Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Les Koehler
I have a *very* old Palm/Tungsten and the collapsible keyboard. It's great! I don't use it as a cell phone anymore (no need) just as a PDA, but when I want to do a lot of data entry it's a life saver. Even though it has a mechanical/electrical connection that prevents it from connecting to a cha

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Dave Jones
As a matter of fact, yes...:-) I believe that there is a tremendous up-tapped market for some sort of keyboard extender for these devices, especially as the Baby Boommers age. Have a good one. DJ On 9/22/2010 3:49 PM, Rich Smrcina wrote: Using your Droid for list emails? On 09/22/2010 03:34

Re: VM64814 information

2010-09-22 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
FEATURES ENABLE STP_TIMEZone looks interesting. Does this mean that I could eliminate the Timezone_Definition and Timezone_Boundary records from SYSTEM CONFIG? If it does, I presume that the STP server would have to be configured with a timezone (Pacific, Eastern, whatever). The STP server wo

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Marcy Cortes
Ok yeah. Bad example. But what's really in the CPLOAD you are running with or will run with at next IPL? Did you remember that you backed out by copying the module or IPLing off the CPLOLD after the op followed the backout procedures? Marcy. Sent from my BlackBerry. - Original Message

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
SERVICE ALL STATUS will tell you if you ran PUT2PROD for a PTF. Here's an example: service all status PK97438 VMFSRV2760I SERVICE processing started DASD 0491 LINKED R/W; R/O BY14 USERS DASD 0492 LINKED R/W; R/O BY14 USERS VMFSRV1226I TCPIPSFS (5VMTCP40%TCPIPSFS) APAR PK97438 (PTF UK5953

Central vs. expanded storage

2010-09-22 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
I heard from a couple of performance people at SHARE that we should have 20% to 25% of the total storage in an LPAR configured as expanded storage. Naturally, that's a guideline and the proper amount varies by workload. What should I look at to determine if we have enough expanded storage? We

Re: Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Thomas Kern
There is also the excellent RXSERVER package from the IBM Downloads website. It includes a full-fledged VMUTIL service machine and the framework to write other interrupt (timer, device, message, command) driven services. /Tom Kern On 9/22/2010 11:32 AM, Mike Walter wrote: > Perhaps this sample

Sept 29-Webcast - Linux Performance on zEnterprise 196

2010-09-22 Thread Pamela Christina - are you going to zExpo ?
Cross-posted to IBMVM, LINUX390, and IBMMAIN for the Linux on the mainframe enthusiasts out there. :-) The next LVC / IBM Linux WebCast Register to listen http://www.vm.ibm.com/education/lvc/ View PDF invite http://www.vm.ibm.com/education/lvc/lvc0929l.pdf Date: Sept. 29, 2010 Time: Choice of

ICKDSF - can it format/label cyl 0 on a 3390-A (EAV)??

2010-09-22 Thread Marcy Cortes
Doesn't look like it, but perhaps we need a PTF? marcy

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Marcy Cortes
Keep in mind that it tells you what service you have on your service disks. It does not tell you what you are actually running with on your run time disks or in memory. (Like in the instance you forgot to run PUT2PROD :) (Still better than MVS though :) Marcy

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Rich Smrcina
Using your Droid for list emails? On 09/22/2010 03:34 PM, Dave Jones wrote: Drat this small keyboardyes, Mike, there should be an extra "f" in the command namevmfinfo. Thanks for pointing it out. DJ -- Rich Smrcina Velocity Software, Inc. Mobile: 414-491-6001 Office: 262-392-3717

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
Oh, it's come a LONG wayuse to be a real challenge. Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:42 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
ty all, Stephen, Mike, Dave: I have now tried both VMFINFO and SERVICE ALL STATUS VM.. and I must say MVS was never like this. Very nice indeed. Dave Jones Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System 09/22/2010 04:34 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System To IBMVM@LISTSERV.

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Dave Jones
Drat this small keyboardyes, Mike, there should be an extra "f" in the command namevmfinfo. Thanks for pointing it out. DJ On 9/22/2010 3:20 PM, Mike Walter wrote: DJ actually meant: VM*F*INFO It's in the VMSES/E Introduction and Reference manual. Online, enter: *HELP VMSES VMFINFO*

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Mike Walter
DJ actually meant: VMFINFO It's in the VMSES/E Introduction and Reference manual. Online, enter: HELP VMSES VMFINFO My "VMSES HELPME" file, displayed by entering: HELP ME VMSES contains: -- Useful commands to find z/VM service/maintenance information: SERVICE ALL STATUS SERVICE AL

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Gentry, Stephen
VMFINFO 8-) -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 4:06 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Checking For Maintenance George, try using the VMINFO tool...it's a menu driven

Re: Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread Dave Jones
George, try using the VMINFO tool...it's a menu driven method of seeing what service is on your system. DJ On 9/22/2010 2:58 PM, George Henke/NYLIC wrote: Sorry to ask a simple question, but . . . What is the fastest way to check that certain specific APARs and/or PTFs are on?

Checking For Maintenance

2010-09-22 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Sorry to ask a simple question, but . . . What is the fastest way to check that certain specific APARs and/or PTFs are on?

Participate in the 2011 SHARE in Anaheim Call for Presentations

2010-09-22 Thread warm Endicott NY
Just a reminder of the SHARE call for presentations for the 2011 Share in Anaheim, CA. Here's the note in case you're not on the SHARE dist list. If you are, apologies for duplicate. From: "shar...@share.org" Date: 09/21/2010 04:35 PM Subject:Participate in the SHARE in Anah

Re: Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Les Koehler
Get VMSERVE PACKAGE from the VM Download Library (or any of the other similar packages). Les Mark Workman wrote: Thanks for all of the help. I used the RC and then looped thru the stacked data to get the message I needed. Mark Workman Shelter Insurance Companies 573.214.4672 mwork...@sh

Re: What is the z/VM 5.4 Compatibility PTF for z196?

2010-09-22 Thread Les Geer (607-429-3580)
>Also you want to check PSP on IBMLink and look for 2817DEVICE and see what = >recent stuff is needed for that system type (or whatever one you are instal= >ling). > Please ensure, before bringing up z/VM 5.4 or 6.1 on a z196, that the following APARs have been applied: VM64798, VM64879 (not a t

Re: Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Mark Workman
Thanks for all of the help. I used the RC and then looped thru the stacked data to get the message I needed. Mark Workman Shelter Insurance Companies 573.214.4672 mwork...@shelterinsurance.com From: Scott Rohling To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 09/22/2010 10:04 AM Subject:

Re: Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Mike Walter
Perhaps this sample EXEC will help get you started. It's a bit old, but I believe its still pretty accurate. Use it as a starting point. BTW, its on our Y-disk as "WAKEUP EXECSAMP" so that anyone looking for "WAKEUP" will stumble across it. DO NOT save it as "WAKEUP EXEC". Instead, pick a di

Re: Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Scott Rohling
Another clue from HELP WAKEUP: Seven WAKEUP options cause data to be stacked: EXT, FILE, IO, IUCVMSG, SMSG, TIME, and VMCF. WAKEUP stacks the data in the following order regardless of the order the options are specified when you invoke WAKEUP: 1. Current date and time 2. Line from the

Re: What is the z/VM 5.4 Compatibility PTF for z196?

2010-09-22 Thread Marcy Cortes
Also you want to check PSP on IBMLink and look for 2817DEVICE and see what recent stuff is needed for that system type (or whatever one you are installing). From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Bruce Hayden Sent: Wed

Re: Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Scott Rohling
Not sure it's quite that simple - I too have had issues using FILE and IUCVMSG within VMUTIL. Been awhile but I think the cause stems from this (HELP WAKEUP): When FILE is specified, WAKEUP will always stack the line from the file (or a null line if no line was found) before exiting, even if the

Re: Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
Just one "WAKEUP (SMSG FILE". Test the RC to see which interrupted it. Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Workman Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 9:46 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSE

Problems with WAKEUP

2010-09-22 Thread Mark Workman
I am fairly new to VM and having some problems with WAKEUP. I have a server that runs a WAKEUP EXEC that uses the FILE parameter. I need to run an additional WAKEUP EXEC that uses the SMSG parameter. My question is can I incorporate the 'WAKEUP (SMSG' in the same FOREVER loop as the other WAKE

Re: What is the z/VM 5.4 Compatibility PTF for z196?

2010-09-22 Thread Bruce Hayden
Look at the page http://www.vm.ibm.com/service/vmreqze.html for the complete list of z/VM APARS for the zEnterprise. On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 10:07 AM, George Henke/NYLIC < george_he...@newyorklife.com> wrote: > > Marcy, > > Thank you for this information. > > Do you happen to know what PTF is nee

What is the z/VM 5.4 Compatibility PTF for z196?

2010-09-22 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Marcy, Thank you for this information. Do you happen to know what PTF is needed to run z/VM 5.4 on the z196. We will probably take your advice. We will probably bring up the z196 with 5.4 first and then move 6.1 up to Level 1 afterwards. Marcy Cortes Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating Sys