Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Shimon Lebowitz
a) regarding DMSPLU, I have an exec named SETDATI which embeds DMSPLU. IIRC, it was based on an ancient EXECSERV function. My exec supports ! (exclamation point) instead of / (slash) as the date delimiter, allowing me to use it from Filelist. b) when I am unsure if a 'new' VMARC is different

Re: Tracking Hot Spots

2008-10-02 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 12:33 AM, Schuh, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have a situation where we need to discover what hot spots exist in specific virtual machines, where they are spending the most execution time, from outside the machines in question. Are there any tools that can do this

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Jeff Gribbin
I'm not wholly comfortable with the :TLR implementation and the (then) inevitable problem that VMARC would be generating archives that were incompatible with older versions of VMARC (and, probably, VMAGUI - something that I've just recently come to seriously appreciate). I'd like to propose

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Jeff Gribbin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to propose that, rather than introducing a new record-type, it would be more friendly to introduce a dummy file, placed last in the archive, which contains all the desired tracking information. In addition to

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Phil Smith III
Humbly submitted, the following EXEC to show you the most recent file in a VMARC. Seems to me that since you need to download the file anyway to see the :TLR info, this solves the problem in a similar way. (Yes, there could be a bad VMARC that is *missing* or has an invalid copy of an *older*

Re: GONE exec

2008-10-02 Thread Bruce Hayden
Wayne's is based on WAKEUP. I've never used it, since I wrote my own way back when, and it is based on WAKEUP also. On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 7:33 PM, Rick Troth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is Wayne's the GONE which is based on PROP? The first GONE I ever encountered was PROP based and required

Re: GONE exec

2008-10-02 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Bruce Hayden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wayne's is based on WAKEUP. I've never used it, since I wrote my own way back when, and it is based on WAKEUP also. And I recall that some versions of GONE floating around in IBM would also waste some CPU resources so that

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Jim Bohnsack
This index type of file would really be the same a a PACKAGE file in an offering from the IBM Download site, at least some of the offerings. The Package file did everything that you both are referring to plus a little extra. I never knew if there was a special tool to help generate a PACKAGE

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Phil Smith III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Humbly submitted, the following EXEC to show you the most recent file in a VMARC. Seems to me that since you need to download the file anyway to see the :TLR info, this solves the problem in a similar way. (Yes, there

Re: Tracking Hot Spots

2008-10-02 Thread LOREN CHARNLEY
Your best bet would be to investigate the Velocity Software Suite, they are the only ones to have the performance monitor for VM. You would probably have to customize the reports that you would need but that is fairly straight forward. Velocity also has an excellent support staff. Loren

Recovery question

2008-10-02 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Hi I am trying to bring up my test LPAR which is a clone of another VM LPAR. Before I did this I needed to update the SYSTEM CONFIG file and the USER DIRECTORY to point to different RES, PAGE, SPOOL..etc. I attached the RES of the system I am trying to bring up to the working system, I

Re: Question

2008-10-02 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Point taken! Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Information Technology z/OS z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning Cell - 443 632-4191 Work - 410 786-0386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard

Re: Tracking Hot Spots

2008-10-02 Thread Dean, David (I/S)
Any experience out there with Omegamon for zvm and linux that sits on top of Perfkit? Does it give more / better info? Easier? We currently use Perfkit for real time monitoring and are fairly satisfied with that. We do not have the drill down into the linux boxes set up (rmfpms?), any

Re: Recovery question

2008-10-02 Thread Kris Buelens
I don't see any mistakes. However - For SYSTEM CONFIG: are you sure that DEFINE MDISK 991 39 120 53DRES points to the CF1 of the new system, and/or that the new system is IPLed with CF1 as its IPL input? - For the CP directory You did mention you changed the directory source, but not that

Re: Recovery question

2008-10-02 Thread Bob Bates
First another question. When you updated the USER DIRECT did you expect the changes made there to b online when you IPL's the system? You did not mention a DIRECTXA of the USER DIRECT to the new RES pack (assuming that is where the DRCT space is allocated). Without those changes you may not be

Re: Recovery question

2008-10-02 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Hi Thanks, I did not bring the new DIRECTORY online I thought about this but I did not know the exact procedure to accomplish under the working system. I guess I also thought that at IPL time it would bring in the USER DIRECTORY that was sitting at 511 175(in my case). I understand now how this

Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread Daniel Allen
We are running z/VM 5.2 service level 0602. I have issued the following commands: DEFINE VSWITCH SWITCH1 RDEV 203 CONNECT SET VSWITCH SWITCH1 GRANT SUSESP2 In the SUSESP2 directory entry, I have the following: NICDEF 340 TYPE QDIO DEV 3 LAN SYSTEM SWITCH1 When I bring up the SUSESP2

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Phil Smith III
Updated version of ARCLAST, now with comments (!) plus detection of ASCII-ified VMARCs and non-VMARCs. To test: ARCLAST PROFILE EXEC or XEDIT a VMARC, issue: set hex on c/:CFF/x'3a434646'/* file bad Then issue ARCLAST BAD ...phsiii - /* ARCLAST EXEC -- List last-updated file in a

Re: Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread Dean, David (I/S)
What if you LEAVE SUSE2P in and define the 3 OSA addresses? I am not sure the two are related. I am GUESSING the 3 OSA's work but nicdef 340 does not. David Dean Information Systems *bcbstauthorized* From: The IBM z/VM Operating System

Re: Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread Daniel Allen
If I DEDicate the 3 OSA addresses and comment out the NICDEF, I can ping the SUSESP2 machine. If I use the NICDEF statement and comment out the DEDicated OSA addresses, I can not ping the SUSESP2 machine. In either instance, SUSESP2 is re-IPL'd to affect the change.

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Schuh, Richard
You could make that perhaps a little better: ...| sort 57.19 d | take 1 |... Regards, Richard Schuh -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 6:05 AM To:

Re: Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread Rich Smrcina
When using the NICDEF, what does the LAN startup section of the Linux bootup messages show? -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 -

MAXCONN

2008-10-02 Thread Schuh, Richard
What consumes the connections specified in the MAXCONN option of the TCPIP machine's directory? Does each open socket consume 1 connection, or is it 1 connection for each guest that opens 1 or more sockets? Regards, Richard Schuh

Re: Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread Dean, David (I/S)
The 3 OSA's work because they can talk. SUSESP2 is happy with IP / LAN because he can talk. Vswitch and /or nicdef not happy Try some traceroutes from susesp2 under both scenarios. Got screen screenshot of your controller User in user direct (DTCVSW2)? David Dean Information

Re: Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread Brian Nielsen
One possibility is that your network and SUSESP2 are configured to use VLAN's. They'll work fine with a real OSA but when you stick a VSWITCH i n you need to GRANT SUSESP2 authorithy to access the VLAN it belongs to. Brian Nielsen On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:47:34 -0700, Daniel Allen [EMAIL

Re: Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread David Kreuter
What does an ifconfig show? what CP Q V 340-342 show? When you use the OSA with the dedicates what virtual addresses are you using? David From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Dean, David (I/S) Sent: Thu 10/2/2008 12:39 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU

Issue with VSWITCH and SuSE Linux

2008-10-02 Thread Daniel Allen
I have fixed the problem. z/VM TCPIP uses addresses 100-102. I was using a VSWITCH with addresses 203-205. I destroyed the above VSWITCH. I defined a VSWITCH with addresses 110-102. I started SuSE Linux again. I was able to ping the Suse Linux machine.

Re: SLES10 Client

2008-10-02 Thread Austin, Alyce (CIV)
Hello again. Well, I tried both the starter system default password and the new password I changed it to to logon on as root for the full-service starter system from my SSH client and neither one works. Also, when I logo as root, it does asks for a password. Is there a different

Re: VMARC download date

2008-10-02 Thread Kris Buelens
2008/10/2 Shimon Lebowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] a) regarding DMSPLU, I have an exec named SETDATI which embeds DMSPLU. IIRC, it was based on an ancient EXECSERV function. My exec supports ! (exclamation point) instead of / (slash) as the date delimiter, allowing me to use it from Filelist. My

AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Hi I am setting some parameters in my AUTOLOG2 PROFILE EXEC, but they do not seem to be taking affect. Is there something else I am missing? The 'CP XAUTLOG xxx' seems to be working fine but commands such as the following do not take affect: /* set recommended performance metrics

Re: AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Fran Hensler
Are you sure the directory entry for AUTOLOG2 has the privilege necessary to issue those commands? /Fran Hensler at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania USA for 45 years mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zvm.sru.edu/~fjh +1.724.738.2153 Yes, Virginia, there is a Slippery

Re: AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Schuh, Richard
Does your AUTOLOG2 user have the proper command privileges to issue those commands? It needs class A fro SET SRM and class B for SET MDC. I presume you meant SET SRM LDBUF. Regards, Richard Schuh From: The IBM z/VM Operating System

Re: AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Scott Rohling
Try this: XAUTOLOG AUTOLOG2 SYNCH#SET SECUSER AUTOLOG2 * That will let you watch the startup of AUTOLOG2 and see what might be wrong.. as others have said - it's a good bet it's the privileges (or lack of them) -- Scott Rohling On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)

Re: SLES10 Client

2008-10-02 Thread Mark Post
On 10/2/2008 at 2:04 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Austin, Alyce (CIV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I tried both the starter system default password and the new password I changed it to to logon on as root for the full-service starter system from my SSH client and neither one

Re: AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Thanks all, Yes it was a privilege issue. Thanks again for all the responses! Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Information Technology z/OS z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning Cell - 443 632-4191 Work - 410 786-0386 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Mike Walter
Terry, 1) CP SET SRM commands require privclass 'A' (or a privclass for those commands that you added another privclass via CP MODIFY COMMAND). ---Does AUTOLOG2 have that priv? --- 2) Why not just have AUTOLOG1 or OPERATOR issue performance commands, thereby letting your External Security

Re: AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Thanks a lot Mike for the additional information. This looks like something I will take a shot at. Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Information Technology z/OS z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning Cell - 443 632-4191 Work - 410 786-0386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-

Re: SLES10 Client

2008-10-02 Thread Austin, Alyce (CIV)
Hello Everyone, I am now able to logon to the root userid on my full-service server SLES10 SP2. I will start yast tomorrow. Thanks for all your support, Alyce -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Thursday,

IPGATE errors

2008-10-02 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
I've been trying out IPGATE recently, because we have a couple of systems with no good alternatives for remote SFS access. One of our testers is reporting errors accessing a remote directory after the connection has been idle for several hours. I would love to open an ETR, but we all know that

Re: IPGATE errors

2008-10-02 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 10/02/2008 at 08:20 EDT, O'Brien, Dennis L Dennis.L.O'[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A couple of months ago, someone said that IBM has an internal version of IPGATE with some bugs fixed. Is there any chance of getting that on the VM Download page? Unlikely in the extreme. First,

Re: AUTOLOG

2008-10-02 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 10/02/2008 at 04:05 EDT, Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes it was a privilege issue. Thanks again for all the responses! Terry, you should do those CP commands in AUTOLOG1's profile, before you XAUTOLOG RACFVM. AUTOLOG2 doesn't need any privilege