Re: APARs and PTFs for the z196

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I thought VM64798, VM64879, and VM64881 were the only APARs needed for z196 compatibility for z/VM 5.4. You are 6.1 so maybe it is different. But if not, I better find out fast. Michael MacIsaac mike...@us.ibm.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/05/2010

Re: 3592 cart iocp

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
It is usually a good idea to predefine a full range of devices, control units, etc, to avoid future changes, dynamic or static, to the IOCDS. Edward M Martin emar...@aultman.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/05/2010 03:20 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM

Re: 3592 cart iocp

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
on the controllers have to match the IODEVICE units. Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-363-5050 ext 35050 From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 3:27 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: 3592 cart iocp

Re: APARs and PTFs for the z196

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, VM64799, VM64820, VM64672, VM64747, VM64807 (for various products and other functionality) We did not have any problems with the upgrade to date. Bob From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Friday, November 05

Re: APARs and PTFs for the z196

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
tyvm, MIke. This is very helpful. But how did you navigate to this page on the site? gclo...@br.ibm.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/05/2010 04:27 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc

Re: LOCAL MOD REWORK ???

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Check 5VMTCP40 for a 490 link to MAINTSYS 490 which links to Maint 190 I got a similar error putting on maintenance the other week and this was the problem. I did not have a 490 link in 5VMTCP40. As soon as I defined it, everything was fine. Tom Huegel tehue...@gmail.com Sent by: The IBM

Re: APARs and PTFs for the z196

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Well the list of z196 (alias 2817) compatibility APARs has grown. Here are all 14 now in alphanumeric order: PK97799 VM64656 VM64672 VM64747 VM64774 VM64793 VM64798 VM64799 VM64807 VM64818 VM64820 VM64879 VM64881 VM64891 btw: The only way I could find the page in the link Clovis supplied was

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity Try a different browser.(Lotus Notes? Really?) Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
the links on http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?TCVM1, I see it as a .zip file. Peter -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: November 4, 2010 10:01 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity On Thursday, 11/04/2010 at 10:18 EDT, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: Frank found the problem, Lotus Notes. Lotus Notes

Re: Dynamic IO Gens on boxes without z/OS?

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
As a minimum, you can at least issue the ACTIVATE command dynamically through the HMC. z/OS is not the only way to issue the CF ACTIVATE command. It can also be issued on the HMC. Davis, Larry (National VM/VSE Capability) larry.dav...@hp.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System

Re: Dynamic IO Gens on boxes without z/OS?

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 11:30 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] Dynamic IO Gens on boxes without z/OS? As a minimum, you can at least issue the ACTIVATE command dynamically through the HMC. z/OS is not the only way to issue

Re: Dynamic IO Gens on boxes without z/OS?

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Yes, really nice. I like CBDSACT in Step 4 below. It is functionally equivalent to the z/OS command. 1. Use the HCD ISPF dialog to create a new work IODF based on your current production IODF as described in the z/OS HCD User's Guide. Continue to use the HCD dialog to apply your configuration

Re: Dynamic IO Gens on boxes without z/OS?

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Curious, how you found this, Marcy. Google, maybe? Marcy Cortes marcy.d.cor...@wellsfargo.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/04/2010 03:53 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject

Re: Dynamic IO Gens on boxes without z/OS?

2010-11-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Marcy: The CBDSACT process is definitely the way to go, but if you really want to know what is going on under the covers, check out the details of CP SET IOCDS ACTIVE command below and the Lock Step Philosophy writeup from the Infocenter which follows it below:

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-03 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
2010/11/2 George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com Tom: I think you may have found the problem. You use ADDRESS COMMAND CP SET VSWITCH. I do not reset the REXX CMS ENVIRONMENT to the COMMAND ENVIRONMENT with ADDRESS COMMAND. Normally that is not a problem for CP commands

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-03 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 1:08 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity Here is what I get when I try to download. Sorry for the screen shot, but it was the only way I could capture

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-03 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity No, it is a ZIP, not a TAR, created on Windows. 2010/11/3 George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com It's a TAR file, so friendly maybe to LINUX. Frank M. Ramaekers framaek

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-03 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, with Windows/XP. Uploaded that to my VM userid and SENDFILEd that to Endicott. Then it is outside my hands. But, when I look with Mozilla Seamonkey, I see http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/tcvm1.zip , still a ZIP extension. Amen. 2010/11/3 George Henke/NYLIC george_he

Re: Applying Maintenance - Best Practice

2010-11-02 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
as corrective (COR) maintenance. Once again, thank you all, the list is t long, for all your help. George Henke/NYLIC 09/23/2010 10:30 AM To The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Applying Maintenance - Best Practice Would you recommend putting this 5.4

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-02 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Tom Would you be so kind as to send me a copy of your AUTOLOG1 EXEC? If I use it as a model, I should be ok. Tom Huegel tehue...@gmail.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/02/2010 03:52 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-02 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Tom: I think you may have found the problem. You use ADDRESS COMMAND CP SET VSWITCH. I do not reset the REXX CMS ENVIRONMENT to the COMMAND ENVIRONMENT with ADDRESS COMMAND. Normally that is not a problem for CP commands, but in this case SET is also a CMS command and without the ADDRESS

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-02 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
COMMAND CP XAUTOLOG ZLINUX4 .. .. .. ADDRESS COMMAND CP XAUTOLOG VMRMSVM ADDRESS COMMAND CP XAUTOLOG CMSRUN ADDRESS COMMAND CP XAUTOLOG WAKEUP On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 12:56 PM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: Tom Would you be so kind

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-02 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: So I guess what you telling me, Tom, is that . . . Though the XAUTOLOG's have no CMS synonyms and work in my AUTOLOG1 EXEC without the ADDRESS COMMAND or even the CP prefix, it is not good form. But the CP SET VSWITCH, being synonymous

Re: Reply CONSOLE when run ZOS under ZVM

2010-11-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Sergio: You need to CP SET RUN ON which allows the z/OS guest virtual machine to run without an interrupt for CP READ. Mark Pace pacemainl...@gmail.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 11/01/2010 09:52 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
system config. 1 for layer 2 and 1 for layer 3. Both work at IPL. DEFINE VSWITCH VSWTCH1 RDEV 0600 CONTR * ETH Define VSWITCH VSWTCH3 RDEV 0604 CONTR * IP On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 3:07 PM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: After IPL we can destroy the VSWITCH: det vswitch

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
On Monday, 11/01/2010 at 03:10 EDT, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: After IPL we can destroy the VSWITCH: det vswitch lnxvsw1 Then issue the same commands as in the IPL below and everything connects. Why? Are there some restrictions, considerations

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 2:43 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity My controllers. DTCVSW1,2 are AUTOLOGed before the GRANTS, but there is only a 10 sec sleep. 'CP XAUTOLOG GCS' 'CP XAUTOLOG DTCVSW1' 'CP

Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity

2010-11-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 15:43 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: No IPL VSWITCH Connectivity My controllers. DTCVSW1,2 are AUTOLOGed before the GRANTS, but there is only a 10 sec sleep

Re: Maintenance Warnings

2010-10-29 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
/2010 03:58:36 PM---Here is my NSS and DCSS so far, after Service but before PUT2PROD. It shows GCS has been hit. From: George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 10/27/2010 03:58 PM Subject: Re: Maintenance Warnings Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating

Re: Maintenance Warnings

2010-10-29 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
that are in the sample files and you want to think about applying to any past samples you started with and are now using in production. Scott Rohling On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 5:15 PM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: I just did PUT2PROD Level 1 and was checking the results

Re: BFS for Dummies

2010-10-28 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Here is IBM's recommended workaround for the TCPIP problem in PUT2PROD that bypasses BFS. Comment out with a '-' in column 1 the BFS load (in tag :TCPBFS) in 5VMTCP40.CATALOG on 5VMTCP40 491 and your TCPIP processing in PUT2PROD will finish normally. Evidently the BFS load is done for LDAP.

Re: BFS for Dummies

2010-10-28 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
and get past this hurdle. much easier to do munson From:George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com To:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date:10/28/2010 12:53 PM Subject:Re: BFS for Dummies Sent by:The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM

Maintenance Warnings

2010-10-27 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Even though everything finished successfully when I applied maintenance yesterday, I received some warnings which prompt the following 2 questions. I have not PUT2PROD yet. Question 1: Does the restrictive RMODE cause the RO IFREQ message below and, if so, do I need to rerun this without the

Re: Maintenance Warnings

2010-10-27 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
AM---Even though everything finished successfully when I applied maintenance yesterday, I received some From: George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: 10/27/2010 10:38 AM Subject: Maintenance Warnings Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM

Re: Maintenance Warnings

2010-10-27 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, NLSAMENG, and NLSUCENG DCSS (shared segments). You need to run the shared segment build steps to rebuild these segments. Mike Donovan George Henke---10/27/2010 11:10:57 AM---ty, all. Though not warnings, do the following messages need some action? From: George Henke/NYLIC george_he

Re: HL ASM question

2010-10-26 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
It's your self-defining literal =CL. Make it regular literal, just DS CL and you will be fine. BAL has never allowed equates for self-defining literals. Hughes, Jim jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/26/2010 02:22 PM Please respond to

Re: RSU or PSU?

2010-10-21 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
' (AVAILABLE ON 0802RSU ON * LY). KRSU02HP SLU UMRSU20 * UPDATE CP SERVICE LVL TO '0801' (AVAILABLE ON 0801RSU ON * LY). Ray Waters From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:18 PM To: IBMVM

Re: RSU or PSU?

2010-10-21 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
/IP Lev el 540; RSU 1002 running TCPIP MODULE E2 dated 06/22/10 at 02:40 TCP/IP Module Load Address: 00C1E000 Ready; T=0.01/0.01 10:26:41 Ray Waters From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:23 AM

Re: VTAM USSMSG10 buffer location assistance

2010-10-21 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Try: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/f1a1b490/CONTENTS?SHELF=EZ2ZBK0I.bksDT=20090402193001#16.4.3 Pay particular attention to Section 16.4 (See below): It is call Telnet Macroinstructrions, but that is just an alias. These are the old VTAM instructions for coding or

Duplicate VOLSERs at IPL

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I plan to DDRed my system disks 540RES, 540SPL, 540W01, 540W02, before I apply maintenance to Level 1 and PUT2PROD, so that I have a *hot* fallback when I IPL. the maintenance. How can I be sure the IPL will not pick up these standby disks but WILL pick them up if I need them for fallback? Is

Re: Duplicate VOLSERs at IPL

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
with the updated directory (USER2 DIRECT). 2) FLASH2ND process creates unique VolSer (VOLID) and is IPLable (w/o changes) Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Wednesday, October

Re: Duplicate VOLSERs at IPL

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, it will not run in 3270 mode on SYSG. :) -Mike From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:24 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Duplicate VOLSERs at IPL I plan to DDRed my system disks 540RES

RSU or PSU?

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I ordered and was delivered the following RSU from SHOPZ. I installed it, but the RSU Level did not change, it is still 0802. Why did RSU level not change when I installed this upgrade. The Service Guide talks of a PSU (Product Service Upgrade), not an RSU. Was this a PSU and not an RSU? Then

Re: RSU or PSU?

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
? Hint: XEDIT $VMFSRV $MSGLOG A1 Another hint, XEDIT command: ALL /VMFSRV2195I/ Be sure to QUIT that file, you don't want to change it by accident! Mike Walter Aon Hewitt The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com Sent

Re: RSU or PSU?

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/20/2010 04:37 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: RSU or PSU? On Wednesday, 10/20/2010 at 02:06 EDT, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote

Re: RSU or PSU?

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
employer's. George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/20/2010 03:54 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: RSU or PSU? Thank you very

Re: RSU or PSU?

2010-10-20 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, target is ST:BUILD7 493 (L) ---snip--- What does your ST:VMFBLD1851I (1 of 1) VMFBDNUC processing CPLOAD show? Mike Walter Aon Hewitt The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating

Connecting L2/L1 Spool Via RSCS

2010-10-19 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I would like to connect my Level 2 Spool to my Level 1 Spool via RSCS, so that when I flip the configuration making Level 2, Level 1 and vice versa, my Level 2 Spool that was Level 1 could then be accessed from Level 1. I suppose it would begin with defining a VCTC. But if anyone has done

Spool File Backup (SFB) BCHTIMER Files

2010-10-19 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I thought I saw some detail document for SFB which discussed the creation and contents of BCHTIMER files. My current system has been creating automagically and spooling them to MAINT for several years. No sure what is triggering the process. Also any idea of how much disk space is needed for

Re: Spool File Backup (SFB) BCHTIMER Files

2010-10-19 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Spool File Backup (SFB) BCHTIMER Files George, what are BCHTIMER files? On 10/19/2010 6:50 PM, George Henke/NYLIC wrote: I thought I saw some detail document for SFB which discussed the creation and contents of BCHTIMER

*Rolling IPL* Style Migration

2010-10-18 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I have no extra disk, no tape, but still need a fallback, I am thinking of implementing the following strategy to put maintenance into production and would appreciate it, if someone could find something wrong. My 2d Level is a mirror of 1st Level except for VOLSERs which are unique. I apply

Re: *Rolling IPL* Style Migration

2010-10-18 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, DIRMAINT,etc.) and/or an ESM (e.g. VM:Secure, RACF, etc.) these products will also get out of sync, so find a way to ensure they stay synchronized between first and 2nd level systems. -Mike From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC

Re: *Rolling IPL* Style Migration

2010-10-18 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
, RACF, etc.) these products will also get out of sync, so find a way to ensure they stay synchronized between first and 2nd level systems. -Mike From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 4:53 PM To: IBMVM

Re: Applied RSU but CPLEVEL is unchanged

2010-10-15 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
it be that the install CPLEVEL is unchanged so that future PSU's can be generated for a specific install CPLEVEL rather than BASE? Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise Thomas Gray . George Henke/NYLIC 10/14/2010 07:41 PM To The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re

Re: z10 and z/VM 6.1

2010-10-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
You don't need 6.1 Just put VM64798 VM64879 VM64881 on 5.4 and you can run on z10. 5.4 has a longer TTL than 6.1. 6.1 does not have that much more functionality. Why would anyone go to a higher release that has a shorter expiration and not much more functionality? It's suboptimal. Put on

Re: z10 and z/VM 6.1

2010-10-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Also, Frank, it should be noted, 6.1 will not run on a z9. You get a wait state code. It is not downward compatible, but 5.4 is both downward and upward compatible. It would be nice to bring up the software before the hardware comes in the door, just to shake things down. It is also not

Re: z10 and z/VM 6.1

2010-10-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
We've tried it and 6.1 will run as a guest of 5.4 on a z10. But will 6.1 run on a z9 or less? No, I've tried it. So for a seamless migration to new hardware, maybe it is not so bad to change one thing at a time and keep 5.4. True, there is less risk going from 6.1 to 6.2, than 5.4 to 6.2, but

Applied RSU but CPLEVEL is unchanged

2010-10-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I ordered RSU 1002 from SHOPZ,IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU or so I thought. SHOPZ called it RSU5407 when it gave me the download. Applied 35 PTFs, others were already on, PUT2PROD, and IPLed. But CPLEVEL still shows 0802: q cplevel z/VM Version 5 Release 4.0, service level 0802 (64-bit)

Migrating Maintenance to Level 1 Minimum

2010-10-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
I need to move maintenance from Level 2 to Level 1: Level 1 is 540RES, 540W01, 540W02, 540SPL, 540SP2, 540PAG, 540PG2 Level 2 is 54XRES, 54XW01, 54XW02 54XSPL, 54XSP2, 54XPAG, 54XPG2 What is the least disruptive way to do this when: there is no tape, no additional volumes are available, and I

Re: Applied RSU but CPLEVEL is unchanged

2010-10-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Aon Hewitt The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/14/2010 01:56 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM

Re: Applied RSU but CPLEVEL is unchanged

2010-10-14 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
it. I will need to examine $VMF... $MSGLOG more carefully, as MIke Walter suggests, to see what has happened. PTFs did get applied and I do see the correct SES envelop FNs in $MSGLOG, so I know I did not just rerun with the old SERVLINK. George Henke/NYLIC 10/14/2010 06:36 PM To The IBM z

Re: Cannot TELNET to Level 2

2010-10-13 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
RECEIVE_DYNAMIC_SUBNETS=YES RECEIVE_DYNAMIC_HOSTS=YES On 2nd level def for the interface just like you did for the first I think. Marcy From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 4:35

Re: Cannot TELNET to Level 2

2010-10-13 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
with where hey need to be issued. Brian Nielsen On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:15:34 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: I have defined the OSA2LAN as Dave Jones suggested, though probably not how: I defined a SPECIAL in the profile of the Level 2 machine and also in th e

Re: Cannot TELNET to Level 2

2010-10-13 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
to Level 2 On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:04:29 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: ty, Brian. OSA2LAN is defined in the 1st Level Dircectory profile of my 2d Level machine. The SPECIALs do not define OSA2LAN, they create the virtual device addresses and attempt

Fw: Cannot TELNET to Level 2

2010-10-13 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
the level 2 stack to the vswitch. Since you can't reach the level 1 host, I'd bet on the latter. On 10/13/10 1:09 PM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: I have NICDEFed to my level 1 switch from my level 2 machine (ZVM54SVM) and can display my level 2 switch now with q

Cannot TELNET to Level 2

2010-10-12 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Level 2 OSA cannot find a Gateway router: NETSTAT GATE VM TCP/IP Netstat Level 540 TCP/IP Server Name: TCPIP Path MTU Discovery Aging Interval: 10 Minutes Known IPv4 gateways: None Known IPv6 gateways: None Ready; T=0.01/0.01 16:35:44 Level 1 has no problem finding the

Cannot TELNET to Level 2

2010-10-12 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
E080 from STRTLAN for IPv4 17:43:34 DTCOSD305I Waiting for adapter-initiated Start Lan - Forwarded by George Henke/NYLIC on 10/12/2010 05:44 PM - George Henke/NYLIC 10/12/2010 05:17 PM To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Cannot TELNET to Level 2 Level 2 OSA cannot find

Re: Cannot TELNET to Level 2

2010-10-12 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
. * The port might have been disabled. Which one of these might apply to your situation? DJ On 10/12/2010 04:47 PM, George Henke/NYLIC wrote: Also getting the following error on TCPIP startup. Perhaps it is the problem. E080 says the OSA has no connectionto the LAN. 17:43:34

Testing TCPIP and VSWITCH at Level 2

2010-10-11 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
connect to anything. And, yes, defining GRAFs and using DIAL is a standard practice. George Henke/NYLIC 10/06/2010 10:46 AM To The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: IPL VM/VM Issues I IPLed L2 COLD, because I did not have the extra SPOOL volumes yet

Re: Rebuilding NSS and DCSS after DDR

2010-10-08 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
they no longer have tape and cannot use SPXTAPE. Truly . . . The best things in life ARE free George Henke/NYLIC 10/07/2010 08:36 PM To The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Rebuilding NSS and DCSS after DDR ty, Mike I do have the same SLOTs in SYSTEM CONFIG

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-07 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Cool ! ! ! McKown, John john.mck...@healthmarkets.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/07/2010 12:51 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: IPL VM/VM Issues Some do remote

Re: Strange performance problem

2010-10-06 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
FWIW, I do not know if IBM ever fixed it, but TPF (formerly ACP) had no storage key protection between tasks, workloads, and it was very simple, even common, for one task to step on another. If that is still the case, TPF would be the first place I would look for any strangeness. Colin

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-06 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
. What you're doing is a great learning experience, and eventually you'll see the value in making your multiple systems easier to manage. Brian Nielsen On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:28:01 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: L2 is a cloned L1 directory except for the volsers

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-06 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
tyvm, Dave. This is just what I need. Dave Jones d...@vsoft-software.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/06/2010 12:03 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

Mixed Page and Performance

2010-10-06 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
that on your 1st level system. Brian Nielsen On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:52:50 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: My Level 1l PAGE and SPOOL disks have only the first volume defined in t he Directory. * USER $PAGE$ NOLOG MDISK A03 3390 000 END 540PAG R * USER $SPOOL$ NOLOG

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-06 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: IPL VM/VM Issues George, have a go at it and let me know what you thinkand please pay close attention to the restrictions and limitations mentioned in the doc file. Have a good one. On 10/06/2010 11:05 AM, George Henke/NYLIC

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-06 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
VM/VM Issues George, VMARC files should be uploaded to VM binary mode, recfm F, lrecl 80. To unpack the VMARC file, you'll need the VMARC module. The doc I mentioned is in the VMARC file, as well. Let me know if you have any more problems. On 10/06/2010 02:12 PM, George Henke/NYLIC wrote

Multi Page/Spool Directory Defs

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
My Level 1l PAGE and SPOOL disks have only the first volume defined in the Directory. * USER $PAGE$ NOLOG MDISK A03 3390 000 END 540PAG R * USER $SPOOL$ NOLOG MDISK B01 3390 000 END 540SPL R * Yet, Q ALLOC PAGE and SPOOL recognize a second volume for each: q alloc page

Re: Multi Page/Spool Directory Defs

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
that on your 1st level system. Brian Nielsen On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:52:50 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: My Level 1l PAGE and SPOOL disks have only the first volume defined in t he Directory. * USER $PAGE$ NOLOG MDISK A03 3390 000 END 540PAG R * USER $SPOOL$ NOLOG

Re: Multi Page/Spool Directory Defs

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
discussing the pitfalls of doing so. You might want to fix that on your 1st level system. Brian Nielsen On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 10:52:50 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: My Level 1l PAGE and SPOOL disks have only the first volume defined in t he Directory. * USER $PAGE

Updating L2 Parm Disks

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
There is plenty in the manuals about updating CF Parm disks at the same level, but any ideas about how to update L2 parm disks from L1? I have cloned the L1 directory, changed all 540 to 54X disks, and updated the L2 directory from L1, getting the expected RC=5. But when I try to link to CF1

IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
L2 is a cloned L1 directory except for the volsers in the Directory and CF Parm files which have all been made unique, ie 540 becoming 54X. I plan to ipl as follows: system reset term conmode 3270 set mach esa I 125b clear loadparm 009 START COLD DRAIN To be safe, I suppose I should also add

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Nielsen On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:28:01 -0400, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: L2 is a cloned L1 directory except for the volsers in the Directory and CF Parm files which have all been made unique, ie 540 becoming 54X. I plan to ipl as follows: system reset term conmode 3270

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Trying to IPL 2d Level but getting the following: 17:34:24 z/VM V5 R4.0 SERVICE LEVEL 0802 (64-BIT) 17:34:24 SYSTEM NUCLEUS CREATED ON 2008-11-28 AT 19:22:25, LOADED FROM 54XRES 17:34:24 17:34:24

Re: IPL VM/VM Issues

2010-10-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Issues That’s correct, you do not respond START with startup parms, just enter the startup parms. In your case reply with COLD DRAIN NOAUTO and you’ll be fine. -Mike From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: Tuesday

Setting Up L2 Directory

2010-10-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
How do you setup a Level 2 Directory before you IPL the Level 2 machine for the 1st time? .

Re: How DIRMAINT Work ?

2010-10-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Minidisks with the END option specified are not included in a DISKMAP when the command, DISKMAP USER is entered. What is the reason for this? Does this pose a danger when updating the directory directly, no pun intended? :-) Ray Waters ray.wat...@opensolutions.com Sent by: The IBM z/VM

Re: Setting Up L2 Directory

2010-10-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
A (2NDLEVEL DIRECT being the 2nd level system directory) - DET 123 Scott Rohling On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:05 AM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: How do you setup a Level 2 Directory before you IPL the Level 2 machine for the 1st time? .

Re: Setting Up L2 Directory

2010-10-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
at 10:05 AM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: How do you setup a Level 2 Directory before you IPL the Level 2 machine for the 1st time? .

Re: Applying Maintenance - Best Practice

2010-10-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
So if my Level 1 Page and Spool have the last cylinder allocated, when I DDR them, I can probably short the Page pack 1 cylinder, but I do not think I can short the Spool pack 1 cylinder. They are multi-disk, so when I short them 1 cylinder, I suppose it is just on the last disk. Also,

Re: Setting Up L2 Directory

2010-10-04 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
ty, Rich, for the heads up. If, perchance, the 1st Level directory gets updated by mistake instead of the second Level directory, ie you get RC 0, can you just do another DIRECTXA with the 1st Level directory source to back it out as long as you don't logoff, or is it too late. Haven't done

Re: z/VM ISFC links

2010-10-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
On 9/30/10 5:55 PM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: Unfortunately that was day 1, but its source did not appear until day 4. David Boyes wrote: Well, the tech support load for that day 1 thing was pretty heavy. We took a couple days off after the launch party. 8

Re: How DIRMAINT Work ?

2010-10-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Ray, Please attach a copy of your EXEC in a reply. I would find it very useful. Also, would someone please give the pro's and con's of using DIRMAINT as opposed to just XEDIT directly. As long as your check DISKMAP for OVER and specify the EDIT option for DIRECTXA, does DIRMAINT really buy

Re: How DIRMAINT Work ?

2010-10-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
script. Just ensure you have free space in your DASD pools and your good. Scott Rohling On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 8:35 AM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: Ray, Please attach a copy of your EXEC in a reply. I would find it very useful. Also, would someone please give

Re: Applying Maintenance - Best Practice

2010-10-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
ty for this information, but I do not follow how the last cylinder of any pack on the IIS being unused allows you to name the real packs anything you want while still retaining the default names for the 2nd Level system. Could you explain in a little more detail? Jeff Gribbin

Re: Applying Maintenance - Best Practice

2010-10-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of George Henke/NYLIC Sent: October 1, 2010 15:51 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Applying Maintenance - Best Practice ty for this information, but I do not follow how the last cylinder of any pack on the IIS being unused allows you to name the real packs anything

Re: Applying Maintenance - Best Practice

2010-10-01 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
ty, David for this fine explanation. It's a nice trick of the trade. David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.net Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 10/01/2010 04:02 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc

Re: Mixed page volume sizes

2010-09-30 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Sorry for my ignorance and naivete, but I am simply staggered at the volume of page volumes of whatever size, 100 - 240. I have just a Dev Test z/VM environment with 2 measly 3390-3's for Paging. Granted, I am running only 5 z/OS vm's and 3 Linux vm's. But, what does someone have to run that

Re: Mixed page volume sizes

2010-09-30 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
page volume sizes On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:39 PM, George Henke/NYLIC george_he...@newyorklife.com wrote: Sorry for my ignorance and naivete, but I am simply staggered at the volume of page volumes of whatever size, 100 - 240. I have just a Dev Test z/VM environment with 2 measly 3390-3's

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