Re: SMF LRECL (was Re: SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2)

2016-04-12 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
If it is not explicitly forbidden (and even then still) there will always be people that try it. Well anyway, this is why we discovered America though. Kees. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: 1

SMF LRECL (was Re: SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2)

2016-04-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Al Sherkow wrote: >Today, 12 April 2016, a new release of the JAVA version of SCRT, now 23.13.2 >came out. One of the fixes resolves this issue: "This mod-level release fixes >an ABEND S02 when using multiple SMF datasets having different LRECLs." I was "raised and trained" to have all my SMF d

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Timothy Sipples
Al Sherkow wrote: >Do you have a lot of JAVA and WebSphere in your shop? ABO will >be licensed based on those MSUs too. Not always or even very often. For example, Solution Editions are outside scope (unless they have EC3/4-compiled COBOL -- rare but possible), and so are zIIP MSUs and non-peak MS

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
I was hasty in commenting about the requirement for PDSE optimized load modules. The manual states this: OUT Specifies one output module, or a PDS(E) for multiple output modules when wildcards are given in the mem_wc specifier of the IN option. Guess I overlooked the parens. I allocated mine as

Re: SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2

2016-04-12 Thread Al Sherkow
There are many changes in the format of the SMF records. However as others have written SCRT does handle different z/OS releases properly. Today, 12 April 2016, a new release of the JAVA version of SCRT, now 23.13.2 came out. One of the fixes resolves this issue: "This mod-level release fixes

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
I agree, the only instance that it had to be a PDSe was for the listing. The other outputs talk about a "PDS(E)" and that implies to be either PDS or PDSE. Al Nims University of Florida -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf O

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread George Young
On 4/12/2016 7:50 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: failed to mention before that ABO wants a PDSE to hold optimized load modules I don't think so. At least, in the User's Guide at http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/z-compilers-optimizer it mentions a PDSE for holding a listing, but I don'

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
Are you sure that a PDSe is a requirement? I am at IBMTechU in Atlanta, GA right now and I was having dinner with my IBM reps and we happen to talk about ABO. Two things mentioned were: #1. It is for those who do not want to convert to COBOL V5 yet. #2. Unlike COBOL V5, the binaries do not have

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Al Sherkow
Shops really need to pay attention to the licensing of this product. It is an IPLA product with a One time Charge to get started and then annual S&S payments. It is licensed not just based on where you use the product to optimize COBOL. From the announcement letter provided earlier (in the US

Re: How to make USS ROOT read/write temporarily?

2016-04-12 Thread Anthony Thompson
I use the chmount command: chmount -w / (and the -r switch is used to turn the filesystem hosting the named directory back to read-only) By default this command is stored in usr/sbin, some sites moves it to /bin so it's in the default path. Ant. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Gibney, David Allen
Uh, ok shoulda known. Running a z9 here anyway, so neither is promising at this time :) > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:50 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Sub

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
Uh, failed to mention before that ABO wants a PDSE to hold optimized load modules. Fortunately for us, no sharing issues. If PDSE is a major obstacle to moving forward, then ABO does not skirt that problem. . . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Frank Swarbrick
We're haven't migrated anything yet, but will start "soon". We are not yet on the required z/OS level (2.1 or 2.2), so we're starting with V5 for now. > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:01:13 -0400 > From: charl...@mcn.org > Subject: Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO) > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >

Re: How to make USS ROOT read/write temporarily?

2016-04-12 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
Actually I was able to do it with built-in functions in ishell on the Mount table screen. Probably issued the same commands. Thanks for helping. . . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-302-7535 O

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Gibney, David Allen
Also those who have issues moving to PDS/E loadlibs for COBOL 5. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:01 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Automatic Binary

Re: How to make USS ROOT read/write temporarily?

2016-04-12 Thread Gibney, David Allen
UMOUNT FILESYSTEM('OMVS.BOOTSTRP.ZOS21.ROOT.RSU1602') + REMOUNT(RDWR) /* */ > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:14 PM > To: IBM-M

Re: How to make USS ROOT read/write temporarily?

2016-04-12 Thread Steve Horein
Is this what you're looking for? https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.bpxa500/tsoumo.htm On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > We need to make a production USS ROOT R/W temporarily in order to define a > new directory that will point to

How to make USS ROOT read/write temporarily?

2016-04-12 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
We need to make a production USS ROOT R/W temporarily in order to define a new directory that will point to a separate ZFS. Then back to read-only. I don't remember how to do it. Help. . . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Ma

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Charles Mills
IBM is pitching to two audiences: 1. Don't have or are not sure have the current source code. 2. No time to test. IBM is touting reduced testing requirements. Opinions may differ. I am no expert but if I were going to migrate my COBOL environment I would go to V6. I don't think V5 offers any adva

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Frank Swarbrick
If you have and are using V5 (or 6) what is the point of using ABO? We don't have any plans to get ABO. We're just going to use COBOL V5. > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:35:32 -0500 > From: bill.wood...@gmail.com > Subject: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO) > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Ach. No

Re: AUDIT and FIXCDS

2016-04-12 Thread Staller, Allan
SYSIN (or SYSTSIN) is not required to be 80 bytes... Otherwise, just break each line at the desired location and place a continuation character (usually a '+' or '-') at the end of the line. HTH. >snip> Okay so the real answer is to specify FIX on the AUDIT command. But it also says you can

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Charles Mills
Note: "In addition to the entitlements required for use of the Program on the machine(s) on which the Program is deployed, Licensee must also obtain Value Unit entitlements for the machine(s) on which the COBOL applications optimized using the Program are deployed and executed." -- http://www-

Re: AUDIT and FIXCDS

2016-04-12 Thread Mark Pace
Okay so the real answer is to specify FIX on the AUDIT command. But it also says you can use the output from the AUDIT command to do the FIX. I still don't know how you would do that. On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 1:57 PM, Mark Pace wrote: > Running an HSM AUDIT command > > AUDIT MEDIACONTROLS VOLU

AUDIT and FIXCDS

2016-04-12 Thread Mark Pace
Running an HSM AUDIT command AUDIT MEDIACONTROLS VOLUMES(MP0001) ODS('MARPACE.ODS.FIXCDS') In MARPACE.ODS.FIXCDS is the output of FIXCDS commands from the AUDIT. What I can't figure out is how to use these FIXCDS commands. Many of them are longer than 80 bytes long and have continuation. So I

Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Bill Woodger
Ach. Not even a typo, but a reado. Wishful thinking. Compl-e-mentary, not compl-i-mentary. I fell for the marketing. Sorry about that. Thanks Larre and Charles. I did suggest a few months ago in an exchange with Jon Butler that anyone going to V5 should suggest that they get the ABO for free :

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Charles Mills
I don't think so ... Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Woodger Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:14 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO) I'm not, but I can't speak for IB

Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Bill Woodger
I'm not, but I can't speak for IBM. I don't think they are making a confusion. I think it is offered for free, in some relationship license for a V5/V6 compiler. On Tuesday, 12 April 2016 16:09:55 UTC+1, Larre Shiller wrote: > ...are you confusing complementary with complimentary...? > > Larre

Will IEFOPzz enhancement be backported to z/OS V2.1?

2016-04-12 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
Has anyone heard one way or the other whether the IEFOPzz enhancement announced for z/OS V2.2 will or won't be backported to V2.1? We just finished the upgrade to V2.1 late last year and probably won't be upgrading again for a while, but it would be really, really helpful to have that enhanceme

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Tom Marchant
On Tue, 12 Apr 2016 22:20:16 +0800, David Crayford wrote: >you still have to test all of your existing >applications so you might as well re-compile them. Except that recompiling with a different version of the compiler isn't necessarily trivial. -- Tom Marchant --

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Larre Shiller
...are you confusing complementary with complimentary...? Larre -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Charles Mills
Assuming you have the source code. And you're sure it's the correct current source code. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of David Crayford Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 10:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subj

Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread Bill Woodger
Just came across this: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/invisiblethread/entry/Give_your_COBOL_applications_A_BOost_with_the_flip_of_a_switch?lang=en New is that it is complimentary with V5 and V6, with an "out of the box setup", which can help scheduling migrations whilst still

Re: Automatic Binary Optimizer (ABO)

2016-04-12 Thread David Crayford
On 12/04/2016 10:13 PM, Bill Woodger wrote: /Give_your_COBOL_applications_A_BOost_with_the_flip_of_a_switch?lang=en New is that it is complimentary with V5 and V6, with an "out of the box setup", which can help scheduling migrations whilst still obtaining benefit from the "new" hardware instru

Re: TCPIP "firewall"

2016-04-12 Thread Danek Tomas
Hello, This can be acomplised with Policy agent (PAGENT) and IPSec policy configuration file. Temporary block of certain IPs with various criteria can be done with ipsec unix command (Defense manager daemon task must be running). First you have to enable IP security on your TCP/IP stack (IPSECUR

Re: SDSF Mystery

2016-04-12 Thread Jousma, David
The thing is in the z/OS 2.2 What's new guide they explicitly discuss this. The section is even titled HASPINDX removal. HASPINDX removal Description: The HASPINDX data set is no longer used. Previously, SDSF used it to manage SYSLOG data sets that were created on z/OS systems prior to z/OS V1

Re: SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2

2016-04-12 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Kostas wrote: >I am wondering if I can run my monthly SCRT report providing as input SMF >records from two systems, one that is on z/OS v1.12 and the other is on z/OS >v2.2. Is there any change in the format of SMF 70 or 89 from z/OS 1.12 to z/OS >2.2? What version of SCRT are you running? A

Re: SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2

2016-04-12 Thread retired mainframer
Wouldn't it be easier and more accurate to expand the IFASMFR macro for each record type under both systems and compare the resulting listing? > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of K > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 12:5

Re: SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2

2016-04-12 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
You should not have to worry about that. If IBM supports running 2.1 and 2.2, the scrt reporting should also support this. Kees. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of K Sent: 12 April, 2016 9:58 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

SCRT input from z/OS 1.12 and 2.2

2016-04-12 Thread K
Dear listers I am wondering if I can run my monthly SCRT report providing as input SMF records from two systems, one that is on z/OS v1.12 and the other is on z/OS v2.2. Is there any change in the format of SMF 70 or 89 from z/OS 1.12 to z/OS 2.2? Kind regards Kostas -