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    MTS System Admin

    Sun, Oct 5, 2014 In this series of posts we will look at the operator console, system admin commands and Hercules features.
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    The operator's console

    Sun, Oct 5, 2014 The operator’s console allows you to monitor and control your MTS system. This post has two sections: a quick tour of the screen, commands and keyboard controls followed in the “Further Information” section with a full list of commands.
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    Users and projects

    Sun, Oct 12, 2014 Rather than be limited by the set of user IDs in the starter system, you can create one or more user IDs for yourself. This post will look in more detail how user IDs are created and used in MTS.
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    CMDSTAT, or why does DWB keep asking me for tapes?

    Sun, Oct 19, 2014 If you’ve used MTS for more than a few days you will see a request to mount a CMDSTAT tape on the MTS operator’s console. In this post we will look at what to do when you get this message and what is going on behind the scenes.
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    Setting the timezone by patching the system with RAMROD and *OBJUTIL

    Sun, Oct 26, 2014 How to set the timezone on MTS, using the RAMROD and *OBJUTIL tools to update the system deck.
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    Some useful Hercules features

    Sun, Nov 2, 2014 In this post we’ll look at the Hercules emulator itself in more detail including some useful features when running MTS.
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    System start-up in more detail

    Sun, Nov 9, 2014 This post is a more detailed look at what happens at system start-up in MTS - it’s useful to know what job is printing what messages in case something goes wrong, and also as a step towards further customisation of your MTS system.
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