Re: Busy RACFVM

Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:- Where is the I/O going? SMF log? Database? In general, RACF does nothing by himself. #CP TRACE EXT RUN on the suspect RACFVM server will tell you if its run amok or if something is driving the horses. The external interrupts can come from CP on

Re: Busy RACFVM

You might issued SEND CP RACFVM CP VMDUMP 0-END FORMAT CMS DSS TO dump_id Then send it to IBM -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Colin Allinson Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:14 AM To:

can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

Hi listers, is there a way to get the cpu model from an HMC panel? I have searched this on a 2096, but I only got the 2096 S07 on the View Hardware Configuration. But the performance model of this machine was R01, out of the contract which I have asked for afterwards. But I would be

Re: Busy RACFVM

Stracka, James (GTS) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You might issued SEND CP RACFVM CP VMDUMP 0-END FORMAT CMS DSS TO dump_id Then send it to IBM You are right, I could do that. The only thing makes me reluctant is that I think that RACF is only responding to something else on the system that

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

I know form MVS you can issue a d m=cpu and it will give lots of info Ie: CPC ND = 002086.A04.IBM.02.03CC CPC SI = 2086.110.IBM.02.03CC CPC ID = 00 I don't know if VM has a like command Mace -Original Message- From: The IBM

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

We have a 2066 and when I logon to the HMC as SYSPROG, highlight the icon for DEFINED CPCs then select SYSTEM INFORMATION it shows CPU model, type and serial number. Hi listers, is there a way to get the cpu model from an HMC panel? ... snip

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

-Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Payne Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 9:44 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel We have a 2066 and when I logon to the HMC as

Re: Busy RACFVM

On Monday, 06/16/2008 at 10:29 EDT, Colin Allinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You are right, I could do that. The only thing makes me reluctant is that I think that RACF is only responding to something else on the system that is looping (or fast cycling) and the only problem is finding what

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

On Monday, 06/16/2008 at 10:47 EDT, McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In my case that shows a 2096-S07. But we are running the V02 performance which will detail the number of CPs enabled (2) and their relative power of V. The S07 doesn't really tell all that I would want to know. I don't

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

We run version 2.10 of the HMC code. Under it I can go to the CPC details, from there to product information. Under product information there is a model capacity which show the software model of the box. Paul Feller AIT Mainframe Technical Support -Original Message- From: The IBM

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

If you are zVM530, you could try STSIUSE exec from maint. I think you will get infos Alain Benveniste Le 16/06/08 16:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : Hi listers, is there a way to get the cpu model from an HMC panel? I have searched this on a 2096, but I only got the 2096

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

Alain Benveniste said - If you are zVM530, you could try STSIUSE exec from maint. I think you will get infos I'm afraid I don't have STSIUSE EXEC anywhere on my system. Could it be a locally written exec Alain ? Regards Ian Jones UKOSG - Infrastructure Specialist EDS ITO - UK mainframe

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

Found this on the web Hope it helps: http://safari.oreilly.com/0738453463/ch06lev1sec8 Mace -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Ian H Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 2:03 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: can the cpu

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

q cplevel z/VM Version 5 Release 3.0, service level 0703 (64-bit) Generated at 03/19/08 14:40:56 CDT IPL at 05/18/08 15:17:09 CDT Ready, MAINT AT HALINVB1; T=0.01/0.01 13:16:45 findfile stsiuse * Found on: 0193 Ownerid, vdev= MAINT0193 STSIUSE SAMPEXEC U2 Found on: 03B2 Ownerid,

zVM 5.3 and DNS

We recently installed zVM 5.3 onto our test VM LPAR (production is still 5.2) and encountered a strange problem in that TCPMAINT appears to be the only user that can resolve hostnames. OPERATOR, MAINT, other systems programmer CMS userids all get Unknown host xx. Example: --- as user:

Re: zVM 5.3 and DNS

I had the same problem... The book is wrong when telling you where to put ETC HOSTS file. it should be on TCPMAINT's 592 disk. This disk has to be accessed by whoever is doing the PING... At least that is what they told me, and it works. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating

Re: zVM 5.3 and DNS

Where's your TCPIP DATA file? It names the TCPIP server, as well as the DNS servers to use. Mike Harding, Consultant/Specialist Enterprise Platform Services, Mainframe Engineering KP-IT Enterprise Engineering 925-926-3179 (8-473-3179) | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: VMBearDad | Yahoo IM:

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

Wasn't there an STSI exec of PIPE stage? 2008/6/16 Mike Walter [EMAIL PROTECTED]: q cplevel z/VM Version 5 Release 3.0, service level 0703 (64-bit) Generated at 03/19/08 14:40:56 CDT IPL at 05/18/08 15:17:09 CDT Ready, MAINT AT HALINVB1; T=0.01/0.01 13:16:45 findfile stsiuse * Found on:

Re: Second Physical Screen for Performance Monitor

You could use a video splitter to run two physical computer monitors from a single PC. Is that what you were asking? That's how we drive our company-wide plasma monitors from a single PC. Now, what is displayed on those screens, ... -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping

Re: Second Physical Screen for Performance Monitor

what Monitor are you referring to , the HMC ? Howard Rifkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] t.com

Re: Second Physical Screen for Performance Monitor

Set up the APPC support in PERFKIT, run PERFMON disconnected, and then run the PerfKit client app in a appropriate virtual machine. The machine running the client app needs no privileges, and you can have multiple people or terminals looking at the same data. I think the default setup now ships

Re: Second Physical Screen for Performance Monitor

You can, below my PTF3270 EXEC that does it all for you. - LNK is a LINK and ACCESS exec, you can use VMLINK instead - RxMB displays a selection panel (useful if you have many VM systems) - FINDNODE is an exec that find a userfriendly name for our VM systems (you can do without) 2008/6/16

Re: can the cpu model be obtained from the HMC panel

There is indeed a CMS Pipelines RTL stage for STSI. The file PIPELINE NEWS reports in part: ---snip--- ... VM service: STSI requires UM29376 for VM/ESA 2.2.0, UM29377 for 2.3.0, and UM29375 for 2.4.0. --- Sublevel 3:

Re: zVM 5.3 and DNS

Hi Kevin, On the other userids, are you linking TCPMAINT 592? All userids attempting to use TCP/IP need to be able to see TCPIP DATA, which is usually on TCPMAINT 592. Peter -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Morris, Kevin J.

Re: Second Physical Screen for Performance Monitor

Not really the monitor, but the performance monitor ESAMON does that standard. Howard Rifkind wrote: Off the top of the lists hat would anyone know if you can connect a second physical monitor for z/VM. I would like to have one in the computer room and one in the Systems Programmers area.

Re: zVM 5.3 and DNS

That's why I stored our TCPIP DATA on the Y-disk. 2008/6/16 [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Kevin, On the other userids, are you linking TCPMAINT 592? All userids attempting to use TCP/IP need to be able to see TCPIP DATA, which is usually on TCPMAINT 592. Peter -Original Message- From:

Re: Second Physical Screen for Performance Monitor

Thanks all, John, its the it's the vm performance took kit. But I want to have two separate displays in to separate locations. McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/16/2008 3:41 PM You could use a video splitter to run two physical computer monitors from a single PC. Is that what you were

Re: Second Physical Screen for Performance Monitor

Right, mulitple physical displays being driven from a single PC. That can be done on the hardware level. Something like that is describe here: http://www.echostore.com/vs162-video-splitter.html http://www.smartvm.com/Video-Splitters-C1292.htm I don't know the above people, I just found them

Re: zVM 5.3 and DNS

And I include the ETC HOSTS for the fast path to any of my zSeries based linux servers where the IPaddress will not change very often. /Tom Kern On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:25:05 +0200, Kris Buelens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's why I stored our TCPIP DATA on the Y-disk. 2008/6/16 [EMAIL

Re: zVM 5.3 and DNS

Thanks Mike. We just copied the TCPIP DATA file to TCPMAINT.592 and that resolved the problem! -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Harding Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 3:34 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: zVM 5.3

Bogus CPU utilization numbers from Linux Red Hat 4.6

Hi I saw something in one of the postings that stated that the CPU utilization numbers that were reported in the z/VM Performance Toolkit on behalf of a Red Hat 4.6 z/Linux guest were not correct. Is it only the PTK that does not report the correct numbers or is it any monitor? Do we know if

Re: Bogus CPU utilization numbers from Linux Red Hat 4.6

OK, great! That makes me feel a little better! Thanks Terry -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Kern Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:00 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Bogus CPU utilization numbers from Linux