DVD's should be able to convert to ISO files. I've gotten DVD ISO images of Fedora that mount just like CD ISOs, and burn onto DVD-Rs.
You still might need a Linux-x86 box somewhere in there though, to avoid case-mangling issues with Windows. > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Romanowski, John (OFT) > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 3:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LINUX-390] Methods to move DVD software to zLinux? > > > Have Oracle on a DVD and want to install it on z/VM SLES 9 guest; of > course the mainframe doesn't have a DVD drive. > > How do you folks install DVD software on the mainframe? > > I don't have a unix/linux server with a DVD drive to NFS share to the > guest. Have only windoz PC's with DVD drives and sftp and scp client > software. > > For a CD I'd convert it to an iso file, sftp it to the guest and > loopback mount it, but DVD's don't convert to iso files, > right? (Maybe > Oracle has the software on CD's instead of DVD?) > > Perhaps zip the DVD, sftp it to guest and gunzip it? > > tia > -------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, > privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended > only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error > or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do > not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its > attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply > e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
