Shared r/w Filesystem
What is the recommended cluster filesystem for Linux on z that allows multiple servers to have read/write access to the same files? I have an account that is having issues with OCFS2 with SLES 11 SP1. Thanks Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z Client Architect IBM Corporation - West IMT Mobile Phone: 1-925-207-4518 E-mail: lionel.d...@us.ibm.com System z: www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/ Linux on z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/ Destination z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/destinationz/index.html/ Think Inside the z Box -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
OCFS2 replacement for SLES ?
After reading this http://www.mainframezone.com/it-management/linux-on-system-z-choices-in-file-systems Has anyone heard what SUSE's plans are to provide an alternative within the SLES distribution? Thanks Lionel B. Dyck z Client Architect IBM Corporation - West IMT Mobile Phone: 1-925-207-4518 E-mail: lionel.d...@us.ibm.com System z: www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/ Linux on z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/ Destination z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/destinationz/index.html/ Think Inside the z Box image/gif
Re: Regina on SLES 11 SP 1
I'm glad I haven't added the 'dot' to my path for linux yet as I've learned a lot from y'all. Lionel B. Dyck z Client Architect IBM Corporation - West IMT Mobile Phone: 1-925-207-4518 E-mail: lionel.d...@us.ibm.com System z: www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/ Linux on z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/ Destination z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/destinationz/index.html/ Think Inside the z Box -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: Question - listserv mail management
Thanks to everyone who replied. I have been using Quick Rules for so long I'd forgotten about the full mail rule capabilities which included both sender and to. For this, and other listservs, I'm using the filter on TO and it is working great. Lionel B. Dyck z Client Architect IBM Corporation - West IMT Mobile Phone: 1-925-207-4518 E-mail: lionel.d...@us.ibm.com System z: www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/ Linux on z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/ Destination z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/destinationz/index.html/ Think Inside the z Box image/gif
Re: Regina on SLES 11 SP 1
I haven't done it on Linux (yet) but on Windows I always put ;. in the PATH so that it would always search the current path when I issued a command - perhaps if I wasn't so fixated on the command line that wouldn't have been an issue. That might be worth considering for Linux Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z Client Architect IBM Corporation - West IMT Mobile Phone: 1-925-207-4518 E-mail: lionel.d...@us.ibm.com System z: www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/ Linux on z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/ Destination z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/destinationz/index.html/ Think Inside the z Box From: Tom Duerbusch duerbus...@stlouiscity.com To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu, Date: 08/31/2011 02:58 PM Subject:Re: Regina on SLES 11 SP 1 Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Thanks Mark That was it. I would have thought that my current directory would be searched prior to searching the path. I didn't need to specify a path for the execs I created on SLES7 thru SLES10. I guess it is possible that I accidently, always, put the execs in a directory that was in the path, but that is kind of stretching it. Anyway, I can work with specifying the path. Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Mark Post mp...@novell.com 8/31/2011 4:18 PM On 8/31/2011 at 05:05 PM, Tom Duerbusch duerbus...@stlouiscity.com wrote: I downloaded and mounted the sdk for SLES 11 SP 1 and installed regina. I then code a simple rexx exec to validate that rexx is functional. But when I execute it, I get: linux74:/home/duerbuscht # regina thd01.rexx Error 3 running thd01.rexx: Failure during initialization Error 3.1: Failure during initialization: Program was not found Try doing regina ./thd01.rexx or putting thd01.rexx somewhere in your PATH. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Question - listserv mail management
I changed my subscription to digest as I could find no way using Lotus Notes to filter incoming messages to put them into a unique folder. Can anyone provide a suggestion on how to identify posts on this listserv when they arrive in my inbox so that I can easily route them to a folder? Thanks Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z Client Architect IBM Corporation - West IMT Mobile Phone: 1-925-207-4518 E-mail: lionel.d...@us.ibm.com System z: www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/ Linux on z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/ Destination z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/destinationz/index.html/ Think Inside the z Box -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Networking Question
I am working with a client and the question arose about if this could be done: Clients FTP data to one of two hosts. If one host is down they actually update the DNS server entry to point the down host to the other (backup) hostname Is there a way to setup the DNS so that both host ip addresses are defined for a single hostname? thanks Lionel B. Dyck z Client Architect IBM Corporation - West IMT Mobile Phone: 1-925-207-4518 E-mail: lionel.d...@us.ibm.com System z: www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/ Linux on z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/ Destination z: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/destinationz/index.html/ Think Inside the z Box -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
SLES suse_register fails ?
I've a challenge that I'm hoping someone here can assist with. I've a server that failed to connect to the Novell center for updates. I checked the novell center and it hadn't connected for over a year (I was able to connect 4 months ago to do the SLES 10 sp2 to sp3 upgrade so I don't know what the last contact date really means). Last week I checked YaST Online Updates and it would not connect. I called the novell customer resolution center who suggested removing the server from the novell center and then running suse_register again. I did that with no luck. They then suggested following the guidelines in TID 3303599, which basically says to delete all of the zmd files related to the registration. I did that with no luck either. (Note I had another server with a similar issue and the TID steps resolved things there). Has anyone any recommendations to resolve this as I need to connect to do a YaST Online Update to get the latest kernel update. Thanks in Advance Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
NFS and AutoFS - a how to question
Here is a scenario that I was just asked about: NFS Server A exports /data NFS Server B exports /data Several client servers mount /data The questions are: How to keep NFS Server A and B in sync On the client servers, if NFS Server A is down, how to mount /data from NFS Server B (and vice versa) Any advice/wisdom would be greatly appreciated Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: NFS and AutoFS - a how to question
One other point - the two NFS Servers are on different CEC's/LPARs for availability and the storage may not be share-able . but yes - it is an HA cluster Thanks Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck From: Mark Post mp...@novell.com To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Date: 08/04/2010 01:37 PM Subject:Re: NFS and AutoFS - a how to question Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu On 8/4/2010 at 04:30 PM, Lionel Dyck ld...@us.ibm.com wrote: Here is a scenario that I was just asked about: NFS Server A exports /data NFS Server B exports /data Several client servers mount /data The questions are: How to keep NFS Server A and B in sync On the client servers, if NFS Server A is down, how to mount /data from NFS Server B (and vice versa) You're looking at an HA cluster using shared storage between the two NFS servers, and VIPA to provide the clients with a single IP address/DNS name to access. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: NFS and AutoFS - a how to question
Another point - the dasd is all mainframe (eckd) dasd :-) Thanks Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck From: Mark Post mp...@novell.com To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Date: 08/04/2010 01:55 PM Subject:Re: NFS and AutoFS - a how to question Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu On 8/4/2010 at 04:45 PM, Lionel Dyck ld...@us.ibm.com wrote: One other point - the two NFS Servers are on different CEC's/LPARs for availability and the storage may not be share-able . iSCSI will make it shareable. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: Configuring networking in zVM under Hercules???
Marc - Alan is correct but there is a freely available version of VM that you could try however why not just install SLES10 directly under Hercules. btw. You should check the licensing for SLES as well as SLES is also licensed. Lionel B. Dyck From: Alan Altmark/Endicott/i...@ibmus To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Date: 06/08/2010 02:56 PM Subject:Re: Configuring networking in zVM under Hercules??? Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu On Tuesday, 06/08/2010 at 04:44 EDT, mydesravi...@gmail.com wrote: I 'm a student. I'm trying to install a SLES10 in z/VM 5.2 running under Hercules 3.06. I'm new in this. Just I want to learn more. Unfortunately I have a bit of bad news for you, Marc. IBM software license agreements do not allow you to use z/VM on Hercules. Whoever gave you your copy of z/VM knows that and, further, knows that the license also prohibits them from giving the software to someone else, even to a student. (That was a mean thing for them to do to you.) While many on this list don't agree with IBM's choices in this matter, they nonetheless respect IBM's right to make those choices for itself. Alan Altmark IBM -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Capturing Command output in REXX ?
In TSO Rexx I can use the OUTTRAP command and in CMS I can use a PIPE to
issue a command and put the output into a stem to work with.
How can I do that in REXX in Linux?
For example I want to capture the output of the df -h command and the
only way I can do that now that I've figured out is to do something like
this:
'df -h /tmp/tmp.file'
call read '/tmp/tmp.file' /* a read subroutine that reads the file into
a stem
'rm /tmp/tmp.file'
process the stem
I'm using Regina REXX on SLES 10 SP2.
Thanks
Lionel B. Dyck
z/Linux Specialist
IBM Corporation
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Re: Capturing Command output in REXX ?
Thanks - I tried it after your prior note - works great.
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From: Scott Rohling scott.rohl...@gmail.com
To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu
Date: 03/08/2010 09:59 AM
Subject:Re: Capturing Command output in REXX ?
Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu
Yep - just tried it myself.. So - to put it into an array:
'df -h | rxqueue'
out. = ''
out.0 = queued()
Do i = 1 to out.0
Parse Pull out.i
End
Scott
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Scott Rohling
scott.rohl...@gmail.comwrote:
Can't you:'df -h | rxqueue' to use the stack? I thought I recalled
doing things this way with Regina...
Scott
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Lionel Dyck ld...@us.ibm.com wrote:
In TSO Rexx I can use the OUTTRAP command and in CMS I can use a PIPE to
issue a command and put the output into a stem to work with.
How can I do that in REXX in Linux?
For example I want to capture the output of the df -h command and the
only way I can do that now that I've figured out is to do something like
this:
'df -h /tmp/tmp.file'
call read '/tmp/tmp.file' /* a read subroutine that reads the file
into
a stem
'rm /tmp/tmp.file'
process the stem
I'm using Regina REXX on SLES 10 SP2.
Thanks
Lionel B. Dyck
z/Linux Specialist
IBM Corporation
Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account
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Cell: 925-348-0237
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Re: Capturing Command output in REXX ?
That is sweet - THANK YOU
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From: Scully, William P william.scu...@ca.com
To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu
Date: 03/08/2010 12:04 PM
Subject:Re: Capturing Command output in REXX ?
Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu
Another approach:
#!/usr/bin/regina
Trace N
Address System 'ls -l' With Output Stem rec.
Do i = 1 To rec.0 By 1
Say rec.i
End i
-Original Message-
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 12:48 PM
To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
Subject: Capturing Command output in REXX ?
In TSO Rexx I can use the OUTTRAP command and in CMS I can use a PIPE to
issue a command and put the output into a stem to work with.
How can I do that in REXX in Linux?
For example I want to capture the output of the df -h command and the
only way I can do that now that I've figured out is to do something like
this:
'df -h /tmp/tmp.file'
call read '/tmp/tmp.file' /* a read subroutine that reads the file
into
a stem
'rm /tmp/tmp.file'
process the stem
I'm using Regina REXX on SLES 10 SP2.
Thanks
Lionel B. Dyck
z/Linux Specialist
IBM Corporation
Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account
Work: 925-926-5332
Cell: 925-348-0237
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RHEL 5.4 initial install failure during CMS boot
I am trying to install RHEL 5.4 and during the initial CMS boot I am getting this: checking if image is initramfs...it isn't (bad gzip magic numbers); looks like an initrd RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 No filesystem could mount root, tried: ext2 iso9660 Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block (1,0) 01: HCPGSP2629I The virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from CPU 00. 00: HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 00020001 8000 0010C04A The kernel and initrd files look good - they are the same size in blocks, etc. as I've used on another system without problems. Thanks for any advice Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 Cell: 925-348-0237 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: RHEL 5.4 initial install failure during CMS boot
The files are the same size as on another lpar and are fixrec 80 and were uploaded in binary using ind$file (as ftp isn't available to me yet) The machine is defined with 1G 2G and with 2 CPs Thx Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 Cell: 925-348-0237 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck From: Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Date: 03/05/2010 10:02 AM Subject:Re: RHEL 5.4 initial install failure during CMS boot Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Hi, Lionel. I'm managed to get RHEL 5.4 installed here with little trouble. Things I would check for: 1) are the sizes (in bytes0 of the downloaded kernel, parm and initrd file exactly the same as they are on the RH download page? 2) what is the virtual storage size of the machine where you are trying to install RH? DJ On 03/05/2010 11:46 AM, Lionel Dyck wrote: I am trying to install RHEL 5.4 and during the initial CMS boot I am getting this: checking if image is initramfs...it isn't (bad gzip magic numbers); looks like an initrd RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0 No filesystem could mount root, tried: ext2 iso9660 Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block (1,0) 01: HCPGSP2629I The virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from CPU 00. 00: HCPGIR450W CP entered; disabled wait PSW 00020001 8000 0010C04A The kernel and initrd files look good - they are the same size in blocks, etc. as I've used on another system without problems. Thanks for any advice Lionel Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 Cell: 925-348-0237 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Dave Jones V/Soft www.vsoft-software.com Houston, TX 281.578.7544 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: graycol.gif
Re: RHEL 5.4 initial install failure during CMS boot
vmarc and copyfile pack and then the xfer with the reverse got me a clean initrd file ind$file was killing me but it did work for the kernel oh well - technology thanks Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 Cell: 925-348-0237 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
HiperSocket Advice
What is the recommendation or general practice regarding hipersocket addresses and dns? Do you register the hipersocket address in the dns or stick with referencing it via the octet? Thanks Lionel B. Dyck z/Linux Specialist IBM Corporation Global Technology Services - Kaiser Account Work: 925-926-5332 E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck | GTalk: lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: HELP
One day there were these three operating systems that walked into a bar Windows needed something to keep him from falling apart and ordered a whiskey z/VM knew the score and ordered coffee as he was the designated driver and Linux ordered a beer and was surprised when they charged him for it Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team Linux on System z Service Delivery Team 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: REXX for SLES 10 and 11 ?
I just sent that e-mail to our novell rep to ask him to submit the request to have either regina rexx or oorexx made part of the standard SLES distribution for z - thanks If everyone on this list were to do the same perhaps they will listen :-) Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle From: Mark Post mp...@novell.com To: linux-...@vm.marist.edu. Date: 08/17/2009 03:19 PM. Subject:Re: REXX for SLES 10 and 11 ? Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU On 8/17/2009 at 5:24 PM, Lionel Dyck ld...@us.ibm.com wrote: Mark - any chance that it will be included in the SLES distro at some point (hint beg) I don't see anything in our feature request system for regina or rexx, so I would have to say no at this point. If you have that need (and I believe it's legitimate, or I wouldn't build Regina for Slack/390), have your local sales team enter the request for you. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: graycol.gif
Sample REXX with cmsfs usage
I've been playing with rexx on z/linux along with trying to learn how to
use the cmsfs toolset. Here is my first attempt that may be useful for
others.
#!/usr/bin/rexx
/* REXX routine to read a cms file from the Linux Guest 191 Disk */
arg filename
/* check the filename */
if length(filename) = 0 then do
say Error: No filename specified
exit 8
end
/* Mount the users 191 disk */
'chccwdev -e 191'
/* sleep 2 seconds to wait for the mount */
call syssleep(2)
file = '/proc/dasd/devices'
do forever
line = strip(linein(file))
if length(line) = 0 then leave
parse value line with '0.0.'addr'(' x ' is 'disk .
if addr = '0191' then leave
end
say 'disk: *'disk'* file:' filename
'cmsfscat -d /dev/'disk '-a' filename
'chccwdev -d 191'
Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist
IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team
Linux on System z Service Delivery Team
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AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck
I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.
Insensibly one
begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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REXX for SLES 10 and 11 ?
Where might I download a rpm for a flavor of REXX for SLES 10 or SLES 11? I looked at both regina and oo-rexx and could not find the s390x rpm although it is possible I wasn't looking at the right site. Thanks Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team Linux on System z Service Delivery Team 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: REXX for SLES 10 and 11 ?
Mark - any chance that it will be included in the SLES distro at some point (hint beg) Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle From: Mark Post mp...@novell.com To: linux-...@vm.marist.edu. Date: 08/17/2009 01:41 PM. Subject:Re: REXX for SLES 10 and 11 ? Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU On 8/17/2009 at 4:26 PM, Aria Bamdad a...@bsc.gwu.edu wrote: You can download the tar file from http://regina-rexx.sourceforge.net/ and make/install from that. Well, perhaps rpmbuild from that. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: graycol.gif
Dynamicallhy Changing Linux Guest Network
Does anyone have a z/vm and/or linux script that they could share that can be used to dynamically change the linux servers network when the server is brought up at a dr site and/or when the network addressing is changed? I've tried playing with it without success - keep missing a piece here or there. thx Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team Linux on System z Service Delivery Team 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SLES SMT ?
Mark - thanks You didn't mention it but I presume SLESxx-Patches are patches since GA? Is there a doc or white paper with usage examples? Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team Linux on System z Service Delivery Team 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle From: Mark Post mp...@novell.com To: linux-...@vm.marist.edu. Date: 08/10/2009 04:28 PM. Subject:Re: SLES SMT ? Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU On 8/10/2009 at 5:53 PM, Lionel Dyck ld...@us.ibm.com wrote: -snip- For example for SLES 11 there are these repositories: SLES11-Extras, SLES11-Pool, SLES11-Updates and these for SLES10-SP2 plus SLES11-SP2-Online. I'd like to know what these repositories are and what a suggested use for each would be. Extras are for non-supported software that might be useful. Pool is all the packages for a particular GA release or service pack. Online is all the packages necessary to perform an online update from SPx-1 to SPx. Updates are post-GA or post-SP updates. Also the doc mentions commands which don't exist in the z flavor of SMT such as smt-repositories - in fact I can't find any of the smt- commands. They're in the smt-1.1.16-0.1.1.s390x.rpm package, which should have been installed as part of the add-on product installation process: rpm -qlp smt-1.1.16-0.1.1.s390x.rpm | grep bin/smt- /usr/lib/SMT/bin/smt-daily /usr/lib/SMT/bin/smt-db /usr/lib/SMT/bin/smt-gen-report /usr/lib/SMT/bin/smt-jobqueue-cleanup /usr/lib/SMT/bin/smt-repeated-register /usr/lib/SMT/bin/smt-run-jobqueue-cleanup /usr/sbin/smt-catalogs /usr/sbin/smt-client /usr/sbin/smt-delete-registration /usr/sbin/smt-job /usr/sbin/smt-list-products /usr/sbin/smt-list-registrations /usr/sbin/smt-mirror /usr/sbin/smt-mirror-sle9 /usr/sbin/smt-ncc-sync /usr/sbin/smt-register /usr/sbin/smt-report /usr/sbin/smt-repos /usr/sbin/smt-setup-custom-catalogs /usr/sbin/smt-setup-custom-repos /usr/sbin/smt-staging Just a guess, it appears that smt-repositories should actually be smt-repos. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: graycol.gif
SLES SMT bug ?
I have SMT configured and one client to experiment with. When I look at mail I have a message from smt that I can't explain: Subject: Cron r...@zlinuxftp /usr/sbin/smt-agent ... Error: Configuration doesn't allow to connect to https://secure-www.novell.com Yet I don't have that server defined anywhere (that I can see) Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team Linux on System z Service Delivery Team 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
SLES SMT ?
I've downloaded and installed SMT (Subscription Management Tool) and am configuring it. I've read the doc and faq and not found the answer to what the different repositories are that are available. For example for SLES 11 there are these repositories: SLES11-Extras, SLES11-Pool, SLES11-Updates and these for SLES10-SP2 plus SLES11-SP2-Online. I'd like to know what these repositories are and what a suggested use for each would be. I'd just as soon not download (mirror) a repository if I don't need to. Also the doc mentions commands which don't exist in the z flavor of SMT such as smt-repositories - in fact I can't find any of the smt- commands. Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team Linux on System z Service Delivery Team 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: Subscription Management Tool (SMT) 11
Mark - what's on the 2nd iso that we don't need? Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle From: Mark Post mp...@novell.com To: linux-...@vm.marist.edu. Date: 08/04/2009 09:23 AM. Subject:Subscription Management Tool (SMT) 11 Sent by:Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU For all of you that were waiting for the new version of SMT so that you could host your repository on System z, that is now available. Anyone with a current SLES subscription is entitled to use it at no additional cost. The announcement is at http://www.novell.com/linux/smt/ Go to http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=5qJ9eEidDzs~ to download it. You'll only need the first DVD image, which is ~25MB in size. SMT 11 is only supported on a SLES11 system, so this gives you an excuse to try that out. There's also some nice new features that are talked about in the FAQ: http://www.novell.com/linux/smt/faq.html#q03 Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: graycol.gif
Download directly to z/Linux server ?
In an effort to save time and reduce overall network traffic I would like to be able to download SLES ISO files from Novell from my Linux on z server rather than downloading them to my pc and then uploading them to z. I've looked, without success, for information on how to do this (I may have not used the right keywords). My thought is that I need to use a X server on my windows pc to connect to the z server and then open a web browser on the z to connect to Novell where I'd sign in and then download. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks Lionel B. Dyck, z/Linux Virtualization Specialist IBM Global Services - Kaiser Permanente Team Linux on System z Service Delivery Team 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: ld...@us.ibm.com AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: 17414409.gif
Re: Download directly to z/Linux server ?
Thanks - didn't think it would be that simple. Lionel | | From: | | ---| |Mark Post mp...@novell.com | ---| | | To:| | ---| |LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU | ---| | | Date: | | ---| |07/09/2009 01:03 PM | ---| | | Subject: | | ---| |Re: Download directly to z/Linux server ? | ---| | | Sent by: | | ---| |Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU | ---| On 7/9/2009 at 3:55 PM, Lionel Dyck ld...@us.ibm.com wrote: -snip- My thought is that I need to use a X server on my windows pc to connect to the z server and then open a web browser on the z to connect to Novell where I'd sign in and then download. Not at all. Use your desktop to get to the point where you can actually click on the download button, but instead right click on it and use the copy link location option or equivalent. Paste that URL into an SSH session on your Linux system, and use wget (or curl) and specify your NCC userid and password. Done. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: graycol.gifinline: ecblank.gif
Re: Download directly to z/Linux server ?
Mark - I'm using putty and kitty and neither have a paste option. What ssh windows client would you suggest as manually copying the download url is a tad painful :-) | | From: | | ---| |Mark Post mp...@novell.com | ---| | | To:| | ---| |LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU | ---| | | Date: | | ---| |07/09/2009 01:03 PM | ---| | | Subject: | | ---| |Re: Download directly to z/Linux server ? | ---| | | Sent by: | | ---| |Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU | ---| On 7/9/2009 at 3:55 PM, Lionel Dyck ld...@us.ibm.com wrote: -snip- My thought is that I need to use a X server on my windows pc to connect to the z server and then open a web browser on the z to connect to Novell where I'd sign in and then download. Not at all. Use your desktop to get to the point where you can actually click on the download button, but instead right click on it and use the copy link location option or equivalent. Paste that URL into an SSH session on your Linux system, and use wget (or curl) and specify your NCC userid and password. Done. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 inline: graycol.gifinline: ecblank.gif
Re: Download directly to z/Linux server ?
Sigh - thanks - the use of shift-insert is not intuitive (guess rtfm would help :-) ) Lionel -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
z/Linux or zLinux - which is preferred?
So what is the preferred way to designate Linux for zSeries - as z/Linux or zLinux ? 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] 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. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
One Less Systems Programmer (farewell)
It is with a great deal of sadness coupled with excitement at the coming challenges that I have to say farewell to the world of the mainframe and systems programming. Effective Monday 8/2 I will no longer be a Systems Programmer working with z/OS, z/VM or Linux, but will be moving into the dark side as a Manager in our messaging and collaboration group (Lotus Notes, Proofpoint, Sendmail, ...). I will be keeping my TSO userid as long as they allow me to and when that fails I have been given access to a Flex system with z/OS so that I can continue to play with the tools and toys that have provided a wonderful sanity release over the years. I will keep my website up and running and will continue to provide assistance to those asking questions about my tools but would request that those requests, questions, problems, be asked in the forums on my website. The forums can be found at: http://www.lbdsoftware.com/forum/ This is because I will not have as much time to deal with the issues and this provides a vehicle for greater self-help. The bottom line is that the tools/toys (e.g. xmitip) are not stabilized but will continue to be supported and enhanced - just not to the same degree as in the past. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Notice: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying or distribution of this message, or taking of any action based upon it is strictly prohibited. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: z/VM Linux Network recommendations
Vic - thanks. You said that if using vswitch that vlan was not needed if all the guests were on the same subnet. How would you connect the guests then? thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Notice: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying or distribution of this message, or taking of any action based upon it is strictly prohibited. Vic Cross [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/13/2004 11:37 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: z/VM Linux Network recommendations On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Lionel Dyck wrote: we are once again embarking on a linux on zseries pilot and our mainframe network folks are arguing about things... Lionel, I join the VSWITCH chorus! Just be aware that using VSWITCH makes you totally dependent upon the network guys for availability and failover. What you gain from this lack of control, of course, is a reduction in resource consumption from being able to rid the environment of those pesky router guests, and the warm feeling that comes from knowing that if connectivity to your guests goes away it's Someone Else's Problem ;) Remind them that availability requires a two-way street -- not only does the request traffic have to reliably reach your guests, but the return traffic has to be able to reliably leave the guests and get back to the LAN. In this scenario that means in addition to dynamic routing for the network to learn the path to the Linux guests, VRRP or HSRP must be used to present a single router image to your Linux guests (since they no longer point to a nice stable z/VM TCPIP stack or Linux router guest within your mainframe anymore, but a router out in the LAN...). There has always been a need for us Penguin Farmers to work closely with the router jockeys -- with VSWITCH, we have to work closer than ever. It seems like your network engineers are fairly together (I like the sound of no static routing), so I expect you will have no trouble in this regard. Another point -- don't get VLAN and VSWITCH confused. VLAN is not required for VSWITCH, meaning that if all your guests can appear to be on the same network you do not have to configure any VLAN stuff at all (even at the LAN switch ports). Cheers, and best of luck, Vic Cross -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: z/VM Linux Network recommendations
Alan - thanks - guess I have some more reading to do on this. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Notice: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying or distribution of this message, or taking of any action based upon it is strictly prohibited. Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/14/2004 07:33 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: z/VM Linux Network recommendations On Monday, 06/14/2004 at 06:42 MST, Lionel Dyck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You said that if using vswitch that vlan was not needed if all the guests were on the same subnet. How would you connect the guests then? 1. SET VSWITCH ... GRANT user, but do NOT specify any VLAN ID. (Please also do not say VLAN ANY; just let it default.) 2. Don't configure any VLANs in the guest IP configurations The guests will be able to talk to each other and through the OSA. The data will leave the OSA untagged (i.e. with no VLAN IDs). Your physical switch port will take it from there; it may be using VLANs or it may not - you won't care. Alan Altmark Sr. Software Engineer IBM z/VM Development -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Help removing a wrench
A wrench has been tossed over the cubicle wall that I need some help with removing. Specifically - we use a product called CenterRun to deploy applications under websphere. To move websphere onto zLinux I need to have centerrun working and from the web site info it does not look like it does - haven't been able to get a call back yet from them (now sun) on it. i need it to work on zseries preferably with suse but redhat would be acceptable. any words of wisdom? Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Notice: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying or distribution of this message, or taking of any action based upon it is strictly prohibited. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
z/VM Linux Network recommendations
we are once again embarking on a linux on zseries pilot and our mainframe network folks are arguing about things (z/vm routing or use direct to linux for the route) while our network engineers are saying no static routing period. what i'd like is your recommendations on what the best setup would be for the following: 1 z900 IFL 1 OSA Express GB 1 z/VM 5.1 4 to 20 SuSE linux servers I'm assuming a vlan is the way to go but networking is not my forte. Thanks for any suggestions. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Notice: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying or distribution of this message, or taking of any action based upon it is strictly prohibited. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
IBM Linux Briefings on the web
IBM is giving a road show on Linux and you can find the presentations on the web at http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/techbriefings/presentations/linux.html these are actually fairly good Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: FW: Free NED - 3270 Editor
There is still Uni-SPF from Wrkgrp.Com - http://www.wrkgrp.com/unispf/Release.html It is supported on Linux on s/390 as well as Intel Linux and several flavors of Unix. (I haven't tried it other than a demo on intel and it looked great - convincing mgmt to buy was the challange) Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
a promising project - project david
This looks interesting - it will be interesting to see if they are more successful than crossover office and wine. http://www.specopslabs.com Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Lindows changes their name
Lindows Inc. on Wednesday changed the name of its Lindows OS operating system to Linspire, responding to a federal judge's refusal to halt Microsoft Inc.'s trademark infringement lawsuits outside the United States. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: FTEs per Server
Another option is to volunteer to speak and then you get in for free for that day. I'm sure you could find something to speak on that would be of interest to the linux audience. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Nick Laflamme [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/14/2004 05:42 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: FTEs per Server Gregg C Levine wrote: And speaking of SHARE, isn't the next one due this summer? Twice a year, like clockwork. Late February or early March (look for the week with Ash Wednesday, more often than not) and August-ish (July isn't unheard of, but never after Labor Day in the US). And here in NYC? Yes, Midtown Manhattan, at the Sheraton and Marriott hotels. Or did the outfit move it? No, unlike the '97 conference, which got rescheduled to New Orleans, this one is really happening in NYC. (I think '97 was also the summer they moved the conference by a week; a few people made all the arrangements to be there a week too late, the week originally planned for the meeting.) And more importantly, at least to me, how can I attend, if only participate in a few sessions. And just that one time. These days, all it takes is money. You can pay on a day-by-day basis, or you can pay for the full week. All the information is (or will be) at http://www.share.org. Nick -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
FTEs per Server
As part of our looking into server consolidation I have been asked for some numbers related to the number of full time employees needed to manage 'n' number of servers. I've been told the industry average is 1 FTE for 15 Unix servers and a consulting company we had in reviewing staffing suggested 1 FTE for every 40 servers. I was wondering what y'all see as a reasonable number of FTEs for 'n' Unix servers and how that changes with virtual servers under z/VM using Linux. thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: linux early results
Chris - great job - terrific news. Can you share some more: 1) how many linux instances are you running? 2) how much real memory do you have? 3) how much virtual memory are you allocating per linux instance? And anything else you think would be worth knowing for those of us who are planning and hope to match your success. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Little, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/12/2004 12:11 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject linux early results In late 2000, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services decided that the HP equipment purchased in 1995 to service the Child Welfare division needed to be upgraded. The assumption at that time was to continue with HP as the primary vendor and the operating system would continue as HP-UX; however, government being the way it is, the bidding invitation was not extended until early 2002, with the bids arriving in April. At that time a separate project was underway to move our existing 390 hardware to z/Series. IBM then mentioned to management that Linux running on the z/Series might be of benefit to us. After much handwringing, mentions of security, and shouts that Linux wasn't mature enough, we decided to go ahead with putting a mission critical Oracle database on Linux under z/VM. (geek note: it's a 2064-1C5 with two engines dedicated to a z/VM lpar) Fast forward two years. On April 9, 2004, the child welfare database on HP-UX was put in read-only mode. On April 10, the import to Linux completed with minor (and correctable issues). On April 11, the go ahead to put the Oracle/Linux database in read/write was given On April 12, 2004, the first users began logging in (much sweating and worrying on the part of certain sysadmins). In first six hours, we have received comments such as ... 'it is flying' and another was 'they must have put another rat on the wheel'. It is nice to see smiles! and Mondays have always been the slowest of the days I've noticed in the past, but today it is really nice. The slowest transaction seems to be when you first sign on to KIDS, but after that it is 'smooth sailing.' Thanks! With the polls closed and early results coming in, Linux on z/Series looks like the winner! +--- + | Chris Little[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Ok Dept of Human Services Data Services Division (405)522-1306 | +--- + -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
SuSE 9.1 for zSeries ???
I just read the Novell/SuSE announcement of SuSE Linux 9.1 and it sounds great. But there was no mention of a zSeries flavor. ?? Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: Computerworld Ad
I haven't seen the ad (but will look tonight when I get home and will look again at my copy) mostly because I normally ignore their ads ;- However last year we did a study and about file/print server consolidation and linux under z/vm was an option - and another option was MS servers. Because our needs were distributed the network costs were the killer for a centralized server solution but had the network not been an issue the linux under z/vm was a significant savings. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Marcy Cortes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/29/2004 10:01 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Computerworld Ad My mgmt sent me this: Microsoft has a full page add in Computer World describing how Windows server 2003 is cheaper than... guess what, Linux under z/VM. What's interesting is not what their study concluded, what's interesting that Linux on VM is enough of a threat they are spending advertising dollars to fend it off. Has anyone seen this? I haven't. What study are they talking about? Is it published somewhere? (of course some others think this needs a serious response...) Marcy Cortes Wells Fargo Services Company
OT: Virus alerts from Homeland Security
This looked interesting so I thought I'd pass it along: Aiming to increase Internet security, the government is now offering Americans free cyber alerts and computer advice from the Homeland Security Department. Anyone who signs up with the new National Cyber Alert System will receive e-mails about major virus outbreaks and other Internet attacks as they occur, along with detailed instructions to help computer users protect themselves. The program, which begins Wednesday, represents an ambitious effort by the government to develop a trusted warning system that can help home users and technology experts. The url is http://www.us-cert.gov/ Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
fyi: 9 part developerworks Windows to Linux skill xfer
This url was posted in the grc.techtalk newsgroup and looked very interesting - enjoy all. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-roadmap.html IBM e-business architect Chris Walden is your guide through a nine-part developerWorks series on moving your operational skills from a Windows to a Linux environment. He covers everything from logging to networking, and from the command-line to help systems -- even compiling packages from available source code. You're moving from Windows to Linux. You've decided you want the stability, flexibility, and cost savings of Linux, but you have many questions in your head. Isn't Linux like Unix? Isn't Unix hard? Where do you begin to make sense of all of this? Is there a map you can follow? This roadmap is designed to help you take the experience and knowledge that you already have in computing and redirect it to working in Linux. It's not the only reference you'll ever need, but it will help you get past some of your first obstacles and adjust to a new and, I think, exciting approach to computing. As you follow this roadmap, you'll discover many new resources to help you learn, troubleshoot, and manage Linux. We're assuming you already have Linux installed. If you don't, go to Linux.org and learn which distributions would fit your needs. You'll also find links to downloads there when you're ready to install Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Fw: IBM Linux Redbooks CD Collection - Free Offer Until December 15
I received this from my friendly IBM Rep and thought this worth sharing with a broader audience. IBM Linux Redbooks CD Collection - explore the world of Linux today Today, Linux powers more than one-third of all Web servers and server consolidation has become job number one in most IT shops.* Effective server consolidation solutions can provide many business benefits including lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), improved service levels, faster time to market, and a more manageable IT environment. Capitalizing on industry leading virtualization technology, the IBM zSeries mainframe provides an ideal platform for the consolidation of UNIX, Windows NT and Linux applications. Linux and the zSeries creates an unmatchable solution which combines both mainframe innovations and the infrastructure of a world-class Linux environment. As a special offer for our zSeries customers, we are pleased to offer you a complimentary IBM Linux Redbook CD collection set. The CD set contains more than fifty Redbooks and Redpieces covering Linux related to server consolidation, applications, clusters, zSeries, xSeries®, iSeries, systems management, solutions, storage, grid, and software running on Linux. There is no cost to you. Just register and the collection will be shipped directly. This offer is only available until December 15, 2003. Register here to receive this valuable IBM Linux Redbooks CD collection. URL http://www.ibm.com/vrm/zlinux/13
Re: OT - 3270 Emulator
The best Tn3270 I've run into outside of commercial products is Tom Brennan's Vista 3270 which you can get at http://www.tombrennansoftware.com. It is a windows 3270 emulator but it does run under wine very nicely. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
The Ongoing Saga - SCO vs The World
Here is an analysis and update from Forbes http://www.forbes.com/2003/11/13/cz_dl_1113sco.html?partner=yahooreferrer= Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: Linux ready for the desktop: IBM
I have to add that until I can run the latest Notes client either natively on linux or under wine the desktop is not ready for prime time. Notes is an IBM product and if they aren't going to enable the Notes client for Linux then IBM is implicitly communicating that Linux is not ready for the desktop. just my $0.02 Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: Linux ready for the desktop: IBM
I've got Notes 6.5 and a SuSE 8.2 system with the latest version of wine (as far as I know) and I was unable to install Notes 6.5 under it (and I tried using both the last beta and then the gold release candidate and then the posted gold code all with the same lack of success). perhaps my wine isn't aged enough ;- Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Jim Elliott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/12/2003 03:31 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: Linux ready for the desktop: IBM David - true - Notes R5 runs very well under Linux/Wine. It was Notes 6 (the latest and greatest) that I was referring to. I complained during the early support program for 6.0 and for 6.5 with no success as it was not a priority for them. I have been told that 6.5 works under the current WINE level. Perhaps with IBM internal rolling out linux configured laptops and desktops they will do something (but I doubt it). The strategy for Notes clients on Linux is to use iNotes on Mozilla which is fully supported. We would all like a native Notes client on Linux, but I can't speak to any plans for such. Jim
IBM Linux webcast archive
I just stumbled across this site and thought it worth sharing. The url is http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/events/callib.html To quote from the site: Teleconference Call Library Come into the library to listen to the calls you missed. We will post previously held calls for at least six months. Most replays will be posted within five working days of the call date. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: sample REXX execs to start Linux instances and mo re .....
Here are two exec's that I used while we were testing linux under z/vm. These are not elegant nor are they the best way to do things but they worked for me during our testing period. Startup exec: /* rexx */ xautolog mlnxd001 synch xautolog mlnxd004 synch xautolog mlnxd007 synch xautolog mlnxd008 synch Shutdown exec: /* Program to 'halt' linux machine prior to system shutdown */ call down 'mlnxd001' call down 'mlnxd004' call down 'mlnxd007' call down 'mlnxd008' say all linux images have been halted exit 0 down: parse arg uid pw = uid uid = translate(uid) 'Pipe cms id() | specs w1 | var user' 'SET SECUSER' uid user Address Command 'CP SEND' uid 'root' 'SLEEP 4 SEC' Address Command 'CP SEND' uid pw 'SLEEP 4 SEC' Address Command 'CP SEND' uid 'halt' say Halt issued on uid 'SET SECUSER' uid 'RESET' return Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
MQ on zLinux
We are considering consolidating 60+ MQ servers onto zLinux (across 2 IFL's). Does this seem doable? Are there network considerations with this? Currently the 60 servers reside on the same raised floor sharing the same network backbone so I don't forsee any problems but I could be wrong. thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
websphere on zlinux?
Does anyone have any experience using was on zlinux? Any comparisons with other platforms? Any gotcha's to watch for? thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Open Source Serves SCO its own Medicine
http://www.internetweek.com/ITServices/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=13100927 SCO's Own Evidence Undercuts Its Claims, Linux Advocates Say By Mitch Wagner SCO's own evidence undercuts claims that Linux violates the company's intellectual property, according to two separate analyses by open source advocates released this week. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: PDF files
If you have REXX on your Linux system then Leland's TXT2PDF is an excellent tool for this purpose and it supports carriage control ;- Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Tom Duerbusch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/11/2003 05:05 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: PDF files TXT2PDF is what we have been talking about over in the VSE side. But, even the author states that it is limited. VSE2PDF does a much better job and is fairly inexpensive (per the author of txt2pdf). Since, I have Linux as an option, I wanted to explore the varients under Linux. I would think that even the program product from Adobe, may be available for Linux, if not Linux/390. I could jury-rig a lot of things. Star Office may be able to save in PDF format. Bring up Word under Wine (would that be a winey word?) and save in PDF format. There is a package for Windows that allows you to send keystrokes to applications, which would allow for some scripting. But Linux must have a better way. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/11/03 03:54PM There is a Linux package called (surprisingly enough) 'txt2pdf' (it might be 'text2pdf', it's been a while). You should be able to search for it with Google. It is Perl based and written by a couple of gentlemen from Italy. It seemed to work fairly well, but if you want support for mainframe reports (carriage control and such) you had to get the commercial version (which wasn't real expensive). On Monday 11 August 2003 03:13 pm, you wrote: Back on the VSE Listserv, we have had a lot of discussions about generating PDF files under VSE. Now it is time to get educated about generating PDF files under Linux/390. Is there software available for such a process? I'm thinking about routing printouts to Linux and have a Regina process pick it up, do the PDF conversion and send it along its way. Doable? Second tangent, is there software that can use PDF files and drive an IP attached printer? And no, I don't mean something that has a gui screen front end, but something that can be executed within Regina. Application for this is We have been looking at creating green bar overlays for some printouts (ok so it will be grey bar). RSCS has a limit of 255 characters that can be used as a setup string. VSE also has that limit, but you can optionally code the setup string in an assembler program, and use that table. This works, but I need to cycle the IP stack to make any of these changes. Not the best option. So, I'm looking at sending the printouts to another service machine (it may end up being a VSE service machine, or it could be a Linux one). I would rather it be under RSCS, but RSCS doesn't seem to want to play. Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting -- Rich Smrcina Sr. Systems Engineer Sytek Services, A Division of DSG Milwaukee, WI rsmrcina at wi.rr.com rsmrcina at dsgroup.com Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2004 in Chattanooga, TN April 30-May 4, 2004 For details see http://www.wavv.org
IBM reassures customers on SCO Suit
http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2003/7/25/technology/5924294sec=technology SCO suit: IBM moves to reassure customers NEW YORK: IBM Corp is moving to reassure its customers about legal threats by SCO Group Inc, the software company that has accused IBM of distributing code it owns in versions of the free Linux operating system. Lindon, Utah-based SCO has sued IBM, saying the computer maker used parts of its Unix operating system code to enhance the performance of Linux -- a freely available operating system increasingly used to run corporate computer networks. IBM, the world's largest computer company, has rejected SCO's claims, saying it has not demonstrated that its intellectual property rights have been violated. ... Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
z/Linux and ICSF?
Does linux on Z support the ICSF for crypto? Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
The White House now runs Linux
I wonder how sco will ask for the license fee: http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/21970.html Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: z/Linux and ICSF?
Thanks Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Joe Poole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/25/2003 10:32 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: z/Linux and ICSF? Lionel, See Chapter 7 of the Redbook SG24-6870, zSeries Crypto Guide Update We haven't tried it yet. On Friday 25 July 2003 13:10, you wrote: Does linux on Z support the ICSF for crypto? Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
German Linux community strikes back at SCO
Very interesting: http://mozillaquest.com/Linux03/ScoSource-19-Injunction_Story01.html Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
More on the latest SCO efforts to destroy open source
A good overview of the latest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27540-2003Jul22.html?nav=hptoc_tn And a smoking gun from SCO itself: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/22/0528203mode=threadtid=106tid=185 And a generous offer from Microsoft: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2137959,00.html?rtag=zdnetukhompage The fun just never ceases. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
SCO - more water torture
Another good article on SCO's water torture of the Linux community http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_27/b3840089.htm Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
SCO won't stop
Here is an interesting legal perspective: http://writ.news.findlaw.com/commentary/20030626_chander.html And the OSI folks have updated their brief: http://www.opensource.org/sco-vs-ibm.html Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: Linux zSeries monitoring tools
Check out Velocity Software's ESALPS package. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Jim Sibley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/30/2003 09:16 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Linux zSeries monitoring tools What are the tools available to monitor Linux? Is there anything beyond home grown scripts that are accurate enough to do performance measurement of CPU/Memory/IO - especially I/O? Regards, Jim Linux S/390-zSeries Support, SEEL, IBM Silicon Valley Labs t/l 543-4021, 408-463-4021, [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Grace Happens ***
Background on SCO
An interesting background to the SCO suit. http://www.forbes.com/2003/06/18/cz_dl_0618linux.html?partner=yahooreferrer= Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
SCO - Now wants $3 billion from IBM
http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-1017965.html?tag=fd_top SCO suit now seeks $3 billion from IBM By Stephen Shankland Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 16, 2003, 9:20 PM PT SCO Group has upped the ante in an amendment to its suit against IBM, seeking more than $3 billion in damages for alleged copying of proprietary Unix intellectual property into Linux. They are now getting greedy and annoying. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
SCO - the next shot
Now SCO has revoked IBM's right to use or distribute AIX: http://custom.marketwatch.com/custom/myway-com/news-story.asp?dateid=37788.6445601852-805136389alias=/ht/nw What next? Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
zSeries AntiVirus
Given that Microsoft has purchased and plans to discontinue the RAV product (which I see more of with a google search) does anyone have any experience or words of wisdom regarding the f-prot antivirus product? thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Showdown looms for SCO-IBM?
More information on what may be in the future: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-1016706.html Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Samba admin vs. Windows admin
Has anyone quantified the manpower required to administer a samba file server compared to a windows server? More manpower? Less? Comparable? Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: Showdown looms for SCO-IBM?
That assumes they settle but my guess is that IBM will fight it and that SCO will not win in which case they get nothing and their stock will tank. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck richard truett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/13/2003 08:50 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: Showdown looms for SCO-IBM? SCO would have been a good bet this AM. The stock is up $1.64 to $10.69 a share. The current wire on SCO is: 7:24AM SCO Group might be due for significant payout -- B-Week (SCOX) 9.05: SCO Group, which provides UNIX-based software and is the owner of the license to distribute the UNIX platform, might receive $1 bln from a previous lawsuit it filed in Mar against IBM. In addition, the stock has gone from $3.55 in mid-May to $8.65 on June 11th due to an earnings surprise of a profit totaling $4.5 mln or $0.33 per share vs. last year's loss of $0.47 per share. A fund manager says that even if SCO settles for just 10% of the $1 bln, the impact on the bottom line of SCO, with a market cap of $115 mln, would be huge. Despite the outcome, the fund manager expects the co to earn $1.30 a share in FY04 and believes the co is on track to double in 12 months. Lionel Dyck wrote: The stock symbol is SCOX (I thought it was SCO at first). The current price quote is $10.80 per share - and I still think a lottery ticket is a better investment. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: Samba 2.2 and Windows 2003 AD
The bottom line is that MS is making an assumption that to do the consolidation that we will have to convert to W2003 AD and our plans actually call for W2K AD in mixed mode. But trying to convince them of this has been a 'challenge'. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: SCO ups the ante (this is getting interesting)
This would appear to be the last weak grasp for life of a company with a fatal sickness (inept management). Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Migration of File Server from Windows to Linux/Samba
Does anyone have any notes or a document that describes the steps in migrating users from a windows file server(s) to linux/samba? The PDC will remain on windows. thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
VM Memory for Samba
How much memory should be allocated to a Linux guest by z/VM that is doing only Samba for file serving? Does it matter how many users? Est is between 200 and 2000 per instance. thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: Samba 2.2 and Windows 2003 AD
Sadly we won't be able to use Samba's password support as they are interested in AD (for whatever that will buy them) Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Fargusson.Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/11/2003 11:03 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: Samba 2.2 and Windows 2003 AD I believe MS, since they can change Windows in any way they want. Do you really care? Active Directory support only gives you authentication. You can use Sambas' password support for that. -Original Message- From: Lionel Dyck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Samba 2.2 and Windows 2003 AD We are doing a TCO (with Microsoft - please don't laugh - crying is allowed) and they are being very adament that Samba 2.2 can not play with a Windows 2003 Active Directory environment. I found some info that indicated that Samba 2.2 can play with a Windows 2000 AD but MS is claiming that Windows 2003 AD is different. Can anyone shed any light on this that would help rebut the MS claims? thx. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
More on SCO and Linux
This is a worthwhile read http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20030605.html Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
SCO owns Unix
New claims by SCO claim they *do* own Unix http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,81887,00.html?nas=PM-81887 Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Replacing 3270 terminal
Out network folks are trying to convert from SNA to TCP/IP and have been trying to eliminate all the green screens for awhile - the only catch is the budget to replace the 3270's that are used as pure 3270's where there is no need for any intelligence (on the terminal side at least). A solution that I proposed and has been fairly successful so far is to replace the 3270's with surplus pc's (which become available as the 4 and 5 year old pc's are replaced). I take the surplus pc - typically a 350 to 400 mhz pentium and install Linux on it along with x3270. I then set up the pc to autologon (with KDE that is very easy) and then set it so the x3270 starts when the pc boots (by using the KDE autostart feature). One advantage that we've noticed already is that our desktop support doesn't touch these pc's as they don't do Linux and thus they are more stable not 'suffering' from the automatic software distribution and other things that desktop support does to the normal windows pc. hope this helps someone Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: x3270 keymap
I would like to know this as well . thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/02/2003 10:29 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject x3270 keymap Sorry for the total ignorance question. Is there a simple to understand document on how to set up the keymap for x3270? I've looked a bit at what I could find, but to be blunt, I just didn't understand it. I'm an old 3270 user whose fingers are permenantly encoded as to where the special keys such a ENTER (right cntl), NewLine (Enter), and RESET (left cntl) are supposed to be. Along with Insert, Home, PA1 (PgUP), PA2 (PgDN), ATTN (Esc), clear (Pause). I really wish that there we some keymap editor around which would do this for me. OK, it is one thing I like about Windows. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Applications Solutions Team +1.817.255.3225 This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.
Re: x3270 keymap
I just found this - check it out as it sounds like it will help. I plan to try it when I can reboot from windows to linux. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/7814/man/Keymap.html Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/02/2003 10:29 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject x3270 keymap Sorry for the total ignorance question. Is there a simple to understand document on how to set up the keymap for x3270? I've looked a bit at what I could find, but to be blunt, I just didn't understand it. I'm an old 3270 user whose fingers are permenantly encoded as to where the special keys such a ENTER (right cntl), NewLine (Enter), and RESET (left cntl) are supposed to be. Along with Insert, Home, PA1 (PgUP), PA2 (PgDN), ATTN (Esc), clear (Pause). I really wish that there we some keymap editor around which would do this for me. OK, it is one thing I like about Windows. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Applications Solutions Team +1.817.255.3225 This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.
Re: x3270 keymap
From the web site I mentioned and from Joe's note I found a way to create a useful keymap without a lot of effort: 1. open an xterm on your linux pc 2. edit (vi, vim, ...) .x3270pro 3. at the end insert the following statements: x3270.keymap: mine x3270.keymap.mine: #override \ KeyPrior: PF(7) \n\ KeyNext: PF(8)\n\ KeyEscape: Reset()\n\ KeyReturn: Newline()\n\ KeyControl_R: Enter()\n\ KeyEnd:EraseEOF() Then start x3270 and enjoy - this works for me and I'm much happier with the right control being the enter key and the old enter key being the newline key Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Gartner hedges on Linux
http://www.esj.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=566 Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
More on the SCO/Linux from OSI
http://www.opensource.org/sco-vs-ibm.html This is very interesting from both a historical and a legal sense. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
SOT: XP desktop for Linux
Slightly Off Topic. For those wanting to have the look/feel of Windows XP on your Linux desktop take a look at this project: http://www.xpde.com It's a desktop environment(XPde) and a window manager(XPwm) for Linux. It tries to recreate the Windows XP interface to-the-pixel point. Nothing more, no clipboard compatibility between Gtk and Qt applications, no emulation of Windows applications, no unification on the widgets of X applications, just a desktop environment and a window manager. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Samba - 1 for 1 or 'n' to 1
When doing a file/print server consolidation using Samba what is the recommended approach? Is it better to do a one for one (windows server to linux samba server) or to take some number of windows servers into a single samba server? thx Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Samba Security Exposure
I just ran into this: (14th Mar, 2003) Security Release - Samba 2.2.8 A flaw has been detected in the Samba main smbd code which could allow an external attacker to remotely and anonymously gain Super User (root) privileges on a server running a Samba server. This flaw exists in previous versions of Samba from 2.0.x to 2.2.7a inclusive. This is a serious problem and all sites should either upgrade to Samba 2.2.8 immediately or prohibit access to TCP ports 139 and 445. The Release Notes are available on-line. In addition to addressing this security issue, Samba 2.2.8 includes many unrelated improvements. These improvements result from our process of continuous quality assurance and code review, and are part of the Samba team's committment to excellence. Guess that they learned more from Microsoft than just the SMB interface ;- Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question
You wouldn't be willing to share your teaching materials would you Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Paul Raulerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/18/2003 04:56 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question LOL! I prefer ISPF myself, but I teach a Vi at GunPoint course that most people get through in about 10 mins of lecture, 10 mins of demonstration, 30 mins of lab, and 10 mins of wrapup. Vi is very much simpler than ISPF, once you memorize about 12 often used commands, and another 10 that are used often but don't need to be memorized. - Original Message - From: Eric Bielefeld [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:04 PM Subject: Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question Alan and others, Thanks for the info. The one from UnEclipse Software can be bought on special right now for $89. I used to use XEDIT, so I can probably get by with the hessling-editor also, which is free. I do very little progamming or REXX, so I don't think I would want to try to do that. I know that once I get Linux up on the mainframe, I want to avoid the Vi editor at all costs. The hour I worked on it at an IBM class for AIX long ago convinced me I want to stay away from Vi. Thanks Eric Bielefeld Sr. MVS Systems Programmer PH Mining Equipment Milwaukee, WI 414-671-7849 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/18/03 02:21PM You can use the editor THE, which is xedit like, but with a bit of (profile) work can look like VERY like ISPF. I use it in USS all the time. It is free at: http://hessling-editor.sourceforge.net/ it also interfaces with REXX. Its just way cool ... Al. -Original Message- From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ISPF for Linux I'm not aware of any free packages. There are two commercial ones listed at http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/solutions/s390da/linuxproduct.h tml: SPF for S390/linux - http://www.uneclipse.com uni-SPF - http://www.wrkgrp.com/uniSPF/index.html Mark Post + This electronic mail transmission contains information from P H Mining Equipment which is confidential, and is intended only for the use of the proper addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately at the return address on this transmission, or by telephone at (414) 671-4400, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Unauthorized use, copying, disclosing, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. +
Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question
Can you send it to my normal e-mail address - you can also copy mark post if you don't mind him posting it on the linux390.org site. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Paul Raulerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/19/2003 05:58 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question Sure - what address would you like a copy at? I'll send it along and if you have questions, I'd be willing to answer them here or on some real-time chat channel. I need the practice, I have not taught a course in almost a year. :) -Paul - Original Message - From: Lionel Dyck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question You wouldn't be willing to share your teaching materials would you Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Paul Raulerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/18/2003 04:56 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question LOL! I prefer ISPF myself, but I teach a Vi at GunPoint course that most people get through in about 10 mins of lecture, 10 mins of demonstration, 30 mins of lab, and 10 mins of wrapup. Vi is very much simpler than ISPF, once you memorize about 12 often used commands, and another 10 that are used often but don't need to be memorized. - Original Message - From: Eric Bielefeld [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:04 PM Subject: Re: ISPF for Linux + Other Question Alan and others, Thanks for the info. The one from UnEclipse Software can be bought on special right now for $89. I used to use XEDIT, so I can probably get by with the hessling-editor also, which is free. I do very little progamming or REXX, so I don't think I would want to try to do that. I know that once I get Linux up on the mainframe, I want to avoid the Vi editor at all costs. The hour I worked on it at an IBM class for AIX long ago convinced me I want to stay away from Vi. Thanks Eric Bielefeld Sr. MVS Systems Programmer PH Mining Equipment Milwaukee, WI 414-671-7849 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/18/03 02:21PM You can use the editor THE, which is xedit like, but with a bit of (profile) work can look like VERY like ISPF. I use it in USS all the time. It is free at: http://hessling-editor.sourceforge.net/ it also interfaces with REXX. Its just way cool ... Al. -Original Message- From: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ISPF for Linux I'm not aware of any free packages. There are two commercial ones listed at http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/solutions/s390da/linuxproduct.h tml: SPF for S390/linux - http://www.uneclipse.com uni-SPF - http://www.wrkgrp.com/uniSPF/index.html Mark Post + This electronic mail transmission contains information from P H Mining Equipment which is confidential, and is intended only for the use of the proper addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately at the return address on this transmission, or by telephone at (414) 671-4400, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Unauthorized use, copying, disclosing, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. +
Re: ISPF for Linux
I'd like to echo David's comments and add that if you are very familiar with ISPF that you will be *very* frustrated with the semi-ISPF simulation that you will have with THE. Leave vim or pico and go for it. Just my $0.01 Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/18/2003 01:40 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: ISPF for Linux Others have mentioned THE, but I'd add that you should start learning the native editors ASAP. The structure imposed by ISPF is foreign to Linux, and THE is not loaded by default on most system (it is a rare system that has THE on it). Without expressing preference, take a look at emacs, vi, and pico. These are far more common that THE (particularly vi and emacs), and are portable to other Unixen as well. All three should be included in most distributions of Linux -- check your CDs. -- db David Boyes Sine Nomine Associates -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric Bielefeld Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 12:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ISPF for Linux Does anyone know if there is an ISPF product for Linux, preferably a free one I can download? If so, what web site do I go to. Eric Bielefeld Sr. MVS Systems Programmer PH Mining Equipment Milwaukee, WI 414-671-7849 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++ +++ This electronic mail transmission contains information from P H Mining Equipment which is confidential, and is intended only for the use of the proper addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately at the return address on this transmission, or by telephone at (414) 671-4400, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Unauthorized use, copying, disclosing, distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this transmission is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. ++ +++
Free IBM Linux Seminar
http://www.developer.ibm.com/spc/events/ddi_linux.html?ca=dsp-1ql1wsfn Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: System administration facility/dirmaint
I have to second Alan's comments. Read the archives and you'll see the frustrations and challenges that I had with SAF. Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/04/2003 08:27 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: System administration facility/dirmaint On Monday, 02/03/2003 at 11:37 CST, Alex Leyva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, somebody knows whats the diferences between the System Administration Facility and DirMaint? The situation is that the people from IBM told us that they will install it after install zvm, i have never heard about it, i read the info about it and i think that it is a replacement for DirMaint, so i want to know the diferences between both, and the experience of use. The Systems Administration Facility (SAF) is the z/VM compatibility mode for customers who were using the Virtual Image Facility (VIF) product. It is *not* a replacement for DirMaint. If you were not previously using VIF, then I do NOT recommend that you use SAF. While it makes the system easier to administer, it has a lot of limitations that will frustrate you. Use DirMaint. Alan Altmark Sr. Software Engineer IBM z/VM Development
SHARE faux pax
In the SHARE in Dallas brochure that I just received on the Technical Program Highlights under Linux and VM: A significant portion of the Linux program at SHARE will focus on Linux on z/OS Did I miss an announcement somewhere ;-- Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck
Re: SHARE faux pax
Sadly my management and our architecture group still make the same mistake (even after I politely point it out to them in private). It must be a 'z' thing... Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck Rich Smrcina [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/16/2003 06:21 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: SHARE faux pax I noticed that too and thought, after three years you'd think people would get the point! On Thursday 16 January 2003 07:54 am, you wrote: In the SHARE in Dallas brochure that I just received on the Technical Program Highlights under Linux and VM: A significant portion of the Linux program at SHARE will focus on Linux on z/OS Did I miss an announcement somewhere ;-- Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead Kaiser Permanente Information Technology 25 N. Via Monte Ave Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) AIM:lbdyck -- Rich Smrcina Sytek Services, Inc. Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2003 in Winston-Salem, NC. April 25-29, 2003 For details see http://www.wavv.org
