My first suggestion is to get subscribed to the IBMVM listserv at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Now for your maintenance, it is nicer on z/VM than with z/OS because you do not need another LPAR for testing. YOu can have cloned volumes or reserved maintenance volumes owned by a class G virtual machine and you can run VM second level to load, apply and test maintenance. My maintenace userid is Z51MAINT and the volumes are 510RES, 510W01, 510SPL, etc. The production system is spread out across other volumes that NEVER have the same names as maintenace volumes so less chance of accidentally IPLing the maintenance sysres instead of the production one. The z/VM Service Guide (GC24-6117) has the overview and command syntax for loading, applying maintenance. Testing of VM has always been a 'do what you normally do and see if it breaks' function. How often you apply maintenace is very dependent on your workload, your management and your time constraints. There is also an outdated but still philosophically appropriate document called 'What Mother Never Told You About VM Maintenance' by Melinda Varian. /Tom Kern /301-903-2211 > Sender: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> > From: "Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: z/VM maintenance recommendations > > We are looking at installing z/VM maintenance to support an IBM 2096. In > the z/OS world, I simply use Enhanced PSP and install the bucket on a test > sysres, IPL, test on test LPARs, if all looks good, IPL the production > from that sysres. > > On z/VM, things are different. I have the bucket and can go through the > install process but what is the normal process. I do not have a test z/VM > LPAR? Can I direct the maintenance to a cloned pack and IPL from that? Are > they any ?HOW TO? docs? This old z/OS sysprog welcomes any suggestions and > experiences. Thanks. > > Peter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
