> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Dumb idea - pandering to the "other systems" people? >
[snip] > Go ahead and do it. You are not going it improve/degrade the > current skill set. > Nobody can do it, any more. > That was sort of my reasoning as well. We have 99% automated IPL, and about 85% of shutdown. There is only one person in the NOC who really has a good idea what is going on. Luckily, our Production Control people are still top notch. The other people who work when we normally schedule IPLs simply refuse to try to learn. Likely their reasoning is that since they don't reboot servers (Windows, Linux, or Solaris), why should they know how to reIPL z/OS? Mostly, they are "ticket takers". And some of them aren't all that good at that. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
