Yeah - you're right -- I interpreted 'login' to mean an ssh login... a simple ping will do it and is less complicated to see if the Linux stack is available ;-)
Scott On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Huegel, Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know much about LINUX, but if it has a TCP/IP stack running, how > about just a simple PING from a CMS to the LINUX? > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of *Scott Rohling > *Sent:* Friday, November 07, 2008 9:55 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Verify from z/VM that a Linux guest is up > > Well - somewhere in /etc/rc3.d you could put a script that issues 'vmcp wng > operator I am up and running!' (or wng to whatever userid will be bringing > them up and watching)... hopefully, vmcp is loaded at that point.. > > Other than capturing console messages, there is no way to know that Linux > is up and running unless you get Linux to tell you it is.. > > I suppose one more way would be to telnet (on VM) to the Linux ip address > using port 22 -- until you get a response .. but not sure how I'd code that > without playing with it more. > > Scott Rohling > > On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> >> >> I have written some REXX (with help from this list) to shutdown and my >> z/Linux guests and I also have an EXEC to XAUTOLOG them when I am ready to >> bring them back up. I would like to know if there is a way from z/VM to >> check something in the Linux guest to confirm that in fact the guest is up >> at least to the LOGIN PROMPT? >> >> >> >> *Thank You,* >> >> >> >> *Terry Martin* >> >> *Lockheed Martin - Information Technology* >> >> *z/OS & z/VM Systems - Performance and Tuning* >> >> *Cell - 443 632-4191* >> >> *Work - 410 786-0386* >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> > >
