=N EOT=N C=LPRP' HOST=161.9=0.24.70 # PORT=9100 PRINT=P002NT SECURE=NO TI # HOSTN=europe.nl.intra.NLPS014.NLEFFP2BBR TCPID=BITCPOS1 Also I have created a similar link using LRPXONE but this also gives the same result. In both cases the attempt results in: DMTLPR083E Socket error on link P002NT request=Recv DMTLPR083E return code=- 1 error number=1009 (Call cancelled) DMTLPR193I Link P002NT disconnecting from host 161.90.24.70 port I have traced TCPIP to see if I can find some obvious error but I don't know quite what to look for in the output of TRACE MOST. Regards, Berry.
Re: Postscript printing with RSCS and TCPIP
Hello Les, It did not work. Perhaps I miss something in the TCPIP environment. May be you have an example what parameters I need for the TCPIP. Next try adding EPARM 'EOT=No' This will cause the exit to stop sending an end of transmission character after the separator page and data file. If that doesn't work, trace the link to see how much is actually sent to the printer. For plain text files, the LPRXPSE exit wraps a postscript program around it. There could be something in this program the printer does not like. Do you know what level of postscript the printer supports? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Postscript printing with RSCS and TCPIP
Try adding EH=N to the link EPARM. This will stop the error handler from being sent to the printer. Perhaps this is causing problems within the printer. Are you trying to print plain text or a postscript file? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development We have a department printer to which I want to print CMS members. The LPR TCPIP commands like LPRSET, LPR, LPQ and LPRM works fine. It is also possible to use RSCS as a printserver but the combination of RSCS printing over TCP/IP is not a lucky one till now. When I send a print the defined printer has in RSCS a connect status and the printer file has the status of sending. When I send a file to the printer (a HP laserjet 9040mfp) the lights receiving data/finish are turning on and off repetively and no one when can reach that printer untill the printer attempt is canceled by RSCS. 15:51:04 DMTLPR193I Link P002NT connecting to host xxx.yyy.zzz 9100 printer NLEFFP2BBR 15:51:24 DMTLPR083E Socket error on link P002NT request=Recv 15:51:24 DMTLPR083E return code=- 1 error number=1009 (Call cancelled) 15:51:24 DMTLPR193I Link P002NT disconnecting from host xxx.yyy.zzz port 9100 printer NLEFFP2BBR . I have the port defined with the obey command . The follwing RSCS definitions are made in the RSCS CONFIG file: LINKDEFINE P002NT TYPE LPR ASTART RETRY *** EINDE LINKDEFINE *** *** START PRINTERPARMS *** PARM P002NT EXIT=LPRXPSE EPARM='SEP=NO' HOST=xxx.yyy.zzz TCP=BI= TCPOS1 PORT=9100 PRINT=NLEFFP2BBR SECURE=NO TI=20 # HOSTN=europe.nl.intra.NLPS014.NLEFFP2BBR *** EINDE PRINTERPARMS *** I have tried a lot of combinations but nothing works. Who has the missing link?.
RSCS -
I suddenly started getting the following messages when RSCS sends output to a certain network printer. DMTCMX005I LOCATION TEST(XMSL) EXECUTING: START ST00LO DMTCMY700I ACTIVATING LINK ST00LO LPR LINE= CLASS=* QUEUEING=PRIORITY DMTLPR012I LINK ST00LO EXIT ROUTINE LPRXONE LOADED AT 00FBD140 DMTLPR181I LINK ST00LO READY FOR SESSION INITIATION DMTAXM109I FILE QUEUE REORDERED DMTLPR193I LINK ST00LO CONNECTING TO HOST 10.202.0.107 PORT 515 PRINTER IBMIPPRT DMTLPR083E SOCKET ERROR ON LINK ST00LO REQUEST=BIND DMTLPR083E RETURN CODE=- 1 ERROR NUMBER=13 (PERMISSION DENIED) DMTLPR183I LINK ST00LO SESSION TERMINATED DMTMAN002I LINK ST00LO DEACTIVATED DMTAXM109I FILE QUEUE REORDERED DMTAXM500I 1 FILE(S) CLOSED ON LINK ST00LO Thinking that perhaps the IP was changed (network gurus don't always inform MF about everything...) , I tried pinging the printer and turning it off. The ping started to timeout, so I guess the IP is correct. Then I restarted the printer in RSCS (but the actual machine remained turned off) - and I *still* get Permission Denied!! So, obviously it can't be coming from the printer, right? Can anyone explain what does this message mean? RSCS is not authorized to bind to ports 721-731 within the VM TCP/IP stack. You either need to add RSCS to the PORT statement for ports 721-731 in the TCPIP configuration, or change the RSCS link parm to use SECURE=NO so RSCS will not use a restricted port (note some printer deamons force the use of 721-731). Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
DFSMS and PPF overrides.
I've installed VM 5.4. I am trying to install DFSMS. I want to install the whole product DFSMSVM. If I do this, I have to create a PPF override, which deletes the BASE5 file (LE). My first attempt was to name my override file the same as the PPF file shipped by IBM. That name would be VSM221B . My override file would reside on my A disk, IBM's file will reside on MAINT's 51D disk. I issue the VMFPPF command and it goes down in flames. Obviously, I am not supposed to use the same name that IBM uses. So, I rename my $PPF file to SRG221B $PPF, run VMFPPF again, and it completes with a return code of 0 (zero). I now have a SRG221B PPF file on my A disk. The changes are in it, i.e. BASE5 has been deleted, but the number of records fall way short of the IBM VSM221B PPF, 195 vs. 591. What am I supposed to do with this SRG221B PPF file I created? Do I use it during the VMFINS INSTALL process instead of IBM's default? Does VMFINS or something auto-magically munge the two files together? Do I trust the force that everything will work ok? I thought that the VMFPPF would update IBM's VSM221B, but it doesn't. Reading the VMSES/E Intro and Ref. manual doesn't shed much light on what to do. Then I found out about the Make Override Panel(s), thinking that I could make my changes with it. However, I can't figure out how to start up the panels. The VSM221B $PPF contains four compnames. When you compiled your override, it was for only one of the four compnames, which is all VMPPF will compile. Hence the smaller size of your PPF. You should be good to use that PPF for installing DFSMS. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
VTS issues
I am having severe performance degradation issues with a VTS running in a 3494 B10 and I am not able to find resources to help determine the cause. The hardware looks solid and the zVM software seems running smooth. Virtual volume mounting time is excessive to say the least. This is under zVM 5.3 and zVSE 4.1. Any leads or clues will be greatly appreciated. Is fast ready defined on the VTS? Have you had a CE investigate? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: I need to assemble RSCS exits
If is very probably the local RSCS exits were written long enough ago that an older assembler will work just fine. Since you were able to assemble cleanly this is most likely the case. And yes, you do need to reassemble the older exits with RSCS FL530 or FL540 otherwise they will abend. I hope you are still licensed for RSCS 3.2 and have obtained an RSCS FL540 license as well. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Yes, we are fully licensed for RSCS. I realize that the timing could have been better, but I didn't order the new release. That was done by my predecessor, who quit suddenly. For legal reasons I can't contact that person. Regardless, I am now in the situation I'm in. In looking back on our old system, I don't think the exits were re-assembled; rather they were re- linkedited. The TEXT files have a pretty old date, but the EXITLIB LOADLIB is much more recent. The option to use the new FL540 of RSCS came from IBM from an ETR I opened. Not their first piece of advice. This morning I compared my newly-created TEXT files from my assemble and except for the date they are the same, so the assembler seemed to work. I'm fairly certain these exits are in use. I used a tool called Track to look at RSCS virt storage on our 5.2 system, because I was also curious about that. It shows: Base= Real address=0001B2F99400 Vaddr Offset Hex Ebcdic 4400 +004400 1000 C5E7C9E3 D3C9C240 * EXITLIB * 4410 +004410 D3D6C1C4 D3C9C240 *LOADLIB * The EXITLIB LOADLIB is the customized library. Dave, thanks for pointing me to the Exit manual. I did manage to find the correct PROFILE GCS on the 5.2 system and it does indeed point to EXITLIB. I'm new enough that I still have trouble locating proper files. The Exit manual also mentions the HLASM several times. Alan, I understand the reasoning behind using modern assemblers, but I spent more time than I needed to trying to figure out why I couldn't use the one specified in the manual. Thanks again for your responses. I'll let you know if I have any sort of success.
Re: What WWPN do we use
Then we have to add the WWPN to to device We are not sure what WWPN to use On the switch or on the SAN itself And how do we get to the WWPN to display (In other words where do we find it) It seems there are different WWPN all over the place FYI, new announcement this week that z10 will be updated to include WWPN prediction tool (guessing on ResourceLink) so that SAN switches can be configured prior, even, to delivery of the box. Yes the WWPN prediction tool will be available via ResourceLink. There will also be an HCD update (z/OS and z/VM) provided which will allow I/O device information to be extracted from the IODF as input into the WWPN prediction tool. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS Connections
Hmm. If it truly doesn't matter which node things run on, this might be worth trying: Define a link to MVS1 with 7 streams. Define links to each node of the plex with 1 stream each. Put all the links into a group called MVSPLEX. ROUTE (or REROUTE) MVS1 to GROUP MVSPLEX. What I think should happen is that the file will be queued onto the first link in the group that has an open stream, which will normally be MVS1, and you get the behavior you originally described. If all streams on MVS1 are busy, RSCS should select one of the other links and queue it directly to on e of the execution nodes that has a open stream for transmission. This should get you the behavior you want most of the time, and also remove the MVS1 front-end system as both a bottleneck and a single point of failur e in the configuration -- if link MVS1 fails, there are no streams available, and the jobs will (more slowly) get distributed to the execution systems directly. Admittedly, I haven't tried it, but it seems like it should work. Les, am I totally misunderstanding how link groups work? I haven't looked through the code which handles how files are queued and transmitted in any great detail. However, what you describe sounds reasonable. In your MVSPLEX example, MVS1 must be first in the group list so it will always be picked. Keep in mind the file is queued on each link. The first link to be free and dispatched will process the file. This may not always work as intended based on how busy the MVS1 link is. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS Connections
Following David Boyes' example= set up something like: LINKDEF MVS1A NODE MVS1 TYPE SNANJE LUNAME MVS1ALU ASTART RETRY PARM MVS1A BUFF=3D3840 LINKDEF MVS1B NODE MVS1 TYPE SNANJE LUNAME MVS1BLU ASTART RETRY PARM MVS1B BUFF=3D3840 ROUTE GROUP MVS1 TO MVS1A MVS1B I don't believe that will meet Richard's requirement. This defines MVS1 as a group of two nodes, MVS1A and MVS1B. All files for MVS1 will flow over these two links. Looking at the documentation, I don't see a good automated way to achieve Richard's goal. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
ts1120 e05 encryption z/VM transparent guest support for z/VSE
Looking for validation of required maintenance to support TS1120 E05 encryption in IBM 3584 library for z/VSE 4.1.x. In customer environment, the encryption will be done from z/VSE. In the disaster recovery environment, z/VSE 4.1.x will be recovered as a guest under z/VM 5.3.0. IBM Systems Storage tape encryption solutions redbook states that PTF for APAR VM64062 is required for DFSMS/VM support for z/VSE guests. Please confirm if this apar is required for DR environment. The production environment is z/VSE native, no z/VM. The TS1120 does not provide full librarian functionality therefore the Removable Media Services (RMS) component of DFSMS/VM does not support this device. If you were using a tape librarian product, then APAR VM64062 would indeed be required in order for z/VSE guests to exploit drives that are encrypt capable. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS question.
I use the RSCS transmitters for UFT but the UFTD server supplied with TCPIP. When I first tried setting this up I had problems with the UFT receiver in RSCS so I gave up on that. I can help test/debug things since this process is internal to my systems and just used by systems support staff. Let me know what you want. /Tom Kern /301-903-2211 (Office) Rick Troth wrote: The UFT protocol and implementation needs to be revisitted. To be specific, I hear that there have been interoperability problems with RSCS and some of the clients. As the maintainer of one of those clients, I'd like to see it work. :-) If anyone is available to lend a hand, lemme know! Thanks. -- R; If you think there are problems with the RSCS UFT or UFTD support than please open a problem record with the support center and we will take a look. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
DFSMS/VM removable media services question
I'm using DFSMS to access our virtual ATL(a TS7700). I'm trying to dump minidisks to tape, some of which are larger than the virtual tapes. DFSMS seems to require detaching the tape drive from the user which is doing the dump to mount a new tape. But the user has it. Is there something I'm missing? I've gone over the documentation and can't seem to find anything. Any help would be appreciated. Try attaching the drives to the user ID doing the dump using the MULTIUSER opion before issuing the first mount request to RMS. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: PTF providing CMS based SSL support
From the announcement, you need to watch for the PTF for APAR PK65850. 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. The actual APAR/PTFs to watch for are: For TCP/IP: PK65850 / UK40952 PK73085 / UK40952 Yes, one PTF will get you the fix for both APARs. The PTF is not yet available in RETAIN however you can place an order for it now. Once the PTF becomes available the order will be fulfilled. For CMS: VM64540 / UM32541 VM64569 / UM32592 VM64570 / UM32594 UM32541 is not yet available in RETAIN, UM32592 and UM32694 are. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: PTF providing CMS based SSL support
Les, you are missing PK75268 / UK41626. See PTF UK41626 is already a pre-req of UK40952. Therefore all that is needed to order is UK40952 which will obtain the support for the two new APARs plus drag the existing APAR PK75268 Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
DFSMS/VM Migration to ML2
I just installed DFSMS/VM. During the study of the planning guide I saw that all ML2 TSM Versions are withdrawn from market and there is no service available. What would be the appropriate TSM software that is supported? Unfortunately there is no longer a supported TSM server for z/VM. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFSMS/VM Migration to ML2
OK! Does that mean there is no official ML2 support for DFSMS/VM or are there alternative tools?=20 That is correct, there is no supported product that would satisfy the DFSMS/VM ML2 requirement. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development I just installed DFSMS/VM. During the study of the planning guide I saw= that all ML2 TSM Versions are withdrawn from market and there is no service available. What would be the appropriate TSM software that is supported= ? Unfortunately there is no longer a supported TSM server for z/VM.
Re: DFSMS/VM Migration to ML2
Since the TSM/VM version was the only one which ever supported IUCV, is there any chance of bundling it with the DFSMS code? Little to no chance. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: Z/Vm 4.3 EOS ?
I am not sure I read correctly, but I thought support for z/VM 4.3 had ended a while ago someone is trying to tell me it ends April 2009 won't be 1st time I am wrong EOS 5/31/2005 from this link ? http://www.vm.ibm.com/techinfo/lpmigr/VMLEOS.HTML You are correct. April 2009 is the EoS date for z/VM *5*.3. Actually April 2009 is the EoS date for z/VM 5.2. z/VM 5.3 EoS is September 2010. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Connection reset by peer 'loop'
I have an RSCS link to an IBM 6400 dot matrix printer - LINKDEFINE SPSKH16 TYPE TCPASCII AST FORM * PARM SPSKH16 EXIT=ASCXONE EP='C=TCPASCII SEP=NO' ITO=0 # PORT=9100 HOST=xxx.xx.xx.xx We chose to use a TCPASCII type link because that seemed to be the most suitable, and we couldn't get an LPR type link to work at all. The TCPASCII link works fine, until the users switch the printer off and go home - 09:01:16 DMTCMY700I Activating link SPSKH16 TCPASCII line= = class=* queueing=priority 09:01:16 DMTTAP012I Link SPSKH16 exit routine ASCXONE loaded at 00BBF770 09:01:16 DMTTAP181I Link SPSKH16 ready for session initiation 09:01:16 DMTAXM109I File queue reordered 09:01:16 DMTTAP182I Link SPSKH16 session established 09:01:16 DMTTAP146I Sending file 0184 (0184) on link SPSKH16 from AESNEVM(SPCENTR), records 9594 09:01:17 DMTTAP083E Socket error on link SPSKH16 request=Recv 09:01:17 DMTTAP083E return code=- 1 error number=54 (Connection = reset by peer) 09:01:17 DMTTAP183I Link SPSKH16 session terminated 09:01:17 DMTMAN002I Link SPSKH16 deactivated 09:01:17 DMTAXM109I File queue reordered 09:01:17 DMTAXM500I 1 file(s) closed on link SPSKH16 09:01:17 DMTCMY700I Activating link SPSKH16 TCPASCII line= = class=* queueing=priority 09:01:17 DMTTAP012I Link SPSKH16 exit routine ASCXONE loaded at 00BBF770 09:01:17 DMTTAP181I Link SPSKH16 ready for session initiation 09:01:17 DMTAXM109I File queue reordered 09:01:17 DMTTAP182I Link SPSKH16 session established 09:01:17 DMTTAP146I Sending file 0184 (0184) on link SPSKH16 from AESNEVM(SPCENTR), records 9594 09:01:17 DMTTAP083E Socket error on link SPSKH16 request=Recv 09:01:17 DMTTAP083E return code=- 1 error number=54 (Connection = reset by peer) 09:01:17 DMTTAP183I Link SPSKH16 session terminated 09:01:17 DMTMAN002I Link SPSKH16 deactivated 09:01:17 DMTAXM109I File queue reordered 09:01:17 DMTAXM500I 1 file(s) closed on link SPSKH16 RSCS is restarting the link every second or so, until the users switch their printer back on again. RSCS is probably trying to restart the link because there is a file sitting on the queue, but I would prefer it not to loop all night. I can't find a timeout value or retry interval that looks relevant to this problem. I was going to recommend to define the link with ITO=0 and AST, but you already have. In addition, a file has been queued to the link, RSCS is trying to deliver the file. There isn't other tuning parameters to modify this behavior. You could choose to remove the AST parameter and the autostart GCS exec which is restarting the link automatically. Instead provide the user the authority to start this link they turn the printer back on. Alternatively, LPR is a better alternative. However, RSCS will continue to try to deliver the file in a similar fashion under the same error conditions. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Z/VM 5.4 and RSCS
I am getting confused about the licensing options of RSCS. Is the SNA part free and TCP/IP chargeable? Or Vice Versa? Is LPD/LPR free or optional? Just what are my options? Use of any SNA driver in RSCS requires a license. Use of any NJE driver in RSCS requires a license (including TCPNJE) Some of the TCP/IP drivers do not require a license: LPR, LPD, UFT, and TN3270E. The rest do require a license. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: z/vm 5.4 DVD installation
one DVD and do it in that manner. Or another method, borrowing from the PC world and in the mainframe world, CA, and give the customer an activation fee. If the fee is not entered, the product doesn't work. I get an activation code (or whatever it's called), once a year from CA for vmBackup. Dealing with product keys is a pain and I recall spending my days off between X-mas and new years eve to request and install new keys for CA products. It would be most unattractive if IBM would modify all licensed products to require product keys. Burning a DVD is no rocket science anymore. IBM has enough operating systems that are less affected by virus threats, so they could avoid per-order DVD with a virus. But if you order the products, you get a unique id to download the envelopes from IBM, don't you? What's the problem with that? I can understand that downloading a full DVD of z/VM is less attractive, but downloading the HLASM envelope is far less than the average PC freebie. How this will finally be delivered is still TBD. As I indicated, this is a known requirement that we continue to work to deliver a solution. Even though it sounds simple to burn DVDs, there are other complications here. As an alternative, VM licensed products thru the SDO and Shopz are available for electronic delivery. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: z/vm 5.4 DVD installation
--- Referenced Note --- It would be a Good Thing to have all needed program materials available on the DVDs, including the associated VM products. And/or available for download. Motivation: Tape drives are the least reliable part of our operation. (Admittedly we have some pretty old 3494s and pretty old 3590 drives. We're experiencing a 3494 failure as I type this.) We would like to move to a virtual tape environment with no real tape drives. This isn't quite feasible here yet for reasons besides IBM software distribution, but we hope it will be feasible soon. Having all the products available on DVD build to order is a known requirement that we continue to work towards realizing. I have no timeframe when we might actually see this happen. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
z/vm 5.4 DVD installation
I've done the initial install of 5.4 using the DVD and I've installed the RSU. If I were installing from tape at this point, I would mount the program product tape(s) and continue the installation as per the program directories of the other programs for which we are licensed but don't come as part of the SDO. There were only 2 DVD's shipped, the product DVD and the RSU DVD. Specifically, I need to install HLASM in order to install RACF/VM. I've got HLASM 1.5 that I put on the 5.4 system, but there should be a HLASM 1.6. It's listed on the ship list, as is VTAM and DFSMS. Directory entries were not created for them. Nothing was loaded. Where do I find them. I have the tapes, but I'm working remotely. I can have someone throw the product tape onto a drive, but it seems as if it ought to be on the DVD. One the base z/VM product and RSU1 are available on DVD. When you order other products like VTAM, DFSMS, and HLASM, they will come as part of the SDO but on 3590 or 3592 tapes only. So if you ordered them, but no tapes showed up, I would open a PMR with the support center and have them investigate why. Have your bill of material sheet ready to fax into IBM. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
NJE TCP resets
Every so often (once a day to once a month), we have NJE disconnects and reconnects. We have done packet traces and don't see any reason it should be disconnecting. From the RSCS console: 20:57:50 Socket error on link BSIVSE27 request=Recv 20:57:50 return code=- 1 error number=53 (Software caused connection abort) 20:57:50 Link BSIVSE27 session terminated 20:57:50 Link BSIVSE27 deactivated About a minute before the reset, we see a keep-alive and a valid response. The link auto-reconnects right away. What happens on the other side of the link when this failure occurs? I have seen this one other time, not remembering exactly the problem. We had to trace within the stack to see what was happening. I believe it was MTU packet size related. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: evaluation version of z/VM 5.3
Never get that far. Get to my profile. Change a line or two. Continue. End up back at the I need more stuff from your profile page page.hmm Here's the part you don't want to hear: it works OK in Firefox, but Safari gives me the above. Also: do you really mean to restrict it to z10 EC customers only? Why no love for BC, or indeed other z processors? At the bottom of the page (if you can get to it via Safari), there is a contacts link. On the next page there is an e-mail link to provide feedback. I suggest doing a feedback with your situation. Why z10 only, it takes advantage of new support between the HMC and LPAR which allows the load to be ~10 minutes as opposed to hours. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: evaluation version of z/VM 5.3
One can now order an 'evaluation version' of z/VM 5.3 from IBM at no charge. Does it expire? :-) I can't seem to (of course, I already HAVE z/VM 5.3, but you know, this seemed interesting). I log in, and it tells me I need to answer more things in my profile, but then everything marked with a red star already DOES have an answer next to it. So I have no idea what it's angry about :-( Per the license agreement it is a 90 day trial period. Did you review the license agreement and check that you accept it? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RMSMASTR FSMKIN1100E Error from communication function 24, return
Did you give the stgadmin RACF auths to your 2d lvl ? Alain Benveniste Hi Les, The IUCV statements in the profiles for RMSMASTR and VMTEST are present and I've added RMSMASTR to the DGTVAUTH DATA file, still no luck. My ESM is RACF, but this issue does not happen in the first level. Since RACF is being used for RMS authorization, updating the DGTVAUTH DATA file would have no affect. As Alain indicated you need to create stgadmin RACF profiles as described in the DFSMS/VM customization guide, then permit user IDs to the profiles. In addition, the error message indicates an IUCV CONNECT failure to *IDENT. Not sure if that is RMSMASTR encountering this failure (I suspect so), or the user ID you are issuing the DFSMSRM command from. You may have to authorize user IDs to *IDENT in RACF (I don't know this for sure). Basically, you will need to duplicate the authorizations you did first level to the second level, assuming you are using RACF first level for RMS authorization. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
RMSMASTR FSMKIN1100E Error from communication function 24, return
Has anyone run into the following running a DFSMSRM command from a second level z/vm? and what corrected it? FSMKIN1100E Error from communication function 24, return code = 15 Situation: First level z/VM 5.2.0 runs VM:Tape and RMSMASTR connected to a VTS. 2nd level z/VM 5.2.0 just RMSMASTR connected to same VTS. No problems with first level. 2nd level (VMTEST) in cms mode can run commands okay. RMSMASTR appears to initialize (attach then detach tape drive without errors) in 2nd level. Is there some sort of virtual ctc needed between the 1st and 2nd level? This is an IUCV error, the 15 indicates an authorization failure. Do you have IUCV ALLOW in the RMSMASTR directory on the second level system? RMSMASTR second level and first level are not aware of each other nor do they communicate with each other. In addition, the RMSMASTR directory should probably have: IUCV *IDENT RESANY BLOBAL REVOKE Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: IP printing from VM
OK, I'll bite. I was hoping someone else would ask. How do you code a continuation on a TAG stmt and is it only for the RSCS use of TAG. I looked in RSCS HELP as well as CP HELP and see no mention of continuation. Statements in the RSCS config can be continued on multiple lines. The default continuation character is #. However, TAG is not a configuration file statement. By the way, the other threads in this append chain. You still need to tell RSCS what link to process the file on. The LPR exec uses link name LPR by default. Per chance, did you group LPR1, LPR2, etc together as ndoe LPR? Finally. RSCS supplies a similar exec called PPS that you may want to try out. HELP PPS or PPS ? will provide additional details. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
FW: IP printing from VM
No, I haven't looked at grouping printers yet.=20 I tried to specify a printer name and host IP address as the target, and got the same error - lpr profile exec a (asynchronous printer qeeple22 You need to either use the RSCS parameter, or define a GROUP LPR route statement. Help for the RSCS parameter: RSCS linkid,nodeid RSCS [EMAIL PROTECTED] RSCS linkid AT nodeid Identifies the RSCS link that provides a connection to a target print daemon or device, where: o linkid is the one- to eight-character link identifier of the RSCS link that provides the connection to the chosen print daemon or device. o nodeid is the one- to eight-character node name of the remote VM system that provides the connection to a target chosen print daemon or device. When specific link and node values are not defined, LPR is used as the default link identifier (linkid) for non-PostScript files, while LPRP is used for PostScript files; the local node (as returned by the CMS IDENTIFY command) is used for nodeid. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: Getting Console Logs Files to z/OS from z/VM
Does z/OS speak TCPNJE? I thought it had to be SNANJE (at least that was the deal back in 2002 when I last looked into this). Have the z/OS guys finally seen the light and provided a TCPNJE protocol? When a client was getting rid of SNA on VM, we still needed to be able to spool files between VM (using RSCS) and z/OS. Since z/OS did not (at that time, at least) support TCPNJE protocol I had to roll my own method which basically used LPD protocol for spooling between the two systems. It worked, but not as seamlessly as just having a TCPNJE-driven link would have worked. -Mike JES2 at the zOS 1.7 with the apar listed below(and above) supports TCPIP NJE APAR Identifier .. OA12364 https://www-304.ibm.com/jct03004c/ibmlink/ast/viewAparDoc.wss?context=apardocumentIds=OA12364lc=encc=US Last Changed 07/02/13 NEW FUNCTION - ENABLE NJE OVER TCP/IP IN JES2 Z/OS 1.7 (HJE7720) In addition, you should ensure: JES2 APARs OA19964 and OA22718 have been applied. JES common code APAR OA19875 is applied RSCS APAR VM64170 is applied Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: VM TCP/IP Secure Telnet
I have used it and it works fine, as with a lot of IBM's stuff the setup is a little complicated, but maybe no worse than anyone elses. What I don't know is if it works with SSL.. I have heard of the VM pass-through facility, but not familiar with how it works. I will investigate further. Is anyone using pass-through as a session manager? I don't know one way or the other, but what about IBM's PVM? PVM (AKA VM/Pass-Through Facility) is a session manager product supporting multiple sessions on one terminal. However, it does not support creation of telnet sessions so does not support SSL. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
z/VM 5.2 EOS?
Is the End of Service date for z/VM 5.2 still 30 April 2009? If so, are they plans to extend the date? That is the correct EoS date for z/VM 5.2. You always have the option of requesting a special service extension. Of course, if you are paying Service Subscription support the upgrade to z/VM 5.3 is at no cost. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: z/VM 5.2 EOS?
How does this feature affect the licensing topography for IBM and other vendor products? z10 allowing you to have BOTH general purpose and specialty=20 processors (e.g. IFL) defined in a single LPAR. ah.you guys are discussing possibilities for the next release of z/VM yet to be announced. What, when, and if's will be made available when the time is right, which isn't now. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
RSCS LPR ??
I have a report that has some simple carraige control in it SKIP to CH 1 (line 2) and CH 12 (line 44). I want to print this report on a LPR printer via RSCS. How do I get the printer detect the CH 12 and skip to CH 1. RSCS LPR exit LPRXONE does handle a skip to channel 1 opcode, converting to the appropriate CR/FF. However, it will ignore a skip to channel 12. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: SFS
Now, the DFSMS situation is a little different since I don't think you can choose the filepool name at install, or easily change it later. The fully-qualified name of the config file should be specifiable in some way. The DFSMS control file must reside in VMSYS:DFSMS. unless you use the trick Dave mentioned to point this directory to a different name. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS question
Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem (RSCS) V3.2.0 (5684-096) has been repackaged and is now available for licensing under International Program License Agreement (IPLA) terms and conditions. RSCS Function Level 530 (FL530) is available as a priced, optional, preinstalled feature of z/VM V5.3. So, what is it? Based on this entry I'd say nothing has changed and we can still have RSCS functionality. Perhaps a different function level but as long as it provides the same functions I don't care about a version number. But, as Ron pointed out, if RSCS is no longer available on zVM then I'd have to order zVM asap. RSCS is and will continue to be available for all supported z/VM releases. If you are on z/VM 5.2, RSCS 3.2 is available. Note, z/VM 5.2 end of service is now one year away (April 30, 2009). If you are on z/VM 5.3, RSCS Function Level 5.3.0 is available. Same product, different pricing / licensing agreement. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: Question about virtual tape in a zVM environment
A word of caution here, I realize it appears the problem is resolved going from z/VM 4.4 and 5.3. However, I can not tell you any change that has been made to Diag X'254' nor RMS that would have magically allowed a target category of VOLSPECIFIC to be honored by the ATL on a mount command. I can tell you, hardware has identified situations where VOLSPECIFIC is not honored as a target category on a mount command. And I am not aware the fix has been released. Make sure you consider this carefully before going into production. JR, didn't you make a change at one time where the set category was done separate from the mount? Could it be in one of the environments this code was being executed? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Hi Alain, Actually, in this case, I really don't really feel like going back in time :-) In reality, it would need to be a real crisis for me to get authorization to use a LPAR to IPL z/VM 4.4.0. I'm just happy for you that you should finally have this problem resolved when you are up and running z/VM 5.3 in production! JR JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Software Engineer Tel: +1 703 708 3479 Fax: +1 703 708 3267 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alain Benveniste Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 12:12 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Question about virtual tape in a zVM environment Jr, If you are interested in, I can send you a copy of our z/VM440. Regards Alain Le 4/04/08 3:26, =AB=A0Imler, Steven J=A0=BB [EMAIL PROTECTED] a =E9crit=A0: Hmmm ... Les, Alain did say z/VM FOUR.FOUR ... it's for sure there are likely CP changes (DIAG 254 things come to mind) that might effect this behavior in some way ... again keeping in mind his HOST is running z/VM 4.4.0 (except for the test when everything WORKED! [when he had z/VM 5.3 running 1st level in addition to his test guest system]). In any case, I have no way to go back to prove this ... all our hosts are z/VM 5.3 and we generally are running the GA release of z/VM at GA for all our hosts. So it's been a LONG time since we've had z/VM 4.anything as top dog. JR JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Software Engineer Tel: +1 703 708 3479 Fax: +1 703 708 3267 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Les Geer (607-429-3580) Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 08:42 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Question about virtual tape in a zVM environment Les and JR, Firstly : Thanks to gave me the info 'PMH 84921,004,000'. I asked our hardware to l ook at this. I don't have a feedback yet. Secondly : I was able to IPL our z/VM530 today and ... - from z/VM440, I ipled z/VM530 2nd lvl and did a test about the target : nothing changed. Problem still alive :( - I ipled z/VM530 1st lvl and did a test, then did it again and again to be absolutely sure. I washed my glasses and yes our problem disappeared. NO MORE PROBLEM !!! So it was not a hardware problem. Glad to see this has been corrected in the z/VM version. There isn't anything in a newer release of z/VM that would change the behavior of this problem. It really is a hardware problem. This problem only occurs when you use VOLSPECIFIC as a target category on a mount request. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: Question about virtual tape in a zVM environment
Les and JR, Firstly : Thanks to gave me the info 'PMH 84921,004,000'. I asked our hardware to l ook at this. I don't have a feedback yet. Secondly : I was able to IPL our z/VM530 today and ... - from z/VM440, I ipled z/VM530 2nd lvl and did a test about the target : nothing changed. Problem still alive :( - I ipled z/VM530 1st lvl and did a test, then did it again and again to be absolutely sure. I washed my glasses and yes our problem disappeared. NO MORE PROBLEM !!! So it was not a hardware problem. Glad to see this has been corrected in the z/VM version. There isn't anything in a newer release of z/VM that would change the behavior of this problem. It really is a hardware problem. This problem only occurs when you use VOLSPECIFIC as a target category on a mount request. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DR refresh of active SFS
Is there not an installation option to change the filepool name? If not, there should be. If you are referring to the filepool and directory the RMS control and configuration files must reside on, yes you can move them by creating a UCOMDIR NAMES file on the RMSMASTR 191 minidisk, for example: :nick.VMSYS:tpn.MYPOOL Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DR refresh of active SFS
Can you do the same for the filepool that RMSMASTR wants his work and log= directories in? Like this: UCOMDIR NAMES :nick.VMSYS :tpn.IBMSFS :nick.VMSYSU :tpn.IBMSFS You can change the location of the work directories by updating the RMSMASTR configuration file. No need for this UCOMDIR NAMES trick. Only the configuration files are forced to the VMSYS:DFSMS. directory. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: Question about virtual tape in a zVM environment
I suppose you would be aware of our peer-to-peer problem. When we got a 2nd 3494 in 2004, we decided to make them talk each other as P2P mode. This situation revealed a major problem related to the target category. In basic mode, asking to mount a scratch through vmtape, rmsmastr changed the category from scratch to volspecific. No more true in P2P (for us). We have upgraded our 3494, we have opened PMR, we have asked the IBM hardware their advice with no result. We even asked the dfsms doc to be changed related the p2p part to make it clearer. We had to developp something to change the categories according to what has been mounted during the day. I would really like to know if someone is in the same situation I was under the impression with more recent PtP microcode levels the restriction on a mount that a target category could not be specified was removed. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFSMS/RMS question
There are several reasons why a 3140 could be returned. 1) The device is not 'free' when RMS queries it. You already have shown this is not the case. 2) There is a code problem in RMS. As JR indicated, apply the latest RMS service starting with UM32029 3) 'Device not available' was returned from the ATL. Don't assume that using if from another system would mean it is available as it could be locked. Does RMS actually attach the device to itself? Apply the service. If the problem persists call it in (take a trsource trace and RMS dump first). Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development A 3140 reason code does mean 'device is not available'. Typically though this is not an RMS problem. The quickest way to find out would be query the drive, and if 'FREE', then try attaching the drive outside of RMS to see if that is successful. Generally there is a reason why RMS could not attach the drive. If the drive was not available during RMS initialization, RMS will later try to initialize and use the device. You should not have to restart RMS. This all assumes you are current with RMS service. Latest RMS service does not require the drive to be free to query it (with corresponding CP service). Les, One of the first things I tried was to query the drive (it was FREE) then ATTACH to myself and DETACH. As I said in my reply to JR, I can perform RMS queries (and mounts) successfully on this drive on another system (not at the same time ;-) ). For CP we are at V5R3.0 at RSU0702 so that should not be the problem. I thought we were reasonably up to date on DFSMS service but I will check. Is there a particular APAR that needs to be present to indicate the required service level?
Re: IBM Launches New System z10 Mainframe - Congrats
I like this part: Virtualization Security with the U.S. government's highest level of security, Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5), via z/VM. The IBM System z is the only server on the planet that has achieved this level of certification for security... (sigh) That's wrong. EAL 5 applies to the PR/SM firmware (LPAR). z/VM 5.3 is in evaluation for EAL 4+. Were did you see this statement? I just scanned the announce letter and find no claim. Was this in marketing material or press releases? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
3592-E05 SCRATCHx values for DFSMSRM
I have been able to get access to our new 3592-E05 tape drives and want to begin functional testing. I will not be testing them as ENCRYPTING tape drives due to non-technical issues. But we want to try mounting a tape and running DDR to see if we can at least write and read the tapes. I have RMSMASTR configured to know about this new library and can get RMSMASTR to give me an inventory of the complete library. We have several tapes inserted but all are in 'INSERT' category. My z/OS co-worker has not been able to find an appropriate category value for these new tapes. I do not remember what the hex value was for our other 3590 (20GB) tapes, but I have a nice 'SCRATCH4' category for them. I would like a similar 'SCRATCHx' category for these 3592 tapes. We are at z/VM 5.3 service level 0701. There are several VM SCRATCHx categories to choose from, or are you looking for a different z/OS scratch category? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: 3592-E05 SCRATCHx values for DFSMSRM
I am looking for the appropriate entry for the 300G tapes that we have in the ATL. Or is it simply arbitrary? I would quite say arbitrary, rather I would say this is an installation specific choice on what category to place these tapes into. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFSMS/RMS question
A 3140 reason code does mean 'device is not available'. Typically though this is not an RMS problem. The quickest way to find out would be query the drive, and if 'FREE', then try attaching the drive outside of RMS to see if that is successful. Generally there is a reason why RMS could not attach the drive. If the drive was not available during RMS initialization, RMS will later try to initialize and use the device. You should not have to restart RMS. This all assumes you are current with RMS service. Latest RMS service does not require the drive to be free to query it (with corresponding CP service). Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Yes, I have tried a native mount with DFSMSRM and got the same problem. It gives me a RC=8(3140) which suggests a drive problem but I also get a message saying NO SCRATCH80 - although, now I think about it, this was in the VMTAPE console. If I do a DRSMSRM Q LIB DEV EE6 (LIBNAM VTSTPFC2 then I get a message back saying drive not available. While VMTAPE may be misunderstanding the reason for the problem - it is clear that the problem lies in DFSMSRM and not VMTAPE. Incidentally, I can successfully query that drive from another system - giving further credence to my idea that this is caused by this drive being in use when RMSMASTR was initialised on the system where I am see the problem (I think we had a problem with RACF the weekend before last where some service machines needed to be restarted). What is the RC and REASON returned by RMS when the mount request is issued to the bad drive? I assume you've tried the mount outside of VM:Tape using the native DFSMSRM command and that's why you are suspicious of DFSMS in this case? We have been using DFSMS/RMS on VM for a long time. At the weekend we had an issue which, I suspect, has happened before but not been identified. We have 16 drives per VTS shared between 6 VM systems (VMTAPE STAM) handles the sharing of the drives. Yesterday, on only one of these drives, I was getting a message that there were no scratch volumes available. An identical mount request (for the same scratch pool) in an adjacent drive in the same VTS was satisfied without problems. I think I know what happened - but I am not sure if this is a bug (or how to handle it). What I think happened is this:- When RMSMASTR was started on this system, it went through it's initialisation process but this particular drive was in use at the time. As a result, RMS is confused. If I am right then a restart of RMSMASTR would solve the problem for this drive but create other potential problems with the other drives in use. Because we have drives in use for long periods of time (by TPF test guest systems) it would almost take a system outage to have no VTS drives in use. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of this situation? If so then :- a) Does my theory sound correct? b) Is this a reportable bug (should I open a PMR)? c) Is there a way to get round this problem (for example: can I get RMSMASTR to reinitialise a specific drive)?
DFSMS/VM
I've been researching the use of the DFSMS/VM feature, mainly for tape library support. I'm having difficulty determining if it's already installed on my system or if it's a separately licensed feature that I have to order. I'm currently running z/VM 5.3. Check for the existence of the DFSMS user ID. If it exists, a good bet you have DFSMS/VM installed. However, chances are you don't. DFSMS/VM is a free, optional feature, of z/VM 5.3 which you have to specifically indicate you want when placing your z/VM order. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: FTP - how can I preserve date time?
Well, does not SENDFILE need RSCS? If one of the VMs is on IFL then you need a Special Bid License for RSCS. No special bid required on z/VM 5.3 using RSCS FL530. As for RSCS UFTD support, if there are problems encountered using this please report them via the IBM support center. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: FTP - how can I preserve date time?
I have a DR exercise the first week of March. After that I will revisit the RSCS UFTD configuration. Any hints about encryption capabilities using RSCS? If you tie it to the full function RSCS product, I might be able to get my client to pay for that on our IFL. Sorry, RSCS does not have support for encryption via SSL. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS LPR won't autostart
Looks like that's the problem. AST is not enabled. I have to look into it closer because that config source that's supposedly in place has AST defined. Unfortunately it's on a remote VM which I don't administer and I don't have access to the RSCS config disk. If available, check the RSCS console to find the event which caused AST to be turned off. RSCS displays a message indicating AST was disabled for the link. Conditions that can cause this to occur include someone draining the link, or an unrecoverable error was encountered. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
RSCS LPR won't autostart
I have 2 different RSCS links defined to the same physical LPR (HP 8150). One link is for landscape, one is for portrait (see definitions below). W hen I send a printout to the portrait queue, the link autostarts fine and the document is printed successfully. When I send the same printout to the landscape queue, I get DMTAXM101I File 7431 (7431) enqueued on link ROC815WL and the link never starts. I can stop/restart the link and the document will then print. I have other LPR's defined exactly the same way and they all autostart correctly on both landscape and portrait queues. When you mention you can stop/restart the link and the document prints fine, that implies the link state is not drained. What state is the link in? Can you trace this? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS LPR won't autostart
Yes inactive is the link state, which indicates RSCS never tried to start the link when a file was queue to it. Next, check if autostart is still defined on for the link Issue: sm rscstst1 q links node roc815wl show ast Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Here's the info: ROC815W is the portrait queue, ROC815WL is the landscape queue. sm rscs q sys link name roc815w Ready; Link Line Name Status Type Addr LU Name Logmode Queueing ROC815W inactive LPR ... ... priority 1 link found sm rscs q sys link name roc815wl Ready; Link Line Name Status Type Addr LU Name Logmode Queueing ROC815WL inactive LPR ... ... priority 1 link found sm rscs q roc815wl q Ready; Link ROC815WL inactive sending=0 receiving=0 queued=1 looping=0 held=0 Pos Loc Origin Destination in Q IDID Node Userid Node Userid Status 1 7435 7435 MVM1 BHENRROC815WL SYSTEM waiting 1 file found Is that what you mean by link STATE?
Re: how to wait for dfsmsrm command
} The only problem with using a tool like this is that while DFSMS/VM is } mounting the tape for you, the tape drive is attached to the RMSMASTR } virtual machine, not the requestor's virtual machine. The tape drive is } not attached to the requestor until the requested tape is loaded and the } drive is ready ... Or first attach the drive to the requester's machine using the multiuser option before issuing the mount request. Best Regards, Les Geer
Re: how to wait for dfsmsrm command
But isn't that a bit dangerous ... for the requestor to be issuing tape commands and/or CCWs to the attached tape drive while RMSMASTR is doing its thing mounting the tape for the requestor? I would expect if a mount command has been requested to RMS, the requestor would not be doing anything to the drive until a DE has occurred indicating a tape was mounted. At that point, RMS should have detached the drive Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: how to wait for dfsmsrm command
I suggest looking at using the CSL routine and performing regular checkback to check on mount status. wait only waits for the initial I/O to complete, not the mount completion notification. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development here is the DFSMSRM command: 'dfsmsrm MOUNT VOLUME' label '(RDEV' tape_addr 'LIBNAME TAPLIB READWR WAIT ATTACH * VDEV 181' but, the EXEC just plows on and i get SPXTAPE CANCEL INITIATED ON VDEV 0181 i think because RMSMASTR has not finished mounting the tape. the RC would be sufficient. Have you tried the WAIT option on DFSMSRM MOUNT? Do you need to trap the response from DFSMSRM, or will the return code be sufficient?
Re: DFSMSRM Errors in RMSMASTR
That would be scratch0 I believe. I've been trying some stuff this morning after reading your note. I disassociated the drive from the scratch pool and when I re-started the RMSMASTR machine, there were no sense errors. I was able to manually mount a tape which was volspecific. After re-associating the drive to the scratch0 pool, I once again got the errors on initialization of RMSMASTR. Which APAR(s) should I be applying to bring DFSMS/VM current? The APARs which allow RMS to issue a query device without attaching the device are VM64062 and VM64206 for RMS, and VM64157 for CP. However, none of this service in my belief will help solve the I/O errors you are receiving. If you associate a device with a particular scratch pool, and there are volumes in this pool, the I/O error seems strange. You should ask the CE about this. Of course they will point to the software. So if you obtain a trsource trace of the I/O error we can tell you exactly what I/O is failing and what the error is. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
DFSMSRM Errors in RMSMASTR
Well, you queried the drive, and the response was no tape mounted. Next you issued a demount to the drive which received the I/O error, probably because there was nothing to demount. Try mounting a tape then see if the demount is successful. BTW, if you order latest DFSMS service, which removes the need by RMS to attach the drive to issue the query drive command, there is corresponding CP service required. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Yesterday I was getting pretty excited because I actually got VM talking to our tape library. I was able to see the volumes that were assigned to me and assign them to a scratch category. I even mounted a tape, invoked DDR and dumped a MOD3 and a MOD9 to the tape. Then, later that day, I started having problems. Now when I start up the RMSMASTR machine, I get errors about not being able to talk to the drive. I've tried varying off and on the chpid, path and device address, but that didn't seem to help. The IBM technician said that the drive looks fine. This morning I tried going through the DFSMS/VM Customization manual and testing the RMSMASTR. Here's what I'm getting: dfsmsrm q lib dev 4116 RMSMASTR: FSMEIF1211I DFSMS RM QUERY LIBRARY with NOWAIT received from user DFSM S, request identifier = 15 DGTUIR2026I DFSMS request 15 accepted for processing Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:17:18 RMSMASTR: TAPE 4116 ATTACHED TO RMSMASTR 4116 RMSMASTR: TAPE 4116 DETACHED BY RMSMASTR 12:17:18 * MSG FROM RMSMASTR:FSMBCI2200I Device 4116: Device Type = 3592, Library Name = TLLIB01, VLABEL = N/A, Mounted Category = NONE, Assigned Category = SCRATCH0 dfsmsrm demount rdev 4116 RMSMASTR: FSMEIF1211I DFSMS RM DEMOUNT with NOWAIT received from user DFSMS, request identifier = 18 DGTUIR2026I DFSMS request 18 accepted for processing Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:17:47 RMSMASTR: TAPE 4116 ATTACHED TO RMSMASTR 4116 RMSMASTR: TAPE 4116 DETACHED BY RMSMASTR RMSMASTR: FSMBAC2006E Library I/O error; reason code = 3800, request identifier= 18, device = 4116, library = TLLIB01 RMSMASTR: FSMBAC2019E Sense Data = 804004272030202364C44340404040404034001213902004E8205D8F2011 12:17:47 * MSG FROM RMSMASTR:FSMBAD2006E Library I/O error; reason code = 3800, request identifier = 18, device = 4116, library = TLLIB01 Has anyone seen this before or have any insight as to what might be going on?
Re: DFSMSRM Errors in RMSMASTR
During initialization, RMS does a demount to each drive it can access. However now that I think about this, there is a different error that comes back which RMS intercepts indicating there is no volume mounted. An error that is not reflected like this sense is. I recently worked on a similar problem, which turned out to be the drive somehow had been assigned as an autoloader for a particular scratch tape. Did the query you previously showed indicate the device was assigned category SCRATCH0? Do you have any tapes in this category? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development Yeah, I suppose doing a demount before mounting the tape probably doesn't make any sense. First, I restarted the RMSMASTR machine. Here's what it said after the PROFILE EXEC ran: FSMBBV3053I All DFSMS local APPC/VM resources initialized FSMRMBLC== Diag 254 is available TAPE 4116 ATTACHED TO RMSMASTR 4116 FSMBAC2006E Library I/O error; reason code = 3800, request identifier = 0, devic e = 4116, library = FSMBAC2019E Sense Data = 804004272030202364C44340404040404034001213902004E82 05D8F2011 TAPE 4116 DETACHED BY RMSMASTR FSMBBD2241W Device 4116 could not be initialized Then I tried to mount a tape from the DFSMS machine: dfsmsrm mount vol vm DGTUIR2026I DFSMS request 12 accepted for processing Ready; T=0.01/0.01 15:26:16 15:26:17 * MSG FROM RMSMASTR:FSMBAD2006E Library I/O error; reason code = 3800, request identifier = 12, device = 4116, library = TLLIB01 The line about Sense Data make no sense to me...
Re: DFSMSRM Errors in RMSMASTR
What was the category the device was assigned to in the previous query? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development I have 4 tapes assigned to the category scratch0 and 2 assigned to volspecific: FSMBCJ2182I SCRATCH0 VM 3592 300GB FSMBCJ2182I SCRATCH0 VM0001 3592 300GB FSMBCJ2182I SCRATCH0 VM0002 3592 300GB FSMBCJ2182I SCRATCH0 VM0003 3592 300GB FSMBCJ2182I VOLSPECIFIC VM0004 3592 300GB FSMBCJ2182I VOLSPECIFIC VM0005 3592 300GB
Re: dirm needpass no
Thanks Colleen. Could you please pass this response back to DirMaint Support? I agree with what Alan recommended a week ago now, please open a problem with the IBM support center and work directly with level 2. Thanks Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: VM TSM server support
Well, actually the DFSMS/VM SMS component did provide CMS file support. So, does this effectively mean that DFSMS file migration is no longer supported? I haven't seen a EOL announcement for that, and TSM/VM is the critical migration engine component of that tool. DFSMS/VM continues to be a fully marketed and support product. Unfortunately though it continues to rely on a TSM server for ML2 backup capabilities. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: z/VM 5.3 installing DFSMS/VM PPF OVERRIDE question.
This is what I did. copy vsm221b $ppf d = = a add the override statements to the end of the $ppf file. compile using VMFPPF VSM221B DFSMSVM try to install ... vmfins install ppf vsm221b dfsmsvm (nomemo nolink Is that the correct procedure? I know you already resolved this by defining a 192 minidisk. However, when you compiled the PPF did you copy the compiled result to the SES (MAINT) 51D minidisk? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCSAUTH
Yes!!! Thank you all, the secondary user was the problem. I agree with Bob, it isn't good that it is broken when installed as documented. It does sound like the RSCSAUTH ID should not have been defined with a SECUSER in the directory. Will probably need to take a doc or info APAR on this. Thanks for bringing it to out attention. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCSAUTH
The console log from RSCSAUTH is a bit long to post here, but it shows the response being received from RSCS, with no error messages. First and last few lines follow: CP DISC DISCONNECT AT 17:13:01 EDT WEDNESDAY 10/24/07 DMTATH3036I Q LINKS requested by 5VMRSC30 AT TTCVM03 RSCS 0677 0001 TTCVM03 04 H1 Link Line RSCS 0677 0001 TTCVM03 04 H2L Name Status Type Addr LU Name Logmode Queueing RSCS 0677 0002 TTCVM03 04 B1L VSE2000 inactive SNANJE VSE2000 RS CSNJE0 priority RSCS 0677 0003 TTCVM03 04 B1L VSEDAVIS inactive SNANJE VSEDAVIS RS CSNJE0 priority ... =20 RSCS 0677 1179 TTCVM03 04 B1L *UNKNOWN inactive NOTIFY ... . priority RSCS 0677 1180 TTCVM03 04 B1L *NOTHERE inactive NOTIFY ... . priority RSCS 0677 1181 TTCVM03 04 B1L RETURN inactive LISTPROC ... . priority RSCS 0620 1182 TTCVM03 04 M1L 1180 links found RSCS 0001 1183 TTCVM03 04 M1L End of command response z/VM Version 5 Release 3.0, Service Level 0701 (64-bit), built on IBM Virtualization Technology There is no logmsg data FILES: NO RDR, 0001 PRT, NO PUN RECONNECTED AT 17:13:28 EDT WEDNESDAY 10/24/07 So RSCSAUTH is running after the DISC, handling commands from 5VMRSC30, sending the command and receiving the response from RSCS, but the response is not forwarded to the 5VMRSC30 ID? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFSMSRM 3495
I issued the command and according to the output, the tapes are NOT listed in the inventory (at least what I am able to view). I went with the 3495 admin to the Library Manager workstation and we verified that they ARE in the library, so now I'm really confused.=20 Is there more than one library defined? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFSMSRM 3495
Yes, I believe so. The 3495 is accessed by several platforms; MVS, Open Systems, used by Windows backup apps; and now VM. It looks like the library I was put in is called vm. I tried using that as the library name for RM_AUTO_LIBRARY, but it didn't seem to make any difference. It really is the library serial number that is the most important item to configure to RMS. The library name in the RMS config is really for DFSMS purposes only. Do you have the correct serial number configured to RMS? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
CSE: It's the little things that'll get ya...
I'm in the process of building our z/VM 5.3 systems, and I think I'm down to the last hurdle I can't get CSE to fire up across PVM. The message I'm getting in PVM is: DVMISG864E CSE is not authorized The description of the message says that CSE is not available or not set up, but, to the best that I can tell, it should be. My test systems are VMTESTP and VMTESTG. Is the PVM machine defined as class b? Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: CPFMTXA: Automation of?
Anybody out there using DS6800 with z/VM 5.2 or 5.3 . We are having problems that anytime we update the software on DS6800, it takes out z/VM. There are 4 FICON channels. DS6800 disables 2 at a time as it does upgrade. VM can't seem to cope with this ? You should open a z/VM problem ticket with the IBM support center. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS
I certainly am. It is time to ask the big question, WHY ME, GOD? The files are anything from jobs being submitted to files being sent via SENDFILE. There are no error messages, neither before nor after, on either side of the link. As for recreation, all I have to do is to stop the link and then start it. It has been so long since I have taken an RSCS dump, are there any special parameters I should include? IIRC, it is something like VMDUMP 0-END NSS FORMAT DCSS TO userid. Have I missed anything? Dump format should be RSCSV2 Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS
BTW, I have just opened an incident. We reproduce the problem by starting the link. I cannot start the trace before the link is up; hence, no trace. Since I cannot get a FLUSH to work without stopping the link, I no of no way to start the trace before a file is hung on the link. You can specify trace all on the RSCS start command. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: DFSMS/VM
You don't need DirMaint or ISPF for the RMS component of DFSMS. You do need to put the control files in SFS, unless you're willing to modify the code to use a minidisk. Some of the code is in REXX, but some isn't, so I don't know if it's even possible to change it to use a minidisk. RMS requires the control file to be in a specific SFS, and the work directory to also be SFS however you can control where that one is. It is not possible to change the source to point to minidisks, it is engulfed in the RMS code. To use just RMS (and VGS) of DFSMS, you do not need any other product. DirMaint, ISPF, and C are not required. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
RSCS
Gee Rich you certainly are encountering quite a few problems running TCPNJE. So is this a file local to the VM system where RSCS is not sending to the z/OS partner? in otherwords a locally originated file? Or is it a file from another node passing through this one? Are there any error messages for the link prior to the file hang? It sounds like this is recreatable for the one link so how about turning on link tracing, when you have a trace of the failure please open a ticket with the RSCS support center and we will have a look. At the same time, also obtain a dump of the RSCS machine. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development I forgot to mention in my earlier post, repeated below, FLUSH does not actually do anything to the Sending status of the file supposedly being sent. It does not terminate the processing, if one can call hanging around doing nothing processing, of the file. A subsequent Stop does cause the Flushed file to be purged. Text of previous message We have several TCPNJE links between VM and z/OS systems. All are working except 1. Even it worked for 6 days. Then it began to not send jobs to its partner z/OS system. It receives files, sends commands and receives responses, and receives output of jobs tagged for the VM system, but simply refuses to send a job. Repeated QUERY FILES ON MVSSYS commands show the same small (73 records) file being sent with an ever increasing queue of jobs to be sent. VM is z/VM 5.2.0 at RSU 0701 plus reach-ahead. The entries in RSCS CONFIG are: LINKDEF MVSSYS TYPE TCPNJE AST RETRY PARM MVSSYS HOST=xx.xxx.x.xx STREAMS=2 BUFF=8192 = KEEPALIV=NO ITO=100 There are 6 other links to z/OS systems having the same definitions, varying only in node name and IP Address. Two of them, very busy ones at that, have been running for over a month with no problems. Even another started at the same time as this one continues to work. The MVS folks have rechecked their maintenance and have confirmed that this system has all the same maintenance as the others, including fixes for TCPNJE problems. II have looked at the RSCS console log and see no errors on the link. Here are the console entries for the last jog successfully sent - the date is today, the times GMT . 10:56:12 DMTAXM101I File 8290 (8290) enqueued on link MVSSYS 10:56:13 DMTNTR146I Sending file 8290 (8290) on link MVSSYS from VMSYS(LOGPRINT), records 198 10:56:13 DMTNTR147I Sent file 8290 (8290) on link MVSSYS to MVSSYS(JOB) 10:56:13 DMTAXM105I File 8290 purged Following that, jobs began to queue up. We continue to receive files and job output, but cannot send a file or submit a job. Commands to the MVS system are executed normally. There are no error messages in the logs of either system. We have taken the link down and restarted it several times, to no avail. I have purged several of the files that all appeared similar to the one that was originally hung, also to no avail. Does anyone have any idea about what is going on? I would love to send a dump to someone, but I fear a dump of a system that is doing nothing would not be very helpful :-). Regards, Richard Schuh
Re: SHOW still available ?
I've been searching for a tool to read the vm spool and ran across some references to a SHOW tool but I've not been able to find a download site for it. If you have RSCS, you can use the spoolaid package to view spool files. This package can be found on the install ID's 406 minidisk. Best Regards, Les Geer IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Re: RSCS 3.2 and z/VM 5.2
That is the postscript error handler RSCS sends by default prior to
the print job. Perhaps the printer doesn't like something about this
postscript program. This really is for handling of plain text files.
You can turn off this feature by using:
EPARM='EH=NO'
in the link parm statement.
Best Regards,
Les Geer
IBM z/VM and Linux Development
Okay,
Here is the output we are seeing: it is just a small portion of the
output, but I was hoping someone would be able to tell me what is
generating this output:
%!PS
% serverloop password
/brkpage where not } dup serdict begin
statisdict begin checkpassword
print flush exitserver } { pop { bad password on loading error handler
\n}
Print flush stop } ifelse}{pop pop (error handler in place - not loaded
again\n) =20
Print flush stop } ifelse /$brkpage 64 dict def /=3Dstring where not {
/=3Dstring 128 string def } {pop}
Ifelse $brkpage begin /=3D=3D { /cp 0 def typeprint n1 } def /printpage =
{
/prnt { dup type /stringtype ne { =3Dstring cvs
} if dup length 6 mul /tx exch def /ty 10 def currentpoint /toy exch def
/tox exch def 1 setgray newpath
Tox toy 2 sub moveto 0 ty rlineto tx 0 rlineto 0 ty neg...etc
