Thanks Chris. What's the best way of looking at the SYSTEM CONFIG? I can attach it to a running system but I don't know how to go about finding its minidisks and then finding which has SYSTEM CONFIG.
(We're still trying to get documentation out of the PWD folks) i ------ Original Message ------ Received: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:08:17 PM BST From: Kris Buelens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PWD z/vm 5.3 dev adrs > 3270 addresses can matter: > - you can use them as IPL console: the rdev address is in SYSTEM CONFIG > - they can be enabled for use by VM: CP ENABLE rdev > - some can be attached/dedicated to guests > If you don't have the last class, you'd issue ENABLE ALL and only the > console addresses matter. > > 2008/7/28 Ian S. Worthington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Thanks Robert. > > > > What about 3270 (etc) addresses? Do they matter? > > > > i > > > > > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > > Received: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:50:36 PM BST > > From: RPN01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: PWD z/vm 5.3 dev adrs > > > >> Physical addresses don't matter. You IPL from your RES volume, using the > >> physical address on which it resides. On that volume, the SYSTEM CONFIG > > file > >> defines what other volumes are needed to make up the system (CP OWNED for > >> page and spool, SYSTEM for other z/VM related volumes containing user > > data). > >> > >> -- > >> Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. > >> RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ > >> 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ > >> ----- ^^-^^ > >> "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but > >> in practice, theory and practice are different." > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On 7/26/08 6:16 PM, "Ian S. Worthington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > I'm upgrading a system to the PWD z/vm 5.3 level. > >> > > >> > I've downloaded and prepared the dasd but there isn't a .cfg file or > > anything > >> > else to tell me at which addresses to mount the volumes (res, pag, spl, > > w01, > >> > w02). > >> > > >> > Anyone happen to know? > >> > > >> > Or (better) should we have received a pointer to some documentation and > > anyone > >> > happen to know where that might be? > >> > > >> > i > >> > > > > -- > Kris Buelens, > IBM Belgium, VM customer support >
