Re: z/vm 5.4 DVD installation

2008-10-13 Thread Les Geer (607-429-3580)
>> one DVD and do it in that manner. Or another method, borrowing from the PC >> world and in the mainframe world, CA, and give the customer an activation >> fee. If the fee is not entered, the product doesn't work. I get an >> activation code (or whatever it's called), once a year from CA for v

Re: Monitoring the backup OSA on the vswitch

2008-10-13 Thread Marcy Cortes
Not so sure about that. I couldn't find any messages about the loss of our F400 on this vswitch (but it could have happened some time ago). q vswitch teevsw0 VSWITCH SYSTEM TEEVSW0 Type: VSWITCH Connected: 2Maxconn: INFINITE PERSISTENT RESTRICTEDNONROUTER Accounting:

Re: Monitoring the backup OSA on the vswitch

2008-10-13 Thread David Boyes
> How are folks monitoring their backup osa's on the vswitch? How do you > know they haven't lost connectivity and won't be there when you need it? > (asking because, well, yeah, that can happen :) You can also use any SNMP-capable monitor and look at the SNMP physical link state variable in the

Re: Monitoring the backup OSA on the vswitch

2008-10-13 Thread Davis, Larry
The system manages the Primary and backup connections and if either one is lost a message ends up on the Operators Console. I use the QUERY VSWITCH command to check the current Status like this q vswitch VSWITCH SYSTEM VMPNET Type: VSWITCH Connected: 1Maxconn: INFINITE PERSISTENT RESTRIC

Monitoring the backup OSA on the vswitch

2008-10-13 Thread Marcy Cortes
How are folks monitoring their backup osa's on the vswitch? How do you know they haven't lost connectivity and won't be there when you need it? (asking because, well, yeah, that can happen :) Marcy "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addres

Re: z/VM EREP processing.

2008-10-13 Thread Dave Jones
Howard, you can find out the steps needed to process EREP records here: "z/VM V5R4.0 System Operation", section 8.5.7 Processing EREP Information. Howard Rifkind wrote: Would any one on the list have some procedures to process the z/VM EREP records. If so, would you be good enough to share

Re: z/VM EREP processing.

2008-10-13 Thread Bob Bates
Check out the EREP USER GUIDE. You want to read up on CPEREPXA. Look to create a history file and run any reports from there. Lots of different parameters depending on what you are looking for and how you want to collect and hold the data. For a quick creation of a history file and clearing the

z/VM EREP processing.

2008-10-13 Thread Howard Rifkind
Would any one on the list have some procedures to process the z/VM EREP records. If so, would you be good enough to share? Just attach a reply to this email. Thanks. _ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intende

Re: YAST

2008-10-13 Thread David Boyes
If you're trying to use the starter system install server to install the Virtualization Cookbook golden image, then use the directory entry from the cookbook, log in to the client you're installing, #CP LINK NOVSTART 19F 19F RR, and run SLES. Then use the directions in the cookbook on selecting sof

Re: Does VM's TCPIP support FICON CTCs (FCTCs)?

2008-10-13 Thread Alan Ackerman
On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:43:07 -0600, Lee Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED] l.net> wrote: >Does VM's TCPIP support FICON CTCs (FCTCs)? > >Thanks, >Lee >-- > >Lee Stewart, Senior SE >Sirius Computer Solutions >Phone: (303) 798-2954 >Fax: (720) 228-2321 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: www.siriuscom.com >=

Re: z/OpenBSD -- wibni?

2008-10-13 Thread David Boyes
> The solution for customers with lots of small iSeries/System i > boxes today running IBM i (formerly i5/OS formerly OS/400) is to Good grief -- it's like going to IKEA with these folks. Name change just Because We Can. > put in a Power blade (JS12 or JS22). You save a lot of space and > get to

Re: Process or tool to verify linux/oracle environment under vm

2008-10-13 Thread Robert J McCarthy
I would like to thank everyone for their input. It has been very valuable. We have downloaded and installed Hobbit, and are in the process of configuring it for our environment. We are going to evaluate Hobbit to see if it will fit our needs. If it does not meet our needs, we will evaluate the solu

Re: z/OpenBSD -- wibni?

2008-10-13 Thread David Boyes
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2008, David Boyes wrote: > > ... AIX/370 was a perverse evil mutant thing > > from hell that didn't die a second too soon. Modern AIX (ie post-AIX 4) > > is actually a pretty nice OS, and a lot different from AIX/370 or AIX/RT > > (which spawned it). ...

Re: Are REXX EXEC's Reentrant

2008-10-13 Thread Dave Jones
Yes, in the CMS environment, Rexx execs are reentrant. And a Rexx exec can be run in separate threads in a CMS multitasking application, although a Rexx exec can not be the main program in such an application. Howard Rifkind wrote: Are REXX EXEC's considered to be reentrant? As in writing CI

Re: Are REXX EXEC's Reentrant

2008-10-13 Thread Howard Rifkind
Thanks, good to know. Reason I'm asking is because I have one exec which calls or an exec others at the same time in production. >>> Kris Buelens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/13/2008 12:25 PM >>> REXX execs are reentrant. For a non-reentrant exec, one would need to code an exec that modifies itself

Re: OSA/SF on z/VM 5.4

2008-10-13 Thread Rick Barlow
I run OSA/SF daily on an LPAR that is running z/VM 5.4.0. I haven't seen this problem. Rick Barlow Sr. z/VM Systems Programmer Nationwide Services Co., Technology Solutions, z/VM and System z Linux Support One Nationwide Plaza MB-02-201 Columbus OH 43215-2220

Re: Are REXX EXEC's Reentrant

2008-10-13 Thread Kris Buelens
REXX execs are reentrant. For a non-reentrant exec, one would need to code an exec that modifies itself (common in VM's middleages when EXEC-1 was the only thing we had, and EXEC-1 cuts everything to 8 chars, except for what was between &BEGSTACK and &END). 2008/10/13 Howard Rifkind <[EMAIL PROTE

Are REXX EXEC's Reentrant

2008-10-13 Thread Howard Rifkind
Are REXX EXEC's considered to be reentrant? As in writing CICS type of code being either fully reentrant or qusi reentrant. If they aren't how can you create on one that is? Thanks. _ LEGAL NOTICE Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privilege

Re: REXX with WAKEUP (IUCVMSG

2008-10-13 Thread Mike Walter
* * <+mm<:ss>> * * - For more information enter: HELP CMS WAKEUP * * Called by - User from console* * Dependencies - VM/SP 3 or higher. * *

Greg Rehn is out of the office.

2008-10-13 Thread Greg Rehn
I will be out of the office starting 10/13/2008 and will not return until 10/14/2008.