Re: z/OS 1.8 ServerPac - Electronic Download question

2006-10-04 Thread Larry Kraus
Pennsylvania allowed for this tax exemption in the past. They have recently changed the law. We were saving 6% on IBM and BMC software. This was significant savings for a 5000 MIP shop. We didn't have any issues downloading our software, including z/OS electronically. Back when I discovered

Re: 2105 to 2107 Migration Question

2006-07-27 Thread Larry Kraus
Assuming you have directors, why not have all 6 channels defined to both storage frames. -Original Message- We are on a countdown to move from a 2105-800 Shark to a 2107-921 DS8100. The motor is a z/890 2066-0A4. We are a 7x24 online shop with some tight SLA's. All of our slack for years

Re: LinkList Space issue?

2006-06-29 Thread Larry Kraus
View the device entry in HCD to determine if they are defined as LOCANY=YES. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 2:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: LinkList Space issue?

ESCON CHPID question

2006-06-19 Thread Larry Kraus
I have 2 CHPIDs connected to the same switch and accessing like devices. Does anyone know the difference between TYPE 4 and TYPE 5? I can't figure out why one shows as a type 4 and the other as a type 5. 04 ESCON SWITCH OR POINT TO POINTCNC_? 05 ESCON SWITCHED POINT-TO-POINT CNC_S

DFHSM restore question

2006-06-06 Thread Larry Kraus
We have a expired HSM backup that we need to use for a recovery. We know the tape and the relative FBID. We have backups available of the three CDS files. But, we don't want to shutdown HSM. Does anyone know how I can restore this file. Thanks in advance, larry Disclaimer: This e-mail

Re: 3390-9 in the IOCP Gen.

2006-04-06 Thread Larry Kraus
You don't specify whether it is a MOD-9 in the IOGEN. -Original Message- Does anyone know how I would identify a 3390-9 in the HCD/IOGEN ? Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended recipient, you

WLM init without scheduling environment

2006-03-31 Thread Larry Kraus
Can someone explain how WLM works if someone submits a job using a WLM jobclass, but they don't specify a scheduling environment? Is there a default scheduling environment? The job does run. Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above.

Re: Deleting an IODF Work Dataset

2006-02-09 Thread Larry Kraus
Just type DEL next to the cluster. -Original Message- I would like to delete an IODF work dataset which I'm using to learn and I know it's a liniar vsam dataset. How do you go about deleting such a dataset. Thanks Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended only

Installing R06 coupling facilities

2006-01-31 Thread Larry Kraus
When installing a stand alone cf, is it necessary to write the IOCDS to the standalone CF. I seem to recall that at activation of a standalone cf, the cf control code is loaded with the installed links brought online. Can someone that has implemented a standalone cf verify the process.

Coupling Facility 2GB of central

2006-01-23 Thread Larry Kraus
I will be running z/OS 1.4 in 31 bit on z900 machines with ICFs. Can I have more than 2GB defined as central storage on my ICF, even if the z/OS lpars are still running 31 bit mode. Larry Kraus RiteAid Corp 717-214-8511 Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use

Third Party Maintenance Providers

2006-01-12 Thread Larry Kraus
Just curious how many companies are using third party providers for their mainframe maintenance? If you are using someone other than IBM, is anyone using QSGI? Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not an intended

Re: 3270 Session Manager survey

2005-12-02 Thread Larry Kraus
Several years back we converted from TPX to Macro4's product called TUBES. It works great and is cheap. -Original Message- I'd really appreciate any feedback regarding the listed products (and any I may have missed). Our use is simply to be able to jump between 3270 sessions and to be

Re: TCP/IP and CMC?

2005-08-05 Thread Larry Kraus
I don't know what you mean by is it supported. A couple of years ago, we converted our 3400 stores from SNA to TCPIP. We still have the majority of our network tasks isolated to our 2 CMC lpars. So I would say the answer is Yes. The main reason is what was mentioned earlier. It runs separate

Re: TCP/IP and CMC?

2005-08-05 Thread Larry Kraus
The CMC 'works' with TCP/IP. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 8:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: TCP/IP and CMC? CMC Host or Communications Management Configuration Host,

Re: AW: Debug for z/OS

2005-07-20 Thread Larry Kraus
So when I look at my IBM software list, I have the following: COBOL Full Function Product Number - 5655G53 VS COBOL II Comp Lib and Debug Product Number - 5668958 Should I be able to drop the Debug from the VS COBOL II product?

Re: Downgrade 9672

2005-06-22 Thread Larry Kraus
Yes, you can pay IBM $5,000 to $10,000 dollars to make it an R16, R26, etc. -Original Message- Hi Listers, We have an IBM 9672-R56 hardware. Is there any way we can downsize it to a lower capacity so that we can use it for testing. We understand that IBM has dropped marketing

Re: Change control software

2005-06-21 Thread Larry Kraus
We use Cybermation's Alchemist. -Original Message- Hi, I would like to have opinions on Mainframe (OS/390 z/OS) software packages for change control when putting applications into production, such as SCLM and Endevor. Could anyone give me any opinions on pros and cons of SCLM, Endevor,