cobol to xml conversion
is there any utility which can convert my cobol files to xml format or cobol to business objects.

Answer Question   |  August 14, 2009  10:50 AM
COBOL, cobol to xml conversion, XML

Managing Physical server leases
I have worked in the Windows server administration field for 10 ten years.  I have recently moved to the asset management team.  My main task is to review about 3,000 server leases.  When the lease is time to expire, I look at the utilization stats and determine if they could be moved to a VM [...]

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  2:41 PM
Asset management, Physical Server, Virtual Machines, Windows server administration

Designing a PMO for Maximum Effectiveness
I was reading the answer to the question “What is the appropriate design for a project management office (PMO) for maximum effectiveness in the short-, mid- and long-term?” at:  http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/eac/expertAnswer/0,295208,sid63_gci1157387,00.html The slides seem to be very important to the answer, so I was hoping someone might know where those slides are located…

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  9:30 PM
Design, PMO, Project Management Office

who will buy TIBCO in the end.
Thinking on which vendor is most likelty to benefit form such a deal I conclude it is Microsoft. Because ibm and oracle+sun are selling hardware by licencing unix servers and microsoft had to play catch up.

Answer Question   |  August 12, 2009  7:47 PM
Microsoft, Oracle, Sun, TIBCO

Blade server purchasing
As Anne Skamarock warns in her latest book, “A fully populated blade system may require more cooling and power than a fully loaded rack system.” Have you recently investigated investing in a new blade system? Were you surprised by the price comparisons with rack systems? Did this influence your final decision?

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  3:02 PM
Blade server trends and advice, Blade servers, Blade System, Rack mounted servers, Rack systems

Network hardware purchasing: Biggest hurdles
When purchasing/upgrading network hardware, what are some of the biggest hurdles you face? Is it related to selecting the hardware itself, or do you have more trouble on the “approval process” side? Share your thoughts!

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  4:21 PM
Hardware selection and management, Network hardware

Capacity/Performance Management
we are starting a Capacity/Performance Management project for monitoring our servers and storage devices and there does not seem to be much information on this. where can I find information on products/software, metrics, etc, related to capacity management?

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  4:08 PM
Capacity management, Performance management, Server management, Storage management

Data Center Cooling suggestions
What is the best method of Data Center cooling? We currently have a 10 ton unit blowing air from above and a 5 ton unit blowing below. We spent $100,000 on these new units and duct work 3 years ago and now they are maxed out. We do use the hot and cold isle method. [...]

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  3:52 PM
Cooling systems, Data center cooling, Power and cooling, Power supplies

Mainframes certificationes
how many certifications are present for mainframes technology

Answer Question   |  August 12, 2009  12:12 PM
Mainframe

Network CAT5 cable issue…
I had my new house pre-wired with CAT5. I have been running my home pc wireless to date, but now the adapter has pooped out. I bought push down connectors and wired them according to the “A” standard (both ends the same), and connected it to the router. My pc tells me there is limited [...]

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  6:08 PM
CAT 5, Network, Network connectivity

Forced Date Routine Processing
I’m trying to process a RUNDATE = 2009-08-07 into my COBOL code via a PARM-DATE Link. That date comes in… now I try to place it in the following piece of code: EXEC SQL SET :WS-PREV-WK = CHAR(DATE(TMP-DATE)- 7 DAYS) END-EXEC. What am I getting ’0001-01-01′ returned?

Answer Question   |  August 10, 2009  8:08 PM
COBOL, EXEC, Programming, SELECT

FTP of Binary file to mainframe.
I have a binary file on a UNIX box that I need to ftp to a mainframe as RECFM=FB and LRECL=180. How do I format the ftp script?

Answer Question   |  August 11, 2009  3:17 PM
FTP, Mainframe, Unix

Is it possible for computer parts to fry other computer parts?
As in: motherboard frying processors memory frying motherboard motherboard frying memory processors frying motherboard etc

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  9:45 PM
Hardware, Hardware failure

File server backup and recovery tools
What software and schedule do you use to back up your file servers?

Answer Question   |  August 10, 2009  8:31 PM
Backup & recovery, Backup and recovery software, Backup software, File Server Backup, File servers

Infoprint Mapping Object Exit Program to control name of PDF document stored on IFS
I am looking for an Infoprint exit program that will control the name of the PDF document on the IFS. I have used the Mapping Object to create PDF documents that are stored on the IFS. The names are generated by IBM using the job name ect. to create a unique name. I would like [...]

Answer Question   |  August 13, 2009  8:21 PM
IFS, InfoPrint Server, PDF

iSeries Uptime measurement
How can I get the percentage uptime measurement from the iSeries?

Answer Question   |  August 5, 2009  7:43 AM
AS/400 High Availability, Availability management, iSeries Uptime, Uptime

AS400 – FTP (put & get) files size compare.
Hi, i have created a ftp scritp to put & get (back trasferred file) then compare them using CL program. ie: FTP Script PUT FROM_LIBRARY/FROM_FILE TO_LIBRARY/TO_FILE GET FROM_LIBRARY/FROM_FILE QTEMP/TO_FILE CL pgm 1) RTVMBRD FILE(FROM_LIBRARY/FROM_FILE) NBRCURRCD(&NBRCURRCD) DTASPCSIZ(&DTASPCSIZ) 2) RTVMBRD FILE(QTEMP/TO_FILE) NBRCURRCD(&NBRCURRC2) DTASPCSIZ(&DTASPCSI2) 3) Compare results I FTP’ed to UNIX SERVER and in some cases #of records [...]

Answer Question   |  August 3, 2009  10:31 PM
AS/400 FTP, CL Program, FTP Script, Unix Servers

lightscribe option not working on my server
I am using Ho Proliant DL380 G5 server with windows 2008 server edition. In that I am not able to install the lightscribe software. Please let me know what I have to do?

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2009  5:52 AM
HP ProLiant DL380 G5, Lightscribe, Lightscribe Software, Windows Server 2008

JCL transfer from one data set to other
Hi, I’m looking for CA-7 batch job JCL to transfer or copy members from one data set to other. I need to to move more than 1000 of them and can’t do it throught TSO for security reason. Thank you in advance

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2009  7:58 PM
Batch jobs, CA-7, JCL

Access 2007 on an Xserve Server
Is this possible to take a MS Access Db and run it on the Xserve Server

Answer Question   |  August 25, 2009  3:16 PM
Access 2007, Xserve