On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:44:37 -0700, Mark Post wrote: >>> >> So you say it's not hard to do a standalone restore of sysres from >> the Internet (or LAN)? What device does one IPL from? > >The HMC, of course. There is an option to IPL from an FTP server or the >CD/DVD reader. > Thanks. I had known of the HMC optical drive, and that VM, but not z/OS can mount it as a filesystem. I hadn't known it could be an IPL device.
(I suppose one should be cautious concerning stressing any part of the HMC. It's a component one doesn't want to break.) >Still, I think you're confusing software delivery over the internet with the >software itself only being accessible over the internet. Without even looking >at the details, I would have to think that what is being delivered is either: >- typical files that can be written to tape, or >- a .iso image that can be burned onto real media. You could then IPL from >the CD/DVD reader and proceed from there. > ... Or even a standalone, nominal cost, copy program to un-DDR the network files. That should largely satisfy the desire to avoid state sales taxes. >In the specific instance of a brand new mainframe shop, I would imagine they >would opt for tapes, but not having heard the details of any of those cases, I >can't be sure. > Perhaps I read more than the OP intended by "No tapes or DVDs". (I never assumed they'd be unavailable, but that they'd be unnecessary.) -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
