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IT Security Audits for IBM zOS Systems from Top Secret Perspective

Posted on 11 February 2014 by ismet

An information technology security audit is a manual or systematic measurable technical assessment of an information system. Manual assessments include interviewing staff, performing security vulnerability scans, reviewing application and operating system access controls, and analyzing physical access to the systems. … Continue reading →

Posted in IBM zEnterprise Servers, Risk Management | Tagged ACID, apf, APPC, audit, batch, CA, CAAT, CICS, Computer Associates, EAL5, ftp, IBM, IEHINITT IEFBR14, IEHPROGM, IT security, jcl, jes, jes2, job, LPAR, mainframe, MQ, MSCA, omvs, PPT, PROCLIB, racf, SCA, sna, SPZAP, STC, system z, TCP, top secret, TSO, tss, TSSAUDIT, TSSCHART, TSSTRACK, TSSUTIL, VCA, WHOHAS, WHOOWNS, z series, ZCA, zOS | Leave a comment

SMP/E HOLDERROR Processing in IBM System z Software Management

Posted on 10 April 2013 by ismet

Recent discussions with some colleagues showed me that this is an area which requires some clarification. SMP/E (System Management Program/Extended) is the tool for performing maintenance on z/OS systems and System z components like DB/2, CICS, WAS etc. Program products … Continue reading →

Posted in IBM zEnterprise Servers | Tagged apply, bypass, check, CICS, db/2, fmid, hold, holddata, holderror, holdsystem, ptf, put, rsu, smp, smpe, system z, WAS, z series, zOS | Leave a comment

Suppressing CICS TD (Transient Data) Messages

Posted on 01 November 2012 by ismet

Some CICS TS (Transaction Server) system messages written to TD queues tend to flood zOS JES spool. For example: DFHSN1400 07/19/2012 17:04:32 CICSPACK Session signon for session J1 by user CTGRUS is complete. DFHSN1500 07/19/2012 17:04:32 CICSPACK Session signoff for … Continue reading →

Posted in CICS Transaction Server, IBM zEnterprise Servers | Tagged assembler, ceci, cemt, CICS, cpsm, CTG, enable, exit, jes, message, msgusr, resp, resp2, sample, server, spool, suppress, td, transaction, transient, userexit1, xmeout | Leave a comment

Automatic Deletion of TS (Temporary Storage) Queues for CICS TS v4.2

Posted on 26 July 2012 by ismet

CICS TS (Customer Information Control System Transaction Server) is IBM’s general purpose TP (Transaction Processing) monitor, application server and a middleware for system z servers. During its regular operation, CICS utilizes TS queues for temporary storage requirements together with other … Continue reading →

Posted in CICS Transaction Server | Tagged 4.2, application, CICS, expiryint, IBM, lastusedint, middleware, server, system z, temporary storage, transaction, TS, tsmodel | Leave a comment

Shortening z/OS Recycling Time

Posted on 07 May 2012 by ismet

IBM System z server workloads are comprised of heterogeneous transaction types. DB2 queries, WAS (Websphere Application Server), Websphere MQ (Message Queueing oriented middleware), CICS TS, CTG (CICS Transaction Gateway), RDZ (Rational Developer for System z), IMS (Information Management System) transactions. … Continue reading →

Posted in IBM zEnterprise Servers | Tagged CANCEL, CICS, CONSOLE, CTG, db/2, DISPLAY, HALT, hsm, IBM, Infoprint, IPL, MPF, MQ, RDZ, rmm, server, set, SMF, sms, sna, START, STOP, SYSPLEX, tcp/ip, THREAD, TN3270, TSO, vtam, WAS, zOS | Leave a comment

Daylight Saving Time Settings in IBM Mainframes – IBM Büyük Sistemlerde Yaz Saati Uygulaması

Posted on 29 October 2011 by ismet

Donanım ve yazılım platformlarında saatlerin ileri ve geri alınması genellikle otomatik olarak gerçekleşir. IBM büyük sistemlerde bu işlemler otomatik olarak yapılmaz.Önce zaman kavramlarını gözden geçirelim. Kullandığımız yerel saat, bulunduğumuz boylamın Greenwich kasabasından uzaklığıyla orantılı olarak belirlenmiştir. Greenwich kasabasındaki saate GMT … Continue reading →

Posted in IBM zEnterprise Servers | Tagged CICS, clock, db/2, mvs, set, timezone, zOS | Leave a comment

Migration of System z Servers

Posted on 21 June 2011 by ismet

In Memory of Levent Durdu Perfect friend, unfailing colleague, guiding leader we lost very early 1955 – 24 April 2008 Levent Durdu Anısına Erken yitirdiğimiz mükemmel dost, yorulmaz iş arkadaşı, yol gösterici lider 1955 – 24 Nisan 2008 Existing Environments … Continue reading →

Posted in IBM zEnterprise Servers, Project Management | Tagged 3270, 3390, acf, application, backup, batch, bcm, business continuity, catalog, CICS, clone, coexistence, Content Manager, dataset, db/2, development, distribution, dss, dump, dynamic, fallback, ftp, hmc, hsm, infoprint server, IPL, jcl, jes2, jes328x, logger, maintenance, migration, monitoring, mvs, ncp, oam, omvs, online, paging, production, racf, replication, retension, rmm, server, SMF, smp, sms, smtp, sna, spool, ssa, system, target, tcp/ip, telnet, temporary, test, toleration, TSO, vtam, vts, wlm, z, zOS | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: CICS

IT Security Audits for IBM zOS Systems from Top Secret Perspective

SMP/E HOLDERROR Processing in IBM System z Software Management

Suppressing CICS TD (Transient Data) Messages

Automatic Deletion of TS (Temporary Storage) Queues for CICS TS v4.2

Shortening z/OS Recycling Time

Daylight Saving Time Settings in IBM Mainframes – IBM Büyük Sistemlerde Yaz Saati Uygulaması

Migration of System z Servers

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