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OSAM is Better than VSAM OSAM is Better than VSAM: A 2000 IBM presentation in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format, explaining why Overflow Sequential Access Method (OSAM), not VSAM, is now the access method of choice for use internally by IMS databases. By Alan Cooper. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/c0948df04618966285256721006ae65f/86256ac10042f493852569520051d994?OpenDocument Gabe Gargiulo on Programming Languages Gabe Gargiulo on Programming Languages: Information, links and lists of books mostly on z/OS-based programming languages, including JCL. Including downloads of Gabe's Just Enough series of mini-manuals. (z-OS) http://www.touniteamerica.com/programming Testing z/OS Testing z/OS: An IBM Systems Journal article describing how the z/OS development team tested the operating system. Discusses verification methodologies, and test technologies and techniques. (z-OS) http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/sj/411/loveland.html IBM z/OS Consolidated Service Test (CST) and the Recommended Service Upgrade (RSU) IBM z/OS Consolidated Service Test (CST) and the Recommended Service Upgrade (RSU): Integrated testing of an older Program Update Tape (PUT) level with hipers and PE's from a more recent PUT level for specified operating system, database and teleprocessing monitor versions. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/servicetst/ RACF RACF: IBM home page for Resource Access Control Facility (RACF) security software. Introduction with links to a technical overview, news, downloads, user groups, past and future presentations, migration, library, FAQs and education. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf SDSF: System Display and Search Facility SDSF: System Display and Search Facility: IBM software to view and control the JES2 queues, running batch jobs, started tasks, and on-line TSO users. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/sdsf/ ASU IT FYI: Arizona State University On-line Mainframe MVS/TSO Help ASU IT FYI: Arizona State University On-line Mainframe MVS/TSO Help: Detailed usage information on a broad range of commonly-used z/OS software. Some is specific to ASU's academic mainframe. (z-OS) http://www.asu.edu/it/fyi/mvs University of Georgia Mainframe University of Georgia Mainframe: Detailed usage information for z/OS JCL, TSO, ISPF and z/OS Abend codes. (z-OS) http://www.eits.uga.edu/hostsys/mvs/ MVS by Thierry Falissard MVS by Thierry Falissard: Favourite links of a man with a passion for MVS (now z/OS), including many to original material on his own OS/390-MVS Cyber Mall site. (z-OS) http://www.os390-mvs.freesurf.fr/mvs.htm LDW's Quick and Dirty MVS Page LDW's Quick and Dirty MVS Page: Leonard Woren's favourite z/OS software and links. (z-OS) http://ldworen.net/mvs IMS Glossary of Terms and Acronyms IMS Glossary of Terms and Acronyms: Common technical terminology used to describe concepts within IMS/TM and IMS/DB. From IBM. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/software/data/ims/shelf/glossary.htm DFSMS DFSMS: The storage management components of z/OS, including DFSMSdfp, DFSMSdss, DFSMShsm and DFSMSrmm. (z-OS) http://www.storage.ibm.com/software/sms MVS SHARE Project MVS SHARE Project: As well as a description of the MVS Project, under which all z/OS activities of the SHARE user group are organized, there are also useful Web links. (z-OS) http://www.share.org/mvs SimoTime SimoTime: Provides z/OS-based mainframe application concepts, techniques and examples, with special emphasis on integration with the Internet. Hosted by a California consulting firm. (z-OS) http://www.simotime.com OSdata.com on MVS OSdata.com on MVS: A Web site that looks at operating systems, takes a look at MVS, now officially known as z/OS. (z-OS) http://www.osdata.com/oses/mvs.htm Clemson University: z/OS Documentation Clemson University: z/OS Documentation: Detailed step-by-step information on using mainframe utilities and other commonly-used software, including SAS. (z-OS) http://dcit.clemson.edu/sig/docs/os390/os390.html North Carolina State University: z/OS North Carolina State University: z/OS: The NCSU Administrative Computing Services mainframe overview, with detailed ISPF, IOF and ftp usage instructions. (z-OS) http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/MVSsystems IMS IMS: IBM home page for Information Management System (IMS). Information on the family of software with links to a library, success stories, news, events, education, services and support. IMS is a transaction processing system (IMS/TM), a hierarchical database (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/software/data/ims PeopleSoft on the Mainframe PeopleSoft on the Mainframe: Performance tips for PeopleSoft running on z/OS DB2. From consulting firm DataBase Consulting Services (DBCS). (z-OS) http://www.db-consulting.com/links.htm LE: Language Environment LE: Language Environment: The IBM common run-time environment for popular programming languages. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/le z/OS Information Wizardry z/OS Information Wizardry: Web-based wizards for infrequent z/OS Systems Programming tasks. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/wizards/ IBM z/OS and OS/390 Expo IBM z/OS and OS/390 Expo: The next IBM z/OS and OS/390 annual technical conference. Focusing first and foremost on performance issues, 4.5 days. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/os390 z/OS-related Web Resources z/OS-related Web Resources: Dorkie's favourite Web links for those using z/OS, as well as a few pages of his own. Mostly in English, with a few available in French. (z-OS) http://www.s390er.com MVS Systems Programming: The Book MVS Systems Programming: The Book: Focused mainly on the 1993 book by David Elder-Vass, an abridged version of which is featured on the site. (z-OS) http://www.mvsbook.fsnet.co.uk/ MVS/ESA IBM Manuals MVS/ESA IBM Manuals: On-line access to manuals covering all components of MVS/ESA. Requires no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/s390/os390/bkserv/mvs.html GSU: Georgia State University IS&T Help Center Services GSU: Georgia State University IS&T Help Center Services: Includes step-by-step instructions to create and compile COBOL and FORTRAN programs on the z/OS mainframe. (z-OS) http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwhcs/online.htm Catalog and VSAM Knowledge Base Catalog and VSAM Knowledge Base: An IBM interactive diagnostic tool for z/OS catalog and VSAM problem analysis and resolution. The VSAM Technical Information link provides access to catalog and VSAM manuals, commands and free utilities. (z-OS) http://knowledge.storage.ibm.com z/OS Elements and Features z/OS Elements and Features: A list of, and links to information on, the Base Elements included in the latest release of the z/OS operating system, and the optional Features. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/zos_elefeat.html z/OS Hot Topics Newsletters z/OS Hot Topics Newsletters: Published twice annually by IBM for z/OS Systems Programmers, with one to five page technical articles. Available on-line in PDF format. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/s390/os390/bkserv/hot_topics.html Wikipedia OS/360 Encylopedia Entry Wikipedia OS/360 Encylopedia Entry: Short article with many embedded links describing Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS that was written as the operating system for high-end System/360 computers in the early 1960s. (z-OS) http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS/360 CICS VSAM Programming CICS VSAM Programming: Documentation for z/OS programmers using VSAM in a CICS environment. Includes a small amount of installation-dependent information from Florida's educational Northwest Regional Data Center. (z-OS) http://www.nwrdc.fsu.edu/index_support_cics_progguide_vsam.html DB2 Update Journal DB2 Update Journal: Xephon's monthly technical journal covering DB2, predominantly in z/OS, but also other platforms. Older issues, including published code, are available for free download. (z-OS) http://www.xephon.com/index/updates/DB2u.html z/OS IBM Manuals z/OS IBM Manuals: On-line access to manuals covering all components of z/OS. Requires no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/bkserv z/OS.e z/OS.e: A specially priced offering of z/OS providing select z/OS function for the zSeries 800. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zose Bill's Big Iron Page Bill's Big Iron Page: Both links and original material covering common programming problems in the z/OS environment. By Canadian Bill Lalonde. (z-OS) http://www.members.tripod.com/~billlalonde Northwest Regional Data Center: Technical Support Northwest Regional Data Center: Technical Support: Access to mainframe and other user documentation for Florida's educational Data Center, both generic and site-specific, including DFSMShsm, CICS/VSAM, DB2, tn3270 and ftp. Non-IBM software manuals require ID and password. (z-OS) http://www.nwrdc.fsu.edu/index_support.html z/OS, OS/390 and MVS End of Support Dates z/OS, OS/390 and MVS End of Support Dates: Announcement, general availability, marketing withdrawal and end of support dates and program numbers for z/OS, OS/390 and MVS/ESA. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/support/zos_eos_dates.html UNIX System Services UNIX System Services: IBM resources for the full UNIX implementation built into z/OS. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix Watson & Walker Watson & Walker: Cheryl Watson specializes in z/OS tuning. This site offers access to some of her free reports and details on how to acquire her chargeable materials, including her Tuning Newsletter, CPU chart, classes on video, and BoxScore and GoalTender software. (z-OS) http://www.watsonwalker.com Western Illinois University: StuMVS System Western Illinois University: StuMVS System: Student guides for TSO (ISPF), CICS, MVS QuickRef, AbendAid, local JCL standards and a small glossary. (z-OS) http://mvs.wiu.edu/stumvs OS/390 Internet Library OS/390 Internet Library: On-line access to manuals covering all components of OS/390. Needs no special reader, though it does simulate IBM BookManager. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/s390/os390/bkserv/ MVS Update Journal MVS Update Journal: Xephon's monthly technical journal covering z/OS, OS/390 and MVS. Older issues, including published code, are available for free download. (z-OS) http://www.xephon.com/index/updates/MVSu.html DFSMShsm DFSMShsm: Originally the Hierarchical Storage Manager (hsm), now "a functional component of DFSMS that provides facilities for managing storage devices" (IBM). (z-OS) http://www.storage.ibm.com/software/sms/hsm MVS Forums MVS Forums: Help Boards provide question and answer discussion threads on z/OS application programming, databases, utilities, JCL, Middleware including CICS, IMS, TSO, ISPF, data management and problem determination. There are also links to IBM manuals. (z-OS) http://www.mvsforums.com Vanguard Enterprise Security Expo Vanguard Enterprise Security Expo: Annual security conference intended for organizations using RACF, but covering non-mainframe-specific topics, such as smart cards and digital certificates. (z-OS) http://www.go2vanguard.com/expo mvshelp.com mvshelp.com: Help Boards and Interview Q&A provide moderated technical questions and answers in forums divided along subject lines. (z-OS) http://www.mvshelp.com/ SMP/E: System Modification Program Extended SMP/E: System Modification Program Extended: The software used to install and maintain z/OS software from IBM and many other software companies. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/smpe DFSORT/MVS DFSORT/MVS: IBM home page for Data Facility Sort (DFSORT). Includes links to product details, publications, support and downloads. DFSORT is sort/merge software with utility capabilities such as data analysis, conversion and reporting. (z-OS) http://www.storage.ibm.com/software/sort/mvs IAM vs. VSAM: A Comparison of Data Access Methods IAM vs. VSAM: A Comparison of Data Access Methods: A BMC comparison of VSAM and its non-IBM competitor IAM running in an z/OS environment. From the September 2000 issue of tech NEWS. (z-OS) http://www.bmc.com/technews/003/IAMvsVSAM.html StorageTek: z/OS Support Commitment StorageTek: z/OS Support Commitment: StorageTek's policy statement detailing their products' support for IBM mainframes and their operating systems. (z-OS) http://www.support.storagetek.com/GlobalNavigation/Support/NewsAndUpdates/OS390/OS390Index.htm SDSF and ISPF Quick Reference Guides SDSF and ISPF Quick Reference Guides: Introductory information on using SDSF and ISPF, showing the actual screens you will see. In Adobe Acrobat .pdf format from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Information System/Federal Version (SDWIS/FED). (z-OS) http://www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwisfed/qrg.html Rizzuto IT Rizzuto IT: Books, education, technical reports, freeware and links of interest to those who support z/OS. (z-OS) http://www.rizzuto.it RMF: Resource Management Facility RMF: Resource Management Facility: IBM's performance measurement and management software. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/rmf TSO Times TSO Times: On-line newsletter of technical articles related to TSO and ISPF, with lots of REXX-related information. Includes some articles on the company's (Chicago-Soft) mainframe software products. (z-OS) http://www.TSOTimes.com VSAM Support in TSO, ISPF and REXX VSAM Support in TSO, ISPF and REXX: Explains how to use VSAM in TSO, ISPF and REXX. Part of Gilbert Saint-Flour's mainframe Web site. (z-OS) http://gsf-soft.com/Documents/TSOVSAM.shtml z/OS z/OS: IBM home page for zSeries/Operating System (z/OS). Information on the latest version with links to an overview, recent announcements, software, migration and installation, news, support, downloads, education, library and ease of use issues. z/OS replaced (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/ OS/360 Obituary OS/360 Obituary: On August 9, 1972, D.A. Jardine wrote this humorous obituary for Operating System/360 (OS/360), the original ancestor of z/OS. (z-OS) http://ldworen.net/fun/os360obit.html DB2 for z/OS and OS/390 DB2 for z/OS and OS/390: IBM home page for Database 2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB). Information on associated products and links to features and benefits, system requirements, library, success stories, news, downloads, events, education, services and support. DB2 is a relational (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/os390 z/OS Security z/OS Security: IBM security features with and products for z/OS. (z-OS) http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/security