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    System Z Management blog is growing! See this great Redbook on z/OS basics

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (3701)

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    Checkout this well written and outlined publication that provides students of information systems technology with the background knowledge and skills necessary to begin using the basic facilities of a mainframe computer. It is the first in a planned series of book designed to introduce students to mainframe concepts and help prepare them for a career in large systems computing.     Explore this revised IBM Redbooks publication, Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/OS Basics

    Tags:  z/os ibm

    New Redbook publication: problem determination tools for z/OS, source code generation, debugging, abend analysis

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (4278)

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    IBM Problem Determination Tools consists of a core group of IBM products designed to work in conjunction with compilers and run times to provide a start-to-finish development solution for the IT professional. This IBM Redbooks publication can provide you with an introduction to the tools, guidance for program preparation to use with them, an overview of their integration, and several scenarios for their use.   Checkout this new Redbook: IBM Problem Determination Tools for z/OS    

    Tags:  z/os ibm redbooks integration scenarios

    CICS and the z/OS BEAR: Perfect when used together

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (4629)

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    No, this not a new sitcom announcement about a new show that you can see once a week. It's rather about a tool that you can use everyday to diagnose a check in your CICS Transaction Server for z/OS.     You think the abend is caused by a wild branch. You need to know, what is the BEAR, and how can you use it to resolve the abend?     CICS TS V3.1, and later, now provides the contents of the Breaking Event Address Register (BEAR). The BEAR is a hardware enhancement in z9-109 (z/Architecture mode). The BEAR is a 64-bit register that contains the... [More]

    Tags:  cics ibm z/os

    Updated NetView for z/OS Version 6.1 product documentation

    BeverlyM 0600009RR9 | | Visits (5478)

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    Updated IBM® Tivoli® NetView® for z/OS® Version 6.1 documentation is available in the NetView for z/OS Version 6.1 information center, which contains the most up-to-date information about the product: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v3r1/topic/com.ibm.itnetviewforzos.doc/ic-homepage.html   The following documents were updated:   Installation: Getting Started  Installation: Configuring Additional Components  Installation: Configuring the NetView Enterprise Management Agent  Installation: Configuring the GDPS Active/Active... [More]

    Tags:  netview documentation netview_documentation documentation_netview

    Webcast series on significant updates to the OMEGAMON product suite

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (3898)

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    Whether you’re an existing OMEGAMON user, or you’re considering it, these webcasts will give you valuable information about greater visibility into the way services and applications are being executed across the enterprise. You’ll also learn how this helps you use fewer System z resources and tackle enterprise-wide problems before they become outages. This webcast series is taught by subject matter experts from IBM Software Group     On February 9th, hear Richard Burford, OMEGAMON XE for CICS developer, speak on Reducing costs based... [More]

    Tags:  software tivoli ibm omegamon webcast group

    TWA 8.6 zOS SPE Beta Program starting on February 2012!

    Donatella 2700044QGQ | | Visits (4142)

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      Hi All,    TWA Rome Development team are  looking for customers and business partners who are interested in participating in a Beta program for the next release of Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications and TWA 8.6 FP1 and SPE Features.   The Beta program provides participants with the opportunity to get an early look at the next release and provide feedback directly to the Development team to influence the future direction of the product. It will start on February 2012 ending on May 2012. Beta program participants will receive education... [More]

    Tags:  twsz; beta

    Tivoli System Management for SA z/OS Beta Program - we still have a few spaces!

    ValoryBatchellor 0600012GU5 | | Visits (4567)

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    The Tivoli System Automation for z/OS (SA z/OS)  Beta program is in full swing, with some very active participants. This week, over 70 posts were made in the Forum. All of this will go to improve the product.    We still have several spaces on the program, which will run for a few more months. See this blog post for a description of the current product and this Statement of Direction ( SOD ) to learn about the future trends of the product. SA z/OS is keeping pace with the latest IBM technology. Extract from the SOD:   IBM Tivoli System... [More]

    Tags:  tivoli systems management sazos z/os

    TWS for z/OS 8.6 enhancement: learn about KEEPCOMPDEPS keyword!

    MarcoCardelli 27000440R2 | | Visits (4776)

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     Hi all, this document describes how to maintain an external dependency among completed operations after the execution of a REPLAN or EXTEND batch job. Marco Cardelli   PDF document

    Tags:  z/os 8.6; dependency; twsz; for tws enhancement;

    TWS for z/OS and TEP integration

    Angelo DAmbrosio 0600001PVB | | Visits (6594)

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    Hi All, The solution reported at the following link (it's from the "integration scenarios" wiki) can be useful for all TWS for z/OS admins using the TEP integration: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/x/dQX8Cw That link has an attached document describing how to implement a solution entirely based on a TEP feature (the link to ) allowing to create a "launch in contest" link between different table spaces. In particular it describes how to create a link between the ALERT table space and the JOB table space. This makes... [More]

    Tags:  scheduler z/os integrated alert workload spaces for table portal integration tivoli

    Using the response time collection parameter in OMEGAMON II for CICS global data area module

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (4199)

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    How can I reduce the time period on the Response Time History panel?   The option or value you want to specify: Start time and end time for the Today’s Response Time display The parameter to use: TIME_SLOT The location in the file for the parameter: RESPONSE_TIME_COLLECTION   The time slots divide the previous 24 hours into a maximum of 48 user-defined intervals to display response time history.   The time slot parameters must be defined in the global data area module, as described in the OMEGAMON II for CICS Customization Guide . Global... [More]

    New TWS for z/OS improvements have been made available in 2011, through the PTFs stream. Read more about them!

    Giuseppe_Longobardi 2700044TFF | | Visits (6017)

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      Hello Community. Some TWS for z/OS improvements have been released during 2011 via PTFs. In fact, some APARs besides fixing a specific scenario/problem have also enhanced the code (by making wider changes) t o improve performances or meliorate product behavior. Hereafter the list and a short summary of the main enhancement APARs made available in 2011, and the links to find out additional info.   PM07794 (Details) (In-depth Article) Dynamic Critical Path: Deadline handling enhancement This APAR improves the calculation of critical path by... [More]

    Tags:  opstat timeout lsr z-centirc path tws twsz enhancements file-transfer cpu critical tcp cp

    TWS for z/OS - CURRENT PLAN VSAM LSR BUFFERING PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

    KatB 0600023DBB | | Visits (5682)

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    Hello  Community, this entry describes a performance enhancement involving the current plan VSAM dataset LSR buffering to be used in case of big workloads. Apar PM12394 that implements the enhancement, is available all TWS for z/OS releases (8.3.0 and later).      The use of parameters CPBPLIM and CPDTLIM in controller OPCOPTS can cause performance issues when storage fragmentation occurs due to big plans execution.  CPBPLIM allows to choose which percentage of the available storage can be used to allocate the buffers, CPDTLIM allows to choose... [More]

    Tags:  pm12394 plan buffers pool buffer current vsam lsr cp

    Social business in a cloud, Forcast: Revenue!

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (4865)

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    IBM has developed a new, secure collaborations cloud.   According to Forrester Research Inc., cloud computing will grow from a $41 billion business in 2010 to $241 billion in 2020. To address this growing opportunity, IBM has announced IBM SmartCloud for Social Business today at its' Lotusphere and IBM Connect 2012 conference.   For more information, see social business in a cloud

    Tags:  ibm social cloud computing

    CICS Transaction Server and CICS Tools compatibility with z/OS V1.13

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (4476)

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    You want to upgrade to z/OS V1.13, but you do not know if your release of CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) or the CICS Tool(s) you are using are compatible with z/OS V1.13?     Your trepidation might be because the z/OS V1.13 General Availability (GA) was after the GA of some of the releases of the CICS products you are using.     No worries!     IBM has successfully tested CICS TS V3.1, V3.2, V4.1, and V4.2 with z/OS V1.13.     For a list of CICS Tools that were successfully tested with z/OS V1.13, see this Technote     See the... [More]

    Tags:  server transaction z/os cics

    IBM And San Jose State University Offer Social Business Program

    bobby_g 060000DF9B | | Visits (4354)

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    Exciting times! IBM has officially announced a partnership with San Jose State University in California to help students learn about social business and prepare them for the workforce.  The new academic program provides SJSU students with the opportunity to deepen not only their technical skills about enterprise technology but also the importance of culture, collaboration, governance;  a market Forrester Research expects to grow to nearly $7 billion through 2016, while learning to adapt their knowledge to real-world business opportunities and... [More]

    Tags:  social ibm media
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