It sounds like what is needed here is for IBM to simply document the
processes they used to create the evaluation edition of z/VM 5.3. I
admit it would be handy to be able to make an IPL-able z/VM DVD as part
of a DR plan.
Alan Altmark wrote:
On Thursday, 06/18/2009 at 11:08 EDT, Scott Rohling
<[email protected]> wrote:
That's an interesting idea.. I guess ideally I'm looking for something
that
IPLs a starter system from DVD with enough smarts to restore DDR images
that
are on the DVD to DASD. That would sure be a slick way to bring up a
new z10
with an already customized, configured, etc zVM system - just like you
would
with tape/DDR. You dump the starter system along with your images to
DVD
(made bootable of course) .. boot it - answer a prompt for DASD
addresses or
what not - and sit back while your already built z/VM installs.
There are no provisions in z/VM to build an installable DVD, a la the z/VM
installation media DVD. The Evaluation Edition (EE) will save your
customizations on the DVD, but the EE has no provision to (a) apply
service, (b) write an updated system back on the DVD, or (c) write *your*
data to the DVD.
Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott
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