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Powering modems with SMPS-based power supplies
Data center physical infrastructure expert Robert McFarlane discusses SMPS-based power.
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Are energy-efficient KVMs next?
Data center physical environment expert Robert McFarlane speculates on the future of energy-efficient KVMs and discusses "intelligent" PDUs.
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Reading VSAM data from different LPARs
In this mainframe tip, expert Robert Crawford discusses VSAM file-sharing options across LPARs.
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Data center cooling and humidity control: CRAC or AHU?
Data center physical environment expert Robert Mcfarlane discusses the best temperature and humidity control choices for a reader's data center.
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Finding executed statements in CICS
Expert Robert Crawford discusses several ways to find out which LINK/XCTL/CALL statements are executed during online testing in CICS.
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Submitting a batch job from CICS
Expert Robert Crawford explains to a reader how to use CICS' spool interface commands and an extrapartiion transient data queue to submit batch jobs.
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Automating FTP transfers to AIX
Site expert Robert Crawford instructs a reader on how to perform automatic FTPs.
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Recommended cable bandwidth in a small data center
Data center design and standards expert Carrie Higbie answers a user's question about cable bandwidth in a small data center.
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FTP a dataset from MVS to Linux
CICS expert Robert Crawford offers some code to help with an MVS to Linux FTP.
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Mainframe FTP - A simple check
A simple way to check code when doing an FTP in CICS.
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Badge systems for entry and tracking in the data center
Expert JP Callahan explores the world of badge system entry to the data center and reminds users to always back their security technology with a good process,i.e. two-factor authentication.
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Licensing and contracting in a multi-core processor, virtualization enhanced data center
Licensing, contracting and negotiations expert Jeff Gordon explains the history of developing technology in regards to vendor relations and explains what the most recent wave of developments, multi...
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Failed arithmetic operations on CICS programs written in C
CICS expert Robert Crawford helps a user who's arithmetic operations are failing when programs are written in C language
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Does replicating DB2 tables into CICS tables affect CPU usage?
A user replicated a DB2 table into a CICS maintained data table and needs to know why the CPU usage went up
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A general list of data center cost components
Data center strategy specialist Charles King offers one reader a list of questions and considerations for setting up and running a data center.
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Weighing centralized versus modular UPS in the data center
Power and cooling expert Robert Macfarlane explains the differences between central and modular UPS systems and discusses their merits and shortcomings.
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Troubleshooting mainframe to Linux FTP
Programming expert Mark Zelden offers some coding help to a user trying to FTP files from the mainframe to a Linux OS.
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Dry pre-action fire suppression systems
Fire protection expert Lance Harry explains what a dry pre-action fire suppression system is and how it works.
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How to authenticate users using RACF for applications running in CICS Web support using existing sof
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Fixing a bottle neck between the switch and server rooms
I use Cisco 3500G and 2950G switches with BIC ports. I have fiber that comes to my switch room. However, I bottle neck from the 100' between my switch room and my server room by reducing the server...
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Which MQ Queue is related with which CICS transaction?
CICS expert Robert Crawford offers advice on determining the connection between CICS transactions and MQ Queue name.
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Can a program use IXLLIST macros in CICS?
CICS expert Robert Crawford discusses if a program can use IXLLIST macros in CICS when IXLLIST are APF.
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VSAM files in CICS -- Batch report help
CICS expert Robert Crawford offers two different ways for a user to capture user information when creating a batch report on a VSAM file in CICS.