Today I noticed a discussion on VSE-L about APAR DY47755.   The problem occurs on z/VSE 6.2 only and will be fixed by this APAR: LISTCAT ALL of the Master Catalog returns IDC3009I ** VSAM CATALOG RETURN CODE IS 74 - REASON CODE IS IGG0CLAZ-4    The verification (test) of the corresponding PTF is in the very last stages. I will keep you posted, when it is available.

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      The z/VSE home page can always be used as a start, if you are looking for z/VSE related information.   However, in between z/VSE has a nice IBM Knowledge Center appearance.   There you can find links in good structured information. You also can select supported releases and get to release specific information and documentation.   The Knowledge Center for z/VSE is here .   Have a good weekend.   Our weekend in Germany will be shorter, because we switch to daylight savings time on Sunday.

If you want to upgrade to a new z/VSE release, preferred z/VSE 6.2, you usually check, if your ISV (Vendor) software requires any updates. I hope we made it a bit easier to find the corresponding information on the z/VSE Vendor product status web pages.   All listed vendors support the z/VSE releases in service - z/VSE 5.2, z/VSE 6.1, z/VSE 6.2.   You can find this web page here .

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I did not have time today for a blog entry and will have too many meetings tomorrow. Therefore I plan my next one for Thursday, March 22.

The SIR Attention Routine (console) command provides important information about your system.    Just use the SIR with out a parameter or SIR SYS to display the following information on the console:   (VM) CPUID and VSE CPUID - CPUID composed of the CPU Identification Number along with the Version Code followed by the Model Number your native system is running on. VSE CPUID shows the virtual CPUID, if the z/VSE system is running in a z/VM guest. PROCESSOR=  processor type and serial number LPAR=  No=  LPAR... [More]

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Today I have 2 new APARs for the CICS Transaction Server for z/VSE 2.2 (CICS TS for z/VSE 2.2), which is part of the z/VSE 6.2 base. The CICS Level 3 team added those APARs to their Fix List.   APAR PI91507 (PTF UI53706): USING CICS WEB SUPPORT RECEIVES DFHAP0001 ABEND CODE 0C6/AKEA AT OFFSET X'FFFFFFFF' IN MODULE DFHWBBLI.   Error description: This problem only occurs in CICS for z/VSE 2.2 (430) as distributed with z/VSE 6.2. DFHAP0001 Abend code 0C6/AKEA offset X'FFFFFFFF' in DFHWBBLI   Each abend results... [More]

At the IBM web pages the mainframe (IBM Z) operating systems have their own web page - z/OS. Linux on z Systems, KVM on z Systems, z/Transaction Processing Facility (z/TPF), z/VM and z/VSE.  Each one has its own section with a short summary and a link to its home page.   The IBM Z operating system web page is here .

The VOLUME command displays on the console a short summary of the volumes on disk or tape devices. The output shows volume usage, volumes that are shared with other systems, device capacity, device type and more. The volume command senses all devices for that information, which can take some time on large configurations, especially if you added dummy devices for later use e.g. for VTAPEs or VDISKs (no VTAPE / VDISK defined, or not backed by real devices). For dummy devices the z/VSE Supervisor has to scan all I/O subchannels to verify, if there... [More]

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Today I will describe how z/VSE 6.2 is delivered.   The z/VSE 6.2 operating system and/or related Optional Products are delivered either on DVD ROM or through Internet delivery. See also the ReadMe file, which is part of the delivery.       z/VSE 6.2 on DVD-ROM     3 files of the z/VSE operating system and the 12 files of the installation disk utilities are on one DVD and the optional products are on a separate DVD in stacked  format (one file)   the Operating System DVD contains: ReadMe File... [More]

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I recommend to upgrade to z/VSE 6.2 as soon as possible to stay in a serviced environment for a long term, because z/VSE 5.2 service ends October 31, 2018 and z/VSE 6.1 service ends June 30, 2019.   You can order z/VSE 6.2 via IBM Shopz - here . You need to license all products that you require on z/VSE 6.2, even if they come with the z/VSE 6.2 base or extended base, such as CICS TS for z/VSE 2.2, IBM TCP/IP for z/VSE 2.2 or IBM IPv6/VSE 1.3 - see the z/VSE 6.2 Program Directory for details -  here .   If you want to order z/VSE... [More]

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I need to skip the next days. That is you will see my next blog entry next Monday.   I wish you a good rest of the week.  

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Today I summarize the conferences with z/VSE sessions. Below you can find the dates with links to the conference web pages.   April 15 - 17        Cairo, Egypt                           IBM Systems Technical University    April 23 - 25.       Nuremberg, Germany             GSE Fruehjahrstagung (conference language: German) April 30 - May 4   Orlando. Florida... [More]

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In my z/VSE service blog entry on February 16 I informed you about z/VSE Connector APARs PI92815 (z/VSE 6.2), PI92814 (z/VSE 6.1) and PI92810 (z/VSE 5.2) for the z/VSE releases in service.   The VSE Virtual Tape Server is updated for these APARs. The update is available for download from the z/VSE Download page for connectors - here .   Have  good weekend.

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Today I have again a Linux topic. The next Linux webcast is scheduled for March 7, 2018 at 11:00 AM EST.    Topic : Securing your data with HyperSecure DBaaS   Abstract : Is your (client) data really safe? Do you wish to provision a secure boot fully encrypted client Database without specialized skills? Do you have the need to monitor and maintain a secure DBaaS environment while only the client controls access to his data? And all of this by providing a highly available Database automatically? This session explains you how the... [More]