Re: How best to copy all UNIX files one z/OS to another

I've used pax to archive (aka zip/tar) => transmit => unpax and for a whole File System dfDSS copy of FS to archive => transmit => restore FS Transmit can mean FTP of the intermediate file or using a shared volume For routine copies, one could include a job routed (via jes) to the other system to

Re: How can you change TCAS defaults using the TSOKEYxx PARMLIB member?

re's the pity. > > > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > ________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf > of Ken Smith [ksmith3...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2020 11:34 PM > To: I

Re: How can you change TCAS defaults using the TSOKEYxx PARMLIB member?

See the TSO command PARMLIB in TSO/E System Programming Command Reference to view or update (implement) TSOKEYxx. On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 10:05 PM Clark Morris wrote: > [Default] On 23 Oct 2020 15:01:21 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main > sme...@gmu.edu (Seymour J Metz) wrote: > > >Did you bounce

Re: Sept 2020 ZOWE performance PTFs

Are you referring to Z.O.W.I.E. (Zonal Organization World Intelligence Espionage)? They’re the good guys and employ Superagent Derek Flint. Dipicted in the excellent “In Like Flint” movie series from 1966-7. Some say events therein really happened. Okay, one guy said it. https://en.m.wikipedia.

Re: rename a dataset in acs routine?

Is fiche still a thing? On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 11:34 AM Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:24:32 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote: > > > > >As a microfische job, it is a collection of printouts, not used for input. > > > > > ??? > > Write-onl

Re: Name those boxes

The phone is a Western Electric model 500 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_500_telephone On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 12:32 AM Seymour J Metz wrote: > There is no 2741 in the picture. The typewriter is part of the 1415. > > > > > > -- > > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3

Re: Java memory limit

IIRC, Z/OS address space constraints may come into play: MEMLIMIT, in JCL, or system via SMFPRMXX “is the limit on the use of virtual storage above 2 gigabytes for a single address space“ Your site’s SMF exits, IEFUSI and the like, can (silently) muck things up. Ken On Fri, Jul 17, 2020at 12:59

Re: COBOL Question

I agree with Dave G. avoid negative logic I would do (not cobol syntax but shows the questions better, I think) IF SMOD (IND1) = 'B' OR 'R' THEN DO IF TVOLL (IND1) = HIGH-VALUE then DO xxx ELSE DO yyy On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 4:47 PM Gibney, Dave wrote: > The entire original conf

Re: Base SYSPLEX setup

What does a CF processor cost these days? On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 11:14 AM Joel C. Ewing wrote: > I interpreted Brian's requests as asking for typical cost range or some > estimate of cost. "Peanuts" is always relative to the budget of the > speaker -- may or may not be peanuts in your budget. >

Re: What is GRXBIMG

Has someone searched SYS1.LINKLIB and the rest for a reference to GRBXBIMG? also, is it GRBXBIMG or GRXBIMG? On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 7:56 AM Scott Chapman wrote: > I was making a similar point to somebody recently that, the majority of > the words in the manuals do not change between versions and

Re: Opinions/experience on sharing catalogs outside plex

*totally different technology...* Magic? On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 5:11 PM Jesse 1 Robinson wrote: > I'm not advocating this practice. Just saying that we did it for 25 years > without a failure. We're now moving to totally different technology where > such action is not even in the picture. > >

Re: zOSMF - The PORT will not OPEN

/global/zosmf Contains customer configuration and output. Read/write /usr/lpp/zosmf/ IBM software. Read/only for cross system sharing and to prevent updates by misconfiguration. Any other setup is incorrect. On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 10:25 AM Carmen Vitullo wrote: > the /global/ directory is

Go> Colossus> Devs

For SF fans or Philosophy majors try the FX/Hulu TV series "Devs ". From the NYTimes: *"In “Devs,” ... a messianic tech founder devises a supercomputer that can simulate the past and predict the future, based on principles of physical determinism."* Artfull

Re: SSN values (was Here we go again)

9 characters with 10 possible values = 10 to the 9th = 999,999,999 aka = 1 billion. Allow one position to be alphanumeric adds what? Does position matter? Thought 10 to the 36th plus 10 to the 8th?? But if allow all alphanumeric = 36 to the 9th = ? =Ken On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 1:03 PM Joe Monk w

Re: Mesh Router

Not back then, many years ago zapped my cable modem and HDMI ports on TV. Just installed a whole house surge protector as have Mitsubishi mini split AC which are rife with electronics plus protects all the other devices. Looking forward to a big surge! On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 6:54 PM Seymour J Metz

Re: Mesh Router

The New York Times-owned Wirecutter reviews are pretty good including those on networking. Ditto (GENER!) Consumer Reports if you have a subscription. https://thewirecutter.com/electronics/networking/ https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/wireless-routers.htm Splitters are cheap and easy if you run

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

Useful, but this is closer and more clear (don't have a system to test) sysname = MVSVAR('SYMDEF','SYSNAME') sysplex = MVSVAR('SYMDEF','sysplex') say 'Testing on' system 'in' sysplex Ken Smith Retired Sysprog On Wed, Mar 25, 20

Re: Does anybody remember CLIST?

On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:06:22 +, CM Poncelet wrote: > ... >VPUT/VGET SHARED works also in batch TSO jobs, not only in ISPF/PDF. VPUT/VGET are ISPF services and would require an ISPF environment not just TSO, or so I thought?? Ken Smith R

Re: Java on z/OS?

te: > > Thanks! > > > Really appreciate all the earlier advice (which could certainly come in > handy down the road) but frankly this is more what I was looking for today. > > > Charles > > > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion L

Re: Java on z/OS?

JZOS is great but here's a IVP job using OSHELL I run to exercise the HelloWorld program supplied in the java bin directory. To write your own no doubt there's a source example out there that you can compile (javac) and run. //TSO EXEC PGM=IKJEFT1B,DYNAMNBR=50,REGION=0M //SYSPROC DD DISP=SH

Re: Third Party Maintenance on IBM DS8870

cting Mainline and/or Sirius to ask for a informal proposal on an upgrade. They know how to work the system. Then issue a RFP or whatever you call it based on their proposal. Magic to me but it works. Ken Smith State of Maryland On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 11:37 AM, Longnecker, Dennis < dennis

Re: Catalogs in a SYSPLEX

I'd still like to know how this works. What's in your master cat? What's in your sysres cat? Ken On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 11:28 AM, van der Grijn, Bart (B) < bvandergr...@dow.com> wrote: > We run two sysplexes of about 12 LPARs each (NonProd vs Prod). Both plexes > have a single mcat shared acro

Re: z/OS Web Based Dropbox ?

z/OS DFS Distributed File Service sounds like a fit but it's not web based; appears to windows clients as a shared drive. Linux clients use SAMBA. Security is standard Unix permissions. Haven't looked in several years but encrypted sessions weren't supported then. Ken On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 3:

Re: Catalogs in a SYSPLEX

I like this approach! But I thought certain data sets used in NIP and early phases of IPL had to be in the master cat, e.g., SYS1.LPALIB which presumably is in your SYSRES cat? How does it work? Ken On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 11:28 AM, van der Grijn, Bart (B) < bvandergr...@dow.com> wrote: > We run

Re: SAS 9.4

hat about omegamon, is this dead too? > > Kees. > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Ken Smith > Sent: 07 November, 2016 21:44 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SAS 9.4 > > SA

Re: SAS 9.4

SAS is dead; too expensive and too difficult. See also omegamon. On Monday, November 7, 2016, Steely.Mark wrote: > I am new to SAS - does anyone have a SAS IVP program for DB2. The non DB2 > program works - need something to test DB2. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > > ---

Re: Job Search

ld use the help! Ken http://www.jobaps.com/MD/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=16&R2=004476&R3=0004 On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 10:10 AM, scott wrote: > Mr. Smith, > > Do you have the posting for the z/OS position? > > With respect, > > Scott Vetter > svet...@ameritech.net >

Re: Backup JES2 Spool & Restore with Warmstart

e > robin...@sce.com > > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Ken Smith > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 12:55 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: (External):Backup JES2 Spool &

Backup JES2 Spool & Restore with Warmstart

does. Thoughts? Ken Smith Comptroller of Maryland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Job Search

mation but cannot attract experienced people. Good luck! Ken Smith Comptroller (taxes) for State of Maryland Annapolis MD http://www.jobaps.com/MD/sup/BulPreview.asp?R1=16&R2=004476&R3=0002 On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 8:39 AM, william janulin < 008d52e04f2e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu&

Re: FAMS?

You probably knew this but if you can run under ISPF, batch or interactive, use LMMSTATS. Otherwise found this on the format of the PDS directory: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.f54mc00/ispmc28.htm Ken On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Paul Gilmartin <

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Advice needed - GRS across 2 sysplexes with shared dasd

I'm working on setting up a CTC-only Basic Sysplex (not Parallel, no-CF's). From what I read, basic plexes don't scale well, as ENQs have to go around to each system, which may be why your IBM guy advised against it. Ken This is from z/OS 1.13 DFSMS Using data Sets SC26-7410-11 https://www.ibm.c

Re: Introducing the New z13s: Tim's Hardware Highlights

Maybe right: z13 is a single z13 z13's is more than one z13 z13s is a single z13s z13s' is more than one z13s z13* or z13x is one or more z13*'s or z13x's where x or * is any char including null Ken On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 7:50 PM, Ed Gould wrote: > On Feb 18, 2016, at 3:30 AM, Timothy Sipple

Re: SNTP client on z/OS

rame Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Ken Smith > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 7:43 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SNTP client on z/OS > > Here, our processor's HMC gets time from one of our routers, which gets > time f

Re: SNTP client on z/OS

ges. This has been a very stable config for many years. I've used plain language above instead of the jargon and complexity "Time people" seem to love. See Redbook: Server Time Protocol Implementation Guide http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247281.html?Open Ken Smith Stat

Re: ISREDIT REXX CHANGE no variable substitution

FWIW, Here's a working example of an exec calling a macro to edit a pds member. This runs in ISPF batch. I think I had trouble passing a value to the 2nd one via arg, and resorted to VPUT/VGET. Ken /* calling REXX Exec */ drvolA = '99' /* vol ser */ address ISPEXEC 'VPUT DRVOLA ASIS'

Re: 'Secure' 'Remote' access/control of the HMC(s)

I'm not an expert but did a search at www.ibm.com for 'hmc security' with a processor type and found a bunch of stuff. Ken On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Jackson, Robin W. Contractor < robin.w.jack...@ssa.gov> wrote: > When dealing with the issue of security, I am looking for a method of > con

Re: Parmlib syntax check macro

A syntax checker for DF/DSS would save countless hours! Ken Smith On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 8:49 AM, Andrew Metcalfe < andrew.metca...@barclays.com> wrote: > You may like to look at ImageFocus from Newera. It has more bells & > whistles than just a syntax checker. However it

Re: RSU apply on SYSPLEX

o insert /Service into path names (and alter sysres volumes too): ZONEEDIT DDDEF. CHANGE VOLUME(RESA01,RESB01). CHANGE VOLUME(RESA02,RESB02). CHANGE VOLUME(RESA03,RESB03). CHANGE PATH('/tmp/RESA/'*,'/tmp/RESB/'*). ENDZEDIT . Apply the maintenance, unmount everything

Re: PKI Services for z/OS

PKI "allows you to establish a PKI infrastructure and serve as a *certificate authority* for your internal and external users, *issuing and administering digital certificates* in accordance with your own organization’s policies. Your users can use a PKI Services application to request and obtain ce

Re: Tail of MVS SYSLOG

How about automation product trapping messages and sending them elsewhere via SNMP or MQ? Ken On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Kacynski, Walt wrote: > What I really implied was the ability to "tail -f" to continuously watch > the syslog for new events and send them to an external system. I'm f

Re: TS3584 and TS1120 encryption

You don't need network connectivity between the drives/library and the key servers running on z/OS. Communication occurs over the channel. You can verify the connection with command: D IOS,EKM,VERIFY=ALL IOS099I 17.58.55 EKM HOSTS PRIMARY HOSTNAME=172.23.7.2:3801 SECONDARY HOSTNAME=172.23.1.

Re: RECEIVE ORDER failing in the underlying FTP process

I'm getting the same thing a few minutes ago. I think there's something wrong in Boulder. Ken On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 4:37 PM, David Magee wrote: > When attempting to pull current maintenance & holddata today, the order > was built and then the ftp process started up to actually get the files

Re: TS3584 and TS1120 encryption

pted file on a tape all subsequent files are encrypted, so you just have to update existing JCL for the first file, or perhaps make the first file a "seed" file that the DC is looking for. Have you updated SYS1.PARMLIB(IECIOS00) to define your key managers? Ken Smith State of Maryland

Experience with Shared Tape - No Sysplex

ed (same ACDS / SCDS?) Autoswitch seems to require sysplex. Manual varying wouldn't be horrible if all else works. Thanks for any advice (other than getting a CF, which I see the value of but not the guys with the $). Ke

Anyone out there running ISKLM under ACF2?

isn't getting called for permission to Facility Class RAUDITX. Just wondering if anyone else is running it. Thanks, Ken Smith State of Maryland -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send emai

Re: New install library size

Not all disk subsystems do this. Don't think my new DS8870 does, but don't know if it was an option. Ken On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Ron Hawkins wrote: > Yeah, what he said. > > > > > This goes along with my response to this thread: people are still > piddling > > around with mod 9's and eve

Re: Android TN3270 client

I connect a bluetooth keyboard to iOS devices; works well. Not sure what a bluetooth mouse would do?! Ken On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 7:16 AM, Shane Ginnane wrote: > The prospect of attempting keyboard entry hunched over something like a > Samsung pocket on a packed commuter train just doesn't bear

Re: New install library size

My concern is for Linklist's problem with secondaries. Thus, please enhance link list to handle secondaries or allow for compression. Othewise, enhance serverpak to have: -- An option for Zero secondary for load libs -- Option to alloc a PDS/E where appropriate Ken Smith State of Maryla

Re: z9BC - HMC access via Chrome or FireFox?

I can confirm "operating system messages" doesn't work for me in Firefox (22) but does in IE 8. The popup window doesn't pop under Firefox. This is HMC 2.11 on a z/10. All other pop ups work in Firefox. Unable to find any info on supported browsers. If they support firefox this is a defect. Ke

Re: Clist character string compare

You're missing the ampersand before JOBCARD -> &JOBCARD. On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Micheal Butz wrote: > Hi > > I cann't seem to get equal looking for a character string in the input file > > I know that the job card is somewhere in the middle of the file > > So here is the code > > A1: GE

Re: SMS Question

I've found that under DSSU, the DC ACS routine is not invoked at all and SC is the first ACS routine, which is opposite of normal allocation. Thus your SC cannot depend on a DC value under DSSU. I think the rational is that unlike the other classes DC is imutable in that a data sets characteristi

Re: curious: volsers < 6 non-blank chars & non-numeric tape

Wasn't able to find a architectual requirement for MVS vol sers via search at IBM. But can report I just initialized DASD volumes with the names of 'K' and '0' (zero). MVS doesn't seem to care but other components might. Ken On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:07 PM, R.S. wrote: > W dniu 2014-03-14 18:4

Re: Locate unit address of a NON SMS volume using ISMF

D U,DASD,OffLINE,/, will give you a list of all offline devices defined in HCD as DASD, starting at address for count of . Then do vary onlines until you find the volume. Also, if you have access to your DS8000 storage manager GUI (or the CLI), it will show vol sers regardless o

Re: SMP/E updates of HFS (was: Handing /etc and /var filesystems)

David, would you send me your usermod for handling Java security files. I've been wanting this for years! You should offer this to IBM so they can give it to customers. How many times has Java PTF regressed these files? Brilliant and thank you! Ken Smith mailto://featse...@gmail.com