Re: SDSF syslog slow access, was: Dump management

2008-07-24 Thread Big Iron
We run an SDSF LOG command in batch periodically to try and reduce the long wait for the first log access. Bill On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:33:33 +0200, Barbara Nitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How much syslog do you keep in your spool (hours, days, weeks)? Also, that depends on how often someone does

Re: Dump management

2008-07-23 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:44:49 +0200, Barbara Nitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I established operlog here, I got temporary update access to all ISPF profiles for the company to change the default log a in SDSF to log s to not 'irritate everybody'. Since it was too late for me to change the

Re: Dump management

2008-07-23 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:44:49 +0200, Barbara Nitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The thing that I really hate is that it also takes just about forever when I look into syslog - log s (even on the same system). How much syslog do you keep in your spool (hours, days, weeks)? Also, that depends on how

Re: Dump management

2008-07-23 Thread Dennis Trojak
] On Behalf Of Mark Zelden Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Dump management On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:44:49 +0200, Barbara Nitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The thing that I really hate is that it also takes just about forever when I look into syslog - log s (even

Re: Dump management

2008-07-23 Thread Mark Zelden
: Re: Dump management On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:44:49 +0200, Barbara Nitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The thing that I really hate is that it also takes just about forever when I look into syslog - log s (even on the same system). How much syslog do you keep in your spool (hours, days, weeks)? Also

Re: SDSF syslog slow access, was: Dump management

2008-07-23 Thread Barbara Nitz
How much syslog do you keep in your spool (hours, days, weeks)? Also, that depends on how often someone does it and update HASPINDX. 24 hours on every system. Which is why I'd rather use operlog when I know something stretches across midnight. I'll keep in mind that the long time for the first

Re: Dump management

2008-07-22 Thread Bruce Hewson
I keep dumps for 6 months, as I recall reading that is how long DAE remembers an SVC dump occurred... Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the

Re: Dump management

2008-07-22 Thread Barbara Nitz
How old is the oldest dump you recall having to go back to? That was the one occurance, and since all dumps get filtered through me, anyway, I *knew* there was a saved one that was about 3 weeks old. Anyway, it took me long enough to get a consistent erep saving set up here, so that I can

Re: Dump management

2008-07-22 Thread Mark Zelden
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:17:11 -0500, Bruce Hewson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I keep dumps for 6 months, as I recall reading that is how long DAE remembers an SVC dump occurred... Sort of. DAE ignores entries that haven't been updated in 180 days. Sounds like a good reason to use 6 months.

Re: Dump management

2008-07-22 Thread Mark Zelden
On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:13:27 +0200, Barbara Nitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been unable so far to convince the powers that be that operlog is much better as it definitely shows more (everythings after a $pjes2 during shutdown), so no one really cares about operlog. That is a minor

Re: Dump management

2008-07-22 Thread Barbara Nitz
That is a minor benefit. Not to me, it isn't. To me this is a HUGE benefit. I am the one who is supposed to figure out why 'automation didn't work' during system shutdown, especially when the operator forced down Jes2 after he couldn't see the jobs/stcs that hadn't come down *before* JES. Or

Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Shane Ginnane
Quoting Mark Zelden: Why not migrate them directly to ML2 with HSM? That is what we do. They are only on DASD for a short time. We use MPF to kick off a task to extract the dump summary and create an ISPF table I use to manage the dumps. The dump itself is flicked to ML2 - on virtual tapes

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Mark Jacobs
Shane Ginnane wrote: Quoting Mark Zelden: Why not migrate them directly to ML2 with HSM? That is what we do. They are only on DASD for a short time. We use MPF to kick off a task to extract the dump summary and create an ISPF table I use to manage the dumps. The dump itself is

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Shane Ginnane wrote: Quoting Mark Zelden: Why not migrate them directly to ML2 with HSM? That is what we do. They are only on DASD for a short time. We use MPF to kick off a

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Mark Zelden
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:28:39 -0400, Mark Jacobs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shane Ginnane wrote: Quoting Mark Zelden: Why not migrate them directly to ML2 with HSM? That is what we do. They are only on DASD for a short time. We use MPF to kick off a task to extract the dump summary and

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Mark Jacobs
Mark Zelden wrote: On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:28:39 -0400, Mark Jacobs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Shane Ginnane wrote: Quoting Mark Zelden: Why not migrate them directly to ML2 with HSM? That is what we do. They are only on DASD for a short time. We use MPF to

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Rick Fochtman
snip--- We have had several occurrences of needing both dumps and archived syslog/operlog data from several months in the past. As you stated tape is cheap and I would much rather have it and not need it than the reverse.

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Mark Jacobs
Rick Fochtman wrote: snip--- We have had several occurrences of needing both dumps and archived syslog/operlog data from several months in the past. As you stated tape is cheap and I would much rather have it and not need it than

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Jerry Durbin
,(2400,100),RLSE),MGMTCLAS=MNIG9 //* -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:45 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Dump management snip

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Mark Zelden
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:45:03 -0500, Rick Fochtman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --unsnip I'm curious; are you using an automated process to get SYSLOG to tape? We use an automatic command to close the current log and open a new one every

Re: Dump management

2008-07-21 Thread Rick Fochtman
That sounds good, Mark, but I don't have the advantage of the level of automation you seem to have. If I can't get it via JES2 Automatic Commands or MPF exits, I just plain ain't got it. But a MPF exit to stop the External Writer when it goes idle doesn't seem like much of a challenge. :-) I