I knew you were joking. I was goof ing on your joking. ;>) -----Original Message----- From: David Kreuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Jun 19, 2005 3:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: DASD shared between SLES9s.(running on different z/VMs)
I know - I was just joking - Bill Munson wrote: >David, >Here in the States, for us old timers they are >still called IBM System Engineers. Sometimes >they were refered to as FE's - Field Engineers. > >Longing for the old days of PSR's that made frequent >visits and SE's that performed weekly maintenance. > >munson > >-----Original Message----- >From: David Kreuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jun 17, 2005 1:57 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: DASD shared between SLES9s.(running on different z/VMs) > >OK it's Friday I have to ask you Gordon: What's an IBM SE? >David >Wolfe, Gordon W wrote: > > > >>In certain circumstances, sharing a limited amount of dasd read-write among >>LPARs is possible using hardware reserve/release. We do this with our shared >>tape catalog in VM:Tape (which is on its own real 3390 with its own >>controller separate from our regular DASD.) However, it is NOT useful if >>there is more than just a little I/O to the volume. It will lock up the >>volume(s) in question faster than anything if there is lots of I/O. It also >>opens up a can of worms and I do not recommend it unless you really really >>know what you're doing. We had lots of help from IBM, STK and Systems Center >> (before it was Sterling, before it was CA) in setting it up for VM:Tape and >>our STK tape silos. I'm not going to stick my neck out and advise you on how >>to do it in an e-mail without knowing your system or what you're trying to >>accomplish. If you're really interested, seek help from your IBM SE. >> >>"A statesman is a dead politician. Lord knows we need more statesmen!" >>--Berkeley Breathed >>Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. Boeing Shared Services Group >>Enterprise Servers VM Technical Services 425-865-5940 >> >> >> >> >> >>>---------- >>>From: Uriel Carrasquilla >>>Reply To: Linux on 390 Port >>>Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 8:40 AM >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: DASD shared between SLES9s.(running on different z/VMs) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>yes you can, no you shouldn't. >>>how are you going to ensure the integrity of your data if two SLES zLinux >>>are going after the same data? >>>even if you mount read only, you'll never know what is being handled in >>>cache versus on disk. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>NCCI >>>Boca Raton, Florida >>>561.893.2415 >>>greetings / avec mes meilleures salutations / Cordialmente >>>mit freundlichen Gr|_en / Med vdnlig hdlsning >>> >>> >>> >>> mainframe_s390 >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: >>> [email protected] >>> ahoo.co.jp> cc: >>> Sent by: Linux on Subject: DASD shared between >>> SLES9s.(running on different z/VMs) >>> 390 Port >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> IST.EDU> >>> >>> >>> 06/17/2005 09:36 >>> AM >>> Please respond to >>> Linux on 390 Port >>> >>> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Hi,all >>> >>>I'm very in troubled. >>>Please teach me. >>> >>>I want to use shared DASD. >>>The DASD(ADDRESS:1000) is used by two SLES9s. >>>SLES9s are running on different z/VMs. >>>(One SLES9-A is running on z/VM-A, the other SLES9-B is >>>running on z/VM-B.) >>> >>>Firstly, can I do above scenario? >>> >>>Thank you >>>----- >>>K.M. >>> >>> >>>__________________________________ >>>Save the earth >>>http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/ondanka/ >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for >>>the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. 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