Re: Disk replacing Tape?

2010-06-20 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:55:19 +0300, Matan Cohen wrote: > >we found that it will be the best solution for us is to backup our DATA to >disk and then send it to other more cheaper platform (windows) which will >manage the writing to tapes. > What format for transfer to Windows without loss of data?

Re: Disk replacing Tape?

2010-06-20 Thread Matan Cohen
As a small develop company which don't use the tape to archive only for backups. We are in the processing of get rid of our 3590 (actually the tape driver stop working yesterday). we found that it will be the best solution for us is to backup our DATA to disk and then send it to other more cheaper

Re: Emulator Sessions Hung

2010-06-20 Thread Dave Kopischke
On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:16:40 -0400, George Henke wrote: >Thank you, Dave, this is very helpful. > >I would switch the focus now to the one good Attachmate session on the PC >which works. > >Please trace it through the IPL SYSLOG and note where and how it is >activated and how it goes into sessio

Re: Disk replacing Tape?

2010-06-20 Thread Gibney, Dave
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 4:38 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Disk replacing Tape? > > On Sun, 2010-06-20 at 16:20 -0700, Ed Gould wrote: > > Over the last

Re: Disk replacing Tape?

2010-06-20 Thread John McKown
On Sun, 2010-06-20 at 16:20 -0700, Ed Gould wrote: > Over the last few years I have seen more and more articles stating companies > are replacing tape drives with disk drives. > > I realize that most of the talk is from small computer users. However I > am seeing and hearing stories that the mov

Re: Disk replacing Tape?

2010-06-20 Thread Gibney, Dave
Fully replaced physical tape with virtual around five years ago. Aside from a couple external data exchange (long replced with ftp) we replaced tape with DASD for all but back-up (no application use of tape) more like ten years ago. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion L

Re: JES2 Queue Times / SMF30 Data Zones

2010-06-20 Thread Ed Gould
From: Tom Wasik To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Fri, June 18, 2010 12:23:05 PM Subject: Re: JES2 Queue Times / SMF30 Data Zones Let me explain what each time means/comes from and perhaps that will help answer your questions: SMF30RST - The comment in the IFASMFR3

Disk replacing Tape?

2010-06-20 Thread Ed Gould
Over the last few years I have seen more and more articles stating companies are replacing tape drives with disk drives. I realize that most of the talk is from small computer users. However I am seeing and hearing stories that the movement has started with mainframes. I was wondering if anyone

Re: Deloying updates to applications using FLASHCOPY

2010-06-20 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2010-06-20 17:01, Arye Shemer pisze: Hello Forumers, A customer is looking for references of installation which are using FLASHCOPY or other similar technology to deploy (several times in a year) masive updates to their application avoiding disruption to the service for the end users. I

Re: Deloying updates to applications using FLASHCOPY

2010-06-20 Thread Itschak Mugzach
Hi Arie, Interesting Issue. I suppose that service is given by a kind of transaction manager like CICS as you mentioned "avoiding disruption". Assuming that the updates are stored in PDS(as loadmods), how can you ensure that the datasets are positioned on disk exactly as mapped at time the dataset

Re: Deloying updates to applications using FLASHCOPY

2010-06-20 Thread Lizette Koehler
Is this for strictly VSAM databases? Or DB2? Or Other? Is your desire to create a test DataBase, back it up (using FLashcopy) and put it on a different LPAR into production? Or are you looking to put it on a different op/sys like AIX or Solaris? If strictly mainframe, what is your current z/

Deloying updates to applications using FLASHCOPY

2010-06-20 Thread Arye Shemer
Hello Forumers, A customer is looking for references of installation which are using FLASHCOPY or other similar technology to deploy (several times in a year) masive updates to their application avoiding disruption to the service for the end users. Could you please share your experience in this a

Re: DFSORT and SORTWK space

2010-06-20 Thread David Betten
Your assumptions are correct. You can increase the total amount of work space possible by increasing the number of work data sets that DFSORT dynamically allocates. This is by using the n value in the DYNALOC installation default or the DYNALLOC run time options. For example OPTION DYNALLOC=(S

Re: Emulator Sessions Hung

2010-06-20 Thread George Henke
Awesome, Chris. I'm impressed. But, it looks like the ball is now in Dave's court. With your expertise, all he needs to do us give you enough information and this problem is history. On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Chris Mason wrote: > George > > Yes, I thought about LOGAPPL as something to m