IBM Mainframe – CPU Utilization and charging process
Hi, I would like to know the following: How IBM charges a client for using mainframe? (CPU Utilization or MIPS, rough dollar amount, prime time vs. non prime time and only based on production LPAR CPU usage or charge includes usage of developement and testing community of CPU as well? Also we have ~750 MIPS [...]

Answer Question   |  July 12, 2010  6:59 PM
CPU Utilization, IBM Mainframe, LPAR, Mainframe OS, MIPS

continuous ping from mainframe
Can I do a continuous ping from an IBM mainframe z/OS. I can do nnnn iterations, but I want to do a continuus ping.

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2010  5:05 PM
Mainframe, Mainframe OS, Ping, z/OS

use of ftp for multiple files
I need to process a JOB in mainframe FROM CONTROL_M with FTP sending multiple files from HOST to a user server. The problem is that I need a name different that the original coming from host, even without ‘ . The execution ( IT’S ONLY A PROOF JCL ): +++++++++++++++ //PTCFTPES JOB (D,ING,4788),MSGCLASS=X,CLASS=A,PRTY=9, // REGION=0M [...]

Answer Question   |  November 7, 2008  8:22 PM
File transfers, FTP, JCL, Mainframe OS

AS/400 vs Mainframe
Hi, I get training in Mainframe for 1 month and now i am wrking in AS/400 from last one month so i am confused abt my future in AS/400 will u plz help me and tell me that i am going at right way or wrong way

Answer Question   |  March 9, 2011  4:38 AM
IT careers, Mainframe jobs, Mainframe OS, OS/400