Db2 Version Conversion

Question:
I would know if moving from DB2 7 to DB2 8 changes the way SMF records are
created when running DB2 / CICS|BATCH|TSO commands.
Answer:
Yes, it is possible that you will notice SMF 101 data volume / content
changes, if you implement the new DB2 V8 option ACCUMACC.  IBM did not
add a “number of times package allocated” count [...]

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Reserve storage for LE while using DFSORT

The parameter to reserve storage for LE’s use is RESINV=n (or nK or
nM) and it is only used if MAINSIZE=MAX is in effect.  You can specify
these parameters using DFSPARM, e.g.
//DFSPARM DD *
  OPTION MAINSIZE=MAX,RESINV=512K
/*

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Fact about ISPF dataset edit

 I was going through all the files associated with one of my TSO IDs and
I found a number of ISPF Backup datasets that have been archived.
How or why would these get orphaned (if they have been archived, I
consider them orphaned)? The format of the names is:
userid.ISRnnnnn.BACKUP which matches the format for current edit backup
datasets (I’m [...]

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Can the z10 Save the Mainframe?

 So what exactly are we to make of the IBM z10 mainframe introduced last month? Most of the reviews have been nothing less than stellar so far, with kudos going to everything from its cost and size to power and efficiency. But despite all its advances, is it possible that the z10 will simply be lord [...]

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Volume 6 Release

There is a draft version which is expected to be published on April,2008Volume 6: Introduction to security, RACF® , Digital certificates and
PKI, Kerberos, cryptography and z990 integrated cryptography,
zSeries® firewall technologies, LDAP, Enterprise identity mapping (EIM),
and firewall technologies.
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg246986.html?Open

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Sun Doubles Down on Mainframe-Attached Storage

Jonathan Schwartz Announces Latest Mainframe Commitment with Support for New IBM System z10 ServerSun today announced it will support the IBM System z10 server, IBM’s newest generation mainframe, with its portfolio of enterprise class data storage solutions. This includes the Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) family of Virtual Tape, Tape Libraries, Access and Capacity Tape Drives, [...]

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Why OldTech Keeps Kicking

 ”In 1991 Stewart Alsop, the editor of InfoWorld, predicted that the last mainframe computer would be unplugged by 1996. Just last month, IBM introduced the latest version of its mainframe, and technologies from the golden age of big-box computing continue to be vital components in modern infrastructure. The New York Times explores why old technology [...]

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