Re: Anyone Using IBM 3592, Sun/STK 9940, or Sun/STK T10000 Cartridges for HSM ML2?

2006-03-28 Thread Vernooy, C.P. - SPLXM
"Mark van der Eynden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:01:03 -0600, Friske, Michael > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Is anyone using IBM 3592, Sun/STK 9940, or Sun/STK T1 cartridges for > >HSM ML2? If so, have you had any issues (slow

Re: Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

2006-03-28 Thread Barbara Nitz
>i haven't dealt with them for two years but i still can't >even stand the thought of a domino pizza While the level2 guy in Boston is real nice, he isn't doing the dump reading, and we had more than one occasion where he was begging the dump readers to help him. (And he is doing the customer con

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 16:33 -0500 on 03/28/2006, Tim Hare wrote about Re: Removed 3480 drives - question: If your jobs all used UNIT=3480, you're going to end up doing search-and-replace on JCL because those aren't esoterics in your eligible device table (EDT). It they were using UNIT=TAPE or UNIT=CART, the value

z/OS Change Management / Change Control Procedures

2006-03-28 Thread Doc Farmer
Greetings! I'm trying to look up some sample change management / change control procedures for operating system and system/subsystem utility changes, but I'm not having much luck in a Google search (or a search of IBM-MAIN, for that matter). I'm pretty sure they'd have to be more rigorous

Re: Anyone Using IBM 3592, Sun/STK 9940, or Sun/STK T10000 Cartridges for HSM ML2?

2006-03-28 Thread Mark van der Eynden
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:01:03 -0600, Friske, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is anyone using IBM 3592, Sun/STK 9940, or Sun/STK T1 cartridges for >HSM ML2? If so, have you had any issues (slow recall times, recall tape >takeaway, recycle, audit, duplexing, or other)? > We've got 9940s beh

Re: I/O Retries

2006-03-28 Thread John Ticic
--- snip --- I don't know how many SAPs various models contain, but RMF indicates that our z900s have four. --- snip --- I believe that the default (z900,z990,z9) is 2 SAPs per Book. You can configure additional SAPs, but I don't know if you are limited to 1 additional per book. John

Fwd: RE: Tape Encryption

2006-03-28 Thread Albertus Dwisulami
I appreciate your info. Thanks. --- Russell Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:24:54 -0600 > From: "Russell Witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Tape Encryption > To: "'Albertus Dwisulami'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Albertus, > > I am responding directly since I do no

Re: z/OS 1.7 and "Large Sequential Data Set" Offering

2006-03-28 Thread Edward E. Jaffe
Skip Robinson wrote: I know that the problem did not affect us. First of all, no VSE. More important, never underestimate the value of procrastination. Well, not today anyway. ;-) Nothing that impacts me ever impacts you, Skip. I wish you would stop reminding me! At least, I now know why.

Tape Encryption

2006-03-28 Thread Albertus Dwisulami
All, I need some information about 'Tape Encryption'. Maybe your company has used the s/w to encrypt the data in tape in mainframe. My company need this information... Thanks for your help. Regards. Albertus SD __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Ya

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Jim Keohane
Bob, Never heard the "lost source" story. I was under contract to IBM TJ Watson in early 90's doing LEVEL II & III thingies for VM & MVS TCPIP. The MVS TCPIP was crafted by marrying the VM TCPIP to Dave Doner's and Dean Hiller's marvel "the platform" which provided much of VM functionality

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Charles Mills
No question the older TCP/IP stack was (1) Pascal-based - we used the sockets and you had to use a Pascal argument passing format; (2) a dog; and (3) slower than the Interlink stack. Also, with regard to Mark who "corrected" me on the BSD/UC (c) notice: the doc you paste seems to only refer to adv

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Quite a few of us were "forked" by the merge of the IP stacks in 2.5 ... But, now we can FORK, AWK, and GREP with the best of them! Can you say growing pains, boys & girls? Considering how hide-bound IBM is, they didn't do too bad of a job. They just took longer than they should have! They st

Re: FLEX-ES

2006-03-28 Thread Shane Ginnane
Phil wrote on 29/03/2006 01:13:27 AM: > > What is the model number on that castor-less mainframe? > > Don't know yet. An analysis is in progress. Went to your site yesterday Phil, and figured you got sick of fighting IBMs legal team, and tossed in this mainframe malarky ... Shane ... -

Re: Legality of z/OS 1.5 in 31-bit mode under z/VM at D/R Test

2006-03-28 Thread Skip Robinson
Whoa. Was this a trick question like, 'Are you allowed in California to marry your widow's sister?' ? Bimodal Accommodation absolutely stopped with z/OS 1.4. It does not bear on the original query. IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 03/28/2006 03:15:55 PM: > I don't see why not, it is

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Shane Ginnane
> >The dependency of the IBM version on USS/OE came in (I believe) in > OS/390 or early zOS. > > In 1998, 2.5, IIRC. > We went to goal-mode at the time and we had mis-classified some USS > tasks, which hurt TCP/IP. > Especially, Forks. Quite a few of us were "forked" by the merge of the IP stacks

Re: Legality of z/OS 1.5 in 31-bit mode under z/VM at D/R Test

2006-03-28 Thread John Kremers
I don't see why not, it is legal to us the bi-modal support mod which allows you to run 31-bit mode at a DR site as long as you want. (the 6 month limitation does not apply to DR). jk Chase, John said the following on 3/28/2006 2:04 PM: Hi, All, Since one can specify MACHINE=XC and de

Re: z/OS 1.7 and "Large Sequential Data Set" Offering

2006-03-28 Thread Scott Barry
For consideration, I understand that SAS Institute will provide DSNTYPE=LARGE allocation support with SAS V9.2, though there is still no mention of any technical concern on their support web site. Sincerely, Scott Barry SBBWorks, Inc. IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[log in to unmask]> wrote on

Legality of z/OS 1.5 in 31-bit mode under z/VM at D/R Test

2006-03-28 Thread Chase, John
Hi, All, Since one can specify MACHINE=XC and define a 31-bit-only virtual machine, any thoughts on whether it would it be "legal" (in the US) to IPL z/OS 1.5 (effectively in "ARCHLVL=1" mode) on that virtual machine for D/R testing if the real machine is a z/Box? TIA, -jc- --

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Bob Shannon
>I've heard the "taken from VM's TCP/IP stack" story from several different >sources, too. IIRC, the stack was ported and subsequently supported by someone at the T.J. Watson Lab. At SHARE there were a few people, primarily from the government and universities, who used it. We used to laugh at the

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Ray Mullins
I don't think the rewrite story is completely apocryphal. Back in way earlier development days, we had both Interlink and IBM TCP/IP stacks. I remember seeing the PASCAL load libraries in the IBM TCP procs, and I remember commenting to myself, "No wonder it's a pig." I've heard the "taken from V

Re: z/OS 1.7 and "Large Sequential Data Set" Offering

2006-03-28 Thread Skip Robinson
I know that the problem did not affect us. First of all, no VSE. More important, never underestimate the value of procrastination. Well, not today anyway. ;-) IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 03/28/2006 01:59:14 PM: > Skip Robinson wrote: > > Early on in the 1.7 ESP, it was discovered

Fw: Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
This was supposed to go to the list. - -teD I’m an enthusiastic proselytiser of the universal panacea I believe in! -Original Message- From: "Ted MacNEIL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:09:41 To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification >Not a

Re: I/O Retries

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Back in the old pre-CMOS days, external interrupts like I/O were handled by one or more of the same CPs that calculated dividend interest or life expectancy or rocket velocity. This actually came out on the 308x. It had nothing to do with CMOS. >We had some control over how many CPs were dr

Anyone Using IBM 3592, Sun/STK 9940, or Sun/STK T10000 Cartridges for HSM ML2?

2006-03-28 Thread Friske, Michael
Is anyone using IBM 3592, Sun/STK 9940, or Sun/STK T1 cartridges for HSM ML2? If so, have you had any issues (slow recall times, recall tape takeaway, recycle, audit, duplexing, or other)? If you can answer "yes" to the first question, please take a moment to reply. Otherwise, disregard this

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 6:00 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Removed 3480 drives - question > > > >This is likely going to be classified as "UNACCEPTABLE".

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Shirey > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 3:55 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Removed 3480 drives - question > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussi

Re: z/OS 1.7 and "Large Sequential Data Set" Offering

2006-03-28 Thread Edward E. Jaffe
Skip Robinson wrote: Early on in the 1.7 ESP, it was discovered that the large data set indicator bit in the VTOC had been used historically by a veteran data management product. The indicator bit was moved to another spot before GA to avoid lots of customer grief. Actually, the bit is use

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Greg Shirey
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John >This is likely going to be classified as "UNACCEPTABLE". >John McKown John, is it Infopac recalls that is the concern? You can modify INEXIT11 to change the UNIT TYPE on the fly.

Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Desi de la Garza
Yeah, I am familiar with the EPO.. Thanks, Desi de la Garza Systems Programmer Bexar County Information Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Tsujimoto Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>In fact, your HR should have some 'official' sources handy. Ours does. And, because Canadian laws require 'fairness', they have to review it every couple of years. You should have a review process with job requirements that justify multiple levels. NOT experience & education. And, if you canno

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>This is likely going to be classified as "UNACCEPTABLE". And being unable to read the data is "ACCEPTABLE". IEBGENER, or some other copy programme, is your friend, if you're looking for an (expensive) alternative. BTDT. 3420 to 3480. - -teD I’m an enthusiastic proselytiser of the universal

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Ed Gould
On Mar 28, 2006, at 12:00 AM, Ted MacNEIL wrote: SNIP- I have no independent proof of the above, but I trust my source. Ted: This has a ring of truth in it as at one time, IIRC, you had to order the PASQEL run time library. Ed -

Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Tom Schmidt
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:43:05 -0600, Desi de la Garza wrote: >We are in the process of justifying the requirement of having multiple >levels of SysProg job titles depending on experience and knowledge. > >At the same time provide management with information as to why SysProgs are >higher salaried t

Re: z/OS 1.7 and "Large Sequential Data Set" Offering

2006-03-28 Thread Skip Robinson
Even now large data sets are not fully supported by all IBM products, let alone ISV products. For that reason, it might be premature to jump into them with both feet. Experiment yes, but be cautious about putting them into production. Early on in the 1.7 ESP, it was discovered that the large d

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Tim Hare
If your jobs all used UNIT=3480, you're going to end up doing search-and-replace on JCL because those aren't esoterics in your eligible device table (EDT). It they were using UNIT=TAPE or UNIT=CART, the value in the catalog (I believe, one of you with more expertise can correct me if I'm wrong)

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Knutson, Sam
You can use UNIT=SYS3480R in JCL which will read on any available drive that can read a 3480 (3480 or 3490) or you can change the device type in the catalog. A handy free tool is Dave Cartwright's ICF3490 "Catalog conversion program for 3480 to 3490" in CBT Tape file 172. Best

Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Steve Bui
Not at our shop. SysProg pays at the same level as AppProg, or NetProg. SB -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Desi de la Garza Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 1:43 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Systems Programmer L

Re: I/O Retries

2006-03-28 Thread Skip Robinson
This is certainly not my area of expertise, but here's how I understand it after discussion here with folks who know more about it. Back in the old pre-CMOS days, external interrupts like I/O were handled by one or more of the same CPs that calculated dividend interest or life expectancy or roc

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Eric Bielefeld
John, When you ask for an old 3480 tape, you need to specify UNIT=SYS3480R on the DD card. You can find that in the JCL Reference under DD Unit parameter. We had this come up every now and then as we got rid of all of our 3480s and now just have 3490E units. If you do a listcat all on a 3

Re: Removed 3480 Drives

2006-03-28 Thread Alan C. Field
John, Your issue is that the device type is stored in the catalog entry. 3490s have X'78048081' 3480's have some thing similar, but I haven't got any now to look what it is. So a request without a UNIT specified will try and match the device with a now undefined device type. I do remember bei

Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Hal Merritt
I would refer your management request to any number of salary survey resources. In fact, your HR should have some 'official' sources handy. About all you could offer is assistance in matching those job descriptions with your position duties. One possible resource: http://www.opm.gov/fedclass/htm

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 6:00 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Removed 3480 drives - question > > > >Probably have to keep using UNIT=CART > > And point

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>I suspect the rewrite story is apocryphal. And while TCP/IP perfomance I have only heard it from one (trusted) source, that's why I have not identified that source. And, I heard it in 1998, so I may be vague on the details. But, I do know that they have tried to stick with the original specs a

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Probably have to keep using UNIT=CART And point CART to a couple of newer drives. - -teD I’m an enthusiastic proselytiser of the universal panacea I believe in! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instruct

Re: I/O Retries

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>If that is so, then is it still true that one engine is often dedicated to dealing with interrupts? At least one. You can have up to three (pre-z9), depending on how many CP's are active. I was told three; I have never had more than two. (I have never had more than 10 CP's, either). SAP - Serv

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT, Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >... >One weekend, two of them took the original RFC (?term), and re-wrote it from scratch. >The specs included UNIX functions and services to do things, so they used USS to do everything they could, so they didn't have re-in

Re: I/O Retries

2006-03-28 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:17 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: I/O Retries > > > Not really clear was a SAP is. Most searches point to the software > product

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>The dependency of the IBM version on USS/OE came in (I believe) in OS/390 or >early zOS. In 1998, 2.5, IIRC. We went to goal-mode at the time and we had mis-classified some USS tasks, which hurt TCP/IP. Especially, Forks. - -teD I’m an enthusiastic proselytiser of the universal panacea I beli

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:13 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Removed 3480 drives - question > > > We have removed our old 3480 drives. We still have our 3490E

Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Richard Tsujimoto
On the back of the machine, there's an off switch . Desi de la Garza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 03/28/2006 03:43 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe Discussion List To IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU cc Subject Systems Programmer Levels Justification MVS Listers,

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Hal Merritt
I am pretty sure it can be made to do as you wish, but not magically. I think that so long as the device type in the catalog matches that in the IODF you are good to go. What you may have to do is to assign an esoteric to the new units that match the catalog entries. I think. But that should

Systems Programmer Levels Justification

2006-03-28 Thread Desi de la Garza
MVS Listers, We are in the process of justifying the requirement of having multiple levels of SysProg job titles depending on experience and knowledge. At the same time provide management with information as to why SysProgs are higher salaried than application programmers. They are at a loss as t

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>With that many TXT records, I don't understand why one would use other than 1/2 trk blocking (27998 for "3390")? You missed a point (or two). The block is undefined. The block size is the maximum size a txt record can be. TXT records can be longer than 'regular' records. With today's DASD price

Re: Calling a program under CICS from Natural

2006-03-28 Thread Richard Peurifoy
John Mycroft wrote: > If I call a program from Natural under CICS as in > CALL 'MYPROG' #PARAM1 #PARAM2 > what should I expect to see in the COMMAREA when MYPROG gets control, > please? > > Cheers - John Mycroft It's been a long time, but I think the COMM area will have two fullword addresses. T

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

2006-03-28 Thread Hal Merritt
It seems I have seen that somewhere as a ROT. That is, the TCO of an employee is 2x gross pay. ROT - Rule of thumb TCO - Total cost of ownership (pun intended). See also Wage Slave ;-) Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard T

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Hall, Ken (GTI)
The hospital I used to work for was an early adopter of TCPIP for the mainframe (early-to-mid 1990s), mainly because we needed to communicate with departmental minicomputer systems. Our first version used an Intel-built interface box, and the software came from them (but was probably written el

Re: Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread Desi de la Garza
Probably have to keep using UNIT=CART. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Removed 3480 drives - question We have removed our old 3480

Re: I/O Retries

2006-03-28 Thread Hal Merritt
Not really clear was a SAP is. Most searches point to the software product SAP R/3. I assume from the context that a SAP is some sort of hardware engine. If that is so, then is it still true that one engine is often dedicated to dealing with interrupts? -Original Message- From: IBM Mai

Removed 3480 drives - question

2006-03-28 Thread McKown, John
We have removed our old 3480 drives. We still have our 3490E drives. A 3490E drive can read a 3480 cartridge. The question becomes: If I remove the 3480 drive addresses from my IODF, will z/OS (1.6) automagically allocate a 3490E drive for a 3480 cart, when accessed via the z/OS catalog (no UNIT= i

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

2006-03-28 Thread Richard Tsujimoto
Based on the recent cost-saving activities at GM, it was revealed that for a worker making $30/hr, the actual cost to the company (which includes pensions) is $60/hr. Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List 03/27/2006 07:00 PM Please respond to IBM Mainframe D

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Now, why is the TCP/IP stack UNIX based? Can't answer that one! I heard a story, many aeons ago, that the original TCP/IP for ESA/OS390 was a direct port from VM, written in PASCAL. And, it was a PIG! It took a lot of progammers to support it, 7-24. One weekend, two of them took the original RF

Re: Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

2006-03-28 Thread Patrick . Falcone
I'm sorry. Our WAS environment is running WAS V4 (in 3.5 compatibility mode or lightweight mode) which is single server or single task. This environment uses much less resources than a full blown WAS heavyweight environment where a cell group in support of an application(s) can consist of 7 tas

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

2006-03-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>take your quoted salary and add 33% to get what you really cost to a company. It's actually just over 40% in Ontario. And, that's with me paying Ontario Health Premiums, which used to be covered by my employer. - -teD I’m an enthusiastic proselytiser of the universal panacea I believe in!

z/OS 1.7 and "Large Sequential Data Set" Offering

2006-03-28 Thread Hussey, Brian
We are planning our migration from 1.4 to 1.7 and concerned about the large sequential data set offering. Reasons include: ISV and IBM Product readiness, environmental impact etc. Two Questions: 1) Are folks planning on exploiting the "large sequential data set" when they initially migrate to z

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Mark Jacobs
Re: BSD License: Not any more; July 22, 1999 To All Licensees, Distributors of Any Version of BSD: As you know, certain of the Berkeley Software Distribution ("BSD") source code files require that further distributions of products containing all or portions of the software, acknowled

FLEX-ES

2006-03-28 Thread Phil Payne
> What is the model number on that castor-less mainframe? Don't know yet. An analysis is in progress. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access in

Re: CBDQDISP Inactive

2006-03-28 Thread Petersen, Jim
Since the only way one can bring down CBDQDISP is to Cancel it, thus a S222 abend, I would look for an abend message for CBDQDISP. You should then be able to figure out why it came down. ___ Jim Petersen MVS - Lead Systems Engineer Home Depot Technolog

Re: CICS down after transaction exec wait macro.

2006-03-28 Thread Chris Mason
Jorge, If this were 30 years ago, I would say that the understanding of the way CICS works would have prevented you from thinking about putting a WAIT into a CICS transaction. Because IBM could reasonably have expected you to know that as someone who had been given the job of writing a CICS transa

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Charles Mills
Federal "Posix compliance" was certainly a big factor but also - as an IBM mainframe business partner at the time - I remember there was also a big IBM push to get "best of breed solutions" (i.e., SAP, JDE, etc.) migrated (or to keep them migrated as they were enhanced) to the mainframe hardware.

Re: TSO and SYS1.UADS

2006-03-28 Thread Skip Robinson
You don't need UADS in your TSO PROC; probably better not to have it. Just use a Rexx like this one when you want to use the ACCOUNT command: /* REXX */ /*--- TRACE N /* Change option as needed */ /*---

Re: CICS down after transaction exec wait macro.

2006-03-28 Thread Jorge Arueira Campos
Hi !!! Issuing a wait macro in a CICS transaction, in the main task, is forbidden. Why no have a protection for not down the CICS ??? There are a problem if the user coded a macro WAIT in your program and issue in CICS region and shutdown the entire product. Is necessary open a call in support IB

Dfhsm update of Last.Ref date on recall

2006-03-28 Thread Jim Url
During recall of a Dfhsm migrated dataset, the last reference date will be updated to the date of the recall. This happens even if the dataset is not opened, but simply recalled via IEFBR14 for example. I would prefer that the last reference date be updated by open/close instead of recall. Does

Re: Trex Catalog software.

2006-03-28 Thread Mark Thomen
"Donald Ludwig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > We are in the process of analyzing the Dino-Soft Trex software. I was wondering if anyone else has/is using the product and can provide any feedback. Positive or Negative. We are thinkng about using the product t

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

2006-03-28 Thread Hal Merritt
Because load libraries are *not* RECFM F, FB, V, VB, or VBS. The binder works to fill tracks and will tailor 'records' to fit the output device subject to your specified or defaulted maximums. IEBCOPY COPYMOD does the same, IIRC. I see every reason to always specify no less than the maximum possi

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

2006-03-28 Thread Kirk Talman
Since this thread will not die, I would like to comment about the various opinions on blksize of loadlibs. Our large production loadlibs (>10,000 trks used) contain mostly Cobol modules that support various combinations of DB2 IMS CICS MQ. The module sizes vary downward from X'35' - about

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

2006-03-28 Thread Ron and Jenny Hawkins
No I'm not. > > No, because text records are *not* limited to 256 bytes. You're > confusing them with other records, e.g., Control, RLD. > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: z900 "Capacity Models"?

2006-03-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/28/2006 at 08:56 AM, Birger Heede <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >As mentioned previously I believe they 'produce' more MSUs because of >a larger cache (using same speed) (but better use of execution >unit). Possibility? Certainly. They might also have changed some of

Re: 3380-3390 Conversion - DISAPPOINTMENT

2006-03-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/28/2006 at 01:57 AM, Ron and Jenny Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >The text blocks appear as a continuous byte stream, but this is the >unformatted representation of the text records, where each record is >machine instruction. I'm not sure what you're trying to

Re: Trex Catalog software.

2006-03-28 Thread Chris Mason
Ulrich, Scrap you current search engine and use Google - just like just about everybody else. http://www.dino-software.com WELCOME TO THE HOME OF T-REX I guess - I know absolutely nothing about these products. Now I look at the original post - being obliged to "scrap" the list trailer - I see

Re: Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

2006-03-28 Thread Steve Comstock
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would agree with Barbara on this. We run a mix of traditional work along with a Domino Change Management System with about 400 registered Users and WAS V4 in lightweight mode with about the same amount. Both applications can kill performance to our traditional workloa

Re: Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

2006-03-28 Thread Patrick . Falcone
I would agree with Barbara on this. We run a mix of traditional work along with a Domino Change Management System with about 400 registered Users and WAS V4 in lightweight mode with about the same amount. Both applications can kill performance to our traditional workloads on our small 2 way. The

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mohammad Khan > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:09 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant > > > BTW why did they even do this UNIX thing? Did anyone think > th

Re: Trex Catalog software.

2006-03-28 Thread Larry Crilley
You are welcome to contact me directly for more information or check out our web: www.dino-software.com. We have another release coming out shortly. The new updates have not been posted on our web as of yet. Some of the highlights are vastly increased HSM AUDITS, increased TAPE support (robotic,

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

2006-03-28 Thread Ray Mullins
It wouldn't surprise me if they're doing 1099 instead of W-2, which means you're liable for your own benefits and taxes, which means that in reality you're looking at about $55/60K take-home. A ROT I remember from a while ago, and that was before medical insurance went through the roof (interestin

Re: Trex Catalog software.

2006-03-28 Thread Ulrich Krueger
Could someone please point me to a website where I can find more information about this software? Thanks. Regards, Ulrich Krueger On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:43:58 -0800, Donald Ludwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >We are in the process of analyzing the Dino-Soft Trex software. I was wondering if

Re: Barbaras (mini-)rant

2006-03-28 Thread Mohammad Khan
BTW why did they even do this UNIX thing? Did anyone think that MVS lacked something which could only be provided by building UNIX into it. The results seem to be less than encouraging. If the idea was to let people run UNIX applications, wouldn't it be better to have it as an option instead of sho

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

2006-03-28 Thread Thomas Conley
- Original Message - From: "Timothy Sipples" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 3:17 AM Subject: Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering? Also not fair to totally point the finger at IBM who are probably paying, AT LEAST, double t

Re: Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

2006-03-28 Thread Jack Kelly
amen to Barbara's comments. glad to see that domino's support and appetite hasn't changed. i haven't dealt with them for two years but i still can't even stand the thought of a domino pizza Jack Kelly LA Systems @ US Courts x 202-502-2390 ---

Re: Trex Catalog software.

2006-03-28 Thread Eleonor McCann
We use TREX to do REORGS and it extremely fast. Great product and I highly recommend it and the support is super. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message:

Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

2006-03-28 Thread Petersen, Jim
Very low since I purchased a very fuel efficient car. When I worked in San Antonio, I drove a F-250 Super Duty 7.3L Diesel which got about 19 mpg. That vehicle now has Farm Plates on it. Bi-weekly gas bill is about $110-130. ___ Jim Petersen MVS - Lea

Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

2006-03-28 Thread Richard Tsujimoto
Jim wrote: >I commute 88 miles one way to work each day. I hate to see what your weekly gas bill looks like. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET

Re: FLEX-ES

2006-03-28 Thread Diehl, Gary (MVSSupport)
Phil, What is the model number on that castor-less mainframe? Are there any pictures of it posted somewhere (isham maybe)? It sounds interesting, I'd like to learn more about it. Thanks and best regards, Gary Diehl -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Bringing the fun back to z/OS - new course

2006-03-28 Thread Steve Comstock
Barbara Nitz wrote: Steve's post prompts me to relate our MVS Unix/Linux experience - this is in no way meant to disparage Steve's efforts for courses... Now, the ability to run UNIX on the mainframe melds a lot of strengths: flexibility (run classic mainframe apps and UNIX apps on the same bo

Re: Home Depot Looking for MVS - Lead Systems Engineer in Austin TX

2006-03-28 Thread Petersen, Jim
Well, as I answered in a direct email: if they offered telecommuting, everyone would have to form a line behind me. I commute 88 miles one way to work each day. Not a bad commute since we are talking about the wide open spaces of Texas mostly. But, they do not offer telecommuting as a regular m

Re: TSO and SYS1.UADS

2006-03-28 Thread Chris Mason
Duane, ... and for more information on "Master JCL", start here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2E260/1.3?SHELF=AP0ABK19&DT=20050715035016 Chris Mason - Original Message - From: "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-m

Re: z900 "Capacity Models"?

2006-03-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/24/2006 at 12:00 AM, Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >>These machines have the same clock speed as the 101-109 line. >Actually, they don't. Perhaps not, but you don't provide any data to back up the claim. >A 101 is 235 MIPS-like entities. >A 1C1 is 250.

Re: Wonder why IBM code quality is suffering?

2006-03-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/26/2006 at 07:33 PM, Richard Tsujimoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >Jeez, (IIRC) I still remember it being PL/C. BSL, PL/S, PL/X and a few others, but not PL/C. PL/C was a Cornell student compiler. It was fast, but I had students who resorted to the "optimizing"

Re: TSO and SYS1.UADS

2006-03-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 03/22/2006 at 10:35 AM, Duane Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >So my question is: How does TSO know to use SYS1.UADS? Master JCL. >Does UADS need to be defined to the TSO proc? Do you want to use the ACCOUNT command? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg a

Re: Trex Catalog software.

2006-03-28 Thread Michael Wickman
I've used it for the same purpose. It worked great. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/

LINK * command broken on 1.7?

2006-03-28 Thread Greg Price
OA13194: TSO LINK COMMAND DOES NOT ALLOW TO ENTER CONTROL STATEMENTS Of course, I could not find the APAR until I posted the previous message to the list. Oh well... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instruct

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