> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kanter Mauri > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Newbie question - Redhat 8 and 9 > > > Good Morning Listers ! > > For a company with a need to test a a product, I got a > request to install a > mainframe version of RedHat 8 + Redhat 9 + AS 3.0 running > under Hercules > (running either under Windows or Linux for Intel) > > 1 - Do they run under Hercules ?
They should. I have successfully installed TaoLinux under Hercules/390. Tao is based on the freely available RedHat version. I forget exactly which version. > 2 - How do I obtain them ? Any idea about the costs ? If the > company is a > PartnerWold Developer , does it change something ? You can get them from RedHat or from a VAR such as Sine Nomine Associates at http://sinenomine.net/ . I know nothing about PWD other than it exists. You'd need to ask someone at the vendor. I know that some of the SNA people monitor this list, so they will likely speak up to these questions. > 3 - Any approximation how long does it take to set such > configuration up and > running ? Assuming that you are Linux literate, but starting on "bare iron", my best quess for how long it would take me: Install RedHat on the Intel server - 1 work day, assuming no interruptions. Install Hercules/390 on RedHat - 2 hours maximum Install Linux/390 on Hercules - Using TaoLinux, this only took be about 3 hours. He has done a really nice job. And Tao was specifically developed under Hercules/390 and installs very easily. So, I would guess that FOR ME it would take maybe 3 work days. I cannot say how long it would take you because I don't know your level of expertise. Hercules has been known to confuse people. I've been using it long enough that I more-or-less understand how to get it set up. I can share my hercules.cnf for my TaoLinux setup if you want. > 4 - Are there samples that you can share like config files ? > Links to get > started ? Uh, from this question, I'd guess that you are not very experienced in Linux. Up my estimate to a week, maybe more. My first RedHat Linux/Intel (RH 7.2?) install back in the old days, with NO help took me over a week due to my lack of knowledge and lack of people to bug. You have people to bug right here <grin>. > > Any comments (including answers to questions I did not ask > but need to know) > will be highly appreciated. > > Mauri. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
