August 4, 2003

An Updated NIH Computer Center User's Guide
(OS/390 South System) Is Available

The latest edition of the NIH Computer Center User's Guide (OS/390 South System) is now available through the CIT publication service. This July 2003 edition is current through Interface issue 227 (July 2003) and the Titan/South System News newsletter of July 9, 2003.

What's New

This update of the User's Guide includes:

• Tips for a smooth migration to Titan as well as Web sites to help users with specific aspects of the transition to Titan
• Software and services that will not be available on Titan—and their alternatives on Titan
• Web Tape—a SILK facility to help users manage their tapes in preparation for the transition
• Information on protecting data sets through RACF—remember, Titan relies on RACF, not keywords, for data set protection.
• ENTER TITAN PREP—a WYLBUR command that scans South system JCL to see what changes may be needed for Titan
• Reminders to account sponsors to specify Titan account sponsor userids
• New South system account officials—security coordinators and billing coordinators
• Change in VPS service
• Web Retrieve—for recalling older data sets
• CIT billing period change
• No discount rate for central printing

South system users should become familiar with the Titan User's Guide as a "preview" of things to come. This is available from the CIT publication Web page—under the category "NIH Computer Center User's Guides." CIT regularly updates information on the Titan Transition Web page, which you will want to check from time to time.

How to Get a Copy

In the past, users received the updates to the NIH Computer Center User's Guide in the mail automatically whenever there was an update, but CIT has discontinued the automatic mailing service.

The updated NIH Computer Center User's Guide (OS/390 South system) is now only available from TASC or from the the CIT publication Web page—under the category "NIH Computer Center User's Guides." The User's Guide is available in the following formats:

• Viewing in PDF format—via Acrobat (1,014k PDF)
• Viewing on a Web browser
• Printing to the central printers—hard copy
  Available to users with a South system account/initials combination, a Titan USERid, or a Unix username/login). Hard copy versions of the manual can be placed in your output box, mailed, or held for pickup at CIT.

Please call the TASC help desk at (301) 594-6248 if you need help ordering any CIT publications.

Stay Up to Date

We strongly recommend that all users of CIT's OS/390 services subscribe to two e-mail lists that announce new issues of the Titan/South System News and Interface. Subscribing to these is also easy from their respective Web pages.

In addition, you can subscribe to the "CIT-Doc-Renew" list that sends you e-mail notification whenever a new manual is available. CIT only distributes updates of publications when they are specifically requested.