Twenty years ago, I used Netview FTP on z/OS to send actual JCL from a VSE system to an MVS system. Also received the output of the job back that way. The connection was dial-up, which I configured to automatically start the connection when the job was started on VSE. The VSE system was in OKC, the MVS system was in Pittsburgh.
Unfortunately, I don't think Netview FTP is marketed/supported anymore. But the capabilities were amazing. I still think you could use FTP if both systems can ping the other. Matthew On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 09:19:02 -0500, Tony Thigpen <[email protected]> wrote: >If you have IP on both, which you indicated when you said "FTP via an >open system", why do you not have direct IP connectivity so you can FTP >directly? > >All you need is one side to have either an external address or a >port-forwarding setup from an external address. (It's not needed at both >ends, just at the end that is not starting the FTP transfer.) > >Tony Thigpen > >Gadi Ben-Avi wrote on 12/4/19 8:54 AM: >> The systems are not connected in any way. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Edgington, Jerry >> Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 3:29 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Transfering files from z/OS to VSE >> >> You can also use NJE over IP. But, if you use shared DASD, be careful about >> the VTOC. I remember some kind of issue between the z/VSE and z/OS >> formatting. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of >> Tony Thigpen >> Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2019 8:27 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Transfering files from z/OS to VSE >> >> Are you in the same room where you can just attached the z/OS disk to the >> z/VSE system? (Works for DAM files, but not VSAM.) >> >> You can also use IDCAMS EXPORT/IMPORT to tape/vtape. >> >> Then, there is FTP directly from z/OS to z/VSE, but with variable records, >> there is some special site commands. And, those differ on the z/VSE site >> depending on which TCP/IP product you have there. >> >> Tony Thigpen >> >> Gadi Ben-Avi wrote on 12/4/19 8:16 AM: >>> Hi, >>> We need to transfer files from z/OS to VSE. >>> The files are large, variable and have long record lengths. >>> The files will be transferred using open systems as an intermediate. >>> >>> If I was transferring to another z/OS system. I would use XMIT or AMATERSE >>> to create a transportable file. >>> >>> Does VSE have a function comparable to RECEIVE or AMATERSE? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Gadi >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
