Lionel Dyck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >When running a penguin farm under z/VM what tools can one use to: > >1. schedule the startup of the guests after a z/VM IPL? > One can use the usual AUTOLG exec on OPERATOR's 191 mdisk, or the AUTOLOG1 svm to start up guests is a controlled way. If you're needs for starting up your system are more complex, take a look at the IBM program product Host Management Facilities (HMF). It has a very nice set of tools for doing exactly this sort of thing, plus it can monitor other svms (like your Linux images) to make sure they're up and running.
>2. schedule an orderly, clean, shutdown of all guests for a planned z/VM >IPL? > We use some home-grown tools based on making a CMS user id the secondary operator of the Linux guests and then issuing commands to the guests as needed. Kris Buelen's SCIF package (on the VM download page) makes this even easier. >thx > Hope this helps; good luck! >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead >Kaiser Permanente Information Technology >25 N. Via Monte Ave >Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 > >Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) >E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) >AIM: lbdyck Dave Jones
