IMHO, there is only one reason to go to z/os.e, but it is a biggie. The business case is past a no brainer. Well worth the effort.
We have been production z/os.e 1.4 on a z890 for months. We have had some minor issues, but none we can pin on z/os.e exclusively. A combination of z/os.e and sub capacity pricing results in some serious dollar savings. There is a price to pay, but so far we like what we see. My $0.02 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Westerman Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ZOS/E on a Z890 ..snip There are actually not very many good reasons to go to z/OS.e at version 1.4, there are a lot of problems, and since it's z/OS.e, you have to be 64-bit anyway, so you can't take advantage of the coexistence PTF's with older versions of OS/390 as much as you could otherwise (with regualr z/OS). If you are really set to keep going with V1.4 then you will need to order and install the z/OS.e z990 Coexistence Update feature, but I have to warn you that because it's an update to the base z/os code, and V1.4 already is known to have a lot of problems that are fixed at 1.5 and later. If you contact me offline, I can discuss this with you and give you ome good hints and tips. I've installed z/OS.e quite a few times now for some of our University and small clients, so I can probably talk you through some of the pit-falls (there are quite a few). Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] (800) 767-2244 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
