Re: NFS--z/OS--VM/Linux

2009-04-23 Thread Petersen, Jim
We do not have any problems but we specify which servers can access a directory in the EXPORTS file. So we don't use SAF security. ___ Jim Petersen MVS - Lead Systems Engineer Home Depot Technology Center 1300 Park Center Drive, Austin, TX 78753 www.ho

Re: What (More) Open Source Software for z/OS?

2009-04-23 Thread Eric Bielefeld
Timothy, Do you really think your blog has more readers than IBM-Main? There are usually over 5,000 readers subscribed to IBM-Main. Somehow I think more people would see IBM-Main than your blog. How many readers to you get on your blog? Eric Eric Bielefeld Sr. Systems Programmer Milwauke

Re: NFS--z/OS--VM/Linux

2009-04-23 Thread Ron Wells
Linux guys figured a security setting they had put on that disabled them getting to me...thanks all for your help.. -- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be

Re: can SMS managed VSAM file be deleted while allocated

2009-04-23 Thread Schumacher, Otto
I only did posted to tell the person that started this string that there is this a way that a file and/or data can be lost while the file is open. I agree. What is being done for these files at our location is not a good idea w/o MIM-DASD to protect across sysplexes. Regards Otto Schumacher Tech

Re: What (More) Open Source Software for z/OS?

2009-04-23 Thread Edward Jaffe
Eric Bielefeld wrote: Do you really think your blog has more readers than IBM-Main? There are usually over 5,000 readers subscribed to IBM-Main. Somehow I think more people would see IBM-Main than your blog. How many readers to you get on your blog? What's a blog? :-D -- Edward E Jaffe Ph

Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Kirk Wolf > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:44 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency? > Interesting that they didn't use XC, isn't it? If you spen

Re: Rexx

2009-04-23 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 04/04/2009 at 03:49 AM, "Scott T. Harder" said: >You are "the man", and I mean that sincerely (your questions and comments >at the TDM's are legendary as far as I'm concerned), but isn't the >parsing in REXX better than Clist? No, just different. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, S

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Schumacher, Otto
At the current time GRS does not support Enq propagation across SYSPLEXES. However MIM/DASD does. Regards Otto Schumacher Technical Support, CICS EDS, an HP Company Ahold Account 2000 Wade Hampton Blvd. LC1-302 Greenville, South Carolina, 29615 Tel: 864 987-1417 Fax: 864 987-4500 E-mail: ot

Re: Servicelink and ActiveX controls

2009-04-23 Thread Arthur Gutowski
On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:27:26 +0200, Barbara Nitz wrote: >Apparently after the last change to Servicelink IBM decided to employ ActiveX controls when showing me my open ETRs. And these are ActiveX controls that are unsafe, according to the security options. I am NOT free in my choice of browse

RES: System REXX usage

2009-04-23 Thread ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO
Like you we have created a small Sysrexx that shuts down our system. To circunvent this time limit issue, we have instructed the operators to Start a proc named SHUTDOWN that follows : //SHUTDOWN PROC //STEP1EXEC PGM=COMMAND /

Re: Java on z/OS JNI Sample Wanted - Preferably HLASM

2009-04-23 Thread David Stephens
Have a look at the (very rough) draft article at http://www.longpelaexpertise.com.au/ezine/HLASMfromJava This shows how to call an HLASM module from Java, with code examples. However this uses C for the JNI code. Martin Packer wrote: Could someone point me to a good simple sample of a HLASM JN

Synchronizing IBM library and TCDB at DR

2009-04-23 Thread Scott Rowe
I am curious what methods are used to sync an IBM tape library (3494 or 3584, non-VTS) during DR exercises. I have never done a DR with an IBM library, and am trying to determine the best way to do this fror our up-coming test. TIA CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmiss

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:58:18 -0400 "Farley, Peter x23353" wrote: :>> -Original Message- :>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On :>> Behalf Of Kirk Wolf :>> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:44 PM :>> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu :>> Subject: Re: METAL C: CodeG

Re: What (More) Open Source Software for z/OS?

2009-04-23 Thread Howard Brazee
On 22 Apr 2009 11:29:57 -0700, joa...@swbell.net (John McKown) wrote: >This is the case where "n" smaller servers are "better" than the mainframe. >Most, if not all, z shops upgrade their processors due to the increase in >their application workload. That is, they are running the same software, bu

Re: What (More) Open Source Software for z/OS?

2009-04-23 Thread Howard Brazee
On 22 Apr 2009 22:39:18 -0700, timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples) wrote: >I appreciate the responses, but please (also) post them to the comment >thread at The Mainframe Blog: > >http://mainframe.typepad.com/blog/2009/04/what-more-open-source-software-do-you-want-for-zos.html If you lik

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>At the current time GRS does not support Enq propagation across SYSPLEXES. >However MIM/DASD does. Doesn't GRS-Ring? I know GRS* does not; I thought Ring did, though. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! -- For IBM-MAIN subscrib

Re: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?

2009-04-23 Thread Miklos Szigetvari
Let suppose IBM make processors with predicatble instruction speed, no heuristics etc , as it had been. We are back (with assembler) again ? Interesting that they didn't use XC, isn't it? If you spend any time looking at XLC generated code you will see lots of interesting stuff. Of particular

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:45 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen > defeciency?] > > On Thu, 23

Jes2 default sysout

2009-04-23 Thread Melissa Perry
Where does the default sysout class get set in JES2 if a job is submitted with no msgclass on it? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAI

Re: Jes2 default sysout

2009-04-23 Thread Field, Alan C.
In the TSU/STC/JOBCLASS definitions in JES2PARMs? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Melissa Perry Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:07 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Jes2 default sysout Where does the default sysout class

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Scott Rowe
Yes, it does, but the performance can be horrendous. >>> Ted MacNEIL 4/23/2009 10:52 AM >>> >At the current time GRS does not support Enq propagation across SYSPLEXES. >However MIM/DASD does. Doesn't GRS-Ring? I know GRS* does not; I thought Ring did, though. - Too busy driving to stop for gas!

Re: Jes2 default sysout

2009-04-23 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
JCL reference manual, JOB:MSGCLASS says that the default is based on the source of the job. If the job is being submitted by a TSO user, the MSGCLASS defaults to that of the TSO userid. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of

Re: Jes2 default sysout

2009-04-23 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Unfortunately (at least as of z/OS 1.7), JOBCLASS doesn't allow MSGLEVEL to be defined, only STC and TSU. At least that's what the INIT reference manual says... Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Field, Alan C. Sent: Thur

Re: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?

2009-04-23 Thread Thomas David Rivers
Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:36:13 -0400, Thomas David Rivers wrote: * setting 14 bytes to 0x00 XC102(14,13),102(13) You're only trying to help the programmer, but perhaps thereby thwarting the intent of a deliberate Dirty GETMAIN. This setting-of-zero is re

Re: What (More) Open Source Software for z/OS?

2009-04-23 Thread Rick Fochtman
- It appears that some kind of monitor of 3rd party software usage could be used to create competitive upgrades to their license fees. If you'll kindly replace

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread David Andrews
On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 10:44 -0400, Binyamin Dissen wrote: > As there is no reason to code a BCR 15,0 Is that really true? We don't have the M91/195 (and their "imprecise interrupts") to kick around anymore, but is there any other legitimate use for serializing the pipeline? Why would IBM carry t

Re: What (More) Open Source Software for z/OS?

2009-04-23 Thread Rick Fochtman
And as vain and self centered as I am, I'm not so much to use facebook or twitter. --- HURRAY! Good sense prevails. :-) -- Rick -- Remember that if y

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Rick Fochtman
- Doesn't GRS-Ring? I know GRS* does not; I thought Ring did, though. Not sure but IIRC, GRS Ring requires at least a Basic Sysplex -- Rick -- Remember

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Scott Rowe
No, it quite definitely does not. >>> Rick Fochtman 4/23/2009 11:51 AM >>> Not sure but IIRC, GRS Ring requires at least a Basic Sysplex -- Rick -- Remember that if you’re not the lead dog, the view never changes. CONFIDENTIALITY/EMAIL NOTICE: The material in this transmission contains confi

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Gibney, Dave
I'm not really an assembler programmer, but I've known this one since my earliest days. I'm sure it was in the 370 Pop I used in my one and only assembler programming class in 1979. Good class, I have a job today because I took that class, did an internship the next semester and here I am today :

Re: Synchronizing IBM library and TCDB at DR

2009-04-23 Thread Hal Merritt
What do you mean 'sync'? The DR ATL would have whatever tapes you put in for the test. The BAU (business as usual) ATL would have its normal population of tapes minus those sent to DR. The source ATL and the tapes therein would be presumed to be destroyed. I suppose you'd want to populate the

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Steve Comstock
Gibney, Dave wrote: I'm not really an assembler programmer, but I've known this one since my earliest days. I'm sure it was in the 370 Pop I used in my one and only assembler programming class in 1979. Good class, I have a job today because I took that class, did an internship the next semester

APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Phil Sidler
Anyone running a program called EDVPARM? A consultant is trying to convince us to install this program to an authorized library with AC(1). Looking at the source concerns me. It appears that you can pass it a program name and parameter list and the program will ATTACHX it. This seems like a big

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Ron Wells
is he from nexio company ?? see it is a extention to some ca endevor stuff... and purpose ?? -- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged infor

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Cebell, David
I used this in another shop in a similar situation. The "software product", brought in by the applications group, was not fully developed but needed to be authorized. Our Management denied it. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behal

Re: Synchronizing IBM library and TCDB at DR

2009-04-23 Thread Darth Keller
We delete all the TCDB's including the VGENERAL & re-define the VGENERAL & a TCDB for the range of native tapes we've brought to DR. This means the VGENERAL & TCDB for the native tapes are empty. We define the library environment at DR which is usually a VTS and an MTL for the native tapes.

METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?

2009-04-23 Thread Bill Klein
It looks as if Kelly posted this directly to the "newsgroup" and didn't send it to the list. See "IBM response" below. "Kelly Arrey" wrote in message news:<179d3e62-69d2-482c-99f1-0b74a830f...@g19g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>... Hi Johnny, We're investigating - it looks like a compiler bug. And y

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread David G. Yeager
And don't forget to put the CDS's on a volume by themselves, so your reserve doesn't lock up some other application. (for instance the tms audit file :-) . no pithy saying. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acce

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Rick Fochtman
--- Anyone running a program called EDVPARM? A consultant is trying to convince us to install this program to an authorized library with AC(1). Looking at the source concerns me. It appears that you can pass it a progra

Fuencisla Mateo Cid is out of the office.

2009-04-23 Thread Fuencisla Mateo Cid
I will be out of the office starting 23/04/2009 and will not return until 04/05/2009. I will respond to your message when I return. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.u

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Stocker, Herman
Hi Phil, It is an Endevor utility that prevents everyone from selecting their own options. This keeps the control under the Endevor Admins. And out of the applications programmer/consultant. If you feel that this is too greater risk for the benefit gained then ask them to put in a check for the

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Not sure but IIRC, GRS Ring requires at least a Basic Sysplex That's not a problem for the OP. He was asking how to propagate ENQs across multiple SYSPLEXes, so he meets that requirement. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! --

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Yes, it does, but the performance can be horrendous. I'm aware of that. If you can keep it below 4 systems, you may survive -- especially with today's faster FICON. I am not recommending the use of GRS-Ring, rather I was merely disputing the comment that "only MIM-DASD can do it". BTW, there

Re: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?

2009-04-23 Thread David Andrews
On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 12:55 -0400, Bill Klein wrote: > See "IBM response" "IBM response" in quotes, I know. Whatever influential IBMers are out there, know that at least one customer *really* appreciates this kind of give-and-take. ibm-main is not an official support forum, requirements should b

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Mark Zelden
Wrong! As I wrote, GRS ring supports it. How do you think people shared DASD prior to MVS/ESA 4.2? Performance may be poor compared to MII (especially once you get past 2 or 3 systems), but it works. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America /

Re: RES: System REXX usage

2009-04-23 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:14:38 -0300, ITURIEL DO NASCIMENTO NETO <4254.itur...@bradesco.com.br> wrote: > >Another cool thing that can be done with Sysrexx is to invoke MXI : > >/* REXX */ >Parse ARG mxicmd >"STEPLIB ADD DA('SYS2.MXI43.LOAD') NOMSG" >Rcode = MXIREXX('line.',mxicmd) >If Rcode = 0 Th

More info about IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager (AEM) 4.1 and system z ??

2009-04-23 Thread Jan Vanbrabant
Hi, Where can I find more info on IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager (AEM) Version 4.1 than is indicated on http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/director/plugins/actengmgr/ … Active Energy Manager is an IBM Systems Director extension that supports the following endpoints: IBM BladeCe

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Bob Rutledge
David Andrews wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 10:44 -0400, Binyamin Dissen wrote: As there is no reason to code a BCR 15,0 Is that really true? We don't have the M91/195 (and their "imprecise interrupts") to kick around anymore, but is there any other legitimate use for serializing the pipeline?

Re: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?

2009-04-23 Thread Kelly Arrey
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:55:18 -0500, Bill Klein wrote: >It looks as if Kelly posted this directly to the "newsgroup" and didn't send >it to the list. My apologies. Thanks Bill. Kel -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Bill Klein
I have snipped all the content from this IBM-MAIN thread *and* have sent this note to both IBM-MAIN and the Assembler list. The question has been asked as to whether there is "consolidated" information anywhere on IBM "performance advice" related to HLASM coding for best pipeline performance. T

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Steve Comstock > > Gibney, Dave wrote: > > I'm not really an assembler programmer, but I've known this one since > > my earliest days. I'm sure it was in the 370 Pop I used in my one and > > only assembler programmin

Effective pipeline programming

2009-04-23 Thread John R. Ehrman (408-463-3543 T/543-)
Check the SHARE proceedings for presentations by David Bond titled "Coding Assembler for Performance". Excellent advice therein. John Ehrman (-- Referenced Note Follows ) From: "Bill Klein" Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:28:36 -0500 <...> The question has been a

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread John McKown
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:34:22 -0500, Chase, John wrote: > >To this day I have the impression that many "COBOL shops" actually >*fear* Assembler and/or anybody who professes even the slightest >proficiency with it. > >-jc- IMO, most shops today fear any and all programmers who could be conside

Undocumented Flashcopy Error

2009-04-23 Thread Mike Myers
All: Message ADR935W provides an error code that doesn't seem to be documented, does anyone out there have an explanation for this particular code? ADR935W (001)-T0MI (01) A FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM FAST REPLICATION FOR VOLUME SH2029. DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION: 1E19-08040

Re: More info about IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager (AEM) 4.1 and system z ??

2009-04-23 Thread Natalie Boike
Some IBMers have written about AEM 4.1 in IBM Systems Magazine, Mainframe edition. www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/januaryfebruary09/webexclusive/23657p 1.aspx?ht=aem%204%201%20aem%204%201%20aem%204%201 http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/mainframe/enewsletterexcl

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread David Andrews
On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 14:57 -0400, Bob Rutledge wrote: > It's not "[nonzero],0", it's "15,0". Hey, you're absolutely RIGHT. (I wonder if it's always been like this? Am I mis-remembering stuff from 35 years ago? Anyone got a *really* old PrincOps?) > SRCHFOR 'BCR 15,0' in SYS1.SHASSRC for some

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>IMO, most shops today fear any and all programmers who could be considered "above average", regardless of the language that they use. Why? Because their code will be harder to understand than the simple code written by less talented. I TOTALLY disagree with that statement! I've found that the mo

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Clark Morris
On 23 Apr 2009 12:37:25 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Steve Comstock >> >> Gibney, Dave wrote: >> > I'm not really an assembler programmer, but I've known this one >since >> > my earliest days. I'm su

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Howard Brazee
On 23 Apr 2009 13:35:12 -0700, eamacn...@yahoo.ca (Ted MacNEIL) wrote: >I find the weak programmers are the ones to use strange (and often >misunderstood) tricks, or as we used to call it 'spaghetti code'. > >Writing hard to maintain code is produced by poor programmers, not strong ones. I once

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Tony Harminc
2009/4/23 David Andrews : > On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 14:57 -0400, Bob Rutledge wrote: >> It's not "[nonzero],0", it's "15,0". > > Hey, you're absolutely RIGHT.  (I wonder if it's always been like this? > Am I mis-remembering stuff from 35 years ago? Yup - it's always been like this. I think of it as

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread John McKown
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:32:30 +, Ted MacNEIL wrote: >>IMO, most shops today fear any and all programmers who could be considered >"above average", regardless of the language that they use. Why? Because their code will be harder to understand than the simple code written by less talented. > >I

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>In order to do some necessary things, some smart programmers wrote some >hard-to-maintain code using tricks. Would a weak programmer even know how to do it? >Once they got a CoBOL compiler, that wasn't needed anymore. >With that exception, I strongly agree with you that the best programmers >

Re: Soft capping advice sought

2009-04-23 Thread Hal Merritt
So far so good. Now what do I use for defined capacity for LPARs B, C, and D. I don't care if they use all of what A does not need. Set them all to 100? That is, set the group to 100, B to 10, and all others to 100? -Original Message- From: Al Sherkow [mailto:a...@sherkow.com] Sent: T

Re: Effective pipeline programming

2009-04-23 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:35:17 -0700, John R. Ehrman (408-463-3543 T/543-) wrote: Cross-posted to the Assembler Listserver. >Check the SHARE proceedings for presentations by David Bond titled >"Coding Assembler for Performance". Excellent advice therein. >John Ehrman I found it as "Session 8192

Re: IP address for testcase.boulder.ibm.com will be changing on April 26 2009 to 170.225.15.31 from 207.25.253.31

2009-04-23 Thread Roger Bolan
This looks official: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1011588 I found that by going to http://www.ibm.com and searching for " 207.25.253.31" --Roger IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 04/16/2009 07:58:07 AM: > Did anyone find an official notification? This is all well and

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread David Andrews
On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 16:38 -0400, Tony Harminc wrote: > 2009/4/23 David Andrews : > > On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 14:57 -0400, Bob Rutledge wrote: > >> It's not "[nonzero],0", it's "15,0". > > > > Hey, you're absolutely RIGHT. (I wonder if it's always been like this? > > Am I mis-remembering stuff from

Re: Effective pipeline programming

2009-04-23 Thread Richard Peurifoy
Patrick O'Keefe wrote: On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:35:17 -0700, John R. Ehrman (408-463-3543 T/543-) wrote: Cross-posted to the Assembler Listserver. Check the SHARE proceedings for presentations by David Bond titled "Coding Assembler for Performance". Excellent advice therein. John Ehrman I f

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
David Andrews wrote: On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 14:57 -0400, Bob Rutledge wrote: It's not "[nonzero],0", it's "15,0". Hey, you're absolutely RIGHT. (I wonder if it's always been like this? Am I mis-remembering stuff from 35 years ago? Anyone got a *really* old PrincOps?) I seem to recall BCR 1,

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Rich Wenneker
At z/OS 1.9 only one multisystem sysplex can exist in any GRS ring complex. I think when people discuss serialization between sysplexes they usually mean multisystem sysplexes. The answer to Victor's original question is "it depends." If you want to serialize resources between multisystem sysple

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Gerhard Postpischil
Rick Fochtman wrote: I would have a VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM (Capitalized, quotated, underlined, in italics, in the middle of a blank page!) with installing a program of that nature. If your consultant requires the use of an authorized program, other than what the system provides, he/she needs to j

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Gibney, Dave
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Chase, John > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:34 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen > defeciency?] > > > -Origina

Re: Effective pipeline programming

2009-04-23 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Patrick O'Keefe > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:17 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Effective pipeline programming > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:35:17 -0700, John R. Ehrman (

Re: Effective pipeline programming

2009-04-23 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Richard Peurifoy > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:33 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Effective pipeline programming > There is "Session 8193 August 2008" which include z1

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Phil Sidler
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:22:31 -0400, Stocker, Herman wrote: >It is an Endevor utility that prevents everyone from selecting their own >options. This keeps the control under the Endevor Admins. And out of the >applications programmer/consultant. Yes, unfortunately there is nothing I can see to pr

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Gibney, Dave
I guess you need to ask CA the why and wherefore and safeguards. We use Endevor, but I'm not aware of seeing the source for any modules. I know that Endevor does some manner of ID switching to allow programmers to use Endevor to do changes while not allowing them direct access to the repository

Re: Effective pipeline programming [was:RE: METAL C: CodeGen defeciency?]

2009-04-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:32:30 +, Ted MacNEIL wrote: > >I find the weak programmers are the ones to use strange (and often >misunderstood) tricks, or as we used to call it 'spaghetti code'. > What's a "trick"? What's an "idiom"? In a recent discussion in TSO-REXX, Phil Smith, among others, urg

Re: Undocumented Flashcopy Error

2009-04-23 Thread Clark, Kevin
Mike, All I found of interest was this: If you receive a fnrs code other than what is displayed in the following list, contact the IBM ESS Hardware Support structure for further assistance. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Mike Myers Sent:

Re: Soft capping advice sought

2009-04-23 Thread Al Sherkow
You don't need to set Defined Capacities for the other LPARs (though you may). If you want to limit the 4HRA of an LPAR to limit what that particular LPAR can contribute the 4HRA of it's products you can. If you don't card about the individual LPARs don't set a defined capacity. The Group Capacity

Need to find IBM Message and Codes for S413-08 See message in email.

2009-04-23 Thread Ed. Benoit
Hello All, I need to find IBM Messages and Codes on the Web to find what this S413-08 is all about. See messages below. It seams like when the second volser is needed we get s413-08. I do not know what these EDG4038 messages is all about. 46.48 JOB16789 IEC501A M 0C1B,V06198,SL,,TERU328B,DSN

Re: Need to find IBM Message and Codes for S413-08 See message in email.

2009-04-23 Thread Field, Alan C.
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/lookat/ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed. Benoit Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 20:11 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Need to find IBM Message and Codes for S413-08 See mes

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Scott Rowe
I was agreeing with you, Ted. I just wanted to point out the performance issue. Since he is talking about using it to connect 2 Parallel Sysplexes, my assumption was that it would be AT LEAST 4 systems (you could have a single system Parallel Sysplex, but why?). Also, I'm not sure you could u

VTC behaviour

2009-04-23 Thread John Argall
Hi, Recently a problem was experienced a Channel Extended Peer To Peer VTS complex, where selective resets inside the VTC stopped all tape requests either completing or continue to process. All VTC's in production are in the main site and there is no channel extended VTC's in this complex act

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Phil Sidler
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:59:39 -0700, Gibney, Dave wrote > I guess you need to ask CA the why and wherefore and safeguards. We >use Endevor, but I'm not aware of seeing the source for any modules. I Oh, don't point to CA. This isn't actually part of Endevor. googled & found: http://www.nexio.co

Re: APF question

2009-04-23 Thread Gibney, Dave
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Phil Sidler > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:51 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: APF question > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:59:39 -0700, Gibney, Dave wrote > > > I guess y

Re: What (More) Open Source Software for z/OS?

2009-04-23 Thread Timothy Sipples
IBM-MAIN is fine -- wonderful, even -- but for the *specific* audience I have in mind there should be more dissemination. If you'd like to double post (IBM-MAIN and the Blog), wonderful. If you'd only like to reply on IBM-MAIN, your choice, but please don't complain later if a particular open sourc

Re: Servicelink and ActiveX controls

2009-04-23 Thread Barbara Nitz
Art, >I, too, have no choice - most company apps require ActiveX to work. After >years of unsuccessful protests, I finally gave up on home access and >acquired a company laptop. Let them deal with it. >So much for the Statement of Integrity ... I would have expected better ... You're right, w

Re: Propagate systems enq

2009-04-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>Also, I'm not sure you could use FICON CTCs, since GRS Ring requires BCTCs >(IIRC). I know it used ESCON CTC's because that's how we set it up on an environment long ago. If it's still supported by IBM, and it is, and we have processors without parallel channels, it has to use more than BCTC's