How to transfer an AWS tape image via 3270 IND$FILE transfer to z/VSE

In this post I am going to take you through the steps how to transfer a tape image in AWS-format via 3270 IND$FILE transfer into a VSAM ESDS file. From there the contents of the tape image can then for example…

IBM z15 Model T01 & T02 enhancements announced including z/VSE System Recovery Boost support

IBM announced IBM Z server IBM z15 Model T01 and T02 enhancements on August 4, 2020. The announcement includes native support for System Recovery Boost in z/VSE 6.2:

How to perform a SDAID trace to buffer/VTAPE in z/VSE

This post demonstrates to perform a SDAID trace to a wraparound buffer, dump the buffer to a z/VSE VTAPE in VSAM, and print the trace. While the wraparound buffer is limited to up to 256K this does not require a physical printer or tape…

z/VSE Newsflash March 2021

Overview:

• Important z/VSE 6.2 APARs/PTFs
• Important z/VM APARs/PTFs when using zHPF in a guest
• Interesting z/VSE 6.2 support documents
• Upcoming conference VM Workshop 2021 from…

z/VSE 6.2 storage, processing, security, recovery, and data transfer enhancements announced

IBM announced storage, processing, security, recovery, and data transfer enhancements for z/VSE 6.2 on May 4, 2021. See the corresponding announcement letter for your…

Support for System Recovery Boost in z/VSE 6.2

System Recovery Boost is a new feature of the IBM z15 Models T01 and T02 (M/T 8561 and M/T 8562). Speed Boost is a capability of System Recovery Boost that improves the recovery time of exploiting operating systems when running on a subcapacity…