Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread R.S.
Mark Zelden pisze: [...] I don't have a stake either way, but if I were rooting for Neon and they won this battle, IBM would still be free to change the licensing rules or not charge less for special engines, or they could just change the code and break zPrime for Neon. So the only benefit

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-03 Thread R.S.
Steve Comstock pisze: For years now I've configured my mail client to not accept HTML emails. The common wisdom, as I percieved it anyway, has been that HTML emails and various kinds of attachements (esp. Word documents) were prime paths for viruses to attack your system. I seem to be getting a

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2010-02-03 Thread Frank Yaeger
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Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-03 Thread Scott Chapman
I agree with pretty much everything Phil said--except I don't use Outlook. I'm still using Pegasus at home. It's not that HTML email is inherently evil, it's just that you have to be as careful as you would surfing the web. And few people would suggest you should completely stop using the

DB2 V7 - Implications to storage increasing RID Pool

2010-02-03 Thread Patrick Falcone
Curious if anyone can shed light on the subject matter. We're taking the default of 4 mb and want to increase to around 100 mb for the RID pool. It appears in V7 the RID is allocated below the bar, in V8 it looks like the lists part of the RID get moved above the bar. Do we need to be

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:04 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator Mark Zelden pisze: [...] I don't have a stake

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Phil Smith III
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 8:19 AM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com wrote: More likely effect: IBM discontinues the speciality engines entirely. And OEM vendors start basing their software prices on both CP and speciality engines in the box instead of just on the CPs. IMO, the entire

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:03:33 +0100, R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl wrote: Mark Zelden pisze: [...] I don't have a stake either way, but if I were rooting for Neon and they won this battle, IBM would still be free to change the licensing rules or not charge less for special engines, or they

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Terry Draper
Everyone keeps talking about the impact on the IBM software bill.   I would be very worried about the impact of my non-IBM software bill. Even if IBM allowed the use of speciality engines (which I would not expect them to do), other software suppliers may not.   I think the zPrime product could

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Patrick Falcone
I saw a roadshow this past summer and immediately came away with the implications to licensing. A small group of us also talked about what you do below, IBM changing the licensing or breaking the software. To me anyway, it's a crafty/risky move and left me feeling, no disrespect to Neon

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Patrick Falcone
While I agree with what you are saying and being a very early WAS customer there were also sometimes severe implications to performance *trying* to get WAS to play nice with the traditional workloads. Something had to be done to allow the 2, trad. workloads WebFear, to cohabitate...  --- On

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Tom Marchant
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:04:43 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:03:33 +0100, R.S. wrote: Mark Zelden pisze: [...] I don't have a stake either way, but if I were rooting for Neon and they won this battle, IBM would still be free to change the licensing rules or not charge less for

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 06:59:19 -0800, Patrick Falcone patrick.falco...@verizon.net wrote: While I agree with what you are saying and being a very early WAS customer there were also sometimes severe implications to performance *trying* to get WAS to play nice with the traditional workloads. Something

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:04:43 -0600, Mark

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:23:15 -0600, Tom Marchant m42tom-ibmm...@yahoo.com wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:04:43 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: ** Everyone that uses them enough to get a price advantage. It doesn't help to purchase a specialty engine at 1/4 the price of a general engine and only run it

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-03 Thread Graham Hobbs
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Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread zMan
FOSS software? That goes with PUT tape, PIN number, and ATM machine. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:44 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator FOSS software? That goes with PUT tape, PIN number,

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Don Williams
A carpenter goes the hardware store to buy some hammers. They are offer him some all-round general purpose blue hammers for $40 each. He can use them to build anything we wants. Also with the purchase of each blue hammer, he can get a special purpose red hammer for $10 each. However, he is only

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Patrick Falcone
Really? Is engine switching overhead with SP's and GP's CP's more of a concern versus running WAS with GP CP's and other traditional workloads from a performance perspective?   Hmm. I've been there, no SP's, and it can be very ugly. I'm not sure I follow you...So are  you saying zAAP's really

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Clark Morris
On 3 Feb 2010 06:51:55 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: I saw a roadshow this past summer and immediately came away with the implications to licensing. A small group of us also talked about what you do below, IBM changing the licensing or breaking the software. To me anyway, it's a

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2010-02-03 Thread DeGhelder, James
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Re: WLM

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
Thanks Tom Where do you go to define the regions to the STC subsystem? Is this in WLM? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Weights and CPs

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
We have a z990 box with 3 Shared CPs. We use to break the weights up over all of our LPARs using the actual weights and the # of CP online varied. For example LPAR1=881(3 CPs) LPAR2=63(2 CPs), LPAR3=221(3CPs), LPAR4=50 (2CPs), LPAR5=37(1 CP), but we wanted to try something and recently

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Patrick Falcone Really? Is engine switching overhead with SP's and GP's CP's more of a concern versus running WAS with GP CP's and other traditional workloads from a performance perspective? Hmm. I've been

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:31:02 -0500, Don Williams wrote: A carpenter goes the hardware store to buy some hammers. They are offer him some all-round general purpose blue hammers for $40 each. He can use them to build anything we wants. Also with the purchase of each blue hammer, he can get a special

Re: WLM

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
What are the benefits on controlling via a response time goal vs. a velocity goal? Our system has been pretty constrained lately and I'm looking for ways to improve it, but I'm not that familiar with WLM. By the way, I am looking at the WLM manual was well. I need to get the MVS Planning

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Ron Hawkins
Don, Hang on. The Blue Hammers are only $40 if you hammer 1000 nails a day. If you start hammering 2000 nails a day the guy from the hardware store knocks on your door and asks for another $40. He doesn't care how many nails you hammer a day with the red hammer. I recall this analogy being

OAM/SMS to allocate tape drives 'round robin'

2010-02-03 Thread John Kelly
I'm bringing up an 3584 ATL with some 3592 drive on two control units. I noticed that when I allocate a tape the drives are allocated serially from low to high, ie control unit zero, device zero then on then ... and then control unit one device zero, I couldn't find anything in the

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 08:34:21 -0800, Patrick Falcone patrick.falco...@verizon.net wrote: Really? Is engine switching overhead with SP's and GP's CP's more of a concern versus running WAS with GP CP's and other traditional workloads from a performance perspective?   Hmm. I've been there, no SP's, 

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:30:08 -0800, Ron Hawkins ron.hawkins1...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Don, Hang on. The Blue Hammers are only $40 if you hammer 1000 nails a day. If you start hammering 2000 nails a day the guy from the hardware store knocks on your door and asks for another $40. He doesn't care

Re: Weights and CPs

2010-02-03 Thread Kelman, Tom
Yes, it is not a good idea to assign all of your CPs (physical processors) to all of your LPARs. What you are doing is having all the LPARs competing for the CPs on an equal basis. The weights take effect only when the total CEC is 100% busy or at least very close to it. Also, the recommendation

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Don Williams
Does the hardware store have a right to control the use of any hammers it sold? Does the carpenter have a right to ignore the hardware store's conditions of the sale? Does the craftsman have a right to modify the hammers? Or should carpenter switch to screws and a drill? When copyright law,

Re: WLM

2010-02-03 Thread Kelman, Tom
I am in the process of completely redesigning our WLM policy, so I'm going through pretty much the same as you. Although, I do have some experience in designing one shortly after WLM appeared on the scene. What I'm trying to get a handle on is new functionality and subsystems that have been

Re: Weights and CPs

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:59:00 -0600, Kelman, Tom thomas.kel...@commercebank.com wrote: Yes, it is not a good idea to assign all of your CPs (physical processors) to all of your LPARs. What you are doing is having all the LPARs competing for the CPs on an equal basis. The weights take effect only

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Don Williams
I'm not a lawyer, so I never learned how to properly apply the 14th amendment. Regardless, it is not clear cut to me, who is right. I'm sure that eventually it will be declared who is legally right, however, I doubt that everyone will agree with the correctness of that decision. -Original

Neon Responds (was IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator)

2010-02-03 Thread Kelman, Tom
Neon has posted a response to IBM's countersuit on their web site here - http://www.neon.com/neon/countersuit.shtm. These are several documents that have been filed in the US District Court, Western District of Texas, for all you that are interested in that. This could get real interesting.

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:31:02 -0500 Don Williams donb...@gmail.com wrote: :A carpenter goes the hardware store to buy some hammers. They are offer him :some all-round general purpose blue hammers for $40 each. He can use them to :build anything we wants. Also with the purchase of each blue hammer,

Re: Neon Responds (was IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator)

2010-02-03 Thread Greg Shirey
I found this interesting: 24. IBM licenses its customers to use IBM Machine Code to process all types of computing jobs (workloads) on CPs. In contrast, customers are authorized to process only certain specified types of workloads on specialty processors. z/OS directs to specialty engines

Tape drive disconnect time issue

2010-02-03 Thread John Kelly
I have an old STK tape system ( ten 9840's in 3490 emulation mode inside a 9740. Each drive ESCON point to point) , that will hopefully go away but I have an issue with HSM dump running longer than expected. The problem appears disconnect time. During the HSM dumps, we're using four

Re: Weights and CPs

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
Can you tell me which manual is best to read for setting up HIPERDISPATCH? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the

Re: WLM

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
Is the 2.5 time the number of CPs a documented recommendation? In your experience, can this be higher, such as 3 times the number of CPs? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: WLM

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:25:02 -0600, gsg gsg_...@yahoo.com wrote: Is the 2.5 time the number of CPs a documented recommendation? In your experience, can this be higher, such as 3 times the number of CPs? As I wrote in this thread from October 2007, it's all in the archives. Re: Logical to

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Rick Fochtman
R.S. wrote: Mark Zelden pisze: [...] I don't have a stake either way, but if I were rooting for Neon and they won this battle, IBM would still be free to change the licensing rules or not charge less for special engines, or they could just change the code and break zPrime for Neon. So the

Re: Weights and CPs

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:04:50 -0600, gsg gsg_...@yahoo.com wrote: Can you tell me which manual is best to read for setting up HIPERDISPATCH? MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference (see IEAOPTxx). The best place to find more general information is probably SHARE presentations. Even if you

Options for moving data

2010-02-03 Thread Johnston, Robert E
We are a monoplex z/OS system and will be moving to a new data center late this year. When we move, we will get a new CPU (z9 now) and replace our Shark (2105-800) with something else. Ideally, the desire is to keep our existing system running while testing the new system and do a quick cutover

WASOEM.sh

2010-02-03 Thread Glen Gasior
Has anyone had this shell script looping ? /usr/lpp/zWebSphereOEM/V7R0/bin/WASOEM.sh -n BBN0004W:ZPMT_WORK_ROOT directory (/tmp/zWebSphereOEM/V7R0/zpmt/work) does not exist. Would you like to create it? (Y/N) BBN0229I: * Your response was ÝEnter¨ -n

Re: WASOEM.sh

2010-02-03 Thread Jousma, David
Did you actually enter a Y or N. Looks like you just pressed enter... _ Dave Jousma Assistant Vice President, Mainframe Services david.jou...@53.com 1830 East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 MD RSCB1G p 616.653.8429 f 616.653.8497

Re: Options for moving data

2010-02-03 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
When we built our new data center we used PPRC (async) to mirror the disk. By breaking the mirror we were able to test without impacting the production site, and simply resync the mirrors when each test was finished. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: WASOEM.sh

2010-02-03 Thread Veilleux, Jon L
You're not running this in ISHELL (or batch) are you? If so, you will need to login using OMVS or telnet. Jon L. Veilleux veilleu...@aetna.com (860) 636-9179 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Glen Gasior Sent:

Re: Options for moving data

2010-02-03 Thread Hal Merritt
Get a pair of DS8100's and PPRC or XRC them together. The data is replicated in near real time. You can cut over in minutes. Then move the second DS8100 to your hot DR site. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Patrick Falcone
That's fine, I don't agree. Thanks for checking for the documentation.   I would have killed for a zAAP when we tried to go WAS V5 years ago. I would not have taken a GP either since the startup of the cell group dimmed the lights and having a GP, that was knee-capped, would have been a

Re: Tape drive disconnect time issue

2010-02-03 Thread Hal Merritt
IIRC, some of those STK drives were faster than ESCON could go. Have you looked at the path? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Kelly Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 12:51 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject:

Re: Options for moving data

2010-02-03 Thread Scott Rowe
That doesn't sound like a lot of data to me, considering you have 3592s, I would think the backup/restore outage window would be manageable, but politics play a part there. Johnston, Robert E johnstonrobe...@uams.edu 2/3/2010 3:14 PM We are a monoplex z/OS system and will be moving to a new

Re: Options for moving data

2010-02-03 Thread Wissink, Brad [ITSYS]
Here are a few ideas if you have the dasd at the new location configured and connected to you current processor; IBM, Innovation and others have software that can move your data between dasd units while you are up and running. We used this years ago to move from an RVA to a Shark Use some

Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Have a job I've been submitting many times, runs as expected. Minutes ago I submitted the same job and it fails with JCL ERROR and under SDSF I see: STMT NO. MESSAGE 1 IEFC607I JOB HAS NO STEPS Now, submitting various other jobs that have worked in the past, they all fail this way.

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:30:21 -0800, Patrick Falcone patrick.falco...@verizon.net wrote: That's fine, I don't agree. Thanks for checking for the documentation. You don't agree with what? That having 10 GPs has less overhead than 5 GPs and 5 zAAPs and can service the same workload just as well or

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Hal Merritt
Maybe a comment got continued right over the following EXEC statement? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Strange JCL error

Re: Tape drive disconnect time issue

2010-02-03 Thread John Kelly
snip some of those STK drives were faster than ESCON could go. Have you looked at the path? /snip the LCU display doesn't show any contention and each drive has its own ESCON so I would image that the throttle would be the CHP and/or I/O processor in the z9. The total number of I/O vary by

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:58:00 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: Have a job I've been submitting many times, runs as expected. Minutes ago I submitted the same job and it fails with JCL ERROR and under SDSF I see: STMT NO. MESSAGE 1 IEFC607I JOB HAS NO STEPS Now,

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 2:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Strange JCL error Have a job I've been submitting many times, runs as expected. Minutes ago I

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Hal Merritt wrote: Maybe a comment got continued right over the following EXEC statement? No, it's the exact same JCL. (Still, I went back and double-checked; when you've been around awhile you learn to look again.) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Mark Zelden wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:58:00 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: Have a job I've been submitting many times, runs as expected. Minutes ago I submitted the same job and it fails with JCL ERROR and under SDSF I see: STMT NO. MESSAGE 1 IEFC607I JOB HAS

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Tidy, David (D)
Have you tried renaming your ISPF profile data set (temporarily) and using a completely fresh one for a session? Best regards, David Tidy Tel:(31)115-67-1745 IS Technical Management/SAP-Mf Fax:(31)115-67-1762 Dow Benelux B.V.

EMC DMX3-2500

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
We have a DMX3-2500. Can anyone tell me what is a good I/O rate/sec. is and when it is considered bad? For example, 4500 Good, 4501 - 7500 is a warning, and 7501 is bad. We've been trying to get this type of information from EMC, but they seem unwilling to tell us. TIA

WASOEM.sh

2010-02-03 Thread Glen Gasior
* Has anyone had WASOEM.sh loop trying to allocate a directory in /tmp/ ? * -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the

Re: Options for moving data

2010-02-03 Thread Pinnacle
- Original Message - From: Johnston, Robert E johnstonrobe...@uams.edu Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:15 PM Subject: Options for moving data We are a monoplex z/OS system and will be moving to a new data center late this year. When we move, we

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:22:58 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: If you look at what is allocated for ISPCTL0 using ISRDDN, do you see anything strange there? Can you delete that data set so it will get re-allocated. There is nothing visible; there is no ISPCTLx DDname

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Tidy, David (D) wrote: Have you tried renaming your ISPF profile data set (temporarily) and using a completely fresh one for a session? Best regards, David Tidy Tel:(31)115-67-1745 IS Technical Management/SAP-Mf Fax:(31)115-67-1762 Dow

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Patrick Falcone
Come on Mark, you made a blanket statement about zAAP's and performance and I disagreed. Now you're coming back with specifics which I'm not going to/can't argue. I'm just stating I've been in situations where I personally believe that a zAAP would have been benificial over a GP CP from a

Re: Options for moving data

2010-02-03 Thread Bob Shannon
What are our options for quickly moving about 400 3390-3 and a few 3390-9, or replicating our current volumes to a new unit located a few miles away? If you're within Ficon distance, and I don't recall what the limit is, and if you buy IBM DASD, you can negotiate for the use of TDMF to do the

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 3:45 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Strange JCL error Tidy, David (D) wrote: Have you tried renaming your ISPF profile data set

sendmail on the mainframe strange behavior

2010-02-03 Thread Pommier, Rex R.
Hi all, I have a strange one that I can't figure out. As part of my testing of z/OS 1.10, I'm running some test jobs that e-mail output to internal users (namely, me). On my current 1.7 system, the e-mails flow almost instantaneously. On the 1.10 test system, the actual e-mail step takes

Re: sendmail on the mainframe strange behavior

2010-02-03 Thread McKown, John
DNS resolution? Perhaps the RESOLVER has multiple DNS servers listed and the first one is timing out? Just a WAG. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Mark Zelden wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:22:58 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: If you look at what is allocated for ISPCTL0 using ISRDDN, do you see anything strange there? Can you delete that data set so it will get re-allocated. There is nothing visible; there is

Re: sendmail on the mainframe strange behavior

2010-02-03 Thread Field, Alan C.
You know what the TCB problem is don't you? You need an updated IEFACTRT exit. I don't remember the details but its something like what was a halfword is now a fullword. Alan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex

PR/SM

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
Anyone know where to find a manual on PR/SM for z/OS? I've been looking all over and can't seem to find one. TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the

Re: PR/SM

2010-02-03 Thread zMan
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 5:02 PM, gsg gsg_...@yahoo.com wrote: Anyone know where to find a manual on PR/SM for z/OS? I've been looking all over and can't seem to find one. I don't believe the question makes any sense -- it's like asking for a manual on z10 for z/OS. PR/SM is above z/OS: the

Re: PR/SM

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
Let me rephrase my question. Where can I find information PR/SM? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Bob Shannon
Is there any space in your TSO pool? Bob Shannon Rocket Software -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Thompson, Steve
SNIPPAGE Well that gives me: ISPF system data set allocation error - press Enter to continue. Temporary control card data set cannot be allocated. Error trying to open ''. *** On a hunch I then logged off and logged back on. Same problem. SNIPPAGE The Mighty Fine Manual says: -

Media conversion transmission services

2010-02-03 Thread Karl Huf
We are nearing the end-stage of a long running project to get rid of all of our legacy and manual tape drives. We still have a very few contacts that insist that they can not transmit us the data (color me dubious but there is apparently much more going on in the relationship than just the

Re: PR/SM

2010-02-03 Thread McKown, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of gsg Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 4:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: PR/SM Anyone know where to find a manual on PR/SM for z/OS? I've been looking all over and can't

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Dave Salt
Try entering BUILTIN SUB and see what happens. Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:58:00 -0700 From: st...@trainersfriend.com Subject: Strange JCL error To:

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:57:34 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: Mark Zelden wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:22:58 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: If you look at what is allocated for ISPCTL0 using ISRDDN, do you see anything strange there? Can you delete

LPAR Group Controls

2010-02-03 Thread Kopischke, David G.
Greetings again, I have two LPARs that I'm trying to group softcap to 76 MSU's. I set the defined capacity in each to 76 and made them both members of the DEFAULT group and set that group capacity to 76. I expect this to allow resources to shift between both LPARs as needed. What I'm

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Dave Salt wrote: Try entering BUILTIN SUB and see what happens. Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:58:00 -0700 From: st...@trainersfriend.com Subject: Strange JCL error To:

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Bob Shannon wrote: Is there any space in your TSO pool? Bob Shannon Rocket Software Interesting question. How would I check that? -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our

Re: DB2 V7 - Implications to storage increasing RID Pool

2010-02-03 Thread Mohammad Khan
V7 is a 31-bit app therefore everything is under the bar there. Increase the pool only if you have enough real memory to go with it otherwise results may not be to your liking. Even if there is enough real memory to go with it do check that you are not taking away virtual storage from another

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread Don Leahy
Have you looked at the JES2 LOG from your previous TSO session? I have seen this sort of error caused by a RACF issue. (The user had changed his TSO prefix to an invalid value). On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 17:34, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.comwrote: Dave Salt wrote: Try entering BUILTIN

Re: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:46:24 -0800, Patrick Falcone patrick.falco...@verizon.net wrote: Come on Mark, you made a blanket statement about zAAP's and performance and I disagreed. Now you're coming back with specifics which I'm not going to/can't argue. I'm just stating I've been in situations where

Re: PR/SM

2010-02-03 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:02:42 -0600, gsg gsg_...@yahoo.com wrote: Anyone know where to find a manual on PR/SM for z/OS? I've been looking all over and can't seem to find one. Resource link. https://www-304.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc03100.nsf?OpenDatabase -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and

Re: Strange JCL error - problem went away

2010-02-03 Thread Steve Comstock
Mark Zelden wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:57:34 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: Mark Zelden wrote: On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:22:58 -0700, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com wrote: If you look at what is allocated for ISPCTL0 using ISRDDN, do you see anything strange

Re: IBM countersues Neon over prime accelerator

2010-02-03 Thread Blaicher, Chris
From a performance only point of view, yes, an all GP configuration might be better, if none of the GP's were capped. The point of the z/IIP and z/AAP was to get you horsepower without increasing your software licensing fees. It is much cheaper to have 5 GPs and 5 z/IIPs or z/AAPs rather than

Re: Strange JCL error

2010-02-03 Thread DanD
My colleague, Hunter Cobb, is having the same issue, and he tried using a fresh ISPF profile, but no luck. Here's an update: logging in under a different ID, the problem goes away; logging off and re-logging on under the original ID, the problem is back. That narrows things down a little. We'll

GP CP's SP CP's (was: IBM countersues Neon over zPrime accelerator)

2010-02-03 Thread Patrick Falcone
Check the link below, there is information on switching in question/answer #2.   http://www.itindepth.com/JoseCastano-zAAP.htm   A zAAP in my last situation would have beat the freakin pants off a GP CP, that's a fact. I'm sitting here with many disparate machines and again find myself with

DFDSS QUESTION - ADR8661

2010-02-03 Thread willie bunter
Hallo To All,   I performed a full volume backup on a 3390-3 and then performed a full volume restore on a 3390-9 using the same volser of HESPD01.  The restore ran successfully, but I am puzzled by the message ADR866I.   ADR866I  (ttt)-(yy), UNABLE TO RENAME VTOC INDEX ON VOLUME

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - ADR8661

2010-02-03 Thread gsg
Since you change the volume size(mod type), you may have to be concerned that the entire 3390-9 space may not be available to you. You may have to change to run a job to change the size. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: Write binary from REXX CGI program

2010-02-03 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In a6b9336cdb62bb46b9f8708e686a7ea005bde01...@nrhmms8p02.uicnrh.dom, on 02/02/2010 at 07:20 AM, McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com said: True. More portable to what other environment? *bsd. Linux. OS/2. Other Unix. Windows. In

Job openings at State of Oregon

2010-02-03 Thread Jonathan R Nolting
I work with the State of Oregon and heard of these new job openings. Please investigate if interested.

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