Sharing TS7700 across sms plex

Hello, I have a request to sharing TS7700 across lpars belonging to different sms plex, one lpar created data and the other lpar,away from 2000km+ need restore the data, how to accomplish this? How to maintain TCDB? Regards Victor

Change bit problem

Hi, In the beginning of December we upgraded to z/OS 1.13 and CA-DISK v12.5. Since then we’ve seen increased CPU and elapsed time in our CA-DISK incremental backup job. We tracked the reason for the increase to the backup of ZFS datasets. It looks like these datasets are being backed up every day

Re: Java Security?

Allan Staller writes: >It was my impression that the IBM JVM was a port directly from >SUN (now ORACLE). I am not sure whether IBM or SUN/ORACLE was >doing the porting. "Direct port" is not a fair description, no. I guess that information was just revealed if you weren't aware of it. :-) "Conform

Re: Passing of Chris Mason reported

John, Not being a Latin scholar, what does the Latin tag you quote mean in today's English? While many Latin tags are interesting, I never had the interest in learning a dead language. Yes, I am very aware it is the basis of many languages, and yes, I took a year of it and decided it was as i

Re: Passing of Chris Mason reported

Shmuel wrote: | De mortui which is perhaps a botched reference to the Latin tag De mortuis nil nisi bonum [dicendum est]. Latin dropouts would do better to refrain from pretention that betrays them into the ridiculous. In other words, get it right or avoid it: 'octopuses' is unobjectionable, a

Re: OT: IBM #1 in number of patents for 2012. It's 20th year in a row to do so.

The IBM Disclosure Journal (DJ) is useful to IBM, which is not at all to say that something like it would be equally useful to an ingenious blacksmith having [much] more limited resources.. IBM retains---pays for the immediate availability to it of--- the best legal counsel of all sorts, inclusiv

Re: OT: IBM #1 in number of patents for 2012. It's 20th year in a row to do so.

In , on 01/12/2013 at 08:17 AM, John Gilmore said: >I think you would be safe; but, as I imagine you know, the phrase 'to >copyright' is ambiguous. Not really. You hold a copyright upon publication, but need to register it in order to collect for infringement. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Me

Re: Passing of Chris Mason reported

In , on 01/11/2013 at 05:47 PM, Rob Schramm said: >Chris was a pain in my posterior... De mortui -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT Atid/2 We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress. (S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act

Re: OT: IBM #1 in number of patents for 2012. It's 20th year in a row to do so.

In , on 01/11/2013 at 05:43 PM, Scott Ford said: >Isn't if you writes program for say IBM, doesn't that mean they own >it...and I assume patent it, right ? 1. Ownership depends on the terms of employment. 2. They don't have to patent everything they own. In the case of a program, copyr

Re: SMP/E APPLY CHECK Wish

In <4441394998900188.wa.paulgboulderaim@listserv.ua.edu>, on 01/11/2013 at 03:12 PM, Paul Gilmartin said: >Is there a way, in APPLY CHECK GROUP, to see a list of >the SYSMODs that will be selected via GROUPEXTEND or >GROUP when the actual APPLY is performed? Why are you using GROUP instea

Re: Problem with REXX using OMVS stuff.

In , on 01/11/2013 at 02:29 PM, Steve Thompson said: >Does anyone know of any reason why a subroutine in REXX can do an >allocation What command and what environment? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT Atid/2 We don't care. We don't

Re: OT: IBM #1 in number of patents for 2012. It's 20th year in a row to do so.

Until fairly recently (last two years?) although the law was clear as a bell that *anything* relevant constituted prior art, in fact the PTO examiners never considered anything except previously-issued US patents. So as Shmuel says, publication in the Disclosure Journal (or a blog or Scientific Ame

Re: OT: IBM #1 in number of patents for 2012. It's 20th year in a row to do so.

In , on 01/11/2013 at 11:48 AM, John Gilmore said: >IBM also publishes a Disclosure Journal, available in libraries >but not I think by subscription, in which it discloses the details >of 'inventions' that it does not itself wish to patent in order to >make it impossible for others to paten

Re: S0C4-004

What's in R6? In article you wrote: > E2 4450 90FC000FE 1959 EX R5,VERSTOR > CHECK STORAGE TO VERIFY 00062600 > E6 4770 91280012A 1960 BNEERRVER >00062700 >

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

The records can start out F or V as one chooses. That sounds like I am messing with you, but the file starts out (already mangled) on my PC, so I can upload it to any dataset I want. Typical of binary files on other than a mainframe or AS/400, there are no "system" line-endings. I know where the re

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Charles: If all the records are V then why not just zap the dscb? then user iebgener? If the records are mixed (F & VB) then use any of the suggestions. Ed On Jan 15, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Charles Mills wrote: Wow! What an awesome group and resource. Five answers in twenty minutes. Respondin

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Okay, I think I have it. I've spent too much time on this already. Yeah, it's imperfect. - The problem Gil describes below - TF seems confused by the binary data and at the very least stops on any line with a leading blank, I think. - Maybe one or two other details. But it's good enough for te

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

There's also this problem trying to edit the dataset but I'm up to my stack depth in alligators already. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ISPF processor ended abnormally

Re: S0C4-004

Does the site have the DIAGxx option CSVRENTPROTECT specified ? Rob Scott Lead Developer Rocket Software 77 Fourth Avenue . Suite 100 . Waltham . MA 02451-1468 . USA Tel: +1.781.684.2305 Email: rsc...@rs.com Web: www.rocketsoftware.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion Lis

S0C4-004

E2 4450 90FC000FE 1959 EX R5,VERSTOR CHECK STORAGE TO VERIFY 00062600 E6 4770 91280012A 1960 BNEERRVER 00062700 EA BF6F 201000010 1961 ICM

Re: S0C4 - 4 problem in a SVC

It would be helpful to see the code (human and object) for both the EX and MVC instruction. From your description, I guess the EX uses R15 to keep the length. But I don't know that the EX is actually pointing to the MVC nor what registers the MVC is using. Remember that it is possible to get a S0C4

S0C4-4

I have this strange problem with CICS TS 4.2 (trial version) which has NOT been happening with other TS 4.2 clients. I need to hook in a CICS program (12 bytes) to get control in my routine. In order to do so, my prog issues a LOAD (SVC 08) to get the address and issue a SVC (I coded) to actuall

S0C4 - 4 problem in a SVC

I have this strange problem with CICS TS 4.2 (trial version) which has NOT been happening with other TS 4.2 clients. I need to hook in a CICS program (12 bytes) to get control in my routine. In order to do so, my prog issues a LOAD (SVC 08) to get the address and issue a SVC (I coded) to actuall

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:16:55 -0800, Charles Mills wrote: >Yeah, it seems to be working. Not sure yet. I think perhaps the apparent >blanks are just ISPF edit window dressing at the ends of the lines. It doesn't >know about short lines. > Of course, since you say the data are binary, a 0x40 at th

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Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Yeah, it seems to be working. Not sure yet. I think perhaps the apparent blanks are just ISPF edit window dressing at the ends of the lines. It doesn't know about short lines. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

1. Shouldn't happen if you hit enter right away. They're just lines for you to insert text, if wanted. 2. The file has to have variable length records to negate padding. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -Original Message- From: Charles Mills Sender: I

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Cool idea but 1. It inserts a blank line between records. 2. It pads my records with blanks. I want RECFM=V records that end where they end. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bass, Walter W Sent: Tuesday, Janu

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

>> I think I just need a PF-key-invocable macro that would split a >> record at the cursor position, putting the character under the >> cursor into the latter record. You don't need an edit macro for that one. Just edit the dataset, enter the KEYS command and set the PF key of your choice t

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

That is very neat! Thanks. I need to put that in my bag of tricks. Actually, I need to really get into the DFSORT book to see all the new nifties. I'd bet that we could use it to replace a lot of our EasyTrievePlus processing. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Sri h Kolusu wrote: > Charles, > > Y

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Charles, You can parse up to 100 bad records (%00-%99) . If you have more than 100 bad records per large record, then you may have to do another pass of data. Thanks, Sri Hari Kolusu DFSORT Development IBM Mainframe Discussion List wrote on 01/15/2013 10:41:28 AM: > From: Charles Mills >

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Sri - Thanks! That will do it, assuming I do have ICETOOL. I will have to check. The only issue is that I don't know what the maximum number of "real" records per "bad" record is. But as I said, can live with a 90% job and then figure out how to manually repair the remaining 10%. Currently have

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:04:30 -0800, Charles Mills wrote: >I've got a dataset that has been mangled through some misguided efforts such >that original record boundaries have been lost. It used to be RECFM=V and >now it is RECFM=F You did not say how it was mangled, and that can be important. In t

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Charles, You can use RESIZE operator to break a large record into small records. I assumed that each record starts with X'5B' ($) and each record has a max length of 200 bytes and you have a max of 10 records in a single large FB record. //STEP0100 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL //TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=* /

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Doesn't TR just do a one-for-one translation of bytes? I.e. I don't think you can use it to "insert", as your OOPS indicated. Your "tr" translates all \??? to \025 and all \025 to \???. I don't think this is what is desired. We could merge your answer with mine similar to: cp -B "//'ZOS.DSN'" /de

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Wow! What an awesome group and resource. Five answers in twenty minutes. Responding more or less to everyone - I realized after I hit send what I had implied but failed to state: the file is "binary" -- that is, many of the characters are not printable -- basic "mainframey" data. I suspect that

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:04:30 -0800, Charles Mills wrote: >I've got a dataset that has been mangled through some misguided efforts such >that original record boundaries have been lost. It used to be RECFM=V and >now it is RECFM=F > >As luck would have it, every original record begins with the same

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:21:37 -0600, Roberts, John J wrote: > >If binary, I would just write a one-off ASM program to recover the original >records. It's probably a 30 minute task, easier than trying to learn anything >new. > For me and for some others, that _is_ trying to learn something new.

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

I know an easy way to do it in a z/OS UNIX file, using sed. The only restriction is that it won't work if the file has an embedded x'15' (z/OS UNIX new line). On a z/OS UNIX shell prompt (such as TSO OMVS, or ssh or telnet). If the value at the start of the record is not a printable character, you

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

>I've got a dataset that has been mangled through some misguided efforts such >that original record boundaries have been lost. It used to be RECFM=V and now >it is RECFM=F >As luck would have it, every original record begins with the same hex value. Can anyone suggest a simple tool -- z/OS, USS,

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

Is the file editable? If so, a very simple edit macro would do what you want. Contact me off-list if you need help with it. Dave Salt SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/program-development/simplist.html > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:04:30 -0800 > From: ch

Re: Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:04:30 -0800, Charles Mills wrote: >I've got a dataset that has been mangled through some misguided efforts such >that original record boundaries have been lost. It used to be RECFM=V and >now it is RECFM=F > Surely not FTP!? >As luck would have it, every original record be

Break a dataset into new record boundaries?

I've got a dataset that has been mangled through some misguided efforts such that original record boundaries have been lost. It used to be RECFM=V and now it is RECFM=F As luck would have it, every original record begins with the same hex value. Can anyone suggest a simple tool -- z/OS, USS, or Wi

Re: Eric Loriaux Services' mainframers' page is back

>Welcome back! I'll add my link to your site back to my >links page. Good stuff there. If you really intend to add a link on your site please do not forget to tell me (read the "scratch by back and I'll scratch yours" policy at http://www.loriaux-services.be/mainframes/content/help#increase_visibil

Re: Eric Loriaux Services' mainframers' page is back

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Re: ADRDSSU + FTP

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:13:02 -0600, Mark Zelden wrote: >For z/OS to z/OS, I have FTPed DFDSS format dumps directly with no problem. >From disk to tape or disk to disk. Tape, without changing the BLKSIZE is >a problem. I think Barbara mentioned she has done this, but I never tried >overriding

Re: Java Security?

It was my impression that the IBM JVM was a port directly from SUN (now ORACLE). I am not sure whether IBM or SUN/ORACLE was doing the porting. In many of the issues I have been involved in, the SUN/ORACLE web documentation was perfectly applicable to the IBM JVM. I'm informed that IBM has tes

Re: ADRDSSU + FTP

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:02:22 -0600, Boris Lenz wrote: >>>Been said many times, so I remember the ftp commands: >>> >>>EBCDIC >>>MODE B >>>PUT or GET as needed. >>> >>>I think that's all. >>> >>As noted, this fails on the empty record problem. > >How do you create "empty records" with ADRDSSU DUM

Re: ADRDSSU + FTP

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:01:44 +0100, nitz-...@gmx.net wrote: >> As noted, this fails on the empty record problem. However, for RECFM=U >> (possibly via DD override) and z/OS-to-z/OS, >> >> BINARY >> PUT >> >> works. (Of course, DD override is not possible on GET. Might need >> LABEL=SL

Re: ADRDSSU + FTP

>>Been said many times, so I remember the ftp commands: >> >>EBCDIC >>MODE B >>PUT or GET as needed. >> >>I think that's all. >> >As noted, this fails on the empty record problem. How do you create "empty records" with ADRDSSU DUMP? As others have said, it should be easy to transfer an ADRDSSU

Re: ADRDSSU + FTP

You can easily FTP a DFDSS dump dataset. Just include the following on your FTP: quote site blksize=27998 lrecl=0 recfm=u pri=19950 sec=100 track mode b ebcdic ___

Re: Eric Loriaux Services' mainframers' page is back

> > >Note: you will need a userid (free) ... > Yuck! But it is only me... :-D > I will join at a later stage... > >The long term project is a complete catalog of System z products. > I really hope vendors will assist you. > This is why I'm expecting you to register... Vendors will invest time as th

Re: Eric Loriaux Services' mainframers' page is back

eric loriaux wrote: >I've read in the archives of IBM-MAIN that someone was wondering what happened >to my old site... It is back online and completely renewed : >Eric Loriaux Services' mainframers' page is back Welcome back to the land of z/OS! ;-D I have browsed quickly there. After all thos

Re: Java Security?

I'm informed that IBM has tested its own Java implementations (which are developed and tested by IBM) against the new zero day "EveryDay" exploit. Testing and related investigations have demonstrated that IBM Java is NOT vulnerable to this serious security threat that affects Oracle Java releases p

Eric Loriaux Services' mainframers' page is back

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Re: DFHSM ARC07347 MOVE BV, record removal - How?

ARC0734I Message - Before a thought is given for fixcds did you try DELVOL? 14.4.2 Deleting a Migration Level 1 Volume In this example, a migration level 1 volu

Re: Java Security?

I'm informed that IBM has tested its own Java implementations (which are developed and tested by IBM) and has not found any exposure to this latest security vulnerability. I'm also told that IBM will share this information through the relevant security organizations and channels, so please watch f

Re: ADRDSSU + FTP

W dniu 2013-01-14 22:48, Donnelly, John pisze: Good afternoon; wish to FTP an ADRDSSU dataset dump tape from this z/OS to another z/OS. Do we have any alternative other than reloading the individual datasets on this dataset dump tape to disk, FTPing the individual datasets and then unloading thes