Re: Making smaller ptf packages

2005-08-02 Thread Kurt Quackenbush
Due to our coming late to the table of zOS, we have an enormous load of ptf's to bring us up to the present day, which I requested from ShopZ. When they were received it was 4 compressed tapes! Is there a way to have IBM break this up so we could apply them much easier? You don't have to apply e

Re: ILR005E PLPA PAGE DATA SET FULL

2005-08-02 Thread Bill Fairchild
In a message dated 8/2/2005 8:12:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The 2305 is a general-purpose PAV box, so all user I/O can go through multiple exposures (now called PAV) on it as well as ASM. My bad. I meant the new ESS 2105 is a general-purpose PAV box, not

Re: SMP/E API GIM52801T? GIM52801E? Whatever.

2005-08-02 Thread Kurt Quackenbush
Thanks. Would a PMR with a suggestion of FIN APAR increase or decrease your paperwork? At this point it would only increase my paperwork, but thanks for the offer. Kurt -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access ins

Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Max Scarpa
Estimeed listers Thank you all for replies (online and offline). Your help is really appreciated ! Best regards M.S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the me

Re: OSA Card Display Command

2005-08-02 Thread Conway, Steven F
Craig Kittendorf sez: >>Would this be of any use? >> d tcpip,,net,devlinks Sweet! Filing this one away... Cheers,,,Steve Steve Conway Systems Programmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703.921.6432 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

FW: From Enterprise Systems: Mainframe Sales Slump Trigger (CA) W orkforce Cuts

2005-08-02 Thread Knutson, Sam
Article from Enterprise Systems : Mainframe Sales Slump Trigger Workforce Cuts at http://www.esj.com/news/article.aspx?EditorialsID=1464 "Just one day after IBM Corp. announced its largest-ever mainframe system, mainframe mainstay Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) announced a five perc

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 8/2/2005 8:11:02 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How many editors are there on z/OS? Basically just one - ISPF/PDF. Well, I guess Roscoe (don't know how popular that is anymore). Oh, and for the rich people there is WSED. >> TSO Edit. Works a lot

Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Ed Finnell
In a message dated 8/2/2005 6:16:36 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: starting reconfiguration dialog or it can be done via JES2 commands renaming the old datasets and the new. >> RECONFIG dialogs are the way to go. Don't forget to update JESPARMs with new names. Migh

Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Mark Jacobs
On Tuesday 02 August 2005 08:56 am, Max Scarpa wrote: > Which command should I use to 'move' chekpoint1 to 2 and so on ? $T CKPTDEF > ? > > Thank you in advance > > M. S. > You use the checkpoint recconfiguration dialog to perform tha actual moves. The $TCKPTDEF command primes the pump. - Mark Ja

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread Craig Kittendorf
You mean kind of like stopping a trace by using: trace ct,on Craig -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Justice Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 8:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems P

Re: Reference for DCB coexistence with RMODE 31 programs?

2005-08-02 Thread Clark Morris
If IBM had designed the ACB to handle QSAM and ALL other access methods, we wouldn't be having this discussion. The amount of IBM code requiring contortions or A-Mode 24 in 2005 is a disgrace. There never should have been a need for a DCBE. The failure to allow ESDS on tape and provide GDG type

Re: DFSORT & MOD27 support

2005-08-02 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
"R.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > David Andrews wrote: > > > On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 10:49 -0400, Jousma, David wrote: > > > >>Did you leave SORTWKxx allocations on mod-9's? > > > > > > I left SORTWKxx allocations on unmanaged public -9s. Didn't see any >

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread Jon Brock
Heh. I was thinking the same thing: as part of our shutdown procedure we issue commands along the lines of "S TESTSHUT," etc. Jon Heueueue, don't you ADCD users S SHUTDOWN at the system console to bring your system down? --

Re: ILR005E PLPA PAGE DATA SET FULL

2005-08-02 Thread Bill Fairchild
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 07/28/2005 at 09:59 AM, Bill Fairchild <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >When PAV is involved, other considerations complicate matters. Any >number of I/Os can theoretically be happening simultaneously within >the same data set from any number of exposures as long a

Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Max Scarpa
Which command should I use to 'move' chekpoint1 to 2 and so on ? $T CKPTDEF ? Thank you in advance M. S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IB

Re: DFSORT & MOD27 support

2005-08-02 Thread R.S.
David Andrews wrote: On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 10:49 -0400, Jousma, David wrote: Did you leave SORTWKxx allocations on mod-9's? I left SORTWKxx allocations on unmanaged public -9s. Didn't see any good reason for managing them. Maybe except: - possibility to keep work datasets on dedicated vo

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Robert Justice > > okay, one more, yes, he could learn to use windows where in > order to "shutdown" the system, you must first hit the START button. Alt+F4 initiates shutdown without the START button :-)

Re: OSA Card Display Command

2005-08-02 Thread Craig Kittendorf
Would this be of any use? d tcpip,,net,devlinks Craig -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan C. Field Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OSA Card Display Command The suggestions to di

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Justice > Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 7:32 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer > > > rant mode on > > well, speaking of '

Re: Device Independence (was: ... DCB coexistence ...)

2005-08-02 Thread Edward E. Jaffe
Charles Mills wrote: - This issue affects every developer who wants to write a program that exploits 31-bit storage (what a concept in 2005!) and still supports terminal I/O. IIRC, the only real issue is with some DCB exits e.g., EODAD. They can be handled by creating a below-the-line "glue

FW: DFSORT & MOD27 support

2005-08-02 Thread Jousma, David
> All(hopefully Frank), > > I'm not a DFSORT expert, but have some questions(an ETR has > Already been opened with IBM on this). We recently > Started adding MOD27's to our SMS management pool that is used > For SORTWKxx allocations. Jobs that worked in the past now fail > Because DFSORT cannot

We're In Demand, but try to find a job, and with a decent salary...

2005-08-02 Thread Gary Green
For those that have an interest in these things; which should be all of us... http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,103596,00 .html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, s

Re: DFSORT & MOD27 support

2005-08-02 Thread David Andrews
On Mon, 2005-08-01 at 10:49 -0400, Jousma, David wrote: > Did you leave SORTWKxx allocations on mod-9's? I left SORTWKxx allocations on unmanaged public -9s. Didn't see any good reason for managing them. -- David Andrews A. Duda and Sons, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

DFSORT & MOD27 support

2005-08-02 Thread Jousma, David
All(hopefully Frank), I'm not a DFSORT expert, but have some questions(an ETR has Already been opened with IBM on this). We recently Started adding MOD27's to our SMS management pool that is used For SORTWKxx allocations. Jobs that worked in the past now fail Because DFSORT cannot switch to BLO

Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Mark Jacobs
On Tuesday 02 August 2005 07:29 am, Max Scarpa wrote: > Sorry > > I forgot to say we haven't coupling facility we are in monoplex > > > M.S. > Same theory then. Move ckpt2 to ckpt1. redefine chkp1. reactivate chkpt1, move new ckpt1 to primary. redefine chkpt2, reactivate chkpt2. Do the same for

Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Max Scarpa
Sorry I forgot to say we haven't coupling facility we are in monoplex M.S. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archiv

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread Paul Hanrahan
Aw come on. Microsoft has been around a while. Let's stop the way of the future stuff. Most of the Microsoft originals are over the hill while us IBM guys are thinking about super stretch waste bands for out slacks and picking out assisted living alternatives. I'm not sure what the way of the fu

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread Robert Justice
"Jan MOEYERSONS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >okay, one more, yes, he could learn to use windows where in order to "shutdown" the system, you must first hit the START button. Heueueue, don't you ADCD users S SHUTDOWN at the system console to bring your system do

Re: Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Mark Jacobs
On Tuesday 02 August 2005 07:16 am, Max Scarpa wrote: > Estimeed listers > > I've the need to enlarge our JES2 checkpoint datasets (the main couple and > the 'spare' dataset) first in test then in prod. > > Is there anyone that can provide a quick procedure to do it ? I read JES2 > tuning and inizi

Enlarging JES2 checkpoint datasets

2005-08-02 Thread Max Scarpa
Estimeed listers I've the need to enlarge our JES2 checkpoint datasets (the main couple and the 'spare' dataset) first in test then in prod. Is there anyone that can provide a quick procedure to do it ? I read JES2 tuning and inizialization guide but I don't understand if I've to define new datas

Re: DELETE of DATA & INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ...

2005-08-02 Thread Rob Scott
I would advise that you try "DELETE VVR" before zapping the VTOC. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DOMINGUEZ MARTIN, ANGEL LUIS Sent: 02 August 2005 06:11 To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DELETE of DATA & INDEX entries of a

Re: DELETE of DATA & INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ...

2005-08-02 Thread R.S.
DOMINGUEZ MARTIN, ANGEL LUIS wrote: You can choose between two choices: * RECATALG and then normal delete * Zap to VTOC converting DATA and INDEX into SEQ files and then DELETE ENTRIES. CCHHRR ?? VER53 08 REP

Re: DELETE of DATA & INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ...

2005-08-02 Thread DOMINGUEZ MARTIN, ANGEL LUIS
You can choose between two choices: * RECATALG and then normal delete * Zap to VTOC converting DATA and INDEX into SEQ files and then DELETE ENTRIES. CCHHRR ?? VER53 08 REP53 00 VER5D

DELETE of DATA & INDEX entries of a KSDS in a CATALOG ...

2005-08-02 Thread Moussadak, Mustafa
Hi, I have a DATA & INDEX entries of one KSDS in a catalog without a entrie of a CLUSTER. There's no relevant info in the VVDS. I would like to Delete theses entries but I can't (IDCAMS DEL NSCR Return 08). How can I go to this goal ? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. #

Re: Routine name/srb

2005-08-02 Thread mary george
Usage notes of BPX1MPI module says about signal ECB's as : The user is responsible for initializing all ECBs, including the signal ECB. The first ECB is the signal ECB. Usage notes on BPX1MP says , When a signal is received, the mvspause service posts the signal ECB and runs the

Re: STK 9840 in 3590 compat mode

2005-08-02 Thread R.S.
Ed Finnell wrote: In a message dated 8/1/2005 9:30:08 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So the drives are software compatible, but the carts are totally incompatible and cannot be mounted in the other vendors drives. Yup, but you can order 3590 guts for a 9840.

Re: Dilemma of a young Mainframe Systems Programmer

2005-08-02 Thread Jan MOEYERSONS
>okay, one more, yes, he could learn to use windows >where in order to "shutdown" the system, you must first >hit the START button. Heueueue, don't you ADCD users S SHUTDOWN at the system console to bring your system down? Jantje. -

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