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From: Doug Fuerst
Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 09:30
To: [email protected]
Reply To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
Subject: Re: Install z/OS from DVD
I may have a solution, but it may be the same as a customized offering.
Anyone interested can contact me off list.
Doug
Doug Fuerst
Principal Consultant
BK Associates
718.921.2620 (O)
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------ Original Message ------
From: "Jousma, David" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 02-Mar-18 7:22:11 AM
Subject: Re: Install z/OS from DVD
>This is true for Linux on Z. Not for z/OS.
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>On Behalf Of Beesley, Paul
>Sent: Friday, March 02, 2018 7:00 AM
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>Subject: Install z/OS from DVD
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>We are setting up a z/Next mainframe on a greenfield site and want to
>be able to install z/OS from a DVD.
>Back in 2016, Mark Post said..
>“Coming soon will be the ability to IPL _and_ install directly from the
>HMC DVD drive. It'll be a slow as !@$$ but it won't require an
>installation server somewhere. You'll still need to connect _into_ the
>system over the network to complete the install (via SSH or VNC) of
>course. Even that could be avoided if you set up a custom DVD that
>points to an autoinst.xml file on the DVD itself and use VNC as the
>installation method. Completely unattended install without a net. :)”
>
>Has ‘soon’ arrived yet? Or are we still looking at using a Customised
>Offering Driver?
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>Regards and thanks
>Paul
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