On Wednesday, 11/17/2010 at 10:51 EST, Colin Allinson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think it would take more than a simple pipe to perform the same task as > VM:Operator but it may be possible to perform the functions that are essential > to you with own code. And while purchasing automation software may feel like a waste of money to some, that feeling eventually wears off when you begin to spend money to enhance and support what you've written yourself. (And don't forget the training for internals All automation tends towards: - Automated response - Authorization & Audit - Alerting (SMTP, SNMP, vendor-specific...) - Console logging - Log management (compress, archive, discard) - Timed operations - Historical and real-time console access - Record and Playback I remember my first print-a-file project. It grew to about 4500 lines in a few short years. It's now more than 30 years old (I still use it) and I have trouble updating it. I've forgotten much about the program's structure and operation, and I would have difficulty training my deputy on its maintenance. There is no magic to automation. It's just a combination of technology (on z/VM's part) and innovation (on your part). The question is whether your company pays you to do it or it pays (e.g.) IBM or CA. The same applies to directory management. As we move to the New World Order of Single System Image, many of the home-grown directory management tools will need to be re-engineered to handle significant changes in directory syntax and to deal with directory synchronization. Alan Altmark z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant IBM System Lab Services and Training ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 [email protected] IBM Endicott
