Re: CPACF and z/VM

2009-12-07 Thread Gentry, Stephen
Hmm, interesting comment, have I re-IPL'd. The z9 was shipped with the feature code. We've had it for quite a while and have IPL'd numerous times. This then leads me to believe that I have to do something in the LPAR definition on the HMC? I have looked at the activation profile for our LPAR and

Re: CPACF and z/VM

2009-12-07 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 12/07/2009 at 01:17 EST, "Gentry, Stephen" wrote: > I?m trying to determine if a backup utility is using CPACF. The utility says > it is, but CPU utilization implies, to me, that it isn?t. > > The results I get when I issue a QUERY CRYPTO command: > q crypto

Re: CPACF and z/VM

2009-12-07 Thread Dave Jones
Hi, Stephen. There is a difference between the cryptographic co-processors IBM provides as cryto-accelerators in the z9-z10 hardware and the CP Assist for Cryptographic Function (CPACF) features. The cryptographic accelerators are very fast cryptographic hardware designed to accelerate the p

CPACF and z/VM

2009-12-07 Thread Gentry, Stephen
I'm trying to determine if a backup utility is using CPACF. The utility says it is, but CPU utilization implies, to me, that it isn't. The results I get when I issue a QUERY CRYPTO command: q crypto Crypto Adjunct Processor Instructions are not

Re: Automate z/VM RACF SMF process to z/OS

2009-12-07 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Hi Mike, Thanks for the information I will store it way for future reference. Yes, I am coming from the z/OS side so I am trying to learn the way z/VM handles things. With help from folks like you and others on the LIST I have learned a lot with much more to go! Thanks again, Terry Thank You,

Re: Automate z/VM RACF SMF process to z/OS

2009-12-07 Thread Mike Walter
Terry, In case you're coming from the z/OS side of the house, each CMS minidisk contains a File Status Table (FST), pointing to every file on the disk (think of it as the equivalent to the z/OS VTOC). Each time a minidisk is ACCESSed, the FST is read into that user's CMS memory for high-speed

Re: VMDBK and Control Registers

2009-12-07 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Brian Ferguson wrote: > Folks, > > I have gotten tasked to re-work a piece of code that worked in VM/ESA 2.4 > for z/VM 5.4 > > And either I'm blind or I'm not thinking straight. > > Apparently the Control Registers for a guest are not in the VMDBK Sure they ar

VMDBK and Control Registers

2009-12-07 Thread Brian Ferguson
Folks, I have gotten tasked to re-work a piece of code that worked in VM/ESA 2.4 for z/VM 5.4 And either I'm blind or I'm not thinking straight. Apparently the Control Registers for a guest are not in the VMDBK Anybody know where they moved to? Brian HP Technical Services