IBM Data Center Operations and Systems Management Technology Update

2011-04-15 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
Attend this free technology update to learn how the latest mainframe technology can help you use an integrated management approach to running a more efficient, cost-effective data center. Join us for a one-day, complimentary seminar, Data Center Operations and Systems Management Technology Update,

Re: How many CPACFs do I have on z10 EC model E12?

2010-10-14 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:26:30 -0700, Phil Smith wrote: >Yes. CPACF is millicode, and is logically "on the die" with our old friends LA and MVC and ST (I'm actually guessing that it really IS mostly on the die, and the millicode just enables it, but I don't really know that). > >...phsiii Phil: T

Re: z10 temperature logging

2010-08-24 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:29:48 -0400, Scott Rowe wrote: >Does anyone know if there is any place where z10 CEC temperatures are logged? The data is now available on the SAD in real time, but is it logged anywhere? IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for Linux on System z will log this. I do

Re: Current SHARE Proceedings

2010-08-05 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:18:53 -0500, Scott Fagen wrote: >Here's the byzantine path to get to the current proceedings: ... > >That should take you to a page where you can search the agenda or select by >day and track. I'm not sure what or if there is a delay between the speaker >posting the PDF fil

Re: IBM zEnterprise

2010-07-23 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:54:23 +0200, Erik Janssen wrote: >There is even a (draft) redbook about it already: > >http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg247832.html?Open > >Regards, > >Erik. There are five new Redbooks and one updated Redbook available at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbo

Re: It's escaped ...

2010-07-23 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:34:19 +1000, Shane Ginnane wrote: >Pity the datasheet link is still broken - as it was earlier in the day on the >.ca site prior to the announcement. > >Shane ... Sorry about the broken link. This was fixed shortly after 11am ET on Thursday. There were a few other link iss

Re: It's escaped ...

2010-07-22 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:47:43 +1000, Shane Ginnane wrote: >Seems Jim couldn't keep the lid on things. > >The IBM Canada home page is all dressed up with nowhere to go ... :0) > >Shane ... See http://ibm.com/systems/zenterprise ---

Re: IBM System z - A New Dimension in Computing webcast

2010-07-15 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:33:45 EDT, Ed. Benoit wrote: >Jim, >Is the form to join you on a webcast on July 22 requesting my email address > and my PASSWORD to my email addresses? I think I have use the webcase >before but I do not remember giving my PASSWORD. >I am confused. > >Ed. Benoit >Member I

Re: IBM System z - A New Dimension in Computing webcast

2010-07-15 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:09:12 -0400, Ken Porowski wrote: >I haven't seen anything definite but as an IBM sponsored webcast I would >be surprised if it was not available as a reply after the event. > >Failing that I'm sure there will be SHARE presentations that cover the >same topic. I already pos

Re: IBM System z - A New Dimension in Computing webcast

2010-07-15 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:59:51 -0300, Clark Morris >Will there be a way to get the information at a later date since I >will probably be out of town on that day? > >Clark Morris Clark: Their will be a replay. Plus all the related materials will be posted on the web on 7/22. There will also be road

Re: IBM System z - A New Dimension in Computing webcast

2010-07-15 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:01:44 -0400, Ken Porowski wrote: >From the signup page > >IBM Breakthrough System Virtual Event > >Every once in a while a technological breakthrough changes everything. > >Today's IT environments are built using diverse computing technologies. >On a smarter planet, these s

Re: System z Innovations at SHARE in Boston

2010-07-13 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:46:32 -0400, Jim Elliott wrote: >System z Keynote: More Power to System z > >Do not miss the keynote address by Karl Freund, IBM Vice President of >System z Marketing and Strategy. He will discuss the state of the modern >IBM mainframe, its modest footprint, efficient use o

Re: (slightly OT - Linux) Did IBM bet on the wrong OS?

2010-04-26 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:44:23 -0500, McKown, John wrote: >From the IBM viewpoint, *BSD would be superior to Linux due to the BSD license allowing for OCO distribution. IBN, or at least the historic z systems area, loves OCO and seems to dislike releasing source. However, from my limited knowledge,

Re: COBOL - no longer being taught - is a problem

2010-04-22 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:47:27 -0500, Jim Elliott, IBM wrote: >However, the canard about COBOL is one that always bothers me. A year or two >ago the Toronto Star had an article about COBOL being a "deal language". >COBOL could paraphrase Mark Twain, "The reports of my

Re: COBOL - no longer being taught - is a problem

2010-04-22 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:35:00 -0500, Kelman, Tom wrote: >John, > >That WikiPedia article also states that DMSII was created by Burroughs >(later UniSys) as a database to run on its processors. Does that mean >they are still running UniSys machines. If so they have problems over >and above COBOL

Re: COBOL - no longer being taught - is a problem

2010-04-22 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:55:50 -0600, Mark Post wrote: >It was actually an Oracle server consolidation onto a brand-new z9BC, followed by installation of even more virtual Oracle servers. Paid for itself in less than a year. > Actually it was on a five IFL z9 EC (not BC). And in any case, that was

Re: 45 years of Mainframe

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
I wrote the mainframe history presentation originally to present to the University of Waterloo computer science club about 10 years ago. I have been updating it ever since and I have two versions now (one general and one with additional VM information). I used it at a special session at SHARE in Bo

Re: 45 years of Mainframe

2010-04-17 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:03:51 -0700, George Fogg wrote: >I started on the 7094 and finishing on the z/10 this June. > >http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/Donations_in_Process/X5331.2009_Ehrman/zhistory.pdf > >George Fogg This is a link to a copy of my History of the Mainframe presentati

Re: LINUX on the MAINFRAME

2010-04-14 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:42:56 -0500, McKown, John wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Kurt Eastwood >> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:31 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >> Subject: LINUX on the MAINFRAME >> >> I

Re: LINUX on the MAINFRAME

2010-04-14 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:30:45 -0700, Kurt Eastwood wrote: >I hope those of your who have experience with Linux on the mainframe would be wiling to share your expertise. >My boss has asked me to find out anything I can about running Linux on the mainframe. >Is anyone running Linux on their mainf

Re: OT IBM breaks OSS patent promise, targets mainframe emulator

2010-04-10 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
For another point of view... http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100408153953613 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Sea

Re: Preview: z/OS V1.12 - September 2010

2010-02-09 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
So I see John got this fixed (and I was looking post fix). I looked at the draft and it was right there so something must have been messed up by accident late in the cycle. So, to be clear, no Architecture Level Set for z/OS with this release. Note that z/VM 6.1 does have an ALS with a pre-req of

Re: Preview: z/OS V1.12 - September 2010

2010-02-09 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:58:31 -0500, Mark Jacobs wrote: > >I noticed that it requires a z9 or z10 processor. > >-- >Mark Jacobs >Time Customer Service >Tampa, FL > Mark: Huh? From the announcement letter: z/OS V1.12 is planned to run on these IBM System z® servers: * z10™ EC * z10 BC

Re: z/OS ServerPac Product Prerequisite

2009-11-25 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:46:11 -0600, Jim Marshall wrote: >Tripped over another no charge product needed to order a z/OS ServerPac. > >Bob Richards, on staff, stumbled over this one which everyone should check if >you have the no charge license. > >[5655-S28] z/OS Management Facility 1.11.00 Engli

Re: URL for announcement letters changed?

2009-11-24 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:51:54 +, Jan Vanbrabant wrote: >Hi, > >Has the URL for announcement letters and/or sales manual changed? >I get a 404 on >http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/OIX.wss >(or http://www-1.ibm.com/common/ssi/OIX.wss >or http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/OIX.wss) > >jan Always saf

Re: Check out Computer glitch to cause flight delays across U.S. - Mar ketWatch

2009-11-22 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:18:42 -0500, P S wrote: >Jim, what were the weird characters after "65" and "50" supposed to be? Just >curious. > Weird, they are apostrophes. four Model 65's, three Model 50's Jim -- For IBM-MAIN subsc

Re: Check out Computer glitch to cause flight delays across U.S. - Mar ketWatch

2009-11-21 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:15:59 -0500, Gerhard Postpischil wrote: >If they were running on 3081s, that would be a big innovation. >Last I heard they were still on 2050s (stripped down 360/50s). > >Gerhard Postpischil >Bradford, VT > The 9020 (not 2050) was made up of modified 360-65 and 360-50 syste

Re: Hardware withdrawal: IBM System z9

2009-11-19 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:31:01 -0600, Michael W. Moss wrote: >With sub-capacity and the promise of lower software costs via VWLC pricing, >would anybody like to comment as to why VWLC pricing isn’t being adopted? >Is it ELA/ESSO (IBM Contract) related, or the uncertainty of the software bill? > >AF

Re: Hardware withdrawal: IBM System z9

2009-11-18 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:36:17 +0100, R.S. wrote: >Just curious: What casues such bill reduction? >Is it ISV software or IBM software? >I'm asking because thanks to WLC pricing you don't need to worry about >installed MIPS (I mean IBM software bill). There are a LARGE number of customers still not

System z update for Federal employees on Nov 4 in Washington DC

2009-10-31 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
I will be presenting an Update on the IBM Consolidation Story, Future Directions for the Mainframe, and Cloud Computing and System z at the Institute for Electronic Government briefing center at 1301 K Street, NW, 4th Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005.

Re: IBM sites on Google Maps

2008-04-12 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:05:56 -0400, Tony Harminc wrote: > ... > Some non-US IBM lab sites I know appear unfuzzy: the Toronto lab: > http://maps.google.com/?&ll=43.818489,-79.33676&z=17 That link is to IBM Canada HQ at 3500 and 3600 Steeles, Markham, ON. The IBM Toronto Lab is at 8200 Warden Ave, Ma

Re: IBM announced z10 ..why so fast...any problem on z 9

2008-02-26 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:28:36 +0800, Tommy Tsui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi all, > >Anyone know why IBM announced z10 so fast...is there any problem on z9 >because our shop migrated toz9 this week >any big differences between z9 Tommy: The z9-109 (now known as the z9 EC) was announced on J

Re: Linux zSeries questions

2008-02-15 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:27:56 -0600, Ed Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In order to read source you must understand the language teaching >people COBOL does not qualify them to read a source level OS (unless >its written in COBOL ((thank heaven for that)). ahhh of course there >is JAVA that will

Re: Linux zSeries questions

2008-02-14 Thread Jim Elliott, IBM
On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:19:26 -0600, Ed Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Can I ask an innocent(?) question here.. LINUX is it documented like >MVS or something like early 360 (YES 360) manuals ? > >I do not have access to any of them to see. Ed: There is LOTS of documentation for Linux on System