On Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:41:44 -0700, Skip Robinson wrote: >z/VM as a matter of SOP provides a DVD OS image that can be IPLed >directly from an HMC. z/OS does not. You have to obtain a volume-dump copy >of a runnable system, then perform 'stand-alone' restores onto DASD >volumes that you can access. However, even that process is difficult until >you can implement an I/O configuration that allows you to access any of >your peripherals. > >As others have suggested, do not try this at home alone. > This sounds like an eventuality that IBM didn't anticipate.
What if customer is tapeless? Loaner tape drive? Pre-built system shipped on new DASD? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
