BMC was very, very much on-board from the get-go in the design of the installation process, so I would think that whatever internal knowledge BMC had of how to make a good install process got incorporated into the z/OSMF process.
Charles <snip> Good point. Since the term 'ISV' has already been mentioned, I would like to point to BMC's ISR installation system for an example of ease of use and flexibility. With a couple of panels, you select, download and unpack your software. With another couple of jobs (panel driven) all the SMP work is done and the software is ready. Different people can work with it, installing different products simultaneously. I found it an eye-opener and relief how easily software can be installed and maintained since I switched to this installer. Maybe z/OSMF can learn one or two userfriendly features from it. Beware: since everything is under the cover of the installer, it must be real good or you will be lost without any clue where to start or go. I can resist to mention Omegamon as an example of this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
