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2008-11-20 Thread Tom Burgess
I will be out of the office starting 21/11/2008 and will not return until 24/11/2008. I will respond to your message when I return. Please consider the environment before deciding to print this email. This email and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged or protected by

Re: REXX DATE function

2008-11-20 Thread Chip Davis
Well Steve, the rules are exactly as I stated them: "Rexx is case-sensitive when it regards data; it is case-insensitive only when it comes to how the Rexx code itself is written." It would be a greater stretch to assume that one built-in function (Date) would behave differently from all the o

Re: Multiple TCPIP servers in a CSE environment

2008-11-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 11/20/2008 at 03:16 EST, RPN01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That doesn't help, though, because the system names remain POLAR and > GRIZZLY, so there isn't a way to get the new TCPIP machines to read the > POLAR2 and GRIZZLY2 profiles, other than naming the virtual machines that > way.

Re: user registers in VMDBK

2008-11-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 11/20/2008 at 03:51 EST, Shimon Lebowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In z/VM 5, are the VMDGPRn fields (as opposed to VMDGGRn) > in the VMDBK used at all, or are they just archaeological artifacts > which will be deleted? > > Does the architecture mode of the virtual machine make

Re: How can we control how much CPU is used by each zLinux guest?

2008-11-20 Thread Mike Walter
David, Others have already supplied the answer to how to limit a guests CPU absorption/abuse. But to answer the question about the "USER MSTOR parm"... I presume that you are referring to the USER record in the USER DIRECT file (or using whichever Directory Manager product you might have), as

Re: How can we control how much CPU is used by each zLinux guest?

2008-11-20 Thread Barton Robinson
Look at "CP SET SHARE userid REL 100 ABS 5% LIMITSOFT" will allow a linux server to only use 5% of the system unless no other user is ready to use CPU. Juarez, David T. wrote: What controls can be put in place to manage zLinux guests running under z/VM 5.3, so they do not saturate CPU and

Re: Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org

2008-11-20 Thread Pete Borton
Pass - If the file IS corrupted, how come I can read it online with Acrobat Reader 8 ?? Think this is one for a Windows expert !! -Original Message- From: Kris Buelens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 November 2008 17:31 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Damaged presentations o

Re: TCPIP autolog retry

2008-11-20 Thread Gentry, Stephen
Sorry, yes it is in 5.2. Just not in the index part of the manual. Thanks for the info. Steve From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Miguel Delapaz Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:06 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subj

Re: TCPIP autolog retry

2008-11-20 Thread Gentry, Stephen
Not that I doubt you but what release of TCPIP is this param valid for? It is not listed in the TCPIP 5.2 P and C. Steve From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Miguel Delapaz Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 4:06 PM To: IBM

Re: TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Leland
Quoting "Hughes, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I downloaded the txt2pdf zip file. I unzipped it. It looks like it is an > IEBCOPY unloaded PDS. > > What is the procedure for getting txt2pdf.xmit to Z/VM and deblocking it > into its separate files? > Just to point out though that the version there do

Re: TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Leland
Quoting "Hughes, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I downloaded the txt2pdf zip file. I unzipped it. It looks like it is an > IEBCOPY unloaded PDS. > > What is the procedure for getting txt2pdf.xmit to Z/VM and deblocking it > into its separate files? > Lionel only distributes the MVS version since he a

Re: How can we control how much CPU is used by each zLinux guest?

2008-11-20 Thread Raymond Noal
David, Take a look at the CP SET commands for QUICKdsp and SHARE. The SHARE command controls how and how much CP will dispatch a given virtual machine. HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS Raymond E. Noal Senior Technical Engineer Office: (408) 970 - 7978 From: The IBM

How can we control how much CPU is used by each zLinux guest?

2008-11-20 Thread Juarez, David T.
What controls can be put in place to manage zLinux guests running under z/VM 5.3, so they do not saturate CPU and memory? Does the USER MSTOR parm really limit the zLinux guest to the amount coded? Thanks. David T. Juárez IT Specialist

Re: TCPIP autolog retry

2008-11-20 Thread Miguel Delapaz
Steve, This is controlled by the MAXRESTART statement in PROFILE TCPIP. The default is 5. Regards, Miguel Delapaz z/VM TCP/IP Development The IBM z/VM Operating System wrote on 11/20/2008 10:40:51 AM: > > In PROFILE.TCPIP, I have a TCPIP server (we’ll call it server_a) > listed in the AUTOLO

Re: Moving Maint's 2CC Drive C

2008-11-20 Thread Schuh, Richard
Another approach is to use DIRMAINT or VMSECURE to do it. We have VMSECURE, so I define a pool that consists of the volumes containing the maintenance disks. Then it is simply a matter of one VMSECURE CHGMDISK command to expand or contract any of the normal minidisks. The same thing can be done usi

user registers in VMDBK

2008-11-20 Thread Shimon Lebowitz
Hi, In z/VM 5, are the VMDGPRn fields (as opposed to VMDGGRn) in the VMDBK used at all, or are they just archaeological artifacts which will be deleted? Does the architecture mode of the virtual machine make a difference? Thanks, Shimon

Re: TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Hughes, Jim
Perfect. Thanks Lionel. Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 "It is fun to do the impossible." From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lionel B. Dyck Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:21 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV

Re: Moving Maint's 2CC Drive C

2008-11-20 Thread Howard Rifkind
Thanks all for you suggestions. >>> Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/20/2008 3:18 PM >>> Generally a good plan. Remember to COPYFILE with the "OLDDATE" option. But when you have them copied to the 3CC, why not just delete the old 2CC, and rename the 3CC to 2CC? Saves a step. Mike Walter He

Re: TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Lionel B. Dyck
Jim - you want to go to http://homerow.net/rexx/txt2pdf/ and download the text or vmarc flavor of the txt2pdf code. The zip file on my website contains the code in a tso transmit format for use in the z/OS world Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist Enterprise Platform Services, Mainframe Engi

Re: Moving Maint's 2CC Drive C

2008-11-20 Thread Rich Greenberg
On: Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 03:01:18PM -0500,Howard Rifkind Wrote: } I'm out of space on MAINT's 2CC drive where the directory is located. } } I need to create a new 2CC. } } I plan to create a 3CC, copy all members over to the 3CC from the 2CC, delete the old 2CC, Create a new 2CC and copy all

Re: Moving Maint's 2CC Drive C

2008-11-20 Thread Mike Walter
Generally a good plan. Remember to COPYFILE with the "OLDDATE" option. But when you have them copied to the 3CC, why not just delete the old 2CC, and rename the 3CC to 2CC? Saves a step. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily repres

Re: Moving Maint's 2CC Drive C

2008-11-20 Thread Wandschneider, Scott
The method I Use to increase any Minidisk is: As MAINT change the mindisk entry for 2CC to F2CC add a new larger 2CC put the directory online link * F2CC F2CC RR Acc F2CC W link * 2CC 2CC MW format 2CC C#1#MNT2CC Copy * * W = = C (OLDDATE rel w (det delete the directory entry for F2CC Put the dir

TCPIP autolog retry

2008-11-20 Thread Gentry, Stephen
In PROFILE.TCPIP, I have a TCPIP server (we'll call it server_a) listed in the AUTOLOG directive. When server_a terminates, abends, etc, it gets autolog'd and comes back up. However, there seems to be a fixed number of times TCPIP does the autolog and then stops trying. Can the number of times

TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Hughes, Jim
I downloaded the txt2pdf zip file. I unzipped it. It looks like it is an IEBCOPY unloaded PDS. What is the procedure for getting txt2pdf.xmit to Z/VM and deblocking it into its separate files? Thanks. Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 "It is fun to do the impossible."

Re: Multiple TCPIP servers in a CSE environment

2008-11-20 Thread RPN01
That doesn't help, though, because the system names remain POLAR and GRIZZLY, so there isn't a way to get the new TCPIP machines to read the POLAR2 and GRIZZLY2 profiles, other than naming the virtual machines that way. What I really wanted to do was to run the same virtual machine (TCPIP2) on both

Moving Maint's 2CC Drive C

2008-11-20 Thread Howard Rifkind
I'm out of space on MAINT's 2CC drive where the directory is located. I need to create a new 2CC. I plan to create a 3CC, copy all members over to the 3CC from the 2CC, delete the old 2CC, Create a new 2CC and copy all the members back to the 2CC from the 3CC. Are there any other issues I s

Re: Multiple TCPIP servers in a CSE environment

2008-11-20 Thread Rich Greenberg
On: Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 01:02:20PM -0600,RPN01 Wrote: } I set up a second TCPIP virtual machine on POLAR (TCPIP2), and created a } TCPIP2 TCPIP file for its profile. I was able to bring this up and use it. } The problem comes if I want to run the TCPIP2 virtual machine on both CECs. } The two TCP

Re: z/VM Virtualization Video

2008-11-20 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 11/20/2008 at 10:44 AM, "Lionel B. Dyck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice video > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po004wzK3XM First time I've ever seen Ross wearing a coat or a tie. Wonder what event they were at when that was taped since he retired not too long ago. Mark Post

Re: Q IUCV can bring you system down

2008-11-20 Thread Mike Walter
> No where else was a sign. Nowhere else? Is there any dump in OPERATNS reader queue? (Or wherever your SYSTEM CONFIG "System_Userids DUMP" record sends them). Was there an ABEND code on the console? Did the HMC issue an operating system message for that LPAR? Mike Walter Hewitt Associates

Multiple TCPIP servers in a CSE environment

2008-11-20 Thread RPN01
There are various naming options for the PROFILE TCPIP file to support various combinations of multiple stacks and systems, but I think I¹ve found one that isn¹t quite supported... We run CSE in a two CEC environment. Our z/VM systems are called POLAR and GRIZZLY. We¹ve had a single vSwitch define

Re: Dumping the z/VM Reader Queue to a Tape

2008-11-20 Thread Marcelo Fazzito
And dont't forget to use this option: 'mode comp' This writes bigger blocks using less time and less cartridges. Regards. Marcelo.

Re: FTPEXIT Question

2008-11-20 Thread Schuh, Richard
Maybe PMRs should also be opened with the Windows clients, too. :-) Regards, Richard Schuh From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Miguel Delapaz Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:57 AM To:

Re: Q IUCV can bring you system down

2008-11-20 Thread Suleiman Shahin
Thanks. I already have. Suleiman Shahin > > If you haven't done so, open a PMR with the Support Center. > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott _ Get more done, have more fun, and stay more connected with Windows

Re: Q IUCV can bring you system down

2008-11-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 11/20/2008 at 12:53 EST, Suleiman Shahin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just had this experience. > > on my CMS session, I did 'Q IUCV GUESTX' where GUESTX is a VSE guest. > > LO and behold. y screen "clocked" then the whole zVM system came down crashing > and gave some of the sym

Q IUCV can bring you system down

2008-11-20 Thread Suleiman Shahin
I just had this experience. on my CMS session, I did 'Q IUCV GUESTX' where GUESTX is a VSE guest. LO and behold. y screen "clocked" then the whole zVM system came down crashing and gave some of the symptoms of some class A user typing SHUTDOWN. I was able to find out that the system halted by

Re: Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org

2008-11-20 Thread Kris Buelens
If the file isn't corrupted, how comes I can read the copy that was emailed to me? Besides: I use Foxit Reader to read PDFs as default, but Acrobat Reader 9 doesn't want to read it either 2008/11/20 Pete Borton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > No...Adobe reader 7 says they're corrupt. Suggest you get lates

Re: z/VM Virtualization Video

2008-11-20 Thread David Boyes
Interesting bit of editing: during the entire Linux discussion, all we see is a z/OS master console. 8-) On 11/20/08 12:02 PM, "Bill Munson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good one, but this is a Better VIDEO > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIkuUCjRbUk&NR=1

Re: z/VM Virtualization Video

2008-11-20 Thread Bill Munson
Good one, but this is a Better VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIkuUCjRbUk&NR=1 Bill Munson Brown Brothers Harriman Sr. z/VM Systems Programmer 201-418-7588 President MVMUA http://www2.marist.edu/~mvmua/ "Lionel B. Dyck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System 11/

Re: Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org

2008-11-20 Thread Pete Borton
No...Adobe reader 7 says they're corrupt. Suggest you get latest Acrobat reader. -Original Message- From: Kris Buelens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 November 2008 13:32 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org So I must guess an incomplete versi

Re: FTPEXIT Question

2008-11-20 Thread Miguel Delapaz
Mike, Could you open a PMR for this? It seems our FTP server is misbehaving here. We should not be sending back the 503 in this case. Regards, Miguel Delapaz z/VM TCP/IP Development The IBM z/VM Operating System wrote on 11/19/2008 10:42:25 AM: > > Well DRAT! > > Here is my problem. We hav

z/VM Virtualization Video

2008-11-20 Thread Lionel B. Dyck
Nice video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po004wzK3XM Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist Enterprise Platform Services, Mainframe Engineering KP-IT Enterprise Engineering 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck Kaiser Service Credo: "Our cause

Re: REXX DATE function

2008-11-20 Thread Gentry, Stephen
"It depends." 8-) In WORDPOS I would it expect it to be fussy, since it is indeed a specific character string you are looking for. With DATE I would expect it to be more concerned with the format of the date vs case of the month. I'm not advocating that DATE('B', . . .) be changed to accept any

Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Hughes, Jim
OMG, it's been that long?? _ Jim Hughes x5586 "It is fun to do the impossible." Quote from Walt Disney From: The IBM z/VM Operating System on behalf of Leland Lucius Sent: Wed 11/19/2008 9:52 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Opinio

Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Leland Lucius
Cool. Sounds pretty involved. Glad you added the detail about the underlining too since this new version will be including fixes for carriage control handling that may affect that. (It shouldn't but you'd most definitely want to test it before replacing your existing versioqn. ;-)) Leland

Re: Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org

2008-11-20 Thread Kris Buelens
So I must guess an incomplete version got cached somewhere. A nice soul sent them both to me. 2008/11/20 Pete Borton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Both open fine using IE6 and Adobe Reader 8. > > -Original Message- > From: Kris Buelens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 November 2008 11:48 > T

Re: Opinions needed on next version of TXT2PDF

2008-11-20 Thread Fran Hensler
LeLand - I have TXT2PDF running as a stage of a PIPE that reads input from the RDR and sends it directly to RSCS or my FTP2HOME machine where it gets FTP'd the the user's network home drive. I use the FORM and DIST parameters to decide how to the files should be processed and distributed. We use

Re: Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org

2008-11-20 Thread Pete Borton
Both open fine using IE6 and Adobe Reader 8. -Original Message- From: Kris Buelens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 November 2008 11:48 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org I'm trying to retrieve the"VM for MVS" presentations from http://linuxvm.

Damaged presentations on Linuxvm.org

2008-11-20 Thread Kris Buelens
I'm trying to retrieve the"VM for MVS" presentations from http://linuxvm.org/Present/#share111 I can't get 2 of them, I always get "corrupted" back z/VM for MVS Systems Programmers http://linuxvm.org/Present/SHARE111/S9127mp.pdf VM for MVS Systems Programmers - Part 2 http://linuxvm.o

Re: Adding a spool volume

2008-11-20 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 11/19/2008 at 7:46 PM, Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, yeah. You want whine with that? :-) You have that backwards. I like to have cheese with my whines. Mark Post