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Archive for April 10th, 2008

General Thoughts about VSAM

Posted in VSAM, tagged , , , , , , on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The term Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM) applies to both a data set type and the access method used to manage various user data types.
As an access method, VSAM provides much more complex functions than other disk access methods. VSAM keeps disk records in a unique format that is not understandable by other access methods.
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TO increase DSA Value in CICS

Posted in CICS, CICS Commands, CICS Q&A, tagged , , , on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

CEMT INQ DSAS
You can modify the numbers in green, in 256K increments.  (just add 1 or subtract 256K and the system will add/subtract 256K).
If you look at 364:
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Heart of the Mainframe

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For IBM Software certifications

Posted in Mainframe news, tagged , , , on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

For those who is looking for IBM Hardware & Software certifications,
Please go on to http://www-03.ibm.com/certify/certs/index.shtml

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SafeNet Releases Encryption Solution for IBM z/OS Mainframes

Posted in IBM Mainframe business news, Mainframe news, tagged , , , , , , on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

SafeNet’s mainframe solution helps retail, banking, and other financial institution customers achieve PCI compliance by allowing them to quickly encrypt and decrypt critical data in z/OS environments as well as manage bulk encryptions and decryptions within flat files with the SafeNet Transform Utility.
“With the continued growth of security threats and increase in government regulations and [...]

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1TB SATA, improved mainframe VTL and more

Posted in IBM Mainframe business news, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

IBM is now supporting 1000GB SATA-II drives in the DS4000 series. This is available for the DS4200 model 7V, DS4700, DS4800 as well as the expansion drawers EXP420 and EX810.
Tape Systems
IBM announced new machine code Release 1.4a for the The IBM Virtualization EngineTM TS7700 virtual tape library for our System z mainframe customers. Various features [...]

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