Re: Un-Sysplex a zOS System

2018-08-30 Thread Tim Deller
Just dial down the defined capacity of each LPAR as work leaves the mainframe. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: which 3270 terminal

2018-03-22 Thread Tim Deller
I wanted to do this but never found a way to match a userid to an incoming IP address. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Hardware upgrade z13 to z14....Yikes

2018-02-28 Thread Tim Deller
In my experience; an upgrade with the same serial number means they upgrade the box you already have. This requires hours of downtime and no time to test on the upgraded box. (also; no fallback) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: SMS dataset oddity with COM-Plete

2018-02-19 Thread Tim Deller
I would get a dump, logrec, syslog and open an issue with IBM. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: SMF Dump Exit - IEFU29

2017-11-02 Thread Tim Deller
Sometimes the SMF datasets will switch during shutdown or IPL and the exit does not catch the fact. I cobbled a program that gets run as part of IPL to examine SMF control blocks and issue dump commands for the datasets that need to be dumped.

Re: a volser id in a system-manage library(TS7700) is the same as a volser id in DS8800

2017-09-28 Thread Tim Deller
If you have authority to use bypass label processing; you may be able to read the tape with JCL parameters like: //TAPEIN DD DSN=bogus dsn with your HLQ,UNIT=3490,VOL=SER=bogus volser, //LABEL=(2,BLP,EXPDT=98000),DISP=(OLD,KEEP), //DCB=(appropriate RECFM,LRECL,ETC

Re: What to do with PTF dogies?

2017-07-20 Thread Tim Deller
I have used RSU for years on z/OS and have done many golives with very few software issues. RSU folds in older PTFs that were not previously included and it also looks forward for hipers etc. It is saving customers a lot of research. You can read about it here:

Re: Enterprise COBOL V6.2

2017-07-20 Thread Tim Deller
"Conditional complication"? Sounds about right... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: DFRMM Request For Enhancement 106021

2017-07-17 Thread Tim Deller
Mike, You said that when EDGSSSI is in the subsystem entry then DFRMM must be in control but that's not what happened. Following is the explanation from DFRMM level two; When RMM failed to initialize the situation is similar to when RMM is started with the following command 'S

DFRMM Request For Enhancement 106021

2017-07-14 Thread Tim Deller
If you Run DFRMM ; Please consider voting for my RFE at: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe_ID=106021 We used to run CA-1 and it had a zap to disallow tape creation until CA-1 was recording. Needless to say ; DFRMM is different ; and we got stung.

Re: z/OS 1.13 to z/OS 2.2 Comm Server woes

2017-04-11 Thread Tim Deller
If you were using SSL then you may have to add SSLV3 to the secure ports in the TN3270 parm. It now defaults to NOSSLV3. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: IBM FTPS connect

2016-09-13 Thread Tim Deller
Perhaps the list of ciphers in the ftpdata file is too restrictive or maybe the z/OS Security Level 3 FMID is not installed. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Read a PDS (all members) like PS dataset

2016-06-15 Thread Tim Deller
It sounds like you just want to scan a PDS. You can do that with a program that is part of ISPF. //SCAN1 EXEC PGM=ISRSUPC,PARM='L SRCHCMP CKPACKL ANYC' //OUTDD DD SYSOUT=* //NEWDD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SOME.SOURCE.PDS SRCHFOR 'RANGE'

Re: HMC and certificate

2015-11-27 Thread Tim Deller
Click 'Java' in 'control panel' to get the 'Java Control Panel' Click the 'Security' tab Set the check box 'Enable Java in the browser' Set the security level button to 'High' Put your HMC URL in the 'Exception Site List' You may also try some options under the 'Advanced' tab

Re: HMC and certificate

2015-11-25 Thread Tim Deller
I think the signon box is displayed by Java. Check that Java is enabled in your browser. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: RSU or maintenance level on a system

2015-09-21 Thread Tim Deller
You can get a good idea of your RSU level from SMPE panel 3.3 Enter your target zone and press enter. The highest RSU listed is probably your maintenance level. You can type S beside the RSU to see all the PTF's applied with that RSU. Thanks, Tim Deller

Re: JES2 MSGCLASS oddity

2015-06-05 Thread Tim Deller
Your Jobclass(S) probably has the optional Outdisp coded which only applies to JES datasets. See the manual - JES2 Initialization and Tuning Reference Thanks, Tim Deller -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: STGINDEX definition (UNCLASSIFIED)

2014-11-13 Thread Tim Deller
data sets cannot be preserved if CVIO or CLPA is specified at IPL time. I have not needed this function for many years. I code VIODSN=IGNORE, NO STGINDEX DATASET In IEASYS00 Thanks, Tim Deller -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: How to check if a job is running in a SYSPLEX

2014-08-07 Thread Tim Deller
I would use ENQ 1. Add a DD statement to the job that you want to test for. //TESTDD DD DSN=hlq.jobname.LOCK,DISP=(NEW,DELETE,DELETE),etc. 2. Issue ENQ with TEST on SYSDSN for the lock dataset name from the assembler cics program. Thanks, Tim Deller

Re: I SMF Processing

2014-08-01 Thread Tim Deller
Perhaps the first one needs to be formatted; //FORMATEXEC PGM=IFASMFDP //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //DDIN DD DSN=SYS1.MAN1,DISP=SHR //SYSINDD * INDD(DDIN,OPTIONS(CLEAR)) Thanks, Tim Deller

Re: I SMF Processing

2014-07-31 Thread Tim Deller
If the I SMF command only switches between the first and second dataset; then that is probably all that is defined. Issue command D SMF to show the defined SMF datasets and their status. Issue command D SMF,O to show what SMFPRMxx parmlib member is active. Thanks, Tim Deller

Re: OPEN not filling in DCBBLKSI for RECFM=U data set

2014-07-18 Thread Tim Deller
For an undefined record format file; The blocksize from the dscb is the maximum blocksize for that dataset. You would getmain a buffer of that size for use by a GET move mode macro. The actual size of the block retrived is returned in the DCB lrecl field. It can theoretically be equal to or

Re: OPEN not filling in DCBBLKSI for RECFM=U data set

2014-07-18 Thread Tim Deller
From DFSMS Using Data Sets System-determined block size: The system can derive the best block size for DASD, tape, and spooled data sets. The system does not derive a block size for BDAM, old, or unmovable data sets, or when the RECFM is U.

Re: SYSPLEX ISSUE

2014-06-10 Thread Tim Deller
We had an issue similar to this when we first tried to ipl z/OS V2R1 with all other vendor products included. Dynamic allocation failed all over the place. It turned out to be caused by CA-Alloc needing maintenance. IBM had to figure this out for us. Thanks, Tim Deller

Re: ServerPac: Upgrade or Full Replace?

2014-05-28 Thread Tim Deller
never get IPL'd; we only run from copies. Thanks, Tim Deller -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Heads up for z/OS V2R1 golive

2014-05-22 Thread Tim Deller
If you run batch jobs that use VSAM files; you may or may not see S0C4 and other abends. Programmers get called to work on problems they cannot fix. They and their managers become unhappy. Apply UA72646 for apar OA43983 It is not HIPER but I think it should be.

Re: building text messages with substitutions

2014-03-14 Thread Tim Deller
DCCL80' ' CBT Overflow Tape V466File 188 Created July - 25 - 04 File # 188 SHARE MVS Tape (SPLA Tape) File 088 THIS FILE CONTAINS THE ASSEMBLER MACROS FROM YALE COMPUTER CENTER. Thanks, Tim Deller -- For IBM

Re: CA-Roscoe shops around?

2014-03-12 Thread Tim Deller
exit. Thanks, Tim Deller -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: LPAR images not visible

2014-02-27 Thread Tim Deller
I have seen this when the switch became unplugged between the HMC and the SE. You are communicating with the HMC but the HMC is not communicating with the SE. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: Spanned FCTC

2014-01-21 Thread Tim Deller
From informational apar II14042 when communicating across CSS's the CUADD must contain the CSSID and IMAGEID, ie. for CSS 0 to communicate over a channel to CSS 1 image 3 the CUADD must be 13 where 1 is the CSS id and 3 is the MIF id.

Re: WTO confusion

2013-12-20 Thread Tim Deller
File 127 at cbttape.org contains a handy macro named SYSPUT. Just code the macro in your working storage; then when you want to write a line; load the address of the line in R1 and BAL R14 to the macro tag. The specified dcb (automagically defined within the macro) is opened at first use. The

Re: RLS SMSVSAM and PLEX wide IPL

2013-03-04 Thread Tim Deller
I found out the hard way that the SHCDS dataset names are maintained in the CF datasets. I vote to have the SHCDS names maintained in a parmlib member. It would be easier to understand. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /