We pull all software (as far as possible) electronically - as one of the other posters mentioned it has Tax implications for us. We are now also all virtual tape, with no physical drives.
One change I'd like to see would be the ability to receive all the doc into the SMPNTS, just like we do the software. There is way more storage there than on my laptop as well as faster connections to the net. Jerry Whitteridge Lead Systems Engineer Safeway Inc. 925 738 9443 Corporate Tieline - 89443 If you feel in control you just aren't going fast enough. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Eells Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Customized Offerings Driver and SA Utilities (was Re: z/OS Platform Software Products on ... Tape?) [email protected] (retired mainframer) wrote: <snip> > If we could go from DVD directly to SMPPTFIN and SMPHOLD, using DVDs would be > more attractive. <snip> That alternative seems as though it might be worth looking at. > Mounting cartridges to install a driver system with the stand-alone ICKDSF > and ADRDSSU and using that to install ServerPac has always been infinitely > easier. Ditto for receiving maintenance. Since z/OS V1.13, we support the use of the NOVERIFY keyword on DFSMSdss standalone RESTORE. Thus, the "traditional" prior DSF INIT is not absolutely necessary any more. Also, standalone restore knows how to use the HMC's file system to restore the Customized Offerings Driver (COD) volumes from DVD. -- John Eells z/OS Technical Marketing IBM Poughkeepsie [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN "Email Firewall" made the following annotations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning: All e-mail sent to this address will be received by the corporate e-mail system, and is subject to archival and review by someone other than the recipient. This e-mail may contain proprietary information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately.. ============================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
