Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 08/20/2009 at 02:08 EDT, Marcy Cortes wrote: > And that's fine. Just need to know how to do it. Maybe the Planning and > Admin manual could be updated under the CPU statement in the directory saying > that if need to change the type of a CPU to use command define cpu stateme

Help with LIBRCMS...

2009-08-20 Thread Les Geer (607-429-3580)
>...anyone been down this road lately? > >I'm attempting to install the LIBRCMS package (from the z/VM "Downloads" >page. > >1) Everything has been cataloged >2) Server is running >3) Directory entry for CMS user has been modified (IUCV stuff) >4) Issue LIBREDIT and receive: > >

Re: where to find the real storage for a linux guest?

2009-08-20 Thread Schuh, Richard
The difference is that the pages in XSTORE have been paged out to the high speed paging device. VM utilizes XSTORE for that purpose and for mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of sunny...@wcb.ab.ca Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:12 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: where to fin

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Schuh, Richard
You can also do something like this: CPACCESS MAINT CF1 A RR Link to the disk and do your updates, making sure that you rename the files on the CF1 disk before copying the updated files to it. CPACCESS MAINT CF1 A RR I always save the old files by renaming them. At some future time, when I am s

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Reuscher, Robert A [IT]
The PARM disk, most likely on maint's CF1. Robert Reuscher Mainframe Network Development/Support (214) 477-7091 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 2:52 PM To: IBMVM@L

Re: where to find the real storage for a linux guest?

2009-08-20 Thread sunny . hu
Thanks Mark, Dave and Thomas. But should I add XSTORE too. We use z10. And there is no difference between storage and xstorage. Or RES already includes the xstore ? From: Mark Post To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 08/20/2009 11:53 AM Subject: Re: where to find the real storage for a linux

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Wakser, David
Something like: CPRELEASE A LINK MAINT CF1 CF1 W ACC CF1 ? When done, you need to CPACCESS the CF1 disk again. David Wakser From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Thursday, Augus

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Howard Rifkind
Another question.   I linked to the cf1 disk and it came up R/O.   I have to change something in the System Config file...   How can I get this R/W.   T.Y. --- On Thu, 8/20/09, Schuh, Richard wrote: From: Schuh, Richard Subject: Re: z/VM Systen Config Location To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date:

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Schuh, Richard
Q CPDISKS should tell you, even if it isn't CF1 :-). I prefer to keep a sysres disk, including PARM disks, that is never a part of the distribution system. As AA (alter-ego Chuckie) has said, the SYSTEM CONFIG is there for you to use in customizing your system. The big advantage is that I do no

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Howard Rifkind
Thanks all... --- On Thu, 8/20/09, Robert J McCarthy wrote: From: Robert J McCarthy Subject: Re: z/VM Systen Config Location To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, 3:54 PM Howard, CF1    Bob From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Robert J McCarthy
Howard, CF1 Bob From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 3:52 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: z/VM Systen Config Location Having a sen

Re: z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Wakser, David
The RES disk - whatever it's name is in your system. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 3:52 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: z/VM Systen Config Location Having

z/VM Systen Config Location

2009-08-20 Thread Howard Rifkind
Having a senior moment...what disk is the system config file kept on???   Thanks. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Re: Using Multiple Processors for TCP/IP and/or SFS

2009-08-20 Thread Marcy Cortes
TCPIP can, see page 633 of the 5.4 TCPIP Planning and Cust guide. SFS, no. Marcy "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on

Re: Using Multiple Processors for TCP/IP and/or SFS

2009-08-20 Thread Miguel Delapaz
Mike, TCP/IP can be configured to dispatch device driver "work" on non-base CPUs by coding the CPU option on the DEVICE statement in PROFILE TCPIP. Other than that it won't do anything with multiple processors. Regards, Miguel Delapaz z/VM Development |> | From: | |-

Using Multiple Processors for TCP/IP and/or SFS

2009-08-20 Thread Michael Coffin
Hi Folks, Following up on our earlier discussion of multiple virtual CPU's for Linux, will TCP/IP and/or SFS servers use multiple processors? Here's my situation, I have 1 general purpose CP (about 421 MIPS) and 2 IFLs (about 500 MIPS each). We have excess capacity on the IFL side of the house

Re: where to find the real storage for a linux guest?

2009-08-20 Thread Dave Jones
Sunny, it's this line: > PAGES: RES=00256771 WS=00256757 LOCKEDREAL=0014 RESVD= The number of 4KB resident pages is given by the RES= value; to convert that value to MB, simply divide it by 256, e.g. 256771/256 = 1003 MB) sunny...@wcb.ab.ca wrote: I issued ind user XXX USERID=T

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread Bill Munson
"oohh - never mind" - Gilda Radner David Boyes Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System 08/20/2009 02:02 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK) On 8/20/09 1:15 PM, "Bill Munson" wrote: > I t

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Marcy Cortes
On Thursday, 08/20/2009 at 07:28 EDT, Michael Coffin > wrote: >> I actually scoured the z/VM 5.4 doc looking for a documented method of >> doing this, but did not find anything specific. I had assumed it would >> probably be the CPU directory record that we would use to do this, but >> that did n

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread David Boyes
On 8/20/09 1:15 PM, "Bill Munson" wrote: > I think Jim goes into it briefly with this presentation - a follow up to > 9117 > 9118 - Servicing and Maintaining z/VM with VM/SES - Live Demo I've seen a previous version of this -- it covers how to apply pre-packaged service and local mods to IBM-pa

Re: where to find the real storage for a linux guest?

2009-08-20 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 8/20/2009 at 1:39 PM, wrote: > I issued ind user XXX > > USERID=TECMWS01 MACH=ESA STOR=1G VIRT=V XSTORE=NONE > IPLSYS=DEV 0100 DEVNUM=00017 > PAGES: RES=00256771 WS=00256757 LOCKEDREAL=0014 RESVD= > NPREF=0037 PREF= READS=0646 WRITES=0646 > XSTORE=0050

Re: where to find the real storage for a linux guest?

2009-08-20 Thread Thomas Kern
RES = number of pages CP has resident for this guest WS = number of pages the guest wants to use (working set) MB = pages / 256 and then I round up for guesstimates /Tom Kern On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:39:31 -0600, sunny...@wcb.ab.ca wrote: >I issued ind user XXX > >USERID=TECMWS01 MACH=ESA STOR=

Re: where to find the real storage for a linux guest?

2009-08-20 Thread sunny . hu
I issued ind user XXX USERID=TECMWS01 MACH=ESA STOR=1G VIRT=V XSTORE=NONE IPLSYS=DEV 0100 DEVNUM=00017 PAGES: RES=00256771 WS=00256757 LOCKEDREAL=0014 RESVD= NPREF=0037 PREF= READS=0646 WRITES=0646 XSTORE=005083 READS=024650 WRITES=029733 MIGRATES=00 Could

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread Bill Munson
I think Jim goes into it briefly with this presentation - a follow up to 9117 9118 - Servicing and Maintaining z/VM with VM/SES - Live Demo or maybe Kris could come to SHARE and give session 9119 munson David Boyes Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System 08/20/2009 12:53 PM Please res

Re: FLIST on SFS, *HEADER ignored

2009-08-20 Thread Colleen Brown
Well, I was able to contact one of the original developers that worked on adding this support. Unfortunately, it has been so long that he doesn't remember much about it. However, since there is a PMR opened it will be handled through that. regards, Colleen M Brown IBM z/VM and Related Produc

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread David Boyes
On 8/19/09 5:57 PM, "Kris Buelens" wrote: > If you invent your own product IDs, you can even catalog your own files when > copied to 19E.  With a new release, VMFCOPY can be used to copy all files of a > given product ID from the old to the new 19E.  That's what I did to store some > customer cod

Help with LIBRCMS...

2009-08-20 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
...anyone been down this road lately? I'm attempting to install the LIBRCMS package (from the z/VM "Downloads" page. 1) Everything has been cataloged 2) Server is running 3) Directory entry for CMS user has been modified (IUCV stuff) 4) Issue LIBREDIT and receive: STN009E AP

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Schuh, Richard
I would have thought that a directory entry of some sort would have been the choice - a "if it isn't in the directory, it can't be done" sort of thing. The DEFINE is class G meaning anybody can do it at any time, even though they do not know what they are doing. (I am sure nobody would ever thin

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 08/20/2009 at 07:28 EDT, Michael Coffin wrote: > I actually scoured the z/VM 5.4 doc looking for a documented method of > doing this, but did not find anything specific. I had assumed it would > probably be the CPU directory record that we would use to do this, but > that did not tu

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Coffin > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 7:43 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: z/VM mode LPARs > > Hi Rob, > > I'm inclined to agree with you re: virtual CPU

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Michael Coffin
Hi Rob, I'm inclined to agree with you re: virtual CPU count should not exceed physical CPUs - since the maximum number of ACTIVE virtual CPUs can never exceed the total number of physical CPUs. Thanks for the comments, I think I'll cut that number down accordingly. :) -Mike -Original Mess

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Michael Coffin wrote: > Our environment meets all three of the items on your bulleted list. If so, then you can give that single server two virtual CPUs, to match the number of real IFLs defined. PS Clearly this is not a common situation to have just one virtual m

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Michael Coffin
Our environment meets all three of the items on your bulleted list. Our main production environment is VM/CMS (with DB2, ESAWEB, huge SFS farms, etc.), and that workload is on general purpose CPs, not IFLs. LINUX is the only workload on the IFLs, and we (presently) have only one production server

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Michael Coffin wrote: > PS:  Yes, we've given each Linux server 5 virtual CPU's, which map to > two real IFLs.  Our thinking on this is that the Linux guest "should" > dispatch more work simultaneously with 5 CPU's (and the two real IFLs > can more than handle the

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread Michael Coffin
I actually scoured the z/VM 5.4 doc looking for a documented method of doing this, but did not find anything specific. I had assumed it would probably be the CPU directory record that we would use to do this, but that did not turn out to be the case. PS: Yes, we've given each Linux server 5 virt

Re: z/VM mode LPARs

2009-08-20 Thread John Hanley
We will be mixing VSE and Linux guests on out z10.The way I set it up in the directory is in the PROFILE entry for the Linux guests I placed: COMMAND SET VCONFIG MODE LINUX COMMAND DEF CPU 0 TYPE IFL It defaults to using CP processors, so I let the VSE guests default. We went to our IBM'ers f

Re: Virtual vs. Physical Memory in ZVM

2009-08-20 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:44 PM, P S wrote: > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Dean, David (I/S) > wrote: >> Thank you, the problem however is exactly what you allude to, what size do >> they REALLY need to be.  IBM is comparing WebSphere RAM needs between AIX, >> Windows, and zLinux.  We have

Re: Which HMC Task allows specifying Load address

2009-08-20 Thread Suleiman Shahin
I will attempt to set the "tree" look. By the way, who needs "user friendly". The HMC is for real geeks! Thanks guys! Suleiman Shahin > Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:48:19 +0200 > From: kris.buel...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Which HMC Task allows specifying Load add