ReSizing the SMF Man Files

2010-11-16 Thread Lizette Koehler
I have been reading the manual on resizing our SMF MAN files. We are not using LOGSTREAMS, just VSAM. We are z/OS V1.11. It says that we need to IPL to change our MAN files. Is this correct? Are there reasons that an IPL is required when altering the size or cisize of thse files? Thanks Li

CA-ESP and Report Writer

2010-11-11 Thread Lizette Koehler
Does anyone that has CA-ESP (V5.5) installed and running have some guidance to the Report Writer? I find that function to be lacking big time. I am currently working on a SAS to DB2 table to allow my users a little more flexibility when using the reporting function. However, if someone has alrea

Re: Can anyone recommend a replacement for SAR or CA-View Spool?

2010-11-09 Thread Lizette Koehler
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Cassandra Cox > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 6:55 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Can anyone recommend a replacement for SAR or CA-View Spool? > > Can anyone recommend a rep

Re: ASCBINTS

2010-11-09 Thread Lizette Koehler
Just for grins, I used IPCS to pull the field. It contains INTS. C6DB4E95 6693FE01 Which might be what Jon says it is. Lizette -Original Message- >From: "Veilleux, Jon L" >Sent: Nov 9, 2010 12:28 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: Re: ASCBINTS > >It looks just like t

Re: Why are TSO IDs limited to 7 characters

2010-11-05 Thread Lizette Koehler
> John Eells wrote: > > Originally, TSO/E user IDs were kept in the User Attribute Data Set > (UADS), a PDS. User IDs with few attributes fit in a single member. > User IDs with many attributes overflow into multiple members. The > member naming convention is USERIDn, where n is a digit from 0 (t

Re: How long for SMF to switch

2010-11-02 Thread Lizette Koehler
> >>1.5 minutes to actually switch the dataset seems excessive. > >Do you need the data right away? >For a batch-like process, 1.5 minutes, to me, does not seem to be worth >worrying about. > >- Since you ask: Our process to offload the SMF data from the MAN files waits until all MAN files are f

How long for SMF to switch

2010-11-02 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am currently working on rewriting our SMF Dump process. I was wondering on a quiet system, if I issue an I SMF command, about how long till the switch? I am seeing about 1.5 mins from command to switch. Lizette -- For IBM-MA

Re: WTO ABEND D23 help

2010-11-02 Thread Lizette Koehler
-Original Message- >From: Charles Mills >Sent: Nov 2, 2010 9:32 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: WTO ABEND D23 help > >I'm trying to do a multi-line WTO, potentially with a CART and a CONSID. >(CART and CONSID are zeros in this test, because I am testing in batch.) I >have followed *

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - RECEIVING ERROR MESSAGE ADR410E

2010-11-01 Thread Lizette Koehler
-Original Message- >From: willie bunter >Sent: Nov 1, 2010 11:01 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: Re: DFDSS QUESTION - RECEIVING ERROR MESSAGE ADR410E > >Lizette, > >Sorry for the long delay in answering your question. The gdg base is being >held by the STC CMN2STAR. I waited for

Re: RMM UTC(YES) and "Daylight Savings Time"

2010-11-01 Thread Lizette Koehler
Where are you located? In the US the Daylight saving changes on Nov 6/7. Is yours earlier than ours? Or were you doing a test? Lizette > > Hello, > We are working to migrate CA1 to RMM. > We create the CDS with the EDGUTIL with the following parameters: > CONTROL CDSID(SYS1) EXTENDEDBIN(YES)

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - RECEIVING ERROR MESSAGE ADR410E

2010-10-29 Thread Lizette Koehler
>Lizette, > >You were absolutely right. The base gdg is in use by a STC. I guess I will >have to wait for the STC to be shutdown before I attempt to move it. > >Thanks for your help. > Willie, which STC is it? Is it Dumpsvr? If so, you can free it up from dump server without having to wait

Re: DFDSS QUESTION - RECEIVING ERROR MESSAGE ADR410E

2010-10-29 Thread Lizette Koehler
> I am attempting to move a PS dsn (RECFM=0, LRECL=0) using the COPY > command: > COPY DATASET(INCLUDE(SYS2.CMN2.SYSDUMP.G3430V00)) > OUTDDNAME(DISK2) - > SPHERE - > DELETE PURGE - > CATALOG - > TOL(ENQF) > > However, I receive the error message: > ADR410E (001)-DDFLT(

Re: How to know the usage frequency of my FORTRAN program ?

2010-10-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
Go to CBTTAPE.ORG and download and install DAF. It will help you filter SMF data for many things. This is very helpful program. Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Tsai Laurence > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 201

Re: IEC145I 413-18 error

2010-10-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
> Luo, > > No any mount message... > > Attached pls find the job log...thanks.. > > 23.16.26 JOB98181 MONDAY,25 OCT 2010 > 23.16.26 JOB98181 IRR010I USERID BAAP033 IS ASSIGNED TO THIS JOB. > 23.18.10 JOB98181 ICH70001I BAAP033 LAST ACCESS AT 23:18:04 ON > MONDAY, OCTOBER 25

How to determine maximun 3720 users (terminals) logged on

2010-10-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am running z/OS V1.11 TPX R5.2 I have been asked to determine the maximum number of users and what sessions (cics, ims,etc) that they are using. What is my best option to creating a report for this. Is there an SMF record? We have MXG and SAS. With TPX I would need to issue a F TPX,D T or F

Re: Problem running SDSF REXX in Batch

2010-10-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
> I am trying to run a REXX exec that accesses a specific job. > When I run the exec interactively using the EX command in SDSF it works > fine. > When I run it in batch it fails. > The beginning of the exec is: > /* REXX */ > RC=ISFCALLS('ON') > DD = SUBSTR(DATE("S"),1,4)"."DATE("D") > ISFPREFIX =

Re: Using ADDRESS SDSF in OPS/MVS

2010-10-14 Thread Lizette Koehler
Richard, Have you opened a case with CA OPS/MVS? I find they are very helpful with these kinds of questions. Lizette -Original Message- >From: "Burge, Richard" >Sent: Oct 14, 2010 11:51 AM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: Using ADDRESS SDSF in OPS/MVS > >I don't know why the home=

Re: Two HSM's on one Lpar

2010-10-12 Thread Lizette Koehler
> One of our clients wants selected migrated data to be dual copied and > available at a DR situation. We're trying to see if we can do so > without duplicating the entire ML2 inventory which would be expensive. > > Mark Jacobs > Mark, If you have CA1 then you can get CA COPYCAT. Or you may ha

Re: Two HSM's on one Lpar

2010-10-12 Thread Lizette Koehler
I would think there would be a lot of concerns over which DFHSM could do recycle, which would migrate, backup, how would you identify the H commands to know which DFHSM it would communicate with. If I issue an HLIST or HRECALL how could I direct it to the correct DFHSM or even know which DFHSM has

Re: How to determine software levels of DFSORT

2010-10-12 Thread Lizette Koehler
Frank, Thanks. Lizette > >Lizette Koehler at IBM Mainframe Discussion List >wrote on 10/12/2010 08:01:45 AM: >> I got a little confused looking at a DB2 using DFSORT. >> >> We are z/OS V1.11 and when the job ran it showed >> CONTROL STATEMENTS FOR 5694-A01,

How to determine software levels of DFSORT

2010-10-12 Thread Lizette Koehler
I got a little confused looking at a DB2 using DFSORT. We are z/OS V1.11 and when the job ran it showed CONTROL STATEMENTS FOR 5694-A01, Z/OS DFSORT V1R10 - 10:34 ON TUE OCT 12, 2010 - Is this the correct level of DFSORT for z/OS V1.11? Is there a table somewhere I can verify this? Lizette -

Re: Sample coding

2010-10-10 Thread Lizette Koehler
> I am a new subscriber to IBM Mainframe Discussion List. I have > completed a > course in Mainframe technologies and I am searching a job in Mainframe > domain. I want to know where can I get the sample coding for Cobol-DB2 > and > Cobol-CICS beginners programs which will be useful for my studies

Re: Communication with personall PCSXFER012 ERROR V6

2010-10-10 Thread Lizette Koehler
> Hi colleagues, > > I made a TRANSMIT process on the mainframe and try to download to your > PC. > Use "Personal Communication V6" and always get the following error > message, > regardless of the directory where you want to leave the file: > > PCSXFER012 - Error creating file: c: \ paht \ file

Re: Really dumb CLIST question

2010-10-05 Thread Lizette Koehler
>I like languages that report error on reference to undefined variables. > >Now I'll see whether I can figure out &STR() and get > > PERPETRATOR = &&SYSUID >ISREDIT LINE BEFORE = &STR(// NOTIFY=&PERPETRATOR,) > >or some such to work. CLIST makes it real hard to even know >what the value in

Re: Setting SWA Above

2010-09-30 Thread Lizette Koehler
Ed, Thanks, I think my brain has too many bits and bytes left over from long ago. So they tend to muddle each other. Lizette > > On 9/28/2010 9:06 AM, Lizette Koehler wrote: >> I am z/OS V1.11 >> >> Just wondering if there are any concerns left with setting SWA to

Re: Nullify Effect of $EJ command

2010-09-29 Thread Lizette Koehler
> >We have an occasional problem where an operator inadvertently issues the JES >$E restart command against one of our CICS regions. The effect of the $E >command is deferred until the current job step ends...typically with the >weekly restart. The problem is that the job never really ends, AF

Anyone using the DIAG Parm VSM CHECKREGONLOSS yet?

2010-09-28 Thread Lizette Koehler
We have few S822 abends. I am looking to turn this on using the IBM defaults for now. Is anyone using this parm? Has it been a good, bad, or indifferent experience? Has this reduced you S822 abends? Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN

Setting SWA Above

2010-09-28 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am z/OS V1.11 Just wondering if there are any concerns left with setting SWA to SWA=ABOVE in the JES2 Init deck? I remember something long ago and far away that if a program went after a UCB it was a token with this setting and not the real UCB address. Which could lead to an S0C4. Of course

Re: Really dumb IPL question

2010-09-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
> Hey, I'm a coder, not a sysprog. > > I'm writing documentation for a product that a customer would normally > run > automatically as an STC at every IPL. What do I say in the manual about > where to place the START command? Where would this command go? It > probably > wants to be run fairly late

Re: ISMF SAVE and E37 ABEND

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
> So maybe I need to go back a step and ask what's the best way to do > this (given that CBT tape contributions aren't an option): > > I have a small system with a few userids and a bunch of cruft that's > built up. I need to look at what's out there, find the big datasets > that we don't need, an

Re: ISMF SAVE and E37 ABEND

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
> > Thanks, I'll read this again tomorrow. I actually never mentioned 3.4 > -- someone else did. I was just talking about ISMF. > I knew your original post said ISMF, but I wanted to clarify the differences between SAVE in ISPF and ISMF. Because they are HUGE. This is all dependent of what kin

Re: ISMF SAVE and E37 ABEND

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
There is some confusion on my part because the OP keeps going between Opt 3.4 and ISMF. So let me try to summarize both functions Both have a SAVE function. OPT 3.4 The SAVE command writes the data set list to either the ISPF list data set or another sequential data set. If the sequen

Re: ISMF SAVE and E37 ABEND

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
> > I can't FIND the list: I can't SAVE the list. ISMF generates it, then > when I try to save it it gets the E37. > > What am I missing?? > If you get an ABEND then look in SYSLOG and will (or should) have your E37 in the text and that will tell you the dataset you got the abend on. Look for y

Re: ISMF SAVE and E37 ABEND

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
Okay, the process using Opt 3.4 not ISMF Bring up your list in Option 3.4. On the command line enter SAVE - This goes to an ISPF List dataset. You can change the attributes by going to the Settings panel and on the menu bar, select LOG/LIST. Set the space amount there. Next after the SAVE comp

Re: ISMF SAVE and E37 ABEND

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
> > I'm working with stone knives and bearskins trying to clean up some > space. In ISMF I can generate a list of datasets, but would very much > like to capture that so I can analyze it. If I do a SAVE SOMENAME, I > get an E37 ABEND. > > Two questions: > 1) What dataset is it trying to write? >

High CPU for GRS after z/OS V1.11

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
We have been seeing GRS being 3 times higher after our z/OS V1.11 upgrade. I have found APAR OA33049 which seesm to apply After activation of RSU 0910 the cpu consumption of the GRS address space increased by a factor of two. LOCAL FIX: Disable in RMF III the data gathering for ZFS,

Re: CA-DISK QUESTION

2010-09-22 Thread Lizette Koehler
, > > I tried your suggestion and it gave me only 2 dsns that are > archived. I executed the job over again without the DUPLICATE parm and > I got the same result. When I checked for my dsns and there are about > 73 which are archived and it showed just one. > Are the two datasets it gave you

Re: Require Syslog data for previous period with specific time range

2010-09-21 Thread Lizette Koehler
> >i was recently asked to provide syslog data for previous week which i got >quite stuck as the current STC ran after than period,else was thinking of >doing an XDC into a dataset and then sort via the time period range and >provide the details. >unfortunately i got stuck at two things: > >Are the

Re: Mount Points in BPXPRMxx- Resolved

2010-09-20 Thread Lizette Koehler
> SYS3.MSM.OMVS.ZFS.MSM is not mounted? In BPXPRMxx is the indicated > file system mounted prior to file system in question? > > Regards, > > Kevin > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Lize

Re: Mount Points in BPXPRMxx

2010-09-20 Thread Lizette Koehler
DDNAME in the JCL. Are you indicating that the MSM STC JCL needs a DDNAME=IOEZPRM? Lizette > > On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:49:15 -0400, Lizette Koehler > wrote: > > >I am having a discussion with one of my team mates on how to code > BPXPRMxx > >for zFS files. > > >

Re: Mount Points in BPXPRMxx

2010-09-20 Thread Lizette Koehler
. I am not sure that they are dependent on anything else to be mounted. The ones without AGGRGROW mount fine. Lizette > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Lizette Koehler > wrote: > > > I am having a discussion with one of my team mates on how to code > BPXPRMxx > > for

Mount Points in BPXPRMxx

2010-09-20 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am having a discussion with one of my team mates on how to code BPXPRMxx for zFS files. We are having a problem in that some of them do not mount at IPL time. I think it is due to the PARM in the Mount statement, they do not. Could someone help me understand? Error message at IPL time. BPXF0

Re: Websphere support

2010-09-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
> sorry for posting this question here . > but does anyone familiar with IBM webspere for z\OS list? There are a couple of options. By googling WEBSPHERE NEWSGROUP I found http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/wsdd_forums.jspa http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=493&q1=websphere

Re: DSFORT INTERNAL ERROR WITH ICE185A S0C1 -HELP>

2010-09-11 Thread Lizette Koehler
It would help to have the complete message posted and any details on what is being sorted? Also, you will probably need to open an ETR with IBM on the S0C1. Lizette > > HI ALL, > > After migrated to z/os 1.11 we found lot of jobs using DFSORT > icetools abended with ICE185A S0C1 "ABEND WAS IS

Re: JES2 display job id

2010-09-07 Thread Lizette Koehler
What version of z/OS? If z/OS V1.9 or above, you could use the SDSF REXX interface to get the jobid. Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message

Re: JES2 display job id

2010-09-07 Thread Lizette Koehler
>I do see the jobid preceding the first $HASP890 message in the hardcopy record >and displayed on the console. However, none of the returned $HASP890 messages >have the jobid in the message text. > > First off, Yes - LONG not Detail $DJ'jobname',LONG Second, the JOBID is part of the SYSLOG d

Re: JES2 display job id

2010-09-07 Thread Lizette Koehler
> >Is there a JES2 display command that will return a job's job id? > A jobid is the job number, unless you are thinking of something else. $DJ'jobname' or $DJ'jobname',DETAIL will get you all the info on the job in JES2. Lizette ---

Re: Visibility of New Volume in Storage Group

2010-09-07 Thread Lizette Koehler
>> >> I am trying to find an explanation for a volume note appearing in a list of >> volumes for a storage group. This volume has just been added. The search >> for volumes is being done with IEFSSREQ. >> >> I have a dim (unreliable?) memory about a volume not "showing up" until an >> allocation

Re: SVCDUMP Control

2010-09-07 Thread Lizette Koehler
> >Are you thinking of a generic SLIP trap that is ongoing? > > Yes, I just set the slip to say NODUMP or NOSVCD to suppress the SVC Dump portion. I have done this for specific tasks as well as for a pool of tasks. For any CICS* region or CICSABC region. I do not set it for the entire enviro

Re: SVCDUMP Control

2010-09-07 Thread Lizette Koehler
> > Is there anything in WLM or elsewhere to detect and/or stop tasks from > taking too many SVCDUMPs in a short time interval thereby threatening > storage backing in the Page datasets among other things? Not in WLM. But DAE can and setting Slip Traps to suppress SVC dumps are good options. Li

Re: TSO command return code 14 for HDEL

2010-09-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
> Cobe Xu Wrote > > We have a job to issue HDEL from ML1(as below). However, when the last > dataset is not found, the step will get rc=14. > Then I tried to put TSO command 'TIME' in the last line, but still get > rc=14 > (when the second last HDEL dataset is not in ML1 or not found). > But put H

Re: Passing commands to SDSF in REXX

2010-09-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
The Archives had this bit of code from 2008. http://groups.google.com/group/bit.listserv.tsorexx/msg/957c30e301fc76db I would check out the entire thread to see what they came up with. Note: This was in the TSO REXX newsgroup. If you are at z/OS V1.9 or above, then the SDSF REXX interface would

Re: Passing commands to SDSF in REXX

2010-09-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
> Hi, > > It's much simpler than that: > The user has the job displayed in the editor. > He Submits the job. > The user enters a command on the command line, moves the cursor to the > job name and presses enter > The command performs the following functions: > 1. get the job name from the cursor p

Re: Passing commands to SDSF in REXX

2010-09-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
: Passing commands to SDSF in REXX > > Hi, > > One of our users asked me if the following was possible: > > How do I start SDSF from within REXX and then pass commands to it, for > example, start SDSF issue the PREFIX command and then the ST command. > > Is this possible? > > TIA > > Gadi >

Re: JES2 vs. JES3

2010-09-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am sure there will be some opinions on this. But the basic functions of JES2 and JES3 are different. I have only used JES2 and know very little of JES3. So I am a little biased. JES3 has resource functions where JES2 does not. In JES3, as I understand it, a job cannot get into the system unl

Re: CPU Spikes completely hangs sessions;No logons: need inputs

2010-09-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
> amit wrote: > hi, > > i have come across similar times where in my services/STCs demand a lot of CPU and thus resulting soft capping. some times even when msu's are being increased, via system tools though ? Ops can see that my stcs are taking more CPU, i am unable to logon to the LPAR..so a

Re: Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40 (Resoloved!)

2010-09-01 Thread Lizette Koehler
knew. ;-) Lizette > >On 9/1/2010 11:51 AM, Lizette Koehler wrote: >> I am not sure where to go with this abend. So if you could give me some >> pointers, that would be great. >> >> The errors are >> >> IEW4009I FETCH FAILED FOR MODULE MYLOAD01 FROM DDNAME ST

Help with IEWFETCH Error RC0F Reason 40

2010-09-01 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am not sure where to go with this abend. So if you could give me some pointers, that would be great. The errors are IEW4009I FETCH FAILED FOR MODULE MYLOAD01 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB BECAUSE OF AN I/O ERROR. IEW4005I FETCH FOR MODULE MYLOAD1 FROM DDNAME STEPLIB FAILED BECAU

Re: TRSMAIN RC=8

2010-08-31 Thread Lizette Koehler
> > Hello, > > Thank you very much to those who have answered my problem. > Further information in this regard: > 1) and FTP TRSMAIN was performed by a person of another a few months' > data center. " The TRSMAIN I have attached the job but do not have FTP > executed. > 2) Deputy shipping the fir

Re: DASD Moderate Alert from EMC DMX4

2010-08-30 Thread Lizette Koehler
\ > We started getting the following message from our EMC DMX4 Symmetrix > over > the weekend. We are talking with EMC but not getting very far. So, > does > anyone know what the message is telling us? > > *IEA480E 400D,DASD,MODERATE ALERT,MT=2105,SER=0507-03966, 259 > REFCODE=E467-0471-,V

Re: Newbie with the Hardware Instrumentation - HIS

2010-08-29 Thread Lizette Koehler
> Mauri Kanter WROTE: > > Good Morning, > > I managed to start and collect some files (see below) > > SYSHIS20100829.170256.CNT > SYSHIS20100829.170256.MAP > SYSHIS20100829.170256.SMP.00 > SYSHIS20100829.170256.SMP.01 > SYSHIS20100829.170256.SMP.02 > > with the Hardware Instrumentation servi

Higher Paging under z/OS V1.11 OA33307

2010-08-25 Thread Lizette Koehler
We are seeing small spurts in paging. We will be going along fine for hours and then suddenly see a 1-2 min spike in paging for DB2. And when I say spike, it goes from 0 page-in up to 35% pagein rate under RMF. My workset size is stable as are my page datasets. But using STORF in RMF and going

3270 Emulator Software

2010-08-24 Thread Lizette Koehler
I just went through the archives looking for generic information on 3270 emulators.  There is a lot but no specific to my requirements. So here goes. What are – say - the top 5 emulators everyone uses out there. I have in my list so far Hummingbird Bluezone HOD (Host on Demand – IBM) – an I am

3270 Emulator Software

2010-08-24 Thread Lizette Koehler
I just went through the archives looking for generic information on 3270 emulators. There is a lot but no specific to my requirements. So here goes. What are - say - the top 5 emulators everyone uses out there. I have in my list so far Hummingbird Bluezone HOD (Host on Demand - IBM

Re: JES2 Source exits required for EXITS 02 46 & 47

2010-08-20 Thread Lizette Koehler
Domenic The sample code should be in SYS1.SHASSAMP probably a member name like HASX Lizette "Cifani, Domenic Wrote >Hello > > I looking for the IBM source code for the following exits, 2, 46 and 47. I > need to add the following code change, can someone assist with the location > and how

Re: Simple JCL Question

2010-08-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
But I think the parm is still only able to contain 100 characters. I don't think you can have a parm with more than that coded. Lizette > >Continuation must start in col 16 I believe, > >//INIT EXEC PGM=DSMSERV,DYNAMNBR=300,REGION=0M, >// PARM='POSIX(ON),TRAP(OFF,NOSPIE)/FORM

Re: JCL "Mass Editor"

2010-08-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
Since you have SAS (i.e. you work for SAS) use PROC SOURCE to unload, REXX in SAS to do the Edits, then IEBUPDTE to create the new PDS with new changes //MYSAS EXEC SAS //INDDDD DISP=SHR,DSN=MY.PDS //OUTDD DD SYSOUT=*

Re: [NEWBIE] Compiling and Binding 64-bit mode C programs

2010-08-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
te a PDSE? > > >On 8/17/10 2:53 PM, "Lizette Koehler" wrote: > >Go to option 3.2 in ISPF and display the dataset. It should show PO under >organization > >Lizette > -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / si

Re: [NEWBIE] Compiling and Binding 64-bit mode C programs

2010-08-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
Go to option 3.2 in ISPF and display the dataset. It should show PO under organization Lizette >From: Neale Ferguson Wrote: > >I am experimenting building 64-bit C programs on my z/OS 1.9 system using >the following: > >#include >#include > >int >main(int argc, char **argv) >{ >fprintf(

Re: z/OS V1.11 and DFHSM performance (Resolveda)

2010-08-14 Thread Lizette Koehler
The problem was Top Secret. The fix from CA Top Secret corrected the storage overlay in DFHSM. Which eliminated the cpu utilization. DFHSM is behaving normally again. Lizette > > What I have found out so far is our Primary Space management > gets > started > and then all of a sudden, DFHSM

Re: RMF and disk activity questions

2010-08-13 Thread Lizette Koehler
Rex, What is the dasd vendor? EMC, IBM , STK? We have EMC and it has its own monitor - Workload Analyzer - that can be used to verify performance on our EMC DASD. Sometimes RMF is not showing a significant disconnect time, but when we use ECC or WLA we can see where the issue might be coming fr

Re: auditor request question

2010-08-11 Thread Lizette Koehler
Well, I might differ on the secure room part. Sometimes I have seen shops let cleaning people in to the secure room that has the mainframe consoles (and other stuff) and then leave the room because the cleaning materials odors are a bit strong. In which case, your secure room is no different as a

Re: STC is canceled and forced, but still won't go away

2010-08-09 Thread Lizette Koehler
I think this particular state indicates an IPL is required to recover this address space. NSWNFS NSW Non Swappable, NF Address space is not dispatchable because of a failure in the address space S indicates it is a started task. Whenever I have seen this, an IPL was required. Lizette

Top Secret, DFHSM and z/OS V1.11 (ACF2??)

2010-08-09 Thread Lizette Koehler
Just an FYI for TSS and possibly ACF2 users as well. I came across an abend in DFHSM that is an S0C1 ARC0003I ARCMDSN TASK ABENDED, CODE 840C1000 IN MODULE 149 ARC0003I (CONT.) ARCTXLCS AT OFFSET 0002, STORAGE LOCATION 99050AB2 CA Fix is TITLE: BIT8742: RACSTAT OVERLAY POSSIB

Re: z/OS V1.11 and DFHSM performance

2010-08-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
We are probably about the same RSU Level. I will check on Monday to be more accurate. What WLM class is your DFHSM running at? Lizette > > I didn't run into this one. What level of z/OS 1.11 did you convert to? > I went at RSU1005 plus one fix to IDGZILLA marked RSU1006. > > Dave Gibney ---

Re: z/OS V1.11 and DFHSM performance

2010-08-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
What I have found out so far is our Primary Space management gets started and then all of a sudden, DFHSM, is running at 60% or higher cpu utilization. In fact, RMF shows it PROC: 96% And it stays that way until I cancel DFHSM. STOP has no affect. So something is definitely going on. If IBM fin

Re: z/OS V1.11 and DFHSM performance

2010-08-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
d DFHSM performance > > Open a software PMR: "Excessive CPU during ML2 Recall". Let IBM tell > you what they need. That's why we pay them the big bucks :-) > > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu]

z/OS V1.11 and DFHSM performance

2010-08-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am running into a strange situation where occasionally when DFHSM is recalling ML2 data for A user (not many just one) according to SDSF it is going to 50% + cpu utilization. I am not sure what I need to do to isolate a performance issue in DFHSM like this. Could someone provide me wit

Region Size - Step or Jobcard

2010-08-04 Thread Lizette Koehler
Someone asked me the question, and since we are having a good discussion, I thought I would throw this out to the collective wisdom here. If there is a job with 200+ steps. Is it better to have region coded at the JOBCARD level or the STEP Level? I have heard various thoughts on this over the

Re: Question on size of IEFBR14 and z/OS V1.11

2010-08-04 Thread Lizette Koehler
Thanks to all who replied. Yes, at 1am in the morning I was not truly as clear headed as I could have been, and the size of IEFBR14 is not the issue. Most likely the problem is going to be storage fragmentation for below the line. Barbara's answer of using 0M for the region on that step will be

Re: Question on size of IEFBR14 and z/OS V1.11

2010-08-03 Thread Lizette Koehler
Barbara, Thanks. This may be a similar issue. I am going to have them use 0M then I will not need to read a dump. Yeah!! Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Barbara Nitz > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:3

Question on size of IEFBR14 and z/OS V1.11

2010-08-03 Thread Lizette Koehler
I got a question from one of my co workers on why his job abended with an S822 Reason=0014 The job have over 200 steps running mostly DB2 Tools from CA. There is no region size on the jobcard. Each step (except the one that got the S822) has a REGION=0M The step that got the S822 is a one l

Enhancements coming to ETR function in IBMLINK

2010-08-03 Thread Lizette Koehler
FYI. Announcement of Enhancements to the ETR Function We are pleased to announce that the next generation of IBM's ETR electronic tool is launching during 4Q 2010 with the enhanced IBM Service Request (SR) tool. ETR problem reporting functions will be migrated to this new version of SR. To ens

VSAM Defines and JCL

2010-08-03 Thread Lizette Koehler
I seem to recall that JCL can be used to define VSAM datasets rather than using IDCAMS. However, as I read the manuals it looks like I might need a dataclas setup first before the JCL can be used like that. Did I understand that correctly? That this can be done, but with DATACLAS to fill in t

Re: I Need Help

2010-08-02 Thread Lizette Koehler
I cannot tell what is producing them, however, you might use the utility on the CBT Tape called DAF and run it for one of these datasets during the time in syslog when they occur. It might help you find out the task that uses them. Or if you have SAS, MXG or MICS, look at the DSNAME function in o

Re: IBM Is Hiring

2010-07-28 Thread Lizette Koehler
Eric, Do you mean COLUMBUS or COLUMBIA in OHIO? Lizette > >I know IBM is hiring in Dubuque Iowa. I believe they are also setting up a >center like Dubuque in Columbia, Ohio. I don't remember when that is opening >though. Most of the jobs at both places are not for MVS, but some jobs are. >

Re: smp requirement

2010-07-28 Thread Lizette Koehler
To apply a sysmod will depend on the product and its target libraries needed. The SMPE Users Guide is very helpful in this or the SMPE Commands book. To Apply - the SMPE libraries + the Target and Distlibs for the sysmod. If you run an APPLY CHECK S(???). If anything is missing it will show

Re: EMC Timefinder Snap and Dealloc

2010-07-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
You all - as always - have provided wonderful history for I/O processing. I think the use of one character procs goes back to Punch cards. Too many holes - too little action... However, the main question I have is - Is it still necessary to do this? According to EMC they indicated that the re

Re: Please remove my name from the mailing list

2010-07-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
If unable to make the directions work, you can always go to this link to sign off http://www.listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=cics-l&A=1&D=0&H=0&O=T&T=1 Lizette -Original Message- >From: Rich Smrcina >Sent: Jul 26, 2010 12:39 PM >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >Subject: Re: Please remove

Re: getting NJE node name

2010-07-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
able subroutine to send an email- > > >Andy > >To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >From: Lizette Koehler >Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >Date: 07/26/2010 12:34PM >Subject: Re: getting NJE node name > >How are you doing this. REXX? Assembler? Other? > >So are

EMC Timefinder Snap and Dealloc

2010-07-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
I have a concern of the way the EMC Software - Timefinder Snap - under Mainframe Enabler Software 7.0 works. EMC decided that when the SNAP function occurs on a volume, they would issue the S DEALLOC proc (Yes IEFBR14) to get IOS to vary the volume offline sooner. I am not sure if that is a good

Re: getting NJE node name

2010-07-26 Thread Lizette Koehler
How are you doing this. REXX? Assembler? Other? So are you creating a program that will generate the email using SMTP or some other process? Lizette > > I'm trying to simulate TSO TRANSMIT format data for secure email > > I find I need the NJE node I'm executing on for the header > > Has

ICSF, Crypto Cards and DB2

2010-07-23 Thread Lizette Koehler
I have been asked to research the use of ICSF in DB2. I know that ICSF comes with z/OS. However, I am not sure if it really requires a Crypto card to run. Q1: Can you run ICSF without a Crypto Card? Second, the intent is to encrypt row(s) of DB2 Data. Is ICSF the best way to go or are there

Re: available lists

2010-07-23 Thread Lizette Koehler
Do you have specific areas you are interested in? There are newsgroups for just about everything mainframe or distributed. IBM Main is a fairly broad area of interests and covers the elements you are looking for (BCPii, HMC, etc..). I am not currently aware of specific newsgroups for those ar

Panvalet Question

2010-07-21 Thread Lizette Koehler
I am trying to clean up all the "no longer used" panvalet modules. And of course there are lots of pieces everywhere. I ran across a module that seems to be access via ROSCOE but do not know what it is used. PANMODI is the Panvalet Options Module. What function does it perform if we no longe

Any ROT for DASD Response time

2010-07-21 Thread Lizette Koehler
We are running an EMC DMX4500 shared with the open system side. MVS has 9TB and the open side has 500TB. So they win. We have points in time where our production application (DB2 Stored Procedures with Native SQL) has slow responses. The DBAs are using RMF and TMON (DB2 and MVS) to isolate

Re: number of dasd volume(s) for DB2

2010-07-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
Referenced date . . : > ***None*** > Expiration date . . : ***None*** > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf > Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 5:42 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.u

Re: number of dasd volume(s) for DB2

2010-07-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
It may be that you have received message DSNT470I If not, was there a DSN message produced? If possible please post the entire message. Second, have you reviewed the SVOLARC parm in the clist? You may wish to review the Installation manual, section 4.1 Tailoring the DSNTINST installation Clist.

Re: Now many 3390 mod 3 soes it take to bring up DB V9.1

2010-07-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
In case you did not know, there is a DB2 Newsgroup that might be a better source. You can find then at IDUG.ORG. Second, the question is not very clear. Are you including DB2 Databases? DB2 System Catalogs? DB2 nonVSAM datasets? Are you asking about the SMP Files (Tlibs, Dlibs and SMP librarie

Re: Missing data in SVC Dump

2010-07-14 Thread Lizette Koehler
Barbara, I knew you would be up to helping me on this do to your very gentle postings that I have been reading ;-D We had a rash of errors coming out of a vendor product so we set a slip trap. So, without the GRSQ, they are saying "we cannot debug your problem" because it is missing. And of

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