But DON'T try turning that off and back on again

2015-09-17 Thread Ed Gould
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2984438/computer-hardware/but- dont-try-turning-that-off-and-back-on-again.html? phint=newt=computerworld_daily_shark&phint=idg_eid=0fcfb2f14826bbc9d194a d02238b4ff8#tk.CTWNLE_nlt_shark_2015-09-17 An article bashing the Mainframe (and its GIANT power off s

Re: z/OS V2.2 Manuals are zipped up

2015-09-17 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:09:59 -0500, Bill Godfrey wrote: >> >>Although today the z/OS V2.2 publications are not available on Knowledge >>Center, >>they will be very soon. The individual books are available as PDFs here: >>http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/library/bkserv/v2r2pdf/ . >> >>However

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread glen herrmannsfeldt
In article you wrote: > Thanks for the responses Scott & Allan. > NFSv4 Client is to mount non mainframe server path under USS, I believe > that's the solution available (Not sure if anything else, Please do direct > me if any) > Allan, Not certain if that is spawning a server, Am quite new t

Re: pasearch in batch

2015-09-17 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 09:11:43 -0500, Mary Anne Matyaz wrote: >Yes I'm responding to a post from 2012. Because I know now what I didn't know >then, that pasearch has to be executed as a shell script. > I guess the doc has improved in the interim. It's pretty clear now: z/OS 2.1.0>z/OS Commun

Re: z/OS V2.2 Manuals are zipped up

2015-09-17 Thread Bill Godfrey
On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:08:28 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: >I was not sure if anyone posted this or saw this. So here it is as posted on >share.org on Sept 16th 2015. > > >z/OS V2.2 PDFs are available zipped up > >Marna Walle > >Although today the z/OS V2.2 publications are not available on Know

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Jousma, David
Create a member with just the NFS stuff in it, and activate that with the set command. On my system, right or wrong, the STC ID has UID 0. _ Dave Jousma Assistant Vice President, Mainframe Engineering david.jou...@53.com 1830 East P

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread RCG
I did try that Lizette, Although it had done initializing other filesystype like zFS, UDS, INET etc, It has done nothing with NFS :-( O/P of SETOMVS RESET=(00) ===> = SETOMVS RESET=(00) IEE252I MEMBER BPXPRM00 FOUND I

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
I would think doing what Dave said with BPX Parms and issuing the Set command should bring in NFS. Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of RCG > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:52 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread RCG
And other catch is Lizette, The STC ID for this task has no OMVS segment, I had requested the Security folks to get one for me On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:37 AM, RCG wrote: > Hi Lizette, Interesting - > > Here is O/P of /D OMVS,PFS - > > -D OMVS,PFS > BPXO068I 11.35.21 DISPLAY OMVS 068 > OMVS

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Jack J. Woehr
RCG wrote: Thanks Lizette - Here is the PARMS that I have used in BPXPRMxx - FILESYSTYPE TYPE(NFS) ENTRYPOINT(GFSCINIT) PARM('biod(6),Bufhigh(128),nfsv4domain(xxx..com)') ASNAME(MVSNFSC,'SUB=MSTR') Are you just trying to mount a Unix dir from a Unix server onto OMVS or are you trying to

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread RCG
Hi Lizette, Interesting - Here is O/P of /D OMVS,PFS - -D OMVS,PFS BPXO068I 11.35.21 DISPLAY OMVS 068 OMVS 000F ACTIVE OMVS=(00) PFS CONFIGURATION INFORMATION PFS TYPE ENTRY ASNAMEDESC STSTART/EXIT TIME INET EZBPFINI SOCKETS A 201

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread RCG
Hi David, I think my issue quite close to " The z/OS NFS client is started when the z/OS UNIX file system is initialized and is persistent until z/OS UNIX is stopped", But I'm not certain what zOS UNIX file system it is refers to ? On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Lizette Koehler wrote: > Does

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
Does your STC have an OMVS Segment? Have you set up your security correctly? What is being mounted on the MF? Aix, Unix, Windows files? Where does the client run? Where does the server run? Please post any messages from the STC. Do the following commands and see if NFS is there. Please post the

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread RCG
Hi David, I think I need a restart of OMVS to refresh the PARMS ? And unfortunately nothing written at LOG files perhaps because nothing processed at all and just a start / end of the MVSNFSC task. Regards, On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Jousma, David wrote: > Try going without the PARM for

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Jousma, David
Additionally, you cannot manually start stop the actual address space yourself. Here are the notes I have for starting and stopping NFS client: Stop NFS client# The z/OS NFS client is started when the z/OS UNIX file system is initialized and is persistent until z/OS UNIX is stopped. To stop the

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Jousma, David
Try going without the PARM for now and see what happens. Here is what I use: FILESYSTYPE TYPE(NFS)/* Network Files System */ ENTRYPOINT(GFSCINIT) /* Entrypoint for NFS Client */ /* PARM('')defaults PARM for NFS Client */

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 9/16/2015 at 03:01 PM, RCG wrote: > Dear Listers, > > Need expert advise here on the NFS Client implementation on zOS platform > > - I've configured the parms in BPXPRMxx. > - Had set-up the STC proc in the active proclib > - Had made necessary Security definitions (STC ID, definition to

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread RCG
Thanks Lizette - Here is the PARMS that I have used in BPXPRMxx - FILESYSTYPE TYPE(NFS) ENTRYPOINT(GFSCINIT) PARM('biod(6),Bufhigh(128),nfsv4domain(xxx..com)') ASNAME(MVSNFSC,'SUB=MSTR') Here is the JCL for started task MVSNFSC - =

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
Could you provide the JCL you are using and any commands that JCL is using? It might help clarify the issue. Mask any names you need to Also, if you have any detailed checklists you are using for this process, that would also be helpful to see. Lizette > -Original Message- > From: I

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread RCG
Thanks for the responses Scott & Allan. NFSv4 Client is to mount non mainframe server path under USS, I believe that's the solution available (Not sure if anything else, Please do direct me if any) Allan, Not certain if that is spawning a server, Am quite new to this and trying to understand bett

Re: z/OS V2.2 Manuals are zipped up

2015-09-17 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
And here is a link to Marna's blog http://www.share.org/p/bl/ar/blogaid=394 MA On Thu, 17 Sep 2015 07:08:28 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: >I was not sure if anyone posted this or saw this. So here it is as posted on >share.org on Sept 16th 2015. > --

Re: pasearch in batch

2015-09-17 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
Yes I'm responding to a post from 2012. Because I know now what I didn't know then, that pasearch has to be executed as a shell script. So here is what's working for me now: //STEP1 EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH //STDPARM DD * sh pasearch -t /* //STDOUT DD SYSOUT=* //STDERR DD SYSOUT=* //* MA On Thu, 3

z/OS V2.2 Manuals are zipped up

2015-09-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
I was not sure if anyone posted this or saw this. So here it is as posted on share.org on Sept 16th 2015. z/OS V2.2 PDFs are available zipped up Marna Walle Although today the z/OS V2.2 publications are not available on Knowledge Center, they will be very soon.  The individual books are avail

Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system

2015-09-17 Thread John McKown
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 8:51 AM, retired mainframer < retired-mainfra...@q.com> wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:10 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV

Re: NFS Client implementation query

2015-09-17 Thread Staller, Allan
Is it spawning a server (similar to FTP?). You start the task and it ends pretty quickly, However, there is an OMVS task spawned that stays up. e.g. S FTPD FTPD will end quickly, but on the OMVS side there is a process FTPDn where N is a single character (in my case 4) that stays up indefinitel

Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system

2015-09-17 Thread retired mainframer
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 6:21 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system > > What would the auditors gain with thi

Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system

2015-09-17 Thread retired mainframer
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 6:11 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Lope

Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system

2015-09-17 Thread retired mainframer
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:10 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system > > Or another Technique could be to

Re: IPL Shutdown Problem

2015-09-17 Thread Lizette Koehler
Do you have automation? Is it used to shut down your system? Please post your steps you use to shut down the system for an IPL. Perhaps we can help enhance the process. Is this the first time you had an issue with the shutdown? Or does that happen more often? Lizette > -Original Messag

Re: z/OS V2.2 IBM Education Assistance

2015-09-17 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:56:58 -0500, Marna WALLE wrote: >We've recently placed on the web ( >http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/pages/IBMIEAV22avail?Open ) new >materials associated with z/OS V2.2. If you're not familiar with IBM >Education Assistance (not to be confused with IBM Educati

Re: Restore time question

2015-09-17 Thread keith . nielsen
Are you referring to tape cache?If so , then I can see where that would cause some substantial delays. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tony Thigpen Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 4:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LI

Re: IPL Shutdown Problem

2015-09-17 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 09/17/2015 at 03:53 AM, "Meenakshi, Vinoth - CW" said: >OMVS is down and we tried to issue STOPPFS=ZFS command and it's not >allowing. Issue it from a SYS9 console. >RESPONSE=SYS1 IEE618I ROUTE COMMAND REJECTED. SYS9 You didn't tell us that you weere usiiing ROUTE. Next tim

Re: IPL Shutdown Problem

2015-09-17 Thread John McKown
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 12:10 AM, Meenakshi, Vinoth - CW < vinoth.meenak...@bestbuy.com> wrote: > Hi Ant, > > We couldn't able to access commands from master console or HMC, since the > system went onto wait-state. > > Central processor (CP) 0 is in a nonrestartable stopped state due to a > System