Re: Does z/VM have a product/tool which can send backup to the Cloud ?

2023-10-19 Thread Timothy Sipples
Arye Shemer asked: > Does z/VM have a product/tool of any vendor which can send backups to the >Cloud (*no z/OS involvement*)? The IBM TS7700 can handle that via its Cloud Storage Tier feature. Details here: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp5573.html For example, you can run your back

Auto: Re: z/OS 3.1 documentation

2023-10-19 Thread Frederic Mancini
Je suis absent le 20 octobre 2023. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: z/OS 3.1 documentation

2023-10-19 Thread Jeremy Nicoll
On Thu, 19 Oct 2023, at 06:12, Brian Westerman wrote: > In fact, it works VERY well. I don't mind the dos boxes opening and > closing, they are REALLY fast and if there wern't so many of them you > probably would not notice that anything happened. In the past I've used a small utility named Sil

Re: Can someone provide me with information on the DPSS subsystem

2023-10-19 Thread Attila Fogarasi
Direct Print Services Subsystem, to print without spooling to JES (the actual printing is done by PSF, DPSS just collects the data from application program and passes it to the printer management software). Kind of astonishing to see DPSS used in this century :) On Fri, Oct 20, 2023 at 4:45 AM Bin

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Charles Hardee
Thanks everyone for your information. I have looked at named tokens and it appears they just might do what I need. Chuck On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 1:06 PM Jon Perryman wrote: > On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:25:23 +, Farley, Peter < > peter.far...@broadridge.com> wrote: > > >System-wide named tokens

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Michael Oujesky
the classic solution is a control card dataset that is read by the subsequent jobs. That control card dataset could even be a proc executed by the subsequent jobs. Michael At 09:17 AM 10/19/2023, Charles Hardee wrote: My apologies, I didn't mean to stir up the hornet's nest of opinions on th

Re: DVIPA question

2023-10-19 Thread Jon Perryman
On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:59:43 -0500, John S. Giltner, Jr. wrote: >There is a Share presentation called "Getting the most out of your OSA (Opens >Systems Adapter)" > that does a much better job of describing how the OSA works than I can. I only did a quick scan of the presentation. It says one

Re: DVIPA question

2023-10-19 Thread Jon Perryman
On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:08:04 +, Allan Staller wrote: >That is not correct. The DVIPA and be started/stopped in a specific TCPIP >instance. >IIRC, the commad is something like V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,ACTIVATE,DVIPA=xx.xx.xx.xx >There is also a DEACTIVATE parameter as well. John Giltner says he stop

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Jon Perryman
On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:25:23 +, Farley, Peter wrote: >System-wide named tokens will survive between batch steps, but may require >authorized code to create and delete them. The OP is now talking about system symbols which will also be protected. If incorrectly protected, changing critica

Re: Can someone provide me with information on the DPSS subsystem

2023-10-19 Thread Patrick Loftus
This any use? https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=mode-defining-dpss -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2023 6:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Can someone provide me with information on the D

Can someone provide me with information on the DPSS subsystem

2023-10-19 Thread Binyamin Dissen
I am examining a dump and seeing that SYSOUT is directed to the DPSS subsystem with the parm XMEM. Looking at the DPSS modules in storage I see compile dates from 1997 but no useful eyecatchers. -- Binyamin Dissen http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel --

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Farley, Peter
System-wide named tokens will survive between batch steps, but may require authorized code to create and delete them. Retrieving them in batch steps subsequent to the “set” or “create” step requires no authorization. Peter From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jon Perryman Sent:

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:31:56 -0500, Charles Hardee wrote: >No decision has yet been made as to how this "communication" will take >place. > Would JCLLIB members be a useful "communication" vehicle? -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN subscr

Re: Extracting SMP/e details

2023-10-19 Thread Kurt Quackenbush
> I need a simple process to get the following out of SMP/e > PTF. Fmid. Date received. Date applied If you want to query specific PTFs rather than all, and if your installed software is defined as a z/OSMF Software Instance, then you can use the z/OSMF Software Update Search REST API: https://

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Jon Perryman
Namedtokens is designed for what you are describing. On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:17:34 -0500, Charles Hardee wrote: >Program A executes and sets a global symbol to a certain value and >terminates. >Many other jobs execute and, in each one, as needed, the programs check to >see if the global symbol

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Charles Hardee
No decision has yet been made as to how this "communication" will take place. The solution does not need to survive an IPL, but, if it can be 'PLEX wide that would be even more versatile, but not a requirement., Chuck On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 10:03 AM Tony Harminc wrote: > On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 a

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Tony Harminc
On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 at 10:18, Charles Hardee wrote: > > I will "grossly" explain what I want to do. > I am not interested in other methods, I have other methods, but I am > interested in this method the most, if it can be done. > > Program A executes and sets a global symbol to a certain value an

Re: Extracting SMP/e details

2023-10-19 Thread Lionel B. Dyck
Check out File 778 or File 941 on www.cbttape.org as it may have the basics for what you want Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what other

Re: Extracting SMP/e details

2023-10-19 Thread ITschak Mugzach
The standard solution is gimapi. We developed an assembler program since we failed to use rexx. However, you can list the csi and process the output ITschak בתאריך יום ה׳, 19 באוק׳ 2023 ב-17:33 מאת Lizette Koehler < stars...@mindspring.com>: > I need a simple process to get the following out of

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Charles Hardee
I would call it "corrective". As Allan eluded to, I am really after SYSTEM not JCL symbols. Apologies, while they are different, I typically lump them into the same bucket. Chuck On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 9:31 AM Tom Marchant < 000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > JCL symbols

Extracting SMP/e details

2023-10-19 Thread Lizette Koehler
I need a simple process to get the following out of SMP/e PTF. Fmid. Date received. Date applied I am thinking of writing a Rexx or icetool to read a listing to produce the one liners Just wanted to check here to see if there was a better way I have not found much on cbttape >From time to tim

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Tom Marchant
JCL symbols exist only within a job. A symbol set in one job cannot be checked in another job. Sorry if this isn't "*constructive*". -- Tom Marchant On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:17:34 -0500, Charles Hardee wrote: >My apologies, I didn't mean to stir up the hornet's nest of opinions on the >viabil

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Confidential I believe you need to clarify the following. Are these JCL symbols or SYSTEM symbols. System symbols can be change dynamically (as of z/OS 2.1; prior to 2.1 via unsupported utilkity). I am unaware of any method to change JCL symbols directly. -Original Message

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Charles Hardee
My apologies, I didn't mean to stir up the hornet's nest of opinions on the viability of my question. I will "grossly" explain what I want to do. I am not interested in other methods, I have other methods, but I am interested in this method the most, if it can be done. Program A executes and sets

Re: DVIPA question

2023-10-19 Thread Allan Staller
Classification: Confidential That is not correct. The DVIPA and be started/stopped in a specific TCPIP instance. IIRC, the commad is something like V TCPIP,,SYSPLEX,ACTIVATE,DVIPA=xx.xx.xx.xx There is also a DEACTIVATE parameter as well. Don't ask me for the exact syntax. I haven't looked it up

Re: DVIPA question

2023-10-19 Thread John S. Giltner, Jr.
There is a Share presentation called "Getting the most out of your OSA (Opens Systems Adapter)" that does a much better job of describing how the OSA works than I can. On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 22:58:15 -0500, Jon Perryman wrote: >On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:18:33 +, Allan Staller >wrote: > >>Agr

Does z/VM have a product/tool which can send backup to the Cloud ?

2023-10-19 Thread Arye Shemer
Hello z/VM experts, I tried the IBMVM forum, but it seems not working for me. Does z/VM have a product/tool of any vendor which can send backups to the Cloud (*no z/OS involvement*)? Thank you, Arye. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols

2023-10-19 Thread Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw
Yes, I did mean that. My bad for sending a note late at night when I'm tired. Lennie -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: 18 October 2023 23:56 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Programatically setting JCL symbols On Wed, 18 Oc