Re: How to find the Global zone names in SMP/E via REXX

You will not get any argument from me about GIMAPI being "REXX Hostile," but that is why I mentioned the CBTTAPE, I believe more than one person has created the interface between REXX and GIMAPI, to let REXX work with it. Al Nims UFIT University of Florida (352) 273-1298 @Home -Original

Oracle Database Provider for DRDA

Is anyone familiar with this? Appears to allow DB2 client applications to connect "directly" to Oracle databases. In the case of z/OS I imagine it would be similar to using DDF to connect from z/OS to a non-z/OS DB2 database. Frank

Re: z13s IOCP with FTP issue

We don't let *anybody* into the network between the HMC and the SE. Too many SEs have default passwords on some of the 'special' IDs that can not be easily changed. We bought a small two-nic nas box and placed it on both the SE network and the company network. IOCPs and ICCs go to it as an

Re: Info and Orlando

Contact me off-list. We have some stuff. It depends what you need. Tony Thigpen W Mainframe wrote on 08/08/2017 05:54 PM: Guys,I am on vacation in Orlando. Does anyone know some place to buy IBM parts of ISeries and PSeries? Thank youDan Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

Info and Orlando

Guys,I am on vacation in Orlando. Does anyone know some place to buy IBM parts of ISeries and PSeries? Thank youDan Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: How to find the Global zone names in SMP/E via REXX

Have a look at the catalog interface (sys1.samplib(IGG*)). They use rexx to invoke the utility. I believe same way can br used with the smpe api. I once tried that, but didn't have the time to complete the work... ITschak On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 10:07 PM, Paul Gilmartin <

Re: z13s IOCP with FTP issue

On 8/3/17 10:13 AM, Tony Thigpen wrote: 1) The ip address has to be available from SE laptop in the cpu. If you have the connections between the HMC and the SE on a isolated network, then the ftp box has to also be on that same isolated network. We have our HMC on an internal company network

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 12:36:00 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht (elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za) wrote about "Curse you, L-Soft!" (in <8733075135946583.wa.elardus.engelbrechtsita.co...@listserv.ua.edu>): > David W Noon wrote: [snip] >> Hash: SHA1 > > You're

Base64 (was: z/OS Secure FTP Question)

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 14:29:00 -0500, Walt Farrell wrote: >On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 10:35:08 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >>(Interesting: another base64 body I can't quote on the Web interface.) > >If you use Firefox you might consider installing the LeetKey extension, which >will allow such quoting

Researching Destination z article on non-US mainframes

Here's a query I've sent to a few individuals, and I'll send a couple more to people outside US who I've seen post here or elsewhere. If you're running a non-US mainframe -- or have done so, or know people who have, or have thoughts on this -- and might chat a bit via email, please get in

Re: z/OS Secure FTP Question

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 10:35:08 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >(Interesting: another base64 body I can't quote on the Web interface.) If you use Firefox you might consider installing the LeetKey extension, which will allow such quoting with relative ease. Just select the

Re: How to find the Global zone names in SMP/E via REXX

On 2017-08-08, at 11:01, Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote: > It is documented in "SA23-2276-02 SMP/E for z/OS Reference" look for GIMAPI, > on the CBTTAPE are some routines that provide an interface between REXX and > GIMAPI. > I don't consider GIMAPI a Rexx API; it's Rexx-hostile. It requires that

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 18:24:29 +0100, David W Noon wrote: > >Mutt has always been very RFC-compliant. > Meaning both that it obeys the rules in the RFCs and doesn't invent any of its own. >Microsoft sets the standards. > I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore! >Another problem with

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

David W Noon wrote: >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- First time I see this prefix message with PGP and word MESSAGE. Hmmm, interesting. I really need to do drink coffee and then RTFM... >Hash: SHA1 You're using SHA1, not SHA256? Ok, what e-mail software are you using. If you don't

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 09:16:18 -0500, Paul Gilmartin (Paul Gilmartin) wrote about Curse you, L-Soft!: [snip] > According to various experiments and headers of off-list messages: > > MacOS Mail.app sends utf-8 as quoted-printable but deals corectly with > incoming 8-bit/ > > From one set of mail

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

(off-list) On 2017-08-08, at 10:50, David W Noon wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 01:45:22 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht (Elardus > Engelbrecht ) wrote about Re: Curse > you, L-Soft!: > >> David W Noon wrote: >> >>>

Re: z/OS Secure FTP Question

It all depends on how often you order/receive maintenance. I do it weekly, and get by with a 4Gb NTS. If I wait several weeks, and some "large" maintenance comes out(think java replacements) then I've run out. I currently run with a 8Gb NTS. When I order a new Serverpack, I go by what

Re: How to find the Global zone names in SMP/E via REXX

It is documented in "SA23-2276-02 SMP/E for z/OS Reference" look for GIMAPI, on the CBTTAPE are some routines that provide an interface between REXX and GIMAPI. "Overview of GIMAPI GIMAPI is a program (load module) provided with IBM SMP/E for z/OS, V3R6 that can be called by a user-written

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 01:45:22 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht (Elardus Engelbrecht ) wrote about Re: Curse you, L-Soft!: > David W Noon wrote: > > >Sometimes Base64 or other binary-safe encoding is required by RFC. > > So

Re: z/OS Secure FTP Question

(Interesting: another base64 body I can't quote on the Web interface.) On 2017-08-08, at 09:55, Allan Staller wrote: > SMPWKDIR should be at least 3 times the size of the package. > IIRC, there is a minimal increase in the root filesystem. > > -Original Message- > From: Veryl Ellis >

Re: z/OS Secure FTP Question

SMPWKDIR should be at least 3 times the size of the package. IIRC, there is a minimal increase in the root filesystem. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Veryl Ellis Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 10:47 AM To:

Re: z/OS Secure FTP Question

my shopz zfs is 10,000 Cyl's SMPWRKDIR is a tfs for me MOUNT FILESYSTEM('TMPSMPWK') MOUNTPOINT('/SYST/usr/local/smpe/workdir') TYPE(TFS) /* Filesystem type TFS */ MODE(RDWR) /* Mounted for read/write */ PARM('-s 2147380171 -b 1') - Original Message - From: "Veryl Ellis"

Re: z/OS Secure FTP Question

Another question. Any idea how much DASD space to allocate for the SMPNTS and/or SMPWKDIR ZFS files? I seem to keep running out. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 12:48

Re: Need referral - Websphere script w/o passwords

Thank you. I'll read up. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: How to find the Global zone names in SMP/E via REXX

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 13:44:03 +, Nims,Alva John (Al) wrote: >Does any of the CBT Tape REXX programs that access the SMP/e API do the job? > I see no mention of an API for Rexx in the SMP/E User's Guide, Reference, or Commands. Where is an API for Rexx documented? -- gil

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

(sent via web interface) On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 01:45:22 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: >David W Noon wrote: > >>Sometimes Base64 or other binary-safe encoding is required by RFC. > >So I see. Thanks. Wish Shmuel is here, he certainly has something to say about >all these RFC requirements... >

Re: How to find the Global zone names in SMP/E via REXX

I will check those out closer. Thanks Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Nims,Alva John (Al) > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 6:44 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: How to find the Global

Re: SVCDUMP consideration

SVCDUMPs can go to SYS1.DUMPx or a dynamic allocation based on your settings in z/OS Look at the mvs command for Dump Datasets (DD) for what your shop is using. See this link: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieag100/dumpds.htm SVC Dumps can contain

Re: SVCDUMP consideration

Hi General questions. Since when we set SAD for zOS we keep that based on the size of Real storage. When we are setting up an SVCDUMP for a particular product. How does that dumping takes place ? Is it only the control block occupied by the specific product ? Or it scans the entire RSM dedicated

Re: How to find the Global zone names in SMP/E via REXX

Does any of the CBT Tape REXX programs that access the SMP/e API do the job? Al Nims UFIT University of Florida (352) 273-1298 @Home -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 7:13

Re; Various 052 abends with LINKAGE=SYSTEM calls in SRB

0101: you did not show the rest of the expansion or the registers at the time of the error, or what the contents of the parameter area was. This is basic diagnosis upon reading the reason for an abend that indicates that the problem is that reserved fields in a parameter area are non-zero.

Re: Various 052 abends with LINKAGE=SYSTEM calls in SRB

It was primary mode I did a SAC 0 Right before the VSMLOC > On Aug 8, 2017, at 3:01 AM, Binyamin Dissen > wrote: > > On Mon, 7 Aug 2017 21:30:08 -0400 Jim Mulder wrote: > > :>It should not be possible to get a 052 abend from VSMLOC, >

Re: SVCDUMP consideration

Jake Anderson wrote: >Is there any constraint when we are taking SVCDUMP ? Are there any CPU spike >due to SVCDUMP ? It depends. Sometimes you get a CPU spike or something slows down your system. YMMV of course. It also depends on how the application or job is handling the dump itself.

Re: Various 052 abends with LINKAGE=SYSTEM calls in SRB

On Tue, 8 Aug 2017 04:18:55 -0400 Jim Mulder wrote: :> No, 052 abends are issued by service routines for PCAUTH services. :>VSMLOC is not a PCAUTH service. and its service routine does not :>issue 052 abends. Might the wrong addressing mode cause an incorrect PC number to

Re: SVCDUMP consideration

Have a look at the Q= SDUMP option, this specifies if the system will be quiesced while dumping common storage. Command: D DUMP,O. Kees. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Jake Anderson > Sent: 08 August, 2017

SVCDUMP consideration

Hi Is there any constraint when we are taking SVCDUMP ? Are there any CPU spike due to SVCDUMP ? Generally what are the factors needs to be considered while taking SVCDUMP ? Jake -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Various 052 abends with LINKAGE=SYSTEM calls in SRB

No, 052 abends are issued by service routines for PCAUTH services. VSMLOC is not a PCAUTH service. and its service routine does not issue 052 abends. Jim Mulder z/OS Diagnosis, Design, Development, Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie NY > From: Binyamin Dissen > To:

Re: Need referral - Websphere script w/o passwords

Hi Linda, Years ago I used soap.client.props for this, base64 decoded passwords are not so secure, but with strict file permissions (e.g. perm 660 or 640) this way might be acceptable. If you use wsadmin, it can be configured to use soap.client.props files for authentication purposes. On Mon,

Re: Various 052 abends with LINKAGE=SYSTEM calls in SRB

On Mon, 7 Aug 2017 21:30:08 -0400 Jim Mulder wrote: :>It should not be possible to get a 052 abend from VSMLOC, :>unless some rogue code on your system has messed with the :>System Function Table so that the wrong PC number is being issued, :>or some rogue code on your

z/OS Data Set Encryption Now Generally Available

z/OS Data Set Encryption is a critical new security feature to help you better protect sensitive data. It's a key ingredient in an overall, stepped up enterprise privacy and data protection strategy. And, importantly, z/OS Data Set Encryption does not require any application changes, so you can

Re: Curse you, L-Soft!

David W Noon wrote: >Sometimes Base64 or other binary-safe encoding is required by RFC. So I see. Thanks. Wish Shmuel is here, he certainly has something to say about all these RFC requirements... >MTA = Mail Transfer Agent >This is/are the SMTP server(s) used to move email around. >Using a