You must have a local control unit and terminal. See http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/HCSF8A50/3.1.1.1?SHELF= hcsh2a50&DT=20020402154848 (watch for wrap of this long line). This is section 3.1.1.1'Minimum Hardware Configuration' of the 'z/VM V4R3.0 General Information' manual. The VM manuals can be found at http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 3:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: 2074 and the HMC > > Can anyone help me with this issue? > > I am responsible for getting a z/800 up and running with z/VM and > Linux. I am still caught up on the hardware stage though. I was told > by people that I absolutely NEED a 2074 (or a 3174 and a console) > controller to install VM. I've heard several places that the HMC and SE > will not allow me to interact with the z/VM installation program. Now, > as we are getting closer to bringing our z/800 to life, I am hearing > from someone that we CAN use the HMC to interact with the z/VM > installation program and we DO NOT need a 2074 (or 3174) at all. Can > anyone shed some light on this mystery? And if possible, can you point > me in the direction of the appropriate Redbook and/or official IBM > documentation? Thanks. > > - Jason Herne ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Clarkson Open Source Institute z/Server administrator > http://cosi.clarkson.edu/ > http://www.clarkson.edu/~hernejj/home/ > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
