Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Tony Thigpen
Mikes suggestion is what I use. I place all LINK commands for VSE disks in an exec on the shared 191 disk. This is an easy solution to your problem and it makes maintenance of the VSE dasd much easier. No longer will you need to modify the directory to add a new VSE volume. Just link WR to the

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Kris Buelens
I wouldn't say that placing LINKs in execs/control files is that much easier that updating the CP directory. Additionally: the directory is the natural place to define virtual machine configurations. Not that I'm entirely against other solutions if they make life much easier... I also performed

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com wrote: CP SET CPCONIO IUCV is indeed required to trap SCIF messages (OK by default if you use PROP, VM:Operator, Operations Manager or alike). Not unless big changes happened to CP ;-) Any IUCV handler is good to catch SCIF

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread DUBOIS Laurent (EXT DUBOIS)
Hi Mike, I just found your topics and if you use VM/OPERATOR, you got the answer. When you have your VSE guest machine IPL'ed, you get all the message on the VM/OPERATOR console (if you have defined the VM/OPERATOR machine as a SECUSER for your guest). Below is the VM:OPERATOR log for a

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Colin Allinson
Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com wrote :- COMMAND SPOOL CONSOLE START doesn't help to catch device problems (LINK/MDISK/DEDICATE/...) It is just a thought but, if you change your directory entry as follows:- USER EREP EREP 0008192K 0016384K FGBC * ENVIRONMENTAL RECORDING AND EDITING AND

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
This is the first time I've seen (well, in an early post on this thread) the OBSERVER operand on the CONSOLE statement. So, I looked it up and it doesn't really explain it. Can someone enlighten me as to the purpose of the OBSERVER operand. TIA, Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread dlrdls
Mike, I tried my idea and it is too late in the process. Ivan suggested the secondary user, is that available at 5.2? xautolog pcpc Command accepted Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:51:01 PCPC: HCPLNM108E PCPC ABCD not linked; volid NOTFND not mounted

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Alan Altmark
On Tuesday, 03/02/2010 at 08:50 EST, Frank M. Ramaekers framaek...@ailife.com wrote: This is the first time I?ve seen (well, in an early post on this thread) the OBSERVER operand on the CONSOLE statement. So, I looked it up and it doesn?t really explain it. Can someone enlighten me as to

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Tony Thigpen
I wouldn't say that placing LINKs in execs/control files is that much easier that updating the CP directory. Additionally: the directory is the natural place to define virtual machine configurations. Not that I'm entirely against other solutions if they make life much easier... I just like

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Horlick, Michael
Hello Laurent, I think I will go with your approach. I will contact our automation group and see if they can handle it. Thanks for your interest and your offer of assistance. Thanks to the rest of the list for their interest as well. Mike Horlick Conseiller CGI Gestion

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Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Horlick, Michael
Actually I tried it with WAKEUP and it's working with RC=5. Will still go with VM:Operator, I think. Thanks, Mike Horlick Conseiller CGI Gestion Intégrée des Technologies 1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest Montréal, Qc, H3G 1T4 From: The IBM z/VM

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Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread zMan
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.comwrote: So that you get the equivalent of SET OBSERVER instead of SET SECUSER. I think he meant, What use is it? The answer is that it's (sort of) a R/O SECUSER: you see the output but you can't do a CP SEND back. And OBSERVER

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread zMan
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.comwrote: Off the top of my head: Secondary user - Can use CP SEND to the primary - Only sees console output of primary when primary is disconnected - Class G secondary can SEND only when primary is disconnected - Class C

3590E Tapes

2010-03-02 Thread Hughes, Jim
How would I go about getting the type of cartridge (J or K) loaded on the 3590E tape unit attached to my CMS userid by using a bit of software? IThanks. Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 It is fun to do the impossible.

Re: 3590E Tapes

2010-03-02 Thread Mike Walter
Using the bit of software called: TELL (or CP MSG): TELL OPERATOR Hey! Is that a type J or K cart on the 3590E drive? ;-) It's a long way to Friday... :-( Hughes, Jim jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 03/02/2010 01:00 PM Please respond to

Re: 3590E Tapes

2010-03-02 Thread Hughes, Jim
I tried that. They can't see the letters once it's in the drive. Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 It is fun to do the impossible. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Horlick, Michael
Well , I told me my automation guy to use VMOPER to trap messages starting with 'HCP' and ending with an 'E' and I got an unexpected side effect. After XAUTOLOGing the user, It did trap the HCPLNM108E message that indicates the minidisk was not linked but it also trapped some other messages

Re: 3590E Tapes

2010-03-02 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
If you have DITTO try TB (tape browse), I think it shows some cartridge attributes in the line under the drive's attributes From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Hughes, Jim Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject:

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread zMan
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Horlick, Michael michael.horl...@cgi.comwrote: Well , I told me my automation guy to use VMOPER to trap messages starting with ‘HCP’ and ending with an ‘E’ and I got an unexpected side effect. After XAUTOLOGing the user, It did trap the HCPLNM108E message

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Horlick, Michael
The user I played with was user VSEMAINT. I changed the CONSOLE statement to CONSOLE 0009 3215 T VMOPER and then I XAUTOLOGED user VSEMAINT on. I chose this user because all the VSEs have a R/O LINK to its 191 disk. Inside the PROFILE EXEC it checks userid and then IPL's off VSE SYSRES pack

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread zMan
On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Horlick, Michael michael.horl...@cgi.comwrote: The user I played with was user VSEMAINT. I changed the CONSOLE statement to CONSOLE 0009 3215 T VMOPER and then I XAUTOLOGED user VSEMAINT on. I chose this user because all the VSEs have a R/O LINK to its 191

SPXTAPE

2010-03-02 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Hi If I use SPXTAPE to DUMP my spool volumes can I load them back to spool volumes with different names? Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin - Citic z/OS and z/VM Performance Tuning and Operating Systems Support Office - 443 348-2102 Cell - 443 632-4191

Re: SPXTAPE

2010-03-02 Thread Mike Walter
Absolutely: YES! Just be 100% certain that you get the somewhat arcane SPXTAPE syntax exactly correct. Check the reader files that come back to be sure that you did not miss critical SDF's (i.e. IMG, NSS, UCR, TRF and NLS files that are stored on SPOOL) during the SPXTAPE DUMP. If you don't

New paper Sharing and Maintaining SLES 11 Linux under z/VM using DCSSs and an NSS

2010-03-02 Thread Michael MacIsaac
There is a new paper, Sharing and Maintaining SLES 11 Linux under z/VM using DCSSs and an NSS, available on a new Web page at: http://www.vm.ibm.com/linux/dcss/ In 2007, there was collaboration between IBM and Nationwide insurance that resulted in the Redpaper Sharing and maintaining Linux

Re: SPXTAPE

2010-03-02 Thread Kris Buelens
Yes, you restore spool files,not spool packs. 2010/3/2 Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) terry.mar...@cms.hhs.gov Hi If I use SPXTAPE to DUMP my spool volumes can I load them back to spool volumes with different names? *Thank You,* * * *Terry Martin* *Lockheed Martin - Citic*

Re: SPXTAPE

2010-03-02 Thread John Franciscovich
If you don't get the syntax right on the SPXTAPE LOAD you can always to it again (being careful not to re-load files a second time, of course). You can use the NODUP operand on SPXTAPE LOAD to prevent loading of the same files more than once. John Franciscovich z/VM Development

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Steve Marak
We've seen these additional differences between SECUSER and OBSERVER processing - Secondary user sees message HCP150A when the primary is disconnected and VM or CP read is issued, observer does not. It doesn't appear that an OBSERVER, even with class C SEND, can satisfy a VM read issued by a

Re: Trapping output right after LOGON

2010-03-02 Thread Alan Altmark
On Wednesday, 03/03/2010 at 12:04 EST, Steve Marak sama...@gizmoworks.com wrote: We've seen these additional differences between SECUSER and OBSERVER processing - Secondary user sees message HCP150A when the primary is disconnected and VM or CP read is issued, observer does not. It