Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-17 Thread Mike Schwab
ADCD is what you can order to run on IBM's emulator. On Fri, Jun 17, 2022, 06:51 kekronbekron < 02dee3fcae33-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Thank you, and ADCD is an alternative to zD? > So, zDT is supplied sysres whereas ADCD can be bring your own sysres? > > I totally forgot about

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-17 Thread Tony Harminc
Replying to myself... Now that the "full" doc is available (Thanks, Timothy!) it becomes pretty clear that this *is* largely zPDT running on zLinux, IOW my Option (1) below. Experienced zPDT users will quickly recognize a whole lot of things in the setup and config, not least of which is the AWS

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-17 Thread Mohammad Khan
Agreed, it's not worth trying to figure out IBM-think. There is probably some IBM executive telling his subordinates in a serious Michael Corleone tone "That's what I want them to think.". Hey, it's Friday and a Godfather quote is never out of place :) mkk On Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:02:25 +,

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-17 Thread kekronbekron
Thank you, and ADCD is an alternative to zD? So, zDT is supplied sysres whereas ADCD can be bring your own sysres? I totally forgot about zPDT! - KB --- Original Message --- On Friday, June 17th, 2022 at 3:27 PM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > Lionel B. Dyck asked: > > > Is this an

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-17 Thread Timothy Sipples
Lionel B. Dyck asked: > Is this an alternative to the ZDNT Learners Edition? No, not really. However, IBM Wazi as a Service (hourly rate) might be an alternative depending on how much you use z/OS for learning. Or you could spend a couple hours in Wazi as a Service, decide "Hey, I want to learn

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread kekronbekron
Hey Tim, Could you give us a one-liner for each of these. VD -- zOS on s390x architecture (IFL) zD -- zOS on x86_64 architecture ADCD -- ?? Wazi -- ?? - KB --- Original Message --- On Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at 2:16 PM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > IBM Wazi as a Service provides

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Patrick Loftus
These components are mentioned in the hardware requirements. Regards -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Tony Harminc Sent: 16 June 2022 17:36 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS One more l

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Dana Mitchell
On Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:36:14 -0400, Tony Harminc wrote: > >It would be really nice if IBM would explain what this product *is*. I >appreciate that a certain amount of marketing fluff is always >necessary, but even for IBM this is remarkably heavy on the fluff and >light on the details. > The

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Tony Harminc
On Thu, 16 Jun 2022 at 04:46, Timothy Sipples wrote: [...] > Now there's yet another great option: the IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS, > generally available THIS FRIDAY. The announcement letter is available here: > https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/US-ENUS222-251-CA/name/US-ENUS222-251-CA.PDF

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
2 10:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS If IBM hosted then it would seem a better option than the ZDNT Learners Edition for students/hobbyists who want to code/develop without having to be s systems programmer. Lionel B. Dyck <>&

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Lionel B. Dyck
.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS Lionel, That's what I was wondering myself, but after checking the "landing page" that Timothy provided, it looks like it is meant for on-premises use by existing z hardware customers - It's running on z/Linux on IFL's

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
rame Discussion List On Behalf Of Lionel B. Dyck Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 9:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS Is this an alternative to the ZDNT Learners Edition? What's the cost? Can hobbyists use it? Lionel B. Dyck

Re: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Lionel B. Dyck
ly what others think you are." - - - John Wooden -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 03:46 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS IBM Wazi as a Service pr

Introducing IBM Virtual Dev and Test for z/OS

2022-06-16 Thread Timothy Sipples
IBM Wazi as a Service provides near instant (within just a few minutes), on demand access to z/OS instances for development, unit testing, and training. These instances run in IBM Cloud, and the performance is excellent since they run on real mainframes. Wazi as a Service is in limited preview