Yes, they do. Hence my request for FTP. The DVD install of 9.2 back in November of 2008 left a lot to be desired. And I am being kind. Even SAS Technical Support agreed with me at the time. I cannot speak about the quality of it at present, but I would hope that twenty months is enough time to fix a bad process.
Just to make sure we are clear, Dan, that FTP can be directly to the mainframe, right? Once I finally succeeded in getting all the files to z/OS, the install went smoothly. Bob -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Mednick Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 5:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Backup/Restore products at z/OS sites Dan, Do you also offer the facility of distributing on a CD/DVD? Stephen Mednick Computer Supervisory Services Sydney, Australia Asia/Pacific representatives for Innovation Data Processing, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Squillace Sent: Wednesday, 7 July 2010 7:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Backup/Restore products at z/OS sites OK, thanks to all you replied. I'm getting the idea that everyone has DFDSS, FDR, or both. I never did say why I was asking. In SAS 9.2, we already support z/OS software distribution via FTP, but there are a significant number of customers for whom FTP is not an acceptable option. So we're revisiting our tape installation process and considering options to improve that as well as support FTP. Dan Squillace Sr. IT Manager, Mainframe Support SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC USA phone: 919 531-7611 mobile: 919 606-0263 fax: 919 677-4444 email: [email protected] text pager: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
