z/OS System Programmer Position in Austin, TX

2019-01-30 Thread Rebecca Martin
We have a position open for an experienced z/OS systems programmer: https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/304/jobdetail.ftl?job=4018&tz=GMT-06%3A00 Great state benefits, well staffed team and some teleworking permitted (but must reside locally). This is not a CICS position even though C

Re: Phoenix Software International Announces IBM® JES3 Licensing Agreement

2019-10-03 Thread Rebecca Martin
Congratulations and thank you for all the JES3 shops everywhere! Rebecca -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: RSU Maintenance: Asking For a Friend

2023-07-25 Thread Rebecca Martin
The OP is referring to a shop that reinstalls z/OS as a way to get to a current RSU level. In the years in between releases of z/OS, they reorder everything at a higher maintenance level and then do a complete reinstall. Has anyone ever heard of this method for putting on maintenance? Can you

Re: z/OS performance question

2023-08-06 Thread Rebecca Martin
You can get by with 1 logical cp on the sandbox but, I would still want 2. For a development LPAR with Db2, you need the 2 logical CPs. Has it always been restricted to 1 CP? If not, why was it changed? Everything on that LPAR will perform better with 2 CPs compared to 1 CP. ---

Re: z/OS performance question

2023-08-09 Thread Rebecca Martin
By any chance do you have your Db2 address spaces in SYSSTC? If yes, get them moved out AND share give development uses of both logical CPs. IRLM should be there but the others should. On a 1 CP system, all regular work stops while a task in SYSSTC is using the CPU. High CPU users like Db2 shou

Re: XCF Policies, Best Practices

2022-12-11 Thread Rebecca Martin
We use 4 policy names, POLICY#, in round robin fashion. When we get to the POLICY4 we go back to POLICY1. We also have a process we use for WLM changes that would allow us to quickly reactivate the policy the way it was before the last activation. Keeping back out options available are always

Re: z/OS hosting

2024-02-17 Thread Rebecca Martin
Take a look at FNTS https://www.fnts.com/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Mainframe performance tool replacement

2024-05-08 Thread Rebecca Martin
Look into using Pivitor, software as a service. It will provide more and better reports than you probably have today and not use any CPU or use any DASD, and is very reasonably priced. Plus you will get a yearly review of your system performance with performance subject matter experts. All you h

ACS Routines Missing Source

2024-06-17 Thread Rebecca Martin
Is there any way to recreate the ACS routines source from the SMS ACDS/SCDS? Anybody ever dealt with missing ACS routines dataset? If so, how did you recover? Thanks Rebecca -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive acce

Re: ACS Routines Missing Source

2024-06-18 Thread Rebecca Martin
Thank you. Will see if DCOLLECT can help. There is no sign of the dataset in HSM. The last time we can tell it was used was almost 10 years ago so there is no telling when it was deleted. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / a

Re: ACS Routines Missing Source

2024-06-19 Thread Rebecca Martin
Thank you. I will try it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: IPLing z/OS 2.2 from 1.13 for first time getting JES2 catastrophic error

2017-01-08 Thread Rebecca Martin
I went from 1.13 to 2.2 last May without any issue. You probably have already done this several times, but double check your parmlib members - IEAFIXxx, IEALPAxx, PROGxx. Any chance you have one that includes modifications of an exit or module from JES2 1.13? Also, perhaps review any jobs whe

CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-03 Thread Rebecca Martin
We are having problems using port 1 of our new OSA Express3 T1000 on a z114 (4 ports with 2 PCHID). Running z/OS 1.12. The CHPID is defined as TYPE=OSE. For both of our two cards that we are trying to also use port 1, D M=CHP(xx) shows "PATH NOT OPERATIONAL" and "PATH NOT VALIDATED". Port 0

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-03 Thread Rebecca Martin
Donald, for LCS we have no VTAM definition only what is in the TCPIP profile. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-03 Thread Rebecca Martin
FYI - Looks like our hardware vendor has found the answer (I'll know for sure a bit later on): After spending a while researching and thinking about the OSA problem, here's what I think it is. For the OSE cards, when TCP/IP is started, it uses the information in the TCP/IP profile to load the p

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-03 Thread Rebecca Martin
The changes did not work. We have a copy of that Share document and have actually read it several times :( Here is the new definitions from IOCP: CHPID PATH=(CSS(0),00),SHARED,* PARTITION=((MVSD,MVSM,MVSP,MVSZ),(=)),PCHID=200,TYPE=OSE CH

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-03 Thread Rebecca Martin
Thank you, Ed. I'll ask the CE about that test. We also have been reading the implementation guide. The guide and the Share presentation give you a lot of information and examples for QDIO but not so much for non-QDIO, type OSE.

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-04 Thread Rebecca Martin
Thank you Dale. I am going to try that now. Just getting in. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-04 Thread Rebecca Martin
Dale, I replied too soon. After looking further at your recommendation, I can't do this. The CHPID is type OSE and OSE can not have more than 1 CU. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-04 Thread Rebecca Martin
Please excuse all the replies. I'll go get some coffee now and will report back after I try the suggestion. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the messa

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-05 Thread Rebecca Martin
We have not resolved the problem yet - waiting for change control process. We do now understand the problem. The problem is because the OSA cards do not come with a default OAT that includes port 1. To use PORT 1 for LCS you must use OSA/SF to complete the configuration. There are 2 changes

Re: CHPID TYPE OSE Port 1 of OSA Express3

2012-12-05 Thread Rebecca Martin
Yes Chris I did state this wrong "For the OSE cards, when TCP/IP is started, it uses the information in the TCP/IP profile to load the port with IP address, etc, that the port needs to connect to the network." Good thing I am not the communication person here :) The bottom line (for us) was t

Re: JES3 BDT (Bulk Data Transfer) Migration?

2024-12-06 Thread Rebecca Martin
Phoenix Software has BDT now, it is now PHX-BDT. They also have JES3Plus, which is a simple install and migration from JES3. I did over a weekend and had no issues. Going to JES3PLUS would allow you to still work on a migration to JES2 without pressure of being off JES2 before your next z/OS up

Re: z/OS 2.1 & 2.2 on z16?

2025-01-23 Thread Rebecca Martin
Brian, Could you please share what type of z/OS 2.2 things did not work on the z16? Thank you, Rebecca -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message:

Re: z/OS 2.1 & 2.2 on z16?

2025-01-17 Thread Rebecca Martin
Thank you all for the replies. I didn't know until after I posted that we 2 LPARs on z/OS 2.2 on our existing z16. They have been there for almost a year now without any issues. We are going to upgrade the z/OS 2.1 systems before they are migrated to the new z16 later this year. And hope to als

z/OS 2.1 & 2.2 on z16?

2025-01-14 Thread Rebecca Martin
I know z/OS 2.1 and 2.2 are not supported release of z/OS. I also know that the z16 spec sheet states that z/OS 2.3 is the oldest release of z/OS supported. But the z16 spec sheet has a 2022 date when z/OS 2.3 was the oldest supported release. I don't think IBM would list a release of z/OS for