Re: Growing an extent (was: Creating a multi-volume ...)

2011-08-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
, as of 1.7. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- 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 http

Re: Reseting catalog statistics

2011-08-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
The next time a problem occurs, you're in the same boat, again! Your best bet is the ongoing SMF statistics, but even then IMS and DB2 bypass most of the metrics for 'performance' reasons. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Reseting catalog statistics

2011-08-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
VERIFY? VERIFY just validates fields and closes the file. It doesn't recover unrecoverable stats. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: CORRUPT PDS - I/O ERROR

2011-08-07 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Give it a rest! I'm just short of kill-filing you! You're wrong and digging a deeper hole attempting to defend the indefensible! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: CM Poncelet ponce...@bcs.org.uk Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: Not able to login to TSO

2011-08-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
should be able to figure the issue out by context. Also, the ultimate in arrogance, pointing out the 'error' in terminology, rather than helping is unacceptable. Besides, who died and made the ultimate arbiter as to the 'fact' it SHOULD be called 'z/(OS)UNIX? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca

Re: Not able to login to TSO

2011-08-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Sorry, but I was trying to point out that this was trivial, and meaningless. And, I was probably too terse. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Bill Fairchild bi...@mainstar.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date

Re: IEC614I EXTEND FAILED - RC 000, DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IS (04034379)

2011-08-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
IEC032I E37-08,IFG0554P,NVF411,NVF411A,SORTOUT,620F,BTCP51,04034379,P1OPSBP.FC610.NVFF411 Did you even attempt to look up this message? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: IEC614I EXTEND FAILED - RC 000, DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IS (04034379)

2011-08-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
So what? Did you look up the messages? I think I know what your (basic) problem is, but I'll leave it as an exercise for the student. I shall NOT hold your hand and lead you to the promised land. Especially since you APPEAR to refuse to do any research. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter

Re: IEC614I EXTEND FAILED - RC 000, DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION IS (04034379)

2011-08-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Looking at what you had at that point should be a strong clue. (and then manually delete the dataset). After I found out he did his research, I gave a few hints. Here's the biggest one though: Look at the input size! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: CORRUPT PDS - I/O ERROR

2011-08-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
does as well. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- 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

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-08-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Did you really mean to say masticate? He probably did. It means chew, and it's an old joke. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masticate Now, pardon me while I go ablute myself. (http://www.allwords.com/word-ablute.html) - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: REXX code on JES2

2011-07-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
it. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- 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 http

Re: REXX code on JES2

2011-07-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
thanks for pointing that out, I totally forgot about those negative RC's and what uses them. is it the LISTDSI ? EXECIO ? I was mainly thinking about the TSO commands. The only one I'm sure of is the REXX RC that is used to signal Command Not Found: -3. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca

Re: Eight Position TSO Logonid

2011-07-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Also, the ISPF view output command (3.8?) uses your Jobname plus 1 character as it search/select criteria. 3.8 is just a wrapper for the OUTPUT command, so it has the same restrictions. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: ISPF TLD control block lookup Z/OS 1.12 ISPF 6.1

2011-07-29 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Probably. But, try it out and find out! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: michealbutz michealb...@optonline.net Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:06:51 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Reply

Re: disclosing business information on the internet

2011-07-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I like posting this information because I've received useful contacts and information based on it. I'm curious what policies other businesses have. Recently, I worked at a shop where our VP told us we must have all that info in our signature block -- quite the opposite! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: Eight Position TSO Logonid

2011-07-27 Thread Ted MacNEIL
It's so buried in assumptions, code control blocks that it'd be impossible to change. Check the archives. It was discussed a year or so ago. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Donnelly, John P john.p.donne...@nsc.com Sender: IBM Mainframe

Re: Eight Position TSO Logonid

2011-07-27 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Mene, Mene, Tekel u-Pharsin. Many administrators routinely assign 8-character IDs and require for security auditing that the ID be the same across all systems. TSO must plead for a dispensation. There is TOO much code! Who's going to pay for the updates? You? Where is the buscase? - Ted MacNEIL

Re: REXX Allocate size being changed.

2011-07-26 Thread Ted MacNEIL
the allocated size is reduced to 38,15. If it is not SMS managed, this allocated size is 45,15. Check with your space cadets. It sounds like they defined 47476 as the SMS-Managed track-size. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: CORRUPT PDS - I/O ERROR

2011-07-26 Thread Ted MacNEIL
The usual suspect is specifying blocksize. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Starr, Alan alan_st...@calpers.ca.gov Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:07:56 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: Cobol - STC design issue

2011-07-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
could loose data You may lose data, but never loose(n) it! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu

Re: Cobol - STC design issue

2011-07-25 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I thought I was funnin! Somebody else didn't dunned. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Scott Ford scott_j_f...@yahoo.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:52:55 To: IBM-MAIN

Re: MULTIVOLUME READ with UPDATE-IN-PLACE

2011-07-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
BDAM does not support multiple. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:59:25 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Reply

Re: JCL enhancement ideas - your thoughts.

2011-07-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
But since GDG-ALL processing effectively creates a concatenated set of DDs, what about the limit of 255 DDs per jobstep? How to do GDG-ALL of a DSN with 1000 entries? Unless things have changed the maximum number of (catalogued) GDG entries is (also) 255. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca

Re: JCL enhancement ideas - your thoughts.

2011-07-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Sent from my iPad Sent from my personal mainframe g. WHO CARES? Do you swank? That message footer is the default/uncustomised one on all iPads. (Dicere est argentum, tacere aurum; peech is silver, silence is golden) ITYM 'speech' - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: PR/SM Logical CP issues

2011-07-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
two (physically) available, the max allowed for any LPAR is two. Dedicated CPs are removed from the shared pool. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: PR/SM Logical CP issues

2011-07-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
with RS -- use equivalent weights instead. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

Re: Making Z/OS easier - Effectively replacing JCL with Unix like commands

2011-07-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
If Z/OS Users didn't have to be concerned about DCB, SPACE and so on, then they could write JCL that was very similar to Unix or Linux. If you implement properly under SMS, you can reduce the burden significantly. And, it's probably less complex than a DCB database. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: running Assembler I/O macro code as AMODE 31, RMODE ANY

2011-07-15 Thread Ted MacNEIL
! There is little to no measurable over overhead in these scenarios! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message

Re: Cluster is Open during backup

2011-07-14 Thread Ted MacNEIL
As part of backup we find almost 400-500 Clusters in Open status and due to which Logical Back up is not really successful. While the number may sound interesting, have you EVEN considered the suggestion to find out why? IBM-MAIN only helps those who hep themselves! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: Cluster is Open during backup

2011-07-14 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Most of the cases are due to the Users Improper close. Now you have an education, or dismissal, opportunity. It's like the old joke: Doctor, it hurts when I do this. 'Well, don't do that'! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: GETMSG rutine Abend 0C4 Reason 17 in REXX Called with IRXJCL

2011-07-14 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Is there a way to obtain ADDRESS TSO under IRXJCL ? NO. Read the Doc. What's wrong with using IKJEFT**? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: JCL Question

2011-07-13 Thread Ted MacNEIL
The ability to iterate is. Of course, that can be done with recursion rather than explicit loops, but JCL doesn't have that either Looping/iteration, while desirable, is NOT a requirement to be a programming language. Just stepping through is adequate! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter

Re: Managing WLM manged initiators

2011-07-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
has determined optimum: 1. Can lead to over-initiation. 2. Doesn't guarantee the class throughput will improve. 3. Can impact other classes, or workloads. As long as service levels are met, all else is secondary. PS: What happens if there aren't N jobs in the system? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: Managing WLM manged initiators

2011-07-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
What does your contract say? If there's nothing in it about N jobs, then tell them you are going to enforce it. If there is, or it's ambiguous, you're out of luck. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: גדי בן אבי gad...@malam.com Sender: IBM

Re: Meet IBM's new $75,000 mainframe

2011-07-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
MIPS or LSPR tables please? Aside from the fact they're meaningless, the announcement does point that LSPR has already been updated at IBM's LSPR site. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: Meet IBM's new $75,000 mainframe

2011-07-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
intended) - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- 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 http

Re: JCL Question

2011-07-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I disagree. JCL meets all criteria to be a programming language. It doesn't do everything, but what language does? But, it is more complex than channel programmes, and they're considered a programming language. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message

Re: Meet IBM's new $75,000 mainframe

2011-07-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. There have been articles in ComputingCanada since them 1990's. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message

Re: JCL Question

2011-07-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
No looping construct. Has TIC Looping constructs are not required to make it a programming language. It makes it easier, but it's not required. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: Annoyance with the IEZJSAB macro

2011-07-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
When I learned Assembler, I was taught that registers 1,1,14 and 15 could NEVER be expected to remain unchanged accross a macro invokation. Where is the second R1 maintained? (8-{]} - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Annoyance with the IEZJSAB macro

2011-07-08 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Kidding! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Rick Fochtman rfocht...@ync.net Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 15:42:52 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM

Re: How many CPU seconds can I consume per 10minutes?

2011-07-07 Thread Ted MacNEIL
, the idea was that SU's should be reproducable and comparable over different configurations. Too bad it was never realised! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: End of of Ads thread

2011-07-07 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Something else, seems funny that the person complaining the most is most likely retired anyway. He's been on my 'kill' list for over 8 years! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: How many CPU seconds can I consume per 10minutes?

2011-07-06 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Software MSUs are not just marketing MSUs. Most software bills are based on them. Unfortunately, that's true. But, they are a marketing creation and, as such, have even less of a relationship to reality than (so called) hardware MSUs. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: How many CPU seconds can I consume per 10minutes?

2011-07-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
marketing sleight of hand to produce the bad metric of MSUs. We then base (hardware software) decisions on these WAGs to further our business. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Real Storage Occupancy

2011-07-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
If? If? If? Is it doing so? From your posts: NO. Monitor it if you really believe it is. But, I'd spend my time (better, IMO) monitoring the whole system, rather than monitoring a (maybe) pseudo issue. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Wang

Re: Real Storage Occupancy

2011-07-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
It's not abnormal. Storage occupancy is next to meaningless if there's no paging. That's why IBM's recommendation is to set the SDC to ZERO. Your task is referencing pages and no other task needs more, so the RSM has no need to take them away. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter

Re: Real Storage Occupancy

2011-07-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I find the problem is only real storage is increasing, virtual storage looks ok..can not understand why.. As I've tried to tell, this NOT a problem. Virtual storage is stable. There is no paging issue. So, what's the problem? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Vector processors on the 3090

2011-06-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Happy Fourth! Oh! Is this something that (again) only means anything to 3, as opposed to another 7 billion on the planet, where the 4th means nothing, on an international discussion forum? Yes. Go ahead and flame me. I can take it. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Vector processors on the 3090

2011-06-30 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I don't care because I wouldn't be RUDE enough to bring it up! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Gerhard Postpischil gerh...@valley.net Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 01:36:21 To: IBM

Re: Real Storage Occupancy

2011-06-29 Thread Ted MacNEIL
called lazy pages. In other words, if no other task needs the memory, the working set won't be trimmed. This is especially the case, these days, with large stores z/OS. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM

Re: RES: JES2 OFFLOAD Question

2011-06-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Please get in the habit now of using the documentation as it contains many examples.  Most of us here on the forum are very willing to help, but only if do your part too.  Nobody seems to have that (required) habit! I may be a dork, but I've always asked where's the doc? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: RES: JES2 OFFLOAD Question

2011-06-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I've always believed: Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll eat for a lifetime. But, you can lead a horse ... - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Linda Mooney linda.lst...@comcast.net Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: Escon and Ficon Extensions

2011-06-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Seriously: A datacenter location should be planned carefully and the most important factor is natural and human (like airport) threat existence. After September 2001, we know that. But, the first data centre I worked at was within 2km of Pearson International (Toronto) Airport, in 1981. - Ted

Re: error - catalog

2011-06-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Please suggest me your idea. Did you even attempt to look up the messages? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: CA-OPS MVS question

2011-06-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
like IBM-Main so valuable -- even with the (sometimes) low signal-to-noise ratio! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists

Re: CA-OPS MVS question

2011-06-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
file? Or, start without MSTR? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search

Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 20 Jun 2011 to 21 Jun 2011 (#2011-172)

2011-06-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Read the instruction at the end of each post do it yourself! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Daanen, Patrick daan...@schneider.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:25:26 To: IBM

Re: DR Plans (WAS: Escon and Ficon Extensions)

2011-06-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Orleans' area codes. So, nobody could call them because the CO servicing them was under water, hence offline. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions

Re: DR Plans

2011-06-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
on effective CYA and IT-U-SO's. Unfortunately, DR is more politics than recovery. It's an insurance policy, and whether or not you want to pay the premiums. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: retraction ...

2011-06-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
). This feature was in MIM, as well. We turned off as soon as we went to full SYSPLEX (circa OCT1994). - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: retraction ...

2011-06-22 Thread Ted MacNEIL
? There's supposed to be a CA-MIM! Just like Marv the Martian: Where's the kaboom? There's supposed to be a kaboom! For those who understand the reference. PS: I refuse to take responsibilty for where my mind wanders -- I just let it take the trip. (8-{]} - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter

Re: Production MIPS

2011-06-21 Thread Ted MacNEIL
yes, but MIPS have nothing to do with that! Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca From: Hal Merritt hmerr...@jackhenry.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tue, June 21, 2011 4:33:27 PM Subject: Re: Production MIPS The MIPS of a typical production mainframe would

Re: Customizing TSOPROC

2011-06-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
, or something similar. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- 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

Re: Shark configuration

2011-06-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
we don't do dynamic here Out of curiosity, why not? We implemented it as soon as we could, after it came along. As a 7/24, we found another way to reduce IPL. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM

Re: Shark configuration

2011-06-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Until fairly recently, we still had some very old equipment with below the line UCBs. Our UCBs were below the line, when we implemented dynamic IODF. We did after converting our disk to ESCON. And, that was pressures. IIRC, it was 3990-6. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: TSO STATUS and IKJ56192I/IKJ56211I msgs

2011-06-13 Thread Ted MacNEIL
REXX clists There is no such thing. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO

Re: TSO STATUS and IKJ56192I/IKJ56211I msgs

2011-06-13 Thread Ted MacNEIL
So I assume that when written in REXX whatever it is can also be called a clist. At the risk of being pedantic, I disagree. They are both scripting languages, but do things in different manners. So EXECs (REXX) and CLISTs (Command LISTs) are different entities. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca

Re: IBM doc numbering question

2011-06-12 Thread Ted MacNEIL
a system, and stay consistent. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: William Donzelli wdonze...@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:06:37 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Reply-To: IBM

Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 9 Jun 2011 to 10 Jun 2011 (#2011-161)

2011-06-11 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Until all those queue elements are purged JES2 will not reflect the output is purged and release the spool space. I thought that was changed aeons ago (circa OS/390 V2R5). - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: SYSLOG saving

2011-06-10 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. Yes, it may be 'trapped' in the archive and you will have to run an extract process, but how often, and how much can you store? But, TETO! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: SYSLOG saving

2011-06-10 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Since the log is generally full of text, I would expect a 2:1 ratio like on Open systems. 2.6 - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: How to diagnose memory leak?

2011-06-06 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- 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 http://bama.ua.edu

Re: How to diagnose memory leak?

2011-06-06 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I've been working with z/OS its predecessors since 1971 and I must have missed the memo7m - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Maxfield, John john_maxfi...@bmc.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Mon, 6

Re: Great free materials to learn or improve your Z skills

2011-06-03 Thread Ted MacNEIL
it is, as you note, hard to get the impetus to keep them current. But I do. That's the job. That's the point, isn't it? In your case, it's not free. In this case, it is. That makes it even harder to find the impetus. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: We list every company in the world that has a mainframe computer

2011-06-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
No they don't! They missed all the Canadian banks, two federal ministries (Canadian), an Ontario ministry, the Canadian Stock Clearing Corporation, and two Canadian out-sourcers (including IGS, Canada)! That's without even thinking hard. Need I continue? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca

Re: We list every company in the world that has a mainframe computer

2011-06-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
. Plus, I have a Canadian Federal Government Security Clearance that I will not compromise. $o my point is: what's the value? Many cannot update! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: We list every company in the world that has a mainframe computer

2011-06-01 Thread Ted MacNEIL
regarding that, and the director of StatsCan (Federal) resigned over the lack of validity, just before we did ours. If you are not forced to participate, your responses mean squat. If you volunteer answers, is that because you think you should; or do you have an axe to grind? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn

Re: Facebook for professional usage Straw Poll Results

2011-05-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
case) to use corporate equipment to access social/personal sites. I did not include my experiences in this (unscientific) poll Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Fw: Facebook for professional usage Straw Poll Results -- Second attempt

2011-05-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
corporate equipment to access social/personal sites. I did not include my experiences in this (unscientific) poll Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: World Map of z/Shops

2011-05-28 Thread Ted MacNEIL
, what happens if you add off-shored code drones? All three are mainframer sites. The difference is skill sets levels. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Antwort: Differences between REGION=0K and REGION=0M

2011-05-26 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Huh? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 18:37:50 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM

Re: Facebook for professional usage (was Re: Recent maintenance for z/XDC)

2011-05-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
to edwardamacn...@yahoo.ca. The survey says: Does your company block access to: 1. Social Media, in general? 2. FaceBook, specifically? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Facebook for professional usage (was Re: Recent maintenance for z/XDC)

2011-05-24 Thread Ted MacNEIL
by YAHOO (.ca) stamps on the e-mail messages. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

Re: Facebook for professional usage (was Re: Recent maintenance for z/XDC)

2011-05-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
After all, if half a billion people are on Facebook, then by definition(!), that's where your customers are... What good is it if customer management block the site? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Moving to an outsourcing datacenter

2011-05-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
CTAM = Chevy Truck Access Method? Yes. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN

Re: PF9 Swap question

2011-05-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
I think the maximum can be increased by changing MAXIMUM_NUMBER_OF_SPLIT_SCREENS in your installation options. IIRC, there's an absolute max of 32. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe

Re: Facebook for professional usage (was Re: Recent maintenance for z/XDC)

2011-05-23 Thread Ted MacNEIL
It's not necessarily phobic. Don't you get it? It's the fact that most of your customers' management have policies in place to block. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: David Cole dbc...@colesoft.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM

Re: Moving to an outsourcing datacenter

2011-05-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
We did it with PPRC remote copy for tape -- I don't remember the product. Inactive tapes were handled by CTAM. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Donnelly, John P john.p.donne...@nsc.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: Running a SYSPLEX - what's needed

2011-05-19 Thread Ted MacNEIL
systems will degrade. We went to GRS* as soon as we could because of that and we had 'inactive' systems in the ring. I'm guessing your definition of acceptable performance is different than mine. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Running a SYSPLEX - what's needed

2011-05-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Most forms of 'data sharing' in the DB2 sense (I don't know about IMS) require CF structures. There are two structures IMS must have. One is a VSAM extent map. The second is locks (I think). There are optional ones for shared queues, iirc. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Running a SYSPLEX - what's needed

2011-05-18 Thread Ted MacNEIL
If you already have GRS ring, adding a system won't be too big a deal. That's true only if performance doesn't matter. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: What does issue mean? (Was: SDSF issue)

2011-05-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
But you did not allow for 'issue' and 'problem' in the pluperfect progressive grammatical tense. Thank you for clouding the topic,b - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: What does issue mean? (Was: SDSF issue)

2011-05-17 Thread Ted MacNEIL
to say ain't ain't in the dictionary. It is, now! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET

Re: Running z/OS On Your Laptop

2011-05-16 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Is IBM motivated to retain its mainframe customers on z/OS? I used to believe they were! Now? - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: Mainframe Teaching Assignment

2011-05-14 Thread Ted MacNEIL
This not a job recruitment site! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Quasar Chunawala quasar.chunawa...@gmail.com Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 11:31:57 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Reply

Re: Do we need to implement HSM

2011-05-06 Thread Ted MacNEIL
There is an unofficial 3380-3, which is 3339 CYLS using a 47K track size. It's common usage and size for existing 3380 emulation. While I did use 3390's in 3380 emulation mode, when 90's first came out, I never heard (or used) that term. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL

Re: Do we need to implement HSM

2011-05-06 Thread Ted MacNEIL
that terminology. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- 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 http

Re: USS vs USS

2011-05-05 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Universally understood? If that were true there wouldn't be any debate, would there? Bingo! - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

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