Re: FCP using z/VM 5.3 and RedHat Linux 4.6
Use the command uname -a to check the kernel level. Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) wrote: My Linux system is at 4.6 I will need to verify what my kernel level is. *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Raymond Higgs *Sent:* Monday, May 26, 2008 4:17 PM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: FCP using z/VM 5.3 and RedHat Linux 4.6 The IBM z/VM Operating System wrote on 05/26/2008 03:46:17 PM: Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) wrote: > > > > > > e49l124d kernel: zfcp: error: Point-to-point fibrechannel > configuration detected at adapter 0.0.5500 unsupported, shutting down > adapter > Sounds like you may not have support built into the particular Linux kernel you're running. Tried a kernel reconfig? -- Jack J. Woehr# "Self-delusion is http://www.well.com/~jax # half the battle!" http://www.softwoehr.com # - Zippy the Pinhead Support for switched topologies came first. If you want point-to-point, you have to use a newer version of linux. According to one of the cross reference sites, you need at least 2.6.12. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 435-8666, T/L 295-8666 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009
Re: VSWITCH VLAN-aware not connecting
Options: Broadcast Multicast IPv6 IPv4 VLAN Unicast IP Addresses: 10.0.202.102 MAC: 02-00-00-00-00-1E FE80::200:0:100:1E MAC: 02-00-00-00-00-1E Local Multicast IP Addresses: 224.0.0.1MAC: 01-00-5E-00-00-01 224.0.1.22 MAC: 01-00-5E-00-01-16 239.255.255.253 MAC: 01-00-5E-7F-FF-FD FF02::1 MAC: 33-33-00-00-00-01 FF02::1:FF00:1E MAC: 33-33-FF-00-00-1E Local The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any examination, use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this communication. Thank you. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009
Re: My 45th Anniversary at SRU
Congratulations on an amazing career Fran. Fran Hensler wrote: This is cross-posted to VSE-L and IBMVM-L. Today is my 45th anniversary in data processing at Slippery Rock University of PA. On May 6, 1963 I founded the Data Processing Center at the then Slippery Rock State College. The center consisted of one half-time key punch operator and me. My mission was to automate student registration by the fall semester and have class lists in the hands of faculty before the first class meeting. We had an arena style registration for 1996 students in three days. The class lists were produced after working 27 straight hours. We had Series 50 (half speed) IBM punched card tabulating equipment: One 024 keypunch, a 548 interpreter, 082 sorter, 085 collator, 514 reproducing punch and a 402 accounting machine that could print 50 lines per minute. The 402 could only add and subtract. Later we acquired a 604 calculator that could divide and therefore calculate QPA. All of these machines were programmed by wiring plugboards. In 1968 we installed an IBM System/360 Model 30 computer with 32K core memory and 14.5M of 2311 disk storage running DOS/360 Release 17. Now the 7.5 hour job of sorting course cards took 10 minutes! Six model 2260 terminals were purchased in 1972 and I designed an on-line student registration system (using FASTER, a forerunner of CICS) that is still in use today, under the covers, in the RockTalk system whereby students can register via telephone or on the web. For the first on-line registration that fall, all six terminals were setup in the Student Union. It took 3 days to register 5897 students. Students had to punch their programming assignments into cards until 1975 when I implemented IJS (Interactive Job Submission) to allow input and printing via DECwriters at a speed of 110 baud and eventually 300 baud. In 1985 SRU acquired an IBM 4361 computer with 12M main memory. I tailored the VM/SP Operating System Release 3 for student use of WATFIV, WATBOL, Pascal, C, Lisp, SPSS, ADA, Basic, Spitbol and Assist and two years later, Modula-2. The 1990 connection to BITNET brought email and file transfer capabilities with other universities. 1992 saw the acquisition of an IBM 9221-170 computer with 96M of main memory and SRU was finally able to connect to the Internet. Since 2003 VSE and VM are running on an 18-MIPS FLEX-ES system. I have enjoyed being a programmer, systems analyst and most of all a systems programmer. I have been honored by receiving the SRU President's Award for Outstanding Service in 1994 and being inducted into the Order of Knights of VM as "Sir Fran of the Rock" in 2007. I would like to hear from anyone who has had a career with a single employer running more than 45 years. /Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.724.738.2153 "Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock" -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009
Re: Tues, Dec 4 - Linux on System z Security - Live Virtual Class
OK, the subject is very misleading since you're referring to a class that occurred in April, not in December! The class was at 11AM EDT, 8AM PDT on Wednesday. Pam Christina sent out a reminder on Tuesday afternoon. What more do you need? Alan Ackerman wrote: On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 13:09:50 -0500, Pamela Christina in cold and snowY Endicott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In response to listserv questions and offline comments about the LVCs and the snow, plus a question for you about LVC topics. The LVC's are listed on the VM events calendar. http://www.vm.ibm.com I don't think there's an email subscriber list for LVC's, but if you like to be subscribed to something, perhaps you can subscribe to the VM Education LVC page updates (click Notify Me on this page - http://www.vm.ibm.com/education/lvc/ ) Even if you miss the live call, you can listen to the replays. Replay info is also on the VM Educ LVC page. Make a note...there are two more LVC's coming up in December: Dec. 11 - 11:00 AM ET I received the note below today. By the time I got in to work, the new class "Linux on System z Performance Update" was already over. (I do not know what time the class was given. It would not let me enter at 10 am PDT.) My previous note of change to this page was on 4/17. I don't remember seeing the class at that time. Did I miss it, or was it not there? Is there any other way to be notified about LVC classes? Thanks! Alan Ackerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:00 AM To: Ackerman, Alan Subject: z/VM Web Site Changes Hello, This file on our web site changed very recently: http://www.vm.ibm.com/education/lvc/index.html -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009
Re: VTAM on an IFL?
In the VSE world I know for a fact that one of the TCP/IP stack vendors offers a way to access VTAM applications without VTAM. That stack feature just went GA before the WAVV conference this year. So, any VTAM application could be accessed directly without having VTAM present on the system. The applications think they're talking to VTAM, but they're really talking to the IP stack. McKown, John wrote: The same applies to z/OS, but even worse in that TSO is required to really do anything at least as far as "system maintenance" is required. I don't know about VSE, but in z/OS, even with TCP/IP, it is VTAM which is doing the actual I/O to the IP devices (well, at least with OSA devices). Who designed this? As an "amusement", I've been trying to see how much work I can do using z/OS's UNIX shell instead of TSO. The answer is: "Not really very much." As far as CICS is concerned, I can almost envision a TN3270 server "built in" to CICS. Or perhaps a BMS/IP where BMS supports IP terminals "directly" somehow. Of course, this will not be implemented by IBM without a business case. Is ICCF available via IP? Or is it even necessary? I'm not very VSE literate. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009
Re: Morphing topic - Linux vs OpenSolaris on ZSeries
9:15AM Monday - 'Porting OpenSolaris to zSeries: A Long Way Home' David Boyes wrote: Would be interesting to hear how Linux and OpenSolaris compare when deployed on a ZSeries - performance, ease of installation/maintenance, any special caveats, etc. We'll be discussing some more technical details at WAVV this coming weekend. 8-) -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Question about z/VM...
McKown, John wrote: Uh, if the "Linux software" is a closed source application and the vendor does not supply a System z port, then the software will not run on Linux on z. Just being a pain-in-the-buttocks (me). The question wasn't Linux software, but Linux itself. Yes, the answer to the Linux software question is a varied mess of support statements... The System z is best suited for Linux on System z, due to it's improved support for new architecture features and exceptional performance. Huh? What else, other than Hercules, allows Linux for System z to run on a non-z machine??? I was referring to the newer System z hardware as compared to the older z800/z890/z900/z990 or even G5/G6 hardware. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Question about z/VM...
Linux, yes, Windows no. Linux for System z is the same Linux that you would see on Intel, except that the architecture is for mainframes. The System z is best suited for Linux on System z, due to it's improved support for new architecture features and exceptional performance. Perry, Bill wrote: The following link makes it sound like you can run Linux and MS Windows virtual servers on z/VM 5.3. Is this the case? We are looking for a Main Frame / Enterprise Server that will run x86 based OSs like Linux and MS Windows Regards, Bill /*/William Perry/*/ **San Joaquin County** **Information Systems Division** **24 S. Hunter Street, Room 5** **Stockton, CA 95202** **209-468-9737** [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Getting to a VM/Linux Guest
For administrative tasks, ssh. For regular user access, that would depend upon the application. In some cases they're web based (Websphere, SAP). In some cases there is a specific client available (Domino). In other cases they're sockets based and the users may or may not know (or care) that they are using Linux on the mainframe (eg. DB2 Connect, MQ Series). Howard Rifkind wrote: Once a z/VM Linux guest is defined and the Linux operating system is installed and initial users such as a root user and admin user added to the system what would be the most common way of accessing the Linux guest? Could you dial into the Linux guest? Is TCP/IP'ing to the guest the best way of accessing the guest either locally or remote. Thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Question on ordering z/VM 5.3
Andy, Products like RSCS and RACF (on z/VM 5.3) are actually shipped with the product. So if you order z/VM 5.3, you will get them on the DVD. If you are licensed for the products you can activate them for use after installation. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm a newbie to z/VM. We want to migrate from z/VM 5.2 to z/VM 5.3 My background is z/OS and have placed many orders via ShopzSeries for upgrades. Typically id upload a bitmap of my products installed from SMP/e and id check off what I need to order. I just logged on ShopZseries and don't see the exact same thing from z/VM. I see I can upload a bit map (via maint id) for fixes but can I do the same to place an order? How do most people do it just order the DVD and products like RACF/RSCS etc separate? Thanks in advance. Andy Internet: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: The list it to quiet, here's something to work on.
Yeah, T is pretty old... Gentry, Stephen wrote: When was the 'T' option added!? 8-) Over sight on my part. Thanks. Steve G. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: The list it to quiet, here's something to work on.
Take a look at the REXX STRIP function, then take the length. Gentry, Stephen wrote: I have a character string 'NOW IS THE TIME ' Please note that there are multiple spaces/blanks after the word TIME I want to find the length of this character string not including the multiple blanks after TIME.(i.e. NOW IS THE TIME length=15) I can figure it out with brute force and awkwardness (get the LENGTH of the string and start working backwards until I hit the first non-blank) but was hoping for a more elegant way. Is there a double-secret Rexx function or a Pipe function that will accomplish this? I'm a little surprised Rexx doesn't have this (unless, again, it's on the double-secret list). Thanks, Steve G -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: No Longer a Rumor
Try this: http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias? infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS108-154&appname=USN watch the wrap... Huegel, Thomas wrote: The z/10 .. still looking for the official IBM annoucment Here is the story. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080226/D8V20GSO0.html -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: z/VM Installation from DVD
For each volume, create a full volume minidisk on MAINT pointing to the volumes in question, eg: MDISK 1200 3390 000 END VOLID RR Replace 1200 with some free virtual device number, and VOLID with the real volume ID of the volume that the minidisks are on. Then DDR will be able to see the volumes. Hilliard, Chris wrote: I need a short lesson on backing up DASD volumes using DDR. I’ve added four 3390 volumes to my z/VM configuration and have formatted numerous mini disks on them. I would like to get a full backup of these 4 volumes using DDR. However, when I run DDR, and supply the input address of these volumes, I get a message: *HCPDDR704E DEVICE NOT OPERATIONAL*. I’ve tried running DDR under MAINT & OPERATNS and get the same message. Is there something I have to do with these volumes in order for DDR to see them? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks…Chris (z/VM newbie) -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: recovering VSWITCH if real switch dies
After the real switches come back up, assuming the lights on the card sync up properly which I would expect they would do. Resetting the Vswitch controllers or CHPIDs should not be necessary. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich, > Try: SET VSWITCH VSW1 CONNECT > ok, after restarting my VSWITCH controllers? or just try that first? -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: recovering VSWITCH if real switch dies
Try: SET VSWITCH VSW1 CONNECT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: last week we had a whole cabinet of networking equipment in our CR shutoff. (have not determined the cause, although electricians were in the building) anyway, power went off, the switch which all the servers connect to went down (dual power supplies - yes, separate circuits for the two power supplies - no!) the switch IMLed and connectivity came back for AIX and PC servers - not for the mainframe. first question: why doesn't VM TCPIP recover like AIX? i have a VSWITCH set up with two controllers for failover and two OSAs for physical failover. i see in the OPERATOR log where the VSWITCH tried to failover to the other VSWITCH controller and then tried to failover to the other OSA. neither worked because both OSAs lost network connectivity when the switch went down. what should be the recovery approach in this situation? i varied the OSA devices offline: 10:20:36 HCPRFC6858I RDEV 0500 has been deleted 10:20:36 HCPRFC6858I RDEV 0501 has been deleted 10:20:36 HCPRFC6858I RDEV 0502 has been deleted and varied the PATH off and back on. i varied the OSA devices online and they came back: 10:20:48 HCPRFC2264I Device 0500 is available and online. 10:20:48 HCPRFC2264I Device 0501 is available and online. 10:20:48 HCPRFC2264I Device 0502 is available and online. i shutdown all the stacks that connect to the VSWITCH (altho i may have missed a test zVSE system) and then forced off VSWCTRL1 and VSWCTRL2. when i restarted the VSWITCH controller i got an error message: 10:21:46 USER DSC LOGOFF AS VSWCTRL1 USERS = 49FORCED BY MAINT 10:21:50 USER DSC LOGOFF AS VSWCTRL2 USERS = 48FORCED BY MAINT 10:21:54 AUTO LOGON *** VSWCTRL1 USERS = 49BY MAINT 10:21:55 HCPSWU2832E The connection for VSWITCH SYSTEM VSW1 is not active. HCPSWU2832E None of the RDEVs are available working QDIO OSA Express devices. prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: MITIME settings are being set by ?
In lieu of finding the fact the it is being explicitly set, it is possible that the DASD subsystem is returning a value that VM is then using for the MITIME value. There is a note in the HELP CP SET MITIME text that indicates this. See note 2. Hamilton, Brian wrote: No one has changed them nor would anyone else then myself know how to. I just checked the Operator id and there is nothing there. I assume after every IPL they would be reset to some initial setting, I guess this is what I'm looking for. Thanks -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: MITIME settings are being set by ?
Any user with sufficient privileges can change the MITIME. Check OPERATORs PROFILE EXEC as well. Hamilton, Brian wrote: Where would I find the initial or override settings for MITIME’s? I’ve looked in the SYSTEM config and on the AUTOLOG1 or 2 ids but I don’t see any SET commands. e.g. MITIME ON 2060-2085 00:40 MITIME ON 2000-201F 00:40 MITIME ON 086262:30 MITIME ON 086120:50 MITIME ON 086020:50 MITIME ON DASD00:15 MITIME ON GRAF01:10 MITIME ON TAPE10:00 MITIME ON UR 01:00 MITIME ON SWITCH 05:00 MITIME ON MISC12:00 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: can't get VSE stack reconnected thru VM
Are you getting any errors on TCP/IP startup? Anywhere? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i shut down all my VSE stacks, then shutdown VM's TCPIP and restarted all the stacks just like we do at system startup. still cannot reach the problem VSE. the COUPLEs are all in place, so what else can be missing? prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL The IBM z/VM Operating System wrote on 01/14/2008 01:05:25 PM: > You can DETACH and COUPLE them again. But that will destroy the > connection and I'm not sure if you can bring a connection up on VSE > without bouncing the stack. That may not be an issue in your case, > since your connectivity is lost anyway. To get it back in VM use an > obeyfile to start those link(s). -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: can't get VSE stack reconnected thru VM
You can DETACH and COUPLE them again. But that will destroy the connection and I'm not sure if you can bring a connection up on VSE without bouncing the stack. That may not be an issue in your case, since your connectivity is lost anyway. To get it back in VM use an obeyfile to start those link(s). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CTCA 0C06 3088 COUPLED TO SP9 0C07 SUBCHANNEL = 001E CTCA 0C07 3088 COUPLED TO SP9 0C06 SUBCHANNEL = 001F CTCA 0D06 3088 COUPLED TO SP9 0647 SUBCHANNEL = 0020 CTCA 0D07 3088 COUPLED TO SP9 0646 SUBCHANNEL = 0021 is there anyway to reset them? prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: can't get VSE stack reconnected thru VM
Try NETSTAT CP Q V C06 to check the status of the virtual device from the view of the TCP/IP virtual machine. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich, i see this for the problem vse: Device SP9D Type: CTC Status: Ready Queue size: 0 CPU: 0 Address: 0C06 Link SP9Type: CTC Net number: 0 BytesIn: 0BytesOut: 0 Forwarding: Enabled Broadcast Capability: Yes Multicast Capability: Yes GroupMembers ---- 224.0.0.1 1 Device SP9DAType: CTC Status: Ready Queue size: 0 CPU: 0 Address: 0D06 Link SP9A Type: CTC Net number: 0 BytesIn: 130196 BytesOut: 0 Forwarding: Enabled Broadcast Capability: Yes Multicast Capability: Yes GroupMembers ---- 224.0.0.1 1 prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL The IBM z/VM Operating System wrote on 01/14/2008 12:32:15 PM: > NETSTAT DEV, or if your VM is current enough ifconfig. > > What level of VSE are you running? You may be able to connect it > directly to the VSwitch and eliminate the hop. > -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: can't get VSE stack reconnected thru VM
NETSTAT DEV, or if your VM is current enough ifconfig. What level of VSE are you running? You may be able to connect it directly to the VSwitch and eliminate the hop. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we had a switch get accidently rebooted this morning. i have VM's TCPIP connected thru a VSWITCH controller to the switch. i wound up rebooting VM because the VSWITCH controllers wouldn't start up right. (we'll research that later) my VSE systems route thru VM's TCPIP. all of them reconnected fine except one. i've verified that the VCTCAs are coupled correctly between VSE and TCPIP but i can't reestablish network connectivity. when i query the VSE TCPIP Links, they show as active. what commands tell me the status of the links from the VM side of things? prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Tues, Dec 4 - Linux on System z Security - Live Virtual Class
Chuck Morse sent an announcement to the linux-390 listserver on November 16. Alan Ackerman wrote: Wish you'd given us more warning. I just found this, and the class starts at 8 am tomorrow Pacific Time, and if I send it to my colleagues, most of them won't see it in ti me. Did I miss some previous message? It's not in my calendar -- but that could be my mistake . Worse than that, I cannot post this message. I'm getting that Alan Ackerman Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: VMRM?
That would be nice... Alan Altmark wrote: On Monday, 11/26/2007 at 11:20 EST, Dave Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Chris, you may want to send the presentation file directly to Paul, as the VM listserve software strips off any attachments before your note is posted to the list. Or add it to her personal pages on the VM web site! ;-) Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Can we move existing z/OS processing to z/Linux
I admittedly don't know that much about Netview, but what parts of Netview could be executed on Linux for System z? Alan Ackerman wrote: I received the following question from my management: - The question is being asked: can we move existing z/OS processing (Omegamon? Netview?) to z/Linux to take advantage of IFL engines or other efficiencies? I would expect that the z/Linux image would in turn run under z/VM. So far I have not uncovered any candidates with the possible exception of Netview. Most (all?) of IBM's candidates are middleware products such as DB2 Connect. CCL loosely fits the requirements (Communication Controller for Linux - the NCP/FEP emulator). Are you aware of any products? Links I have checked: http://www-03.ibm.com/linux/matrix/ ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/linux/IBMSoftwareOnLinux.pdf http://www-306.ibm.com/software/os/linux/software/ http://www-03.ibm.com/linux/prod_svc.html ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/tivoli/brochures/bc-mng-brd-ra.pdf -- I replied with: -- DB2 Server and Java both run on Linux! So for that matter do COBOL, FORTRAN, PL/I, C, C++, etc. I suspect IBM is not really interested in moving workloads from z/OS to z/Linux – which is why you didn’t find anything but middleware in tho se lists. They want mainframe growth, not lateral movement (and perhaps loss of revenue?). -- Any suggestions? Has anyone tried moving workload from z/OS to z/Linux? Any success stories or warnings? I posted this here, because it is easier to post to the IBMVM list via th e web page than to the LINUX-390 list, and because I know and trust the people that respond here. Should I also post the question to LINUX-390? Alan Ackerman Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: CKSUM for CMS files
We're using an MD5 routine from Dave Jones in the Hobbit client for z/VM. Martha McConaghy wrote: Does anyone have a program that will do MD5 cksum on a CMS file? Martha -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Age of IBM VM
That sounds right. I have a copy of the announcement letter, but it's at home. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the date as August 2, 1972. Fred -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Age of IBM VM
It was announced as a program product in August, 1972. We celebrated it's 35th birthday at SHARE in San Diego this past August. Edward M. Martin wrote: Hello Everyone, What is considered to be the official birthday of IBM VM? Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Querying virtual processors
Q V CPUS Mark Post wrote: I've got a couple of z/VM 5.1 guests, and they both have privilege classes B and G. I would like to be able to query how many virtual processors CP has defined for me at any given point in time. (No real reason, I'm just trying to learn new stuff, and the topic has come up on the Linux-390 mailing list.) I've looked through the various CP commands, but can't figure out if what I want to do is possible or not.Is there? Mark Post -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: SDSF Security
Crap, Silly me for not checking where Thunderbird was going to send this when I just keyed 'ibm'. :( Thanks for responding, that give me a hint! McKown, John wrote: -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:48 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SDSF Security Does SDSF security always go through RACF if RACF is running on the system? Does the ISFPARMS member retain any control? Thanks, -- Rich Smrcina Wrong forum. But to answer, SDSF will try to use RACF security. You make it use RACF by making the appropriate RACF classes ACTIVE and having the appropriate profiles exist in those classes. I.e. SDSF does attempt to use RACF. If RACF responds with the "I don't know" response, then SDSF goes according to the ISFPRM parameters. You must still have at least a minimal ISFPRM active so that users are assigned into groups. ref: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ISF4CS70/6.4. 1 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
SDSF Security
Does SDSF security always go through RACF if RACF is running on the system? Does the ISFPARMS member retain any control? Thanks, -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Looking for a way to schedule tasks automatically in VM...years ago there use to be VMUTIL
And there still is, check 'CMS Commands and Utilities'. Hamilton, Brian wrote: Thanks Brian -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: zLinux question
So are the devices being accessed in 3390 mode? If so then they are not FCP devices. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich - Sorry what is an FCP device? They are DASD IBM DS8300 or DS8000 type device in XRC mode. We have MIH set for 2:30 for them and was confirmed to be correct with our hardware person. Andy Internet: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "The IBM z/VM Operating System" wrote on 10/30/2007 07:33:26 PM: Is this an FCP device? I wonder if this is an MIH problem. The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: zLinux question
Is this an FCP device? I wonder if this is an MIH problem. To the group: Are there special MIH settings required for FCP devices? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Robert But we already went down this route as I explained we know it was a hardware hit to a brocade device. That really wasnt my question we were told within a few minutes the chip'ds came back VM stayed up. But zLinux crashed on the VM system. Those of course involved with the chip'd taking the errors. Im just trying to find out is this normal, there are no time out values for zLinux to wait before going down hard or if it cant get to Root lets say once it dies? Sounds that way but wanting to see if there is anything we can do to prevent this other then the obvious make sure we dont take hardware hits ;) Andy Internet: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: zLinux question
Actually with a hardware error like that, the z/VM messages tell most of the story (I misspoke) and z/VM is your best bet at recovery. It should handle the error condition better than Linux will (assuming you are using minidisks). Fixing your IFCC problem is the quickest route to a cure. Unless there's something in the newer DASD drivers, I don't know of any configurable retry mechanism. But that IFCC issue may cause you some real problems if it isn't corrected. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich - Thanks for replying, In zLinux is there away to build tolerance like any setting to say try 'x' amount of times before taking the error or is that all under the covers? Thanks Andy Internet: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "The IBM z/VM Operating System" wrote on 10/30/2007 02:15:06 PM: > Andy, > > That's probably going to depend upon what lives on 9DA1. If it's a root > filesystem or (gasp) a swap disk, then it's probably fair to say Linux > may throw in the towel. But the z/VM messages don't tell the whole > story, /var/log/messages may have more info. But as I say, if it's the > root filesystem it may not be able to write the messages, then there's a > vicious cycle and boom! > > I'd say check into what's causing the IFCC problems. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > My background is z/OS so please excuse me > > > > Question: > > We have recently taken many hits (paths being lost, chip,ids etc > > see below) for some of our DASD which z/VM sits on and Redhat, we are > > looking into why. Each time we take such a hit we have lost different > > instances of zLinux. Now I understand the concept the OS z/Vm does the > > I/O and recovery through MIH etc. I am to assume then Redhat or SUSE any > > linux running under z/VM is dependant on the operating system for > > recovery. So it normal when taking a hit like the one below to loose a > > zLinux instance? The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: zLinux question
Andy, That's probably going to depend upon what lives on 9DA1. If it's a root filesystem or (gasp) a swap disk, then it's probably fair to say Linux may throw in the towel. But the z/VM messages don't tell the whole story, /var/log/messages may have more info. But as I say, if it's the root filesystem it may not be able to write the messages, then there's a vicious cycle and boom! I'd say check into what's causing the IFCC problems. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My background is z/OS so please excuse me Question: We have recently taken many hits (paths being lost, chip,ids etc see below) for some of our DASD which z/VM sits on and Redhat, we are looking into why. Each time we take such a hit we have lost different instances of zLinux. Now I understand the concept the OS z/Vm does the I/O and recovery through MIH etc. I am to assume then Redhat or SUSE any linux running under z/VM is dependant on the operating system for recovery. So it normal when taking a hit like the one below to loose a zLinux instance? To me this sounds normal but wanted to make sure it wasn't something we missed. We are going to try to set up something in TSA to better monitor it but again just checking. for example 10:24:23 HCPERP602I DASD 9DA1 AN INTERFACE CONTROL CHECK OCCURRED 10:24:23 HCPERP6303I SENSE = INVALID 10:24:23 HCPERP6304I IRB = 04C24017 46B22670 0002 0010E480 10:24:23 HCPERP6305I USERID = LINUX1 10:24:23 HCPERP2216I CHANNEL PATH ID = C4 10:24:23 HCPERP2220I PHYSICAL CHANNEL PATH ID = 0403 10:24:31 HCPERP2252I DEV 6A42 PATH 6D NOT OPERATIONAL 10:24:31 HCPERP602I DEV 6A42 AN INTERFACE CONTROL CHECK OCCURRED 10:24:31 HCPERP6303I SENSE = 000 10:24:31 HCPERP6303I 10:24:31 HCPERP6304I IRB = 04824017 0002 00084000 10:24:31 HCPERP6305I USERID = SYSTEM 10:24:31 HCPERP2216I CHANNEL PATH ID = 6D 10:24:31 HCPERP2220I PHYSICAL CHANNEL PATH ID = 0240 10:24:49 HCPERP2252I DEV F2B1 PATH 65 NOT OPERATIONAL 10:24:49 HCPERP2252I DEV F2B1 PATH 65 NOT OPERATIONAL *Thanks* Andy Internet: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohibited. If you are not the intended addressee, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: User access denied
It appears to be not allowing PORT commands or STOR commands. Horlick, Michael wrote: Command: put profile.exec SITE VARrecfm 500 'SITE VARrecfm': command not understood PORT 172,27,128,66,26,23 530 User access denied. STOR profile.exec 530 User access denied. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: User access denied
It has nothing to do with the VM client. Does the user have write access to the directory? Or does the FTP process/program/software allow write access to the directory? Horlick, Michael wrote: Hello, I am trying to use the ftp command on the mainframe to put a CMS file on a Unix box. I am able to login to this machine, cd to the proper subdirectory but I get ‘530 User access denied’ when I do the put command. I can do the operation from the “Command Prompt” on my PC. Why won’t the TCP/IP for VM ftp command work if I am already correctly logged on the Unix machine? Thanks, Mike Horlick CGI Montreal -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: DASD question
I typically set up a common machine that all of the Linux systems link to as their 191. It contains the Linux machine's PROFILE EXEC, other common files as needed and the installation files. Dave Jones wrote: Hi, Anne. If your Linux guy just needs some place to store the "VM stuff" for his Linux guest images, I would suggest using the Share File System (SFS). Linux guests that use the same set of IMAGE, INITRD, and PARM files could share one copy of them, stored in an SFS directory; you would not need to have multiple copies of these files stored on multiple minidisks, one per Linux guest. You could save some some DASD space, and make administering these files a bit simpler. Different sets of these Linux install files could also be stored in the SFS, each set in its own SFS directory. Have a good weekend. Anne D. Crabtree wrote: He said it was the IMAGE, INITRD, and PARM files for SLES10. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Davis, Larry Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 9:58 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DASD question What Kind of VM stuff are we talking about here? The Linux image's 191 disk that runs the PROFILE EXEC to create the swap space and then IPL the Linux Image This sort of stuff? Larry Davis From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne D. Crabtree Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 9:52 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DASD question The guy who does Linux wants to put the "VM stuff" he needs when he installs a linux instance on there. So, I guess the answer is no, it won't be z/linux formatted. It will just be a CMS disk. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stracka, James (GTI) Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 9:47 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DASD question What do you want? Do you expect your z/Linux guests to ACCESS it as a CMS disk? In essence, you already have what you want. Is it to be z/Linux formatted? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne D. Crabtree Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 9:39 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: DASD question I have a mod 3 that is known to VM: DASD 1472 LX1472 I want it to be a mdisk on MAINT and have all my linux instances link to it. I formatted LX1472 with CPFMTXA. It is not in the User_Volume_List but I added it for next ipl. I tried attaching 1472 to SYSTEM, but when I try to access the vdev 1472, it says it's in OS format. Can someone give me the steps to add this dasd like I want to?? Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer West Virginia Office of Technology (304)558-1494 (304)558-1441 FAX This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. ____ -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: How can I find if a user is defined in the directory (without looking!)?
If you want to get the output of a CP command in a REXX program use EXECIO. Dave Hansen wrote: Hello, I have an EXEC that I wish to use to TRANS the console files from another userid for a given period of time. I would like to check if the userid given the EXEC actually exists. I looked at the CMS QUERY which does stack the results, but userid is not part of the CMS query. The CP Query does let me know about the user, but doesn't stack the results. The CP MSG (and SMSG) & IND USER don't care about the userid, and an invalid userid is always NOT LOGGED ON. It looks like I almost need to spool and close my console to get the results of my CP Query. I suppose I could just issue the TRANS against an invalid userid and let it fail. Any thoughts from the group? Thank you, Dave Hansen Sr. Systems Programmer Hennepin County -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Q ESM requirement submitted to WAVV
I wouldn't interpret no comments as a mass case of apathy. Just that no one had anything better to say. :) David Boyes wrote: Since I’ve gotten no dissent (in fact, no comments at all), I’ve submitted the requirement I posted for comment to WAVV. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Defining virtual CTCAs
No, but if the machines are close to each other, an ESCON CTC can be used. Wakser, David wrote: As a further complication, we also need to use a virtual CTC between two VMs running on different processors - is that doable? David Wakser -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))
A full pack is allocated to each page and spool with Version 5. Although that may not be enough for some (most) Linux implementations, it's certainly better than the old defaults. :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And the Starter System (Initial System) has very limited page and spool space, too... And, if they are going to expand on the page and spool space, they really should know enough to get onto their own (hopefully secure) system. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Initial User Directory ( was: hacking vm/cms (probably old news))
ROOT is already in the directory for Open Extensions. Let's not mess with a good thing. When we're teaching classes invariably there are a good mix of Linux people and mainframe (usually z/OS) people. Actually the last class that I taught, the Linux people kept up quite well with the z/VM parts and we're very intrigued by all that could be done with z/VM. Huegel, Thomas wrote: I'm sorry, but if I have to learn LINUX I think it only fitting that LINUX people learn a little VM.. Didn't we all have to learn VM at one time? and probably at least one other OS MVS or VSE.. Maybe IBM could supply a LINUX only directory using names like ROOT instead of MAINT. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Initial User Directory
No argument here. One of the most disliked chores of installing a new z/VM is changing all of the default passwords. Alan Altmark wrote: On Tuesday, 10/09/2007 at 10:01 EDT, Thomas Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would like it to go a step further, like with some linux installations that ask for a root password and another userid to be added. I like having ALL system related userids be AUTOONLY, LBYONLY, NOLOG or have a randomly generated password. All userids that need to actually need to be logged onto must have a LOGONBY record authorizing that initial sysprog userid. After that initial setup, it isn't hard to replace the passwords for those users that need to logged on. No one ever really needs the password to those accounts if properly LOGONBY authorized. That random password could be randomized daily, until you can properly divide all accounts into the proper AUTOONLY, LBYONLY, NOLOG or personal password categories. Understand that if we were to go this way, the Old School "let the customer decide" wouldn't be there. So I would ask that those who would object to such a change to speak up. The only thing that holds the directory in its current state is inertia. With a sufficiently large outside force, its direction can be changed. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: connecting 2nd level TCPIP stack to first level VSWITCH
Authorize the second level VM system to the first level VSwitch. If your second level machines ID is VM2ND, then: set vswitch vsw1 grant vm2nd To the second level machine, it just looks like an OSA Express device. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: can i connect TCPIP on a 2nd level VM to a first level VSWITCH? do i add a NICDEF to the USER DIRECT entry at level one for 2nd level VM and then attach those addresses to TCPIP on the 2nd level machine? and how do i grant access? set vswitch vsw1 grant ? do i grant VM2ND? or VM2ND's TCPIP, but that virtual machine is not known to 1st level. thus the question... prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: VM SSL Appliance with TCP/IP
Did I miss the part where it is said that SSLServ does not provide support for over a certain number of sessions? Mrohs, Ray wrote: It would be manual. Someone would have to enable a firewall/switch port, or move a wire. *Ray Mrohs* *U.S. Department of Justice* *202-307-6896* -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: z/VM 5.2 ICC console connection problems
Resetting the ICC port will only affect the ICC users, if most of your users are coming in through VM's TCP/IP stack, it's not using the ICC. If only your console or datacenter users use the ICC, you can reset it without affecting your users. James M wrote: device shows enabled. I cannot reset the port on the hmc since it's a dual port card (icc & tcpip) and that would mean dropping many vm & os telnet clients. On 9/10/07, David Kreuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: from the hmc try resetting the OSA port at the chpid level. David From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of James M Sent: Mon 9/10/2007 10:47 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [IBMVM] z/VM 5.2 ICC console connection problems Over the weekend an operator "I did something..I don't know what" that has rendered the ICC vm console unusable. I tried disable/enable cuu, vary off/on path to cuu and dropping the session from the HMC ICC utilities menu all to no avail. Can someone please suggest other possible solutions. Thanks -Jim -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: z/VM 5.2 ICC console connection problems
What does a query to the device show? James M wrote: Over the weekend an operator "I did something..I don't know what" that has rendered the ICC vm console unusable. I tried disable/enable cuu, vary off/on path to cuu and dropping the session from the HMC ICC utilities menu all to no avail. Can someone please suggest other possible solutions. Thanks -Jim -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Call for Sessions - WAVV 2008
Cross posted to ibmvm and linux-390, sorry for dups. The WAVV committee will be meeting in late September to set the sessions for WAVV 2008. Please send you session suggestions to any of the WAVV committee members and we will make it happen. Thanks and see you at WAVV 2008 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: RPWLIST DATA
I'm just implementing Dirmaint and it's on MAINTs 2CC (where the original directory was). I don't see it on any of Dirmaint's disks. You can use the FILE command to send it over. Huegel, Thomas wrote: Does anyone know off the top of their head where IBM hides this DIRMAINT 'example' file on 5.2? RPWLIST DATA __ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed VSE-List messages and set aside VM-List for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! http://www.ellaforspam.com -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Size of Mdisk
Oohh... niiice Alan Altmark wrote: I would be remiss if I didn't point out that CMS has a VSAM API redirector in it. Look at the SUBSYS operand of FILEDEF. We added it in 1984 or thereabouts and the SQL/DS product had hook to let it process VSAM requests. I don't know if DB2 for VM/VSE still supports that. Look at "Interface to an Alternate VSAM Emulator" in the CMS Application Development Guide for Assembler. Your routine gets control on OPEN, CLOSE, and CLOSE TYPE=T with the address of the ACB. On OPEN your routine fills in the read/write vectors in the ACB. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Size of Mdisk
At least for ESDS files, the VSAM hooks are already there (I don't know if KSDS would be any different or would really matter). The TCP/IP Tools Transparent FTP support is built that way. When a VSAM ESDS file is opened an FTP open is triggered, the data flows to or from the program through the FTP channels. The process is controlled via JCL and a VSE librarian member handles the destination and FTP credentials. David Boyes wrote: I wonder how difficult writing a VSAM to SFS block store driver would be... hmm. Another project to do *later*... -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Size of Mdisk
The VSE development lab won't be of much help there. As far as they're concerned they already have an NFS client as delivered by the Connectivity Systems TCP/IP Stack (which is delivered as a pre-installed, priced feature with every VSE shipment). Unfortunately that doesn't solve the problem for the significant percentage of the customers that are using TCP/IP Tools from Barnard Software (an alternative TCP/IP stack for VSE), which does not provide an NFS client. Perhaps the requirement should go to Jeff... :) David Boyes wrote: Your last point.. Wouldn't it be so cool if VSE (zOS too) understood SFS.. Especially now that VSAM is no longer available for z/VM. That *is* a cool idea. I can submit it as a WAVV requirement; the VSE lab is a lot more cooperative about that sort of thing, and the WAVV guys tend towards the VSE environment more than SHARE does. I doubt z/OS would ever use it (although it would be a very elegant way to get FBA and SCSI disk support into z/OS in short order...) I wonder how difficult writing a VSAM to SFS block store driver would be... hmm. Another project to do *later*... -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Size of Mdisk
Or maybe better, the Byte File System. That would provide a hierarchical storage mechanism for VSE. Yeah, there's an NFS client for VSE, but that's tied to a specific vendor... :( Huegel, Thomas wrote: Your last point.. Wouldn't it be so cool if VSE (zOS too) understood SFS.. Especially now that VSAM is no longer available for z/VM. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Size of Mdisk
z/VM supports very large disk sizes. With the shared file system, you can pool disk volumes together into even larger minidisks. How much disk space do you think you'll need? Suleiman Shahin wrote: Greetings folks, I know this is elementary, but I have to ask! I have an application that sends lots of VSE/POWER listings to a CMS userid with a hot reader that "reads" these files and stores them packed. The older files get deleted and new files keep coming and so on. I wonder how large an m-disk I can allocate for this app without going overboard. All ideas are appreciated. Suleiman Shahin Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now! <http://imagine-msn.com/messenger/launch80/default.aspx?locale=en-us&source=wlmailtagline> -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: DASD Problems
Number 2 is specific to the z890 and z9. If you have an older machine you won't be able to specify it. The PCHID parameter provides indirection to the CHPID specification. You can specify the CHPID value that you want, you aren't tied to the hardware (that's what the PCHID value is). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Shimon, Thanks for the IOCP listing. Three differences stand out: 1) We are defining the control units as device type 2105, whereas you are using 3990. 2) You have a "PCHID" parameter on your CHPID statements that out IOCP does not have. 3) You are using 3390-9s where we have 3390-3s defined. Peter -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: DASD Problems
If this is an internally raided device (like the Shark), INSTALL is not needed. I haven't used it for alot of years. The low level format function is done at install time by the CE (or at the factory). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi David, The results for an Install: install unit(7000) INSTALL UNIT(7000) ICK00700I DEVICE INFORMATION FOR 7000 IS CURRENTLY AS FOLLOWS: PHYSICAL DEVICE = 3390 STORAGE CONTROLLER = 3990 STORAGE CONTROL DESCRIPTOR = E9 DEVICE DESCRIPTOR = 0A ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION = 4A001B35 TRKS/CYL = 15, # PRIMARY CYLS = 3339 ICK04000I DEVICE IS IN SIMPLEX STATE ICK00091I 7000 NED= 2105. .HTC.14.00023257 ICK091I 7000 NED= 2105. .HTC.14.00023257 ICK31054I DEVICE NOT SUPPORTED FOR THE SPECIFIED FUNCTION ICK30003I FUNCTION TERMINATED. CONDITION CODE IS 12 09:36:1908/30/07 Peter -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: August 29, 2007 17:25 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DASD Problems ENTER INPUT COMMAND: CPVOL LABEL UNIT(7000) VOLID(NU7000) NOVFY That I/O error is worrisome. You might try the DSF INSTALL command to ensure that the volume really IS OK. Try INSTALL UNIT(7000) CPVOL FORMAT UNIT(7000) NVFY VOLID(NU7000) The INSTALL will take a LONG time (3-4 hours ... go get dinner) but it does media verification and the following CPVOL FORMAT should actually write on everything and label the volume. If you still get errors, then I'd say you have a media problem. ICK04000I DEVICE IS IN SIMPLEX STATE Ah, memories of 3990 dual copy mode. This just says that the unit you specified is not part of a dual copy pair. Think of it as RAID1 for 3390s. Unless you have real 3390s and real 3990s, you probably won't ever see the paired version. The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review retransmission dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient or delegate is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The integrity and security of this message cannot by guaranteed on the Internet. The Sender accepts no liability for the content of this e-mail or for the consequences of any actions taken on basis of the information provided. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The sender accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. This disclaimer is the property of the TTC and must not be altered or circumvented in any manner. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: TCP/IP problem with two z/VM systems
Did anything happen to the hub/switch before this started happening? Like a code update? Is there a different hub/switch available that you can plug in to? Daniel Allen wrote: It started before the OSA replacement and the microcode upgrade. Daniel Allen Sr. System Programmer Serena Software, Inc. 13713 Pinto Lane Lodi, CA 95240 800-457-3736 ext. 11241 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Serena Software, Inc. www.serena.com -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: TCP/IP problem with two z/VM systems
Is anything happening to z/OS? Is all of this on one card (with two ports)? Is someone messing around with the switch or hub that these are plugged in to? Is it on flaky power or something? Daniel Allen wrote: We are experiencing a TCP/IP with two z/VM systems. Background: One z/VM system using OSA 100-102. One z/OS guest using OSA 104-106. Another z/VM system using OSA 200-202. One z/VM system TCPIP machine dies with the following: * 08/24/07 * 01:23:44 DTCOSD309W Received adapter-initiated Stop Lan * 08/24/07 * 01:23:44 DTCOSD082E OSD shutting down: 01:23:44 DTCPRI385IDevice OSAVM1: 01:23:44 DTCPRI386I Type: OSD, Status: Ready 01:23:44 DTCPRI387I Envelope queue size: 0 01:23:44 DTCPRI388I Address: 0100 01:23:44 DTCQDI001I QDIO device OSAVM1 device number 0102: 01:23:44 DTCQDI007I Disable for QDIO data transfers Another z/VM system TCPIP machine dies with the following: * 08/24/07 * 01:23:44 DTCOSD309W Received adapter-initiated Stop Lan * 08/24/07 * 01:23:44 DTCOSD082E OSD shutting down: 01:23:44 DTCPRI385IDevice [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: 01:23:44 DTCPRI386I Type: OSD, Status: Ready 01:23:44 DTCPRI387I Envelope queue size: 0 01:23:44 DTCPRI388I Address: 0200 01:23:44 DTCQDI001I QDIO device [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> device number 0202: 01:23:44 DTCQDI007I Disable for QDIO data transfers We have had IBM replace the OSA for CHPID 01. Where do we look now ? Daniel Allen Sr. System Programmer Serena Software, Inc. 13713 Pinto Lane Lodi, CA 95240 800-457-3736 ext. 11241 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Serena Software, Inc. www.serena.com <http://www.serena.com/> ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ****** -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: How to insert zvse4 installation tapes without barcode label on 3953/3584 library
It may also be known as a foreign tape or alien tape mounting option. If not, that's a big oversight. Tapes come from (and go to) the outside all the time in some shops. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: we knew this option on the 3494. Before we had also this library. You can insert an unlabeled cartridge into the 3584 library but the 9353 library manager will reject it. It has no longer the options you mentioned from the 3494. kind regards Franz Josef Pohlen Mark Pace schrieb: I don't know about those 2 devices, but, the 3494 has 2 different methods for that. Your devices may have something similar. Insert unlabeled tape. Standalone drive mounting from the input station. -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: MAINTENANCE
Anne, That's exactly the approach that I use. Another variation would be to try it on a z/VM in another LPAR, but second level works just as well. Perhaps the key to PUT2PROD is to make sure that you are connected to your OSA ICC or 2074 (if you have either of those). Also, the timing to be able to bounce VM to finish the maintenance cycle is important. Anne D. Crabtree wrote: So, I was hoping to ask all the people on the list if they would be willing to share their strategy regarding applying maintenance to VM! It was obviously not a topic that could be covered at SHARE since everyone has their own way of doing it… As I indicated at SHARE, for those of you who attended the wrap-up session, my inclination is to: - create a second level VM, - apply maintenance, - see if it works, - if it does, do it all again on first level. We are a VERY small shop with only a handful of linux instances. We only have z/vm in order to run linux. Can I put maintenance on with those instances up? Seems like that would not be a good idea (comes to mind the time I did PUT2PROD from my desk, TCP/IP got taken down, and I got zapped!). However, as Jim indicated, z/vm 5.3 handles tcp/ip differently so ??? I would really appreciate any insight that anyone can provide… Thanks! -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Using a VSwitch in VM rather than VIPA
It's very possible. I do it all the time. Put a NICDEF in the directory for TCP/IP, and set up the interface. It can be the same as your real OSA interface (device number, IP Address, etc). TCP/IP on VM won't know the difference. And when you get the second card, the failover process will work just fine. Davis, Larry wrote: I would like to use a VSWITCH being managed through CP and operating over to separate ports on an OSA Express 2 card. Then I would like to link my main z/VM TCP/IP stack to this VSWITCH. Am I barking up a non existent tree or is this possible I am using the two TCP/IP Controllers ID's DTCVSW1/2 included with z/VM 5.2 I thought if I could create a virtual NIC and couple this with the VMSWITCH then the main z/VM stack would have a redundant and managed failover for a OSA port failure. I would prefer to have the ports on separate cards, but don't see that happening anytime soon. Larry Davis -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM
I absolutely agree that it was ALOT of fun. And seeing the new faces is absolutely wonderful. My personal thanks to the other volunteers and the attendees for making this SHARE a great event, I'm looking forward to many, many more. Film at 11! (or whenever Rick can get it out for viewing) Sir Rich of Consonants Bill Munson wrote: I just got back from SHARE and it was a very good PARTY. And it was good to see a LOT of new faces in the VM and LINUX sessions. And Rick filmed a LOT more than just the PARTY, probably enough to do a feature length MOVIE of VM'rs at there best and at there not so best. ;>) Sir Bill, Earl of Tabasco VM System Programmer Office of Information Technology State of New Jersey (609) 984-4065 President MVMUA http://www.marist.edu/~mvmua -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: FW: Mainframe Systems Programmer Opportunity -- York, PA
Too late, you already did... :) Edward M. Martin wrote: Hello Everyone out there. Let me know if this ok to send these to the list. (List Etiquette and protocols.) Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: 2007 Order of the Knights of VM
Congratulations to all! James Vincent wrote: Moments ago, on August 15th, 2007 at VM's 35th birthday party at SHARE in San Diego, CA, the following new Companions were inducted into the Order of the Knights of VM: -- Rich Smrcina, Sir Rich of Consonants VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: backing up 2nd level VM with ddrxa
No prob. Good luck with the maintenance! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich, >Your second level MAINT should already know them as 123, 124 and 125. >Use Q V 123-125 to make sure. ok, after i shutdown the 2nd level VM and used ddr on maint (1st level) i xautolog ed the 2nd level system and checked. yes, maint has them as 123, 124, and 125. thanks for the help, prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: backing up 2nd level VM with ddrxa
Your second level MAINT should already know them as 123, 124 and 125. Use Q V 123-125 to make sure. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rich, ok - thanks. that was where i was headed. btw, how would i get those volumes to second level vm's MAINT to get them backed up? would i have to have MDISKs in MAINT's USER DIRECT in order to use DDRXA ? prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: backing up 2nd level VM with ddrxa
You can, but you'll be backing up a live system. If you have to restore it, it will go through spool recovery. Your choice. If you can, I would shut it down, back it up, then bring it back up. It shouldn't take that much longer. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: so i can't back it up while the system is up? prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL The IBM z/VM Operating System wrote on 08/09/2007 10:23:36 PM: > If your second level VM is down, I'd just back them up from the first > level system with the first level DDR. Attach the volumes to someone > and use DDR. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > i am preparing to install RSU tapes on a second level VM system. > > this is our 'as shipped' zVM 4.4 system. > > i am attempting to make a backup before i start installing service > > but when i create a DDRXA tape and ipl it, then attempt to backup > > 440RES, 440W01, and 440W02 i get an error: > > HCPDDR704E DEVICE 0210 NOT OPERATIONAL > > > > a #CP Q DASD shows 0210 as CP OWNED > > can I back up these volumes on a running system? > > or do i have to backup them up at first level? > > > > prg > > > > Phillip Gramly > > Systems Programmer > > Communications Data Group > > Champaign, IL > > -- > Rich Smrcina > VM Assist, Inc. > Phone: 414-491-6001 > Ans Service: 360-715-2467 > rich.smrcina at vmassist.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina > > Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org > WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008 > -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: backing up 2nd level VM with ddrxa
If your second level VM is down, I'd just back them up from the first level system with the first level DDR. Attach the volumes to someone and use DDR. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i am preparing to install RSU tapes on a second level VM system. this is our 'as shipped' zVM 4.4 system. i am attempting to make a backup before i start installing service but when i create a DDRXA tape and ipl it, then attempt to backup 440RES, 440W01, and 440W02 i get an error: HCPDDR704E DEVICE 0210 NOT OPERATIONAL a #CP Q DASD shows 0210 as CP OWNED can I back up these volumes on a running system? or do i have to backup them up at first level? prg Phillip Gramly Systems Programmer Communications Data Group Champaign, IL -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Tux as you've never seen him before
...or t-shirt. KEETON Dave * OR SDC wrote: I ran across this one a while back when I was using StumbleUpon for Firefox. Very nice and yes, it would make a great poster! *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Mike Walter *Sent:* Wednesday, August 08, 2007 2:43 PM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Tux as you've never seen him before Cross-posted to the IBMVM and Linux390 lists... Even though it's not quite the same (this one is apparently done with "new age" photo manipulation) it brings back memories of pictures printed by print-chain printers of olde using simple characters or character overlays. Still, BRAVO! Nice job by an unknown artist. Would make nice posters. http://www.100mb.nl/ Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: VM's 35 Birthday Celebration and 2007 Knights of VM
Gotta love the small company mindset. Mike Walter wrote: Oh, wait... it's not a big company-sponsored project. Never mind. The desired goal can be reached quickly within the required time, cheaply, with few people, and work well! ;-) Mike Walter *"David Boyes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" 08/03/2007 10:25 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: VM's 35 Birthday Celebration and 2007 Knights of VM 1 laptop + 1 $25 USB camera + 1 wireless network + 1 copy of MS NetMeeting or gnomeMeeting = webcast I’ll send a camera with Neale. Now, if someone wants to coordinate, setup and run a webcast, I am all for it! I just can't do it though - my basket is overflowing. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: VM's 35 Birthday Celebration and 2007 Knights of VM
Hoo hoo! Can we go to SCIDS, Dad? Can we, Can we? :) Phil Smith III wrote: Phil Tully <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Summer Share always coincides with my family vacations. So bring your family...I am! ...phsiii -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: PROFILE EXEC to bring up second level VM
That worked great! Thanks Michael and Marcy. Michael Coffin wrote: Hi Rich, When you disconnect the z/VM 5.3 OPERATOR you get the z/VM 5.3 HCPBOX, and then you close the TN3270 emulator, right? That is your problem. Don't forget that you are logged on to a virtual machine on the first level CP (z/VM 5.2), and THAT virtual machine is running and OS which happens to be z/VM 5.3. If you want to disconnect the virtual machine in which you are running z/VM 5.3 - after you disconnect the OPERATOR and receive the z/VM 5.3 HCPBOX, press PA1 and break to first level CP (verify that you are on first level CP, look at the status area in the bottom right of your TN3270 session) and THERE you type DISC to disconnect. Now the TN3270 session can be closed without yanking a virtual machine's console in the process. :) -Mike -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
PROFILE EXEC to bring up second level VM
OK, I seem to be having a recall problem... Here is the essence of a PROFILE EXEC that I'm using to bring up z/VM 5.3 under z/VM 5.2: 'CP SET RUN ON' 'CP TERMINAL HOLD OFF' IPLCMD='TERM CONMODE 3270'||'15'X||'IPL C20' 'CP 'IPLCMD It all works fine until I DISC the z/VM 5.3 OPERATOR and close the session. Then z/VM 5.3 stops. When I log back in to the virtual machine it is all good, it picks up right where it left off. What's missing from the PROFILE EXEC to keep it running when the console goes away? -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: WAY OT..Jeff Beck..
Ha! Me too... I'm sure no one tells him that. :) Larry Macioce wrote: Everytime I see his name pop up I can't but help think of the Yardbirds with Page and Clapton. Sorry it's been on my mind for a while and I finally had to say something . I know I'm showing my age Have a great day MAce -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: 530SPL and 530PAG
I concur, it was a pain. I'm glad it was done. RPN01 wrote: Actually, I was very glad to get the page and spool out of the res pack. It’s such a pain to remove later on. The way we install, the starter system “becomes” the production system after the customization. So the concept of a starter system disappears. If you’re installing your starter system second level, there’s no need to allocate a whole, real volume to it for page and spool. It can be just as happy with minidisks of your desired size and will see them with the proper labels and be quite happy. So take one mod 27, and break it into two minidisks, making it both your page and spool. Or smaller, if you’d like. Then eventually, you can do the page and spool configuration the way you’d like. -- .~.Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW / ( ) \ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but “Join the story... Ride Ural.” in practice, theory and practice are different." -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: ZVM 5.3 - Z890 - Second Level Install
Sitting... Still sitting... Still... :) ...been there, done that, got the t-shirt. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And will all those who haven't done this please stand up? Ah, yes. I thought so... -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: RXSQL talking to DB2 UDB on Linux/IFL
If a communications path is available to the UDB server from VM and the DB2 client code on VM can connect to it, then RXSQL should have no problem with access. Subject to the restrictions that Eric mentioned. Ed Zell wrote: We are looking at a Z series box and the possibility of getting off DB/2 for VM and moving it to DB/2 UDB which would run under Linux on an IFL. Is anyone doing this and using RXSQL on VM to access the DB/2 UDB database? We have a couple of custom applications that depend on RXSQL and need to make sure that this environment would be viable and supported. Thanks. Ed Zell Illinois Mutual Life (309) 674-8255 x-107 . CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This communication, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and contains information which may be confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, notify the sender immediately, delete the communication and destroy all copies. Thank you for your compliance. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Strange performance issues again
No I'm (and I'm sure Marcy) are referring to the directory entry for the VSE guest, where you can define multiple CPUs. Check your MACHINE statement. Tim Joyce wrote: I am not familiar with multiple virtual CPU's on a UNI. Are you referring to the SYSDEF TD,START=01 ? We removed this when we migrated to the UNI. Tim -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Strange performance issues again
.00 > 2.01 W-I/O * * _ TC24 E1 E1 13 DFHSIP .01 .00 .00 > 2.10 W-I/O * * _ TESTCICS C1 C1 12 DFHSIP .01 .00 .00 > 2.47 W-I/O * * _ VTAMPRTT Z2 Z2 8 M4VAPRNT .00 .00 .00 .30 W-I/O * * _ VPT Y1 Y1 11 M4VAVPT.00 .00 .00 .08 W-I/O * * _ HMSK3000 T3 T3 10 SOKY300.00 .00 .00 .06 W-I/O * * _ HMSK6000 T2 T2 10 SOKY600.00 .00 .00 .06 W-I/O * * _ HMSK0001 T1 T1 10 SOKY001.00 .00 .00 .06 W-I/O * * _ NETDOS S4 S4 2 ADARUN .00 .00 .00 .16 W-I/O * * _ FAQSTEST S2 S2 2 FAQSMAIN .00 .00 .00 .09 W-I/O * ** Help Information = PF1 *TMONTEST PF Key Assignments = PA1 *** During DYNVTOC: **Jobname: LSSSTART*** Job Execution Monitor *Date: 07/16/2007** * Screen: TVSE2601 (+) Time: 13:30:31 * * Command: __ Cycle: MMSS * * STATS: CPU= 19.3 DELAY= 73.8 PAGING=.0 IORATE = 205.0 * *Sorted On: % CPU BUSY * * %CPU Busy Page Rate I/O Rate %Pag Fram * * Jobname Ptn AS Pr Phase<--100--> <---20--> <--200--> <---30--> Status * * _ TIMVTOC P1 P1 24 DYNVTOC > 16.13.00 .00 .01 READY * * _ TCPIPU1 U1 6 IPNET .85 .00 ==>57.88.31 READY * * _ SP $$A$SUPX .75 .00 1.39> 2.02 N/A * * _ TESTFTP F3 3 23 FTP.50 .00 9.06 .15 READY * * _ POWSTART F1 1 2 TESTPOWR .28 .00 9.76 .28 W-I/O * * _ LSSSTART S3 S3 1 $TMGT01.04 .00 1.39 .35 READY * * _ ACCTCICS H1 H1 8 DFHSIP .03 .00 .00 1.58 W-I/O * * _ TC24 E1 E1 13 DFHSIP .03 .00 .00 > 2.10 W-I/O * * _ TESTCICS C1 C1 12 DFHSIP .03 .00 .00 > 2.65 READY * * _ TCACICS E2 E2 13 DFHSIP .02 .00 .00 > 2.01 W-I/O * * _ TCPDOSD2 Z1 Z1 9 IPNET .01 .00 .00 .22 W-I/O * * _ VPT Y1 Y1 11 M4VAVPT.01 .00 .00 .08 W-I/O * * _ VTAMSTRT F2 2 3 ISTINCVT .01 .00 11.85 .46 READY * * _ VTAMPRTT Z2 Z2 9 M4VAPRNT .00 .00 .00 .30 W-I/O * * _ HMSK3000 T3 T3 10 SOKY300.00 .00 .00 .06 W-I/O * * _ HMSK6000 T2 T2 10 SOKY600.00 .00 .00 .06 W-I/O * ** Help Information = PF1 *TMONTEST PF Key Assignments = PA1 *** As you can see, when running the DYNVTOC, TMON shows a large amount of CPU and Delay. The Job seems to run through normally, even quickly, so the temp CPU demand is not an much of a concern as the fact the job seems to cause all other resources in the VSE machine to bog down. It does not matter how low we set the priority of the job. As you can see above job (DYNVTOC) has a priority of 24, much lower than all the other active resources. Notice the TMON partition (LSSSTART) has a priority of 1 and still I had to wait 10 to 15 sec., through several "TVSE05005I - THE REQUESTED DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE. RC= X'001C'" messages from TMON I finally can get a screen back. Since higher priority applications are so bogged down by these multi step jobs. I feel that the problem lies in either the VSE or VM dispatcher. Has anyone else seen anything like this? Sorry for the long email .. but I felt I needed to explain with examples to get the problem across. Tim Tim Joyce Sr. Systems Programmer Alex Lee, Inc. Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phone: (828) 725-4448 Fax: (828) 725-4800 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: ZVM and SET SHARE ABS
The shares are normalized. The absolute shares are normalized to 99% and the relative shares get the rest. Hughes, Jim - OIT wrote: What would be the effect if the sum of my SET SHARE ABS xx% is greater than 100%?? Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 "There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about." John von Neumann -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: VMUTIL processing
OK, excellent, thanks for the help! Fran Hensler wrote: Yes, that's what I would do. Sometime I want to run an event that is already run so I edit the file and change the date to the previous day and then restart VMUTIL. The event will run as soon as VMUTIL comes up. /Fran -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: VMUTIL processing
So is the solution to change the timestamp to the last properly scheduled time? In my example, change the timestamp to 6PM Wednesday, so that it gets scheduled correctly at 6PM Thursday? Assuming I don't want it run off-schedule and skipping it is OK. Fran Hensler wrote: VMUTIL works on both date and time. If you have an event scheduled for 18:00:00 and VMUTIL is not running then the event will run as soon as VMUTIL comes back up because he knows that event was missed. In your, example VMUTIL would run the event would run at 8am Thursday. What I don't know is if it will run it again at 6PM on Thursday. My guess is that it will. /Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 44 years [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.724.738.2153 "Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery Rock" On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:23:16 -0500 Rich Smrcina said: If VMUTIL misses processing a timed entry (because VMUTIL isn't running), will is just run it again as soon as VMUTIL comes back up or will it wait until the next timed occurance? For instance, if an event is scheduled for each day at 6PM and VMUTIL is down Wednesday at 6PM, but comes up again at 8AM Thursday will the event get scheduled right away or wait until 6PM Thursday? Thanks. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
VMUTIL processing
If VMUTIL misses processing a timed entry (because VMUTIL isn't running), will is just run it again as soon as VMUTIL comes back up or will it wait until the next timed occurance? For instance, if an event is scheduled for each day at 6PM and VMUTIL is down Wednesday at 6PM, but comes up again at 8AM Thursday will the event get scheduled right away or wait until 6PM Thursday? Thanks. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: FTPing to z/VM
Might be nice, but that won't work. There is no filemode context for the FTP Server to work with. He has to CD to the minidisk, then to his get. Stracka, James (GTI) wrote: Sure. Just append ".B" as in: GET filename.filetype.filemode just remember the dots. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: FTPing to z/VM
If you know the cuu, you can 'cd userid.cuu'. The FTP Server doesn't know the disks by filemode. Lionel B. Dyck wrote: When I ftp to a z/vm guest is there a way to do a get on a file that is on the 'b' minidisk? Thanks *Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist * Enterprise Platform Services, Mainframe Engineering KP-IT Enterprise Engineering, Client and Platform Engineering Services (CAPES) 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AIM: lbdyck *|* Yahoo IM: lbdyck / Kaiser Service Credo: "Our cause is health. Our passion is service. We’re here to make lives better.” / * “Never attribute to malice what can be caused by miscommunication.” * * NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: *If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are prohibited from sharing, copying, or otherwise using or disclosing its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, forwarding or saving them. Thank you. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Installing z/VM 5.3 on Flex-ES box
I've been monitoring it and there are more questions and speculation than answers. The best thing to do is to bug PWD about it (which I exactly what I intend to do). Adam Thornton wrote: On Jun 19, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Rich Smrcina wrote: I've heard that there's a lot of discussion about PWD and Flex and licensing going on there now. I don't know how much of it is the pieces we already knew, which was "no new Flex licenses" and how much of it might actually be relevant to *my* question, which is "as a PWD user, am I entitled to z/VM 5.3?" I didn't even realize that second question *WAS* a question until today when I started wondering whether I should order the tape or the DVD of 5.3, and found out that the most likely answer was that I could do neither. But since you have to be subscribed to see the archives Adam -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Installing z/VM 5.3 on Flex-ES box
What does subscribing to ibm-main have to do with z/VM updates? Adam Thornton wrote: Yep. But *until* my license runs out, then I would like to keep current with z/VM updates. I am given to understand that I should be reading IBM-MAIN--which I've just subscribed to--and that I ought to grit my teeth because apparently getting 5.3 as a PWD member is not going to be as relatively painless as getting 5.2 was. Sigh. Adam -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Ordering z/VM 5.3.0 through ShopzSeries?
There's been ALOT of traffic on ibm-main about the IBMLink web interface problems and the demise of the 3270 interface. It appears that the 3270 interface was resurrected since there were so many problems... Stracka, James (GTI) wrote: Has anyone been able to order PTFs for CMS today? I tried last Friday and again today. They sit in RECEIVED status. I tried calling 1-800-543-3912 and was told they were in shipped status and I should close all me IE sessions and start again. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: WAVV PRESENTATION FOR VIRTUAL
Some of the IBM sessions are here: http://www.wavv.org/wavv2007/presentations/index.htm Dave Jones wrote: Hi, Jan. Alan often posts his presentations on his VM web site at: http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/ALTMARKA/present.html [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FOR Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott I am looking for you WAVV presentation, but I guess I am looking in all the wrong places. Where would I find it? Jan Canavan __ This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message. To reply to our email administrator directly, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: Service for VM
I access it as U, no particular reason other than it wasn't used. Any reason why you chose A? Your 'after lunch' comment reminds me of a T-shirt I saw on a TV show, "If I don't remember it, it didn't happen!" Mike Walter wrote: Second, try ACCESS 500 A. Then issue the SERVICE command. I'm pretty sure that's what I did when I RSU 5204. But that was "before lunch" a few weeks ago, and anything "before lunch" is forgotten after lunch. :-) -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
Re: IPL without OPERATOR on console
There had to be a configuration change between the old machine and the z9. VM won't behave that differently just because of different hardware. Berry van Sleeuwen wrote: Hello List, Last week we have seen an IPL that did not go the way I'd expected. It went OK, so VM is running, but it doesn't feel right. In the past our IPL procedures were: - Connect a terminal session to a console (let's say device 820) - load the LPAR on HMC with loadparm 820. - On the console the SA-IPL appears. - Change parameters if required and press PF10. - On the console user OPERATOR is logged on and some information on IPL i s displayed on the console. - User OPERATOR runs PROP and disconnects. Our new VM runs on a z9 machine. (actually 6 VM's on two machines) The IP L now looks like this: - Connect terminal - load LPAR - console turns to the VM logon screen. No SA-IPL, so also no way to specify a PROMPT or a different PARM disk. N o user OPERATOR to ask for start parameters (WARM, NOAUTOLOG) or to display the IPL steps, such as SPOOL init, and things like that. When closing the console log for operator I can see the lines I would expect to see on the console so it did all those things but it didn't show us that. It only happens on a z9 machine. Our VM's on z890 and z990 machines do show the SA-IPL during IPL. All VM's are z/VM 5.2 and use basically the same system config. So it looks like it has something to do with the machine or its configuration. Has anyone ever seen this? Any ideas as to what the cause would be? TIA, Berry van Sleeuwen. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2008 - Chattanooga - April 18-22, 2008
WAVV and Poker
From Frank Ramaekers: Is anyone interested in playing in a Poker Tournament at the Oneida Casino on Mason Street in Green Bay on 21st of May at 7:00pm (registration starts at 6:00pm)? Details: Texas Hold 'em Tournaments Mondays & Wednesdays at 7pm Monday Buy-In $35 Wednesday Buy-In $65 One RE-BUY during first 4 rounds. On ADD-ON at the end of 4th round. REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 6PM Seated players will receive preference in registration. No phone reservations accepted. May only register yourself. No Refunds Limited to first 80 entrants. For more information please call 920-496-5075 or 1-800-238-4263, Ext 5075 to reach the Poker Room. I'm basically getting a feel for the number of people that would be interested in going as a group. (Or just getting a ride!) Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer; MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE American Income Life Insurance Company Phone: (254) 761-6649 Fax: (254) 741-5777 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007
Re: TCP/IP VM Documentation
Sergio, You can also get product doc here: http://www.vm.ibm.com/library/ Click on Library Center, Bookshelf or PDF Library for your release. The TCP/IP feature manuals will be there. Sergio Lima wrote: Hello, I'm trying find a Manual, or may be a little guide of how install , and IVP the TCP/IP from VM. Someone know a easy way to found this ? Thanks very much Sergio Lima Costa System Consultant __ Fale com seus amigos de graça com o novo Yahoo! Messenger http://br.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007
Re: z/VM usability
Umm... that's Mark Hessling. Paul Raulerson wrote: Well - Linux works now, and can talk to all the CP services. Linux also comes with Rexx (Regina), XEdit (THE Editor from Tim Hessling), and pipes that are roughly equivalent to CMS Pipelines. Named pipes and message queues and such are all available and under Linux and Solaris, very heavily used. The biggest darn problem is that Linux is not very efficient compared to CMS (or mvs, z/.OS, OS/390, etc.) which was written with the IBM arch. in mind, and probably in assembler to boot. Linux is quite capable and fast on a zSeries machine, but not as fast as or anywhere near as efficient as CMS. Music is pretty good I suppose. -Paul -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007
Re: Best procedure to migrate dedicated VSE volume to VM minidisk
Yes, but unfortunately DEVNO causes the MDISK to bypass Minidisk Cache... :( Went down the same road, same sad results... Jim Bohnsack wrote: Tim--VM would be quite happy with a full volume, 3339 cyl. mdisk that the guest would get. Now that does leave you with the exposure of the VSE guest "owning" cyl 0, including the label. If you change the label, VM won't know about the different label until you change the MDISK statement in the directory. There is an option on the MDISK statement that allows you to define a MDISK at a real address rather that by volid: MDisk /vdev devtype /DEVNO /rdev / The message you are seeing is normal. Jim -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007
Re: CPs and zVM
As long as the LPAR has access to the 2 CPs VM will. The IND command will confirm it. Antonio C Prado wrote: People, I am running zVM 4.3 and 5 VSE/ESA 2.6.1 in a z9 BC with 2 CPs. I want zV M ownning both CPs, and all of the virtual machines (including the 5 VSEs) sharing the 2 CPs, according to priority and others performance parameter s of the zVM. How do I give the 2 CPs to zVM? Thanks, ACP -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007
Re: Install mistake
Perhaps part of the service procedure in the program directory will help: http://www.vm.ibm.com/progdir/4osasf42.pdf Huegel, Thomas wrote: This may be a lot easier than I thought. It appears all of the code is on 2VMVMV20 mdisks all I have to do is run a SES command to move them to production 200, 400 etc mdisks. I am at a D/R site with limited resources, can anyone suggest what the SES command might look like? Thanks -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Sent: 4/19/2007 3:29 PM Subject: Re: Install mistake Two alternatives: If you have the tape layout, the you can restore the minidisks one by one. I think each minidisk was separately DDRed. If not: then you need to restore a whole VM and you use the directory you just showed to extract the minidisks you want and DDR them from the new packs onto minidisks of your current VM. e.g. (after the restore to get MDISK 2C2 3390 3334 004 430W01 ) LINK 2VMVMV20 2C2 222 M (current VM) ATTACH restored_430W01 * 111 DDR SYS CONS#IN 111 DASD#OUT 222 DASD COPY 3334 3337 reorder 0 And, you need more than OSASF 200 and 400: the 2VMVMV20 user contains the real SW. As for the link error: in the past, OSA/SF installed a stupid PROFILE EXEC that tries to link to non-standard minidisk addresses. No need to a MAINT 19A for example. I don't know if this is better in z/VM V5. -- Kris Buelens, IBM Belgium, VM customer support -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007
Re: Install mistake
Thomas, Do you need to install SNA on that card? Huegel, Thomas wrote: The directory entries are there, the mini disks are formatted, but there are no files on the disks. This is a 4.3 system I am trying to recover. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2007 - Green Bay, WI - May 18-22, 2007
