Re: How about a little Christmas fudge? | Computerworld Shark tank

2019-01-01 Thread Bruce Hewson
and for those who have no real idea about the IBM1401 watch this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQueCt114Gk Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: DASD-only logging

2019-04-09 Thread Bruce Hewson
Skip, why no CF? Adding an extra CF LPAR to your system is rather simple and not that expensive. Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the m

Re: ibmvsm/ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

2019-04-15 Thread Bruce Hewson
in April. Review of April SMF located the bad boy. The IBM support had mentioned RESET of the Health Check, so I had asked for an example. So far no response to that question. If you could provide an example of a RESET command I would most appreciate. Thanks Bruce Hewson

Re: ibmvsm/ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

2019-04-15 Thread Bruce Hewson
I Use of user key common storage was not detected since 03/28/2019 13:47:36 F HZSPROC,UPDATE,CHECK(IBMVSM,ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM),parm=('new(reset 04/16/2019)') after UPDATE command:-IGVH113I Use of user key common storage was not detected since 04/16/2

Re: ibmvsm/ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM

2019-04-16 Thread Bruce Hewson
IBM's reply contained this:- If you take a look at OA53355, you'll see the full description of the healthcheck and how you can adjust it or reset. Here is the portion that you'd be interested in:

Re: Debug tool in background batch job

2019-04-17 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Peter, I cannot find program ADSTAT anywhere on my system. And I do have the IBM DEBUG products installed. On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:37:10 +0800, Peter Van Dyke wrote: >Hi, > >This can be done with Debug Tool. The following JCL is for a batch job that >runs a COBOL program and has Debug Too

Re: Debug tool in background batch job

2019-04-19 Thread Bruce Hewson
The program is assembler it’s 14 csects is there a way to trace it displaying offsets / location counter Doesn't the High Level Assembler ToolKit Debugger do this? regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / si

Re: Separate SMPe environments for maintenance levels

2020-06-13 Thread Bruce Hewson
We run with multiple maintenance levels, and clone to active environments as required. 1. multiple GLOBAL zones - one per product subsystem, some for specific vendors, and others as required. 2. each global zone has multiple target/dlib sets. 3. multiple maintenance target/dlib sets, with a uni

Re: Use of BPXWUNIX and CP - a weekend quandary.

2020-06-27 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Lionel, TSO OMVS design issue - the RUNNING/INPUT switch is to simulate TTY on a 3270 block mode terminal. for reference, and possible solution:- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.bpxa400/misout.htm At times you may find that the status indicato

Re: master JCL

2019-05-29 Thread Bruce Hewson
43-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW >robin...@sce.com I have coded my systems this way since then. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Considering Bypassing ERROR HOLD for OA58037

2019-09-16 Thread Bruce Hewson
On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 23:15:40 +, Gibney, Dave wrote: >Well, I did do this. But, I am not sure it was worth it. The >ZOSMIGV2R3_NEXT_VSM_USERKEYCOMM check only tells me what I already knew. That >I have some address spaces using user key common. I had hoped it went further >and identified th

Re: Considering Bypassing ERROR HOLD for OA58037

2019-09-17 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Dave, yes you do need a newer level of MXG:- Change 36.188 Support for new Bit 4 of SMF30_RAXFLAGS and creation of BUILD005 these new bit-level variables with explanation in label BUIL3005 SMF30_RAXFLAG0='RAX0*USERKEY*COMMON*AUDIT*ENABLED?' VMAC30 SMF30_R

Re: Tracing RACF?

2019-09-25 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Sean, SMS managed datasets must be cataloged. And if there is no ALIAS and the dataset is allocated, SMS WILL catalog the dataset in the MASTER CATALOG no matter what the security rules. It is the subsequent delete of the bad dataset I do not understand. That should require access throug

Re: Tracing RACF?

2019-09-26 Thread Bruce Hewson
. Can't make any statement regarding your memory loss. :D On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:26:49 +0200, R.S. wrote: >W dniu 2019-09-26 o 06:27, Bruce Hewson pisze: >> Hello Sean, >> >> SMS managed datasets must be cataloged. And if there is no ALIAS and the >> dataset is

Re: Zfs from 1 LPAR to another

2019-11-06 Thread Bruce Hewson
Tom, one reason for IODF Restore to build an unusable file is when it restores with multiple extents. IODF datasets must be single extent only. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: WTO

2019-11-19 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Scott, How I do it. in CSECT copy list form from CONSTANTs section to DSECT working section Update message text run WTO execute form in DSECT WTO list form map in Constants WTO_text WTO list form with text WTO_length = * - WTO_text DESCT maps onto your own STORAGE area, thus copying the

Re: Contents of "Command" field on standard login screen - where to find it

2023-01-19 Thread Bruce Hewson
Robert, here is my code:- Report_TSO_Logon_Parameters:Procedure Expose gda_parm. , gda_parm_cnt Address TSO

Re: determine job that created dataset?

2023-02-14 Thread Bruce Hewson
title 'Dataset access report'; hopefully it does not lose the formatting. Regards Bruce Hewson

Re: Q: Where is LISTDSI kept?

2023-02-20 Thread Bruce Hewson
Steve, my listdsi calls are like this:- listdsi_rc = 'LISTDSI'(ddname 'FILE') When listdsi_rc = 0 Then Do Regards Bruce Hewson On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:09:23 -0500, Steve Thompson wrote: >I'm trying to build a TSO BATCH environment and it nee

rexx calls to utilities using dd list

2023-03-25 Thread Bruce Hewson
for the records:- /*===*/ /* Rexx - Invoke IEBUPDTE with alternate ddnames.*/ /*===*/ Iebupdte_Utility: Procedure

Re: cyberark efforts

2023-04-30 Thread Bruce Hewson
years now. Regards Bruce Hewson On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:15:27 -0500, Bill Giannelli wrote: >our company is pushing forward with cyberark for all platforms. >the statement was made that cyberark and the like are becoming the industry >standard. >Is that true for z/OS

Re: REXX parse parens

2023-05-02 Thread Bruce Hewson
I use this code:- /*===*/ Strip_Keyword_and_Option: Procedure Expose keyword option Parse Arg string

Re: Questions on zOWE

2023-05-16 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Lizette, Same here. some things I have learned (since our environment is still primitive):- 1. must have JAVA path set correctly. 2. must have node.js PATH set 3. use bash 4. trying to debug a zowe.yaml file (2.7) without access to VSCODE is impossible. (Had to open case wqith IBM to resol

Re: Best practice for /etc and /var when upgrading

2023-06-07 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello, We use SMPE USERMODs to maintain a SYSRES based filesystem model for /etc and /var. At system upgrade time, we have a job that does a rename of existing filesystems, and a DFDSS copy/rename to build new filesystems based on the SYSRES based model. Found that this works for us. many s

Re: The new requirement for Certificates to communicate with IBM -- A Journey

2023-06-13 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Tom, If you have been using COPY/PASTE to move/convert text data up to ISPF EDIT, you may have some character conversion issue. The one I am seeing here lateky are in COPY/PASET from MS Teams chat sessions. In my case some blank characters are ending up a x'41' EBCDIC - RACF would not l

Re: Programming Hardware

2023-07-04 Thread Bruce Hewson
talking hardware, Home (and WFH) setup. I like a screen big enough that I can use 62x160 TN3270 sessions,. I am using a Samsung SD27D850 1440p monitor for the last 8 years. Good clear characters. Running a Corsair K100 RGB Opto-mechanical keyboard with 6 macro keys. Good for coding CTRL-C CTRL

ibm-main@listserv.ua.edu

2023-08-09 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Gil, Temporary spool datasets in JES2 have a defined format and end with last qualifier as '??' I use an JES2 EXIT 6 program to update the JCL image from .?? to .ddname, whatever the ddname is. This modification permitted RACF security control by DDNAME with JOBNAME to be enabled. On Tue

Re: z/OS users

2023-08-14 Thread Bruce Hewson
ref: Phil Smith III fyi - a quick check shows approx 200K users defined. Is that a big enough number? Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu wit

Re: IPCS and Rexx

2023-10-13 Thread Bruce Hewson
A replacement STORAGE function for use in IPCS:- Storage: Procedure Expose storage. arg hex_address , dec_length , rep_data hex_address = Right(hex_address,8,'0') hex_address = X2c(hex_address)

Re: IBM APAR Names

2023-11-04 Thread Bruce Hewson
the fix for the APAR problem. When searching, say via Google, use the APAR number only, e.g. OAx This is how I was introduced to ++APAR naming conventions. Regards Bruce Hewson On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 17:24:30 +, Keith Gooding wrote: >Should be OAx. I missed the memo too. > &

Re: IBM APAR Names

2023-11-04 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Jon, As a customer I currently have 638 ++APARs installed across my product base. We regularly get test fixes, as in ++APAR, provided by vendors. I wouldn't really call them RARE. On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 13:31:17 -0500, Jon Perryman wrote: >On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 07:19:49 -0500, Bruc

Re: Sysplex Maintenance and USS

2020-02-05 Thread Bruce Hewson
Symlinks are you friend. Mount your product files to /$VERSION/usr/lpp/ etc the symlink ./usr/lpp/xxx to the required version mounted filesystem Hope that gives you pointers Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

Re: JES2 - stopping users from sending output to specific outputclass

2020-03-03 Thread Bruce Hewson
Keith, I use JES2 EXIT 6 for this. One item is to change sysout psuedo dataset names by replacing "?" for "DDNAME" - enables "proper" RACF control of SYSOUT classes. Regards Bruce On Tue, 3 Mar 2020 11:13:16 -0600, John McKown wrote: >On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 4:13 PM Keith Costley >wrote: >

REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

2020-03-25 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi, In a REXX exec I was building I stumbled onto:- Say 'MVSVAR'("SYMDEF",'testing &sysname in &sysplex') which provides an unexpected result &'TESTING SYSA IN PLEX01'. The symbols &SYSNAME and &SYSPLEX were replaced. And, sadly, the whole lot was uppercased. Couldn't find this behaviour

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

2020-03-25 Thread Bruce Hewson
; I can live with that a simple coding exercise. So far I have not seen anyone identify where this is fully documented. On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:43:52 -0500, Bruce Hewson wrote: >Hi, > >In a REXX exec I was building I stumbled onto:- > >Say 'MVSVAR'("SYMDEF",&#x

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

2020-03-26 Thread Bruce Hewson
Guys, the code receives a text string which may contain one or more symbols, denoted by prefix "&" and optional suffix ".", as per my reading of how Z/OS handles symbol substitution. Say we have these symbols defined in IEASYM00:- &A1. = '01' &B1. = 'TEST &TEST01 = 'FOOBAR' text string contain

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

2020-03-27 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello, here is the code:- /*REXX/ Trace 'o' Parse Source opsys calltype execname . /*=

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

2020-03-27 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi, examples using the code I posted. %SYMSUB 'testing &sysname in &sysplex' &'TESTING TSYS IN PLEX40'. READY %SYMSUB 'Foo' READY

Re: REXX MVSVAR SYMDEF behavoiur

2020-03-28 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Jeremy, I have been coding the single quote around 'MVSVAR' and other TSO External Functions seemingly forever. I assume that I have to do that as I run with SIGNAL NOVALUE enabled. On Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:09:40 +, Jeremy Nicoll wrote: > >Apart from the documented behaviour of MVSVA

Re: z/OS Conda install questions

2021-05-12 Thread Bruce Hewson
aintenance process was what started me asking questions on the Rocket forum. Hope your efforts produce the desired effects. Thanks Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send emai

Re: Coding for the future

2021-06-18 Thread Bruce Hewson
On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 11:30:21 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote: >I agree that CLIST handles this better, and every so often I think about a >REXX subroutine that imitates it. Then any of my REXXes could call the >subroutine, and the subroutine could parse the arguments and return them on >the stack. I'

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

2021-07-20 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Marna, I use:- Rules for re-sizing datasets:- Target volume datasets to be allocated in CYLINDERS Distribution volume datasets to be allocated in TRACK

Re: IPL's POR's frequency

2021-09-15 Thread Bruce Hewson
hi, 150+ LPARS - Maintenance related IPLs probably once a year (sometimes out to 18 months between IPLs on some LPARs). IPLs are a scarce event. PORs only occur when the actual boxes get upgraded to latest zSeries box. Regards Bruce

OMVS - comparing directories for differences

2021-09-28 Thread Bruce Hewson
his before. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: OMVS - comparing directories for differences

2021-09-29 Thread Bruce Hewson
into the existing environment programmatically. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Question on z/OS 2.5 and HFS file systems.

2021-10-06 Thread Bruce Hewson
D OMVS,F for mounted filesystems. Here is what I am using to identify HFS datasets using DCOLLECT:- //DCOLLECT EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //SYSINDD * DCOLLECT OFILE(OUTDS) -

Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-11 Thread Bruce Hewson
Mine is listed as Infra Tech Lead Analyst Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Re: System Programmer Titles

2021-10-14 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Chris, In which country or countries is your statement correct? On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:25:10 +0100, CM Poncelet wrote: >Anyone can call himself an engineer (e.g. a motor mechanic etc.) It is >illegal for anyone to call himself a *Chartered Engineer* (CEng) without >being qualified and regis

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues

2021-10-30 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Barbara, Those files are not stored in EBCDIC. I used ISPF 3.17 to View the files using the UTF-8 option. Then you can see the XML source. On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:05:07 -0500, Barbara Nitz wrote: >Now Marna tells us the ptfs where it can be found. That little tidbit of >information hadn'

Re: IEFUTL Woes

2017-04-17 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Andrew, used previously - worked very well - check out:- http://www.ase.com.au/ltxf.htm Logon Timeout eXtension Facility - MVS, OS/390, z/OS Australian Systems Engineering Pty. Ltd. Since 1980 we've made tools for users and managers of MVS, OS/390 and z/OS systems Regards Bruce On Fri, 14

AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

2017-05-10 Thread Bruce Hewson
YSC2" loadparm, and was hoping someone could explain why it worked. The SADUMP manual says that only "0", "4" and " " (blank) are valid values. Hope someone can help. Thank you Bruce Hewson --

Re: AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

2017-05-11 Thread Bruce Hewson
ES volumes will be managed by re-driving the AUTOMATION script. Regards Bruce Hewson On Wed, 10 May 2017 14:35:09 -0400, Jim Mulder wrote: > Currently, "2" will be treated the same as "0" or " " (blank).There >is no reason >why you should have spec

Re: AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

2017-05-13 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Skip, why not REIPL ? one acronym == GDPS :-) Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: AUTOIPL SADUMP LOADPARM flag value

2017-05-14 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Skip, GDPS-PPRC - doesn't like any IPL activity that is not performed via the GDPS panels. extract from:- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieag300/wsat.htm Note: AutoIPL is not appropriate in a GDPS® environment. Regards Bruce --

Re: EREP Symptom and/or Software Records

2017-06-14 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Cheryl, check out the Logrec Viewer exec - https://www.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/tools/downloads/logrec-viewer.html also you can monitor the PFA_LOGREC_ARRIVAl_RATE healthcheck to tell you when you get a burst of LOGREC events. Regards Bruce On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:24:34 -0500, Turner

Re: how to keep messages in the sys1.broadcast for ever

2017-06-30 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Jason, SEND ' ',SAVE these look better in fixed font. //* //* //SETBROD EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='%SETBROD' //*

Re: how to keep messages in the sys1.broadcast for ever

2017-07-02 Thread Bruce Hewson
nk this would cause trouble 'text"internal text"more text' " /= '' :D there are real name for the ' and the " symbol, but I forget what they are. On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 08:31:24 -0500, Paul Gilmartin wrote: >On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 02:47:29 -0500, Bruc

Unquarantined: Re: how to keep messages in the sys1.broadcast for ever

2017-07-03 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Jason, SEND ' ',SAVE these look better in fixed font. //* //* //SETBROD EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,PARM='%SETBROD' //*

Re: Formatting a ZFS

2017-07-05 Thread Bruce Hewson
Barbara, you could also try directly in the shell zfsadm define -aggregate 'MVS_DATASET_NAME' -dataclass SMS_DATACLASS -cylinders 3000 300 Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / arch

How to extract SMPE Enhanced HOLDDATA from existing CSI

2021-12-01 Thread Bruce Hewson
Question for SMP gurus. Is there a way to extract/rebuild an Enhanced Holddata list from the active GLOBAL CSI? Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.u

Re: ISPF Table Display attribute

2022-01-27 Thread Bruce Hewson
RY: Latest change at top. */ /* */ /* Date NameDescription */ /* === ==== */ /* 01/11/94 Bruce He

Re: ISPF Table Display attribute

2022-01-28 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello John/Shmuel, apologies for not noticing that coding style in this old piece of code. These days I do use "<>" for not equal. Should be easy to correct. On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:23:12 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: >What code page are you using for logical not (¬)? It;s displaying as �. >

Re: What is the audit basis to prevent read access to z/OS PARMLIB's?

2022-02-03 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Peter, 1. Seems auditors want security by hiding stuff 2. Access to PARMLIB means that someone can see what datasets can be APF Authorized. 3. Access to PARMLIB means that someone can see what SVC could be loaded. not sure why else. and there are other ways to find the above information if

Re: looking for 'how to' developing Rexx host command

2022-03-21 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello ITschak, I recommend you take a look at FILE268 at cbttape.org File # 268 REXX function package to access VSAM files It should be enough to guide you. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: How can I keep JES2 from being SYSPLEXed?

2024-01-19 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Wendell, In our production sysplex we have 6 different JESplexes. One of those JES2 MASplex uses Checkpoint in the Coupling Facility. The other 5 all use DASD checkpoint datasets. Never had any sort of cross sysplex issues. Regards Bruce ---

Re: SRCHFOR vs OPT 3.14

2024-01-31 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello ITschak, I made sure that Mixed Mode and Any case are set. That seems to make it find everything:- | Select Process Search Search Select Display | Options with / MigratedExcludedOptions with / | / Mixed Mode 1 1. None

Re: Question

2024-02-08 Thread Bruce Hewson
In addition to the IBM supplied python, we also have Rocket's SMP packaged Open AppDev for Z. ant bash cert-bundle cffi cryptography curl diffutils exceptiongroup gettext git

Re: TSO ALLOC with/wo unit

2024-03-26 Thread Bruce Hewson
In RACF TSO Segment - set default unit type. On Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:56:51 +0200, ITschak Mugzach wrote: >I have a program in Rexx that allocates a dataset using dsname and volume >serial (1) . it works well in my shop but requires a unit type (2) in >another shop. Actually the error is msg "IKJ

Re: REXX vs other languages WAS: Rexx numeric digits and scientific notation question

2024-04-20 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Bob, I use "cnt" for my loop counters. I stopped using FORTRAN style single character variable names when I started coding in REXX. Except I do use them on occasion for building large stem variable lists. example:- i=i+1;jcl.i="//BRUCESMP JOB (1234546),'Bruce SMP jobn'," i=i+1;jcl.i="//

Re: Netview

2024-04-25 Thread Bruce Hewson
tview. > >Who did they sell it to? > > >Sent from my iPhone > >No one said I could type with one thumb > Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: HLASM IDF ddnames

2024-05-16 Thread Bruce Hewson
to >submit comments. > >-- >Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי >נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר > //ITSXSA3M JOB (ACCT#),'BRUCE HEWSON', // CLASS=U,

Re: Experience with ADRDSSU patch X'54' to enable usage of Catalog Search INterface (CSI)

2015-12-30 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello, I first came across the CATALOG ENQUEUE problem with ADRDSSU DUMP with GENERIC INCLUDE MASK in 2001. In general the use of the CSI catalog search interface does provide a shorter catalog enqueue elapsed time. The bypass solution we came up with was to provide a 300 line REXX exec to bu

Re: How to Dynamically add SUBSYTEM

2016-01-19 Thread Bruce Hewson
In the past when we filed to dynamically add a SUBSYSTEM, I think we used a CBT program to rename the bad SUBSYSTEM entry. Then correct the reason it broke. The ADD the subsystem again, no conflict as the subsystem entry had been renamed. Regards Bruce --

Re: Cloning a Sysres and ZFS

2016-01-19 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi James You do not need to use /Service to perform mainmtenance. You can mount your maintenance target HFS/ZFS files at ANY mountpoint, just so long as your DDDEF PATH statements match. You could even create mount points as /IPLVOL - same names as your IPL volume VOLSER. Hope that helps Reg

Re: Manipulating system symbols

2016-01-30 Thread Bruce Hewson
one point, if you are running CA products, these days some extra symbols get populated by CA code - one of which is LPARNAME. at CAMASTER initialization these symbols get added. VMUSER LPARNAME HRDWNAME SMFID OSLEVEL been this way at least since 2013 Regards Bruce Hewson

Re: Convert a Parm into a control card

2016-02-02 Thread Bruce Hewson
pretty simple at z/OS 2.1 //* //* // EXPORT SYMLIST=(PFILE,TXTYP,ACCT,RUN) //*

Re: CITRIX

2016-02-02 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi David, I am using Citrix receiver to access a virtual Windows Server 2008 Desktop machine. All the ALT-key , CTRL-key etc shortcuts work for me. What is disabled, is access to host PC drives, and the Alt-PrtSc, Ctrl-PrtSc functions. Regards Bruce --

Re: Unix support of symbols in .profile

2016-02-09 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Hil, normally the default prefix for issuing MVS Commands from SDSF is "/", not "-". Regards Bruce Original message: == What about dynamic symbols? (Or why not?) And "z/OS system installation and maintenance" tells me: ... You can display the symbols in your system by ente

SMPE: Un-ACCEPTing USERMOD

2016-02-10 Thread Bruce Hewson
? Thank you Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: SMPE: Un-ACCEPTing USERMOD

2016-02-15 Thread Bruce Hewson
CEPT code these days, so future failure of process should be minimal. Thanks again for assistance. Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with th

Re: DASD device not going offline

2016-02-21 Thread Bruce Hewson
WARNING! The original post:- IBM Mainframe Discussion List Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:36:30 +0530 Hello, One of my dasd device not going offline. I tried all possible way but still not success. I am not able to find, who is holding this device. We are in Sysplex env and from oth

Re: DASD device not going offline

2016-02-21 Thread Bruce Hewson
I forgot to add in my previous post:- Once you have IPL'd your system, THEN TAKE THAT DASD VOLUME OFFLINE! Regard Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu w

Re: DASD device not going offline

2016-02-24 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Tony, looks like slightly rephrased:- DATA SET dsname HAS A VOLUME ID THAT DOES NOT MATCH CATALOG The provided volume ID, or the volume ID previously found for the data set, does not match the volume ID now found in the catalog. The data set found in the catalog might not

Re: Apply PTF on DB2 10 (z/os 1.12)

2016-02-29 Thread Bruce Hewson
(tgtzone) . APPLY BYPASS(HOLDSYS) GROUPEXTEND RETRY(YES) . This will install every available PTF en-mass. I highly suggest you do not micro-manage your SMPE environment by doing individual APPLY CHECK / APPLY jobs per ++PTF. Regards Bruce Hewson

Re: WLM managed initiators

2016-02-29 Thread Bruce Hewson
at the underlying reason why WLM is not meeting your expectations. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

bootstrapping the GZIP for z/OS install

2016-03-01 Thread Bruce Hewson
#x27;*.tar.gz' file. I tried a few things but couldn't get anything to work. Even dropped a note to Rocket support via their website, so far no response, but I did miss one phone call, which may have been them. Has anyone a suggestion on how to get GZip for z/OS installed, without already

Re: bootstrapping the GZIP for z/OS install

2016-03-01 Thread Bruce Hewson
ean-loup Gailly. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Check for dynamic HCD activation

2016-03-03 Thread Bruce Hewson
IODF volume address require changes to IPL LOAD parms, but other IODF ACTIVATEs shouldnt cause any grief if your LOADxx member is set up with the generic IODF suffix search parameter. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subs

Re: [SURVEY] What ISPF terminal model do you use

2016-03-11 Thread Bruce Hewson
s screen count limit, which he kindly expanded his limit to 39 screens. Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: [SURVEY] What ISPF terminal model do you use

2016-03-11 Thread Bruce Hewson
Gil, But I get: IKJ56710I INVALID USERID, applid(tso) IKJ56703A REENTER THIS OPERAND - Means your USSTAB has special code for LOGON keyword. It may have support for L APPLID(TSO) LOGON(D4C32XX3) or "=" instead of "()" Regards Bruce ---

Re: Unable to ALLOC dsn without new

2020-12-03 Thread Bruce Hewson
some thoughts. SYSDSN() use of disp MOD confirm ALIAS exists Use REXX to OUTTRAP the various TSO commands, and analyze the results in code. Regards Bruce -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: SYSLOG / OPERLOG displaying date.

2018-06-09 Thread Bruce Hewson
only a 2 or 3 digit day value. Easy Tom Brennan's Vista TN3270 allows such on the status line. &trantime %d/%b/%Y.%j %I:%M%p &hostaddr &hostname Regards Bruce Hewson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

REXX calling bpxwunix when SIGNAL NOVALUE active

2018-06-12 Thread Bruce Hewson
/*=======*/ I have not listed the diagnostic section for the SIGNAL processes. Note the quoted stem names. This is required. Regards Bruce Hewson

Re: REXX calling bpxwunix when SIGNAL NOVALUE active

2018-06-13 Thread Bruce Hewson
better when calling bpxwunix. On Wed, 13 Jun 2018 01:53:36 -0500, Bruce Hewson wrote: >I thought I would try out using "bpxwunix" in REXX. > >The sample code worked fine. > >But, I normally code with SIGNAL NOVALUE active. > >Then the sample did not work. It too

Re: REXX calling bpxwunix when SIGNAL NOVALUE active

2018-06-13 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Hobart, here are my NOVALUE and SYNTAX handlers:- Signal on Novalue/* Clean diagnostics */ Signal on Syntax /* for unexpected results. */ /*===*/ Syntax:

Re: ALIAS

2018-06-25 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Steve, don't bother with exit code. design a global standard exec to be run at every TSO logon. If ALIAS missing , then using local rules, issue a SEND command to the console.. then get AUTOMATION to create and update your MASTER CATALOG - that is not something everybody should be able

Re: IEC020I 001-4 question

2018-07-23 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hi Tony, If RPG has specific BLKSIZE maximums, then SMS autochanging BLKSIZE could cause this behaviour. Validate dataset attributes. On Mon, 23 Jul 2018 12:12:52 -0400, Tony Thigpen wrote: >IEC020I 001-4,HSR003B,STEP0017,STYWRK,1818,HKYP05, >IEC020I PROD.HKY.WORK.HSR003B.WK1.S050 >IEC020I DC

Re: Where did IBM hide TASID?

2018-08-03 Thread Bruce Hewson
Doug Nadel retired, and so TASID is moribund. but a lot of the functions have been moved into the SDSFAUX functions, and I had heard suggestions that more would be over time. Which is OK for users of SDSF. The parts of TASID I use still seem to work OK on z/OS 2.3, so I have not gone looking f

Re: Researching Destination z article on non-US mainframes

2017-08-10 Thread Bruce Hewson
Hello Gabe, some points to check out. I am based in Singapore, and have been here for the last 20 years supporting a large mainframe datacenter. o. Daylight Savings Time changes - we don't do that at the system level. Any country that does have DST changes must have supporting code in applicati

Re: SYS3 datasets

2017-09-26 Thread Bruce Hewson
In my almost 40 years of MVS support, the only time I came across SYS3 was in a very large, multi-site, company. For security segregation each subsystem group was assigned a unique SYS% hlq.. SYS2,SYS3,SYS4,etc Not an issue for MVS support as all the product datasets were placed on cloned sy

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