Re: JES3 to JES2 Migration (was JES2 to JES3 Migration)

2016-01-14 Thread Klaus Stanislawiak
Cheryl. You may want to take a look at the IBM® Redbook® "JES3 to JES2 Migration Considerations": http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248083.html?Open And new functions (Job Execution Controls) have been introduced with z/OS 2.2 JES2. They are not yet mentioned in the Redbook, but may p

Re: Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS

2016-01-14 Thread Ed Finnell
VHS or Beta Max. 9trks for 3420's. In a message dated 1/15/2016 12:20:59 A.M. Central Standard Time, 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu writes: Weren't those mostly used in automobiles? I remember when a colleague first saw a 3480 cartridge he asked, "Is that an 8-track?"

Re: Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS

2016-01-14 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:28:41 -0500, Robert A. Rosenberg wrote: > >... did not support 8-Track tapes. ... > Weren't those mostly used in automobiles? I remember when a colleague first saw a 3480 cartridge he asked, "Is that an 8-track?" -- gil ---

Re: Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS

2016-01-14 Thread Ed Finnell
It's been years but I got involved in Notis(library) imports that were Ascii 8trks. The first cut was OTPCD=Q, but it was a 'strict ASCII' that didn't convert diacriticals. Think they ended up using SAS but it's been a very long time. In a message dated 1/14/2016 11:29:26 P.M. Central Sta

Re: Server retired after 18 years and ten months - beat that, readers!

2016-01-14 Thread William Donzelli
> Haven't there been stories quoted here about government agencies (Social > Security, DMV, VA) using 20 and 30 year old equipment? Machines that have run for 20 or 30 years are not as rare as one might think. There are still a few CDC machines in real service today, for example - and when did the

Re: Server retired after 18 years and ten months - beat that, readers!

2016-01-14 Thread Ed Finnell
Voyager still truckin' along. Launched in 1977. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_program#Computers In a message dated 1/14/2016 11:33:22 P.M. Central Standard Time, retired-mainfra...@q.com writes: Haven't there been stories quoted here about government agencies (Social Security,

Re: Server retired after 18 years and ten months - beat that, readers!

2016-01-14 Thread retired mainframer
Haven't there been stories quoted here about government agencies (Social Security, DMV, VA) using 20 and 30 year old equipment? My shop used an MP2003(-103?) for over 15 years. It was connected to three 3174s that had also been used by its father and grandfather for at least the first 20 years I

Re: Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS

2016-01-14 Thread Robert A. Rosenberg
At 09:26 -0600 on 01/13/2016, Paul Gilmartin wrote about Re: Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS: Does OPTCD=Q work on all device types? I had got the impression it applied only to tapes. My impression may be wrong but I seem to remember that OPTCD=Q was used ONLY on 7-trac

Re: Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS

2016-01-14 Thread Timothy Sipples
Curtis Pew wrote: >Bottom line, I think it’s pretty clearly documented that BSAM/QSAM >supports character set conversion, but only when tape is involved. Or virtual tape. Timothy Sipples IT Ar

OT: Server retired after 18 years and ten months – beat that, readers!

2016-01-14 Thread Ed Gould
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/01/14/ server_retired_after_18_years_and_ten_months_beat_that_readers/ Server retired after 18 years and ten months – beat that, readers! Home-brew 200Mhz Pentium FreeBSD box ran custom code that made replacement painful

Re: JES3 to JES2 Migration (was JES2 to JES3 Migration)

2016-01-14 Thread Cheryl Watson
Yes, Lizette - I meant to say JES3 to JES2. Thanks! Has anyone who has done this have an estimate of the amount of time it might take, and the effort? Cheryl -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Thu

Re: JES2 to JES3 Migration

2016-01-14 Thread Lizette Koehler
Cheryl, I am guessing you meant the subject to say JES3 to JES2 migration??? The one challenge I see is the JCL is different between the two environments. JES2 use /* (eg. /*ROUTE) and JES3 uses //* (eg //*MAIN) JES2 has no master JES system, JES3 has a Master. So in JES2 jobs can either

JES2 to JES3 Migration

2016-01-14 Thread Cheryl Watson
A customer asked us for suggestions for performing a JES3 to JES2 migration. Are there products that will help in this, or do you know any companies who perform this migration? You can reply off-list if you prefer. Thanks so much, Cheryl cheryl at watsonwalker.com

Re: DFHSM/SMS QUESTION - SPACE MANAGEMENT

2016-01-14 Thread Gibney, David Allen,Jr
Also, what are the actual dataset attributes? DFHSM doesn't do some "incomplete" datasets. Are they backed up. DFHSM often doesn't delete if there is not a back-up. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of willie bunter >

Re: z/OS 2.1 and FONTS; Moving from z/OS 1.13

2016-01-14 Thread Gibney, David Allen,Jr
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 9:40 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z/OS 2.1 and FONTS; Moving from z/OS 1.13 > > Gibney, David Allen,Jr w

Re: DFHSM/SMS QUESTION - SPACE MANAGEMENT

2016-01-14 Thread Lizette Koehler
What does your management class for this dataset say as well as the HSM policy? Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of willie bunter > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 10:53 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > S

Re: BCPii setup questions

2016-01-14 Thread R.S.
Yes, I "solved" problem #1. It was my mistake (plus some error in documentation). Regular STARTED profile do work as it should. Another level of complexity was added here by the method of starting HWIBCPII. Regarding 2 and 3 - documentation is not clear for me and the lack of ICH408I does not

Re: DFHSM/SMS QUESTION - SPACE MANAGEMENT

2016-01-14 Thread willie bunter
Lizette, Thanks for the info. For this dsn in particular there is no migration it is to be expired/deleted after 1 day of non-usage. You have touched on the point of space management algorithms for migration. I assume that this would also pertain to the deletion of files as well. Right?

Re: DFHSM/SMS QUESTION - SPACE MANAGEMENT

2016-01-14 Thread Lizette Koehler
So depending on the version of z/OS - look at On Demand Migration (v2.1 and above), this might help more Second, correct, files are only moved if DFHSM feels the volume needs to have the space back, however, you could have a migration policy in the management class that says - if this is still

DFHSM/SMS QUESTION - SPACE MANAGEMENT

2016-01-14 Thread willie bunter
Good Day To All, I need to confirm if I my understanding about SMS & SPACE management is correct. We have noticed that there are several dsns which have been on dasd for over 10 months. The volumes and dsns are all SMS managed and DFHSM performs the necessary migration and deletion. I checked

Re: BCPii setup questions

2016-01-14 Thread Skip Robinson
Radislow, Your subsequent posts suggest that you have solved at least some of your problems. Could you please restate which if any are still troublesome? . . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile jo.sk

OPTCD=Q (was Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS)

2016-01-14 Thread Terry Sambrooks
Hi In a recent post it was stated "Bottom line, I think it's pretty clearly documented that BSAM/QSAM supports character set conversion, but only when tape is involved. I agree that that's a pretty ridiculous restriction" and this was for both OPRCD=Q and CCSID. This may seem like a ridiculous r

Re: Conversion from Unisys Cobol file definitions to zOS

2016-01-14 Thread Pew, Curtis G
> On Jan 13, 2016, at 10:56 PM, Paul Gilmartin > <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > But does mere mention of OPTCD=Q mean its use is restricted to tapes? > Might not it apply to other device types? (It's hard to prove a negative) > But if it's so restricted it's another

Re: Why doesn't "="option work in SMP/E panels?

2016-01-14 Thread Richards, Robert B.
I wholeheartedly concur with Elardus on the specification and usage of command table entries (3.9). I use SITE table 1 in 3.9 and currently have 137 entries in it. The majority of entries are invoked using two characters. When done, PF3 returns you to the location where you invoked the command

Re: Why doesn't "="option work in SMP/E panels?

2016-01-14 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM wrote: >That is the only technically correct answer. For that reason I have macro >button in my terminal emulator that does: =x;=x;=x;=x;=x;=x;=x;=x; to get back >home from wherever you are. About SMP/E Primary Option Menu which is coded with "&ZPRIM = YES", it is