Beware when you give CP RR access to CF1: CP can have to read files from
there while it is running. The most obvious are the logon LOGO files. If
you change them on the fly while CP has RR access, CP can get the problem we
know as CMS users: 'error 3 reading file'.
*CPLISTFILE * * A STAT*
This is very basic and simple but I can't seem to see the answer anywhere
(although it is probably staring me in face).
Once TCPIP has decided that it has tried to restart a server (FTPSERVE)
the maximum number of time and abandons further attempts - how can I reset
this once the problem has
Look into the /home/userid/.vnc/xstartup file. Change twm to mwm.
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Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 5:12 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: SUSE11 and VNC Viewer
You
On Wednesday, 07/06/2011 at 04:25 EDT, Colin Allinson
cgallin...@amadeus.com wrote:
This is very basic and simple but I can't seem to see the answer
anywhere
(although it is probably staring me in face).
Once TCPIP has decided that it has tried to restart a server (FTPSERVE)
the
We are at SUSE 11 SP1 and we did install updates installing from the medi
a.
We do have a subscription to SUSE and found that this is a known problem
that will be fixed in SUSE 11.3. As far as the change to the Xstartup fil
e,
we have not specified either twm or mwm. We donot have an
Very simple way: set up a small Linux instance and install Nagios on it.
Configure a FTP probe in Nagios, and configure a notification to a user on the
VM system. The Nagios system will test the FTP server by connecting and
attempting to transfer a small file periodically. If it fails, it sends
Alan,
Thanks - that is great. I can work from that.
Colin Allinson
VM Systems Support
Amadeus Data Processing GmbH
David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net wrote:-
Very simple way: set up a small Linux instance and install Nagios on it.
Configure a FTP probe in Nagios, and configure a notification to a user on
the VM
system. The Nagios system will test the FTP server by connecting and
attempting to transfer a
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 4:35 PM, David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net wrote:
That approach tests not only whether the server is logged in, but whether
it’s actually functioning. Works well for lots of things, and is low-cost (no
cost if you run Debian or Fedora for Z).
Depending on how the FTP
Depending on how the FTP server fails, you might also see it in your
performance monitor...
Also true. OTOH, there are failure modes (such as the one Colin mentioned about
getting unhappy with a minidisk) that won't show up in the console log or will
show misleading symptoms (large buffer
David, I am afraid we are in lock down here (essential maintenance only) so no
chance of installing a new LINUX server. However, I could use your idea from an
existing hartbeat server between VM systems.
World work, I'd think. That'd also catch the socket timeout delay problem
if/when you
Since you didn't mention that you did might as well to cover all bases...
After an install and the reboot, vncserver isn't automatically started.
You can do a vncserver start from root and/or set it to automatically start
in the yast dialog.
Tom Duerbusch
THD Consulting
(Sometimes I think I
You've been wearing your Linux appliance hat too long. Much lighter-weight
would be a few lines of Rexx with or without Romney's FTP package, running
periodically as a task in your automation solution or a standalone (CMS)
VSM.
--
Mike Harding
z/VM System Support
mhard...@us.ibm.com
been wearing your Linux appliance hat too long. Much lighter-weight would be a
few lines of Rexx with or without Romney's FTP package, running periodically as
a task in your automation solution or a standalone (CMS) VSM.
Perhaps. OTOH, up and usefully running in less than 10 minutes with no
I tested it out on my SLES 11 SP 1 system.
(It was installed using ssh.)
I had to allow remote installation.
That caused the VNC software to be installed.
When I used tightvnc to get into it, I also got a blank screen and the
connection timed out after 2 minutes.
I'm on a z/890, which is not a
Hi, Bob, --
I use VNC rather heavily.
From Tom's report, you may be having a different error than I am
used to. Also, contrary to Tom's suggestion, I don't start VNC as a
service, but run it from user space (even though perhaps running as
root) ... sign on, do a 'vncserver' command, then connect
Hi Richard
I tried following what you suggested...
No avail.
However it dawned on me that I never got the prompt for the password to get
into VNC. (VNC Authentication window)
I suspect the timeout I get after two minutes is VNCs response to no password.
So, when you are doing the click and
Tom and Richard,
Prior to the previously mentioned changes that we made, we received t
he
blank screen as Tom stated, prior to receiving any prompt for userid or
password. The linux session showed that we were logged in, but the timeou
t
occurred later.
Bob
Nice Holiday gift for your favorite old mainframer
http://www.20x200.com/art/2009/04/ibm-360-model-30-tape-drives-1965.html
Marcy
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Don't know if you all saw this.
I was hoping that when IBM bought them, they might enhance the VM product.
Instead, they killed it. Sigh.
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The purpose of this email is to advise
It won't matter, Marcy.
EoW (End of World) set to end on Dec. 21, 2012.
CR reviewed/approved for that event.
Roger
Operating Systems Engineer, z/VM and Linux on IBM System z
Enterprise Hosting Services, Mainframe/Midrange Services
Wells Fargo Bank | 1220 Concord Ave | Concord, CA
MAC A0314-029
Yeah, then there was that other nut-case who predicted EoW for May 21 of this
year. He didn't admit that he had made a mistake until well after that day.
However, the Mayan calendar may be a better model.
Regards,
Richard Schuh
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Does anyone know where I can find a list of the ATL Manager category
codes?
These are the codes that start with 'FF' (w/o the quotes). The format
is FFxx and they aren't limited to starting with FF
Thanks,
Steve
Steve,
You might try taking a look a this manual
TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library_A Practical Guide
Joseph DiPippo
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Don't know if you all saw this.
I was hoping that when IBM bought them, they might enhance the VM
product. Instead, they killed it. Sigh.
Figures. That VSAM thing is the killer prereq -- everything that started life
on MVS requires it as a prereq, and thus is doomed to destruction.
Other than to say 'it was a buisness decision' has IBM ever actually said
why they killed VM-VSE/VSAM??
What the heck, it still works in VSE ..
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:58 PM, David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net wrote:
Don't know if you all saw this.
I was hoping that when IBM bought them,
Yea the same guy was wrong before too. But this time he was supposed to
be more accurate. YOL!
Ed Martin
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On
Behalf Of Schuh,
It still works under z/VM 5.3 service level 0703.
I did find some idcams listcat functions that were 'inaccurate'.
Ed Martin
direct: 330-363-5050
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On
Behalf Of Tom
On Wednesday, 07/06/2011 at 04:59 EDT, David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net
wrote:
Don't know if you all saw this.
I was hoping that when IBM bought them, they might enhance the VM
product. Instead, they killed it. Sigh.
Figures. That VSAM thing is the killer prereq -- everything that
CICS/VM .. I had almost forgotten about that beast. Back in the day my boss
thought he could get rid of VSE and run CICS/VM only... It was quite comical
at the time, because the IBM sales staff had not even heard of CICS/VM ..
although they were happy to sell it to us... Needless to say, it never
However, the Mayan calendar may be a better model.
Right, sure. It hasn't had a chance to be wrong... yet. Somewhere (the 'net?)
I happened across an article by a well-respected researcher, stating that the
Mayan calendar continues on just fine. We'll see... maybe the Mayan guy's
chisel
On: Wed, Jul 06, 2011 at 04:30:59PM -0500,Mike Walter Wrote:
} However, the Mayan calendar may be a better model.
}
} Right, sure. It hasn't had a chance to be wrong... yet. Somewhere (the
'net?) I happened across an article by a well-respected researcher, stating
that the Mayan calendar
There's a certain modern art simplicity in that image of mod 30's
Marcy, but I'm holding out for the graphic texture and naked power
evinced by the 360/195 maintenance console. You can never have too
many switches and dials. (Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!...)
-Chip-
On 7/6/11 19:08 Marcy Cortes said:
Nice
My friends and I have speculated on the fact he decided it was time to
go fishing.
Ed Martin
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Sent:
Found them. Thanks Joseph.
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On
Behalf Of joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 4:51 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: ATL category codes
Steve,
You might try taking a look a this manual
VSE/VSAM has had a lot of enhancements over the last few years. It was
getting to be a maintenance headache to also keep VM/VSAM compatible
with VSE/VSAM. Also, VM/VSAM was part of VSE/VSAM so those customers
using it that also had VSE did not have to pay anything. The ROI was not
good for all
Yes, I remember them well! We had a Mod 30 for testing our
2701, 2702 and 2703 RPQ's in Raleigh when I was an
assembly/test technician.
Thanks for the blast from the past!
Les
Marcy Cortes wrote:
Nice Holiday gift for your favorite old mainframer
Those were the days: real switches connected to real
hardware that turned on real lights! There may be a picture
of it amongst all the others in my presentation at the 2007
International Rexx Symposium:
http://www.rexxla.org/events/2007/presentations/lesk1.html
Les
Chip Davis wrote:
There's
As I mentioned back in 2009 (what? you don't remember?), CMS still
supports the Alternate VSAM Emulator added in 1985. It was specifically
invented to enable Something Else to get control when VSAM macros were
used. SQL/DS exploited it back in the day, if memory serves, but I don't
know if
However, the Mayan calendar may be a better model.
Right, sure. It hasn't had a chance to be wrong... yet. Somewhere (the
'net?) I happened across an article by a well-respected researcher, stating
that the Mayan calendar continues on just fine. We'll see... maybe the
Mayan guy's chisel
Hi,
We (mainframe sysprogs) have been forced to relocate our
offices several times over the last couple of years, and just
discovered that we seem to have lost something.
Does anyone out there know if it is possible today to get
a DRET manual? We still have and use DRET in many VSE
job streams,
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