Re: Paging configuration recommandation on modern Dasd.

2012-11-12 Thread Vernooij, CP - SPLXM
Really? I did not hear this. If the reason for the 25/30% rule has gone, what is the new recommendation from ASM's point of view? Can we now size on 50% utilization without performance penalties? This is indeed crucial information we need. However, the paging configuration only consumes a small

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-12 Thread DEBERT Jean-Louis
Ron Hawkins wrote: snip I may have misunderstood what you wanted, as you did not mention the RLSE requirement. If that is the case, then use UNIT COUNT in the DATACLAS, do not specify secondary extents, and do not use a guaranteed space storage class. As you write to the file sequentially a

Re: PPT NOPASS setting

2012-11-12 Thread Peter Relson
We have them set in PROGA0 ?? Perhaps you meant SCHEDxx?? IEAVTDSV's PPT entry is not supposed to be in SCHEDxx; it is within the IEFSDPPT module shipped as part of z/OS. There are other entries within IEFSDPPT that also have the NOPASS attribute. You should not be changing these entries. I

Re: z10BC Memory Upgrade All-But Impossible

2012-11-12 Thread Ron Wells
greatjust greatpolitics and $$$(as they see it) as well as no sense wins again .. From: ibmmain nitz-...@gmx.net To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: 11/12/2012 12:08 AM Subject:Re: z10BC Memory Upgrade All-But Impossible Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: PPT NOPASS setting

2012-11-12 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:15:21 -0600, Anthony Fletcher wrote: Does anyone remember whether there was once a reason to set NOPASS against programs GIMSMP (or HMASMP before that) or the dump services module IEAVTDSV? Might this have anything to do with the ever-so-mysterious IO11698? -- gil

Updates to the IBM Service Request application coming Nov 14, 2012

2012-11-12 Thread Knutson, Sam
*FYI* https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/IBMElectronicSupport/entry/sr25e?lang=en Updates to the IBM Service Request application coming Nov 14, 2012 Key new functions for IBM Service Request (SR) release 2.5 The IBM Service Request (SR) application has adopted the look

Re: Updates to the IBM Service Request application coming Nov 14, 2012

2012-11-12 Thread Staller, Allan
Be Afraid! Be Very Afraid! snip https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/IBMElectronicSupport/entry/sr25e?lang=en Updates to the IBM Service Request application coming Nov 14, 2012 Key new functions for IBM Service Request (SR) release 2.5 /snip

GTF ENQ/DEQ SVC Trace for SYSZVOLS and SYSDSN on z/OS V1.12

2012-11-12 Thread Minoru Massaki
Hello there, I took GTF ENQ/DEQ SVC Trace, but there was no SYSZVOLS/SYSDSN trace entry in IPCS print output even though D GRS,C indicated there were resource contentions for SYSZVOLS and SYSDSN. (Other ENQ/DEQ entries were printed) GTF Trace parameters are following. (SVC48: DEQ, SVC56:ENQ)

Re: multi-volume SMS file allocation

2012-11-12 Thread Greg Shirey
It's actually VOLUME COUNT in the DATACLAS definition. From the (1.12) HELP panel: Use the VOLUME COUNT field to specify the maximum number of volumes you expect to use to store a data set in this Data Class. Possible values:

Will DB2 accounting trace records be written if a DB2 thread is automatically cancelled

2012-11-12 Thread Keller, Ted
We have a script in TMON for DB2 that automatically cancels selected DB2 threads if they exceed certain thresholds. When comparing cancelled thread messages with SMF 101 accounting records, it does not appear that the cancelled threads are being logged. Any ideas what might be causing the

Re: Updates to the IBM Service Request application coming Nov 14, 2012

2012-11-12 Thread Barkow, Eileen
I had a problem including html code in the SR text since it interfered with the html used to process the SR itself. The gist was that everything after the inserted html data was not visible. They said that this will be fixed in a future release of SR. That sounded kind of ridiculous - there

Re: Updates to the IBM Service Request application coming Nov 14, 2012

2012-11-12 Thread Scott Ford
Sounds like something got missed during the SR unit testing Scott ford www.identityforge.com Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Nov 12, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Barkow, Eileen ebar...@doitt.nyc.gov wrote: I had a problem

PassTicket usage logical flaw?

2012-11-12 Thread Charles Mills
1. A given PassTicket may only be used once (source http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/cicsts/v3r1/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom. ibm.cics.ts31.doc%2Fdfht5%2Ftopics%2Fdfht516.htm) 2. The PassTicket algorithm is deterministic: given the same time of day (resolution one second), the same userid, the

Re: PassTicket usage logical flaw?

2012-11-12 Thread John Gilmore
I suspect that a front end that makes r---r parametric, but a small integer--retries will , as a practical matter, solve your problem. What you of course need are data, an EFD of the differences between successive sign-on times T(i) and T(i+1). This distribution may differ greatly from one

Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread Melissa Perry
Would anyone dare try to run z/OS 1.4 on a Z196 machine? We are also in the 10th year of a 2 year plan to get off of the mainframe. The machine available for us at DR site is a Z196. I am running 1.4 w/ compatability mantenance. I REALLY DO NOT dare apply maintenance on the current OS.

Re: Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread Staller, Allan
It will either work, or fail completely. Not supported, but I can't see why it would fail. Good luck! snip Would anyone dare try to run z/OS 1.4 on a Z196 machine? We are also in the 10th year of a 2 year plan to get off of the mainframe. The machine available for us at DR site is a Z196.

Re: Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread Mark Jacobs
On 11/12/12 15:17, Melissa Perry wrote: Would anyone dare try to run z/OS 1.4 on a Z196 machine? We are also in the 10th year of a 2 year plan to get off of the mainframe. The machine available for us at DR site is a Z196. I am running 1.4 w/ compatability mantenance. I REALLY DO NOT dare

Re: Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread John P Kalinich
Does the DR site have VM available? Regards, John K Allen Staller of the IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu wrote on 11/12/2012 02:20:40 PM: It will either work, or fail completely. Not supported, but I can't see why it would fail. Good luck! snip Would anyone dare

Re: Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread Bob Shannon
AFAIK the oldest OS that will IPL on a z196 is 1.10. On our z196 the oldest IPLable OS is 1.8 (this under VM). (And on a z10 it was 1.6). On older operating systems WLM causes a WAIT. If you are on one of the extended support programs this may vary slightly, but 1.4 isn't going to work. Bob

Re: PassTicket usage logical flaw?

2012-11-12 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:49:50 -0600, Mike Schwab wrote: Wait 0.5 seconds and retry, 2 times, wait 0.4 seconds and retry, 3 times, wait 0.3 seconds and retry, 4 times, wait 0.2 seconds and retry, 6 times, wait 0.1 seconds and retry, ? times. I suppose if you're doing this to avoid secondary

Re: PassTicket usage logical flaw?

2012-11-12 Thread Rob Schramm
Or if you have CEX cards ... RNG is available. On Nov 12, 2012 6:46 PM, Paul Gilmartin paulgboul...@aim.com wrote: On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:49:50 -0600, Mike Schwab wrote: Wait 0.5 seconds and retry, 2 times, wait 0.4 seconds and retry, 3 times, wait 0.3 seconds and retry, 4 times, wait 0.2

Re: PassTicket usage logical flaw?

2012-11-12 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 20:00:21 -0500, Rob Schramm wrote: Or if you have CEX cards ... RNG is available. Isn't that still a PRNG, seeded at IPL (IML?) (by STCK?) But I believe all processes sample from the same stream, so there will be no duplicates. But a quick search finds physical RNGs, USB

Re: Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread Linda
Hi Melissa, I am curious, why would you not want to at least maintenance your 1.4 system? Linda Sent from my iPhone On Nov 12, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Melissa Perry mpe...@cumberlandfarms.com wrote: Would anyone dare try to run z/OS 1.4 on a Z196 machine? We are also in the 10th year of a 2

Beyond RAID: IBM adds big data friendly, affordable servers to line up

2012-11-12 Thread Ed Gould
http://www.zdnet.com/beyond-raid-ibm-adds-big-data-friendly- affordable-servers-to-line-up-707218/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message:

Re: GTF ENQ/DEQ SVC Trace for SYSZVOLS and SYSDSN on z/OS V1.12

2012-11-12 Thread Jim Mulder
I took GTF ENQ/DEQ SVC Trace, but there was no SYSZVOLS/SYSDSN trace entry in IPCS print output even though D GRS,C indicated there were resource contentions for SYSZVOLS and SYSDSN. (Other ENQ/DEQ entries were printed) GTF Trace parameters are following. (SVC48: DEQ, SVC56:ENQ)

Re: Beyond RAID: IBM adds big data friendly, affordable servers to line up

2012-11-12 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:56:32 -0600, Ed Gould wrote: http://www.zdnet.com/beyond-raid-ibm-adds-big-data-friendly-affordable-servers-to-line-up-707218/ [ URL wrap repaired -- gil ] So, of course, the topical question: Does z/OS support it? Is its interface CKD? FBA? Other (specify)?

Re: Paging configuration recommandation on modern Dasd.

2012-11-12 Thread Jim Mulder
Thanks Jim, this is what I assumed now ASM does. My question is: how many concurrent I/Os will/can ASM do if it does a heavy dump? I have determined the needed slots and therefor the size of the 10 paging volumes. If I put 1 page dataset on each volume, ASM can do 20 concurrent I/Os. If I

Re: Beyond RAID: IBM adds big data friendly, affordable servers to line up

2012-11-12 Thread Ed Gould
Gil, The picture *LOOKED* like it was a MF type box Large and black). I suspect that new channels will be needed to support it (but it is only a guess). Ed On Nov 12, 2012, at 11:26 PM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:56:32 -0600, Ed Gould wrote:

Re: Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread Andre Massena
Some bits need to be massaged (STCP) but all old releases of z/OS and OS/390 for that matter will run under z/VM. Regards, Andre En réponse à Bob Shannon bshan...@rocketsoftware.com : -- Début du message d'origine AFAIK the oldest OS that will

Re: Z196 and z/OS 1.4

2012-11-12 Thread Brian Westerman
If the DR site is running you under VM (as most do because it allows you to keep your CPUID the same as your production system), then things will work perfectly and you can not worry about anything. If on the other hand you are going to run on some z/196 LPAR directly, then the success will

Re: Test again

2012-11-12 Thread Hunkeler Peter (KIUP 4)
I don't get Repro working, although my settings say it is ON. I started to see the same behavior some time ago. Couldn't find a solution nor a definite reason for this behavior. I am still believing that some mechanism has been activated on our inbound mail gateway that drops those mails as the