Re: Moving a guest to new DASD

2006-05-26 Thread Phil Smith III
Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dasdfmt should work reliably without any dependence on prior format. I notice in the dasdfmt code commentary (on Developerworks) that it doesn't format track 0. Maybe that's ok, maybe not. Or maybe it's the dasd device driver causing the problem. On at

Re: Broadcast storms on OSD with TCP/IP under z/VM 5.2 an PROXYARP to VSE/ESA

2006-05-26 Thread Peter . Webb
Why are you using PROXYARP? It is a way to get around routing restrictions, it is not a solution with long-term viability. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald A. Hammer Sent: May 26, 2006 08:07

z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Steve Gentry
Hello. I am installing 5.2 and need to add a couple of EXEC's to the S disk (mdisk MAINT 190) I've accessed 190 as another mode, added my two execs and rebuilt the CMS saved segment. Logged off of the user, logged back on. When I do a FILELIST on the S drive, the EXEC's don't show up, but when

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread David Kreuter
What EXECs are you adding to the S disk? Executables should only be added to this disk through CMS installing or servicing. Your problem technically may be that fm number is 1, which will not show up on fm letter S as the disk is access fm number 2. David Steve Gentry wrote: Hello. I am

Re: This may interest some.

2006-05-26 Thread Gary Eheman
On Thu, 25 May 2006 09:31:45 -0500, Lucius, Leland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh well. I guess IBM owns everything... :-) Actually, since no copyri ght was attached to the article, I guess Alfred was within his rights to use it freely, but to claim ownership That just seems wrong. Leland

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Bohnsack
Steve--I'm not on 5.2 yet, but the procedure that I've used for many years is to save the execs or whatever you need on the 190 disk as filemode 2. That's important. Then using the SAMPNSS EXEC that typically is shipped on the MAINT 493 disk, create a new NSS (Named Saved System) skeleton by

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Hughes, Jim - OIT
Make sure the execs have a mode number of 2 as in S2. ___ Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 Impossible is just an opinion. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Gentry Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 10:10 AM To:

Re: A question on VM/LINUX/DFDSS(MVS)

2006-05-26 Thread Charlie Crochet
Mace, Add the COPYVOLID parameter. COPYVOLID specifies that the volser of the original source volume will be copied to the target volume. If you don't specify COPYVOLID, the target volume volser will remain the same as it was before the restore. Charlie State of Wyoming

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Steve Gentry
Thanks all for the response. I needed to change the mode from S1 to S2. Steve G. Honor super omnia

EMC disk on z9 with z/VM

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Elliott [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a customer looking at a z9 for z/VM, but EMC only qualifies the z9 for z/OS (per their web site at http://www.emc.com/interoperability/index.jsp). Is anyone on this list using EMC disk on a z9 with z/VM? Were you able to get a statement of support from EMC? Jim

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Mike Walter
Steve (G.), Others have properly alerted you to the filemode-2 requirement (that goes for public files on the Y-disk, too!). The S and Y-disks are accessed to only show files with filemode 2 (e.g. ACCESS 19E Y/S * * Y2). You didn't say why you were adding files to the S-disk. In my 29 years

Re: VSWITCH failover woes

2006-05-26 Thread Mary Ellen Carollo
VM APAR VM64021 has been opened to address this problem. Mary Ellen Carollo z/VM Development IBM Endicott On Wed, 10 May 2006 11:23:02 -0500, Brian Nielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This morning the LAN team was performing maintenance on the external CISCO box that my OSA's connect to. The

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Rob van der Heij
On 5/26/06, Jim Bohnsack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve--I'm not on 5.2 yet, but the procedure that I've used for many years is to save the execs or whatever you need on the 190 disk as filemode 2. That's important. Then using the SAMPNSS EXEC that typically is shipped on the MAINT 493 disk,

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Steve Gentry
I was afraid of that, because that is what seems to be happening, i.e., the changes aren't working. I have the instructions on how to do local mods. Rob van der Heij [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 05/26/2006 10:00 AM Please respond to The

Tcp/IP

2006-05-26 Thread P. L. Lovely
With a STATE of SYN-RECEIVED for a INTCLIEN connection. In z/VM TCPIP - can/should you increase QUEUE for half-open connections?

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Steve Gentry
What about SYSTEM NETID ? Rob van der Heij [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 05/26/2006 10:00 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System To:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc: Subject:Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Schuh, Richard
I echo Mikes sentiment about keeping the S-disk as clean as possible. It is guaranteed to change with the release of VM. We have a tools repository disk that is accessed for our users by SYSPROF magic (we have created some exit points to call our routines.) That is where we place the bulk

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Jim Bohnsack
Whaddya mean What about SYSTEM NETID ? Yes, use the same procedure to replace SYSTEM NETID as mode 2 if that's what you are asking about. The same for the SYSTEM SEGID. Neither of them go into the INSTSEG, so don't worry about that. If you are wondering what it's used for, it's used by

Re: EMC disk on z9 with z/VM

2006-05-26 Thread Schuh, Richard
Jim, We are using EMC on a z990. Their dasd, at least at this level, can run without any mods so long as you are not running Shadow Copy on VM. Pardon me if the name Shadow Copy is incorrect - we also have HDS and IBM dasd and I seldom remember which name goes with which vendor. The HDS

Re: EMC disk on z9 with z/VM

2006-05-26 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
We use some EMC dasd (3390-mod3 and 3390-mod1) on a Z9 with VM5.1 and VM5.2 without problems unless you use 3390-mod1's (and maybe 3380's? we don't) Don't know if EMC officially supports the Z9/EMC combo. If you use mod1's in the EMC and then you put on the very recent new-function PTF for apar

Re: Upgrading zVM 5.1 to 5.2

2006-05-26 Thread Jon Brock
Thanks for the reply, Alan. I have reordered z/VM 5.2 (I think). I am sure I will have loads more questions when it gets here and I get a chance to work on it. And my favorite editor is probably Gene Weingarten, although I think he's a columnist now. Thanks, Jon snip It's worth pointing

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Rich Greenberg
On: Fri, May 26, 2006 at 09:59:17AM -0500,Steve Gentry Wrote: } Thanks all for the response. I needed to change the mode from S1 to S2. Steve, fine but do these files HAVE to be on the S-Disk? By convention (and Mother's rules) only IBM things go on the S disk. User things normally go on the

Re: z/VM 5.2 and the S disk

2006-05-26 Thread Steve Gentry
No, they don't HAVE to go on the S disk, but every site has a unique setup. SYSPROF and the two home grown EXECs control how users logon and what they are given access to. All of this is imbed into how the rest of the system interacts. I'm planning on converting to 5.2 this weekend and I don't

Re: This may interest some.

2006-05-26 Thread Ray Mullins
delurk Those copyright statements are in LE modules. Since C under z/OS is LE-enabled, it establishes an LE environment, which includes abend intercepts, etc. I just did a test on z/OS 1.7, and there are only 2 copyrights, in CEESTART and CEEBINIT. Of course, since the example is actually a

Can not snapshot volume on zOS

2006-05-26 Thread Jon Brock
I have another little issue that has cropped up. My normal backup procedure for right now is to vary the DASD online to z/OS, then use FDR/Instant to snapshot them and back them up. I have created a new guest and loaded RHEL onto it. I can back up all of the volumes except for one;

Re: Can not snapshot volume on zOS

2006-05-26 Thread Schuh, Richard
If it contains the user directory, it should have a minimal VTOC. An ICKDSF FORMAT CPVOL (or simply a CPFMTXA) should place a 2 or 3 record VTOC immediately following the volume label (which is at cyl 0, track 0, record 3). Can you do a DDR TYPE or PRINT of that track to see what is really