Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders

Hi Mark! In this notification and the one below, IBM makes no distinction between RECEIVE methods. Under normal circumstances, I use RECEIVE ORDER on a daily basis. I did get the following notification from IBM's My Notifications on January 9th: Troubleshooting: PTF encounters IEW2690E and/

Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders

Anyone else having trouble downloading this zip file? ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/eserver/zseries/zos/alert/PTFList.zip -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Dave Jousma Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:28 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: RED Aler

Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders

Hi Barbara, I had to disconnect from the VPN due to the firewall issues and then used IE successfully to download the zip file. Thanks to all for your replies. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Barbara Nitz Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:56 AM

Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders

Marna/Kurt, Can I make a suggestion that the zip file contents also be made into just the JCL example(s) needed? Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Marna WALLE Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:34 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: RED Al

Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders

Dave, On behalf of others, thank you! By the time you replied, I, like Barbara, had found a workaround. Lucky for me, none of the 284 PTFs on the list were received between 20339 and 20345. I used a Julian Date Calendar (for leap years only) only to notice the example's comments had those date

Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders

Thank you, Max! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Max Smith Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:52 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: RED Alert Today Regarding z/OS Service Orders The zip file has been made available on testcase. https://testc

ServerPac Question

It has been 8-9 years since my last ServerPac install. (sounds like the opening line the person speaks when sharing at an AA meeting, doesn't it. At least that's how TV portrays it). I'm working on the Modify System Layout section and I have been requested to make all PDSs into PDSEs. Now I kno

Re: IBMLINK URL

Mark, They changed something in the last several hours. It worked for me earlier but now redirects to "About IBM". Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: IBMLINK

Re: SMPe receive e37-04 on SMPPTS1

Good use of all those Mod -1s and -3s laying around! Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 2:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMPe receive e37-04 on SMPPTS1 I will be long retired before I get

Re: Limiting REXX syscall to SLEEP only

A rexx exec called PAUSE: Trace OFF Arg parms exitrc = 0 seconds = WORD(parms,1) default_secon

Re: Shopz Order Server

Carmen, It's been happening a lot over the last year. I generally retry or use the alternate: url="https://eccgw02.rochester.ibm.com/services/projects/ecc/ws/"; Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 8:54

Re: Shopz Order Server

Keep getting following on both Forbidden You don't have permission to access /services/projects/ecc/ws/ on this server. IBM_HTTP_Server at eccgw02.rochester.ibm.com Port 443 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Wedn

Re: Software Inventory

Mark Captain Obvious says "Change CA to Broadcom" 😊 In the last 20-25 years, I have used all the methods that you suggested, most times simultaneously. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Steely.Mark Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 11:14 AM To: IBM-MAI

Re: Datacentre Rack power clarification

> 4. This is the topic for electrician, not for IT guy. (Ok, I'm licensed > electrician with little mainframe knowledge). Little mainframe knowledge? Are you trying to give me an inferiority complex? 😊 That's like saying Peter Relson knows a little about operating systems!@ Bob -Original

Automation of CBU activation

Hi all! Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup datacenter? Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send em

Re: Automation of CBU activation

Skorupka Sent: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Automation of CBU activation W dniu 01.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: > Hi all! > > Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU activation in > preparation for a si

Re: Automation of CBU activation

.06.2021 o 16:40, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) pisze: >> Hi all! >> >> Does anyone have a high level list of to-dos to perform CBU >> activation in preparation for a site switch or DR test to a backup >> datacenter? > > > Do you mean automated CBU activation? GDPS

Re: Automation of CBU activation

good folks at https://groups.io/g/SAUsers that can also provide pointers. The price to join is right, too! On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 10:55 AM Richards, Robert B. (CTR) < 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Yes. I know how to do everything manually, but am looking at what

CICS TS 5.6 ServerPac missing an IYO document

I ordered a ServerPac for my CICS guy and he keeps asking me for an "Installing Your Order" document. I cannot find it in the download material. Is it still supposed to be there for CICS TS 5.6? Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe /

Re: ISPF startup processing

Look for a logon clist/rexx being executed just prior to getting to the IPSF primary menu. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Billy Ashton Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 10:59 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: ISPF startup processing Hello all...I

Re: ISPF startup processing

Use 3.14 and search for the string in all your SYSEXEC and SYSPROC datasets. That may help in the troubleshooting. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Billy Ashton Sent: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ISPF start

Re: CICS TS 5.6 ServerPac missing an IYO document

Hi Marna, I definitely ordered a CustomPac Dialog format and it did not have the IYO link. Rather than open a case, I submitted another order and this one *did* have the link that gets you to the IYO document. CICS coworker is happy now and I just ordered DB2 V12 in z/OSMF ServerPac softwa

JES2 environment outside of a sysplex?

I am installing z/OS 2.4 on my sandbox system and discovered I have inadvertently missed some PTFs on both 2.4 and 2.3 to resolve a JES2 downlevel condition. JES2 (in a MAS) produced errors and will not start until this issue is resolved. I've applied the fixes for both z/OS environments but ne

Re: JES2 environment outside of a sysplex?

y - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get&search=markjac...@protonmail.com ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 at 10:21 AM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) <01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > I am installing z/OS 2.4 on my sandbox syste

Re: JES2 environment outside of a sysplex?

? On 6/15/2021 7:21 AM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) wrote: > Temporary condition: Is it okay to fire up a different JES2 spool and > checkpoints on the sandbox system, removing the MAS definitions,etc. while > still being part of the sysplex *and* those systems still believing that the

SDSF SYS command oddity

We are in the middle of a first time site switch test where we used CBU to increase the MSU capacity of the box to match our production environment. It was discovered that Group Capacity had not been set on the box at the alternate site, so I rectified that using SAVE and CHANGE running system.

Re: SDSF SYS command oddity

t PTF installed, please report to IBM via your normal support process. Rob Scott Rocket Software -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: 24 June 2021 12:46 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: SDSF SYS command oddity EXTERNAL

Re: Is there an SDSF display column for maximum return code of a job?

Type a ? on the command line for the alternate screen. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 Sent: Thursday, July 8, 2021 2:25 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Is there an SDSF display column for maximum return code of a job? I

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

This level of vitriol is best left to twitter, fb or Instagram. It is totally uncalled for on this list. Every new process has its bumps and bruises and after twenty years, ServerPac was overdue for a makeover. Just my two cents. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

Mark, I was told the same thing in 1980. I've had a great 40 years waiting for that turnkey to become a reality. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Friday, July 16, 2021 12:26 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Serverpac insta

Re: Invalid names in Catalog

ADRDSSU's DEFRAG would do that, but the dataset was recognizable. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Monday, July 19, 2021 11:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Invalid names in Catalog I'm not sure if it was FDR compact

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

Marna, Can you expand on what you mean below? "If I may suggest to all that will install z/OS V2.5 with z/OSMF, it really behooves you to define your prior z/OS release right now as a Software Instance." I do not want to assume that I completely understand your suggestion. Bob

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

anew. - KB ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 at 5:11 PM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) <01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Marna, > > Can you expand on what you mean below? > > "If I may suggest to all that will install z

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

n Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 at 6:58 PM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) <01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > I thought that maybe a new order of 2.4 through Shopz except change the > delivery mechanism. > > Bob > > -Original Message- >

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

Sounds like great SHARE session material (if it isn't already there for the next one). -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ed Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 10:10 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

Marna, I thought it might have been done. 😊 Thank you for the references to those proceedings. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Marna WALLE Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 12:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Serverpac installs January

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Requests

For SMPWRKx datasets, see SYS1.SAMPLIB(GIMDDALC). Turn it into a usermod: ++USERMOD(SMP1K1) REWORK(2021204). ++VER(Z038) FMID(HMP1K00) . ++SAMP(GIMDDALC) DISTLIB(ASAMPLIB) . Contents of GIMDDALC pasted here with your changes. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Di

Re: Easytrieve Question (silly)

If you can buy a few vowels, it might be PERSONAL. 😊 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 7:15 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Easytrieve Question (silly) Hi, I was asked to install Easytrieve and make

Re: Easytrieve Question (silly)

After a google search, I am inclined to say the sample meant Personnel, as in personnel file. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 7:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re

Re: FTP problem

> Once the user enters the USER NAME and presses enter... Where is the password coming from? LDAP? - Check that and you may find your delay. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 6:22 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA

Re: FTP problem

Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 6:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FTP problem > Once the user enters the USER NAME and presses enter... Where is the password coming from? LDAP? - Check that and you may find your delay.

Re: FTP problem

ssage- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 2:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FTP problem It might be fruitful to ask the network folks if they can spot the delay and or what's the difference between the

Re: FTP problem

Gadi, You mentioned Windows delay. Have you tried a z/OS FTP and noticed a longer runtime? Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gadi Ben-Avi Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 8:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FTP problem Hi James, SDSF

Re: FTP problem

FTP problem I tried ftp from z/OS. It looked like there was a delay there too. Gadi -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 3:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: FTP problem Gadi, You me

COBOL and LE version question

One of my fellow sysprogs has asked me to get an answer to the follow question: Will a load module compiled with COBOL v6.3 and linked with LE v2.4 on z/OS 2.4 operate on z/OS v2.3 with LE v2.3 runtime libraries? Don’t shoot the messenger! 😊 I will, however, also ask the slightly inverse questi

Re: ispf edit macro "HX" line command

Can you tell us what you are trying to accomplish? That may help us determine if HX is the best way or the use of HEX ON and proceeding to use ISREDIT commands from there. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Weizman arbel Sent: Thursday, September 2

Re: SMP/E RECEIVER ORDER failing

Whenever I perceive a problem with boulder, I change to using the following that day and the next day revert back to boulder. url="https://eccgw02.rochester.ibm.com/services/projects/ecc/ws/"; -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lopez, Sharon Sent: Thur

Re: SMP/E RECEIVER ORDER failing

cgw02.rochester.ibm.com_ and it's just sitting there getting no i/o. Can someone try to run their SMP/E RECEIVE and see if they are getting failures? I've opened up a case with IBM. Thanks. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR)

Re: SMP/E RECEIVER ORDER failing

@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SMP/E RECEIVER ORDER failing Thanks for testing. Is there a specific group at IBM that we can contact to find out what's going on? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2021

Re: SMPe deleting SMPPTS after receive

Bill, Do you mean "already ACCEPTED"? My simple answer could be yes in that case. Regardless, I let SMP/E purge upon ACCEPT. Don't you have a backup copy made prior to migration? Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent: Friday, Sep

Re: [External] SMPe deleting SMPPTS after receive

How are you attempting to recall the dataset? Using ISMF to list the dataset, type HRECALL next to the dataset and on the RECALL panel specify a different volume that has enough contiguous space. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Giannelli Sent:

z/OS 2.5 Announcement out yet?

I haven't been able to find anything on z/OS 2.5. It is supposed to be out today. Has anyone seen it and if so, can you provide me with the link(s). Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send ema

Re: z/OS 2.5 Announcement out yet?

Thanks, Gil! Very useful. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 2:55 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS 2.5 Announcement out yet? On Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:06:46 -0500, David Elliot wrote: >Go

Return Code = 26530, Error Code = 00011 on RFN from IBM

Subject says it all. I am trying to order some PTFs. Is anyone else receiving the error below this fine Monday morning? Connecting to: dispby-117.boulder.ibm.com 170.225.15.117 port: 21. 220 ProFTPD Server (proftpd) [170.225.15.117] >>> AUTH TLS 234 AUTH TLS successful Authentication negotiation

Re: Return Code = 26530, Error Code = 00011 on RFN from IBM

stions ba...@mxg.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 6:01 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Return Code = 26530, Error Code = 00011 on RFN from IBM Subject says it all. I am trying to

Re: Error running RCNVTCAT

Thanks for the info, Robin! I never thought about it because it runs so quick (< 30 secs) that I always run it from ISPF Option 6, watch its progress and let the code place me in EDIT on the PDS immediately. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Rob

Re: System Programmer Titles

I once worked for a bank and had four titles at once and a fifth for pay purposes: Infrastructure Architect Enterprise Technologist Subject Matter Expert Vice President Pay slot: Sr. Systems Programmer (but way out of that salary band) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion L

Re: System Programmer Titles

The biggest mistake "HAL" made was dissolving PSRs and SEs. They often provided the marketing folks with potential sales leads way before the manglers knew they needed stuff because the worker bees would ask for information about future HW and SW in advance of speaking to the higher ups! Speakin

Re: Is there a CL/SuperSession (CLSS) user's group?

Mark, I am unaware of any user group. Regardless, ask away. If we can answer, we will. 😊 Bob (CLSS user) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Regan Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2021 9:08 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Is there a CL/SuperSes

Re: Is there a CL/SuperSession (CLSS) user's group?

yck's XMITIP program, and it has been getting some use. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 10:03 AM Richards, Robert B. (CTR) < 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Mar

Re: IBM Z WORKLOAD SCHEDULER - Upgrade issues

Terri, Did you turn on job submission under Service Functions? And if not, be prepared for everything to run. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Shaffer, Terri Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 7:28 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: IBM Z WORKLOAD S

Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond - Issues Updated

Shields up! This old dog wants to learn a new trick. I'm tired of the ISPF-based dialog install after doing ServerPac installs for several decades. Marna's NewEra two-part presentations were outstanding. She spoke of taking a coworker with no experience with either and getting a running system

Re: FMID to Program Number

Mark, The "Order Details" that came with your order has a lot of them. NO89 records contain a lot of program names. Your Global zone lists the FMIDs. But to answer your question, I am unaware of a list that has all the information in one place. ☹ Maybe someone on this list will have a better an

FW: Redbooks

FYI -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of Bill Bitner Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 11:44 AM To: linux-...@vm.marist.edu Subject: Redbooks I do my best to stay out of the rumor business. Chris Konarski just tweeted that is is a misunderstanding. https://twitter.com/Ch

Re: automated SMS Storage pool management

Dave, Do you have DFSMShsm? If so, turn on Interval Migration and it manage the % threshold of freespace for you. If you do not have DFSMShsm, what do you have? Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Dave Jousma Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 7:00

Re: automated SMS Storage pool management

I'm sure there are tools, but I never had the luxury of acquiring any of them. I simply managed the SMS environment. You need to understand your DFSMS and DFSMShsm environments *and* the current rules/values your predecessors set up. Big questions: Do you have enough ENABLED capacity in your p

Re: automated SMS Storage pool management

Dave, Feel free to contact me directly: robert.richa...@opm.gov Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Dave Jousma Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 10:33 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: automated SMS Storage pool management On Thu, 4 Nov

Re: Programmatically List Management Class Attributes?

Carmen, Ed wants a programmatic way of doing it, not logging on to a system and issuing ISMF commands from within the dialog. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 10:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU S

Re: Redbooks Rumor

This was posted by Bill Bitner (bitn...@us.ibm.com on LINUX-390 a week ago: "I do my best to stay out of the rumor business. Chris Konarski just tweeted that it is a misunderstanding" https://twitter.com/ChrisKonarski/status/1454110707096637442 Chris is the IBM VP WW Technical Sales and Lab Se

Re: SCRT Question -- Group in =P5==

Steve, What does Column C have in each of these P5 sections? I suspect it may have "1500". Even if it doesn't, use the value that is there for each z/OS P5 segment and add them up. For z/OS in that other spreadsheet, they probably want Column C's value for z/OS in each P5 segment placed in tha

Re: SCRT Question -- Group in =P5==

normal capping working in the first hour after the IPL. Regards, Steve Thompson --- 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: From: "Richards, Robert B. (CTR)" <01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU S

Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF

Marna, Any idea when UJ06880 (latest migration workflow) will be fixed? Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Marna WALLE Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 8:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF Mark, Please open

Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF

Hi Marc, I was aware of that an hour ago. 😊 I should have asked when UJ07093 would be available instead of the PE'd UJ06880. I also meant to ask if Brian's build issue was a one-off for him or any other recent builds. I have a November 4th build that I have not unloaded yet as I was waiting t

Re: SMF dump program parameter question

If it was, it is not in the 2.3 manual updated 7/1/2019 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Horne, Jim Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 8:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: SMF dump program parameter question Does anyone know if the REPORTOPTS

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: SMF dump program parameter question

No, thank you Jim! Now I'll actually checkout the keyword in 2.4 and later in 2.5! 😊 Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Horne, Jim Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2021 9:09 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: SMF dump program p

Re: z/OS 2.5 install with z/OSMF

Marna, Next week is soon enough! 😊 I have enough other reading material in the meantime (Planning for Installation, z/OSMF manuals, etc.). Not to mention I'm on vacation next week!!! Bob (I only use Robert for official documentation, like a government email userid. ☹ ) -Original M

Re: CBU HMC activation - switching back

Check with IBM in any case. You'll need their involvement. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Jake Anderson Sent: Saturday, December 4, 2021 7:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: CBU HMC activation - switching back Hello Is it possible to swtich

ServiceLink down?

Is anyone else having trouble logging into ServiceLink? www.ibmlink.ibm.com Bob -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the mess

Re: ServiceLink down?

good, I am in ! Carmen On 12/10/2021 8:33 AM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) wrote: > Is anyone else having trouble logging into ServiceLink? > > www.ibmlink.ibm.com<http://www.ibmlink.ibm.com> > > Bob > >

Re: ServiceLink down?

s not work I used www-03.ibm.com/ibmlink/servicelink Carmen On 12/10/2021 8:33 AM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) wrote: > Is anyone else having trouble logging into ServiceLink? > > www.ibmlink.ibm.com<http://www.ibmlink

Re: Learning IWS

The name keeps changing. It is now know as ZWS (Z Workload Scheduler), I found this for starters: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/957689 Click on links there and see if you get to where you want to go. 😊 Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On

Re: Sample JCL VVDS - replace catalog

I would delete the VVDS entry in the catalog(s) and then delete the VVDS itself. Let dynamic allocation of the VVDS take care of the rest. At least that is what my memory thinks. PMFJI if my memory is faulty! 😊 Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Ca

zEDC Justification documents or links

Anyone have some good links to share that will state why zEDC is worth licensing and getting? 😊 For the record, we already have the HW feature installed. Don’t ask. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instru

Re: zEDC Justification documents or links

Thank you, Kolusu! Excellent whitepaper! And thanks to Dave too. That point is very well taken. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Sri h Kolusu Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: zEDC Justification

Re: zEDC Justification documents or links

ation documents or links On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:57:40 +0000, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) wrote: >Anyone have some good links to share that will state why zEDC is worth >licensing and getting? 😊 > >For the record, we already have the HW feature installed. Don’t ask. > Consider wit

Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

Same story, but a Yellow write ring tossed with force (think dodge ball). Same result. Every time I notice a Plexiglas cover over the EPO button, I smile. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 1

Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

:26 PM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) wrote: > Same story, but a Yellow write ring tossed with force (think dodge ball). > Same result. > > Every time I notice a Plexiglas cover over the EPO button, I smile. > > Bob > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe D

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: What not to do on a z/OS system...

Reminds me of a true story where very randomly our terminals would go offline and then come back after a minute or two. We would check the controller and everything looked fine. Then one day, someone got a Coke out of the soda machine while we were standing there trying to figure things out. The

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

I hope you only plug that USB stick in your own PC. Policy here is that it can get you fired if you plug it into a work computer. Just ask the Iranians. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of René Jansen Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:41 AM To: IBM-MAIN@

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

s and Laptops :( Carmen On 1/21/2022 8:47 AM, Richards, Robert B. (CTR) wrote: > I hope you only plug that USB stick in your own PC. > > Policy here is that it can get you fired if you plug it into a work computer. > Just ask the Iranians. > > -Original Message- > F

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

I remember doing those tech updates by hand...circa 1985? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? not shameless IMHO, a great tool I us

Re: zEDC Justification documents or links

I replied offline to Glenn that I am definitely interested in his charts as typical management definitely responds to pretty pictures! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Glenn Wilcock Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: zOS 2.5 Dialog Install quesiton

See PTF UJ06880 -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Pace Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 8:22 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: zOS 2.5 Dialog Install quesiton Going through the traditional Dialog install of zOS 2.5. *4.6.1 Migrating Existing

Re: zOS 2.5 Dialog Install quesiton

2022 at 8:31 AM Richards, Robert B. (CTR) < 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > See PTF UJ06880 > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On > Behalf Of Mark Pace > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 8:22 AM > To: IBM-MA

Re: zOS 2.5 Dialog Install quesiton

I forgot to ask if you have UJ06880 *applied*. If you don't, you need to. By the way, there is no independent migration guide anymore, in case you were looking for that. The migration workflow replaces it. Bob -Original Message- From: Richards, Robert B. (CTR) Sent: Monday, Janua

Re: zOS 2.5 Dialog Install quesiton

files that look like a workflow. On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 9:21 AM Richards, Robert B. (CTR) < 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > I forgot to ask if you have UJ06880 *applied*. If you don't, you need to. > > By the way, there is no independent migrati

Re: LISTSERV Noise?

> Now, if only there was a reliable way to detect and prevent topic drift... Then I would be forced to watch the soaps or novellas -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gord Tomlin Sent: Monday, January 24, 2022 2:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject

Re: List of PTFs

Not sure how completely accurate it is but you could try going into the SMP/E dialog, invoke 3.3 (SOURCEID QUERY) and select RSU2112. On my system with my products, there are 124 PTFs that are listed. Select each of those and you'll know that FMIDs were hit. There may also be a report for the

Re: List of PTFs

Immo, Here is a sample from my target zone (2 out of 124): LIST SYSMODS SOURCEID(RSU2112) . NAME

Re: IBM disk replication issue

Which site has the fastest DASD? If not the DR site, then that could be an issue. At least it used to be a decade ago when I had XRC running to slower DASD and it began pacing I/O to the point that it affected Production I/O response times very significantly. Solved problem by making DR DASD as

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