Mainframe Handbook Reference
Preface
To preview the contents of the present Mainframe Handbook Reference and to get the necessary advice/help in accordance with your case of emergency, a vital necessity, desired essential Mainframe information or your Mainframe staff position, you can follow any of the three main direction links in the menu contents bellow:
– Quick access to the articles/topics depending on your Mainframe position;
– Direct access to all articles/topics in the structure and their summaries;
– Frequently asked or common questions.
You can return easily in the main menu pressing the last word of any heading item with pointer link to the top of this document . The bottom and top links lead you to the correspondent place of the beginning or the end of any articles/topics.
Contents
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To access and read easily the information in this Handbook Reference use the next 3 different methods of approach as pointed in the contents.
- Quick access to the information according the appropriate Mainframe positions
Choose the recommended correspondent link according the prefered Mainframe positions in the following chapters:
Chapter 1 student or MF beginner
Chapter 2 system programmer
Chapter 3 system operator
Chapter 4 application designer and programmer
Chapter 5 system administrator
Chapter 6 production control analyst
Chapter 7 vendor duties
Chapter 8 user of batch or online applications
Example: If link system programmer of Chapter 2 is choosen you will find different detail paragraphs for:
- Usefull information for recommended links to suitable articles.
- Frequently troubles/disasters requiring intervention following the respective links to different articles.
- More actions required following the respective links for different articles.
End of quick access. Go to top.
- Direct access to the links and to all summaries of included articles-topics according the article *Structure and summary of MF topics*
Enter the article link Structure and summary of MF topics with the following contents to have full access to all topics and all topic summaries:
For access to all topics chose “Chapter 1. List of links to respective topics in the structure” to have access to links of 3 Parts/ lists and 5 sections/sublists as follows:
- System programming – Part 1
- Device management – Part 2
\Ipl devices management – Section 2.1
\Device utilities – Section 2.2
- Programming applications – Part 3
\File transfers management – Section 3.1
\Jobs management – Section 3.2
\VSAM management – Section 3.
Example: If press link “Chapter 1. List of links to respective topics in the structure” in article “Structure and summary of MF topics” and then press link “System programming” you will receive the list of all topics links in this Part 1 and could enter in any topic/article. On the same line of any article link you may press link word “summary” to enter the summary of this article and from there pressing the link to enter the corresponding article.
To access the all topic summaries chose “Chapter 2. Summary of topics objectives in the structure” for the following structure of all summary links:
Part 1. System programming (28 summaries)
Part 2 . Device management
Section 2.1. Ipl devices management (7 summaries)
Section 2.2. Device utilities (2 summaries)
Part 3. Programming applications)
Section 3.1. File transfers management (4 summaries)
Section 3.2. Jobs management (2 summaries)
Section 3.3. VSAM management (2 summaries)
Example: If press “Chapter 2. Summary of topics objectives in the structure” in the article “Structure and summary of MF topics” and then press link
“Part 2. Device management” followed by pressing “Section 2.1. Ipl devices management (7 summaries)” you will reach the first of all 7 summaries in this section. You may review them and chose the summary of any article
from there and if you wish more information to press the corresponding link.
End of direct access and summaries. Go to top
- Common or FAQ *Frequently Asked Questions*
Common questions:
– What was your last problem with Mainframe?
– What happened to you recently with Mainframe?
– What Mainframe disaster you survived or not yet but to be prepared for it ?
– What kind of trouble you have with the last Mainframe incident ?
– How to solve some very often happening troubles/disasters?
– Is there some proved job examples to solve your problems?
– Is it existing some practical advice in the case of Mainframe troubles?
– Other questions (for help if troubles, info missing, operation advice, config changing, pc-mf exchange, tape/disk batch utilities, system analysis, terminology/glossary, mf history, planning and support, system utilities) exist and require additional information.
If the above common or similar questions bother you then you need direct access to the articles/topics of this handbook reference to find the appropriate answers. To solve the problems requiring detail answer it is necessary to prepare some particular questions.
Use the following list of FAQ /Frequently Asked Questions/ to access the topic/article via the relative links bellow. Always is possible to be added new or your own FAQ on the base of your experience and the wish to save the solved problem.
FAQ /frequently Asked Questions/
For the events described bellow or for any events arised and added by the reader use the links in the article Structure and summary of MF topics .
What to do if the following events arise:
* If not enough space to restore VSAM files? Go to of VSAM utilities, Case1. Copy/move VSAM files and full disk volumes to disk.
* logrec file is almost or 100% full? Go to Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support , 15. Logrec data set is full.
* If you have to restore VSAM files from more then one user tape? Go to Mainframe ZOS utilities , 5.2. Restore from tape dump files to same disk volumes
* If you have to restore VSAM files from one tape on different storage groupes? Go to Mainframe ZOS utilities ,5.3. Restore from tape dump files to spare disk volumes
* If CICS is waiting in “system” state? Go to Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support , 7. CICS online application pending in “system” – stop, cancel, restart.
* When JES queue is 100% full and IPL can not be performed? Go to Troubles when Jes2 queue is full
* How to use/perform FTP/TSO FTP/CICS operations (file transfers) among PC and Mainframe (Jes queue,ZOS library members, VSAM files, Print01 files etc.)? Go to ” Chapter 1. List of links to respective topics in the structure”, Part3 – Programming application in article Structure and summary of MF topics .
* When ZOS library is full – how to condense, expand, copy, create new ? Go to ZOS Library (PDS) utilities, Case6. Compress library.
* How to resize VSAM files using Ditto functions? Go to Mainframe Tape utilities,
Case4. Ditto – tape functions and ZOS ABEND S0C7 Data exception error in file record
* How to create, change IOCDS and load it ? Go to ZOS IOCDS build or change using HCD of ISPF,
or ZOS IOCDS data set creation using Hardware Management Console
* How to create, change IODF for LPAR (via program execution or HCD – Hardware Configuration Definition facility) and load it ? Go to
– ZOS test IODF configuration display/ create/ change-consoles/ add- disks using JCL source library
or ZOS test IODF configuration display/ create/ change-consoles/ compare using ISPF
* IPL – how to do easy stop/start all operations ? Go to Mainframe Staff operations and ZOS Hardware Management Console I/O configuration operations, 9. Start/stop of MAINFRAME.
* HMC(Hardware Management Console) – how to do easy stop/start all operations ? Go to ZOS Hardware Management Console I/O configuration operations,
* ———– to add new questions by the author or own by the reader later
End of Frequently Asked questions.
Chapter 1. Students or MF beginners
Usefull information:
– To be informed about the roles in mainframe staff go to file – Roles in Mainframe staff
– The short history of IBM Mainframe hardware and software is described in the file History of IBM Mainframe.
– The main keywords and abbreviations used in the present material are given in the file MF terminology.
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
Chapter 2. System programmers – a central role and usefull information and events
Usefull information:
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
– To be informed about the roles in mainframe staff – go to file Roles in Mainframe staff
– Quick reference of z/OS daily for the staff operation is gathered in Quick_ Reference for everyday use with zOS
– The main keywords and abbreviations used in the present material are given in the file MF terminology
– Utilities programs – VSAM and ZOS utilities programs
– To be informed regarding the base actions for starting and stopping MF system enter Mainframe Staff operations.
– Frequently troubles/disasters requiring system programmer intervention:
* Look here to find summary of some very often happening troubles/disasters – Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* Duplicated SYSID in 2 LPARs during SMF processing of SCRT Report for Sub-capacity charges of Mainframe – Troubles with duplicated SYSID in 2 LPARs
* TSO Logon time delay and system wait – Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support , item 2. TSO Logon time delay and system wait.
*If SMF summary file is full – Troubles when SMF summary file is full
* Bad SMF records when DUMPXY is restarted after cc=0008 – Troubles with removing bad SMF records
* What Emergency actions should be performed to reanimate the system if JES2 queue is full. For JES2 queue properly processing and maintenance – offload on tape and delete – Troubles when Jes2 queue is full
* WTO/SYSLOG buffers are full and SYSLOG file need to be saved on tape or transfered to PC – Troubles when SYSLOG or WTO buffers are full
* You can’t sign on in TSO with your ID account/PW (locked, deleted, forgotten, time delay, system wait, changed etc.) – go to item 2,8,9 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* You can’t sign on in CICS with your ID account /PW (deleted, forgotten, changed etc.) – go to item 10 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* CICS online application pending in “system” and you have to stop, cancel, restart – go to item 7 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* TSO user locked and you have to cancel (forced) and reactivate – go to item 8 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* Forgotten TSO user password – go to item 9 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* Forgotten CICS/KBI user password – go to item 10 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* To reactivate or add/delete TCPIP routes required for Mainframe – go to item 11 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* If Backup/Restore troubles with saved SMF file on tape related to DCB parameters – go to item 12 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
*If no space in a Storage group to restore archive VSAM DB files and you have to add, delete,move VSAM files and disk volumes – go to item 13 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* If the problem “No connection” Edit/View of TSO/ISPF library arised – go to item 14 of Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
* If Logrec data set is full – go to item 15 of topic Frequently troubles during Mainframe ZOS support
More actions required:
* How to add or remove spool volumes – ADD OR REMOVE JES2 SPOOL VOLUME
* How to trace at the interception point and to interact with EDF screens while running CICS application program – CICS CEDF trace utility
* How to manage ZOS catalogs, volumes and files – Mainframe Catalogs, volumes and files management
* If disaster (power off) happened and all sessions of Mainframe consoles go to “system” and are not working – Mainframe CONSOLES restore
* How IOCDS resources are added/removed for the new LPAR and IODF definitions for them are corrected in the similar way – Mainframe LPAR Add or Remove
* To have a qualified IBM Mainframe support of z/OS – Mainframe z-OS support exchange data
* When not possible to IPL z/OS system because of damaged IPL system volumes how to prepare Backup system volumes to be restored in Stand Alone environment – Stand Alone init and restore ZOS saved full DASD volumes
* How to Transfer z/OS VSAM file (ESDS or KSDS) from one local Mainframe to another remote Mainframe using E-mail medium of Internet – Transfer z/OS VSAM file via Internet
* Data exception interruption with dump analysis for Cobol program execution – ZOS ABEND S0C7 Data exception error in file record
* To prevent the stop of error recording, the log is offloaded to a history dataset to make tape back-ups at regular intervals – ZOS Logrec (Error log) processing
* How to process SYSLOG and use it /how to create, daily backup, weekly save tape and restore for analyzis/ – ZOS System log – SYSLOG
* if Message log is 100% full? ZOS console operator message area occur to be full and the generation of messages (WTO, WTOR) from the system is stopped. The system is not usable and need urgent system actions. What to do with WTO/WTOR when overflow limit exist? Then go to ZOS Write To Operator, Write To Operator with Reply console messages – delete
* When SMF/MAN01,2,3 files are almost or 100% full? How to clear them? – SMF processing
* How to do Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs – SCRT Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs
* To add new disk devices to IOCDS configuration (by HCD or HMC technology) using the updated IODF – Adding new disk devices to existing Mainframe configuration
* HMC operations for the choosen I/O configuration (IOCDS) – ZOS Hardware Management Console I/O configuration operations
* Build the new IOCDS by HCD technology using the new production IODF configuration – ZOS IOCDS build or change using HCD of ISPF
* Build the new IOCDS by HMC technology using the new IODF configuration – ZOS IOCDS data set creation using Hardware Management Console
* Display, update and create new production IODF using HCD – ZOS production IODF configuration display create change using ISPF
* Display, change and create new test IODF using JCL source library – ZOS test IODF configuration display/ create/ change-consoles/ add- disks using JCL source library
* What to do if not enough disk volumes in a storage group (how to add/remove disk volumes within DFSMS using interactive ISMF) ? – Mainframe Disk utilities
* How to process tape devices (release, add, init, solve name problems within DFSMSrmm) using interactive ISMF – Mainframe Tape utilities
* How to solve the problem “No connection” Edit/View of TSO/ISPF in CS WSA – “No connection” Edit problem in TSO/ISPF C/S WSA environment
* Remarks concerning TSO C/S WSA communication – Mainframe PC communication using TSO C/S WSA – remarks
* How to move Source, Object and Load z/OS programs to another Mainframe – Mainframe Program relocation
* PC to Mainframe file communication – PC – Mainframe ZOS file transfer
* JES2 job and data processing – JES2 job processing
* Creating and processing Printo1 files – Print01.files processing
* Processing libraries in z/OS – ZOS Library (PDS) utilities
* Backup, restore, Import, export, copy, move disk and files in VSAM storage – VSAM utilities
* Who is using the file when edit VSAM file and ‘IN USE” is received – Case 1 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get VTOC disk information with batch printing using IEHLIST – Case 2 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto online VTOC for the same disk volume – Case 3 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto batch VTOC listing with job – Case 4 of Mainframe ZOS utilities * How to Dump and Restore full disk volumes to/from tape dump files to same or spare disk volumes – Case 5 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
Chapter 3. System operators
Usefull information
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
– To be informed regarding the base actions for starting and stopping MF system enter Mainframe Staff operations.
– To be informed about the roles in mainframe staff go to file – Roles in Mainframe staff
– Quick reference of z/OS daily for the staff operation is gatherd in Quick_ Reference for everyday use with zOS
– Set of useful MF Z/OS Utilities – Mainframe ZOS utilities
– Utilities programs – VSAM and ZOS utilities programs
More actions required:
* If Monthly Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs is needed – SCRT Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs
* What Emergency actions should be performed to reanimate the system if JES2 queue is full. For JES2 queue properly processing and maintenance – offload on tape and delete – Troubles when Jes2 queue is full
* How to Transfer z/OS VSAM file (ESDS or KSDS) from one local Mainframe to another remote Mainframe using E-mail medium of Internet – Transfer z/OS VSAM file via Internet
* What Emergency actions should be performed to reanimate the system if JES2 queue is full. For JES2 queue properly processing and maintenance – offload on tape and delete – Troubles when Jes2 queue is full
* How to Transfer z/OS VSAM file (ESDS or KSDS) from one local Mainframe to another remote Mainframe using E-mail medium of Internet – Transfer z/OS VSAM file via Internet
* To prevent the stop of error recording, the log is offloaded to a history dataset to make tape back-ups at regular intervals – ZOS Logrec (Error log) processing
* How to process SYSLOG and use it /how to create, daily backup, weekly save tape and restore for analyzis/ – ZOS System log – SYSLOG
* if Message log is 100% full? ZOS console operator message area occur to be full and the generation of messages (WTO, WTOR) from the system is stopped. The system is not usable and need urgent system actions. What to do with WTO/WTOR when overflow limit exist. Then go to
ZOS Write To Operator, Write To Operator with Reply console messages – delete
* When SMF/MAN01,2,3 files are almost or 100% full, how to clear them? – SMF processing
* How to do Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs – SCRT Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs
* HMC operations for the choosen I/O configuration (IOCDS) – ZOS Hardware Management Console I/O configuration operations
* Build the new IOCDS by HCD technology using the new production IODF configuration – ZOS IOCDS build or change using HCD of ISPF
* Build the new IOCDS by HMC technology using the new IODF configuration – ZOS IOCDS data set creation using Hardware Management Console
* Display, update and create new production IODF using HCD – ZOS production IODF configuration display create change using ISPF
* Display, change and create new test IODF using JCL source library – ZOS test IODF configuration display/ create/ change-consoles/ add- disks using JCL source library
* Display, change and create new test IODF using ISPF – ZOS test IODF configuration display/ create/ change-consoles/ compare using ISPF
* What to do if not enough disk volumes in a storage group (how to add/remove disk volumes within DFSMS using interactive ISMF) ? – Mainframe Disk utilities
* How to process tape devices (release, add, init, solve name problems within DFSMSrmm) using interactive ISMF – Mainframe Tape utilities
* How to solve the problem “No connection” Edit/View of TSO/ISPF in CS WSA – “No connection” Edit problem in TSO/ISPF C/S WSA environmentt
* How to move Source, Object and Load z/OS programs to another Mainframe – Mainframe Program relocation
* PC to Mainframe file communication – PC – Mainframe ZOS file transfer
* JES2 job and data processing – JES2 job processing
* Creating and processing Printo1 files – Print01.files processing
* Processing libraries in z/OS – ZOS Library (PDS) utilities
* Backup, restore, Import, export, copy, move disk and files in VSAM storage – VSAM utilities
* Who is using the file when edit VSAM file and ‘IN USE” is received – Case 1 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get VTOC disk information with batch printing using IEHLIST – Case 2 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto online VTOC for the same disk volume – Case 3 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto batch VTOC listing with job – Case 4 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to Dump and Restore full disk volumes to/from tape dump files to same or spare disk volumes – Case 5 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
Chapter 4. Application designers and programmers
Usefull information
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
– Set of useful MF Z/OS Utilities – Mainframe ZOS utilities
– Utilities programs – VSAM and ZOS utilities programs
More actions required
* How to Transfer z/OS VSAM file (ESDS or KSDS) from one local Mainframe to another remote Mainframe using E-mail medium of Internet – Transfer z/OS VSAM file via Internet
* Data exception interruption with dump analysis for Cobol program execution – ZOS ABEND S0C7 Data exception error in file record
* How to solve the problem “No connection” Edit/View of TSO/ISPF in CS WSA – “No connection” Edit problem in TSO/ISPF C/S WSA environment
* Remarks concerning TSO C/S WSA communication – Mainframe PC communication using TSO C/S WSA – remarks
* How to move Source, Object and Load z/OS programs to another Mainframe – Mainframe Program relocation
* PC to Mainframe file communication – PC – Mainframe ZOS file transfer
* JES2 job and data processing – JES2 job processing
* Creating and processing Printo1 files – Print01.files processing
* Processing libraries in z/OS – ZOS Library (PDS) utilities
* How to process SYSLOG and use it /how to create, daily backup, weekly save tape and restore for analyzis/ – ZOS System log – SYSLOG
* Who is using the file when edit VSAM file and ‘IN USE” is received – Case 1 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get VTOC disk information with batch printing using IEHLIST – Case 2 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto online VTOC for the same disk volume – Case 3 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto batch VTOC listing with job – Case 4 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to Dump and Restore of full disk volumes to/from tape dump files to same or spare disk volumes – Case 5 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
Chapter 5. System administrators
Usefull information
– To be informed regarding the base actions for starting and stopping MF system enter Mainframe Staff operations.
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
– Utilities programs – VSAM and ZOS utilities programs
More actions required:
* If Monthly Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs is needed – SCRT Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs
* How to Minimize the monthly software charges on the base of real usage of Mainframe resources – SMF processing
* How to Transfer z/OS VSAM file (ESDS or KSDS) from one local Mainframe to another remote Mainframe using E-mail medium of Internet – Transfer z/OS VSAM file via Internet
* When SMF/MAN01,2,3 files are almost or 100% full, how to clear them? – SMF processing
* Remarks concerning TSO C/S WSA communication – Mainframe PC communication using TSO C/S WSA – remarks
* How to move Source, Object and Load z/OS programs to another Mainframe – Mainframe Program relocation
* PC to Mainframe file communication – PC – Mainframe ZOS file transfer
* How to process SYSLOG and use it /how to create, daily backup, weekly save tape and restore for analyzis/ – ZOS System log – SYSLOG
* Who is using the file when edit VSAM file and ‘IN USE” is received – Case 1 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get VTOC disk information with batch printing using IEHLIST – Case 2 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto online VTOC for the same disk volume – Case 3 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to get Ditto batch VTOC listing with job – Case 4 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* How to Dump and Restore of full disk volumes to/from tape dump files to same or spare disk volumes – Case 5 of Mainframe ZOS utilities
* Data exception interruption with dump analysis for Cobol program execution – ZOS ABEND S0C7 Data exception error in file record
Chapter 6. Production control analysts
Usefull information
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
– To be informed about the roles in mainframe staff – go to file Roles in Mainframe staff.
– To be informed regarding the base actions for starting and stopping MF system enter Mainframe Staff operations.
– The main keywords and abbreviations used in the present material are given in the file MF Terminology .
– Utilities programs – VSAM and ZOS utilities programs
More actions required:
* How to trace at the interception point and to interact with EDF screens while running CICS application program – CICS CEDF trace utility
* To prevent the stop of error recording the log is offloaded to a history dataset to make tape back-ups at regular intervals – ZOS Logrec (Error log) processing
* How to process SYSLOG and use it /how to create, daily backup, weekly save tape and restore for analyzis/ – ZOS System log – SYSLOG
* Data exception interruption with dump analysis for Cobol program execution – ZOS ABEND S0C7 Data exception error in file record
Chapter 7. Vendor duties
Usefull information
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
– To be informed about the roles in mainframe staff – go to file Roles in Mainframe staff.
– The main keywords and abbreviations used in the present material are given in the file MF terminology .
More actions required:
* To have a qualified IBM Mainframe support of z/OS – Mainframe z-OS support exchange data
* When not possible to IPL z/OS system because of damaged IPL system volumes how to prepare Backup system volumes to be restored in Stand Alone environment – Stand Alone init and restore ZOS saved full DASD volumes
* How to do Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs – SCRT Report processing of SMF data for 3 LPARs
* How to move Source, Object and Load z/OS programs to another Mainframe – Mainframe Program relocation
* PC to Mainframe file communication – PC – Mainframe ZOS file transfer
* How to Transfer z/OS VSAM file (ESDS or KSDS) from one local Mainframe to another remote Mainframe using E-mail medium of Internet – Transfer z/OS VSAM file via Internet
Chapter 8. Users of batch and online applications
Usefull information
– To be informed about the roles in mainframe staff – go to file Roles in Mainframe staff.
– The structure of links and summaries to all topics/articles/ are given in Structure and summary of MF topics
– The main keywords and abbreviations used in the present material are given in the file MF terminology .
More actions required:
* Howto move Source, Object and Load z/OS programs to another Mainframe – Mainframe Program relocation
* PC to Mainframe file communication – PC – Mainframe ZOS file transfer
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