Thanks Marna. Somehow I knew you'd wander along to this thread. 😊 I'm sure I'll get prodded at some point to look at it. For something we do once every couple years, I really havent spent much time looking at it. Our zOSMF installation is still in shambles as we have not yet gotten security working correctly(we havent had time, not a talent issue).
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dave Jousma AVP | Director, Technology Engineering Fifth Third Bank | 1830 East Paris Ave, SE | MD RSCB2H | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 616.653.8429 | fax: 616.653.2717 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Marna WALLE Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 10:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: clarification please - is z/OSMF required for migrating z/OS from v2.3 to v2.4 ? **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails** Hi Dave, We certainly want to have the z/OSMF installation (with a portable software instance) easier than a CustomPac Serverpac! I do understand, though, that anything different will take a time to get used to. With that in mind, I'd like to mention a sample portable software instance which you can use to become familiar with the z/OSMF installation process today. Take a look at the requirements on this page (for the PTFs you'll need), you can get a very quick overview of what the deployment process looks like (which has many of the same steps as the CustomPac dialog), and then download a sample package to give it a run on your own system: https://www.ibm.com/support/z-content-solutions/serverpac-install-zosmf/ This sample is what a ServerPac that is a portable software instance looks like today. We've got CICS, Db2, and IMS (and their program products) portable software instances available for ordering on Shopz today, so you could try it out now on any of those products if that would be helpful too. If I may suggest some hints: define your software instances for the existing software you have today installed in a ServerPac. Those software instances can be a "model" for the incoming portable software instance, and takes just a couple of minutes to do. Installing new software, when based on your existing software, could realistically allow you to continue with future installs in a half-day, as you do today. fwiw: We had a new person in our area that had very little z/OS experience and had never installed a ServerPac (or really used SMP/E). This person was able to install a portable software instance in a couple of hours (once he knew the volumes and data set names to use). -Marna WALLE z/OS Installation and Upgrade ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN **CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL** **DO NOT open attachments or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails** This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
