"Glen.Gasior" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
I noticed on SDSF the DB2 IRLM has the same dispatching priority as the
other DB2 address spaces. I did a quick search and found this:
z/OS(r) Version 8 DBA Certification Guide: DB2 Environment
By Susan Lawson
Sample Ch
Len Rugen writes:
>We use Oracle on Z only to talk to databases on other platforms, so I
>guess it's a client-only install. The version 10g install required a
>install process run to an X display. Getting that environment
>established was the hardest part of the install. The install is written
>
On Oct 4, 2006, at 6:41 AM, Chase, John wrote:
---SNIP--
Apparently so I have no real idea what my "job description" is,
other than to ensure that CICS keeps running and "other duties as
assigned". Been here for eight years now
John: Suggestion that yo
On Oct 4, 2006, at 7:16 PM, Glenn Siegel wrote:
I like the old IPO CATCVTM to build a new master catalog allthough
it's
unsupported, there also a rewite of it in rexx on the CBT Tape.
Glenn,
Good idea.. REPRO MERGECAT is *PAINFULLY SLOW* there are other
products (from DINO ?) out there th
Press release here:
http://webwire.com/ViewPressRel_print.asp?SESSIONID=&aId=21579
Same info will likely appear at http://www.ibm.com/press before too long.
DORANA helps companies manage their inventories of software products for
z/OS and UNIX systems -- for cost savings, IT budgeting and accura
Mark wrote:
Everyone,
I thought a quick status update might help the curious.
IBM has a slip trap dump of the region after the bad close call is made.
They have been looking at it for almost a week now. It currently
still baffles them.
I'm hoping they make progress this week.
Mark
Every
With a name like that I'd expect I/O's per second.
Have a look at the tabs along thebottom for "HelpA" or somesuch.
Used to ship a tutorial, but I'm not sure they do any more.
Shane ...
>
> Looking into some RMF reports generated with the spreadsheet reporter.
> Can someone give me a clear defini
I like the old IPO CATCVTM to build a new master catalog allthough it's
unsupported, there also a rewite of it in rexx on the CBT Tape.
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 19:04:21 -0500, Ed Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Look at repro mergcat
>
>Ed
>
>On Oct 4, 2006, at 5:46 AM, Zoran Trifunovic wrote:
>
>
Look at repro mergcat
Ed
On Oct 4, 2006, at 5:46 AM, Zoran Trifunovic wrote:
We have sap on db2 v.8 on zseries. We made mistake, we don't define
alias
SAPQAS for tables (we have about 50 tables).We have a large number
(about 5) entires (SAPQUAS..) in mastercatalog.
My questuin:
How c
You may want to have a look at the DYNALLOC macros on the CBT tape, very
easy to use, theres a good example in my file 708
On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:26:43 -0300, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
>In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 09/30/2006
> at 10:10 PM, Gary Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
>>In what
Can anyone recommend a document describing Enclaves - as they pertain to "C"
coding on S/390.
Something that would compare/contrast Enclaves with Threads, including POSIX
Threads. We have expertise here in Windows threading, but not so much on 390.
We are trying to understand the behavior of
Ted MacNEIL wrote:
> For those of you who care, I have still been working on this,
> so that you don't have to keep an eye on the REPLYTO, when responding.
Um, it's still set to reply to you.
> It doesn't happen on all fora! So far, only on IBM-Main.
Whether to honour REPLYTO is an option on L
Yes. But we have had problems where an operator disconnected from the
OSA-ICC and console buffers back up til we get 100% full. Have a
problem open with IBM and they are investigating. Attaching to the
2074's doesn't present this problem if the operator accidently
disconnects.
___
On Wed, 2006-10-04 at 13:56 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote:
>
> Order and install SMP/E 3.4 so you can just submit a batch job
> to order maintenance and be done with it!
Don't even need to order it - 3.4 came with the 1.7 order I just put in.
How easy can that be ???.
Shane ...
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:27:21 -0700, Dennis Leong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We installed z/os 17 but have not tried to ipl it. I noticed after running
>the serverpac restores the /var does not have a man directory. Should the
>man directory be there or is it now somewhere else? Thank you.
>
>
For those of you who care, I have still been working on this, so that you don't
have to keep an eye on the REPLYTO, when responding.
But, I have found out something interesting.
It doesn't happen on all fora!
So far, only on IBM-Main.
I haven't tried them all, but the PLAIN Language one doesn't
We installed z/os 17 but have not tried to ipl it. I noticed after running
the serverpac restores the /var does not have a man directory. Should the
man directory be there or is it now somewhere else? Thank you.
- enD sin
-
>I'm running from the system where the file resides.
Try it on the target system!
When in doubt.
PANIC!!
--
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message:
Yep, we did the same thing for the same reason. They wrote that fix for us and
we're been running it for a week and a half. Problem number 2267--FTP to/from
tape fails in various and wondrous ways after the fix to support keyed DASD files.
Bob
Howard Brazee wrote:
On 3 Oct 2006 12:39:27 -07
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 13:00:56 -0400, Jousma, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The problem with NOT using a report is that you will be repeatedly
>downloading the same maintenance even if it is already installed. It is
>a nice way to pare down the download size to just your products at your
>mainte
Well, how things can change.
We've had an RFP for a fair amount of training
that includes some intro IMS topics. Our IMS
author / instructor doesn't have what's been
asked for, and, besides, his materials are not
designed to be used by anyone else.
So I wanted to see if anyone here can connect
m
Did you initialize the message file ?
Here is sample JCL:
//DELETE EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//MSGDDDD DSN=STCP.MVS1.ANFMMSG,
// DISP=(OLD,DELETE)
//REXXJCL EXEC PGM=IRXJCL,PARM='ANFMFILE'
The problem with NOT using a report is that you will be repeatedly
downloading the same maintenance even if it is already installed. It is
a nice way to pare down the download size to just your products at your
maintenance level. The job that Tom gave is not the correct one. It
should look more
Zoran,
The MERGECAT option of REPRO should do what you need. Try something
like:
//STEP1EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//DD1 DDVOL=SER=xx,UNIT=DISK,DISP=OLD
// DDVOL=SER=yy,UNIT=DISK,DISP=OLD
//SYSPRINT DDSYSOUT=X
//SYSINDD*
REPRO -
INDATASET(m
Problem when starting BARRFSS1
IEF403I BARRFSS1 - STARTED - TIME=13.38.36
IEC024I 337- 4,IGC0005E,BARRFSS1,BARRFSS1, ANFMMSG, 0339, SYS002 ,
ANF.MSGFILE
ANFM105I An IP PrintWay ESTAI cannot evaluate the system completion
I believe this is a problem with the allocation of the ANF.MSGFILE.
Data
No- problem is still here... have a pressing matter to ask you all.
New message.
On 9/27/06, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 09/22/2006
at 02:14 PM, Ed Finnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>So all VSAM on the pack is gone? Maybe somebody else can
Hi List,
I have one Infoprint FSS with 20 FSA printers. My users will submit
about 50 output groups for printing to the same dest, form and class.
These are sequential in nature and the users are accustomed to seeing the
50 reports print in order under VPS.
Under Infoprint, the 50 rep
The z/OS 1.4 z990 Exploitation Support feature was NEVER a web download,
it was always an orderable feature for those already licensed for z/OS.
Nor was its predecessor, z/OS 1.4 z990 Compatibility Support feature.
Because z/OS 1.4 was still orderable when the z990 was first announced,
the su
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 18:59:54 +0200, Bart Dinnissen
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>It would be nice to easily choose to either skip thread (or subthread)
>>or to mark thread (or subthread) read.
>>
>>The former would be for troll-killed threads, and the latter for "I'm
>>too busy today to read this t
Cr*p! Meant this as a private reply. Sorry.
Charles
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Charles Mills
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:06 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: REXX Compiler "Minimum Library Level" Question(s
If you want to send me a small program I'll try it on OS/390
V2R10 with whatever alternate library I am running. Offer good until
10/31/2006 .
I *think* IBM has just gone to putting "z/OS" into every announcement. I
*think* you can install the latest alternate library on OS/390.
I am running V2R
The problem with NOT using a report is that you will be repeatedly
downloading the same maintenance even if it is already installed. It is
a nice way to pare down the download size to just your products at your
maintenance level. The job that Tom gave is not the correct one. It
should look more l
On 3 Oct 2006 16:16:30 -0700, "Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Sort of like setting yourself to Watched and looking at Watched posts
>> firsts?
>
>Kind of like that, with the added advantage of not having to download
>headers.
I've inferred from the design of Agent that there is an advantage
It would be nice to easily choose to either skip thread (or subthread)
or to mark thread (or subthread) read.
The former would be for troll-killed threads, and the latter for "I'm
too busy today to read this thread, but maybe tomorrow I'll be more
interested".
Thanks David and Craig, a visit to the Optometrist is in order.
--
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://
Thanks for your response Charles.
I'm finding some customers are (for whatever reasons) still using OS/390
and cannot install the latest REXX Alternate Library. Er, well I'm
assuming they can't because the latest specifies that it is for z/OS only -
- and I'm assuming that's really true. If t
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Darth Keller
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:16 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: SMS Question
>
> > When you run the restore, are you running it on the LPAR where
Thanks Tom, It was the last option which allows you to bypass the report
requirement.
-Original Message-
From: Chicklon, Tom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 11:59 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Ordering Maintenance from IBM??
When ordering mainten
> When you run the restore, are you running it on the LPAR where the
> files currently exist or the 2nd LPAR with the separate master catalog
and
> alias pointing to your 'new' user-catalog?
>
>> I'm running from the system where the file resides.
So if I understand the situation correctly
You run an SMP job to list your features and then upload it.
Look at the right hand side of the web page for a box that says
Tip:
Learn how to create
installed software
reports.
There are instructions and sample job.
Craig
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mail
On 3 Oct 2006 12:39:27 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote:
>Is this the CA FTP server and did you just upgrade it?
Checking with my System Programmer:
Howard,
We use Computer Associates TCP. Maintenance was applied in
conjunction with the operating system upgrade for compatability.
Interesting. (And BTW, I have changed my three-letter example because
Binyamin kindly points out that spam filters are suspicious of the letter X
appearing in triplicate.)
Let's say that I were developing a program, and certain parts of that
program over which I have no control were going to subse
I'm not sure how we're getting along then, because we definitely have a
z9 and are running 0202. We have a very small mainframe development
staff and even less compiling eztrieve programs. Maybe that's why we
haven't been bitten.
Rex
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion Li
When ordering maintenance, I generally select 'Do not use a report for this
order' .
But if a report is needed, I used:
SET BOUNDARY (GLOBAL).
LIST FEATURE .
Tom Chicklon
Hastings Mutual Insurance Co.
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EM
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Darth Keller
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:45 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: SMS Question
>
> > Are you sharing master catalogs between these two LPARs?
> >
> > No.
>
> When you run
I wasn't expecting answers from IBM directly using this forum. I'm
assuming someone else has been through this and could cut/paste the
required SMPE statements or at least point me to them.
-Original Message-
From: Alan Altmark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006
On Wednesday, 10/04/2006 at 11:35 AST, "O'Brien, David W. (NIH/CIT) [C]"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Note to IBM - a link to documentation describing how to create the
> required report would have been appreciated.
Use Feedback on the web site if you have suggestions for improvements. I
don't
Actually Dave, there is a link on the lower right corner that GIVES you
the doc you need. Here it is:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/ShopzSeries/ShopzSeries.jsp;jsessi
onid=bU90Nj-2l42lo_qpGGj0MPR:-1?action=hginventories
Dave Jo
> Are you sharing master catalogs between these two LPARs?
>
> No.
When you run the restore, are you running it on the LPAR where the files
currently exist or the 2nd LPAR with the separate master catalog and alias
pointing to your 'new' user-catalog?
ddkeller
**
I'm attempting to order maintenance from Shopzseries for a serverpac I
just installed.
Step 2 of the order process brings me to the following screen:
Step 2 of 5 Report installed software
Service - October 4, 2006, 11:09
Installed software reports are used with service orders to identify t
Come on Peter, if we only used supported programming interfaces, just
think how boring your job would be!
Wayne Driscoll
Product Developer
JME Software LLC
NOTE: All opinions are strictly my own.
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Jon Brock
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:08 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: SMS Question
>
> Are you sharing master catalogs between these two LPARs?
>
No.
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Tom Marchant
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:06 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: SMS Question
>
> How can you expect a new data set to be cataloged when you know
On Wednesday 04 October 2006 09:45, Peter Relson wrote:
>>The "loader form" of IDENTIFY creates a major CDE with the
>>NOREUS option that represents an arbitrary area of storage.
>
> That form is not a supported programming interface.
I know, but I've used it a lot since 1988 and as long as it's
Are you sharing master catalogs between these two LPARs?
Jon
--
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://bam
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 07:43:04 -0600, Lester, Bob
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to copy some SMS-managed application files
>(vsam/non-vsam) from one LPAR to another. I'm trying to preserve the
>name, and catalog the copied file into a usercat on the other LPAR.
>
> DFSMSdss
I had talked to CA about QO72665. They wrote back:
The Apar QO72665 fix can only be applied to Gen0303. There is no fix for
EZT+ 6.4 Gen0202. You will need to upgrade your EZTPLS from Gen0202 to
Gen0303, to run error free with EZT+ for the z9 processor.
John Ayon
BTW, a good z/OS performance tuning expert
- is someone who knows what each person they talk to means by "poor
performance"
- has a thick skin
- recognizes "good performance" based on the lack of hearing "poor
performance"
- is aware of the performance characteristics of all IBM and non-IBM
midd
Are these LPAR's in 2 different SMS-plexes, and if so, are they sharing
DASD? That is a no-no.
DSS dump the data sets to tape in one LPAR and restore them in the other
LPAR.
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Lester, Bob
Sent: W
Correct. Unless the dataset are OPEN and then only TERADON can perform the
REPRO MERGECAT process.
Larry Crilley
Dino Software, Corp.
http://www.dino-software.com/
412.734.2853
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Rob Scott
Sent:
There is also Catalog Recovery Plus (CR+) from Mainstar
(www.mainstar.com) that does the same thing.
Rob Scott
Rocket Software, Inc
275 Grove Street
Newton, MA 02466
617-614-2305
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.rs.com/portfolio/mxi/
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
I *believe* based not on true knowledge but rather on rather extensive
experience that the alternate library does not "do much" -- it is simply a
bridge between the Rexx source that the compiler packs into the load module
(if you specify the ALT option) and the Rexx interpreter which is always a
ba
Hi,
Looking into some RMF reports generated with the spreadsheet reporter.
Can someone give me a clear definition of what is 'DASD RATE' and in what
measurement it is expressed.
Thx,
Lieven
--
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signof
>The "loader form" of IDENTIFY creates a major CDE with the NOREUS option
>that represents an arbitrary area of storage.
That form is not a supported programming interface.
Peter Relson
z/OS Core Technology Design
--
For IBM-MAI
Hi Folks,
I'm trying to copy some SMS-managed application files
(vsam/non-vsam) from one LPAR to another. I'm trying to preserve the
name, and catalog the copied file into a usercat on the other LPAR.
DFSMSdss is complaining that I must use either DELETE or RENAMEU,
neither
Q.If XXX is the jobstep program and XXX has an alias of YYY, then is a CDE
created for YYY at the time the jobstep begins?
A.No. That would require that the system get a complete directory of the
data set in order to learn all the aliases that exist for XXX.
If YYY is the jobstep program, then a C
It seems to be Catch 22: Those packages are available for download from
ShopzSeries. However ShopzSeries electronic delivery is not available in
Poland.
What's funny, I can download (as a "web deliverables") packages for
older system versions.
BTW: As I read in IBM several documents, those pac
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Richter
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 7:30 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Oracle on System z.
>
>
> You may want to check out the zSeries Oracle Special Interest G
We use Oracle on Z only to talk to databases on other platforms, so I
guess it's a client-only install. The version 10g install required a
install process run to an X display. Getting that environment
established was the hardest part of the install. The install is written
as though the database
In a recent note, Ed Gould said:
> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 22:19:35 -0500
>
> > In the state of CT, we're eligible for tax savings if our software is
> > downloaded electronically rather than obtained via physical media.
>
> Is this real money or funny money...? I suspect the second. If it
Robert, I have and downloaded and installed several ServerPacs
electronically. My opinion is that this process is terrific. Not having
to deal with a whole bunch of cartridges as in the past is great. The main
thing to worry about is ensuring that the filesystem into which the order
is recei
It appears that SAS runs quite well on Linux for zSeries.
However, SAS DOES NOT HAVE A LICENSE generally available for Linux on
zSeries due to the lack of interest from their customers.
I find that quite amazing, that the zSeries community does not have
interest in running SAS on Linux for zSeri
Pennsylvania allowed for this tax exemption in the past. They have
recently changed the law. We were saving 6% on IBM and BMC software.
This was significant savings for a 5000 MIP shop. We didn't have any
issues downloading our software, including z/OS electronically. Back
when I discovered thi
Thanks for the reply. The last few emails have given me a start
especially the one about cat herding. LoL
Mike!
SNIP
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Chase, John
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 6:50 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.ED
You can use IDCAMS REPRO MERGECAT, but the process can be painfully slow. I
can volunteer a copy of our T-REX product that can perform the REPRO
MERGECAT in a fraction of the time as compared to IDCAMS. Just contact me
offline.
Another consideration, since these are DB2 files, is that all files
You may want to check out the zSeries Oracle Special Interest Group.
"The International zSeries Oracle SIG is a loosely organized group of
companies that have a license for Oracle on z/OS and Linux on the zSeries
hardware. There are no membership fees or obligations. Communications are
done thr
On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:41:48 -0600, Paul Gilmartin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>>
>In some jurisdictions the tax saving is identical if the vendor's
>agent arrives with physical media; loads the software onto your
>system; and departs carrying all the physical media. In either
>case it's deemed a s
Do you anybody any JCL for backup mastercatalog, I assume export
Best regards
Zoran Trifunovic
--
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INF
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Craddock, Chris
>
> > On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 08:32 -0500, Ward, Mike S wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone have a job description for a z/os tuning expert, also
for
> > > storage specialist that you are willing to share?
> >
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Shane
>
> On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 08:32 -0500, Ward, Mike S wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have a job description for a z/os tuning
> expert, also for
> > storage specialist that you are willing to share?
>
> Apparently no
Have a look at the REPRO MERGECAT service in the SMS manuals - you will
need something like this (after locking both catalogs)
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
REPRO INDATASET(MASTERCAT) -
We have sap on db2 v.8 on zseries. We made mistake, we don't define alias
SAPQAS for tables (we have about 50 tables).We have a large number
(about 5) entires (SAPQUAS..) in mastercatalog.
My questuin:
How can i move entries (sapqas) from mastercatalog to any usercatalog
Best regards,
PTT S
Hi,
Any one have experience to use the LOAD DATA with option statistic, what is
the impact to the system?
LOAD DATA INDDN(SYSREC) DISCARDDN(SYSDISC) DISCARDS(1000)
STATISTICS TABLE(BANK.IFDTUB2) COLUMN(ALL) INDEX(ALL)
REPLACE LOG NO
INTO TABLE BANK.IFDTUB2
Any comment will be appreciated..
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061004/0169022.html?printer=1
Sorry, don't have the ibm.com link yet, but watch http://www.ibm.com/press
and it should appear soon.
One item mentioned in the press release that a lot of people don't know
about yet (but should) is the Tivoli OMEGAMON z/OS Management Console
On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:03:36 -0700 Charles Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
:>If XXX is the jobstep program and XXX has an alias of YYY, then is a CDE
:>created for YYY at the time the jobstep begins?
Shouldn't.
:>That is, does a LOAD or LINK
:>to
85 matches
Mail list logo
