NIH Computer Center to Have a Single OS/390 System On January 12, 2004

The merging of the OS/390 North and South systems into a single, standard system—Titan—is nearing completion. The North system migration was completed in December 2001, the ADB moved from the South system to Titan in December 2002, and the South system will soon be gone.

Migrate Your Applications Now

CIT plans to shut down the South system effective January 12, 2004. South application owners are testing and moving their applications. All South customers should migrate their production applications to Titan as soon as possible.

If you have not begun testing, you should begin this process now.
It is vital that you not wait until the last minute.

CIT is ready to assist South system customers with their migration issues. So don’t delay, contact us today.

DB2 and IMS application owners	Contact your CIT DBAs for assistance in establishing a test environment and in migrating your files.
Other application owners	Contact TASC if you need assistance.

Helpful Information Is on the Web

Two articles in the June 20 issue of Titan/South System News will help South system users prepare for the move to Titan—"Overview of Changes for South Customers" and "How to Begin Your Migration to Titan." Further information is available on the Titan Transition Web pages. To keep you well informed about developments, CIT posts information on both Web sites. Bookmark them so you don’t miss important news.

Changes to the South System

As part of the process of moving to the single, standard OS/390 system at the NIH Computer Center, CIT is phasing out some facilities on the South system. The announcements were originally published in the Titan/South System News. Since these facilities may be accessed by users on other platforms, we summarize the announcements below. If you wish to get announcements earlier, subscribe to the e-mail Listserv list from the Titan/South System News Web page.

• VPS to Be Discontinued on the South System This Summer

VPS printing will not be available on the OS/390 South system after August 17, 2003. The amount of VPS printing on the South system has been greatly reduced since the ADB moved from the South system to Titan. All VPS printers defined on the South system are now defined on the Titan system.

Information on VPS printing on Titan is available on the Titan transition Web site—go to the "South System Specifics" page on printed output. New information is posted regularly on the Titan/South System News Web site.

• CONNECT:Direct (alias NDM) to Be Discontinued on the South System

  CONNECT:Direct—also known as NDM—will not be available on the OS/390 South system after September 15, 2003. Customers who need this facility are encouraged to contact CIT, where help is available to assist current users of CONNECT:Direct in moving their applications to Titan.

  Call TASC at (301) 594-6248 to discuss your current requirements. Make the transition now, and avoid a last minute rush.

• Discount Rate for Central Printing Will End on August 18

  The cost (e.g., hardware and personnel) of providing central printing services at the NIH Computer Center is no less in off hours than it is during the day. Since the Computer Center operates on a cost recovery basis, the rate for central printing will become the same no matter what time of day the job is printed.