z/VM can run just fine on FBA, but it can't simulate CKD on it. On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 10:20 AM Tom Brennan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sounds good! There's a datacenter in Utah I work with every once in a > while where we sent a used DS8870 with 3-phase power, maybe 4 months > ago. From what I heard it can't be used because it's too difficult or > expensive for them to install 3-phase. I emailed our group about it > when I saw your reddit, but it might be a while before (and if) I get a > reply. But now that I think about it, you would have the same 3-phase > issue. > > And unfortunately, individual disks are sometimes pulled out at > decommission time and sent to the crusher for security. That happened > to a perfectly good DS8880 I saw here in California last year. > > A question for the z/VM folks here: Doesn't z/VM run with fixed-block > disks, and can it simulate CKD on those disks to run z/OS? Or am I > crazy to remember that from my limited VM exposure in the 80's? > > On 5/26/2022 4:21 AM, Enzo D'Amato wrote: > > I saw that Timothy Siples already posted this, but I wanted to share > some more information about my new system, and my setup. I am currently a > high school junior located in New York. For the last month or so, I have > been in the process of acquiring a used z114 mainframe (you may have seen > my other post about dasd for the machine). Yesterday, the machine finally > arrived. If you want to see some pictures of the machine please do check > out my reddit post here: > https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/uxsbef/my_new_z114/? At the > time of writing, I have not powered up the machine yet, as I still have to > run and connect the power to my 220v supply. The HMC for my machine is also > still in the mail, and I am expecting it sometime this weekend, or early > next week. My main plan for the machine is to use it to learn everything > there is to know about the platform, and learn the skills that I would need > for a career in mainframe early. I am also trying to get into MIT, and > having a unique accomplishment like this on your transcript can be a big > help in that regard. Currently, I have a FC SAN for FBA storage, but I am > still looking for CKD capable storage. My parents have allowed me to take > up to three racks, so if you know of anyone trying to get rid of some, no > matter how old it is, I will pay shipping to me. I expect to be posting > alot more here as I deal with the myriad chalanges involved with getting > the machine set up. If you have any questions you would like to ask, please > feel free to do so. I will do my best to reply thoughout the day. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > Enzo Damato > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > . > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Jay Maynard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
