Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Mainframe Mainframe
Hello Gonzalo, As suggested, I tried using ISMF Report Generation (G) option, but I am unable to generate JCL . I am getting black screen after using option J for ARCGS001 *Statistics for DFSMShsm option.* Panel Help Ä

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread suresh chacko
Hi all, Thanks to all for the valuable inputs and shares. Is it required to organize a planned outage during the user catalog re-organization or move? If so, how we can avoid an outage during this activity in an online shop where we have 2 systems of which one is at DR site on which all the LPARS

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread Gibney, Dave
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of John Eells > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:49 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization > > suresh chacko wrote: > > Hello G

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread retired mainframer
There really is no generic best practice. Your catalog management should be based on the needs of your particular installation. A data center handling corporate administration is different than a development center generating products for sale which is different than a service bureau with mult

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread John Eells
suresh chacko wrote: Hello Group, Like to know the best practices in z/OS Catalog dataset management and what all are the steps involved in z/OS catalog dataset re-organization activity. My view is this: The master catalog should "never" need to be reorganized. It's nearly static compared

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread suresh chacko
Dear Dave, Thank you so much for the share. Have a great day! Regards, Suresh On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 12:36 AM, Gibney, Dave wrote: > See inline below. > > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of suresh chacko > >

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread Gibney, Dave
See inline below. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of suresh chacko > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:31 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization > > Hi Dave > >

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread suresh chacko
Hi Dave Thank you, Some thoughts... a. If we have an online application which switches its log datasets every 2 to 3 minutes, how we can manage the disconnect of catalog? Will it lead to an allocation failure? In this situation how we can avoid an allocation failure, what is the solution? b. Re

Re: What was a 3314? (was: Whither VIO)

2016-05-24 Thread Neil Duffee
Caveat: daily digester back from a long weekend (in Canada) -> responses are implicitly delayed. Martin: using ISMF, in the VIO Storage Pool definition is VIO Unit (beside the MaxSize). I haven't been able to find a complete list of available device types but v2.1 documentation focus is on 33

Re: z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread Gibney, Dave
1. Buy a tool. Dino, or CR+, or Or 2. At a very quiet time: a. Discconnect the catalog. b. back it up via repro. c. delete and defining it bigger. d. repopulate. e. import. And it would be a good idea to IPL here. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IB

z/OS Master/User catalog dataset re-organization

2016-05-24 Thread suresh chacko
Hello Group, Like to know the best practices in z/OS Catalog dataset management and what all are the steps involved in z/OS catalog dataset re-organization activity. Kindly share from your expert experience and knowledge. Regards, Suresh N C

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Joseph Butz
Hi Nathan, By chance do you have FDR? If so, you can use FDRCOPY with the following control cards to insert a 4th level qualifier and keep the qualifiers before and after. //FDRCOPY EXEC PGM=FDRCOPY //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=* //SYSINDD * COPY

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
I mentioned this WLM message in a recent thread on CBU. The message is issued whenever there is an increase in processor speed (CBU on) or decrease (CBU off). We actually first saw the message when a z/10 cooling unit failed, and the machine slowed itself down--as advertised. To this day AFAIK t

Re: OMVS Directory RW change

2016-05-24 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
It may not be IBM but the local DBA or another technical user making that request. My local sysplex has no directory named /products/DB2 but does have a /usr/lpp/db2 directory. There are many places in any organization where understanding and knowledge can be improved. Peter -Original Me

Re: OMVS Directory RW change

2016-05-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On 2016-05-24 12:16, Jousma, David wrote: > This only works if in a single system operation, where the read only root is > not mounted to multiple systems at once, or you are in a full sysplex shared > filesystem. > > If you are sharing the root amongst multiple systems read only, your only > o

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Mike Schwab
HSEND LIST TTOC SELECT(BACK) ODS('data.set.name.BACK') HSEND LIST TTOC SELECT(ML2) ODS('data.set.name.ML2') On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 11:47 AM, retired mainframer wrote: > For backup and archive tapes, HSM has a report that will tell you what > percentage of each tape is used. For other tapes, it

Re: OMVS Directory RW change

2016-05-24 Thread Jousma, David
This only works if in a single system operation, where the read only root is not mounted to multiple systems at once, or you are in a full sysplex shared filesystem. If you are sharing the root amongst multiple systems read only, your only option is to create a new root filesystem, and add the

Re: OMVS Directory RW change

2016-05-24 Thread John McKown
On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:41 PM, zos reader wrote: > Hi All, > > In my environment, by default OMVS is root directories will be in Read > mode. I have request from DB2 to create a directory on root directory and > mount to zfs file. > > Directory to be created - /products/DB2 > > ZFS file to

OMVS Directory RW change

2016-05-24 Thread zos reader
Hi All, In my environment, by default OMVS is root directories will be in Read mode. I have request from DB2 to create a directory on root directory and mount to zfs file. Directory to be created - /products/DB2 ZFS file to mounted - SYS1. OMVS.DB2V10.RSU.ZFS Once i am done with my director

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jake Anderson
Thank you so much. On May 24, 2016 11:02 PM, "Jim Mulder" wrote: > > Thanks will there be any zOS message which I can capture in SYSLOG after > > the processor upgrade? I was looking for a related message to ENF 20 but > > couldn't find in the manual. > > IWM063I WLM POLICY WAS REFRESHED DUE T

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jim Mulder
> Thanks will there be any zOS message which I can capture in SYSLOG after > the processor upgrade? I was looking for a related message to ENF 20 but > couldn't find in the manual. IWM063I WLM POLICY WAS REFRESHED DUE TO A PROCESSOR SPEED CHANGE Jim Mulder z/OS System Test IBM Corp. Pough

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Lizette Koehler
See if the D M command could be helpful. Review D M=CPU Use the DISPLAY M command to display the status of sides, processors, ICRFs, channel paths, devices, Start of change storage-class memory (SCM)End of change and central storage, or to compare the current hardware configuration to the conf

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jake Anderson
Hi Thanks will there be any zOS message which I can capture in SYSLOG after the processor upgrade? I was looking for a related message to ENF 20 but couldn't find in the manual. On May 24, 2016 9:55 PM, "Jim Mulder" wrote: > > Thank you. Could you please point me to a Manual which describes this

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Jesse 1 Robinson
My first thought on this topic was that it sounds like a can of reconstituted worms. We use REPLACEUNCONDITIONAL and RENAMEU to migrate (mainly zFS) files from the SMPE target environment to production, but we know where we're going, what we have already, and what the result should be, so we 'ha

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread retired mainframer
For backup and archive tapes, HSM has a report that will tell you what percentage of each tape is used. For other tapes, it will depend on which tape management system you use. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Ma

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 24 May 2016 11:24:06 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: > >>>You must renunc the same number of qualifiers as it is documented in the >>>manual. >>... >>I understand there's an ISV product that suffers no such restriction. > >How do they handle it? Just curious. Don't name them, just tell u

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jim Mulder
> Thank you. Could you please point me to a Manual which describes this > process in depth ? > ENF event code 20 is documented in the "Listening for system events" chapter of z/OS MVS Programming: Authorized Assembler Services Guide The method by which the machine notifies z/OS is unpublish

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Paul Gilmartin wrote: Paul, I must say, many thanks for your posts and your 1001 questions. It surely must stirred some lazy idle brain cells awake somewhere! ;-) >>You must renunc the same number of qualifiers as it is documented in the >>manual. >What's the rationale for this restriction? I

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jake Anderson
Hi, Thank you. Could you please point me to a Manual which describes this process in depth ? On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Jim Mulder wrote: > > We are on zec12, Our CP are going to be downgraded. So my question is if > > the MES processor change is dynamic, how long does it takes to percola

Re: z/OSMF

2016-05-24 Thread Dan Little
Ditto On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, Leonardo Vaz wrote: > Ditto. > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 12:18 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z/OSMF > > Hav

Re: MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jim Mulder
> We are on zec12, Our CP are going to be downgraded. So my question is if > the MES processor change is dynamic, how long does it takes to percolate or > change happens from the z/OS perspective ? I mean how long does it takes to > reflect in z/OS ? The machine notifies z/OS that a configurat

Re: Another Connor writeup

2016-05-24 Thread Mike Schwab
https://www.channele2e.com/2016/05/24/college-student-installs-ibm-mainframe-in-parents-basement/ On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Gabe Goldberg wrote: > A Gen Z Mainframe Adventure > http://www.ibmsystemsmagmainframedigital.com/nxtbooks/ibmsystemsmag/mainframe_20160506/#/50 > http://tinyurl.com/

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 24 May 2016 06:15:40 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: >You must renunc the same number of qualifiers as it is documented in the >manual. > What's the rationale for this restriction? Is it a holdover from an era when catalogs were structured according to the hierarchy of qualifiers? Feels

Re: z/OSMF

2016-05-24 Thread Leonardo Vaz
Ditto. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Dyck, Lionel B. (TRA) Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OSMF Have it - not using it for software management ---

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Joseph Butz
If you have FDREPORT, that can be used to get information such as this by reading the tape management database (CA 1 & RMM) reporting on all data sets that were created by HSM (PGM=ARCCTL & PGM=ARCWCTL). Also, included the selection criteria of creation jobs that begin with HSM in the event tha

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Gonzalo Cengotita
Hi, in ISMF you have the option: "G- Report Generation" There you can develop a bunch of JCLs generators of rmm and HSM reports. I find it very useful, because I don't need to know the structure of the DCOLLECT output to use it Regards, Gonzalo Cengotita *Gonzalo Cengotita* 2016-05-24 8

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Lizette Koehler
If you have any CA Products in the following list CA-PDSMAN CA-OPSMVS CA-DB2 TOOLS CA-CREWS CA-DISK CA-ALLOCATE CA-1 CA-TLMS CA-VTAPE And so on. Almost any CA Product might work. If you have a CA Product, I think you can still download and install CA Vantage™ Graphical Management Interface ( C

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Craig Pace
To add or remove a node, you must do a full RENAME at the data set level. You can obtain the list with parm TYPRUN=NORUN on a blanket restore '**'. RENAMEU( - (old-data-set-name1,new-data-set-name1) - (old-data-set-name2,new-data-set-name2) -

MES upgrade for processor

2016-05-24 Thread Jake Anderson
Hello, We are on zec12, Our CP are going to be downgraded. So my question is if the MES processor change is dynamic, how long does it takes to percolate or change happens from the z/OS perspective ? I mean how long does it takes to reflect in z/OS ? Jake -

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Lizette Koehler
You must renunc the same number of qualifiers as it is documented in the manual. So as others will point out A.B.C.** to A.B.C.D.** will need to be individually specified. Which is a real PITA because you have to code each file. If there are five - not bad, if hundreds - annoying. However,

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Nims,Alva John (Al)
Another option, CBTTAPE.ORG there is more than one utility that reads DCOLLECT available. There are a couple of TMS utilities, but those are more specific to the TMS that you are using. Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer 3 UFIT University of Florida (352) 273-1298 -Original Message- From

Re: A couple of interesting COBOL V5 fixes

2016-05-24 Thread Jon Butler
I see the Linkage "Problem" as one that should continue to work as it did in V4. After all, many languages use a simple pointer to refer back to the real storage in the calling program. Other things, such as overrunning an array's subscript, which was a favourite trick of mine in my FORTRAN

Re: ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Staller, Allan
Last time I looked, this cannot be done. Both the oldname and newname must have the same number of qualifers. You can create a include list that has the exact transformations needed. HTH, I am using the below control card to change Just the 4th level qualifier to have the System name alone whi

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Scott Barry
On Tue, 24 May 2016 11:53:31 +0530, Mainframe Mainframe wrote: >Hello Group, >We have requirement of calculating the space utilized / consumed by our all >z/OS systems as well as by Tape libraries . Few points > >1) I can find with the list of volumes used/allocated by z/OS systems and >this wil

Re: Mirror/back up your Development DASD

2016-05-24 Thread White, Andy
Thanks to those that replied... Andy You may, if the source changed after the last backup. -teD The information contained in this message may be CONFIDENTIAL and is for the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination of the information, or copying of this message is prohi

ADRDSSU renamunconditional

2016-05-24 Thread Nathan Astle
Hello, I am using the below control card to change Just the 4th level qualifier to have the System name alone while restoring from the PS backup dataset, but I am not getting any dataset created after the 4th level Qualifier and the Log says the Dataset already exist. RESTORE INDDNAME(BACKUPDS)

Re: How to add volumes on z/VM

2016-05-24 Thread Veerendra Haluvadandimath
Thank you for the replies. Yes there was a exec that i didnt know, its a user volume that i was able to add. Thanks again On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Edward Finnell < 000248cce9f3-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Probably want to build a little exec to stage the desired volumes

Re: How to add volumes on z/VM

2016-05-24 Thread william janulin
Are you adding CP volumes or USER volumes? On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 4:21 AM, Veerendra Haluvadandimath wrote: Hi, Can somebody give me procedure about adding volumes to guests hosted on z/VM lpars. Thank you. -- Fo

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Mainframe Mainframe
Hello Paul, Thanks for reply. We don't have SAS and MXG for now. Can you please help me with DCOLLECT etc with available REXX you have used to get this space detail. On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Paul Gillis wrote: > If you have SAS and MXG then you have all the tools you need, for a cost.

Re: TSO receive on MultiVolume PS error

2016-05-24 Thread Paul Gillis
IND$FILE is only useful for small datasets. Its performance is woeful for larger datasets and it is not well supported under some 3270 emulators, I would use FTP/SFTP/NFTP etc instead. Cheers, Paul Gillis -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.

Re: TSO receive on MultiVolume PS error

2016-05-24 Thread Paul Gillis
I only use XMIT a.b DA(dsn) OUTDA(FB80) for smallish datasets that I may wish to read on a PC, otherwise a DFDSS Dump and TRS has been my standard for years and can handle single or multiple datasets. I used this where my intent is to move data from one system to another via any other type of sy

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Paul Gillis
If you have SAS and MXG then you have all the tools you need, for a cost. If not, then you may have to roll your own out of DCOLLECT (Disk & HSM data) and TMC (Tape) data, have seen it done with Rexx. Cheers, Paul Gillis -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM

Re: Product name by module

2016-05-24 Thread Paul Gillis
TAD4z is a great Australian developed product. It stores its data in DB2 tables and its Knowledge Base for product/vendor/version etc. is updated monthly. It covers all load from all environments although CICS is normally excluded, and it does not matter where the load module comes from, it will

Re: How to add volumes on z/VM

2016-05-24 Thread Edward Finnell
Probably want to build a little exec to stage the desired volumes to the guest To dedicate an offline DASD to your virtual machine, you must: 1. Be authorized to enter class B CP commands. Otherwise, you must request the primary system operator or other authorized user to attach the

Re: Space Calculation on z/OS sytems

2016-05-24 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Mainframe Mainframe wrote: >We have requirement of calculating the space utilized / consumed by our all >z/OS systems as well as by Tape libraries . Few points >1) I can find with the list of volumes used/allocated by z/OS systems and this >will give me the space given to these system. But how

Re: How to add volumes on z/VM

2016-05-24 Thread Nathan Astle
Did you have a look at the z/VM primer guide ? On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 1:41 PM, Veerendra Haluvadandimath < kumarsyste...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Can somebody give me procedure about adding volumes to guests hosted on > z/VM lpars. > > Thank you. > > --

How to add volumes on z/VM

2016-05-24 Thread Veerendra Haluvadandimath
Hi, Can somebody give me procedure about adding volumes to guests hosted on z/VM lpars. Thank you. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO