Yep, I ran into the same dilemma. I had to install the upgrade to make my z/OS 1.4 to 1.7 upgrade work and had to decipher between V4.1 and Omegamon V550, using the V520 manuals. I was less than impressed as well. All the time I was installing version 4.1/550/520 I had ASG trying to talk me into doing a swap-out of Omegamon with Tmon. IBM, are you listening?
Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Mattson Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 6:42 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Is IBM/Tivoli turning into CA? I am having a fascinating adventure going to zOS 1.8 courtesy of IBM/Tivoli/Candle/Omegamon. I received and applied the products along with my Serverpac. Then I go to install what Tivoli calls V4.1, but is 550 as far as Omegamon II MVS is concerned. I go to look at the manuals at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v15r1/index.jsp?topic= /com.ibm.omegamon_xezos.doc/welcome.htm And I discover the following: Configuration and Customization Guide OMEGAMON II(r) for MVS Version 520 GC32-9277-00 December 2001 I call up the nice Mr Kelly at IBM support and he informs me that IBM believes that the almost SEVEN year old manual from TWO releases back is adequate, and that there IS NO Config & Cuss manual for 550. So I give it the old college try, and find that it is like trying to install ZOS with an XA manual. The manual references other manuals which do not exist or exist only on CD's. It references other OM products which either do not exist or have entirely new names. It references datasets which do not exist or have new names. Is IBM turning into a company which buys up good software and turns it into junk? I advise you all to plan lots of extra time if you undertake to do this upgrade. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
