Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM

2011-02-19 Thread Brian France
CF Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Office of Technology Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston, WV 25305 (304)558-5914 ext 58292 (304)558-1441 fax *From:*The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Brian France *Sent:* Friday, February 18

Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM

2011-02-18 Thread Brian France
CHPD described as FCP A cntlunit using FCP How ever many devices FCP We have 64. Nothing in System config. Use the dedicate statement in the user direct file to attach the device. On 2/18/2011 10:38 AM, Crabtree, Anne D wrote: I maintain one operating system configuration in z/OS HCD

Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM

2011-02-18 Thread Brian France
I make mine VM. Are you running VM or just linux in an lpar? On 2/18/2011 11:15 AM, Crabtree, Anne D wrote: It won't let me define FCP devices on the z/os side because my config is type MVS. Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Office of Technology Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East

Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM

2011-02-18 Thread Brian France
Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Brian France *Sent:* Friday, February 18, 2011 11:22 AM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM I make mine VM. Are you running VM or just linux in an lpar? On 2/18/2011 11:15 AM, Crabtree, Anne D wrote

Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM

2011-02-18 Thread Brian France
*Sent:* Friday, February 18, 2011 11:23 AM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM Define any VM lpars as type VM. On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Brian France b...@psu.edu mailto:b...@psu.edu wrote: I make mine VM. Are you running VM or just linux in an lpar

Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM

2011-02-18 Thread Brian France
Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston, WV 25305 (304)558-5914 ext 58292 (304)558-1441 fax *From:*The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Brian France *Sent:* Friday, February 18, 2011 11:46 AM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: Defining

Re: Defining FCP devices to z/VM

2011-02-18 Thread Brian France
report? Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Office of Technology Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Charleston, WV 25305 (304)558-5914 ext 58292 (304)558-1441 fax *From:*The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Brian France *Sent:* Friday, February 18

A how to ?...

2010-11-17 Thread Brian France
Folks, Our storage folks have come across a dasd volume that apparently by it's name was one of our VM volumes. Now, none of my 3 vm's have this volume on line and I would like to just have a look see as to what was on the volume. Is there a utility to do this? We have Vmdirect but I

Re: Backing Up Linux Home Directory

2010-07-21 Thread Brian France
Here it depends as to what type of dasd the home directory lies on. IF it is on CKD dasd, we utilize our z/OS system running Dasd Backup Supervisor which creates FDR jobs to back up the entire volume. IF the home directory lies on ( or even if we wish to back up just the home directory off of

Re: User-Recommended z/VM Training

2009-03-26 Thread Brian France
vm resources provided us with a course in house for a week about 2 years ago. We kinda tailored it to our needs and I'll believe you'll find them accommodating. They have a web site to view last I knew. Also, some of us attended a two maybe two and half day class in Poughkeepsie on how to

Re: DFDSS Dump VM formatted volumes

2009-02-11 Thread Brian France
or even recognize it. That's when we tried the format from 0 1 and it worked for us in that z/OS using FDR could then back it up. At 08:35 AM 2/11/2009, you wrote: On Tuesday, 02/10/2009 at 02:18 EST, Brian France b...@psu.edu wrote: We use FDR here. Run CPFMTXA to put an index vtoc on the vol

Re: DFDSS Dump VM formatted volumes

2009-02-10 Thread Brian France
We use FDR here. Run CPFMTXA to put an index vtoc on the vol at 0 that z/OS can see. FDR then just dumps the entire volume. Once, we did not do CPFMTXA and z/OS could not handle the volume. Had to run CPFMTXA on the 0 - 1 cyls to put that index vtoc out there. At 01:04 PM 2/10/2009,

Re: z/VM 5.4.0 CMS commands are now mixed case

2008-11-18 Thread Brian France
FYI - My 5.2 and 5.4 2nd level are the same. The q t is NOT converted to upper case. Nor are other commands like q alloc page or q xst. At 10:31 AM 11/18/2008, Ray Waters wrote: Mike, I no longer have my 5.2 system up. Our 5.4 after pressing enter: q t TIME IS 10:29:07 EST TUESDAY

Re: Scheduling Software to interface between zVM, zLinux zOS

2008-07-03 Thread Brian France
Karla, We have a product here called FDR/Upstream which is used for backups from various platforms. We found that is not only does backups but can issue commands to run on various platforms. SO here's what we do - 1. CA-7 is our batch production job scheduler that runs on z/OS. 2.

Added central/expanded storage...

2008-02-25 Thread Brian France
Folks, Back in Oct or so we installed new z9's with added storage and IFL's. BUT, since we were under the gun we chose to just get us up as were and add storage and or IFL later. So our VM system had 4g of central and 1.5 of expanded. Well, a couple of months later I went to the HMC and

Re: Added central/expanded storage...

2008-02-25 Thread Brian France
you say 'bounced the VM lpar'...did you deactivate and activate the LPAR? Something we found that for some reason takes a lot of Xstore is VDISKs...do you use them regularly? Mary Anne (PSU '85) On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Brian France mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Added central/expanded storage...

2008-02-25 Thread Brian France
) Brian France wrote: Folks, Back in Oct or so we installed new z9's with added storage and IFL's. BUT, since we were under the gun we chose to just get us up as were and add storage and or IFL later. So our VM system had 4g of central and 1.5 of expanded. Well, a couple of months

Re: Added central/expanded storage...

2008-02-25 Thread Brian France
Thanx. I'm thinking that z/VM must require that. Our z/OS systems picked up that change without that happening and after doing it on z/VM and seeing the q stor and q xstor show me the new values, I just ass/u/me/d the storage was added. At 01:09 PM 2/25/2008, Feller, Paul wrote: I always do

Re: Added central/expanded storage...

2008-02-25 Thread Brian France
to investigate more closely as to what's going on. At 01:28 PM 2/25/2008, you wrote: Why do you think that it wasn't added to VM? If q stor and q xstor show it, it is there. I have never known the amount shown by those commands to be wrong. Brian France wrote: Thanx. I'm thinking that z/VM must require

Re: Added central/expanded storage...

2008-02-25 Thread Brian France
At 02:11 PM 2/25/2008, you wrote: On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 1:58 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brian France [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reason is that prior to today's IML, we were utilizing xstor, now we are not. So, I was looking for confirmation on the commands themselves - ( THANX!! - I

Booting of a different parm disk....

2008-01-29 Thread Brian France
Folks, I've been informed that we're moving to new physical dasd probably next week. So, I think this will work but was looking for verification Backup current System config to from cf1 to cf2. Change system config to new CUA's. We're moving one for one 2000 - 4000. Update CF1

Re: Booting of a different parm disk....

2008-01-29 Thread Brian France
At 10:56 AM 1/29/2008, John Franciscovich wrote: There are a number of ways you can do this using the Stand-Alone Program Loader (SAPL) screen at IPL time. You can optionally display this screen by specifying a 3270-capable console address in the LOADPARM field of your hardware console (or on

Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY...

2007-11-23 Thread Brian France
-- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian France Sent: November 21, 2007 2:47 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY... Tom, Yes, I have forwarded Malcoms' info and links to management to look at. We are still way

Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY...

2007-11-23 Thread Brian France
, ZVTS03 for CP and CMS to ipl all fit on ZLARES or ZLBRES. 6 packs for test and Service and 3 packs for production. fell free to keep in touch Bill Munson VM System Programmer Office of Information Technology State of New Jersey (609) 984-4065 President MVMUA http://www.marist.edu/~mvmua Brian

IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY...

2007-11-21 Thread Brian France
Folks, I've done about a 45 minute search and I think my answer is that I'd have to run multiple VM's per frame but wanted to ensure I was right. My management wants to run some product called HATS on our VM/MFL world. We recently upgraded from our z/890's with 1 IFL each to z9BC's with 2

Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY...

2007-11-21 Thread Brian France
System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian France Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:00 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY... Folks, I've done about a 45 minute search and I think my answer is that I'd have to run multiple VM's per frame but wanted

Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY...

2007-11-21 Thread Brian France
, trial of HATS is free. Don't start paying for licenses until you need to. OH it was trialed. On an intel box. :-( Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Law of Cat Stretching A cat will stretch to a distance proportional to the length of the nap just taken. Brian France [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY...

2007-11-21 Thread Brian France
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian France Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:27 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY... John, Yes, HATS run on MainFrameLinux using WAS. So, do I understand

Re: IFL's, VM, Suse, OH MY...

2007-11-21 Thread Brian France
of the nap just taken. Brian France [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/21/2007 12:51 PM At 12:54 PM 11/21/2007, you wrote: Some of us to complain about that. That is, those of us that only use a part of an engine. On the other side, the cost of HATS on an IFL, on a per engine basis, is the same as the cost

Re: Devices Offline

2007-03-30 Thread Brian France
I'm curious. We have Sensed as the very first in line. Then we do our onlines and offlines. I'm ass/u/me/ing that if the below passed the cpsyntax that it would work, but I've always figured you needed to sense them before you can off or on them. Is this true? If not, why? THANX At

Time change question....

2007-03-12 Thread Brian France
I thought that by having my system config with the following entries that my time would have changed for me. I had a co worker in on Sunday and he noticed that this did not happen. He issued the cp set timezone edt and then it was okay. Interesting in that the linux images seemed fine

Re: Time change question....

2007-03-12 Thread Brian France
/ ( ) \ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ - In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different. On 3/12/07 8:10 AM, Brian France [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought that by having my system config with the following

FTP, FTPSERVER, cornfusion...

2007-02-05 Thread Brian France
Folks, Long time ago back when I was vm 5.1, we followed the vm/linux install cookbook from Mike MacIsaac. Now I'm vm 5.2, am following the cookbook again cause we have another physical box with an IFL on and I want to set up a vm with linux images there. I can not do a PUT or LS to my

Re: FTP, FTPSERVER, cornfusion...

2007-02-05 Thread Brian France
to the vm machine and do a cd lnxmaint.192. After that I'm done. An LS or a PUT or an MPUT just sits there. I know it's something stupid but I just can't see it. -- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian France Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007

Re: Vswitch grant - SYSTEM CONFIG or Command?

2007-01-26 Thread Brian France
From things I'm learning, it sure seems putting anything you can in autlog1 rather than system config is a good thing. I have a new vm IFL that is being configured on another mainframe and I'm moving all my modify vswitches in system config to grants in autolog1. At 12:29 PM 1/26/2007, you

Re: VM Hipersockets

2006-08-10 Thread Brian France
Sorry, I only use Hiper sockets from MainFrameLInux to z/OS so no coding in VM. BUT, in case ya haven't seen it before, try this Redbook... http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246816.pdf At 01:38 PM 8/10/2006, you wrote: Anyone have a sample DTCPARMS file they would share with me for a