HCD and AUTOSWITCH

2011-05-19 Thread Charles Grady
Currently have one z/VM 5.4 LPAR on Z9 processor. IOCDS is created and maintained via z/OS in another LPAR. We have 4 stand alone 3592 tape drives that are shared across LPARs. Any negative effects to z/VM LPAR i f they use AUTOSWITCH in the IOCDS? These are the only tapes that z/VM has ac

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-16 Thread David Boyes
> I agree with the Support Center. The assembler is required in order to > import an IOCP deck into HCD. So if you want the convenience of that, > you > buy the assembler. If you don't use HCD, you don't need the assembler. > If > you want to use HCD, but don'

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-16 Thread Alan Altmark
upport Center. The assembler is required in order to import an IOCP deck into HCD. So if you want the convenience of that, you buy the assembler. If you don't use HCD, you don't need the assembler. If you want to use HCD, but don't wish to import an existing IOCP deck, choosing t

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-16 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
al Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 10:12 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP On Friday, 11/05/2010 at 10:01 EDT, Mike Walter wrote: > Does your company have HLASM

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-11 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
It's a bit circuitous but it should work. "Davis, Larry (National VM/VSE Capability)" Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System 11/11/2010 03:33 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP When VM is us

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-11 Thread Davis, Larry (National VM/VSE Capability)
When VM is using an IODF and MVS is on the box doesn't the changes show up in VM when the IODF is activated in HCD? I though the Dynamic commands in VM only needed to happen if you are using an IOCDS and IOCP to maintain the HW. When the Hardware Configuration(HAS) matches the loaded IOCD

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-11 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
Just get, via FTP, emulator upload, sneaker net, or whatever, the IOCP source from whoever maintains it, Make your changes and send it back to them. When they process it through HCD it will produce a production IODF file which can then be exported as a sequential file back to you. Then you just

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-11 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
Can't do that, you don't actually get access to any source (that I can tell): 1HCD Time: 13:49 Date: 10-11-11 Page:1 z/VM 5.4.0 HCD 0(1) FILE=A1 IOCP A -Statement Orig Sev MsgidMessage Text 0E CBDD600I HLASM MODULE

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-07 Thread Rick Barlow
As an alternative, you can also use the Dignus System Assembler product in place of HLASM. Rick Barlow Nationwide Insurance. On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: > I want to convert my IOCP to HCM/HCD, but one of the requirements is > HLASM, which I do not have an

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-05 Thread George Henke/NYLIC
m.zvm.v54.hcpe2/hcsg1b30214.htm#wq631 Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2008 This information center is Built on Eclipse™ ( www.eclipse.org ). "Frank M. Ramaekers" Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System 11/05/2010 10:59 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System To IBMVM@LIS

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-05 Thread gclovis
Frank: If you have LPARs zOS and zVM you can use only one zOS version of HCD/HCM. Only one LPAR must be a IOCDS' owner at a time. With more than one CEC, only one HCM can export the several IOCPs to the others zOS images. The zVM images respect the IOCP changes made by zOS (it acts as &quo

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-05 Thread Alan Altmark
On Friday, 11/05/2010 at 10:01 EDT, Mike Walter wrote: > Does your company have HLASM on any other System z O.S.? If so it would > seem that you could send the file there, run HLASM on it, and send the > results back to z/VM. > > Or... talk to your IBM rep or IBM business partner to see if IBM

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-05 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
Yes, we have it on z/VSE 4.2. Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 9:01 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP Does your

Re: HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-05 Thread Mike Walter
e opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Frank M. Ramaekers" Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" 11/05/2010 07:50 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject HCM/HCD from IOCP

HCM/HCD from IOCP

2010-11-05 Thread Frank M. Ramaekers
I want to convert my IOCP to HCM/HCD, but one of the requirements is HLASM, which I do not have and will not be able to convince management to purchase for a one time conversion. Options? TIA, Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE Amer

Re: HCD

2010-07-20 Thread Riedel, Alexander
Hi Richard, you also have the possibility to ftp a file direct into the Reader of a VM Guest. There is a parameter RDR in the ftp-server configfile SRVFTP.CONFIG. You can check with the commands q hcd if you can change dynamic a iocp / iodf q hcd 06:32:05 HCD is currently active: IODF = IODFBD

Re: HCD

2010-07-20 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
ast enough. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 1:51 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: HCD I have a colleague whose background is MVS and hardware. She is having trouble trying to do the

Re: HCD

2010-07-20 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
When we had VM-only machines, the z/OS people had a way of doing HCD updates through the HMC. They didn't send any files to VM. I don't know the details on how that's done. Dennis "If I could not go to heaven but with a [political] party, I would not go ther

Re: HCD

2010-07-20 Thread Alan Altmark
> o MVS will write the iocds file into the proper SE slot on the MVS machines > > On the machines that only have VM, no z/OS, have the VM lpar to do the Dynamic > activation without having to POR. > > > She thinks the gist of the process is > > o use the Expo

HCD

2010-07-20 Thread Schuh, Richard
the machines that only have VM, no z/OS, have the VM lpar to do the Dynamic activation without having to POR. She thinks the gist of the process is * use the Export command on the z/OS HCD using the production IODF. This should contain the hardware token. * FTP the file to CBDSACT user

Re: HCD

2010-06-01 Thread Riedel, Alexander
Schuh, Richard Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 5:26 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: HCD Our hardware folks are trying to use HCD to manage IOCPs on boxes that do not have any z/OS LPARs. They have asked me if I would pass a question to the VM list. Here it is: "Using the vm/HCD co

Re: HCD

2010-06-01 Thread Mark Wheeler
Richard, Specify the slot on the CBDSACT command. Mark Wheeler UnitedHealth Group Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 08:25:50 -0700 From: rsc...@visa.com Subject: HCD To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Our hardware folks are trying to use HCD to manage IOCPs on boxes that do not have any z/OS LPARs

HCD

2010-06-01 Thread Schuh, Richard
Our hardware folks are trying to use HCD to manage IOCPs on boxes that do not have any z/OS LPARs. They have asked me if I would pass a question to the VM list. Here it is: "Using the vm/HCD command CBDSIOCP how do you supply the IOCDS slot name you want to use. Ex on CCPUF I want slot

Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-22 Thread Rick Barlow
naged the IOCDS with both z/VM Dynamic I/O commands and z/OS HCD. We have even managed the IOCDS with z/VM Dynamic commands when there are z/OS LPARs present. In that case, z/OS just does a soft activate after the HSA is updated by z/VM. On our z/VM+Linux only IFL machines, we use z/VM Dynamic I

Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-18 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
You can certainly load and activate an IOCDS dynamically from another machine in the complex, and I see no reason why the VM dynamic sense would not work. (I normally load and activate HCD configs across 3 machines from one single one - and those images also contain VM images

Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-18 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Wheeler Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:40 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine Dennis, Did this process include dynamic changes, or did you have to POR to pick them up? Thanks! Mark Wheeler UnitedHeal

Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-18 Thread Mark Wheeler
Dennis, Did this process include dynamic changes, or did you have to POR to pick them up? Thanks! Mark Wheeler UnitedHealth Group Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:53:17 -0800 From: dennis.l.o'br...@bankofamerica.com Subject: Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine To:

Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-18 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
We used to have z/VM-only machines here. The IOCP was maintained by the z/OS people using HCD. They had a method of using the HMC to import the configuration into the z/VM machine. We didn't use an IODF, just an IOCP. These were 2064's in basic mode, but I would imagine that the pro

Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-18 Thread David Boyes
get what you told it was there, and there are limited things you can do. You model it in HCF on z/OS like it was another processor connected into the same configuration. The VM version of HCD is also quite old; it won’t know about the most up-to-date devices. I generally don’t recommend IODF

Re: Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-18 Thread Hodge, Robert L
following sequence of HCD commands: Create a skeleton file: CBDSIODF IODFxx WORKIODF A 2048 (xx being the IOCDS to be update, our convention) To load the IOCP source into the skeleton file: CBDSMIGR IODFxx WORKIODF A IODFxx IOCP A I SystemL 2066-001 LPAR H020731 (IODFxx IOCP is our naming

Using HCD on an IFL-only Machine

2010-02-18 Thread Mark Wheeler
We've been running z/VM alongside z/OS, where the I/O config has been managed with HCD by the z/OS folks. No worries! Now we are getting an IFL-only box and want to maintain this organizational relationship. I am not familiar with HCD on z/VM but from doc it looks like IODFs can be ma

Re: new to HCM/HCD

2007-12-20 Thread Edward M. Martin
, December 20, 2007 2:20 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: new to HCM/HCD Ed, Use the CBDSIODF command to create a WORKIODF file. Use the CBDSMIGR command to migrate IOCP source into the WORKIODF file. Use the 'z/VM I/O Configuration' book for command syntax and pr

Re: new to HCM/HCD

2007-12-20 Thread Edward M. Martin
, 2007 2:24 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: new to HCM/HCD Take a look at Option 5 (migrate configuration data).  Also there's good information in Chapter 11 of the HCD User's Guide (SC33-7988). Regards, Kevin

Re: new to HCM/HCD

2007-12-20 Thread Hodge, Robert L
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward M. Martin Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:06 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: new to HCM/HCD Hello Everyone. I am new to HCM/HCD. I am connected and I can see some things happening. I have an IOCP that I would like to migrate to an IODF

Re: new to HCM/HCD

2007-12-20 Thread Neubert, Kevin (DIS)
Take a look at Option 5 (migrate configuration data). Also there's good information in Chapter 11 of the HCD User's Guide (SC33-7988). Regards, Kevin From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward M. M

Re: new to HCM/HCD

2007-12-20 Thread David Boyes
Sort of. It's one of the linemode utilities documented in the VM I/O Configuration manual. Be aware that it is VERY picky about input format. You may have to jigger things around several times to get it to eat a normal IOCP.

new to HCM/HCD

2007-12-20 Thread Edward M. Martin
Hello Everyone. I am new to HCM/HCD. I am connected and I can see some things happening. I have an IOCP that I would like to migrate to an IODF (WORKIODF). Is there a migration utility that copies z/VM 4.3 statements to IODF statements? Ed Martin 330-588-4723 ext

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Jim Bohnsack
You're right and we've certainly done or do that. Jim O'Brien, Dennis L wrote: It's true that you can't add devices dynamically from VM if VM isn't the owner of the IOCDS, but you can add them from z/OS and VM will see them. Dennis "I

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
ndowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." -- Galileo Galilei -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Bohnsack Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 10:12 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Edward M. Martin
3, 2007 2:05 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: HCD question > > Hi, Ed. > > No, HCD is not a chargeable itemit's shipped as part of the base > z/VM 5.3 offering and you can start using it straight away. > > Edward M. Martin wrote: > > Hello E

HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Hilliard, Chris
Thank you to all that responded to my HCD question. The various responses have been a great help.

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Dave Jones
Hi, Ed. No, HCD is not a chargeable itemit's shipped as part of the base z/VM 5.3 offering and you can start using it straight away. Edward M. Martin wrote: Hello Everyone, Is HCD a chargeable item? It sounds interesting. I have it on the VMSYS but it is not inst

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Edward M. Martin
Hello Everyone, Is HCD a chargeable item? It sounds interesting. I have it on the VMSYS but it is not installed. 568411219 HCD/HCM for z/VM 5VMHCD20 0409974 Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Jim Bohnsack
We do all the HCD maintenance from one of the z/OS lpars. You do not have to send the files to VM. I'm not sure but what that might cause a problem altho you would be just loading the same set of IO definitions. VM finds the IO definitions at ipl time. I don't even know if our IOC

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread David Boyes
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: HCD question I'm currently installing z/VM 5.3. I have two other LPARs on this box running z/OS 1.4 and z/OS 1.7. Can I maintain (either temporarily or permanently) my hardware/software configuration for the z/VM LPAR using HCD under z/OS?

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Davis, Larry
: Monday, December 03, 2007 12:19 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCD question It has always been the case that for a given system (e.g. z9), there is one and only one LPAR that should place the IOCP online; and only one LPAR that should be doing dynamic IOCP changes. This is somehow

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Kris Buelens
longer do dynamic changes. This is not related to z/VM having access to the IOCP source or not. As fa as I know, HCP can even create IOCPs for other systems than the LPAR it runs on; in that case, it is useful to ship the IOCP source created by HCD to a VM on another system and use the IOCP

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread RPN01
ve personal knowledge of this, but I believe the answer is a > resounding YES. In fact, attempting to use both z/OS HCD and z/VM HCD on the > same box could result in major grief. Choose one, and stick to it. > > Peter > > -Original Message- > From: The IBM z/VM Operati

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Davis, Larry
You should be able to use z/OS's HCD to create the IOCDS for z/VM. I believe you will need to send the files to VM and use the IOCP routine to write it out to the SE I use this code to compile and write out the IOCDS source

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread McKown, John
VM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: HCD question I'm currently installing z/VM 5.3. I have two other LPARs on this box running z/OS 1.4 and z/OS 1.7. Can I maintain (either temporarily or permanently) my hardware/software configuration for the z/VM LPAR using HCD under z/OS

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Dave Jones
Hi, Chris. Absolutely yes...stay with z/OS HCD to manage your hardware/software configurations for both z/OS and z/VM LPARs. z/VM ships it's own version of HCD only because some sites installing it might not already have z/OS available. z/VM is quite happy having z/OS's HCD m

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Anne D. Crabtree
I use z/os HCD to maintain both z/os(three lpars) and z/vm (an IFL). We share DASD and I just mark the dasd that z/vm uses as reachable for that partition. The only other thing that is different for us is we mark WLMPAV as NO (where z/os has YES). Hope that helps

Re: HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Peter . Webb
I do not have personal knowledge of this, but I believe the answer is a resounding YES. In fact, attempting to use both z/OS HCD and z/VM HCD on the same box could result in major grief. Choose one, and stick to it. Peter -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System

HCD question

2007-12-03 Thread Hilliard, Chris
I'm currently installing z/VM 5.3. I have two other LPARs on this box running z/OS 1.4 and z/OS 1.7. Can I maintain (either temporarily or permanently) my hardware/software configuration for the z/VM LPAR using HCD under z/OS? I have a huge learning curve ahead of me and not having to le

Re: HCD FCP IODEVICE ADDRESSes

2007-05-21 Thread Steve Wilkins
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Re: HCD FCP IODEVICE ADDRESSes

2007-05-21 Thread Neubert, Kevin (DIS)
? This is what I could not find. Regards, Kevin From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Wilkins Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:54 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: HCD FCP IODEVICE ADDRESSes The IODEVICE

Re: HCD FCP IODEVICE ADDRESSes

2007-05-21 Thread Steve Wilkins
The IODEVICE Addresses represent the FCP subchannel devices out to the SAN. They are not the actual disk volumes. They are portal devices, much like how OSA subchannel devices are to an IP network. The FCP subchannels are all you will configure in HCD or IOCP. The actual disk volumes are

HCD FCP IODEVICE ADDRESSes

2007-05-21 Thread Neubert, Kevin (DIS)
I am new to FCPs and associated storage. I have reviewed the numerous FICON/FCP manuals on the subject. I understand the setup of the CHPID and CNTLUNIT (no SWITCH and LINK information respectively, etc.), but I am not clear on the IODEVICE ADDRESSes. If I have one z/VM partition, two FCPs and 6