I don't want tape for product installations, but I can understand why
others might.
The biggest problem I see with DVD/Internet installation is that the
processes often seem to be created by non-mainframe people. So you
might see giant FTP's to/from PC's, firewall issues, USS files, Java,
NFS, and even X-Windows as part of the installation process. For some
mainframe folks, these things are just not part of their regular
activity. A couple of months ago I went through such a process that
literally took weeks because of network/security limitations, wrong
turns, Java levels, HFS space, etc. The end result was a group of MVS
datasets, the same as a 5-minute IEBCOPY job from tape would have produced.
John Eells wrote:
I would like to hear from anyone who really *needs* tape delivery,
whether on 3590 or on newer devices, along with the reason why it's
needed. You can post here if you want, but to avoid clutter you can
just send me a note: [email protected]
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