Hi Ralph, Don't you have a TCPIP connection from your existing mainframe Linux (Marrist if I recall)?
You must, otherwise how would you get the image from your Windowz box to the mainframe? Just FTP using your existing mainframe Linux OS and you should be fine. Michael Coffin, VM Systems Programmer Internal Revenue Service - Room 6527 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20224 Voice: (202) 927-4188 FAX: (202) 622-6726 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Noll, Ralph Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: mp2003 How am I going to get the files from Sinome to the mainframe without first getting in to my windowz box... > -----Original Message----- > From: David Boyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 10:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: mp2003 > > > When I try and ftp to the vsam file I get save failed > because of wrong > > length record I am using ws-ftp.. I did a quote site fix 1024 > > I'm not sure why you're trying to use a VSAM file, but that's > between you and your local custom. The three files are > simple sequential datasets, nothing fancy. > > At a high level, what you're trying to do is: > > 1) get the 3 files as simple sequential datasets > 2) write them to a NL tape > 3) IPL from tape > > It sounds like you're transferring the files to a Windows > box, then up to the mainframe. If you can, try FTPing them > directly from the mainframe, or transferring them to a > sequential file instead of VSAM. I think that has a higher > probablility of working. > > > And am trying to ftp the image and initrd file as binary and won't > > work,,\\ > > What errors are you seeing? "won't work" covers a lot of ground...8-) > > -- db > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
