Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-24 Thread Mike Walter
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 08/19/2009 04:57 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK) The not rusty IBM products are installed with VMSES, meaning a VMSES PARTCAT is maintained on each

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread David Boyes
On 8/19/09 5:57 PM, Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com wrote: If you invent your own product IDs, you can even catalog your own files when copied to 19E.  With a new release, VMFCOPY can be used to copy all files of a given product ID from the old to the new 19E.  That's what I did to store

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread Bill Munson
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 08/20/2009 12:53 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK) On 8/19/09 5:57 PM, Kris Buelens kris.buel...@gmail.com wrote: If you invent your own product IDs, you can

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread David Boyes
On 8/20/09 1:15 PM, Bill Munson william.mun...@bbh.com wrote: I think Jim goes into it briefly with this presentation - a follow up to 9117 9118 - Servicing and Maintaining z/VM with VM/SES - Live Demo I've seen a previous version of this -- it covers how to apply pre-packaged service and

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-20 Thread Bill Munson
190 (S-DISK) On 8/20/09 1:15 PM, Bill Munson william.mun...@bbh.com wrote: I think Jim goes into it briefly with this presentation - a follow up to 9117 9118 - Servicing and Maintaining z/VM with VM/SES - Live Demo I've seen a previous version of this -- it covers how to apply pre

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-19 Thread David Boyes
Can you explain some more regarding the this process and how to set it up. Here's the high-level version: 1) Create a PRODUCTS userid and create a reasonably large minidisk at a known address (I use 31A for historical reasons - it was used in VM/IPF as the shared tools disk). You

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-19 Thread Kris Buelens
The not rusty IBM products are installed with VMSES, meaning a VMSES PARTCAT is maintained on each minidisk that received files, and this since VM/SP Rel 6. These PARTCATs have fmode 1, meaning they are invisible on 190 and 19E unless you perform your own ACCESS command (like ACCESS 190 T). You

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2009-08-17 Thread Howard Rifkind
: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK) To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 10:47 AM Thank you for this hint. Well I am also much more in favour to do the installation on a separate disks, however in my case IBM install instructions of the SDO (Semi-VMSES/E Licenced Products) tell

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-20 Thread Fox Blue
Kris, I would also be interested in SESCOMP. Regards, Fox On Mon, 19 May 2008 18:09:43 +0200, Kris Buelens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You forget the VMSES PARTCAT: I've got entries in VMSES PARTCAT for all the things I store on 19E, even y own code gets a dummy prodid. VMFCOPY can then be

Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Fox Blue
Dear all, What is the correct procedure for extending the MAINT 190 (S-Disk)? My MA INT 190 is 82% full and I would like to prepare myself for the case of extend ing it. It can be that we install some products (like DCF) that reside on the S-Disk. Is allocation of a new mini disk and a DDR

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Fox Blue
On Mon, 19 May 2008 14:43:09 +0200, Rob van der Heij [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK thank you, correct. But then I would like to extend the question with regard of the Y-Disk. Is a simple CMS copy enough or is special attention needed. Fox On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Fox Blue [EMAIL

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Kris Buelens
Extending the S-disk is seldom done, because not that easy. Most people would place extra products on the Y-disk (19E), or yet another disks, accessed by SYSPROF. But, if you insist: - FORMAT the new minidisk e.g. as B - FORMAT newcuu B nnn (RECOMP makes room for the CMS nucleus, nnn is the

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Fox Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: it. It can be that we install some products (like DCF) that reside on the S-Disk. One does not normally install those on the S-disk but on the Y-disk. (the S-disk is being DDR-ed from the 490) Rob

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Fox Blue
Kris, thank you very much for the info. Focusing now on Y-DISK. Is a simple cop y of the files enough after formating the new Y-DISK or are there onher pit falls? Fox Extending the S-disk is seldom done, because not that easy. Most people would place extra products on the Y-disk (19E), or

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Bob Bates
: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fox Blue Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 8:00 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK) Kris, thank you very much for the info. Focusing now on Y-DISK. Is a simple cop= y of the files enough after

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Fox Blue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK thank you, correct. But then I would like to extend the question with regard of the Y-Disk. Is a simple CMS copy enough or is special attention Since the Y-disk FST's are also kept in the CMS NSS, you need to save CMS again

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Michael Coffin
, and constantly resaving the CMS minidisk FST's in NSS. -Mike -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 9:17 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK) On Mon, May 19

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Fox Blue
Hi Mike, Thank you for this hint. Well I am also much more in favour to do the installation on a separate disks, however in my case IBM install instructions of the SDO (Semi-VMSES/E Licenced Products) tell to install it on MAINT 19E. Therefore I do it in the recommended way but only for IBM

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread RPN01
Don't forget to do all this for your 490 minidisk as well, as there are several processes that assume that 490 and 190 are very similar -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation.~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW/V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread David Boyes
Thank you for this hint. Well I am also much more in favour to do the installation on a separate disks, however in my case IBM install instructions of the SDO (Semi-VMSES/E Licenced Products) tell to install it on MAINT 19E. Save yourself a lot of pain. Don't. Mixing stuff up on the 19E is

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Kris Buelens
We remove the Shared S or Y-stat not available messages for all end-users; as sysprogs, we still see them. Futhermore, our saved segment managing machine checks daily for unshared S- or Y-stat too and -if unshared- it will resave CMS when there are fewer than 4 copies of the CMS NSS. Similar:

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread David Boyes
You forget the VMSES PARTCAT: I've got entries in VMSES PARTCAT for all the things I store on 19E, even y own code gets a dummy prodid. VMFCOPY can then be used to copy all files of a prodid. And, I wouldn't be me if I hadn't coded an exec to help with the task: my SESCOMP first compares

Re: Extension of MAINT 190 (S-DISK)

2008-05-19 Thread Rick Troth
In a previous life, we consistenly modified SYSPROF EXEC to conditionally access 319 and 31A (and 19F). If they were missing: no prob, and no error. But most users got them. We then plunked various third party packages (or stubs) onto these disks. The value of this was that users might trash