Re: BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) and user key CSA

2007-11-15 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:43:13 -0500 Knutson, Sam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :If you have BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) you will need to take action to run it when you set ALLOWUSERKEYCSA(NO). :The provided solution seems awkward to me. Don't you think an ISV authorized tool should be able

Incremental Backup/Restore for HFS/zFS

2007-11-15 Thread Niran Kamaksorn
Hi List, Anyone out there can share the Incremental backup restore procedure for HFS/zFS instead of Full Volume Backup ? Thanks, Niran Kamaksorn THAI Airways INTL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

IBM in big push to build data centers for clients

2007-11-15 Thread Ed Gould
Blue Cloud? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071115/tc_nm/ ibm_cloud_dc_3;_ylt=AgFJHOwzBc3cj5DdxfAfDF4E1vAI Watch the wrap. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N) is staking out a major new source of business helping clients like banks or retailers manage data centers on a par with Internet

Antwort: Incremental Backup/Restore for HFS/zFS

2007-11-15 Thread Albert Klimek
We use HSM to backup the whole HFS dataset. Incremental backup files within a HFS dataset, TSM is usable. We havn't TSM, therefore I wrote a REXX-Script, to do this. Is this what you want? Albert VERLAGSGRUPPE WELTBILD GMBH Sitz der Gesellschaft: Augsburg Handelsregister Augsburg HRB 6035

Remote HMC Access setup

2007-11-15 Thread Paul Coyne
We are attempting (for the first time) to configure our HMC for remote access and we are hitting connectivity issues. We have identified that the MTU size being transmitted needs to be reduced but cannot find where we can do this nor under which user. Has anybody had a simular problem or aware

Re: IBM in big push to build data centers for clients

2007-11-15 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
: IBM in big push to build data centers for clients Blue Cloud? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071115/tc_nm/ ibm_cloud_dc_3;_ylt=AgFJHOwzBc3cj5DdxfAfDF4E1vAI Watch the wrap. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM (IBM.N) is staking out a major new source of business helping clients like banks or retailers

Re: USS SMP/E ACCEPT Question

2007-11-15 Thread Tom Marchant
On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:02:13 -0600, Chase, John wrote: The ACCEPT updates the DLIBs from the SMPWRKx datasets. The SMPWRKx data sets are temporary data sets. The HFS is a TARGET library, and is not needed for ACCEPT. Correct. -- Tom Marchant

Re: IBM in big push to build data centers for clients

2007-11-15 Thread Doc Farmer
-2683 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: IBM in big push to build data centers for clients Blue Cloud? http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071115/tc_nm

CICSPLEX query

2007-11-15 Thread Tommy Tsui
Hi Is there anyone implement CICSPLEX in your shop, Any limitation when implement the CICSPLEX. Any comment will be appreciated tommy -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: USS SMP/E ACCEPT Question

2007-11-15 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:02:13 -0600, Chase, John wrote: The ACCEPT updates the DLIBs from the SMPWRKx datasets. The SMPWRKx data sets are temporary data sets. Oops; I meant the SMPxTS (and

From 1.7 to 1.8: CKPT effects

2007-11-15 Thread Christian Blesa
Hi, we've finished our migration from 1.7 to 1.8 in our development sysplex and we've seen a strange behaviour with JES2 checkpoint. Our configuration is CKPT1 allocated in CF and CKPT2 in DASD and this strange behaviour has been appeared in both CKPTs when all systems were migrated to 1.8

Re: BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) and user key CSA

2007-11-15 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
Edward Jaffe wrote: A PPT entry is technically the right way to handle this. It's the only official mechanism for setting TCBPKF to other than x'80'. Last millennium, I'm ashamed to admit, I worked for an ISV that had key 8 hard-coded in some critical software. My boss wouldn't let me fix

Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem

2007-11-15 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:05:06 +0800, Tommy Tsui wrote: Actually, I have problem when I re-uploading the same file to HOST, The record format is VB and is not one by one after uploaded. OK. Let's start with the details. What tool(s) did you use for the download and upload? (I didn't ask; you

Re: Remote HMC Access setup

2007-11-15 Thread Hal Merritt
Gee. I haven't heard this in a while: My (fill in the blank) doesn't work, so your mainframe must be broken. I would not agree that the HMC need be modified. I would suggest that your network folks do some reading on 'path discovery' and 'black hole routers'. There is an added bonus: such a

SV: COBOL COPY statement w REPLACING...

2007-11-15 Thread Thomas Berg
That was clever! (Didn't saw Your previous post.) Will try and check if we could use this solution. (There will be minimal problems with the owner if we can guarantee that this will not cause them any problems. Which it looks like.) Thanks!! Thomas

z/OS PTFs

2007-11-15 Thread Meganen Naidoo - BCX - RO JHB
Hi All, We are currently running z/OS 1.7 service level 0705 on 11 production Lpars for different clients - not in a sysplex. We just received the latest recommended and critical ptfs from Shop zSeries - 0710. The PTF's are a staggering 7524 in total. Our current fix strategy is to just smp

Re: Remote HMC Access setup

2007-11-15 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Hal Merritt Gee. I haven't heard this in a while: My (fill in the blank) doesn't work, so your mainframe must be broken. My didjeridu doesn't work and our mainframe is up, so -your- mainframe must be broken. :-)

Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem

2007-11-15 Thread Gary DiPillo
Also, be sure that the site default is RDW or issue QUOTE SITE RDW so the HOST side preserves the RDW. Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:05:06 +0800, Tommy Tsui wrote: Actually, I have problem when I re-uploading the same file to HOST, The record format is VB and is not one by

Re: z/OS PTFs

2007-11-15 Thread Mark Jacobs
Meganen Naidoo - BCX - RO JHB wrote: Hi All, We are currently running z/OS 1.7 service level 0705 on 11 production Lpars for different clients - not in a sysplex. We just received the latest recommended and critical ptfs from Shop zSeries - 0710. The PTF's are a staggering 7524 in total.

Re: IBM in big push to build data centers for clients

2007-11-15 Thread Ed Gould
On Nov 15, 2007, at 6:30 AM, Veilleux, Jon L wrote: I hope they use IBMLINK as an example of their expertise! Jon, Do you really mean you hope they don't or am I missing something? Ed -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: USS SMP/E ACCEPT Question

2007-11-15 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:11:36 -0600, Chase, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:02:13 -0600, Chase, John wrote: The ACCEPT updates the DLIBs from the SMPWRKx datasets. The SMPWRKx data sets are

Re: USS SMP/E ACCEPT Question

2007-11-15 Thread Tom Marchant
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:35:42 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:11:36 -0600, Chase, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:02:13 -0600, Chase, John wrote: The ACCEPT updates the DLIBs

Re: USS SMP/E ACCEPT Question

2007-11-15 Thread Tom Marchant
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:11:36 -0600, Chase, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:02:13 -0600, Chase, John wrote: The ACCEPT updates the DLIBs from the SMPWRKx datasets. The SMPWRKx data sets are

Re: USS SMP/E ACCEPT Question

2007-11-15 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:11:36 -0600, Chase, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tom Marchant On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:02:13 -0600, Chase, John

Re: BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) and user key CSA

2007-11-15 Thread Scott Rowe
Are you maybe referring to that ISV we both worked at? Gerhard Postpischil [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/15/2007 9:03:39 AM Last millennium, I'm ashamed to admit, I worked for an ISV that had key 8 hard-coded in some critical software. My boss wouldn't let me fix it, under the rule not to change

Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem

2007-11-15 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
-Original Message- From: Tommy Tsui [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 1:05 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem Actually, I have problem when I re-uploading the same file to HOST, The record format is VB and is not one by

Re: BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) and user key CSA

2007-11-15 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerhard Postpischil Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) and user key CSA Edward Jaffe wrote: A PPT

Re: COBOL COPY statement w REPLACING...

2007-11-15 Thread Victor Gil
Thomas, Not that I like it but here's what works for me: COPY DASACOMM REPLACING DASACOMM-CBV1-ADDRBY ALOG-DASACOMM-CBV1-ADDR DASACOMM-ACTION-CODE BY ALOG-DASACOMM-ACTION-CODE DASACOMM-RETURN-CODE BY

Re: z/OS PTFs

2007-11-15 Thread Tergerson, John
Meganen, I just applied maintenance to take us from z/OS 1.8 at RSU0704 to RSU0710 + HIPER. It came to just about 900 PTFs. I wonder if you received all the PUT maintenance available instead of just the recommend RSU levels. John Confidentiality notice: The information included in this

Re: IBM in big push to build data centers for clients

2007-11-15 Thread Russell D Hardgrove
Ed, don't you recognize Jon's sarcasm? -- Russ Hardgrove / RACF Lvl2 IBM - z/OS Software Service Dept. R8LA Bldg. 707 - 2/F19 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 845-435-3279 or 295-3279 (T/L)

Re: COBOL COPY statement w REPLACING...

2007-11-15 Thread Howard Brazee
On 14 Nov 2007 14:20:38 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Klein) wrote: If you have a current copymember called ABC with the following code: 01 Group1. 05 WS-Field1 Pic X. 05 WS-Field2 Pic 9. You want programs that use COPY ABC. to continue to work as is but you want to be

Re: z/OS PTFs

2007-11-15 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:30:34 +0200, Meganen Naidoo - BCX - RO JHB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We would like to know what strategy's other companies use to install these system fixes. How often do you receive/apply system fixes...etc 100 companies, 100 different answers. Search the archives as

COBOL COPY statement w REPLACING...

2007-11-15 Thread Bill Klein
Howard, Why do you think if everything starts with WS- that you wouldn't have a problem. The whole issue is that the '85 Standard (and IBM Enterprise COBOL) don't support partial word replacement. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... On 14 Nov 2007 14:20:38 -0800,

Re: COBOL COPY statement w REPLACING...

2007-11-15 Thread Howard Brazee
On 15 Nov 2007 08:15:43 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Klein) wrote: Howard, Why do you think if everything starts with WS- that you wouldn't have a problem. The whole issue is that the '85 Standard (and IBM Enterprise COBOL) don't support partial word replacement. Sorry - got my compilers

Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem

2007-11-15 Thread Kirk Wolf
If you download a VB dataset with: bin quote site rdw then you will get binary data with IBM RDWs inlined. then to upload: bin quote site rdw quote site recfm=vb On Nov 15, 2007 9:10 AM, Farley, Peter x23353 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Tommy Tsui

REXX Alternate Library v1.4.0

2007-11-15 Thread Chase, John
Hi, Anybody know a quick way to get the free REXX Alternate Library (RAL) v1.4.0 in an SMP/E installable package? ShopzSeries lists only the priced REXX Library (which includes the Alternate Library FMID). Our currently-installed REXX Alternate Library v1.3.0 (FMID HWJ9133) apparently was

Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem

2007-11-15 Thread Eric Chevalier
On 15 Nov 2007 08:46:54 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kirk Wolf) wrote: If you download a VB dataset with: bin quote site rdw then you will get binary data with IBM RDWs inlined. then to upload: bin quote site rdw quote site recfm=vb I just tried your suggestion, but my results weren't quite

Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem

2007-11-15 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Chevalier Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: REFM=VB Binary upload problem On 15 Nov 2007 08:46:54 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kirk

Re: Remote HMC Access setup

2007-11-15 Thread Hal Merritt
Have you tried rebooting your didjeridu? :-)) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Remote HMC Access setup -Original Message-

z/OS 1.8 Book Collection online?

2007-11-15 Thread Jeffrey Deaver
So we just got the z/OS 1.8 Online Library collection on CD with our software distribution. My engineer wants to store all the PDF out on a documentation share we have, but I was telling him they should all be online at the IBM Book Server library and why keep another copy. He was thinking

Re: BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) and user key CSA

2007-11-15 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
McKown, John wrote: FSVO works. Can something be said to be working if it contains the possibility of a security breach or system outage? Just asking. IOW - if I write code with no input validation, is that working code? Is it working if the code abends or give incorrect results if presented

Re: CICSPLEX query

2007-11-15 Thread Roland Schiradin
Tommy, you better post this in the CICS listserver [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=cics-lA=1 Roland Hi Is there anyone implement CICSPLEX in your shop, Any limitation when implement the CICSPLEX.

Re: z/OS 1.8 Book Collection online?

2007-11-15 Thread David Andrews
On Thu, 2007-11-15 at 14:21 -0600, Jeffrey Deaver wrote: He was thinking that certain of the documents were only available as license holders of certain product features and therefore would not be on the book server. At the Tampa SHARE, Gwen Dente mentioned that IBM had gotten rid of the LY

Re: IBM in big push to build data centers for clients

2007-11-15 Thread Ed Gould
On Nov 15, 2007, at 9:33 AM, Russell D Hardgrove wrote: Ed, don't you recognize Jon's sarcasm? ---SNIP- No. But I would have expected some emoticon to indicate it. If that is what was meant, then I agree. Ed

Re: z/OS 1.8 Book Collection online?

2007-11-15 Thread Bob Rutledge
Jeffrey Deaver wrote: So we just got the z/OS 1.8 Online Library collection on CD with our software distribution. My engineer wants to store all the PDF out on a documentation share we have, but I was telling him they should all be online at the IBM Book Server library and why keep another

Re: REXX Alternate Library v1.4.0

2007-11-15 Thread Shane
On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:37:14 -0600 Chase, John wrote: Anybody know a quick way to get the free REXX Alternate Library (RAL) v1.4.0 in an SMP/E installable package? Install (z/OS) 1.9 ???. Marna said she had managed to include it in the ServerPac to save users (us what do the installing)

Re: REXX Alternate Library v1.4.0

2007-11-15 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Shane On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:37:14 -0600 Chase, John wrote: Anybody know a quick way to get the free REXX Alternate Library (RAL) v1.4.0 in an SMP/E installable package? Install (z/OS) 1.9 ???. Marna

Increase File size on system file held in LLA and XCFAS

2007-11-15 Thread Mark S. House
During SMP/E mantenance a system fils CSF.SCSFMOD0 had a d37. I removed the file from the PLEX and wanted to increase it's size. It appears the LLA and XCFAS on the on the other LPAR's in the system have enque on the name. How can I remove the enqueue so I can increase and copy the file.

Re: ZFS: good, bad, or ugly?

2007-11-15 Thread Edward Jaffe
Hal Merritt wrote: Why should we convert? Why shouldn't we convert? HFS is stabilized. All new enhancements appear in zFS only. It runs a 7734 of a lot faster too! -- Edward E Jaffe Phoenix Software International, Inc 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-338-0400 x318

Re: good, bad, or ugly?

2007-11-15 Thread Robert Justice
very good, we are running all zFS filesystems, have been running with zFS filesystems since z/OS 1.6, converted all filesystems except for root under 1.6, and now at 1.8, we made the root a zFS too. no more hfs in our shop. give me zFS anyday - Original Message - From: Hal Merritt

Re: good, bad, or ugly?

2007-11-15 Thread James Chappell
I still waiting to hear/experience a positive thing about zFS files... I find the coding of the options confusing and VERY error prone. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

ZFS: good, bad, or ugly?

2007-11-15 Thread Hal Merritt
What's the groups' feel for ZFS? Why should we convert? Why shouldn't we convert? Any gotcha's? z/os.e 1.7. Thanks!! The very best of the season to you, yours, and theirs. NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended

Re: good, bad, or ugly?

2007-11-15 Thread Robert Justice
our zfs filesystems are sms managed, and our cloning procedure had to change very little when switching to zFS - Original Message - From: Lucymarie Ruth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:48 PM Subject:

ZFS: good, bad, or ugly?

2007-11-15 Thread Lucymarie Ruth
Why shouldn't we convert? No good reason not to, but IBM is making us take a step backward by making zFS'es VSAM. That means we have to go back to having SMS-managed, non-esoterically cataloged filesystems. Not good for those folks who like to clone their filesystems just like any other

Re: ZFS: good, bad, or ugly?

2007-11-15 Thread Brian Peterson
Huh? My root filesystem is a zFS and it is *not* SMS managed. Brian On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:48:08 -0700, Lucymarie Ruth wrote: Why shouldn't we convert? No good reason not to, but IBM is making us take a step backward by making zFS'es VSAM. That means we have to go back to having

Re: Remote HMC Access setup

2007-11-15 Thread Rick Fochtman
Gee. I haven't heard this in a while: My (fill in the blank) doesn't work, so your mainframe must be broken. My didjeridu doesn't work and our mainframe is up, so -your- mainframe must be broken. :-) My boomerang won't come back either.

Newspaper: IBM Invests $5M in Illinois State Univ.

2007-11-15 Thread Timothy Sipples
IBM invests $5 million in ISU information technology program By Michele Steinbacher November 15, 2007 NORMAL — Illinois State University senior Joe Ksiazek is among those who say IBM’s estimated $5 million investment in the campus’s information technology program could open doors to more 21st

Re: Newspaper: IBM Invests $5M in Illinois State Univ.

2007-11-15 Thread Steve Comstock
Timothy Sipples wrote: IBM invests $5 million in ISU information technology program By Michele Steinbacher November 15, 2007 NORMAL — Illinois State University senior Joe Ksiazek is among those who say IBM’s estimated $5 million investment in the campus’s information technology program could

Re: BMC Cross-System Image Manager (XIM) and user key CSA

2007-11-15 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 11/14/2007 at 10:49 PM, Jim Mulder [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The real issue here is that maintaining program properties in a separate file (IEFSDPPT in Parmlib) SCHEDxx, Shirley. And even if they're still zpping IEFSDPPT, it's not in PARMLIB. -- Shmuel

Migration from z/OS 1.4 to ???

2007-11-15 Thread Mike Myers
Hi: I working with an account, where, believe it or not, they are currently running z/OS V1.R4 in a basic sysplex. The first order of business is to get them migrated to a supported level of z/OS, which is minimally V1R7. Since V1R7 goes off support in September of next year (and they

Re: Migration from z/OS 1.4 to ???

2007-11-15 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Does anyone out there know of a reasonable way of successfully bypassing V1R7 and migrating to V1R8, when coming from V1R4? There isn't one, unfortunately. IBM only promises compatibility for N, N+1, N+2, N+3. Where N is 1.4 and N+3 is 1.7. There are control blocks, catalogues and other things

Re: Newspaper: IBM Invests $5M in Illinois State Univ.

2007-11-15 Thread Michael Stack
I've been trying really, really, really hard to not insert my comments into this discussion, but I'm not having any success. So, let me first record the following disclaimer: all of what follows is my opinion and my opinion only. I no longer work at NIU, although I did teach Computer

JES2 remote printers

2007-11-15 Thread Michael Saraco
I have to remote JES2 printers defined that I would like to delete is there a way to delete the remote printers without doing a cold start on JES? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Problem with a CVC defined channel

2007-11-15 Thread Paolo Pirillo
Hello to all. I have a Problem with a Device on a CVC CHP. I defined for that Device a new CHP so this device will the only one on this CHP. On the old CHP it goes online an works. After changing to the new CHP (only switching the ESCON cable to the new 9034 it comes out with a HW failure. I