Re: z/OS installation Question

> There is a column in the dataset list named 'Must be in Master Catalog'. For > some datasets the value is YES. > How do I change this to NO or BLANK? You can't change that value, but you don't need to, because that column is only tourist information and does not affect z/OSMF's processing. O

Re: Moving/Merging Zones Into A New CSI

> I backed up and restored the new v13 CSI to a ‘test’ CSI…ran a ZONEEDIT and > pointed my DDDEFs to test datasets etc.… > Then Ran ZONEEXPORTS for a TARGET & DLIB from my current v12 CSI > Ran ZONEEDITs to update those DDDEFs > Ran a GZONEMERGE to copy over the associated FMIDs to the GLOBAL zo

Re: unix commands in batch and su

> I put 'su' command before others, but it doesn't work. Try piping the commands to su, like this: //STEP EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH //STDOUT DD SYSOUT=* //STDERR DD SYSOUT=* //STDPARM DD * SH ; echo "The mkdir a command runs as the job's userid"; mkdir a; echo "The mkdir b command runs as superuser, if

Re: The new requirement for Certificates to communicate with IBM -- A Journey

> GIM44336S ** AN UNUSUAL CONDITION OCCURRED. GIMJVREQ - > java.net.SocketException: > Write failed > My gut reaction is the the SocketException is because the Socket is not being > correctly negotiated for encryption. That does not smell like a certificate problem to me at

Re: The new requirement for Certificates to communicate with IBM -- A Journey

> ... The named labels, the download steps (Only the new Intermediate was > required)., the upload steps, the > Cert adds (yes trusted). the keyring connect to the same keyring used for > the last successful loads. The intermediate is NOT required. You can safely remove that one from your ke

Re: The new requirement for Certificates to communicate with IBM -- A Journey

> I did finally get the Certificate loaded, defined and attached to my SMPE > keyring. > The jobs still fail mysteriously.The only clue being that displaying the > new key via RACF says that it is 'Incomplete' I don't know about your RACF "incomplete" issue, but I suggest you double check

Re: zOSMF

> > Is there anything easy we/IBM could do to move in the right direction? > > Examine the current system, > create a script to set the equivalent values for z/OSMF? Oh, so just like the Model function in z/OSMF Software Management? When you install software, like z/OS, using z/OSMF, during the C

Re: zOSMF

> ... how do we install this since we have never had a z/OS system before? You use the z/OS COD (Customized Offerings Driver): https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=system-customized-offerings-driver It’s a load-and-go z/OS you use strictly for installing your full blown z/OS. Kurt Quacken

Re: Digitally signed product software packages from IBM

> We just got it configured and tested with my standard throwaway ShopZ order, > Device Support Facilities. It works great, I'm sure management will love it. Glad to hear it works great and "management will love it." If you find value in this capability I encourage you to reach out to your othe

IBM download server root CA change

Take note of the planned 30 May 2023 change to the certificate authority (CA) root for the IBM software download servers: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6997317 This affects downloads for z/OS product and service orders submitted from Shopz, service orders submitted by SMP/E RECEIVE ORDE

Re: Digitally signed product software packages from IBM

>> IBM packages for PTFs and HOLDDATA are currently not yet being signed, but >> they will be later this year. Stay tuned. >> > At e.g. , I > see: > "Verified by DigiCert." Is that adequate? Securing the download may very well be a

Re: Digitally signed product software packages from IBM

> Y'all should *also* sign bundled (in one file) packages with PGP and PKI, as > those are recognized standards which most customers have already in-hand. GIMZIP package signing is implemented using public/private key technology (aka, PKI); a private key is used to generate a digital signature f

Digitally signed product software packages from IBM

As of today, all IBM product orders initiated from Shopz will be digitally signed using SMP/E's GIMZIP package signing capability. This includes both Portable Software Instance (ServerPac) and CBPDO orders. The signed packages are completely compatible with exiting acquisition and download pro

Re: SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER server IP address changes

The deed is done. Sorry, I don't know on which day the final server migrated, but as of May 8 both eccgw01.boulder.ibm.com and eccgw02.rochester.ibm.com have new ip addresses. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6856445 > Sure, I'll post up here after I get notified the server IP address mi

Re: TLS - and HTTP download

My understand is that ATTLS allows you to encrypt network traffic for clients/servers which do not implement TLS themselves. It sounds like your Db2 traffic was formerly not encrypted with TLS, but your ATTLS rule now encrypts that Db2 traffic without the client or server being any wiser. Unfo

Re: TLS - and HTTP download

I'm confused by your question. Can you be more specific what you mean by "we have locked down HTTPS via TLS"? Are you not allowing any HTTPS traffic at all? That feels extreme. Kurt Quackenbush IBM  |  z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management  |  ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Norris never uses CHE

Re: Serverpac product

> I have ordered one product in shopz using serverpac method. We are using z/OS > 2.2 and z/osmf not installed in the system. z/OSMF is required for installing an IBM ServerPac. If you don't have z/OSMF available, then in Shopz you must choose the CBPDO installation method instead of ServerPac

Re: Cloning SMPe Global, Target and DLIB

> What is the best or recommended way to copy or clone a SMPe Global CSI, > Target and Dlib with all the underlying datasets? > I want to create a new HLQ and clone under that. If you don't already have a process or set of jobs defined to clone your SMP/E environment, I suggest you check out the

Re: SMPe securing zones

> I've found that GIMSMP opens the datasets in UPDATE mode, so the user will > still need UPDATE or higher access. READ access fails when the program > starts. That is not true for all SMP/E commands. LIST for example, or the REPORT commands, and the ISPF Query dialog, definitely open the SMP

Re: Exact AT-TLS parms for SMP/E Download

> Really? IBM requires this but it's not documented anywhere? Not specific for the IBM software download servers, but here's the general doc about configuring the FTP client to use AT-TLS (but I admit it looks a little thin): https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=security-steps-migrating-f

Re: NTS

> I have run into a problem that I have never seen. My NTS is a complete > MOD27. But I'm told EDC5133I No space left on device. After you've actually received the content into the global zone and SMPPTS there's no reason to keep the subdirectories in the SMPNTS, so delete any old stuff. If y

Re: zOS 3.1 - zosmf

> Is there any videos created by IBM to demonstrate it's usage for installing > the products? Check out this page for some good information: https://www.ibm.com/support/z-content-solutions/serverpac-install-zosmf/ In particular on the Try it tab there is a link to a video tutorial for installing

Re: zOS 3.1 - zosmf

> I know it's early to ask but just trying my best or I have no missed . Any > idea if zOS 3.1 can be installed without using zosmf ? Just using the > previous serverpac method ? No. The CustomPac Installation Dialog version of IBM's ServerPac is no longer available. z/OS 3.1 will be availabl

Re: SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER server IP address changes

Regarding testcase.boulder.ibm.com, I thought the IP address changed last year: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6587781 > I know this is not your area but when sending to Testcase today with z/OSMF > failed because we don't have this in are firewall. I didn't see any > notification for th

Re: SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER server IP address changes

Sure, I'll post up here after I get notified the server IP address migration is complete. > Will there be more announcements, saying the new IPs and DNS entries are in > place and when the old ones will be shut off? >> SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER users, take note of the planned IBM order server IP >>

SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER server IP address changes

SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER users, take note of the planned IBM order server IP address changes on March 23. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6856445 Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when

Re: Can you connect to the PTF download site with z/OS FTP?

IBM Downloads (public.dhe.ibm.com) - Disablement of unsecure connection methods: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6826677 Kurt Quackenbush IBM  |  z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management  |  ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs.

Re: zOSMF

> An error was found in file "/u/pinionr/TDMF/IZUD00DF.json". Error: "The file > contains data that is not supported by the current level of z/OSMF. The > version = 8."IZUD277E Feb 16, 2023, 10:14:02 AM You need at least this PTF from March 2022 which added support for merging target data sets

Re: HOLDDATA Not Working as Expected

> Once the APAR was validated in the field and ready for PTF creation, a > ++RELEASE(fmid) ERROR FMID(fmid) REASON(aparnum) statement was added to the > HOLDDATA. Just to confirm what has already been mentioned, you're using ++RELEASE incorrectly. The fixing PTF will resolve the ++HOLD, so the

Re: zOSMF

> Has anyone ever retrofitted their current SMPe environment into zOSMF? Can you be more specific what you mean by that? Kurt Quackenbush IBM  |  z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management  |  ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. --

Re: How to determine if Enhanced HOLDDATA received?

> Is it possible for a PTF to have no hold except the SECINT? That is to ask, > is it likely that a PTF introducing a security issue could be applied because > there is no HOLD(ERROR) or even a HOLD(ACTION) which could inform that there > is a SECINT for the PFT? In theory, yes. In practice, I

Re: How to determine if Enhanced HOLDDATA received?

> how can I determine if such holddata was receive or not? Using just SMP/E I suppose the only way is to list all of the HOLDDATA in the global zone and search for any with CLASS(SECINT). You can use LIST HOLDDATA HOLDERROR then search the output. This won't show you when HOLDDATA was receive

Re: How to determine if Enhanced HOLDDATA received?

HOLDDATA with CLASS(SECINT) is only available on the IBM Z Security Portal. Who can and cannot obtain access to the IBM Z Security Portal is documented in this FAQ: https://ibm.biz/security-portal-faq. In short, from the FAQ, "the Security Portal is for IBM clients that have a licensed IBM Z or

Re: How to determine if Enhanced HOLDDATA received?

> Is there still such a thing as not-enhanced holddata? No, the old not-enhanced HOLDDATA no longer exists (for many years). I do not use the descriptor "enhanced" because IBM only provides the one flavor of general use HOLDDATA. Everybody, including vendors, have access to IBM's general use

Re: How to determine if Enhanced HOLDDATA received?

> Since I don't have access to the (IBM) Security Portal (vendors doesn't have > access to it, so I was told), I never installed such holddata. I wonder if > there is a way to identify that a specific RSU of Enhanced HOLDDATA was > received. Don't confuse the IBM Security Portal and SECINT HOLD

Re: SMPE recreate a target library... Possible?

Yes, the GENERATE command will generate jobs to construct target libraries from the content in the distribution libraries. However, APPLY REDO later for more than a handful of PTFs might be dicey. If you go this route I suggest you first ACCEPT the PTFs that have not been accepted yet, then us

Re: z/OSMF

> We have z/OSMF active on one of ours LPAR's. Now we would like to add another > LPAR. > I know their were instructions on how to perform this - I am unable to find > the instructions. > If you have done this and would provide the documentation it would be > appreciated. I think this is the

Re: SMP/E oddity?

>> RESTORE does behave the same as APPLY in this respect. > RESTORE no longer requires that other maintenance to the involved elements be > ACCEPTed? > It can rebuild the load modules using APPLYed-only elements? No, no, no, that's not it at all. This discussion was solely about building load

Re: SMP/E oddity?

> Yeah, this all makes sense. Basically, the idea of APPLY is to build the LMOD > with everything that's been ACCEPTed or previously APPLYed to it. SMP/E has enough information to reconstruct it from scratch if needed, but will save itself the work of rebuilding the LMOD from the MODs if it doesn

Re: SMP/E oddity?

During APPLY processing SMP/E may or may not include the existing load module when replacing MODs. If the load module does not actually exist in the target library, or if the LMOD entry has any CALLLIBS subentries, then the load module is constructed from scratch, including all of the MODs defi

Re: Which program creates the $$GIMC elements in SMP/E entries?

> Which program creates the $$GIMC elements in SMP/E entries? GIMCPTS is a stand alone program that will compact or expand the element data within a SYSMOD. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=routines-gimcpts-sysmod-compaction-service-routine Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OS

Re: z/OSMF PSWI

happen when the root filesystem grows beyond the 4 GB limit in the future? So far z/OSMF PSWI is not helping.  First, I couldn't select a Target system but tell it to use a different, existing master cat (like we could with ServerPac), now this? On 10/6/2022 10:15 AM, Kurt J. Quack

Re: z/OSMF PSWI

As I understand your scenario, you have two z/OS systems, a driving system (call it A) where the z/OSMF server is running and a target system (call it B), and you want to install z/OS 2.5 into the existing master catalog for system B. Currently you have selected A as the target system for the d

Re: z/OSMF PSWI

You're OK to just restart the z/OSMF server after installing PTFs for PH45201 and PH46392. No need to restart the Deployment operation. Kurt Quackenbush, IBM z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainf

Re: z/OSMF again

> There are 2 missing icons that I need - Software Management & Software > Updates. > I been through several manuals and have performed additional setup and SAF > rules that are suppose to provide this function. Did you check the "App Center" folder in the lower left corner of the z/OSMF desk

Re: BPXCOPY vs. TSO/E CALL asis

> I'll submit an RCF. A few hours earlier, I had submitted an RCF questioning > whether it's possible to override SYSTSPRT, even with LINK, etc. I'll watch > for a response, Yes, its possible to override SYSTSPRT for BPXCOPY. SMP/E overrides it. Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF

Re: Shopz via smpe

> Can you dl a shopz order smpe receive order? I’ve tried to get information > but the links ibm sends are not working. I already have receive order > processing set up for fixes etc. The Shopz download page for your order should contain links to sample SMP/E jobs to download the order files.

Re: ZOSMF and cbpdo

> Are there any plans to get zOSMF to install CBPDO ordered software? Is CBPDO > going away so that all software will be a Serverpac? IBM currently has no plans for z/OSMF to install software delivered in a CBPDO format, and IBM currently has no plans to eliminate CBPDO as an option when order

Re: GIMAPI and ZONEINDEX

> We was able to query on anything in global zone ( this is a global zone only > dataset). The strange issue is that if we specify GLOBAL as subentry we get > SREL, OPTION and some other items including first entry of the zoneindex. > Why does GIMAPI returns all this data if subentry is global?

Re: GIMAPI and ZONEINDEX

> QIFGIMQZ is an assembler program that is called by LINKMVS. If I supply wrong > value, for example ZONEINDEC instead of ZONEINDEX, I get an error telling > that the entrytype is wrong. It seems that GIMAPI is aware of the ENTRY and > SUBENTRY values I pass to it. Did you write this assembler

Re: GIMAPI and ZONEINDEX

y Ent_Name" ITschak ITschak Mugzach *|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for z/OS, x/Linux & IBM I **| z/VM coming soon * On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 8:47 PM Kurt J. Quackenbush wrote: > > I am querying SMPF using GIMPAPI. works fine. however

Re: GIMAPI and ZONEINDEX

> I am querying SMPF using GIMPAPI. works fine. however, when I query for CSI = > MVS.GLOBAL.csi ZONE=GLOBAL ENTRY=GLOBALZONE subentry=ZONEINDX (ignore length > vars), > I get msg GIM32000W NO ENTRIES MATCHING THE SPECIFIED CRITERIA FOUND. > I checked the CSI and it does have a zoneindex defined

Re: FTP error receiving holddata

> Which server is now available to pull HOLDDATA. If I'm not mistaken a few > changes were made that cause this long time process to fail in this shop. > What should replace "service.bouler.ibm.com" what should now be used > to transmit via FTP? Try public.dhe.ibm.com instead. Or t

Re: How to identify holddata date

> I found it here > https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/understanding-rsu-and-put-process but I > might mis interpreted the sentence saying "The PUT (Program Update Tape) > process is being phased out". Well now, isn't that interesting? I don't know what the author of that page meant by that sta

Re: How to identify holddata date

> I read somewhere that IBM decided to discontinue PUTyymm files and only use > RSUyymm for monthly accumulated fix files. I visited the link, missed the > table some how. It was your use of the term "files" that threw me. Just to be clear, there are no specific "files" for PUT or RSU. Both P

Re: How to identify holddata date

>- When exactly IBM releases the monthly RSU? beginning of next month? Correct, in the first week of the month IBM assigns PTFs to the prior month's RSU level. >- I noticed that some PTFs such as security related have NVD like >severity (Bx.y) What is A in Symptoms? I believe "A" is

Re: How to identify holddata date

> My idea was to produce a report sourceid on the global target zones (since > acept will remove the PTFs related to this sourceid) and get the last PUT > listed. This one will work even if I am running on a lower level system. > correct? REPORT SOURCEID will show you all of the sourceids a

Re: How to identify holddata date

> I would like to check the last date holddata was received on my MVS csi, > without looking at the logs. Is that information written somewhere in SMP and > can be retrieved by query? SMP/E does maintain the date each ++HOLD statement was received, but it does not expose it, not even in the CSI

Re: SMPe REPORT by APPLY date

> Is it possible to get a SMPe report in order of the date the sysmods were > applied? The SMP/E LIST and UNLOAD commands outputs do not sort the currently installed SYSMODs by APPLY date. You'll have to roll your own by either manipulating and sorting LIST or UNLOAD output, or using the GIMAP

Re: zOSMF

On the Catalogs page, select a data set name prefix and click Actions -> Select Catalog. On the Select Catalog page, select the default master catalog and click Actions -> Modify. There you can change the default temporary catalog alias, catalog name, location, and space. Kurt Quackenbush IBM

Re: Is deliverycb-bld.dhe.ibm.com the wrong host for HTTPS PTF downloads?

Did someone mention my name? The IP addresses for the download servers changed this past weekend, June 12(ish). The server host names remain the same. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6580101 Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Nor

Re: Receive from Network failed

> 221 Goodbye. GIM69233I FTP FAILED, ATTEMPT 01 OF 10. FTP WILL BE RETRIED IN 60 SECONDS. -Original Me

Re: Receive from Network failed

> I submitted two jobs a few hours ago. One to Boulder and one to Rochester. > Neither server responded after 90 minutes, so I cancelled them. This was a > surprise > that I did not even get the connection. The order did not get staged to the download server after 90 minutes? That's a different

Re: Receive from Network failed

> TLS security mechanism negotiation failed - data connection closed > 425 Unable to build data connection: Not owner Std Return Code = 16425, Error > Code = 00017 > >>> QUIT > 221 Goodbye. > > GIM69233I FTP FAILED, ATTEMPT 01 OF 10. FTP WILL BE RETRIED IN 60 SECONDS. I believe, but am not positi

Re: z/OSMF - Software Management

> Can a vendor produce product information files without their providing > portable instances for installing the product(s)? Or is that file an > artifact of creating portable instances? It seems like I could > theoretically hand-build a product information file to supply a EOS date? A p

Re: z/OSMF - Software Management

A quick search found this from Broadcom: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/traditional-management/mainframe-common-maintenance-procedures/1-0/getting-started/z-osmf-requirements/import-product-information-into-z-osmf.html I know other vendors are aware of the z/OSMF Software

Re: z/OSMF Portable Software Instance - Deployment Question

Bob, I believe the workflow steps refer to the data sets with the ZOS25.OMVS names, so wait until after you perform the workflow steps before renaming the data sets. But after that, yeah, sure, you should be fine to rename the zFS data sets with your OMVS prefix. Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS

Re: zOSMF

Do you mean like the z/OSMF Security Configuration Assistant? https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=services-configure-security-configuration-assistant-service Kurt Quackenbush IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | ku...@us.ibm.com Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applie

Re: z/OSMF Portable Software Instance - Deployment Question

Still trying to understand your desired outcome. You do want to create a new master catalog, OK, but are you also trying to create new user catalogs connected to the new master, or are you trying to connect existing user catalogs to the new master? z/OSMF currently supports the former but not

Re: z/OSMF Portable Software Instance - Deployment Question

Bob, are you sure you really want to create a new master catalog? Or, do you really want to use your existing master catalog and existing user catalogs, or perhaps create some new user catalogs connected to your existing master catalog? The point is, if you use your existing master catalog the

Re: z/OSMF Migration Workflow Question

From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, March 25, 2022 11:28 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: z/OSMF Migration Workflow Question > well there's the issue, notification inside z/OSMF, Whoa, I'm pretty sure you can tell z/OSMF Notific

Re: Coding IF statement in BPXBATCH shell

> Hey everyone...I am having a tough time with a shell script I am writing > for my BPXBATCH step. All I want to do is run one of two commands > depending on a variable that is passed to the script. > > I have tried coding > if [ "$pet" == "DOG" ] ; then > commands... > else > other com

Re: List of PTFs

> Not sure how completely accurate it is but you could try going into > the SMP/E dialog, invoke 3.3 (SOURCEID QUERY) and select RSU2112. > On my system with my products, there are 124 PTFs that are listed. > Select each of those and you'll know that FMIDs were hit. > > There may also be a repo

Re: RECEIVE ORDER

> GIM69233I FTP FAILED, ATTEMPT 01 OF 10. FTP WILL BE RETRIED IN 60 > SECONDS. > > The ordering connection is HTTPS, but the download seems to still be FTP. I suggest you try using HTTPS for the download and avoid FTP altogether. Add this to your specification: downloadmethod="https" downl

Re: RECEIVE ORDER

> RECEIVE PROCESSING HAS FAILED BECAUSE THE CONNECTION WITH THE > SERVER FAILED. javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: > com.ibm.jsse2.util.h: PKIX path building failed: > com.ibm.security.cert.IBMCertPathBuilderException: unable to find > valid certification path to requested target Ah hah, n

Re: RECEIVE ORDER

Since GIM69207S was the first message from RECEIVE it means SMP/E could not connect to the server to submit the order request. If it were a CA certificate issue I would have expected an SSL handshake exception message, not "Connection refused". I'm with Carmen, check your local network to see

Re: More z/OS 2.5 install fun

> I’m trying to install z/OS 2.5 with zOSMF. It get’s to the point of > restoring files, but at some point I get this message: > > JOB00189 IEF244I IZUD04UZ GIMUNZIP - UNABLE TO ALLOCATE 1 UNIT(S) > AT LEAST 1 OFFLINE UNIT(S) NEEDED. > JOB00189 IEF877E IZUD04UZ NEEDS 1 UNIT(S) > FOR

Next z/OSMF Community Guild meeting on January 19

A quick advertisement: I would like to invite you and your colleagues to the next z/OSMF Community Guild meeting on January 19, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST. This session will focus on installing z/OS 2.5 using z/OSMF Software Management. You may enroll through the Guild Home Page, htt

Re: z/OSMF - Copy Distribution Libs or not?

> Surprised by the first question in the Deployment Checklist - > Do you want to copy the distribution zones and libraries associated with > the source software? > > I've never thought about this before. I've always just installed them, > mainly because I didn't know you had a option not to. > >

Re: zOSMF install of z/OS 2.5

> I believe I’ve tried that before. When I specify a new volume ID > (one that does not currently exist), I get this message: > > Volume 25XCAT is not mounted or does not exist. > > If I have to format the volumes myself, I’m ok with that. But that > sort of defeats the purpose of the GUI. Ah

Re: zOSMF install of z/OS 2.5

> When configuring the deployment, on the ‘Volumes and Storage > Classes’ page is it possible to format volumes as the destination > for the catalogs and datasets? > > In the volumes section, I see ‘Modify’ but it’s greyed out as there > are no volumes. There is no ‘Add’ action, for instance.

Re: z/OSMF Missing SYSMODS

> Part of the workflow is to create “Missing SYSMOD Reports’. I get the > workflow to run and it creates a web page table output of Missing SYSMODS. (Just to clarify terminology, you're talking about the "Check for missing SYSMODs" step in the Deployment checklist in z/OSMF Software Management.

Re: Catch-22 on z/OSMF under z/OS 2.4

> It was our Second ServerPac order (in late August). Our first order > did not build a product correctly in our June order. > > Here is the order info from our currently installed ServerPac > (customer name redacted) > > U02298367 - Products - 2021-08-26 14.30.31 > Customer number: S#

Re: Catch-22 on z/OSMF under z/OS 2.4

> The solution has been found. > It turns out that the java level that comes with a CBPDO does not > correctly support z/OSMF requirements. > z/OSMF required Java 8.0.35/36 not the delivered 8.0.32. I want to follow-up on this with the appropriate folks, but just to be sure we're talking ab

Re: Using HTTPS from JCL for file download?

> Carmen, I'd be thrilled to see your samples, as I can't get to my ShopZ > person here at the moment. Please make sure to strip your user/password > stuff, so I don't get you in trouble! If your question is specific to SMP/E file downloads using HTTPS, then check this out: https://www.ibm.com/

Re: Using HTTPS from JCL for file download?

> After successfully getting my FTPS and SFTP JCL set up and working right > here, some manager got a bee in his bonnet to say that he wanted to use > HTTPS protocol from his JCL, because he read that HTTPS was the best way > to go. I tried to explain that HTTPS was meant for browser applicati

Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF

> I ordered z/OS 2.5 as a Workload installation via z/OSMF. > All of the documentation I received was for installing via the Dialogs. > I've followed all the directions for making sure z/OSMF was ready to use > Workloads, but I can not find any documentation on using z/OSMF to install > z/OS 2.5.

Re: SMPE apply error SYMLINKS

> Based on reason code I have looked into each directory and it exists but > not sure which file it is looking for and failing. Unfortunately message BPXF170E truncates the desired SYMLINK value. I can't see the ++APAR so don't know for sure the SYMLINK value but if it matches the prior value f

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> Do I have to go through the entire workflow for each clone, or can I > quickly create multiple clones? You have to go through an entire deployment operation to clone a software instance. If you're deploying the same source software again you can Copy an already completed Deployment which is b

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> We were able to merge datasets when we used CustomPac Installation > Dialog to install ServerPac like the below merged dataset display. > Can we still do that through z/OSMF software Management? Thanks. No, not at the moment, but we are actively developing a merge data set capability for the

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> Does the z/OSMF workflow support the following methodology: To clarify terminology I'll rephrase your question to what I think you meant to ask: Does z/OSMF Software Management, and the z/OSMF workflows supplied with the IBM ServerPac portable software instance, support the following methodol

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> Not having seen the zOSMF method, Since you have not actually seen it yet, please allow me to clarify a few points. > ... I know serverpac full > system replacement needs a usercat (that would become the master cat > if you wanted to replace that and IPL the new system) for allocating > and r

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> Absolutely understand what you said, but that's dumb. > > I haven't created a NEW Master Catalog in 20 years, because why > would I want to have to RECAT all my PAGE, SMF, USERCATs, NON-VSAM, > ETC datasets?? Some folks do create a new master catalog. That's their process. Apparently not y

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> Great information Kurt, thanks, but need a clarification on one thing. > > >>That's great! You would choose any of these software instances as > your model when installing z/OS next. You can also experiment with > other Software >>Management actions on those defined software > instances. Fo

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> So just a few clarifications. > > I am guessing when I install z/OS 2.6, not sure what my model is, an > instance or the portable 2.5 order? A model is a software instance representing your actual installed software, no matter how it was installed, not a portable software instance. > Because

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

> I have one set of installation volumes (TGT125, ZFS225 and DLBV25) > specific to the release. TGT125 will NEVER get IPL'd, I clone from > there to everywhere. All 'extranous' data sets (CPAC, the SMP > environment) goes SMS and stays on my sandbox. I also don't IPL the > CPAC system that come

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues Updated

> What about datasets that are not in the CSI, e.g., CPAC.*? When you use a model to initialize the deployment configuration, data sets not managed by SMP/E, like the CPAC.* data sets, won't be initialized to your existing data set naming conventions. The same is true for new data sets that do

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues Updated

> I too ordered V2.5 in the "window" where you still have a choice on > custompac dialogs or z/OSMF. I opted to go custompac one more time. > > I do echo Terri's sentiments that there should be a way to mostly > seed a new z/OSMF instance whether there is a utility that reads the > last saved

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues Updated

> Wanted to add a few other comments > Since IBM is forcing everyone to z/OSMF with 2.5, not excited for > this but It seems to work pretty well, except for everything that > cant see it doing behind the scenes. It seems this is a ton of > catalog look-ups to validate nothing exist. > > But the

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues Updated

> I still have some gripes but these occurred also with the old dialogue: > - SMPE.ZOS250.* non-VSAM datasets on the sysres are indirectly > cataloged because indirect cataloging by the installation dialogue > works at the volume level. Can you expound on this comment a bit? Are you saying you

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